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UK plastic surgeons arrange to insure cosmetic ops

LONDON (Reuters) - A leading British cosmetic surgeons' association has arranged insurance for its members' patients to cover the cost of righting procedures such as breast enhancements that go wrong. Full story

UK experts: Cosmetic surgery needs tighter rules

A group of independent experts has slammed Britain's cosmetic surgery industry for not protecting patients adequately and is calling for stricter controls in the aftermath of a breast implant scandal in Europe last year that left tens of thousands of women with cheap silicone implants prone to ruptu Full story

Plastic surgery on the rise as economy recovers

   A rebounding economy has triggered a boom in cosmetic surgeries and other elective procedures. NBC’s Kelly Creswell reports.

Demand for Botox, fillers drives U.S. cosmetic surgery growth

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Botox, fillers and chemical peels were among the most popular cosmetic treatments in the United States and fueled growth in the plastic surgery industry for the third consecutive year, according to statistics released on Tuesday. Full story

Global cosmetic surgery set to grow 10 percent in 2013

PARIS (Reuters) - The global market for cosmetic procedures grew 10 percent last year and is set to grow at a similar pace in 2013, according to a report by IMCAS, a French-based forum for plastic surgeons and dermatologists. Full story

Why ancient Mexico's dead got makeovers

Death didn't mean the end of beauty for pre-Hispanic civilizations in what is now Mexico. A new study finds that ancient Teotihuacans likely exhumed the dead and painted them with cosmetics during periodic remembrance rituals. Full story

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