Computer Imaging: Plastic Surgery's Crystal Ball

If you want a glimpse of the future that plastic surgery could provide for you, it won't require a crystal ball. Plastic surgery practitioners often use computer imaging that can show you what results you might anticipate.

Plastic surgery is often first "performed" on your photography. A picture is taken and scanned into a special computer program. Using a mouse, stylus or pointer, the plastic surgeon alters your photograph to demonstrate the results you could expect from plastic surgery. See what you would look like after a facelift or liposuction. Choose from a selection of noses and let the computer show you how they would look on your face.

Of course, computer images can't promise you actual plastic surgery results. How elastic your skin is, how well you heal, your bone structure, and many other factors, including the plastic surgeon's skill, will dictate the ultimate results.

Before you decide on plastic surgery, you will want to ask the surgeon to show you other images as well. Those are the before-and-after pictures of former patients. Most plastic surgeons maintain a portfolio of pictures of patients who have given permission for their pictures to be shown to other prospective patients. This will help you have realistic expectations of your final results.

You should also ask to see the images of patients throughout the healing process. Especially for facial surgery, the swelling and bruising can be substantial, and it's important that you know what you can expect to look like at various stages after plastic surgery, and how long it will take to entirely heal.

Jeanette Pollock is a freelance author and website owner of cosmeticsurgery-101.com. Visit Jeanette's site to learn more about computer imaging and plastic surgery.

 

Exercise Stops the Need for Plastic Surgery and Injections

Almost every day there is an article written and published about the industry of beauty; the topics vary but you can be assured that Botox and fillers via injections, surgery and procedures will be discussed ad nauseam. These invasive, perilous undertakings entice those who want to look younger and these brave souls don't mind putting their health at risk as they alter their appearance time and again with the latest and greatest cosmetic procedure.

An unfortunate by-product of plastic cosmetic surgery is suicide. That's right, for whatever reason, men and women who are disappointed with the results are increasingly becoming suicidal. Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is real and its meaning can be summed up in just one sentence ? This is a mental disorder suffered by both men and women that causes an extremely critical self analysis of one's physique with less than satisfactory results from plastic surgery or other modalities of physical enhancement. Imagine, having procedure after procedure and still seeing an ugly duckling in the mirror.

Chasing after the Fountain of Youth has been an on-going odyssey for centuries and even though drug companies would like you to believe that toxins and the like will help you look younger, at the end of the day, you will still be the age you are only with a body filled with chemicals that can have an adverse effect on your good health. This risk of dependency affects more than just physical health, now we must consider mental health!

Chemicals, toxins, cadaver based fillers, surgery, feather lifts, Thermage, lasers and more are temporary and risky procedures that keep you looking older. Yes, older! These fixes do nothing but prop up your aging face, producing short lived self confidence because when these gimmicks wear off, you must repeat and repeat the procedures to maintain the desired semblance of prettiness and youthfulness.

Does anyone who regularly shoots up think about the consequences ten years from now? It's a well known fact that when you paralyze a portion of the face, the face contorts to accommodate the affected muscles and these contortions lead to more wrinkles. What about the fillers that plump up nasal labial folds? How much can the body endure from repeated uses of sterilized cadaver and bovine materials?

And what about cutting into the face of a perfectly healthy body to stop the slide of muscles and skin? Consider this: If you see that your butt is sliding into the top of your thigh or that your underarm is jiggling, would surgery be your first line of defense? Heavens no! Most likely you would begin an exercise regimen to tone up your body; surgery probably wouldn't enter your mind.

Doctors and drug companies advertise. They heavily advertise so that you will begin to believe their message, their hype. They want you to believe that this injection, this procedure, this medication will make you look and feel younger and healthier. When you think about the long-term expense and risk, do these options seem sound? How many procedures and injections will be required over a twenty span? Will you eventually stop them and then just look old? That's doubtful because studies show that people who have one procedure will likely eye the menu and book another. It's likened to a gerbil on his wheel ? imperfections can create the desire for more and more treatments that just might interfere with your life. After all, surgery is risky, even deadly!

I admire Alex Kuczynski, author of Beauty Junkies, who believes a very sad fate has tainted the feminine ideal, declaring that the culture of "better" has corrupted the perception of what is beautiful and even acceptable. In other words, the ads would have you believe that you need to be fixed. Ms Kuczynski nor I want you to end up look like an aging porn star from chasing after injections and surgery.

Enough already! Let's move on to a positive space ? a space where everyone can return the look of youthfulness to their face without any risk, pain or spending their children's inheritance.

External beauty like inner beauty takes work; yes, it's easy to just allow someone to administer beauty enhancements but did you know there is an alternative to the usual suspects of improvement? One that will definitely help you look younger and it doesn't involve surgery or injections ? it's facial exercise that uses isometric contractions and resistance that when employed for just a few weeks will create a younger looking face by strengthening and toning hidden facial muscles that support our skin.

Bottom line: Aging isn't what it used to be. Defy it! Exercise your face!

Cynthia Rowland is widely recognized as an expert in all natural facial fitness with over thirty years experience in health & beauty related fields. She has appeared on The View, Fit TV, HGTV and other popular shows. This author, speaker and television personality is leading the crusade to keep men and women looking vibrantly younger through natural techniques without spending their children?s inheritance.

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?I Save Faces?
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LOOK PERFECT FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY - PLASTIC SURGERY OPTIONS IN NEWPORT BEACH

P. James Voloshin, M.D., and his team at Newport Surgery Institute in Orange County are dedicated to the needs of their patients. Your experience will be satisfying at the Institute, which boasts a staff directed by excellence, trust and skill. The Institute does all the top surgical procedures such as liposuction, breast augmentation and rhinoplasty.

The term "plastic surgery" is derived from the Greek word, <em>plastikos</em>, which means to form or mold. Cosmetic surgery is done to redesign normal structures on the body in order to improve the patient's looks and self-confidence. Reconstructive surgery is done on atypical structures of the body caused by obesity, congenital imperfections, developmental defects, trauma, disease, or growths.

Why do people submit themselves to cosmetic plastic surgery? That depends. It may be that you have a once in a lifetime event coming up (such as your wedding day) and you want to look perfect. It may also depend on your gender. Fifty-seven percent of women tell their plastic surgeons they just want to look younger. Only 45% of men make the same assertion. One in four men - but only one in ten women - see plastic surgeons for what they call work-related reasons.

Making the decision to get cosmetic surgery can be a colossal, life-changing choice. Check your plastic surgeon out: does the American Board of Plastic Surgery certify him/her? What school/s did he/she attend? Where did he/she do residency training? After narrowing your list to board-certified and well-trained surgeons, visit their websites to get a general feel of their practice, and to see before and after pictures if available.

To aid recovery after your procedure:

-- Apply ice packs or compresses to minimize swelling -- Do not take aspirin or anti-inflammatory medications -- Do not smoke or be exposed to secondary smoke during recovery -- Avoid exposure to direct sunlight -- Use sun block to protect your skin -- Go to follow-up appointments to reduce complications

Americans watch shows such as "Extreme Makeover" and "Dr. 90210" to gape at plastic surgery done from head to toe. The pop culture exposure has brought more acceptance of cosmetic surgery, but also created fear of drastic results. With this in mind, Newport Beach marketing firm "The Professional Image," recently sponsored a media briefing where a group of prominent plastic surgeons gathered to discuss the latest trends in cosmetic surgery and anti-aging.

Article by: Adam O'Connor, Los Angeles Cosmetic Surgery

Advice Columnist

How Is Cosmetic Different From Plastic Surgery?

There has been enormous growth in the available procedures for cosmetic and plastic surgery since the beginning of the twentieth century. Along with this has come the standard of looking healthy, young and beautiful. If you are considering a procedure to alter your appearance, you may be looking into cosmetic surgery. Before you choose a procedure, you will want to know their differences. One thing you will want to know is the difference between plastic and cosmetic surgery. While these are both similarly-defined, there are several distinct differences.

Cosmetic surgery, is defined as surgery chosen purely for redefining your looks. If you are dissatisfied with a facial or body feature, you can choose cosmetic surgery to alter the specific area. Cosmetic surgery focuses on reducing lines and wrinkles in the face, removing body fat from a specific area, or lifting, supplementing or reducing a specific body feature.

Plastic surgery, on the other hand, focuses on body reconstruction. If you have a birth defect or have had a disease or injury that has caused a change in your features, you may use plastic surgery to change your body. Plastic surgery is known to remove imbalance as well as heal deformed areas that may have caused pain or problems in the past. If you have had surgery as a result of a disease, plastic surgery may be used to reform your body image.

As cosmetic and plastic surgery advances, the standards for and knowledge of them have also advanced. One of your choices will be in the selection of your surgeon. While both cosmetic and plastic surgeons are required to attend medical school in order to legally perform surgery, their backgrounds may be different. Both cosmetic and plastic surgeons receive the same background medical training. However, a cosmetic surgeon will not receive educational training for cosmetics specifically. They will obtain most of their training through a post-residency training program consisting of workshops, seminars, and eventually, certification.

Plastic surgeons, however, after completing their general medical education will also need to complete a specific training program. The focus, instead of being on cosmetics, will be on learning how to surgically treat physical problems, such as tumors, deformities, and other types of complications. Upon completion of this training, they will then earn a certificate for plastic surgery specifically. Either of these doctors have the option of becoming trained in both cosmetic and plastic surgery.

If you are considering cosmetic surgery, you will want to make sure the surgeon has been certified through a specific training program and has a proper medical background. This will be different than finding a surgeon to econstruct a body defect. By understanding the difference between these two kinds of surgeons as well as surgeries, you will be able to eliminate from consideration some available surgeons when deciding to have cosmetic surgery.

William Brown writes for several web sites, on health and wellness topics.

Plastic Surgery in New York

New York cannot be defined as the Mecca of plastic surgery, but still you can find a great number of professionals working there. Many people's only rescue from the cruel business world is to make their outlooks prettier. Everyone knows the privilege that the good-looking appearance brings to its lucky owner- from success in business to happier personal life. Everyone needs their good looks and many people's only option is to undertake a plastic operation for recovering of their hidden beauty.

If you choose to try plastic surgery, you'd better first find a respectable surgeon. A dedicated plastic surgeon can perform miracles on your face and body, using his or her professional skills. Cosmetic surgeons play the most important role for the success of the operation. That's why, people have to be extremely vigilant about who they pick up to operate on their bodies. An unprofessional surgeon can ruin the little good looks that they have. Plastic surgery in New York offers all the available aesthetic operations, the most popular of which are liposuction, breast augmentation and facial surgery.

Aesthetic surgery can be conditionally divided into two main branches, slight changes on the face and greater transformations of the body. Plastic surgery offers cosmetic operations of the face, eyes, nose, breasts and body, as well as liposuction and additional plastic operations to maximise your good looks. The facial plastic surgery includes operations on head and neck, such as: - Facelifts, neck lifts, chemical peels - Facial implants on the chin, cheeks and jaw, including fat and collagen injections - Laser resurfacing - Eyelid, forehead and brow plastic surgery - Nose, chin and ear pinning surgery

The body plastic surgery includes the following cosmetic interventions: - Liposuction and microliposuction, also called liposculpture - Breast lift and reconstruction - Tummy tuck - Female breast augmentation or reduction, as well as male breast reduction

There are few things to consider upon choosing the plastic surgeon in New York, who will perform the operation. The top New York surgeons are available to anyone who can afford it. But you should be careful if the surgeon you have chosen is really a top professional. Check everything about him or her, her or his reputation, media publications, experience, past successes and specialties. Try to learn as much as possible before you decide pro or con to trust him/her with your plastic operation. Some surgeons that perform plastic surgery have additional specialty, which runs as Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) that gives them further qualification for operating on skin. Upon your first meeting with your future-to-be surgeon, try to get as much information about him/her as possible. Ask questions and beware of the answers. Pay attention to the staff and the facilities. Check your surgeon's involvement in local New York's and international organisations, and any special surgical areas in which he or she performed. Also get information about which hospitals are affiliated with your surgeon.

After having checked everything about you surgeon, you may take on a great adventure of getting your new and beautiful appearance. The faculties of your surgeon can turn plastic surgery into the event that will change your life. For more information click Plastic Surgery in New York

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Cosmetic Surgery Facelifts - Balancing the Benefits with the Risks

Professional organizations remind patients that cosmetic surgery is surgery, and carries the same risks as any other medical intervention. Complications may include hematoma, temporary or longer-lasting injury to the nerves that control facial muscles, infection, or adverse reaction to anesthesia.

Eyelid surgery can correct for drooping upper eyelids and puffy bags below the eyes. The surgeon removes the excess fat and muscle from below the skin, as well as removing any excess skin. The surgery usually takes one to three hours, and is usually carried out on an outpatient basis. Generally, patients can be back to work in a week to ten days.

Laser facial resurfacing is a way by which the surgeon can use a carbon dioxide laser device to smooth away fine wrinkles on the face. The surgeon can use the same laser to soften lines around the eyes and mouth, and minimize facial scars and unevenly pigmented areas. Usually, the procedure takes only a few minutes to an hour, and is carried out on an outpatient basis. Most patients are back to work in two weeks.

Face lifts are perhaps the most individualized of cosmetic surgery procedures. The surgeon evaluates the patients face, including skin and underlying bones. It?s particularly important that the doctor have a clear understanding of the patient?s goals for the surgery. In general, face lifts are performed on an out patient basis. The surgery itself will take several hours. Most patients are back to work ten to fourteen days after the surgery.

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