Word: plasticizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...real thing was scheduled for Labor Day weekend, when no elective surgery was planned. To assure that there would be enough skin to cover the anticipated 5-in. by 6-in. opening at the back of each baby's head, Plastic Surgeon Craig Dufresne had flown to Ulm in the spring and inserted small balloons under their scalp; these were gradually inflated with saline until a growth the size of a small cantaloupe protruded from the babies' skulls...
...chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the culprits. Crofton Farmer, principal author of the study and an atmospheric physicist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported that data gathered last year in the Antarctic are "entirely consistent" with the premise that CFCs -- used in refrigeration devices and as ingredients in plastic foams -- are destroying the ozone. "The evidence isn't final," he told TIME last week, "but it's strong enough...
Such readily available quick fixes for cosmetic problems have fostered a remarkably casual attitude toward plastic surgery. "I see it as a little investment in health, like owning an electric toothbrush," says Joyce Nesbit, 32, a Los Angeles psychologist who has enthusiastically undergone several procedures. But cosmetic repair has greater risks than a day at Elizabeth Arden. Collagen shots are painful; they can cause twelve to 18 hours of swelling and sometimes provoke allergic reactions. After liposuction, bruises and discomfort can last for weeks. Moreover, there are risks with any operation. Last March, Patsy Howell, 39, a Texas mother...
...best protection against disaster is choosing the right doctor. Despite an abundance of qualified plastic surgeons, the $250 million-a-year industry has attracted numerous charlatans and quacks working in "chop shops." Doctors advise prospective patients to seek board-certified surgeons who have admitting privileges at reputable hospitals. Says Dr. Carl Korn, assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Southern California: "Choosing a surgeon is tricky, tricky, tricky. Walk into the office and look around at the others there who have had work done, and then only go in yourself if you like what...
...Johns Hopkins, Dr. John Hoopes turned away a 23-year-old woman "who felt she would feel better if she had an eye lift." Hoopes estimates that he and his colleagues reject about 25% of those seeking cosmetic surgery, often because they are too young. But New York Plastic Surgeon Gerald Imber encourages preventive surgery for clients in their 30s and 40s: "The results are better when the raw materials are fresher." Indeed, so many eager candidates are intent on preserving their youthful looks that crow's-feet and turkey gullets may soon become endangered species...