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Some UK based surgeons have teamed up to perform a full face transplantation next year for the first time in history.

Recently the media highlighted a case where Dr Maria Siemionow, a surgeon from Ohio, successfully tranplanted 80 per cent of a dead woman‘s facial tissue to a patient who had suffered severe deformation. However, a London based expert from the Royal Free Hospital has announced plans to take cosmetic surgery achievements even further.

Dr Peter Butler recognised the importance of the recent operation and confirmed that the possibility of a full transplantation is just a few steps away.

“We hope to make an announcement about a full-face operation in the next 12 months,” he confirmed.

“This latest operation shows how facial transplantation can help a particular group of the most severely facially injured people.”

He explained that this kind of transplantation would last around ten hours or more and would be likely to cause serious threats to the patient‘s health. However, it is expected that there will be many individuals who would agree to take the risks for a chance to have a new face.
 
As to the ethical concerns in relation to such procedures, Dr Eric Kodish who works at the Cleveland hospital where the revolutionary operation was performed, claims that the moral side is “beyond reproach”.

They go to med school, junior doctor and then years and years of surgical training (okay so a few on the list skipped this bit) and finally they reach the pinnacle of their career, they become a fully fledged cosmetic or plastic surgeon.  And then they lose the plot start wearing their underpants on their head and stick two pencils up their nose while thinking of creative things to do with the fat they sucked out of their last patient. We could have added so many more..but we don’t want to put you off too much.

Franz Gsell

He was one of Germany’s most celebrated plastic surgeons and worth a reported $10 million. After his expensive first marriage failed he decided to find himself a plain, chubby girl from a rural Bavarian town who he could turn into his own Barbie trophy wife (with a big dollop Eurotrash styling thrown in). When he “created” Tatjana he liked to think he was creating “the perfect woman”. After Franz had performed more than 20 operation to create his dream wife it all started to go wrong for him. First she left him for another wealthy old dodger called Helmut Becker known as the “Car King of Düsseldorf” and they set up a love nest in Marbella, Spain. The next part is a little grey but involved Franz being robbed and attacked with an axe by a gang. He was so badly beaten he died two weeks later in hospital. Ironically this propelled Tatjana in the spot light and she immediately found celebrity fame in Germany’s gutter press and her plastic looks can be seen adorning many magazines. The final twist in the tale is Tatjana’s arrest in connection with her husband’s death and her conviction for her part in the plot (they managed to pin insurance fraud on her). And with Franz millions in the bank I don’t think we will be seeing a wrinkle appear on her pulled back face anytime soon. Oh and the latest is she hooked up with Prince Ferfried von Hohenzollern but left him after he became bankrupt.

Where is he now? Dead

David Herbert “the flying doctor”

A plastic surgeon in the UK he got his name “the flying doctor” because of the speed at which he used to perform his cosmetic surgery procedures. It is said he would do a facelift in just forty minutes instead of the normal two to four hours.  He had 70 serious complaints pending against him from former patients who he left close to death with infections and gaping holes in their flesh. Many of his colleagues had described him as “verging on the psychopathic” and “psychotic”. The list of complaints against him is long and gruesome but before he could face disciplinary action he withdrew from medical practice.

Where is he now? Retired

Daniel Serrano

Priscilla Presley and number of Hollywood high society are just a few of the many thousands of former patients disfigured by Daniel who claimed to have found a new anti ageing solution (the solution turned out to be an industrial type of low quality silicone that is used in automotive industry) Argentinean born Daniel Serrano was unlicensed to provide any kind of treatment and had little medical training was dubbed “Dr. Daniel”  and “Dr. Jiffy Lube” charged thousands of dollars for his treatment. The injections caused lumps in his victims  lip that made it hard for them to eat and drink as well as speak. He is currently serving time in a Federal Prison.

Where is he now? Out of prison trying to avoid deportation

Jan Adams

Adams is a high profile plastic surgeon who had it all.  A list of celebrity clients as well as being a TV regular with his own shows he hit the dizzy height when he appeared on Oprah. But it all started to go horribly wrong for Jan. He was the plastic surgeon who performed surgery on Donda West (the mother of rapper Kanye West) when she died after he did her lipo. He stormed off Larry King Live ripping off taking off his microphone and ear piece saying he wasn’t going to defend himself. He returned to Larry King last year claiming his business been destroyed by the publicity surrounding the case (hey Jan that’s what happened when a celebrity dies under your care) Oh and he seems to have a serious drink problem after being arrested three times for DUI and for driving without a license. In January 2009 he was sentenced to one year in jail in California.

Where is he now? Prison

Kaweewat Hengsawat

Kaweewat was the owner of Bio Clinic in Pattaya, Thailand and had a unique way of dealing with patients unhappy with their nips and tucks. He has them shot in the head! After former patient Mrs Apassanan began a lawsuit and PR campaign against him accusing him of disfiguring her after he injected liquid silicone solution into her face (I wonder if he buys it from the same mechanic as Dr. Jiffy Lube above). It is said he paid to have her killed. And for good measure he had the witness in the case killed as well…or so he is accused. It is also rumored he also botched an operation to enlarge the penis of a member of government.

Where is he now? Unknown

Alan Bittner

He gives a new meaning to the phrase ”Living off the fat of the land”. In Alan’s case the fat was from over seven thousand liposuction patients he treated at his Rodeo Drive clinic and he converted the fat of his patients into a Biofuel to power his fleet of vehicles including his Ford Explorer and his girlfriends’ Lincoln Navigator. He has patients forming a queue to take him to court after it also emerged he let his unlicensed girlfriend and an assistant perform the liposuction surgery on his patients as well and she took out too much fat (maybe they were planning a long road trip and need the extra fuel) He moved to South America after the lawsuit started to stack up.

Where is he now? Bogota, Colombia

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Michel Maure

He is known as “Doctor Death” and went on the run from his dirty and run down clinic  in Marseille France following botched cosmetic surgery operations that resulted in the mutilation and death or near death of at least 90 women. He failed to administer enough anesthetic which results in him putting his patients through severe agony. How fitting that Docteur Maure is pronounced like Docteur mort which when translated from French to English means Doctor death.

Where is he now? Sentenced to three years prison

A new study published by Concordia University in Montreal claims that a fear of ugliness may be connected to the increasing popularity of cosmetic surgery.

Professor Anthony Synnott, who is a sociologist, notes that discrimination based on looks can be just as harsh as race or sex discrimination in today’s society.

“We don’t realise the level of discrimination that we exercise against people who are less attractive than the norm,” he said.

“You get that halo effect kicking in where people imbue positive values to you if you’re attractive and the horns effect – which imbues negative values – if you’re not attractive. This affects your chances, both personal and professional, throughout your life.”

There has been another recent report that was conducted by scientists at Northwestern University, which reinforced the traditional theory that people usually relate being physically attractive to being competent, which is exemplified by the fact that voters are more likely to elect a more good looking politician as opposed to someone of average physical appearance.

What costs of your cosmetic surgery procedure are likely to be covered by insurance?

Cosmetic surgery is very expensive, so it might be worth checking what your health insurance policy says about being able to cover all or part of the costs for your operation, especially since it is likely to cost you quite a lot of money.

As a rule, not many cosmetic surgery procedures can be covered by health insurance. When you think about it, it is very likely that if health insurance policies covered cosmetic treatments, there would be loads of people choosing liposuction as an easy solution to weight problems or booking operations just because they have been paid for by someone else.

However, reconstructive surgery might be a different matter. Requirements for it are generally similar to the NHS, but there are some differences depending on the provider.

It is highly recommended to start researching if there are any possibilities to get financial coverage for an operation from the health insurance company you are with before booking an actual procedure. Contact the insurance company and ask if they offer any possibilities for claiming back the expenses you may have, including the cost of the first consultation. If you speak to the surgeon you are planning to have the operation with, because he or she may have heard about health insurance providers that offer better contract terms and more flexibility.

Of course, health insurance companies are highly unlikely to be willing to cover breast enlargment procedures or anti ageing procedures such as a facelift or blepharoplasty. In most cases, insurance providers won’t even agree to cover breast reduction procedures, since it is considered to be a cosmetic treatment rather than a necessity. However, women who have problems with breasts that are too big would disagree.