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By now, you have watched at least one episode of Dr. 90210 on E! Television Network.

Maybe you tune in Monday evenings because you enjoy seeing how a busy plastic surgeon, such as Dr. Robert Rey, Dr. Linda Li, and Dr. Jason Diamond, can successfully balance a thriving career and family life, or maybe you are hoping to catch a glimpse of the surgery you are considering for yourself.

No matter your reason for watching Dr. 90210, this program is one Reality TV show that allows you to get closer to the world of plastic surgery.

But what to do if you miss an episode (and you don’t have TiVo) of Dr. 90210 Season Six?

Fortunately, iEnhance.com allows you to play catch up! Providing detailed summaries of what goes on both in and out of the operating room, the weekly recaps are intended to provide prospective patients with important information about the doctors as well as plastic surgery procedures.

So if you desire breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck surgery, and/or even buttock augmentation, Dr. 90210 may become one of your regular Reality TV favorites on E!

According to a report from Fox News in North Carolina, a woman who had undergone breast augmentation six weeks before the incident, was allegedly roughed up by a police officer after repeatedly telling him she has just had surgery. After she was pulled over with her fiancé, who it seems was wanted on a bench warrant in another state, the woman ignored police warnings to stay in the car. In an effort to pin her to the ground to arrest and handcuff her, the woman claims that the officer stepped on her breast causing bruising and that a doctor told her the implant might be ruptured?

Of course police have their job to do, and I’m not sure that this woman sounds completely on the up and up, but the moral of the story is that we are now so accustomed to talking openly about cosmetic surgery to total strangers. Makes you wonder what else she told those officers?!

And speaking of breast implants…

“Congratulations on your new boob job?” “Glad to see you got a breast lift?” I always thought these are the kinds of compliments you don’t actually want to get. If the whole world knows your breasts are enhanced or your face has been done, you’re busted. So what is really the point? But a new company has apparently seen a void in the marketplace and is selling a questionable line of greeting cards especially for plastic surgery patients, www.liftmeupcards.com. I’m pretty sure that Hallmark doesn’t have to be too nervous.

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When the people who are ready to hand over thousands of dollars for cosmetic surgery procedures are denied during a consultation, they are left stunned. Many of them might even ask themselves if they are being discriminated against. My guess would be that many of them had serious health conditions, or have a history of tobacco use. What many people don’t realize is that smoking puts your health in great danger, especially when surgery and anesthesia are involved.

Smoking causes damage to the vascular system (veins and arteries) and puts people at greater risk for atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a disease that leads to the formation of plaques within the arteries. Plaques can also impede blood flow and lead to ischemic (lack of blood flow/ oxygen) events such as heart attacks and strokes.

Many plastic surgeons worry about a patient’s smoking history due to the high risk for adverse events during and after surgical procedures. Anesthesia becomes more dangerous, and the ability to heal properly is compromised. If you have had a plastic surgeon deny you service due to your smoking history, you should be thankful, not angry.

What many plastic surgeons will request is that an individual stop smoking several months (or weeks) prior to and following a plastic surgery procedure. This will decrease the risk of adverse events and optimize healing and recovery time. And of course, smoking cessation will also contribute to a more youthful complexion, and most important, a longer, healthier life.