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Valentine’s Day is the day where people are reminded that it is important to show others how much they are loved. It has been promoted as primarily a holiday for couples and their are many gifts that couples exchange on this wonderful day. Some people stick with traditional gifts such as flowers, chocolate, and jewelry. But some are unique and they opt for things like cosmetic treatment packages. So, it is really possible to buy a sweetheart a set of dimples to enhance their smile.

Giving cosmetic treatment packages is actually becoming popular, with more and more people giving these gifts each year. The improvement in societies attitude toward cosmetic procedures is directly responsible for this. Society no longer looks down on a person for getting a procedure done to look better. The word vain is no longer associated with cosmetic procedures because most people really would like to look prettier then they are. Instead of feeling guilty about plastic surgery people are excited about it. Gitika Chopa, 28, a Delhi-based banker, was practically glowing when she found out about the gift her boyfriend planned to give her for Valentine’s Day. She told the India Gazette, “My boyfriend is gifting me a package that includes Botox and other therapies to help me get rid of wrinkles and other marks on my face. This is the most exciting gift that I have ever got because it will give me a new lease on life.”

The rush that surgeons are seeing near Valentines Day is not surprising to Manoj Kumar J. Manwani, cosmetic surgeon at Criticare Hospital in Mumbai. He told the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) over the phone, “This is a common thing. Every year we see an increase in the number of people going in for cosmetic procedures around Valentine’s Day because everyone wants to look good….We see more than 20 percent increase in women going in for cosmetic procedures around Valentine’s Day.”

Dr. Manwani also said, “Most common procedures are nose jobs and chin augmentation but one treatment that is really getting prominence nowadays is dimple creation. Not only girls, even boys are increasingly going in for dimple creation.” Dimples are created by making a shallow cavity inside the mouth. This cavity will cause the cheek to sink in at that point creating a dimple. The procedure takes only 30 minutes and requires a local anesthetic. For most people regular activities can be resumed immediately after the procedure.

Dimples enhance a person’s smile making them look cuter and younger. People who have always admired dimples on others can now admire them on themselves. 

According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), the number of men undergoing plastic surgical procedures has risen substantially in 2009. The increase is an amazing 21% in overall procedures performed on men. Cosmetic surgery is quickly becoming a men’s trend too.

The BAAPS reported that the increase in male procedures was most profoundly shown in the breast reduction (gynaecomastia). These procedures rose an astounding 80% between 2008, with 581 procedures. It is the third most popular procedure in men behind nose-jobs (rhinoplasty) and eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty).

Many men have excess fat cells across there chest that they wish to have removed. Some even suffer from gynecomastia, the development of abnormally large mammary glands resulting in enlarged breasts. Men have tried in vain to get rid this excess fat through work outs, and diet plans.  Out of options, men have turned to plastic surgery to rid them of the embarrassing flab on their chests.

Many new advancements in technology have improved many of the procedures for plastic surgery. In fact, a new procedure is now available for breast reduction which utilizes radiofrequency assisted technology. This technology allows for a much less invasive procedure to remove the fat cells while at the same time tightening the loose skin. This replaces the painful pushing and pulling of liposuction and is drawing more and more patients.

The media has also made an impact on the plastic surgery scene. Mr. Rajiv Grover, consultant plastic surgeon and BAAPS Secretary said, “This year we have recorded a dramatic rise in a number of male surgical procedures, probably due to heightened media attention, which has allowed men to realize the positive outcomes that can be achieved.”

The negative opinion that society once had toward plastic surgery no longer exists. People are much less judgmental of others who have undergone such a procedure and thus everyone is more apt to talk about the results of their procedure. With the plethora of positive testimonials available men are more inclined to consider a procedure to give them the body that they desire.

Most of us will have either considered, or will have undergone, some sort of plastic surgery. We will have had one nagging flaw or an insecurity which we felt needed sorting and we will have taken the necessary surgical steps towards correcting this imperfection. However, for some people, plastic surgery becomes more than a way of just correcting one or two minor faults; it becomes an entire way of life. This is certainly the case for Cindy Jackson, who holds the dubious record of having more cosmetic surgery than anybody else on the planet. But, far from being put off or quietened by her record-breaking number of times under the knife, she is now using her position to become a spokesperson and encourage more people to seek bodily perfection in the plastic surgery arena.

Jackson has offered advice to celebrities in the past, including surgery success stories like Sharon Osbourne and now she is turning her attention to regular citizens like you and me; her message is simple, that everyone and anyone should actively consider some form of surgical enhancement. She told Sky News:

“I’ve never met or been in touch with anyone who is totally happy the way they are”

She went on to tackle a big taboo in society that people, no matter what they say in public, are attracted to, and value highly, the concept of beauty.  She did say it was politically incorrect to make such a statement but her own good looks have given her “better chances” in life and she feels she has also gotten an “easier ride” because of her enhanced looks. Whilst this may be slightly true, it is certainly true that most people still value personality and contribution to society over mere looks. Where plastic surgery comes in is that it can help transform people’s confidence so that their personality shines through; if you feel beautiful, you will appear more beautiful and, for a lot of people, surgery is really the only way to correct not only physical flaws but mental doubts as well.

Jackson is well-known on the surgery circuit and is a veritable regular, having undergone nose-jobs, several facelifts, breast augmentation and liposuction procedures. Much of her body may now be unnatural, but her advice is down-to-earth and 100% real; if you’re unhappy with the way you look surgery offers you the chance to change yourself and change your life.

In the past, many patients have been put off going down the road of Rhinoplasty because they feel they could lose their ethnic identity; they sight precedents such as Janet Jackson as evidence.

But news has reached us that soon patients from all ethnic backgrounds should be able to benefit equally from the surgical procedure. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the ASAPS, has said that concerns over loss of ethnic identity have, in the past, deterred some people from having nose-jobs and other procedures.  However, money which has been invested into specialised training in the field and new technology now means that rhinoplasty needn’t obscure the ethnic heritage of the patient in question!

Dr. Julius Few spoke out at the annual conference on the ASAPS, saying that:” It is vital to preserve the ethnic heritage of the given patient and understand that ethnic rhinoplasty is more about balance of the face and not assuming the look of another racial or ethnic group – a fear that many African American patients still have.” This news will be welcome by the industry as a whole and will be seen as a key way on introducing more and more patients into the growing field of cosmetic surgery.

Rhinoplasty has long been one of the most popular procedures performed in the U.K, helped by the famous celebrity associations which it has, and both men and women have been going under the knife in order to gain the perfect sniffer!  It has long been thought that it was really easy to tell which people have had rhinoplasty performed on them and this became even more the case when the procedure had been performed on those of ethnic heritage.  As the public has become and more aware of rhinoplasty, with more of the population knowing what that word means than know where the stomach is located in the human body, they have become more astute at spotting who has had the procedure done. This new breakthrough should hopefully make nose-jobs more clandestine.

Not that they need to be, much of the stigma which once surrounded plastic surgery has now receded. However, the news that more and more people will be able to benefit equally from cosmetic procedures is great news and one can only hope that more and more breakthrough’s of this magnitude keep on coming!

Patients who request cosmetic surgery to looklike celebrities refused surgery.

“Essentially you are sitting there with them looking at porn magazines, with discomfort usually oozing out of the woman. It can be a very difficult and delicate job to persuade them against surgery, especially because the chances are the partner will encourage them to go somewhere else.”

Plastic surgeon and president of BAAPS Nigel Mercer explained: “People look at Katie Price who has created a business based on the size of her breasts, and they want to copy her in the hope they will attain that celebrity dream. I always tell them giving you a boob job will not make you a celebrity.”

The doctor noted that there have been an increasing number of cases when the prospective patient demands a nose based on an image of a celebrity and the surgeon is forced to explained that such changes are impossible to achieve.

“Women will come in with a picture of the supermodel Cindy Crawford and say I want that nose,” he said. “I have to explain they have a fundamentally different facial structure. I will say to them it can’t be done, and I don’t think there is anyone on earth who can do it; but there are always unscrupulous surgeons who are not so honest.”

BAAPS interviewed 40 plastic surgeons and established that the second top reason when patients are turned down is the operation being unnecessary and doing more harm than benefit.

“I think because there is so much more publicity now about surgery, people think of it as a cosmetic treatment that can be done in a lunchtime, rather than a serious medical procedure with the risk of complications and the need for recovery time,” said the surgeon.

“If you consider something like a facelift, which might benefit those in their late 40s and 50s, we are seeing women in their 30s saying they want ‘just a little tuck’, when really there is no such thing, and it is too early for them to be thinking about facelifts at all,” recommended Mr Mercer.

The third most common reason why surgeons refuse to perform surgery is finding out about certain medical conditions that increase the patient’s risk to develop complications from plastic surgery.
 
The survey revealed that just under 50 per cent of plastic surgeons turned down more than one in ten prospective clients after the initial consultation. Moreover, one in five doctors refused to perform surgery on more than a quarter of individuals they talked to.

Growing number of men considering it as a viable option.

BBC News reports that a growing number of men in the United Kingdom are undergoing cosmetic surgery such as tummy tuck’s and liposuction

The news follows figures released by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) this year. It showed that in 2007, the number men who decided to undergo tummy tucks (also known as abdominoplasty) rose by 61%, with Liposuction rising by 18%. However despite these figures the numbers of men choosing the treatments is still relatively small, with the total number of men having a tummy tuck in 2007 being 90 and 582 having liposuction. Currently, the most popular form of cosmetic surgery for men is rhinoplasty (nose jobs).

The BBC talked to Dr Jag Chana, a consultant plastic surgeon at a Hospital in Hertfordshire. He pointed out that liposuction and tummy tucks are not weight loss options and many of the patients he sees in his clinic are unsuitable for the operations.

The procedures are designed for people who have already lost weight and may have excess skin left behind as a consequence. So those who have approached him with a beer belly have been turned away, told to first try and lose the weight via diet and exercise.
“Tummy tucks and liposuction are invasive procedures. Possible risks are scarring, loss of sensation and infection to the area, but these are rare.
“Patients can normally return to work after two weeks but exercise and lifting must be avoided for at least six weeks as an abdominal corset needs to be worn to support the area.”
As time goes on, experts have said that more men will continue to decide on cosmetic surgery as more men care about their appearance.
At Dr Chana’s clinic in particular has seen a 40% increase in the numbers of men having surgeries there last year. The number has since been rising and Dr Chan himself agrees that this will continue.
Liposuction involves removing fatty deposits that can appear in the chest, chin, sides, stomach, thighs and back. It is difficult to remove fat from these areas via exercise, which is why surgery could be an option. Rhinoplasty (or a nose job), reshapes the nose to give it symmetry by removing cartilage.