Information and guides on all cosmetic surgery procedures.
An American company has claimed that is has found a way for patients to change the colour of their eyes through a new cosmetic surgery procedure.
Stroma Medical, based in California, has patented a technique that uses a laser beam to change brown eyes to blue in a few weeks. Early trials have shown that patients brown irises changed colour to blue after being exposed to a targeted laser beam.
Microlipo is the latest treatment on the cosmetic surgery market to help women looking for a breast reduction.
Breast reductions in the past require quite major surgery. Also know as reduction mammoplasties, the procedure usually involves fat, tissue and skin being removed from the breasts before they are reshaped and the nipples repositioned. This sort of surgery means that patients are often left with quite hefty scars and because a general anaesthetic is used, a three night stay in hospital plus six weeks of recovery time is usually required.
Skin experts claim that uneven skin tones can age your face as much as fine lines and wrinkles so it is no surprise that many people are concerned about freckles and marks on their face.
According to research by beauty brand Clinique, 43 per cent of women in the UK are concerned about pigmentation.
The term ‘hyperpigmentation’ covers a number of things including small areas of pigmentation such as freckles, sun spots and liver spots, through to much larger areas of darkened skin.
What constitutes the perfect belly button? A recent survey by the Countess of Chester NHS Foundation showed that women of black and Asian descent would most like to have a round innie belly button, whilst Caucasian women would prefer to have a vertical oval belly button. Of all the women surveyed, all wanted an ‘innie’ rather than an ‘outie’.
If you are unhappy with the shape of your belly button it is possible to have cosmetic surgery to change its shape.
Human Growth Hormone (HGH) injections are one of the latest anti-ageing trends. Naturally made in the pituitary gland, HGH stimulates growth and can now be made in laboratories. Many people use HGH injections to help speed up the healing process and to help slow down ageing in the body. HGH users also claim that it helps weight loss, improves energy levels, and reduces general aches and pains. But is it really the miracle drug that some profess it to be?
Botox vs Dysport – which injectable is better at reducing the look of facial wrinkles?
For people looking to reduce the look of crow’s feet on their face, it is a minefield trying to decide which beauty treatment to go for. Two of the more popular treatments are Botox and Dysport. Both Dysport and Botox are botulinium toxins, with Botox having been around for longer. In a study published in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, the two injectables were compared to discover which was better overall.
Botox is under fire again with new claims that the anti-wrinkle injections could actually have the opposite effect – leaving patients looking older in the long-term.
Botox is now such a popular procedure that some people are using it in their twenties (and, more shockingly, some women are giving their children Botox) to help prevent wrinkles from appearing. However Dr Darren McKeown believes that if Botox injections are started too young, they could actually help speed up the ageing process rather than slow it down.