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Dealing With Finances For A Mommy Makeover: 2007-12-14 02:31:00 According to the President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons [ASPS] which is a recognized board of professional plastic surgeons, the increase in the age for childbirth and the swiftness with which mothers are returning to their careers has led to a rise in the mommy makeover procedure.There was a 11 percent rise for this procedure since 2005 according to statistics collected by the board. The cost of this particular plastic surgery procedure, it seems, is no deterrent for mother's looking for a re-vamped body.A mommy makeover is usually a combination of three main procedures: abdominoplasty, liposuction and breast augmentation. At times, women opt in for additional surgeries like buttock augmentation and neck liposuction as well. It all depends on the desired results.This combination of such major cosmetic procedures is the main reason why a mommy makeover is a considerably costly treatment. They usually fall in the price range of $5,000 to $20,000 and more according to th Read more:Mommy
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Luscious Curves: 2007-12-14 02:30:00 Womanly curves have long been associated with exotic feminine beauty; exotic, largely being synonymous with women of Latin, African, south Asian and Mediterranean stock. Women from these parts of the world have a bloodline that defines the term "luscious' itself.But then again, there are exotic pockets of the world where women are slight and slender and have less curves to fill out the body. You will come across such petite-bodied women largely in China, Japan, Korea and other areas of east and south-east Asia.To make up for the lack of curves among these ethnic groups, plastic surgery has a lot of wonderful solutions. There are mommy makeovers available that are especially suited for ethnic women. These makeovers include buttock enlargement, breast augmentation, hip surgery, cheek implants and a lot of other cosmetic procedures are available today to get the dream body.Cosmetic surgery involving augmentation through implants of any kind is popular among these ethnic groups. But if Read more:Curves
Getting Rid Of The Double Chin: 2007-12-10 23:39:00 Once puberty hits a person, the various parts of her body are engaged in a never-ending battle with age. To make things worse, women tend to put on weight quicker than men. Wrinkles, when combined with fat are sure-fire youth busters.While wrinkles attack the face more than any other part of the body, fat settles in wherever it can. The thighs, tummy, buttocks, calves, jowls, neck, hips and even the arms are common areas where fat gets deposited.When fat settles in the area between the chin and the neck it results in a double chin. But besides body fat, body anatomy and time are also factors that cause a double chin. Slender-built people too are known to suffer from this condition. For them a double chin is usually the result of a variation in the jaw and throat shape. A less defined angle between the jaw and the throat results on a neck that sags with flab.There are patients who attempt to correct a double chin with exercises; but fat cannot be reduced with exercises. A more permanent
Wink Your Eyes Men, You're Young Again: 2007-12-10 23:37:00 It's a harsh world out there for men. Rough games and tough lifestyles, a man has no other option then to buckle up and grin it out. They are the solid oaks that tower over the lissome beeches.But even solid oaks can look stately when molded into chairs fit to seat royalty. The grooves can be smoothed out and lines can be glossed over. The master carpenter however has to take care that the chair is not too slender and delicate.The master carpenters of plastic surgery, the plastic surgeons can work their skill over men's bodies splendidly, keeping in mind their temperaments. In the male body, grooves and lines crop up on the forehead and around the eyes.This is one of the main reasons why eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty ranks as one of the top three plastic surgeries that men veer towards; especially in the U.S. This surgery can do away with baggy eyelids that may be inherited or might crop up with age.At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, blepharoplasty procedures are ca Read more:Again
Getting The Job Done. Properly: 2008-03-11 08:41:00 Quick, what do Courtney Love, Jocelyn Wildenstein and an old, pot-holed road have in common? Apart from their ragged appearance, they are in need for some major fixing up! Of course, Jocelyn Wildenstein is beyond help in the looks department, what with her over-enthusiastic approach to cosmetic surgery.Celebrities and famous personalities (contrary to popular belief they aren’t the same), often set the precedent for trends in society. Like Cary Grant, who brought sexy back in the thin moustache; or Naomi Campbell, who made it absolutely okay for African models in the fashion business; or even Anna Kournikova, who brought style onto the tennis courts. These memorable faces and beautiful bodies spend a lot of time getting to be who they are and significantly less time influencing those
Of Empowered Women And Masculine Aesthetics: 2008-03-07 08:13:00 Cara Phillips is an unusual beauty photographer. In her project on cosmetic surgery, she has captured the tools of the procedure rather the results of a plastic surgery as many photographers are wont to do. But for a fine art photographer so close to the beauty business, she has very strong views about cosmetic surgery. In an interview she states her views, “I think the reason the beauty industry thrives and is a 40+ billion US dollars a year business, has to do with the psychology of women. On one hand, the is enormous pressure to look good, but on the other most women are overworked and are not good at asking to have their needs met by others. That is where the beauty industry steps in.” The need to look good and feel good is a desire that almost every woman secretly holds fast Read more:Women
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Looking Good 24/7: 2008-03-07 05:18:00 Marianne loves dressing up and a night on the town. The 30 year old single mother is an avid follower of ‘Good Housekeeping’ and die-hard make-up addict. She recently took her obsession with looking good a step further and had a permanent make-up cosmetic procedure. Today, Marianne ‘totally swears’ by permanent cosmetics. A lot of cosmetic surgeons offer permanent make-up or micropigmentation solutions for men and women who take looking good in bed to the next level. Working on the same lines as tattooing, doctors insert natural pigments into the skin in strategic areas like the eyelids and the lips. But these are the cosmetic applications of permanent make-up. Micropigmentation, in its early years was treatment that was used in reconstruction surgery procedures, especially as pa
Why Cosmetic Surgery Will Never Go Bust: 2008-03-07 00:06:00 Plastic surgery has emerged glistening with victory from the gloomy haze surrounding the U.S. economy. This is perhaps the strongest indicator of the hold that this branch of medicine has over the American mind. A close look at the statistics show a dramatic rise in the number of plastic surgery procedures that took place between 2000 and 2006- 48 percent! In 2006 alone, eleven million cosmetic procedures were performed by doctors in America.With around 80 percent of these procedures being minimally invasive, there is no doubt about the impact that the major elective surgical procedures have on the populace as well. Breast augmentation using implants, nose jobs, liposuction, eyelid surgery and tummy tuck are the more popular ones from the lot.Women undoubtedly are the upholders of the c Read more:Cosmetic
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Plastic Surgery Tourism And Its Ill-effects: 2008-02-29 02:11:00 Highly subsidized medical expenses and prices are no doubt the primary motivators of plastic surgery tourism. With regions like Buenos Aires, Hungary, Turkey, Croatia, Egypt, Thailand, South Africa, Malaysia and India stepping in to give plastic surgery aid to millions of followers, business is booming in these places. Upon observation, a majority of these countries are not only developing but are also, what can be quaintly termed as exotic. And this forms the second most compelling factor that draws patients to these countries. Reports of cosmetic surgery procedures and beauty treatments that have turned sour are increasing to become an issue of concern for a lot of cosmetic surgeons. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgeons reported a third of its members have been doi Read more:Surgery
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Emerging Cosmetic Surgery Trends: 2008-02-28 05:54:00 A glaring trend that is being noticed lately is the number of cosmetic surgery procedures and beauty treatments that are custom-made for men. Indeed, the interest that the male of the species is taking in personal grooming has burgeoned in the last few years. It was inevitable and the trend seems likely to stop being a trend before long and treated as a permanent fixture in the annals of beauty. According to Jason Pozner, a plastic surgeon in Florida, “Doctors, health centers and spas have made it more convenient for men to get cosmetic procedures, with later hours and more masculine settings.” Gone are the days when a hurried trip to the local barber took care of all the shaving, trimming, buffing, clipping and grooming that a man would possibly want. Whether it is the boardroom Read more:Cosmetic
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Injectable Controversies: 2008-02-27 03:46:00 Botox has been garnering considerable attention recently with reports of alleged casualties and deaths due to the administration of this toxin surfacing. The treatment has constantly been in the limelight ever since its benefits for medical and cosmetic surgery use was discovered. The stigma attached to botulinum is mainly due to the nature of the material. In its pure state the toxin is a very harmful substance. Medical research harnessed the paralyzing properties of botulinum and created botulinum type A or Botox cosmetic which is used as to paralyze wrinkle-causing muscles.The application of the Botox cosmetic is currently approved for the area between the eyebrows, the outer corners of the eyes, around the mouth and in the neck.More recent uses for FDA approved Botox is for treati Read more:Controversies
Applying Microsurgery In Plastic Surgery: 2008-02-27 03:43:00 The use of microscopes and precision instruments led to much advancement in plastic surgery. Surgical cosmetic procedures that made use of such equipment were termed as microsurgeries. One of the branches of plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, has benefited the most from microsurgery practices. The use of high precision instruments has made it possible for surgeons to perform surgeries that necessitate a high degree of accuracy and detail. Complex face surgeries that involve reconstruction of facial tissue and bone have been performed successfully through a microsurgical procedure. Surgeons can perform a reconstruction of the breast as well.The most vital part of a microsurgery is selecting the flap that is going to be used for reconstruction. The selected flaps have to posses Read more:Surgery
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Assembly Bill 2968 - The Donda West Law: 2008-02-26 06:39:00 Kanye West moved the audience at the 2008 Grammy Awards with his tribute to his recently departed mother, Donda West. If the campaign spearheaded by his cousin Yolanda Anderson gains momentum, he might be instrumental in moving the U.S. government in passing a medical law as well. Wilmer Amina Carter, the Assembly
woman representing San Bernadino, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Bloomington and Muscoy counties, is gunning whole-heartedly for the Donda West Law, as it has been christened. The bill will go to committee hearings later in March 2008 and is a proposal for a legislation requiring plastic surgery patients to undergo medical clearance from licensed physicians before having a plastic surgery procedure or cosmetic treatment. Donda West died from complications resulting from a weak
Stitching Up: 2008-02-25 22:53:00 Some cosmetic surgery procedures like otoplasty (ear surgery) make use of non-removable stitches which stay in place to give the newly shaped ear lasting support. While a surgery like a facelift makes use of temporary removable metal clips if the incision is made in the scalp area; plastic surgery procedures like liposuction or lipoplasty make use of removable stitches that dissolve within the first week of surgery.Closing wounds and incisions with stitches that may be absorbable and non-absorbable depend mainly upon the type of cosmetic surgery performed. Other factors like the location and intensity of the wound, muscle activity around the wound and the healing ability of the muscle play a vital role in selecting the type of suture material to be used. Among the absorbable stitches ma
Military Awards Plastic Surgery For Psychological problems: 2008-02-24 23:08:00 As horrifying as it sounds, the Australian Defense Force has been practicing this method of emotionally pacifying its personnel. There have been breast augmentations, nose surgeries and tummy tucks recorded to have been performed on women in the defense on the grounds of psychological treatment. The Australian defense policy also allows male personnel to have a penile enhancement surgery on physical and psychological grounds. And from various reports, the Indian defense personnel are not far behind in taking advantage of plastic surgery treatment. The military, as an aid to the members making up their ranks, is allowed to make provisions for their physical well-being. To this end, reconstructive plastic surgery becomes necessary when injuries to the body are met when on duty. Howe Read more:Surgery
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Half The World’s Going To Be Brown-skinned By 2050: 2008-02-22 06:58:00 So claims Dr. Harris, an Afro-American facial plastic surgery specialist and co-founder of a medical spa in Washington. Dr. Harris stresses on the need for plastic surgery specialists and surgeons to revaluate fixed notions of beauty which for ages have been rather euro-centric. Looking at the existing political situations and population demographics, it is understandable why a lot of plastic surgeons are beginning to echo these concerns. Asian countries like China and India are growing rapidly in brain power as well as man power. With the U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama an African American candidate, there is a fresh wave of change seen for the community in the U.S. Rising economic clout has seen these ‘minority’ communities firmly set on the path to progress and financial se Read more:World
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Is Your Body Cool About Collagen? 2008-02-21 06:12:00 One of the soft tissue fillers approved by the FDA for filling out wrinkled lines in the facial area is the temporary absorbable filler material, collagen. It is a naturally occurring substance preferred by a lot of cosmetic surgery patients who pay heed to play safe. These collagen injectables can be either made of collagen that occurs in the dermis, bones and tendons of the human body or it could be extracted from cows in a highly purified form. While collagen does occur naturally in the human face, it has been observed to lose its tautness with age resulting in the formation of wrinkles. A cosmetic surgeon introduces this filler into the human body via injection after which it is absorbed by the host and treated as inherent to the host body. However, use of collagen injectables Read more:Collagen
Get Smart About IPL Treatments: 2008-02-20 04:22:00 Considered as one of the best non-invasive cosmetic treatments for combating mild acne, wrinkles, vascular veins and rosy cheeks among other occurrences, the Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatments have proven benefits. An IPL treatment is to be viewed as an option only after milder treatments like light chemical peels and microdermabrasion prove ineffective; the reason being the intensity of the light rays that are used. Traditional laser treatments are costlier than IPL treatments and more time-consuming, which is why IPL treatments are preferred by many cosmetic surgery patients. Unfortunately, this has also led to a misuse of the IPL treatment. As the equipments used for an IPL treatment is less expensive than those used for laser cosmetic treatments, there are estheticians who Read more:Smart
Plastic Surgery For The Hens: 2008-02-19 05:54:00 PETA need not worry; this is not a post about any diabolical experiments performed on chickens. It is a post on something much more humane and fun. Hens, in my post, refer to bachelorettes, those women who are as yet unmarried. That is the traditional definition of a bachelorette though, and is one which has led to the origin of the bachelorette or hen party. Hen parties, today, are quite a fixture among modern wedding celebrations with brides-to-be conducting them to mark their passage from a bachelorette to a married woman. Grooms-to-be have their own stag parties which are held on similar lines. Coming back to women, the events that are included in a hen party may be anything from trip with all the girl friends to a famous nightspot in a foreign land or in the bride’s own Read more:Surgery
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Is Your Privacy Respected? 2008-02-18 07:31:00 Patient privacy issues cannot be overlooked by any medical institution as patients are at their most vulnerable when in the hands of the medical practitioner. A large segment of plastic surgery patients have a surgery in order to correct some or the other physical flaw. It is common for doctors to keep a record of photographs of the patient’s body before surgery and post surgery so that improvements can be compared and highlighted. This step is taken only with the express permission of the cosmetic surgery patient though.Further use of these photographs for information, education and advertisement purposes again require the assent of the patient. A cosmetic surgeon cannot utilize such material as it is a complete disrespect of patient privacy and liable to court penalization. Ca Read more:Privacy
It’s Never Too Soon And Always Too Late… 2008-02-18 00:21:00 … for plastic surgery for teenagers and tweens that is. And how much ever grown up wisdom we may pelt at them, they are bound to think that way. According to Dr. Joseph Fata, a plastic surgeon in Carmel, “Their opinions about their bodies are changing as quickly as their bodies are changing sometimes more quickly. And I think most important is many of them don’t really have an adult’s understanding of risk.” In the world of plastic surgery risks may entail anything from nausea to a severe rash and could even result in a botched surgery and heart attack. Not to mention a teenage body that is still growing and reacting badly to implants and other body modifications. After the U.S. and Brazil, Spain boasts of the highest number of people who have had a plastic surgery. Ten p
Of Obese Bodies And Svelte Minds: 2008-02-15 05:38:00 This is slightly off topic, but is good food for thought as it highlights why plastic surgery should not be viewed as a means to an end by people. Yesterday’s edition of the Houston Chronicle narrated an inspiring story about the thirty nine year old Jennylin Duany, a large-bodied woman who is an experimental theatre actor. If you check out the link you will see that Jennylin is no ‘perfect-sized’ woman. In fact, she is completely different from the regular Hollywood actors.What caught my attention was the statement she made, "So much gets held in the body; my piece is about letting go of our body trappings. We spend so much time chasing ideals that we forget who we are." Rather powerful when we look at Jennylin’s showbiz compatriots who seem to be in a race against time.But w Read more:Obese
Botox® Update: 2008-02-14 04:02:00 Botox®, for one reason or another, is always making news. The latest appearance concerns the development of a more permanent solution to wrinkles, which claims to do away with Botox® altogether. While the downside is that this plastic surgery treatment is more invasive than Botox®, i.e. it requires a surgery to erase the lines between the brows. But unlike the non-invasive injectable, the surgery permanently does away mild wrinkles and improves deeper lines to a considerable degree. With injectable fillers like Botox®, Myobloc, etc. the wrinkles that occur in the brow area are numbed for just a small period after which they re-appear. Continual administration of these fillers is necessary to maintain the effect. Plastic surgery, as a practice, is still evolving. New develop Read more:Update
Understanding Anesthesia: 2008-02-13 06:10:00 Anesthesia is one of the requisites of surgery as through its effects a patient is deemed able or unable to withstand the surgery procedure.A patient who is administered anesthesia exhibits a lack of awareness and mobility. Administration of anesthesia also causes muscle relaxation which makes it easier to access bones and body cavities through the muscle tissue. General anesthesia, deep sedation or analgesia, moderate sedation, minimal sedation or anxiolysis, regional anesthesia, local anesthesia, spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia are some of the anesthetics used by surgeons worldwide.In plastic surgery, the anesthetics used are limited to general anesthesia and intravenous sedation. General anesthesia administration renders a patient unable to maintain their airway or breathe Read more:Understanding
Plastic Surgery At Home (Shudder, Gasp!): 2008-02-12 07:06:00 The local Tampa police arrested a woman on February 1, 2008 on the charges of conducting an unlicensed plastic surgery business in her home. The 47 year old woman also operated an unlicensed hair salon in her garage and was caught with controlled drugs and marijuana. What is amazing is that the ‘practitioner’ actually had people coming to her for treatment and plastic surgery procedures. The before-and-after photographs that were found in the house attested to this. Regardless of countless warnings from authorized medical practitioners and plastic surgery professionals, there are people who flock to such quacks who hold promises of beauty for a small fee. I wonder what treatment patients might have had from this person and what might be the possible outcomes of such unlic Read more:Surgery
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Educate Yourself - Soft Tissue Implants: 2008-02-11 04:46:00 For the express purpose of enhancing the face, there has been a long list of fillers that have been used since experimentation on facial plastic surgery began. Surgeons made use of vegetable oils, silicone oil, beeswax and even petrolatum to add volume to the facial tissue. However, these fillers proved unsafe for use as they posed a health risk for the patient. An improvement on non invasive facial fillers was the development of the bovine collagen, an injectable. But this material was too readily absorbed by the body and lead to further research on the issue of soft tissue implants. Plastic surgery specialists and medical experts are still looking for fillers which can be either injected into the human body or surgically inserted without getting absorbed too quickly.While plastic Read more:Educate
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Birthmark Removal Surgery: 2008-02-10 23:21:00 Some cultures consider birthmarks extremely lucky and the body part they grace especially endowed. But whatever their mystical implications, birthmarks are common in every human body. They are usually three basic classifications of birthmarks: Vascular birthmarks, which are most common.Pigmentation birthmarks, which form due to either too much or too less pigment in a patch of skin.Macular birthmarks, which are a soft shade of pink. While the latter two are known to fade with time, vascular birthmarks are the more persistent birth stains. Another type of birthmark, called a hemangioma is very prominent in new born infants and is characterized by an angry red color. Birthmarks usually do not pose a health risk for an individual and their prominence in th Read more:Surgery
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Hirsutism Help: 2008-02-08 06:15:00 Hirsutism is a malady which a surprising number of women suffer from. While any hair that is not on the scalp is treated as unwanted hair, the condition of hirsutism is especially unique as it refers to hair growth patterns that usually occur in men. This problem stems from the presence of excess male hormones (androgens) and a severe fluctuation in insulin levels in the female body. These conditions lead to excess hair growth in the chest, face and back areas with the hair also known to occur in the areolae of a woman. The implications of hirsutism are predominantly emotional and cosmetic, with a lot of women facing social discomfort. While it is a physically discomfiting condition, hirsutism is not malignant and definitely not a disease. There are various treatments devised
Minors And Plastic Surgery: 2008-02-07 07:00:00 It can be a tough world out there. Adolescent pangs usually accompany the growing up process. While the teenage years find a lot of teachers and parents with their hands full of contrary behavior, they have to take care to understand their wards before taking any decisions. The pre-teen and teen years is when the human body is under-going much change and the human mind is the most impressionable. Plastic
surgery, like binge-shopping and energy drinks holds an appeal of its own for this group. There are parents who don’t hesitate at all before gifting their young teenage children plastic surgery vouchers for a high grade or a passing out ceremony. While ethical plastic surgeons do not entertain such requests, there are doctors who willingly perform surgery on young bodies. Th Read more:Surgery
Cigars From Cuba & Cosmetic Surgery From California: 2008-03-14 08:07:00 Cuba and California
undoubtedly have a lot in common- sunny locales, lovely beaches, a history steeped in patriotism and of course, a haven for film stars. Lately, cosmetic surgery too has been added to the growing list of similarities between and things to do in these two regions. Due to the difference in exchange rates and economy, medical help in countries like Cuba, Thailand, India and South Africa cost less than what they do in the U.S. The important point to remember is that while California has long been associated with the cosmetic surgery profession, these countries have just recently made in-roads into the field. There is a reason why people the world over call California the Mecca of plastic surgery and this is because this particular branch of medicine has most of its researc Read more:Cosmetic
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