Former pop singer Lulu has admitted that her youthful looks are partly down to Botox – and that she will be giving up the wrinkle-busting injections because too much of her face becomes ‘immovable.’
“I used to have Botox and I thought it was fantastic at first,” Lulu explained to British magazine Good Housekeeping. “But it quickly fades. Too much of it makes your face immovable and it doesn’t actually help you to look young so I stopped.
Demi Moore, famous for having spent nearly $500,000 on cosmetic surgery to help turn back the clock, has revealed an unusual way to detoxify herself – leeches.
In an interview with US talk show host David Letterman, the 46-year old actress explained that she is a fan of ‘leech therapy’ and has recently visited Austria for a session.
Forget face-lifts and Botox – promising new research that targets our longevity genes may hold the key to keeping old age at bay.
Researchers at the University of Washington have already found 25 genes that regulate lifespan in two organisms separated by 1.5 billion years of evolution. The researchers are hopeful that at least 15 of these genes may be similar to genes in humans and that by altering their activity, the ageing process may be slowed down. The scientists also hope that if successful, targeting the genes may also help slow-down or cure several age related illnesses.
Actress Anna Friel has admitted that she is considering having cosmetic surgery. The beautiful actress spotted some early signs of ageing in her car rear-view mirror. Friel has admitted that since spotting the ealy signs of ageing, she has taken to pulling back her face whilst stuck in traffic jams to envisage how she would look if she went under the surgeon’s knife.
The parents of a Down syndrome girl in the UK have courted controversy having put the child through three lots of cosmetic surgery procedures.
By the time she was five years old, Georgia Bussey had undergone three cosmetic surgery operations – the first lot of surgery was to stop her tongue from poking out of her mouth; the second surgery was to remove folds of skin from around the inner corners of the eyes to take away from the ‘slantiness characteristic’ of Down’s Syndrome; The final surgery was to stop her ears from sticking out so much.
According to a recent study sponsored by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Botox’s popularity is waning with more women than ever saying no to the wrinkle-busting injections.
The study states that in 2007, Botox injections dropped by 15% over 2006 figures despite the number of cosmetic surgery procedures increasing by 2% over the same period. Botox amongst men also increased by 10% over the same time frame implying that women are turning their backs on Botox.
Researchers at the Schepens Eye Institute have discovered that people who have a low level of tear production before LASIK eye surgery are more prone to developing chronic dry eye syndrome after surgery.
Dry eye syndrome is one of the most common side effects of laser eye surgery. Dry eye syndrome is caused when there are problems with the tear film responsible for lubricating the eye. Whilst it does not affect vision loss, it can be painful and irritating and many patients who suffer from dry eye syndrome will use medications or artificial tears to help alleviate the issue.