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About Yes They're Fake
Yes They're Fake started out as a small AOL Hometown page in 1998 after I was down for recovery from my first surgery, a transumbilical breast augmentation (TUBA). Soon after my homepage went online I had had a few more procedures and started documenting them as well. This triggered a small following from patients on AOL who were looking for information on cosmetic surgery procedures. Even if I hadn't had the procedure they were looking for, I would research the information for them and document the pros and cons, risks, and costs and upload it to my homepage. The need for a discussion forum arose and YTF was pretty much born.

YTF had been non-profit for about 5 years until it was either sink or swim, ergo make money or shut her down. We decided to take on surgeon sponsors which actually was a bittersweet business model. We attempted to keep a good balance between being able to make a living, and only listing surgeons which we felt were exceptional and had a great bedside manner. Granted word of mouth kept the popular surgeons in business and they had no need to really advertise their services, so we never truly had every city and state covered. We constantly monitored our sponsoring surgeons' patients' feedback, results, and disciplinary status which resulted in a considerable amount of work for a very low profit. We eventually got into a groove and were making enough to support the costs of what grew into a large network of 18 plastic surgery procedure-specific websites.

Eight years later due to a partnership dissolution, Enhancement Media sold 19 of the websites (YTF not included) to NewImage.com. I worked for NewImage.com as a blogger for www.MyCosmeticSurgeryBlog.com (which is now defunct) for about 2 1/2 years and was their spokemodel for patient financing for several of their television commercials. YTF is no longer sponsored by surgeons for the upkeep of the website, or for any profit whatsoever. It will be supported by the relauncvh of our Online Cosmetic Surgery Recovery Store, www.CosmeticSurgeryShop.com. Please visit us for your recovery needs and help us help you. We are always open to any suggestions on informational additions to the website, or as physical recovery products to our store.

Do You Receive Any Profit From Mentioning Any Products On YTF?
Any product mentioned on this website that is not directly linked to our store, is free and clear of any monetary compensation. If we do not sell it in our store, we aren't getting any compensation for it. Any compensation received from products found in our store is simply retail profit, and not an endorsement. Although I do use many of the products found in our store.

Again, we do not receive any profit from any plastic surgeon mentioned on our website. We are completely unbiased when it comes to recommendations of any product or surgeon. When we did have plastic surgeon sponsors, even though we tried our best to maintain an unbiased view, the balance was often tested and we found it was hardly worth the stress of maintaining the peace that was needed on our forums.

Why Is This Site Named "Yes They're Fake" Anyway??
The reason the site is named, Yes They're Fake, is originally because of my breast augmentation and was a "screenname" given to me as a joke. I had a small personal website and once I started researching more procedures due to requests by others, the website grew from there. That's it! No mystery, no major saga. I do want to say that it does not mean if you have plastic surgery you are considered fake, nor are the photos or stories shared on this website fake. These are real people with real feelings just like you. No one should be looked badly upon for seeking out cosmetic plastic surgery. No one. As I always say, live and let live; you don't have to agree, but you should be able to respect that others want to improve their physical well-being. Now that that is cleared up...

Our Philosophy
The information on this site will always be free because pre-operative (and post-operative) patients are already faced with a multitude of expenses, decisions and obstacles. Why add any additional stress? At YTF, you'll never be charged for "Procedure Information Packets" or for memberships to our patient support forums, chat rooms, photo galleries or other online information. You should know as much as you possibly can before undergoing any type of surgery because preparedness is a powerful thing. Here, we tell it like it is and we're happy to do so.

Bottom line? I just want everyone to walk away as informed as they can be and get an idea of what may be in store for them should they choose to undergo a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure. I know I wish I had found a site like this before my aesthetic pursuits. I am not claiming to know everything, just a little about a few things. Be aware that the technology behind this gazillion dollar industry is endless and changes by the second. If you have any information regarding new procedures or products, please E-mail and enlighten me!

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