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February 26, 2010

Teenagers: Enthusiastic About Plastic Surgery?

The quantity of plastic surgical procedures performed continues to top record numbers each year. Cosmetic surgery has become progressively more popular and is available to a wider range of individuals. Older people have procedures done to look younger and over-weight people get surgery done to be thinner. Men and women alike undergo plastic surgery to reshape the contours of their body. It has even been shown that teenagers are enthusiastic about plastic surgery.

A research study performed by GoodSurgeonGuide.co.ik said that 41 percent of girls between the ages of 13-16 years old are already considering a cosmetic procedure. That’s a little more than two in every five girls. Of the girls who said that they wanted a procedure done, 62 percent said they wanted bigger breasts, 55 percent wanted to change their teeth and 49 percent wanted some form of surgery for weight loss. Around 33 percent also thought that some nose work would be good too.

The study asked 1,012 girls in this age group about their views on cosmetic procedures and the answers were overwhelmingly positive from most of the girls. The media today has raised the awareness of the public concerning plastic surgeries. The majority of this media coverage is very flattering and thus, many people are more comfortable with considering cosmetic surgeries. It is not surprising that young girls have dreams of undergoing a procedure to make themselves more beautiful.

When asked about what concerns are making the girls consider plastic surgeries their answers were typical. Many teens are picked on at school about something and physical appearance is usually on the top of the list for bullies to pick at. Twenty-five percent of the girls said that they would change their appearance so that they would no longer be bullied about it at school. Celebrity worship is another category that pushed these girls to consider having plastic surgery. Most girls have some celebrity role model whom they idolize. Eleven percent said that considering a cosmetic procedure hinged on the fact that their celebrity role model had some plastic surgery done. Society promotes good looking bodies and pretty faces, as necessary for success, and teens see this idea everywhere they look.

Some of these teens, 49 percent, wanted to have the procedure now and 7 percent had already had some plastic surgery done. The co-founder of GoodSurgeonGuide.co.uk, Christiana Clogg commented, “If parents find themselves in situations where their children want surgery and they decide to support them, it is vital that the correct research is carried out to ensure teenagers don’t become victims of bad surgeons.”

February 22, 2010

Liposuction is Better For Weight Loss Than Fat-loss Pills

Many women want to lose weight and weight loss tablets seem to be an easy way to accomplish this. Of all the possible choices for weight loss this is one of the worst. Weight loss pills are a temporary fix who’s effects will soon wear off. A better more permanent solution is a liposuction procedure.

Rich Leigh , a personal trainer and founder of fatfreefitness.co.uk, says that many women are trying to lose weight by using weight loss tablets because they don’t have time to exercise. Many women are too busy with a never ending list of things to do during their days and thus cannot fit exercise into their schedules. This does not mean that they must live with being overweight. They merely have to find a viable alternative to exercise.

Rich Leigh commissioned research to determine the number of women using fat loss pills. This study involved 1,392 women between the ages of 16 and 50. The findings were that an average of 23 percent of these women used weight loss pills. Of the women under 30, 18 percent used them and of those over 30, 28 percent used them. Sixty-seven percent of these fat loss pills were purchased online anonymously. Many of these women, nearly 67 percent, said that they took the pills because they did not have time to exercise. Thirty-one percent said that using weight loss pills was a last resort.

Most weight loss supplements contain ma huang which is a botanical source of ephedrine similar to amphetamine. Hundreds of adverse reactions have been reported from using this substance. These reactions include dizziness, nausea, and seizures or even heart attacks and strokes. These pills claim to increase metabolism. However once a person stops taking them the weight will come right back. The temporary weight loss of diet pills is surely not worth the risks associated with their use.

Women must not despair. There is a way to get rid of these fat cells in a safe and effective way. Liposuction is a viable substitute for diet pills. It is a procedure that removes pockets of fat from problem areas on the body. It is accomplished using a suction tube called a cannula which is inserted into a small incision. The cannula is pushed and pulled through the fat cells, breaking them up and then sucking them out of the body. The results are amazing and many women have learned this fact for themselves. Thousands of women availed themselves of some form of liposuction in 2009, including fat cell removal from both the face and body.

Due to many advancements in the cosmetic surgery field, liposuction is a safe and easy way for a woman to rid herself of those flabby features that she hates. Liposuction is indeed an excellent alternative to fat loss pills for shedding that excess weight.

February 18, 2010

Specialist Says Silicone Implants Are Best

Many women consider having breast augmentation surgery, to make their breasts look the way that they desire. Whether it is just to reshape the breast or make them significantly larger, breast augmentation has remained the most popular cosmetic procedure throughout the world. Women have been very impressed with the results of their silicon implants as compared to saline. They find that with their silicone implants they can finally feel confident about their breasts.

Dr. Robert Cohen, a board-certified plastic surgeon of the Scottsdale Center for Plastic Surgery, is a strong supporter of silicone breast implants. He says that the silicone implants have a more natural texture and feel. They are softer and are a closer match to the surrounding breast tissue. There is substantially less palpable rippling and less potential for visible rippling with silicone implants when compared to saline. Another major benefit is that they are known to last longer. The removal rate of saline implants within the first four years of the procedure is five percent higher than for silicone implants.

Dr. Cohen performs numerous revision breast augmentation surgeries and finds that many women will opt to get their saline implants replaced by silicone implants. In a press release he said, “Some of my corrective surgery patients choose silicone partly because they weren’t happy with their experience with saline, but what’s interesting is that we’re starting to see many more patients wanting to ‘trade up’ to silicone for its own sake, without necessarily requiring significant correction at the same time.” Due to their softer and more natural texture, silicone implants can help to compensate for many of the aesthetic challenges associated with revision breast surgery.

It is important, when considering breast augmentation, that the surgeon evaluates a woman’s candidacy thoroughly. Surgical recommendations must take into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to weight, diet, exercise habits, and age. Dr. Cohen adds that, “Revision surgery has to be approached uniquely for each patient, and an experienced surgeon will be able to identify the right implant type for your short and long-term goals. The exciting news is that women today have more options than ever before to create their desired look.”

Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic procedure in the UK. In fact the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons reported that in 2009 breast augmentation procedures made up nearly 26 percent of all cosmetic procedures. When women decide that a breast augmentation is right for them then, they should know that silicone implants are the best choice. Silicone implants feel and look more natural and are more durable.

February 14, 2010

Shrink Those Moobs : A New Cosmetic Surgery Procedure

Many men suffer from the humiliation of having man boobs, termed moobs. Those who can afford it have had no option but to use liposuction which has a tendency to leave sagging skin. A new procedure, called Body Tite, has been introduced as an alternative to this solution.

Men with gynecomastia, the development of abnormally large mammary glands, walk through life with enlarged breasts. This condition is commonly found in adolescent boys and it usually goes away within a couple of years. Some, however, do not disappear and it is these unfortunate men that will greatly benefit form this new procedure. Some men merely have excess fatty tissue in their chest that they would like to get rid of and the work out scene just isn’t making the cut.

Body Tite surgery has been shown to remove the unwanted fat while tightening the skin. It utilizes radiofrequency assisted technology which applies heat energy uniformly over the chest. This energy liquefies the fat which is then liposuction out. The heating also allows for collagen contraction which tightens the tissue and skin in the area. This procedure has been reported relatively fast in comparison to
the previous moob solution of liposuction.

Dr Milles Berry is a consultant plastic surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital and says that this procedure is also much less painful than liposuction. In liposuction there is quite a bit a pulling and pushing of the cannula to remove the fat cells. The Body Tite surgery eliminates the need for all of this force. The liquefying of the fat allows for a smooth removal that is relatively pain free.

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons disclosed that there has been a large escalation in the number of men undergoing breast reduction procedures. In fact the number of these surgeries has shown an eighty percent increase in the last year, with 581 surgeries performed in 2009.

 

February 10, 2010

Valentine’s Day Rush to The Cosmetic Surgeon

Cosmetic surgery is popular throughout the year, but surgeons say that around Valentine’s Day the number of procedures increases. Many people actually give cosmetic surgery as a gift to their partners on this day. Some surgeons even offer special packages during the Valentine’s Day season. During this time of the year when many are searching just a little harder for love. They may think that a little tuck here or there might give them a better chance at finding it.

Manoj Kumar Manwani, a surgeon at Criticare Hospital in Mumbai, is not surprised by this years increase in procedures around Valentine’s Day. He sees the same increase each year and says that at this time of year ‘everyone wants to look good’. He reports that the most common procedures near Valentine’s day are changes in the nose and under the chin. A new trend is now rising, though. A large increase in the amount of people getting dimple creation surgery has been seen.

Cosmetic surgery used to be a thing for the rich and famous. The increase in procedures shows that this is no longer the case. Due to an increased confidence in the results of the surgeries, many people are getting procedures done all around the world. This increase in the range of peoples making use of cosmetic surgeries is accredited to the fact that many people have more money now. The increase in surgeries has also allowed the price of the procedures to drop substantially.

These factors have allowed men and women to attain the body that they always dreamed of. Valentine’s day is a perfect time to gift that special partner in a person’s life. A surgeon, at the Divine Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, named Amit Gupta says that it is normal to see a twenty percent increase in procedures requested around Valentine’s.

Cosmetic surgery is indeed on the rise. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons reported that, in 2009, there were around 34,187 procedures performed in the UK alone. This is over three times the amount performed in 2003 which was around 10,700 procedures.

February 6, 2010

Don’t Throw Out Those High Heels

Many women suffer from the pain and burning, in the balls of their feet, associated with wearing high heel shoes. Most would argue that the pain is a necessary by product of looking good. Well this does not have to be the case, because a new procedure is rocking the world which will wipe out this pain. Plastic surgeons have perfected a procedure that will cushion the balls of a woman’s feet to allow her to wear those heels pain free.

There are many professions, that women hold positions in, that require fancy shoes with a heel. Company employees from executives to secretaries all feel the pressure of needing to look there best, and nothing looks better on a woman’s foot then a sleek shoe with a long heel. Models and movie stars also feel that necessity to always wear a heeled shoe. How wonderful it is that such a procedure exists which will make that possible without all the pain.

It is not only professional women who enjoy the allure of wearing heeled shoes. Whether she’s a single women going out for a drink, or a wife and mother hoping to impress her husband, she will slip her foot into a heeled shoe and endure the pain that it entails. Beauty does not have to be painful. Women of all walks will benefit from this procedure, allowing them to strut in a heel comfortably.

This procedure involves a dermal implant placed in the ball of the foot which adds a cushion. This cushion creates a sensation akin to walking on a pillow. Not many women can say that they feel like they are walking on a pillow when they are wearing heels. The dermal filler, collagen, is easily injected into the balls of the feet and is a natural protein found in the skin. It will slowly dissolve so that removal of an implant is not necessary. This does however mean that the procedure will need to be repeated periodically.

CosmeticSurgeryGuru reported that in 2009 there was an increase in the number of UK women undergoing cosmetic procedures involving dermal fillers implanted in the balls of their feet. In fact the site said that clinics have reported that they have performed five times the procedures of previous years in Britain. Christmas seems to be the most popular season to undergo this plastic surgery procedure.

February 3, 2010

Cosmetic Surgery : Issues of The Ageing Process Solved

Contrary to popular belief, ageing is not always gradual. A nine year study by leading plastic surgeon, Rajiv Grover, has shown that aging can manifest in accelerated spurts. These spurts are centered upon different regions of the face and can be addressed before they become an issue.

The study began with 118 women between the ages of 40 and 45 and monitored them for nine years. Facial volume and ageing in the upper, mid, and lower face was measured and then correlated with data compiled about each woman’s lifestyle. Rajiv Grover hoped to prove that, as with children, growth in adults can come in spurts. His study did indeed prove this.

These growth spurts, that Grover found, were directly linked to stress in the women’s lives. Such stresses included rapid weight loss, divorce, illness, job loss, and bereavement. Stress is a defining emotion in the human experience and is virtually impossible to avoid. These ageing spurts can however be turned back with the technologically advanced procedures now available through plastic surgery.

The results of Grover’s study noted that ageing spurts were more rapid in the mid face and cheek area when compared to the upper and lower face. Loss of volume in the upper and mid cheeks draws attention away from the eyes and cheeks. These features are agreed upon as key areas of beauty. Women over forty who wish to maintain their youthful should keep a close eye on the volume of their mid face.

In 2009 face lifts were the fourth most popular cosmetic procedure in the UK. According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, over four thousand women underwent a face lift in 2009. Keeping that youthful face has become much more important to the women of today, because, in today’s society, women with younger looking faces are more marketable.

Whether a woman is a news broadcaster, a billboard model, or a company executive, she is held under a beauty radar and she must fit the bill or suffer the chances of being cast out. This has been proven in society time and time again. Plastic surgery can beat back that ghoul of old age and preserve the youthful beauty that creates success.