The Art of Cosmetic Surgery

Source: BBC News

Nine out of 10 women aged over 70 have never asked for a breast scan even though they are most at risk of the cancer, a survey has found.

At present, women are called for screening every three years between the ages of 50 and 70. However, older women also have a right to screening if they request it.

The survey, of over 2,200 over-50s, was carried out by the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer, which wants a review of the upper limit for routine screening.

SURVEY FINDINGS
Only 2% thought the over-70s were most at risk
Two-thirds did not realise the risk of breast cancer increases past the age of 50
Almost a third of women aged over 50 hadn’t checked their breasts in the last month
Over one in 10 women over 50 do not check their breasts at all

The charity is also calling for improvements in the way older women are made aware of their right to regular screening. (more…)

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Source: Daily Mail News UK

Men desperate to look young are fuelling a boom in cosmetic surgery.

The most popular requests are eye bag removal, wrinkle fillers and baldness treatments.

City men are particular fans. Such is the demand among men with bonuses to burn that one leading cosmetic surgery firm is to open a branch in Canary Wharf.

Male executives in their thirties are among those having facial injections of Botox relaxants and collagen to smooth out the tell-tale signs of ageing.
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Source: CNN News

Less than 10 percent of adults in the US has ever had some type of cosmetic surgery, yet almost twice as many hope to do so at some point in the future, a survey shows.

The results suggest that trends have changed significantly since the 1960s and 1970s when cosmetic surgery was “rarely talked about,” Jeff Knezovich, executive vice president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), which sponsored the survey, told Reuters Health. Today, the topic has become a “dinner table conversation,” he said.

“People are becoming more aware of cosmetic surgery and its benefits,” Knezovich said, noting that an individual’s change in appearance may make them feel better, which can consequently lead to their increased performance.
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Losing weight may actually make cellulite worse, a study suggests.

Source: BBC News

Around 85% of women have cellulite - with celebrity magazines delighting in spotting famous women with tell-tale “orange peel” dimples on their thighs.

US plastic surgeons monitored 29 women who lost weight, and found slimmer women who lost little weight and had looser skin had worse cellulite.

British plastic surgery experts said cellulite was “a fact of life” and that there was no cure.

Cellulite, which can develop on the stomach, thighs and bottom, is caused in the bands of fibrous tissue which connect muscles to skin. When fat, fluids and toxins are trapped beneath the skin, the bands become hard and tight and the fat is compressed. It is this which causes the dimpling effect. Age can make skin layers look thinner, and so cellulite looks worse.

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Stem cell researchers have shown how cosmetic surgery, such as wrinkle removal and breast augmentation, might be improved with natural implants that keep their original size and shape better than synthetics.

Source: Toronto Fashion Monitor

Cosmetic surgery might be performed with stem-cell generated natural tissues instead of synthetic implants. Saline and silicone implants for breast augmentation may rupture, leak, and interfere with breast cancer detection on mammograms. Stem cell generated natural tissue implants should avoid these problems.

Reconstructive surgery to replace tissues lost to cancer or other disease could benefit from stem-cell generated natural implants that do not shrink or lose their shape. Studies have shown that conventional soft tissue implants can lose 40 percent to 60 percent of their volume over time. Examples are breast tissue reconstruction after breast cancer surgery and facial soft tissue reconstruction following cancer or trauma surgeries.

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Source: abc news

Elvia Rabinor said she hadn’t seriously considered plastic surgery until her daughter, Lauren-Beth Kassinger, asked her about it.

“She called me and said, ‘What are you doing this next week? How about getting your nose done?’” Rabinor said.

Plastic surgeons say this mother-daughter team is an example of a growing trend — friends or relatives going under the knife together.

According to 2005 statistics released by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 34 percent of facial plastic surgeons reported an increase in patients getting plastic surgery with a partner.

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Source: CNN

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A large study has found that women with breast implants show a lower-than-average risk of breast cancer, adding to evidence that silicone implants do not contribute to the disease.

In a study of more than 24,000 women who underwent breast augmentation in the 1970s and 1980s, Canadian researchers found that the women had a 43 percent lower rate of breast cancer compared with the general population. They also showed a lower-than-average risk of developing cancer of any kind.

The findings, published in the International Journal of Cancer, echo those of past studies showing that silicone-gel implants do not appear to be a cancer risk.

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Source: The New York Times

LOVE handles, saddlebags, turkey wattle. Self-conscious women have been trying to reduce those body areas for years. But now, with more efficient diets and fitness routines, women are turning to more obscure anatomical zones. The newest worries? “Bra fat” and “back fat.”

“I had a little roll of fat hanging over the back of my jeans, like a spare bicycle tire in the back,” said Dana Conte, a bartender in Manhattan. It was so obvious that her mother constantly came up behind her and pulled her shirt down over it, Ms. Conte said. “When your mother is doing that, it means there’s a problem.”
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Corsets, made by artist Paddy Hartley, temporarily simulate the effects of cosmetic surgery. In addition to exploring people’s obsessions with beauty, the corsets are helping surgeons treat patients disfigured by things such as burns.

The corsets have been developed with Ian Thompson from the tissue-engineering group at Imperial College London, whose research involves making and refining bioactive glass implants to reconstruct faces damaged by accidents or surgery. Bioactive glass has a very similar composition to bone, and its surface opens within hours of implantation, and allows tissue to grow into it.
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Source: NY Times

OVER the last two years, three women with strange skin conditions have sought help from Dr. Michael A. C. Kane, a plastic surgeon in New York City. One had bumps the size of capers bulging from her lips. One’s forehead was red with inflammation. And a third had ridges that looked to Dr. Kane like worms nestled below her eye sockets.

All of these problems had been caused by injections of liquid silicone, one of the most controversial substances in cosmetic medicine. Long used without official sanction and then banned by the Food and Drug Administration, liquid silicone was finally approved for medical use in 1997: to hold detached retinas in place. And it has been gradually regaining popularity, as doctors use it off-label to fill wrinkles, furrows and acne scars or add volume to lips and cheeks.
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