Awake Liposuction – A Safe Procedure
Those who choose outpatient awake liposuction find it to be very beneficial. Awake liposuction, also known as Tumescent liposuction begins with the surgeon injecting a special solution into the fatty layer of the patient’s skin. The solution tightens the tissue which helps to reduce bleeding and aids the surgeon in removing the excess fat. Instead of using a general or local anesthetic a minimal oral sedation is used that is is less stressful for the patient’s system, and aids in a quicker recovery.
Awake Liposuction - A Safe Procedure
Safety is the most important benefit to choosing outpatient awake liposuction....
Angelina Jolie Breast Surgery Announcement
The recent courageous announcement by actress Angelina Jolie of her recent bilateral mastectomy and subsequent bilateral reconstructive plastic surgery has brought this type of surgery to national attention. Jolie said in an article written by the New York Times, that she elected to have the surgery when she tested positive for the BRCA gene which determined she had an 87% chance of contracting breast cancer, which took her mother's life.
Women who test positive for the BRCA gene, are faced with this difficult decision of having what amounts to prophylactic mastectomies followed by an appropriate reconstruction as in Jolie`s case....
Can You Get Fuller Lips From A Tube ?
For the past several years, cosmetic companies have marketed over-the-counter products claiming to produce sexier, fuller lips. These glosses, balms and gels temporarily give the lips a fuller look. Products containing ingredients such as cinnamon, wintergreen or capsicum (a compound made from hot peppers) are used. These boost blood flow to the lips, which leads to mild swelling and redness. The results in most cases may last but a few hours and cost $3-$36.00.
None of these products will even come closed to enlarging and defining the lips, only a dermal filler such as Juvederm or Restylane will give you ...
May Is Melanoma Awareness Month
Even though the dangers of developing melanoma has been widely reported, a recent study shows that melanoma cases continue to rise in young people between the ages of 18-39. In fact, this deadliest form of skin cancer rose an astonishing 800% among young women and 400% in young men. There may be a reason why there is this discrepancy between the sexes. Young women tend to use indoor tanning booths more than men. UV ray emitted by tanning beds are cancer causing and tanners are 74% more likely to develop melanoma than those who never tan indoors. If a...
Cosmetic Surgery and Divorce
Re-entering single life, after divorce can be a difficult life altering experience. Women in particular, may want to recapture a more youthful and rejuvenated appearance in preparation to enter the dating scene. Divorce becomes the catalyst behind wanting to improve ones appearance and cosmetic surgery after divorce comes into play.
Some woman start off slow with non-invasive procedures such as Botox® and dermal fillers, while others opt to have surgery. The more popular procedures for a newly divorced woman include breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck and eyelid surgery.
It is important that women who have recently undergone a divorce consider their emotional...
How Much Younger Does Facial Rejuvenation Surgery Make You Look?
It has been debated among plastic surgeons for many years as to how much younger apatient looks after facial rejuvenation surgery.
A group of plastic surgeons recently set out to answer this question. This study included 54 women and 6 men, ages 45 to 72. They all underwent cosmetic facial rejuvenation surgery. The study revealed that those who underwent face-lift and necklift surgery alone, looked an average of 5.7 year younger.
By adding eyelid surgery, another 2 years were gained. Adding a brow-lift, another year. People who had all four procedures on average looked 8.4 years younger. All the procedures...
Times Are A Changing / Chin Implant Surgery on the Rise
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has recently released their 2010- 2011 surgical statistics. Chin augmentation surgery increased 71% during this time period, surpassing the rate of breast implant,liposuction and Botox combined.
It has been suggested that some of rise in chin implant surgery may be due to baby boomers availing themselves of all forms of online communications such as video-chat technology. This allows virtual face-to-face interaction with people all over the world but at the same time we are able to see ourselves as others see us exposing our double chins and lax jawlines etc... It is a fact that, as we age...
Women of Color and Plastic Surgery
Recently on the ABC network's television program "20/20", Barbara Walters hosted a special on plastic surgery and African American Women Plastic Surgery. One segment in particular focused on plastic surgery and women of color. This population group has traditionally been--and still is--the slowest growing minority having cosmetic surgical procedures performed.
Although there is no definitive answer as to why women of color tend to shy away from or perhaps even disparage cosmetic surgery, there most likely are cultural and communal attitudes that govern their reluctance to enhance and/or alter their appearance through cosmetic surgical procedures. Another explanation may be simply be that...
Are your hands revealing your true age?
Hand rejuvenation has become a hot topic since tabloids report that Madonna wears funky gloves during her public appearances to hide her aging hands.
The skin on the hands is thin and it gets thinner as we age. They are frequently exposed to sunlight and all its associated photo-aging effects. As the fatty layer of the hands starts to disappear, skin becomes more translucent, shriveled and the underlying tendons and veins become more prominent.
There are several cosmetic techniques for hand rejuvenation that can help address these problems. Lost volume can be replaced by filler products such as Juvederm and Radiesse which is injected under the...
Liposuction / Who is a Candidate ?
The general public seems to have a misconception about what liposuction is and who would be the best candidate for this cosmetic surgical procedure. First of all, liposuction is not a procedure to be used for weight loss. A good candidate would be someone who follows a healthy lifestyle and exercises regularly and wants to improve their body contour or get rid of stubborn fat deposits that are resistant to diet and exercise.
Liposuction will not get rid of cellulite. Cellulite is superficial fat, liposuction surgery addresses fat in the deeper tissue layers.
In the news of late, there are many...