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Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)

Rhinoplasty, often referred to as a nose job, is surgery to make aesthetic changes to the nose, correct deformities as the result of heredity or injury, or to correct breathing problems. Nose surgery is one of the most sought-after plastic surgery procedures today.

If you are unhappy with the shape or size of you nose, rhinoplasty may be your choice to change the width, size or position of your nostrils or the profile of your nose.

It is important to share with Dr. Bounds exactly what it is you like about your nose and of course what you would like to change. Realistic expectations about your appearance after surgery will ensure that you feel good about the process.

Rhinoplasty is usually performed as an outpatient procedure using either local or general anesthesia. The surgery can take anywhere from one to three hours.

After the surgery, your surgeon will usually nasal packing to reduce bleeding.

The first thing you should think about when contemplating nose surgery is what your goals are. Are you considering nose surgery purely for cosmetic reasons or do you have breathing or other health problems that you believe could be improved with nose surgery.

If your goals are purely cosmetic in nature, you should have an idea about what you would like to see for the new you. if there are people whose noses you find attractive, it may be helpful to bring pictures to your consultation with Dr. Bounds to help better illustrate your expectations.

You should be in good health – being a non-smoker is preferable because smoking constricts the blood vessels and proper blood flow after surgery is vitally important for the healing process. you should also avoid alcohol in the week or two prior to your surgery as alcohol can also impair healing.

You may need rhinoplasty to correct defects in the development of your nose or as the result of injury. The majority of breathing problems directly associated with the nose can usually be treated quite successfully with nose surgery.

After your surgery you will wear a splint on your nose for seven to ten days. The splint will help protect your nose by keeping it stable and avoiding any trauma by inadvertently bumping your nose. you may experience some congestion and Dr. Bounds will discuss measures you can take to minimize the discomfort. it is recommended that you sleep on your back for the first six to eight weeks after your surgery to avoid putting any pressure on your nose.

You will usually be able to return to work within one to two weeks. you will experience minor bruising and swelling for two to three weeks after your surgery. The packing applied after your surgery will be removed after a few days.

You are encouraged to avoid activities that could potentially result in bumping your nose or otherwise causing trauma.

You can expect soreness and tenderness of your nose for eight to ten weeks after your surgery. Follow Dr. Bounds’ recommendations closely and don’t hesitate to contact his office with any questions or concerns after your surgery.

There are so many variables involved with rhinoplasty that it is difficult to estimate costs involved without first determining your goals, needs and expectations. we encourage you to call us at 757-496-7373 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Bounds to discuss your options and find out if rhinoplasty surgery is right for you.

Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)

KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar BluffPirates don’t hit in clutch in 7-0 loss to Brewers

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Inning after inning, the Pirates got baserunners. Pittsburgh never was retired in order and had a man reach scoring position during five different innings.

None crossed home plate.

The wobbling Pirates left 12 men on base in getting shut out for the 11th time this season, 7-0 by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

“There's nothing better than getting a two-out hit with a runner in scoring position,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. “And there's nothing that stings you as much as giving up one.”

Erik Bedard gave up two of those – and each was costly. Carlos Gomez and Aramis Ramirez homered off of him for the Brewers, who have won five of six.

Bedard (7-14) lasted only 4 2-3 innings and leads the majors in losses.

The Pirates have lost five of six. they trail St. Louis by two games for the second NL wild-card spot, with the Cardinals coming to PNC Park for a three-game series starting Monday night.

Bedard did not allow a hit through 3 2-3 innings, but six of the final nine batters he faced did have a hit and each scored.

“I made some good pitches, and then they starting hitting the ball around and scored runs,” Bedard said.

Two-out singles by Corey Hart and Jonathan Lucroy in the fourth preceded Gomez's 13th home run.

Rogers led off the next inning with a double and scored on Rickie Weeks' one-out single. two batters later, Ramirez hit his 18th homer.

“Sometimes, it's like that,” Gomez said. “One thing happens in a game and everybody gets excited and wants to swing the bats better. It's just somebody has to start it.”

Formerly with Pittsburgh, Ramirez went 6 for 12 in the series with an extra-base hit in each game. his 62 extra-base hits lead the National League.

The Pirates have lost 12 of 17, falling from 2 1-2 games back in the NL Central to eight behind.

“I would not say we're not focused,” Hurdle said. “I wouldn't say that's an accurate statement. We're just not playing well.

“We've got to play better to win. and they know that. There's nobody who knows it better than them.”

The Pirates had only one extra-base hit and were 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.

Milwaukee starter Mark Rogers was inefficient, throwing 101 pitches in five innings. But he allowed only three hits and three walks and won six days after picking up his first victory in the majors.

“To pitch like that and still throw up all the zeros he did, that's good,” Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. “It's hard to do, get people on the bases and you keep them there. It does say a lot for him being able to make pitches when he needed to.”

Milwaukee entered this series having gone 1-14 on the road since the All-Star break but took two of three.

Rogers (2-1) struck out five, not allowing a baserunner to reach third base during his outing. The fifth overall pick of the 2004 draft, he was making his eighth career start and sixth this season.

“I was a little frustrated with myself,” Rogers said. “Today was a battle, and I was able to get through it unscathed fortunately. I was able to execute pitches when I needed to, and I think that can make a big difference in the game.”

Manny Parra pitched the sixth and seventh, Jose Veras struck out three around a walk in the eighth and Kameron Loe closed out the Brewers' sixth shutout.

Lucroy added three hits for the Brewers. Josh Harrison had two hits for Pittsburgh.

NOTES: before the game, the Pirates activated LHP Hisanori Takahashi to the active roster and placed RHP Chad Qualls on the disabled list with irritation of his left big toe. Claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, Takahashi pitched a perfect eighth. … a day after leaving a game with groin discomfort, Pirates OF Jose Tabata pinch hit. Hurdle said Tabata was available to play the field if needed, too. … The crowd of 36,626 was the 16th sellout of the season at PNC Park. The stadium record is 19. … looking for their first winning season or playoff berth since 1992, the Pirates open what is arguably their biggest series in two decades Monday against the Cardinals. Aces start it out: Pittsburgh's a.J. Burnett (15-4, 3.63 ERA) and Kyle Lohse (13-2, 2.61) of St. Louis.

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KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar BluffPirates don’t hit in clutch in 7-0 loss to Brewers

South Korea, a growing MICE market

according to official sources, “In 2009, the Korean government selected MICE as one of the “new growth engine” industries, along with green energy among others. Since then, the MICE market in Korea has garnered expertise with support from the government and its initiative to develop creative content and technology indigenous to Korea. last year 3300 business meetings were held in Korea MICE expo with 85% of the overseas buyers expressing satisfaction.”

according to the statistics gathered by the Union of International Associations, Korea hosted a total of 469 conferences last year, ranking sixth place on the UIA international conference countries ranking, a two-place jump from its eighth place in the previous year.

for instance, Seoul alone attracted 230,000 convention-goers to 120 meetings in the previous year. Focussing on invigorating the convention industry, raising its target to hold 150 conventions and draw 300,000 visitors, today COEX, Kintex and Songdo Convensia are designated as the three main exhibition/conference areas. “The aim is to create $60 billion in new exports and to double the number of convention visitors to 1 million by 2015, as well as upgrade accommodations and give each area a specialization,” said an official.

The state-of-the-art KINTEX, the Korea International Exhibition Center, in Goyang’s West Ilsan District, South Korea is the 5th largest exhibition space in Asia with a total indoor exhibition area of 108,049m². The three-storey building spread on a 224,800m² provides global standards in venue operation and exhibition management, creating new global trends in world’s MICE industry.

The facility is capable of accommodating 2,000 vehicles in the 1st exhibition centre, 2,267 vehicles in the 2nd exhibition centre, and 4,000 vehicles in the temporary parking lot with separate lanes and convenient ramps for cargo trucks that have direct access into the exhibition halls.

Besides Seoul also looks at medical tourism as another high-value industry and aims at drawing 52,000 tourists this year. “”Health check-ups, dermatology, dentistry, plastic surgery and traditional herbal medicine clinics will be the major areas targeting medical tourism,”" the official said.

With excellent tourism infrastructure, cosmopolitan environs the throbbing city characterizes the multifaceted appeal to international travellers. according to reports, tourists from the Asia-Pacific region, including China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, accounted for over 70% of total visitors in 2010, a figure that continues to grow.

Besides creating positive socio-economic marks implication, Korea’s success formula in MICE tourism according to sources has emerged as a benchmark for African nations. a destination to emulate in MICE tourism in the past joint delegations from Zimbabwe and Zambia that are co-hosting the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in August 2013, visited Korea to get a glimpse of how UNWTO convention was organised last October in Gyeongju and gain relevant know-how.

South Korea, a growing MICE market

Plastic Surgeons – Helping a Patient Achieve a Desired Outward Appearance

Plastic surgeons hold a difficult and sometime complex position of having the responsibility altering a person’s outward appearance. the reason this responsibility is so importance is due because a non-surgical or surgical procedure has the ability to change the way a person feels about themselves. For instance, as we age, we can notice that our skin tends to lose its elasticity. this loss can result deep lines and folds on the forehead, around the nose, and excessive sagging skin on the neck. a facelift procedure can remove excess sagging and dropping skin from the face, neck areas, and provide a patient with a younger and more relaxed appearance.

The outcome of a surgical or non-surgical procedure individuals choose will depend largely on the skill, professionalism, and training a plastic surgeon exhibits through a procedure they perform. a surgeon that is certified in plastic surgery has proven that they have completed the training necessary, and have exhibited the type of discipline needed to provide exceptional service to their patients. They have the skill to make incisions that will leave the least amount of visible scarring and ones that will cause the patient reduced down time. Plastic surgeons that are employed at a state-of-the art plastic surgery center will also be able to use the most advanced technology as they perform their procedure in order to help their patients achieve the best possible results.

If you have been thinking about getting a surgical or nonsurgical procedure to improve outward appearance or functionality, you should start finding information on plastic surgeons in your area. You can visit the websites of plastic surgeons and learn about the procedures they performed on others, where they went to school, the boards they are certified with, volunteer information and additional information concerning their credentials. this information can help you make a decision on the surgeon you will feel comfortable with performing your procedure.

Once you have found the right surgeon to perform a procedure on you, you can schedule a consultation to find out additional information on the procedure, and as well as how you should prepare for it. You can schedule a date and time for your procedure that is right for you and you can find out if the procedure can fit into your budget. You can also visit the plastic surgeons’ website to learn additional information about their credentials as well as information on the procedures they have performed on others.

Plastic Surgeons – Helping a Patient Achieve a Desired Outward Appearance

Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Party

A conversation Beth and I were having last night led to me looking up when they stopped making Skipper dolls, and apparently they haven’t. There have been a LOT of dolls over the years advertised as Barbie’s sisters, some of which didn’t last. anyway, looking up Barbie on Wikipedia led to some interesting diversions, particularly concerning the Controversies section. I’d heard most of these before, but they’re interesting to revisit. I have to wonder how many girls are actually driven to eating disorders by Barbie dolls. my gut reaction would be something like, “It’s a DOLL! my favorite toy when I was a kid was Winnie-the-Pooh, but I didn’t want to BE him!”You know, Pooh is obsessed with food, so is he a bad role model in the opposite direction?But then, not only am I a guy, but I had a rather sheltered childhood, so I just wasn’t aware of a lot of these issues. I do remember hearing about a grown woman who got plastic surgery to look as much like Barbie as possible, but I’m sure it’s not generally that extreme.Barbie does have utterly impossible measurements, but then she also can’t stand up and has no crotch. People seem to forget those aspects of the doll. I don’t know. I’ve talked to Beth about this before, and she said parents complaining about their weight is a much bigger problem.

We also can’t forget about the talking Barbie, who said a number of vapid and sexist things. For some reason, particular attention was paid to her saying, “Math class is tough!”, although I’m not really sure what the big deal is with that. Math class IS tough for a lot of people, and it’s not like Barbie said its being tough means it’s not worth doing. I have to wonder how much of the problem comes down to pinning down a character for a toy. In my childhood, the advertising slogan was, “We girls can do anything, right, Barbie?” and what Barbie was like was indeed largely up to the kids playing with the dolls. sure, you COULD imagine Barbie to be a vapid society girl, and there are certainly many accessories that support that characterization; but there are also Barbies who are astronauts and doctors.With the talking Barbie, there’s really no way to see her other than as a ditz. that was certainly the impression I got from the Simpsons episode “Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy,” which satirized the doll and the resulting controversy. The bit with Lisa’s classmate having a Malibu Stacy with Spider-Man’s voice box was also a reference to a real-life event, when people would be talking Barbies, replace the voice boxes with ones from G.I. Joes, and return them to the store.I’m pretty sure the scene is also the only speaking part for Celeste, although she looks like she could be one of Cletus’ many children. I guess she fared about as well as Tanya.

Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Party

Plastic fork removed from man’s stomach

Saturday, August 18, 2012 » 05:28am

Doctors operating on a patient who was rushed to hospital with stomach pains say they discovered a plastic fork in his belly.

Lee Gardner, who was vomiting blood and had stomach cramps, told surgeons in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, he had accidentally swallowed the 23-cm fork a decade ago.

But mr Gardner, 40, said he had forgotten he had eaten it as doctors at the time assured him it would pass through his system naturally.

‘When they were looking inside me with the camera, the doctor said ‘Are you sure you’ve not swallowed anything?’,’ he told the Barnsley Chronicle.

‘I said no, but when he said ‘Are you sure? I can see prongs of what appears to be a fork’, I remembered accidentally swallowing one years and years ago.’

Mr Gardner said he was playing around with a plastic fork in his mouth and gagged, accidentally swallowing it, but it had never caused him problems.

Doctors at Barnsley Hospital found that the prongs had pressed on the stomach lining causing an ulcer that led to the bleeding.

Consultant general surgeon Hanis Shiwani said it would have been too dangerous to try to remove the object without surgery and carried out a 45-minute operation to cut open mr Gardner’s stomach.

Mr Gardner, who was discharged from hospital this week, is expected to make a full recovery.

Plastic fork removed from man’s stomach

Bachelorette’s Trista Sutter proud of plastic surgery

TV’s first Bachelorette, Trista Sutter, turns 40 in October (can you believe it?). with that milestone approaching, Sutter told Life & Style she decided to go under the knife “to feel pretty again.”

Trista Sutter’s advice to Bachelorette Emily Maynard > >

“After nursing both my kids for a year each, my boobs were deflated,” said the mother of two.

No problem! A doctor in Houston delivered on a breast augmentation and internal lift, increasing her cup size from a small B to a full C, according to the mag.

While she was at it, the reality TV star also had an eye lift and the doc removed bags from under her peepers.

The droopy eye, Trista said, “was something that I noticed in every picture I’ve ever taken.”

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Instead of denying an obvious change, or pretending like she’s somehow discovered the “fountain of youth” (like other celebs), Trista is embracing all aspects of her new look, including how she got it.

“I realized that the surgery was something I had to do for myself, just for my own self-confidence and to feel good again about being in bathing suits and being intimate with my husband,” Trista said, referring to husband, Ryan, who she met on the show in 2003. “He wanted me to be happy, so he said, ‘Whatever you need to do to make yourself happy, go for it.’

Drastic Hollywood makeovers > >

“I wanted to feel pretty again — and I do!”

The mere fact that those two are still together again after meeting on, of all places, The Bachelorette, is enough cause for celebration!

Image courtesy of Patricia Schlein/WENN.com

Bachelorette’s Trista Sutter proud of plastic surgery

Explore Plastic Surgery – Dr. Barry Eppley » Blog Archive » What Will Be My Plastic Surgery Price and Costs?

Obtaining financial information is one of the most important considerations for most people when considering elective plastic surgery. since medical insurance does not cover any plastic surgery procedure that is deemed cosmetic (not improving a medical function), all patients need to have a full understanding of the costs of the desired plastic surgery operation(s). But getting a reasonably accurate cost of surgery without an in-person plastic surgery consultation is virtually impossible. Many cost ranges exist on numerous websites, including those of plastic surgeons, but these are always given in ranges extending over thousands of dollars in difference because they must cover the wide variability of patient’sproblems.

The price of plastic surgery is influenced by many factors. The biggest component of any plastic surgery fee is that of the doctor’s time to do the procedure. Cosmetic surgery fees are not like medical insurance, there are no usual and customary fees and plastic surgeons are completely free to charge whatever they think is appropriate for their practice.One significant variable that affects fees is that of the plastic surgeon’s expertise and experience. While high fees do not guarantee a better result, be careful when you see or are given a price that is a bargain. The most highly experienced plastic surgeons who have great expertise do not have bargain basement fees. Be careful of saving costs at the expense of by cutting corners with expertise and reputation of a surgeon.

Like medically covered procedures, the geographical location of the plastic surgeon affects price. Fees are higher on the coasts and large metropolitan areas in between them. This can work to your advantage if you are willing to travel for your procedure. There are disadvantages in doing so in terms of follow ups, potential complication management etc, but medical tourism today is not just limited to leaving the nation’s borders.

The other component of the price of plastic surgery is the use of an operating room and an anesthesiologist. While they will almost always make up collectively less than the plastic surgeon’s fee, they can easily account for a third or more of the total costs. Some fees that are given may only include the surgeon’s fee which is why they may seem low or different than other surgeon’s fees. look carefully for any asterisk next to the fee or at the bottom of the page. that is a sure sign that it will say…’operating room and anesthesia costs are additional.’

While there is no substitute for an actual face-to-face consultation with a plastic surgeon who can give their exact price afterwards, it is possible to get a pretty good cost prediction doing internet research alone. The My Plastic Surgery Price site allows one to provide a few photos and list the procedure of interest and a price estimate for the procedures(s) will be provided. because cosmetic plastic surgery is completely external and thus very visible, a good photographic review of the patient’s face or body concerns can allow for such pricing to be done.

While not everything in life is or should be available at the click of a mouse, getting a plastic surgery price for your surgery can be. This is extremely useful information as it can help separate a wish from a reality early in the plastic surgery research process.

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New Interview: Xzibit talks about his latest world tour, the new album ‘Napalm’ due out in 2012, and his visit to Iraq

Posted 07 December 2011 by XzibitCentral.com | |

Xzibit recently sat down with AllHipHop.com to talk about his latest world tour, his new album 'Napalm' due out in 2012, and his visit to Iraq to visit the troops and film a music video in the middle of a live war zone.

Here is an extract from the interview:

AllHipHop.com: Did you get to perform for any of the troops when you were over there (Iraq)?

Xzibit: We performed on one of the bases, actually the only base that had U.S. troops and Iraqi troops on the same base. so we got to perform in front of Iraqi people and U.S. troops, so it was incredible to be able to unite people like that even though it was a very intense setting. it was by no means a regular Hip-Hop show that you’re used to.

AllHipHop.com: Yeah, I can only imagine

Xzibit: There’s choppers out there, like real ones and people looking at each other, and everybody’s on edge ‘cause it’s a warzone. For the hour or whatever that we rocked for them, we, at least, was able to let them have a reprise from that mindstate and have something to actually relax with for just a moment, so it was good to be out there with them. it was a morale boost, and they were very excited for us to be there.

We got a lot of great footage. We got to ask the troops what their perception of home is, what they think about home, and what the first thing they’re going to do when they get home is, and we got such a great array of answers. It’s a wide range of answers that’s going to shock a lot of people, but also make a lot of people laugh, a lot of people cry. and it’s good to just have that much conscience, to have people come together and put this album out, and put this footage out the way it needs to be put out.

Read the full interview at: http://allhiphop.com/2011/12/02/xzibit-returns-to-hip-hop-with-a-new-attitude-outlook-and-album/

New Interview: Xzibit talks about his latest world tour, the new album ‘Napalm’ due out in 2012, and his visit to Iraq

Size matters! Men turn to heavier women in hard times 

in tough times, size really does matter.

Men are more attracted to heavier women during periods of heightened stress, according to a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal PLoS ONE.

Researchers at the University of Westminster in London studied a group of 81 men, half of whom were put in anxiety-inducing situations, like simulated job interviews. the other half got to kick back and relax.

Both groups were then asked to look at pictures of women of various sizes, from emaciated to obese, and rate them based on physical attractiveness.

while neither group expressed interest in either end of the spectrum, the men in the stressed group consistently rated photos of normal and overweight women higher than snapshots of skinny women.

it turns out that men may prefer the heavier set during rougher periods thanks to biological impulses, the study’s authors said.

in difficult times, like starvation or a crashing economy, both men and women tend to turn to those who have a couple extra pounds since a more physically robust body seems to suggests that the person can better handle a crisis — a theory known as the Environmental Security Hypothesis.

"the experience of stress may lead to a general preference for more mature physical traits in a potential partner because such traits are associated with improved ability to handle environmental stress," the study’s authors wrote.

this is not the first time that researchers have looked into the connection between male reactions to body size and tough times.

Researchers at Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania studied the facial and body characteristics of Playboy’s Playmates of the Year from 1960 to 2000 and found that the cover girls boasted larger waistlines during times of recession.

croberts@nydailynews.com

Size matters! Men turn to heavier women in hard times