The Tummy Tuck Procedure. Abdominoplasty is often performed with general anesthesia, but it can also be done using a local anesthetic with a sedative. Tummy tuck surgery takes about two to five hours. The procedure usually begins with a relatively long incision across the abdomen, from hip bone to hip bone. The shape of the incision is like a smile with a flat bottom. A second incision is made around the belly button to free it from the abdominal tissue.
Scientists today claim to have discovered the first common gene that influences whether someone is tall or short.It explains why John Cleese towers over a room, and why Ronnie Corbett can claim: I'm so short I'm the only citizen in the UK to have a full-length photo in my passport..he scientist discovered two variants of the HMGA2 gene, one that makes us shorter and one that makes us taller. Those who carried two tall versions are around 1cm taller than those carrying two short versions, they report in Nature Genetics.
Corbett Monica, 68, Comedian; Toured With Big-Name Singers. Corbett Monica, the durable comedian whose gentle jokes went down so well for so long that he spent more than 40 years touring as the opening act for Frank Sinatra and other big name singers, died yesterday at his home in North Miami, Fla. His family said the cause was cancer.