How Good Is Your Botox Knowledge?

When the word botox is mentioned the first things that generally pops to mind is the cosmetic of choice that is a favorite among socialites, housewives and businessmen alike.

When its many benefits were first discovered, early physicians put it to good use to treat eye disorders, spasms in the eyes and neck regions and cranial nerve disorders. Cosmetic surgery today uses botox to treat all these and more areas of the body.

The primary use of botox is for smoothening wrinkles in the facial muscles by paralyzing the muscles in a controlled manner. The ease and speed with which plastic surgeons and cosmetologists administer botox have made it the most popular noninvasive cosmetic procedure.

You can ask your plastic surgeon to administer botox treatments instead of performing face surgery procedures like eyelid surgery and face implants. The effects are short-lived however and call for a repeat if you want to maintain the look.

Face lift surgery doctors today caution patients about botox treatments as recently some cases that displayed adverse effects of botulinum toxin treatments were revealed. Respiratory interference was reported in these cases calling for a review of the cosmetic by the FDA.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California we are very much aware of the potential complications that are known to arise out of any cosmetic surgery procedure like face lift surgery. A botox treatment is not just a lunchtime treatment for us, and our attitude towards it is anything but lax.

A Face Lift Surgery To Look Feminine

I came across a very strange article in the Daily Mail yesterday which got me thinking about the hoopla surrounding transgenders and transsexuals.

A former Paratrooper in the British Paratrooper Regiment, Cpt. Ian Hamilton transformed himself into a woman with some select plastic surgery procedures. Today, it is Jan Hamilton who has established herself firmly as a woman in society.

Transgender cosmetic surgery involves painstaking work and a complete transformation of a human being from one gender to another. Cosmetic surgeons have been known to perform such procedures very successfully, but the surgeries are not without risk.

Thailand is considered to be the epicenter of such cosmetic surgery procedures with many transsexuals finding everything from genital surgery to a face lift surgery to eradicate their old gender completely and replace it with a different one.

Since the face is generally perceived to be a reference point for determining the sex of a person, cosmetic surgeons pay special attention during a face lift surgery. Incase of a man it takes considerable effort on part of the surgeon to shave, soften and alter the face to look more feminine.

In case of a female sex change, a face surgery procedure doesn’t involve much work and augmentation is largely depended upon to achieve the appearance of a heavier bone structure.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California we listen to the candidate’s wishes first before giving our opinion on any face surgery or other cosmetic surgery. Our consultants are experienced and highly professional and will refer you a plastic surgeon who is equally understanding in outlook. Visit our advanced surgical institute if you need further help.

Face Surgery Loves – Plump Jennifer Hudson

Sex and the City has released in the States people!

While I can’t get over the onslaught of clothes, purses, shoes and food in the movie watching Jennifer Hudson emote is making me sit up and take notice. But I’m not the only one.

When the sex-octave singer bagged the role of Effie in Dreamgirls, she beat 800 actors and dazzled the audiences with her character, making ShoWest name her the “Female Star of Tomorrow” in 2006. With her role as Louise in SATC she brings a younger element to a movie about 40-something characters.

The best thing about Hudson though is her amazing confidence with her body. She may be on the heavier side, but she knows how to wrap up her curves and put her best face forward.

African-American women have a lot going for them look-wise with a skin-tone that includes a range of chocolate-colored shades. At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California we advise women of African-American ethnicity to enhance their facial features rather than change them to fit Caucasian standards.

Like Hudson, if you have a pleasantly filled face but yet want to go in for a finer look, you can have a buccal fat reduction surgery. You can even go in for a face lift that will work on each part of your face step-by-step.

A face lift surgery is a better alternative though as the cosmetic surgeon can enhance your different facial features gradually and proportionately.

To get fuller cheeks on the other hand, you can ask your surgeon about a fat transfer surgery to aid your face lift. More on this later.

Get Dimples In Your Cheeks When You Smile After Your Face Surgery

Some people are just blessed with cheek dimples that last till after they lose the baby fat while a lot lose theirs soon. A small number have it on a single cheek adding oodles to their facial charm.

A dimple creation face surgery procedure is a great way to acquire dimples the artificial way. At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California we usually offer this procedure as part of our face lift surgery procedure or any other cosmetic surgery.

Cosmetic surgeons at our advanced surgical institute can create dimples in the cheek in an outpatient surgery that takes less than an hour to perform. But this is for an independent surgery.

When combined with a face lift surgery, the duration is longer and also entails a lengthier recovery period. Getting a cheek dimple creation surgery alongside a face lift surgery however can allow the plastic surgeon to work on the overall appearance of the face.

You can go in for deep prominent dimples like the ones Indian actress Preity Zinta has or tiny ones like Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman fame). Jennifer Garner too has got lovely dimples that would look good against a sleek fine boned face.

For men there is Matthew McConnaughy who can carry dimpled cheeks without looking feminine. Funny man Eddie Murphy too has a nice pair and how can I forget the intelligent almost hollow dimples Johnny Depp flaunts. The choices are fascinating!

Pearly Sheen For Your Face – Cosmetic Surgery Help

Lasers have established an indomitable presence in the cosmetic surgery business and have helped plastic surgeons set right everything from hair removal to eyelid surgery and fat reduction.

Cutera’s Pearl Laser is a step forward in cosmetic laser treatments for the face and is a marvelous plastic surgery option for those looking for a less painful facial beauty treatment. The laser is supposed to penetrate deep into the skin of the face surgery candidate and stimulate collagen growth.

This subcutaneous collagen growth allows the facial skin to rise and lends a healthy glow from within the face. The results of laser treatments like the Pearl Laser is facial skin that is visibly blemish-free and recovers from treatment faster and is gentler then the rest of the lasers available.

For a patient who wants help with taking care of wrinkles this cosmetic face lift surgery treatment is remarkable less-invasive. The results however, last for less time than a face lift. The Pearl Laser’s results last for 1-2 months while face lift surgery can last for years.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California we offer the very best in advanced face lift surgery and care. Get in touch with our experts for clever ways to get the look while cheating on the discomfort factor.

Cosmetic Face Implant Surgery Fiasco For Australia’s Next Top Model

While the current America’s Next Top Model Whitney Thompson is making waves with her stance on full-figured women, a participant on the Australian leg of the show is creating a hubbub with her cosmetic surgery forays.

Alex Girdwood, 20 and a contestant fighting for the crown on Australia’s Next Top Model had collagen injectables pumped into her lips to make them plumper. When the judges and the panel of experts found out about Alex’s plastic surgery attempts needless to say, they were left shocked.

Says Priscilla Leighton-Clarke, the modeling agent responsible for granting the winner the one-year contract, “My line on cosmetic surgery when it comes to young, beautiful girls is leave it well alone”. She goes on to add, “I would never encourage any of my models to have plastic surgery and none of them do - except for one who is in her 30s”.

A lip augmentation treatment is often offered as an element of face lift surgery procedures and results in lips that are plumper then before. Collagen fillers and silicone lip implants are very popular among those in the beauty and glamour business because of the near-perfect pout that it lends.

Many a photograph has been enhanced through face lift and careful Botox use more than it has been via photoshop. But for an aspiring model who has already got past the selection phase of a tough show like Top Model, it is a sign of the mounting pressure laid on the young for physical perfection.

What are your views on Alex’s decision? Do you think she ought to have had a face surgery procedure like lip augmentation? Let the Plastic Surgery Institute of California know.

Face Lift Surgery Concern No.1 – Unhappiness With The Result

Richard Goode has a first-rate solution for this problem which many face surgery doctors face at one point of time or another in their career (sometimes very often).

Goode, a professor of otolaryngology at Stanford advises his fellow surgeons to simply not operate on such a patient. Of course, the plastic surgeon has to identify such a patient first, he adds.

In his article for the May issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, Goode relates the way in which cosmetic face surgery and face lift doctors can do this as well. Check out a brief of his ruminations out here.

We agree with Goode on this point- ‘the key to avoiding the patient with unrealistic expectations, or those with obsessions with imagined physical defects, is to use the initial interview as an effective screening process’. Not surprisingly, many cosmetic surgeons will swear by the effectiveness of this step in the face surgery procedure.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we have the very best of face lift surgery consultants and cosmetic surgeons to address your cosmetic facial enhancement needs.

And oh, we love to follow up on our patients post-surgery as well. This helps us stay updated on the face lift patient’s recovery progress, especially if the patient had a difficult time during surgery.

Nonetheless, patients need to remember that no plastic surgery procedure can yield 100 percent results. The best results always have realistic expectations attached.