John Freeman can attest to that. He says he received professional surgery and excellent care from attentive doctors and nurses.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

However,Marlowe says, the fact that cosmetic surgery has become more availableand affordable doesn't mean actors have to change their unique natural look.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

A review of LASIK studies worldwide shows that 95 percent of those who have had LASIK surgery are happy with the results.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

Dr.Penny Asbell,a doctor who performs the procedure, says people should be aware that not everyone is a good candidate for the surgery.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

That's one reason doctors want to know the risk of all groups of people before heading into surgery.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

Communications Minister Idrissa Cherif says Captain Camara is recovering well from surgery that he describes as "minor."

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

"I think with the plastic surgery, it's just gone so crazy that if you look at certain people, they don't look human anymore."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Both the author and the editorial writer suggested that looking at volume of surgery alone may not be the best way of predicting surgical success.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

In recent years, a virtual library of medical research has concluded that, other factors being equal, complex surgery turns out better when it's done at hospitals where the procedure is done a lot.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

"If an actress is getting older and you can tell by looking at her or him that they have had plastic surgery, then that takes away what people liked about that actor in the first place."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

(SAYING) One article in the journal reports that while older adults are less likely to receive chemotherapy following colon surgery, they tolerate it better than younger patients and don't get as sick from the therapy.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

They look at you as if you're phony. I also think as an actor, you want to be able to play many parts, and if you have so much surgery done that you could only look a certain way, you're limiting the parts you're going to play."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22