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Many American men and women are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with horrible memories and scars from battle. Several plastic surgeons do tours abroad, but many are setting up a system at home to help those soldiers who have returned with disfigured faces and bodies.

As 2009 begins, plastic surgeons look back on the best celebrity cosmetic jobs in the previous year. Madonna heads the list with a great facelift that made her look several years younger. Brad Pitt also had some work done, because fatherhood was beginning to take a toll on his boyish good looks.

With the dismal economy on everyone’s mind in the new year, many are putting off resolutions to get plastic surgery procedures until it bounces back. This leaves many people wondering what things they can do to make themselves look younger.

Plastics surgeons recommend smaller, less invasive surgeries in tough economic times, but there are a few things that are even simpler.

For many patients, one of the biggest deterrents from getting a breast augmentation surgery is the thought that the recovery process will be lengthy, painful and keep them from their normal lives.

Many people do not have the time to take several days or weeks off work to recover. This is why several surgeons are introducing quick recovery programs that get their patients back on their feet within 24 hours.

In the tough economic climate, many patients are opting out of expensive procedures and choosing smaller, less invasive procedures, or just cancelling their surgeries altogether. However, some surgeons are fighting back and offering more affordable payment plans to help their patients get the looks that they dream about.

The FDA is preparing to approve several new plastic surgery techniques in the upcoming year. The new technologies focus on new areas of personal improvement and are safer with faster recovery times. They are also going to be much cheaper than traditional procedures, such as tummy tucks and breast augmentations.

In our second article, discussing the latest trends in plastic surgery, we explore the area of breast augmentation. As the number one procedure in America, it would make sense for it to get a makeover to adapt to new technologies. In fact, two procedures are going to be really talked about in 2009.

Some surgeons will be working on refining the technique of breast enhancement with fat injections. Once considered unsafe, this procedure is now being condoned for “touch-ups” after a patient has an augmentation surgery.

In the new year, plastic surgery patients may have more options to help them zap their fat than the traditional tummy tuck or liposuction. In this article, the first of three that will address new procedures in various stages of development, we discuss alternatives to liposuction that may be less invasive and less costly.

This year, when the snow piles up on your driveway and sidewalks, you may want to pull your snow blower out of the garage and go to work. However, plastic surgeons are warning their patients and advising them to read the instruction manual before attempting to operate the often dangerous piece of equipment.

A woman in Cleveland, Ohio is the recipient of America’s first face transplant. A team of eight surgeons spent 22 hours in the operating room, replacing over 80 percent of the badly disfigured woman’s face.