People are tightening their belts and plastic surgery is moving off the priority list for many. But how about a procedure that is an investment to save money in the long run?

Surgery to avoid botox.

----Plastic Surgery Center WHEN: Surgery on Tuesday, November 25th at 9:30am ET RSVP REQUIRED. WHAT: 48-year old NJ father, former body builder and ex-salesman prepares in hyperbaric tank for complex reconstructive surgery to rebuild lip and reconstruct thumbs.

The woman known as China's answer to Michael Jackson for her love of plastic surgery believes she's been under the knife 40 or 50 times since 1985. Thousands of plastic surgery clinics have mushroomed across China with the rise of an urban middle class on the back of booming economic growth.

As a plastic surgeon, Lovelle specializes in changing her patients' lives. In coming to Newton Medical Center in October, she and her family have made some dramatic changes as well. For Lovelle, who practices both reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery, it has been a continuation of a lifelong dream. "Honestly, I knew I wanted to be a physician when I was 6 years old," she said. ...

The November/December 2009 issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the journal's publication and features a special series of articles on the art and science of the specialty.

More women are getting nipped and tucked where the sun doesn't shine, and critics say the growing trend harms even those who don't go under the knife