According to My FOX Houston, some women are coming up with questionable ways of raising money for breast implants.
According to FOX, some women are turning to a website that hooks up women seeking breast implants with “benefactors.” On MyFreeImplants.com, women age 18 and older can create a user profile. Then, much like Facebook, people chat, post photos and interact through the social networking site. The “benefactors” can donate money, and in exchange, women may send photos, videos or chat with the donor.
Breast augmentation and other plastic surgery procedures can be expensive. If you are considering the cost of breast augmentation, […]
With the Thanksgiving holiday around the corner, it’s a good time to re-consider the facelift you have been thinking about. You may be seeing friends and family you haven’t seen for a year or longer, and it’s not uncommon to notice how much people have aged during that time.
A facelift lets you set back the ways aging has affected your face. You may begin to notice various signs of aging in your face, including:
Sagging facial skin
Turkey neck
Laugh lines
A facelift defines the contour of your jaw and neck by lifting the drooping skin of the neck and face. The procedure also […]
Many people talk about symmetrical faces and bodies, and our view of symmetry as being a defining characteristic of beauty. Many plastic surgeons talk about creating symmetry. In some procedures, improved symmetry is one of the outcomes. A breast lift or breast augmentation, for example, can reduce asymmetry between your breasts.
But are symmetrical features really the most beautiful? Julian Wolkenstein is an artist who set out to examine the role symmetry plays in our perception of beauty, according to Huffington Post. Wolkenstein took photos of 10 different models. Ultimately there were three different photos of each model: the original photo, […]
Seventy-five percent of women and 73 percent of men use the internet, according to a Pew Internet profile of health information seekers. The survey found 86 percent of the women are searching for health-related information, and 73 percent of the men are searching for the same type of information.
Also, part of what women are researching is various surgical procedures and doctors, as well as looking up health conditions and treatments.
Although the study did not include plastic surgery, it’s possible some of these health-information researchers are investigating various breast and body plastic surgery procedures and plastic surgeons in their area.
The internet […]
According to some plastic surgeons, more patients are requesting buttock lifts and buttock augmentations. Buttock lifts increased 38 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, and buttock implant procedures increased 43 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
The buttocks and lower body is important to our overall body proportions. Many women desire buttocks and hips that are balanced with the size of their upper bodies. A buttocks lift or augmentation may be the right way for you to achieve the lower body appearance you want.
Butt lifts are often performed as part of a lower […]
Lancome USA received an FDA warning for advertising claims that made it sound like certain Lancome anti-aging creams could achieve results similar to that of a pharmaceutical drug. The language also implies the creams can achieve facelift-like results, although the FDA did not take issue with that aspect of the advertising claims.
Last month, the FDA issued a warning letter to the president of Lancome USA, urging the company to re-phrase its advertisements or else submit its products as a pharmaceutical drug for safety and effectiveness testing. The reason: Some of the phrasing on the Lancome website implied the creams could […]
Facelift patients want to rejuvenate the appearance of their faces for a more youthful, refreshed look. In a Turkish study, researchers asked women of various ages about areas of their faces with which they were most dissatisfied.
Your face is what you see most often in the mirror. Women of all different ages tend to focus on the areas of their face with which they are dissatisfied, according to the Turkish study published earlier this year in Aesthetic Surgery Journal. According to the study:
Women in their 20s are most concerned with their nose and facial skin.
Women in their 30s and 40s […]
This is a special guest blog from a patient who had a tummy tuck last year. If you are curious about what getting tummy tuck surgery is like, read this! Then contact us for a consultation.
Day 21 – I started exercising again. My energy level is improving. I began having strange sensations around my scars. It’s itchy, burning and tingly…like a crawling feeling. I called the Dr. Rai and he said this was a normal part of the healing process.
1 month – Healing well. Scar remains a little elevated and red in color. I’m still having the weird sensations and […]
This is a special guest blog from a patient who had a tummy tuck last year. If you are curious about what getting tummy tuck surgery is like, read this! Then contact us for a consultation.
Day 3 – Wow…every day becomes easier and easier. Not many changes today, but I am feeling better as each day passes.
Day 4 – I had a few questions today…just about my exercise routine and the ointment I am using. It was nice to send an email from my phone to the doctor’s office and get a quick reply back. I’m still tired, so whatever […]
According to a recent article in the New York Times, smooth, toned legs are in. The article points to a photo of Angelina Jolie at the last Oscars as sparking this leggy obsession. In the now famous photo, Jolie confidently reveals her leg through the thigh-high slit of her gown.
Some women have turned to liposuction to achieve shapely legs. Often used in the thigh area, liposuction removes pockets of fat. The thighs are a common area for women to accumulate fat, even if they are active individuals who exercise and eat well.
The Times mentions several other ways women are pursuing […]
