Information and guides on all cosmetic surgery procedures.
Efudix, a cream which is used to treat the early signs of skin cancer, is claimed to also be able to erase wrinkles in the skin and help patients look younger.
Ever since Efudix has been used there has been anecdotal evidence about it’s anti-ageing properties. Researchers from the University of Michigan decided to study Efudix in an attempt to discover whether the cream did actually hold anti-wrinkle properties or not.
Record numbers of men are having cosmetic surgery to get rid of their manboobs (a.k.a their ‘moobs’). In the UK and Scotland, the number of men seeking surgery to reduce their moobs is said to have almost doubled in the past year alone.
Gynaecomastia, the official name of man-boobs, has seen a 44 percent rise in the UK in 2008 according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) making it the fifth most popular cosmetic surgery treatment for men behind nose jobs, eyelid surgery, ear corrections and liposuction.
Cosmetic surgeons are testing a new form of obesity surgery which enables patient’s stomachs to be stapled without the need to make any cuts in the abdomen. Instead, patients have a long, thick tube fed down their throats and this tube staples up part of the stomach.
Similar to current procedures, this creates a smaller stomach pouch helping patients feel full more quickly after eating, and also helping them to eat less.
Facial fillers are becoming increasingly popular and patients now have a wide range of facial fillers to choose from. Dermal fillers are popular because they are a way of ironing out wrinkles in the face including crows feet and between the brows, as well as helping plump out the lips, taking years off the face, all without the need for surgery and enabling patients to have the cosmetic treatment in their lunch break.
Botox has gone even more plastic with the release of “The Botox Cosmetic benefits card.”
The Botox benefits card is being offered to existing patients at particular US clinics. If the patients pay for their treatment with their Botox card, the receive $25 towards their next treatment provided the treatment is within the next 6 months.
The card looks set to be popular with those women who have Botox on a regular basis already as $25 off each Botox treatment could add up to a neat saving over a year.
The Zerona Laser has been around for several years and claims to help patients lose weight without the need for cosmetic surgery, diet or exercise. A non-invasive procedure, the Zerona Laser is said to be a good alternative to having liposuction.
Liposuction remains one of the most popular forms of cosmetic surgery around and there are many variations on the surgery that patients can opt for. One of the latest liposuction variations is Vibration Assisted Liposuction (VAL) which is said to be less traumatic than standard liposuction and also provides a better recovery rate.