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Report: British Breasts Go Smaller

The Harley Medical Group reveals that, as Ulrika Johnson grabs the headlines for her reduced and reshaped breasts, the trend for down-sizing has hit its 26 clinics with breast reduction surgery up 7.8%. In addition, 75% of women who have had a breast augmentations at The Harley Medical Group in the last six months, opted to go up just
one or two cup sizes.

Mr Riccardo Frati, surgeon for The Harley Medical Group, comments on breast reduction surgery: “Many women feel over-sized breasts dominate their appearance, some find it makes exercising very difficult and in extreme cases large breasts can cause physical discomfort including backache, neck pain and poor posture. A breast reduction will take away excess tissue, fat and skin to give smaller, better proportioned breasts.”

Liz Dale, director at The Harley Medical Group, adds: “Over the last year we have seen a definite move towards smaller, more natural looking breast shapes, as illustrated by today’s breast reduction figures. Where women are choosing to have breast enlargement surgery they’re opting to go up just one or two sizes with C/D cup the most popular size. Contrary to popular belief, most cosmetic surgery patients want to fit in – not stand out.”

Breast reduction surgery usually takes three hours to complete, depending on the size of the breasts. The operation is carried out under general anaesthetic and patients stay in hospital for one or two nights. Breast reduction patients are required to wear a supportive bra for up to three months to keep the breasts well supported whilst healing takes place and ensure the best possible results.

All patients considering cosmetic surgery should ensure that their surgeon is trained and registered in the GMC Specialist Register as a plastic surgeon and ensure that their first consultation is carried out by a medical professional. Every surgeon at The Harley Medical Group is GMC registered as a Plastic Surgeon and all consultations are carried out by a fully qualified Cosmetic Surgery Nurse Counsellor. The Harley Medical Group has been established for 26 years and has 26 clinics in the UK.

About the Harley Medical Group:
The Harley Medical Group is the UK’s largest cosmetic and plastic surgery provider, performing more procedures and with more clinics than any other cosmetic surgery provider. It has been established for over 25 years and is one of the most highly-regarded Cosmetic Surgery Groups operating in the UK, with over 435,000 patients treated to date.

The Harley Medical Group is renowned for introducing and pioneering most new surgical and non surgical techniques to the UK and Irish markets, such as Aesthera PPx, Laser Hair Removal, Cool Touch Laser, Silk Touch Laser, Collagen for lines and wrinkles, Laser for snoring, Tumescent Liposuction, LPG cellulite treatment etc. All new treatments and techniques are first thoroughly researched and tested before they are submitted for approval by the Group’s Medical Advisory Committee, as being suitable for application by the Group’s fully trained and specialized Plastic Surgeons, Doctors and Treatment Nurses.

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Cliffside Malibu – Helping High-Profile Clients Achieve Meaningful And Lasting Addiction Recovery

Cliffside Malibu, a premier recovery facility on the Malibu coast, has long been a leading light in the California treatment community. Now, the center is pleased to announce its renewed commitment to helping high-profile clients achieve meaningful and lasting addiction recovery.

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Rehab is and should be a private process. For celebrity rehab center residents, though, such privacy can be difficult to maintain. Indeed, the public’s fascination with celebrity rehab stories exposes high-profile rehab patients to outrageous levels of scrutiny, which can in turn jeopardize the outcome of the healing process. In the end, the only successful rehab centers are those which successfully preserve the dignity and peace of mind of each and every individual client.

That principle, in turn, is the bedrock of Cliffside Malibu’s recovery philosophy.

With its expert caregivers and posh amenities, Cliffside Malibu is a world-class institution. The center has always catered to an elite clientele. Now Cliffside is expanding its mission, with the goal of delivering private and dignified care to those individuals who need it. At Cliffside Malibu, nothing less than excellence will ever be acceptable.

“We understand the unique needs of our celebrity residents,” said Cliffside Malibu Program Director Dr. Georgina Smith. “Our strict confidentiality policy is designed to protect the personal integrity of every individual who walks through our front gates. When you arrive at Cliffside Malibu, you enter a world in which your privacy matters more than anything else.”

That commitment is precisely what distinguishes Cliffside from its competitors.

Many of the most high-priced inpatient rehabs in Los Angeles fail to adequately protect the privacy of their clients. Even worse, many of those institutions actively violate that privacy, by leaking information about their celebrity residents to the media for purposes of publicity and advertisement. Such practices are, of course, grossly unethical. More importantly, they severely jeopardize the outcome of the recovery process.

Given the stakes in the fight against addiction, that sort of risk is simply unacceptable.

“Rehab is quite literally a matter of life and death,” said Patricia Freeberry, Cliffside’s Clinical Director. “Our celebrity clients entrust us with an awesome responsibility. We’re humbled by the opportunity to serve them, and we do everything in our power to justify their faith in us. We owe that much to our residents, and to the people who love them.”

Addiction recovery is always a human story. In an industry where profits so often matter more than people, Cliffside Malibu is committed to making each and every client the center of the universe. That philosophy helps to explain the stunning success rate enjoyed by Cliffside’s high-profile residents. It also, more importantly, has changed countless lives for the better.

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OxyContin Has Become One Of The More Popular Prescription Opiates In Canada

A study that was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which was conducted by a Victoria, British Columbia University, looked at OxyContin drug addiction in seven different Canadian cities. OxyContin has become one of the more popular prescription opiates in Canada. “Physically one of the more destructive drugs, it’s the fear of the withdrawals that keeps many users abusing it,” said Nick Hayes, a representative of the Narconon drug rehab program. “When the drug is first prescribed or abused, many users are unaware of how addictive it is.”

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Dr. Benedikt Fisher led this particular research study, and was able to discover that heroin was becoming less significant among illicit opiate users. He also indicated in this study that most street users began consuming when they got involved with the medical system. When the time-release formula was created and approved, it ended up changing the course of opiate abuse. Users discovered that by chewing and mixing it with alcohol, crushing the drug and snorting it, or even cooking it down and injecting it, they would experience an extremely intense high, which happens very rapidly and the effects are similar to that of heroin.

First started in 2001, the study followed close to 600 participants from seven different Canadian cities; Montreal, Quebec City, Fredericton, St. John, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Toronto. It’s important to understand that this dilemma affects every province across Canada; even though, it has become very prominent in the Atlantic Provinces, with Newfoundland actually appointing a special task force to help tackle the problem. Perdue Pharma, which was the pharmaceutical company that marketed OxyContin, faced many different lawsuits. In fact, three executives did admit to misbranding the drug, claiming it was less addictive, and not subject to abuse. Eventually, Perdue Pharma had paid out over 600 million dollars in fines. For more information call, 1-877-782-7409, or visit the site, http://narconon.ca/

(Ref: Anne Borden “OxyContin More Popular than Heroin on Canada’s Streets: Lawsuits on the Rise” Lawyers and Settlements.com 13 August 2007: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/01272/oxycontin-canada-streets.html)

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