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January is a popular month for inquiries into plastic surgery. With the coming of the new year people begin to think about their goals for another year in their lives. The emphasis that society places on good looks, influences these goals and thus many people decide to look better in the new year. Dr. Richard Chaffoo, a triple board-certified plastic surgeon, said in a press release, “Most New Year’s resolutions boil down to one simple desire: to look and feel more like the person you want to be.” More often now, than previous years, people hope to accomplish this through plastic surgery.

Make Yourself Amazing (MYA) cosmetic surgery is a leading clinic in the UK. They reported that between January 1st and Jan 14, 2010 there was a 15% increase in enquiries when compared with the same time period in 2009. John Ryan, MYA Chairman, says, “January is a busy time for the cosmetic surgery industry. After the Christmas and New Year period people often start setting new goals or New Year’s resolutions.
These goals often include improving one’s appearance or completing a goal they never achieved last year. We get a lot of people coming in saying that they have been interested for a while but have never got round to arranging a consultation.”

The figures for enquiries showed that breast augmentation was the most sought after procedure. The number of enquiries for this procedure actually increased 21% over last year. Breast augmentation is followed by liposuction, breast uplift, nose reshaping, and tummy tuck, in that order. These numbers show that plastic surgery is continuing to grow in popularity and no end to this growth is in sight.

The GoodSurgeonGuide performed a study at the end of 2009 which revealed that women in particular are putting more emphasis on looking good in 2010. This study showed that 51 percent of the women surveyed expressed that they were considering having cosmetic surgery. Christina Clogg, co-founder of the guide said, “We were surprised that it [looking good] was more important to some than a more successful career or finding someone special.” Looking good has become a very important factor in society and women feel it more strongly than men. Women are expected to look young and pretty, so under going plastic surgery is an understandable extension of this ideal.

According to these surveys, 2010 will prove to be a very popular year for cosmetic surgery. People have become much more comfortable with having procedures done, and society has become much less judgmental of people who have had them.

A new study has found that there are no bigger risks of complications for women who choose a package of plastic surgery treatments in order to tackle body problems after giving birth than people who undergo individual procedures.

Common procedures among young mums who want to recover the bodies they had before having a baby are tummy tuck, breast lift and liposuction.
 
A survey of 268 mums who have had cosmetic surgery after giving birth was carried out by Researchers at Marina Plastic Surgery Associates in Los Angeles. The researchers concluded that the amount of complications for undergoing several procedures at once was very close to that of individual treatments.

Dr W Grant Stevens, leading researcher of the study, cosmetic surgeon and founder of Marina Plastic Surgery, commented: “Mommy makeovers have a similar safety profile to individually-performed procedures while offering distinct advantages versus multiple surgical sessions.

“A tummy tuck, breast lift and liposuction are all common procedures for mothers looking to recreate their ‘pre-baby’ body. For a woman who wants to have plastic surgery after pregnancy, combining the procedures certainly makes a lot of sense.”

Moreover, based on the findings of the research, Dr Stevens concluded that combining cosmetic treatments procedures to be performed in one prcedure is unlikely to be any more risky for the patient and is usually cheaper and more convenient than having individual operations.

Experts claim that the number of mums who choose to have plastic surgery in order to improve the appearance of their body after giving birth has been growing.

According to the Aesthetic Centre for Plastic Surgery, these ‘mummy makeovers’ serve as a popular solution to getting rid of baby weight and flabby skin, both of which can be difficult to sort out just by excercising and eating healthily.

Surgeons offer a specifically designed cosmetic treatment package to the person, generally consisting of a breast uplift, breast enlargement, liposuction and a tummy tuck.

“This is a gift that more and more mothers are considering giving themselves for Mother’s Day;“ commented Dr German Newall, who works at the Aesthetic Centre for Plastic Surgery. “Motherhood is beautiful, but some mums have grown frustrated with saggy, stretched skin and post-pregnancy fat that they can’t exercise away, and they are excited about the mummy makeover.”

However, experts recommend refraining from undergoing the operation right after giving birth. “You need to wait until the tissue on the stomach and breasts shrinks and settles back down before you consider operating on it as you wouldn’t get the best results,“ president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Douglas McGeorge recently told the Daily Mail.

Women Often Turn To Cosmetic Surgery To Rectify The Issue

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has announced the findings of a new study which shed some light on why breasts go through ‘sagging’ (also known as breast ptosis) following childbirth.
The findings suggest that breastfeeding is unlikely to be the cause of breast ptosis, which is against what has previously been believed and has been consistently blamed for women deciding to undergo cosmetic treatment to remedy the issue. Instead, the likely causes are suggested to be age, BMI (Body Mass Index) and whether the person in question smokes.

The findings have been published in the September/October 2008 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, which is a publication of ASAPS. It is the most popular cosmetic surgery journal and has subscribers worldwide.

The study looked at 93 patients who had looked into cosmetic surgery between the years 1998 and 2006, all of which had been pregnant at some point in their life. Preoperative photographs were compared and a ranking applied to them depending on the level of breast ptosis. This was complemented with the use of interviews and consulting medical charts. The results showed that a majority of the patients breastfead, but 39 (36%) of the patients did not. Weight gain occurred during pregnancy in most cases with the respondents reporting histories of smoking.

By analysing the information, the researchers were able to determine that aging, a higher body mass index and a history of smoking were factors contributing to the sagging of breasts, along with larger breasts before pregnancy and a larger number of pregnancies. These are the factors that are causing more women to decide to undergo surgery to treat the issue.

The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons point out that there is little data to suggest that breast feeding can cause ptosis.

“With this study, we hope to shed some light on the subject and correct any misconceptions,” said Brian Rinker, MD, a plastic surgeon from Kentucky and also the lead author of the study.

Recent reports pointed out that breast uplift surgery, which counteracts the effects concerning breast ptosis, have increased in both popularity and patient satisfaction in recent years.

Breast uplift surgery involves the removal of excess skin from the breasts, closing the gaps and moving the areola accordingly, resulting in a more youthful looking breast.

New US Study Shows breast lift and lift/augmentation have high satisfaction levels

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) will present findings at the Plastic Surgery 2008 conference later in the month showing that the main four breast-related procedures have high satisfaction levels in women.

Breast augmentation, lift, reduction and the surgery combining lift and augmentation all have positive results that improve the quality of life in patients, according to the study, which will be presented at the conference in Chicago (31st October to 5th November 2008).

This is the first research to include the surgeries for breast uplift and the combination lift/augmentation procedures, with previous studies focusing on augmentation and reduction. The results have shown that lift and lift/augmentation have such high levels of success that they in fact rival breast reduction and augmentation.

Eric Swanson, MD, ASPS Member Surgeon and study author pointed out that the new data fills in the gap that previous studies have left behind, “Many studies have shown breast augmentation and reduction are highly gratifying procedures for women, but until now we’ve had limited information on patient satisfaction for breast lift or combination lift/ augmentation”. He points out the satisfaction is high when the ‘vertical’ technique is used in the lift/augmentation procedure.

The study looked at 325 patients. They were interviewed concerning their breast procedures over five years. 99% of the patients would have the procedure again with 91% reporting that they have an improved sense of self-esteem. The overall patient satisfaction came to 96%. The mentioned ‘vertical technique’ was used on all patients.

As well as overall patient satisfaction, the study also explored the preferred breast shape for women, finding that most women liked the fuller contour at the top of the breast – “Naturally, breasts are fuller towards the bottom, but our study found patients want more fullness on top” added Dr Swanson.

He also pointed out that “Prior to breast surgery, women often ask about discomfort level, recovery time, and when they’ll be able to return to normal activities. With this study, we now have the answers, provided by patients themselves.”

Breast uplift involves reshaping the breasts so that they return to a more natural, gratifying shape. It is often used in conjunction with breast enlargement but it can also be perfumed on its own. Patients often undergo the treatment following the adverse effects of aging or childbirth/breast feeding.