Although the economy is supposed to be slumping and bringing cosmetic surgeons down with it, there are a lot of news items about cosmetic surgery continuing to surge and prosper. One new procedure has been drawing many potential patients: another type of cosmetic “lift”.
Cosmetic “lifts” have always been popular, as the force of gravity and aging continue to cause unattractive drooping. You can have a:
Face Lift,
Thigh Lift,
Arm Lift, or
Buttock Lift,
and now you can have the bra-line back lift. This is a procedure to smooth out the rolls of fat that develop on the back and make it hard to look […]
A French plastic surgeon, one Michel Maure, was arrested in Spain after he breached his bail conditions in France. An international manhunt found him in Catalonia. He was awaiting sentencing for having performed several dozen surgeries, including breast augmentation and liposuction which left the patients badly scarred and with complications.
Not Trained in Plastic Surgery
His specialist training was in anesthesiology, not in surgery, but French law had a loophole which he used to get away with doing cosmetic surgery. France has closed that loophole. Despite his training in administering anesthesia, many of his patients reported that they had feel agonizing pain […]
Cosmetic surgery continues to be popular, and increasing numbers of people are wanting to have body contouring surgeries, such as tummy tucks, buttock lifts, thigh lifts, and upper arm lifts. the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) collects annual numbers for each procedure done nationwide, and found that in 2007, 368,313 body contouring procedures were performed.
In the July/August issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, published by the ASAPS, there is a report about a study of obesity and surgical outcomes. Researchers followed 129 patients who had a body contouring procedure between 1993 and 2002.
The patients were grouped according to […]
The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) did a recent study and found that demand for non-invasive cosmetic procedures is increasing. This is despite what many journalists have described as a weakening or slumping economy, making predictions that cosmetic surgery will slide downhill along with the economy.
The study examined 562 ASDS members, asking questions about their patient volume and which procedures are less or more popular. Almost 63% of the members reported a consistent volume of cosmetic patients compared to what they had six months ago. About one-third of the members reported having nearly a third more cosmetic patients than […]
Since cosmetic surgery has become known and affordable for the general public, television producers have sniffed drama and higher ratings in this “appearance medicine”. A rash of makeover-type shows have resulted, not only in the U.S., but also in the U.K, Australia, and New Zealand.
Research Done in New Zealand
Recently, some studies were done by the University of Auckland Department of Psychological Medicine to discover what sort of influence the TV programs were having on people who opted to have cosmetic surgery.
One study showed that of each five patients who went for their first cosmetic surgery, four stated that they were […]
So, if Jessica Biel and Scarlett Johansson represent the most exemplary types of feminine beauty, what lessons can we learn from them, in terms of trying to contemplate the modern ideal of female beauty?At first glance, they seem very different.Jessica Biel, at 5’7″, 112 pounds with 34 B breasts cuts a much leaner figure than Scarlett Johansson, 5’4″, 120 pounds, with 34 C breasts.Biel is very much the type of woman that Hollywood is criticized as promoting as an unrealistic ideal.Tall, skinny, athletic, known for her kick-ass action roles (since leaving WB’s family dramedy 7th Heaven), she is the Hollywood […]
The British Museum is set to display a solid gold statue of supermodel Kate Moss, entitled “Siren.” It is purported to be the largest gold statue built since ancient Egypt, and it weighs 50 kg (110 lbs), making its value in gold alone nearly $1.5 million, although its actual value is likely much higher since a nude painting of her sold for over $7 million in 2005. The statue is by artist Marc Quinn, who previously made sculptures of her in various meditative postures, entitled “Sphinx.” The previous seven statues were of her in yoga poses, and were made of […]
A lot of women try a program of diet and exercise to try and target some of their stubborn fat spots, like belly fat and love handles or “muffin tops.”The problem is, for many women these are the last places your body will lose fat, so by the time you’ve lost this fat, your breasts have most likely shrunk and your collarbone juts out of your torso.Many women think, that’s okay, breast implants will look great on my skinny chest.Au contraire.
The ribs & breasts (R&B;) look is never attractive. First, it looks highly unnatural.The contrast of breasts jutting out abruptly […]
Researchers from Brunel University have extended findings about facial aesthetics to apply to the shape of the body as well.According to researchers, human beings find symmetry in the body as important to attractiveness as symmetry in the face.The work suggests that people do not detect symmetry directly, but key into features of the anatomy that appear as attractive components for either a masculine or feminine body.
The new work represents an improvement over previous work in that it does not depend on manual measurements with calipers.Instead, it utilized a 3D optical scanner to create a detailed image of 77 individuals, approximately […]
Looking at the runway fashions being exhibited for the fall, there are two very interesting new (or shall we say old?) trends popping up.This fall, the tailoring technique known as the belle curve is making a comeback.The belle curve is a contour in women’s clothes designed to accentuate the waist and hips and give a very feminine figure.First popular in the 1940s, it has made intermittent comebacks, but it looks to be very big this fall.
The second big trend making an appearance for the fall is the comeback of classic hats.From fedoras to hamburgs to tams, hats are most likely […]