A new cosmetic surgery procedure is cheap and uses only local anesthesia. Sound like a bargain? In reality, the procedures are done by barely trained surgeons who profit from dangerous operations no hospital would let them do.

From overwhitening your teeth to correcting orange skin from too much self tanner, Molly Nover-Baker, of Women?s Health magazine, shares tips for rebounding from too much of a good thing. (TODAY show)

Holiday heels may look dazzling, but can be agony on your feet. But you don't have to switch to wearing only Crocs. You can still wear stilettos (sometimes) and sidestep heinous maladies by treating your feet right.

Turns out there's a reason they call it beauty sleep. New research shows people are seen as more attractive after getting a good night's sleep (left) than after staying up all night.

NYT: Defying the culture of clean, a contingent of renegades deliberately forgoes daily bathing and other gold standards of personal hygiene, like shampooing and deodorant use.

?Suffer for beauty? has been taken to a whole new level with recent controversy surrounding a trendy hair treatment called the Brazilian Blowout.

The song of self-acceptance sends a positive message to kids of color. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Have you seen the Corona TV ad in which a woman, irritated that her beach companion has been staring at a bikini-clad blonde, squirts him with the lime sitting atop his beer?

British scientists have developed a new way of joining and rebuilding molecules and used it to refine the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox in an effort to improve its use for Parkinson's, cerebral palsy and chronic migraine.

Dubbed "liquid facelifts" by fans, dermal facial fillers offer the promise of renewed youth, but also the chance of complications. Though side effects are rare, they do happen, leaving some patients with lumps, redness and scarring that looks worse than before.

A gap between the two front teeth is one of the most sought-after physical features at this year's fashion week in New York, says the Wall Street Journal. A handful of top actors, such as Anna Paquin also sport them.

We?re fatter than we?ve ever been; at the same time, our idea of the ?ideal? body has gone from lean to impossibly leaner. Still, we?re pretty damn pleased with the way we look, a new survey suggests.

More than 243,000 women had liposuction to remove fat from various body areas in 2009. But can the fat come back? And when is tummy tuck a better option?

Halal beauty products are permissible for use by Muslims because they don't contain pork or alcohol. They're growing in popularity, and guess who really loves them? Non-Muslims.

Visitors have long flocked to the hilly Southern California hamlet of Ojai to get stuffed with the Pixie tangerines grown as a specialty in the area's citrus groves.

You might call it a new wrinkle on the old dine-and-dash.  Cosmetic criminals  ask for Botox, dermal fillers, and other beauty treatments and then run off without paying.

Dermatologists warn of the dangers of addiction to tanning beds, reflector blankets and roasting in the sun. WNBC's Tom Llamas reports. (NBC News Channel)

If your girls are an unmatched set, you're in good company. Ninety percent of women have asymmetrical assets. Danielle Staub, for instance, underwent breast surgery revision to restore some balance on "Real Housewives of New Jersey."

Teenagers and young women nationwide have begun donning 'circle lenses,' colored contacts that make eyes appear larger because they cover not just the iris, but also part of the whites.

Body Odd: A breakthrough in vitiligo, the skin disorder suffered by Michael Jackson.

Body Odd: Cancer's a bummer, for sure. But wrinkles? Those puppies are truly terrifying.