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Medical Tourism

AltheaAmelia
  • By AltheaAmelia · Posted October 7, 2009
  • Discussion in Finding a doctor · 0 replies
  • Has anyone had cosmetic surgery in another country? Do you know anyone who has? I'm thinking of going to Costa Rica or Mexico and want to research doctors/hospitals ...

life after gastric bypass

louie2
  • By louie2 · Posted August 26, 2009
  • Discussion in Finding a doctor · 0 replies
  • ive lost 110lbs and feel great physicaly but not mentaly want to have everything put back where it belongs medicare paid for bypass but doesnt cover plastic surgery. does any one have suggestions to help ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

Is it worth it to have liposuction?

DesignGirl5
  • By DesignGirl5 · Posted July 31, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Has anyone ever had liposuction? I've heard that after the procedure, any extra weight you gain just moves to different areas of your body. Is this true ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Saggy Faces

debbie59
  • By debbie59 · Posted June 11, 2009
  • Discussion in Facial procedures · 2 replies
  • Hi, I"m going to turn 60 soon and have decided to have a procedure called a quick lift. I have my first consultation tomorrow. Has anyone else out there had this done and how did you like the results ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

weight loss surgery journey

kiminfinity
  • By kiminfinity · Posted May 29, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • In November 2007 I decided it was time to take drastic measures to get the weight off permently. All the diets I have tried , failed. So I started the proceedings of Gastric Bypass surgery. In August ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

JAW RECONSTRUCTION

Shellygirl
  • By Shellygirl · Posted March 13, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • My husband is about to undergo a Segmental Mandibulectomy with a Fibular Free Flap. If anyone has any experience with this procedure, I'd like as much info as possible about the recovery period. Also ...

JAW RECONSTRUCTION

Shellygirl
  • By Shellygirl · Posted March 13, 2009
  • Discussion in Facial procedures · 0 replies
  • My husband is about to undergo a Segmental Mandibulectomy. If anyone has any experience with this procedure, I'd like as much info as possible about the recovery period. Also, interested in post-op quality ...

home a week

cujo
  • By cujo · Posted March 10, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hi everybody, I have been home one week from my breast reduction surgery. Everything went well . I have two pounds left on my chest -from28.9lbs that use to be there. I feel alot lighter on my chest ...

Scream out loud

cujo
  • By cujo · Posted February 27, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Im so happy i could scream or start singing as loud as i can--------- IM DOWN TO 179LBS ...

The Others!

irishlady
  • By irishlady · Posted October 12, 2008
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hi All, I wanted to chat with anyone whom is paralyzed and in their 20's. I am 24/f and I would love to talk to someone who knows and understands what I go through on a daily basis. These walkies just ...

Under or over?

angelplus5
  • By angelplus5 · Posted April 17, 2008
  • Discussion in Breast augmentation · 0 replies
  • I have finally decided that after years of battling weight gain, loss and childbirth to reward myself by putting my anantomy back where it was when I was 25...lol. I have done some pretty extensive research ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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