Jessica Alba has revealed that she has no plans to go under the surgeon’s knife. In a recent interview with Latina magazine, she said, “I like looking different, I like having flavour. I think it’s funny that women get their lips injected and get butt implants. Everyone wants to look like us now!
Katie Price, better known as glamour model Jordan, has confessed she is disappointed with her recent cosmetic surgery and will be having further cosmetic surgery to correct it.
Price has recently changed her image away from Barbie-doll to sophisticated mother and recently had a breast reduction and work on her teeth. She was hoping that the surgery would give her pert, but small breasts however she complained that her breasts now hang too low when she is standing up and there is a huge gap between them when she is lying down. She has also said that her breasts have indents in them so you can clearly see the implants, and the surgeon didn’t remove enough of the excess skin.
According to Spanish news paper El Pais, the number of young Spanish undergoing cosmetic surgery is surging.
Spain has the third highest number of people going under the knife, just behind the US and Brazil, with around 400,000 Spaniards having some sort of cosmetic surgery each year. Despite the dangers of having plastic surgery before the body has finishing developing fully, around 10% of those looking for cosmetic surgery are said to be 19 years old or younger.
More and more cosmetic laser treatment horror stories are hitting the headlines –the latest being that of UK newsreader Kate Silverton who was forced to take time off work and ended up with scarring on her face thanks to laser surgery.
Could gastric bypasses help cure some cases of diabetes? According to a story in newspaper the Daily Mail, a patient with type 2 diabetes who was morbidly obese had a gastric bypass in a last ditch attempt to lose weight. The patient had to inject himself four times a day to deliver 130 units of insulin.
According to a recent survey by the Harley Medical Group, 11% of people fund their cosmetic surgery through overtime work or a second job, whilst around 20% of people ask their family for money; 33% save up over time with 24% turning to credit cards to fund their plastic surgery.
Slimmer hips combined with a facelift is the latest cosmetic surgery procedure to hit the UK. The $20,000 operation involves taking stem cells from the hips and injecting them into the face to lessen wrinkles and create a more youthful appearance.
This cosmetic surgery operation will probably appeal to many as it kills two birds with one stone and only requires local anaesthetic. Better still, most patients will not require an overnight stay in hospital and the results last for up to nine years.