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Plastic Surgery

Gen Z’s growing love of cosmetic procedures
Health
/ 20 August 2023

Gen Z’s growing love of cosmetic procedures

Constant online exposure to the seemingly perfect bodies of others can lead to a desire to conform to unrealistic beauty standards

By Umamah Bakharia
Q&A Sessions: For Mosadi Mahoko, plastic surgery isn’t glamorous,  but it saves lives
National
/ 6 May 2021

Q&A Sessions: For Mosadi Mahoko, plastic surgery isn’t glamorous, but it saves lives

Plastic surgeon Dr Mosadi Mahoko reflects on the less glamorous aspects of her job, winning the prestigious Jack Penn award and why she loves the sea

By Athandiwe Saba
My controversial 100kg revolution
Article
/ 19 December 2014

My controversial 100kg revolution

Santie Pretorius details her weight loss journey, which included surgery, in a new book.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 15 July 2011

Enhancement can be a ballache

With the market for cosmetic procedures booming, one man reveals the dangers of visiting unlicensed practitioners.

By Matthew Barbour
Erasing the signs of life
Article
/ 8 April 2011

Erasing the signs of life

I have a wrinkle. I’ve come to terms with it. I made the unhappy discovery two weeks shy of my 31st birthday, writes <b>Nikiwe Bikitsha</b>.

By Nikiwe Bikitsha
Alarm over demand for designer vaginas
Article
/ 4 March 2011

Alarm over demand for designer vaginas

Medical experts have sounded the alarm over the soaring rates of labiaplasty.

By Rowenna Davis

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