Ibis Avila’s mother mourns during his funeral at the Panteon cemetery in Comayagua, north of Tegucigalpa.

A Honduran doctor says another man has died from injuries suffered the worst prison fire in a century, bringing the death toll to 358.

Plastic surgery chief Dr Juan Carlos Funez says 24-year-old Jose Bonilla died late on Friday in the Hospital de Escuela in Tegucigalpa, suffering burns over 70 percent of his body.

Fire swept through the overcrowded dormitories of Comayagua prison north of Tegucigalpa late Tuesday. Witnesses say a guard with the keys failed to open the cells, leaving hundreds of screaming men to burn or suffocate to death.

Officials say the blaze started as a mattress fire, though they are investigating other possible causes.

Funez says two other victims remain in critical condition at the hospital. – Sapa-AP

Death toll up in Honduras prison fire

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your first indication may be that notorious newspaper fine print. Held at the usual distance from your eyes, you find yourself holding the paper farther from your eyes to focus the image.  

Some gerontologists believe that it is not the graying of the hair but changes in the lens of the eye that come closest to being a universal normal age change in humans. The lens becomes thicker and heavier with age, reducing the ability to focus on close-up objects. The condition, called presbyopia, occurs in about 42% of people aged 52-64, 73% of people aged 65-74, and 92% of people 75+.  

There are things we can do when we recognize changes in our senses. The eye has the ability to adjust to see near and far objects, shading and colors, variations in lighting from almost complete darkness to sudden emergency into light. Age-related changes in vision occur in two primary areas of the eye: the lens and the retina. Presbyopia is the term used to describe slowness in changing the focus from far to near; stemming partly from the loss of elasticity in the lens. if you need simple magnification in both eyes and have no other conditions that require correction, you may try over-the-counter reading glasses, now available in some states. always begin with the weakest glasses with which you can read. For dry eyes, use artificial tears.  

A regular complete eye examination to check for glaucoma and other serious eye diseases may detect such other undiagnosed systemic conditions as diabetes and hypertension. four diseases are the principal causes of visual impairment and blindness in older persons: cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.  

Formation of cataracts is generally considered a disease, although some believe that if you live long enough, it’s inevitable. This is one of several examples that illustrate the difficulty in distinguishing between some normal age changes and disease.  

In (too) many communities, cataract surgery is regarded as “day surgery” or “ambulatory surgery” wherein the medical community expects the patient to deliver her/himself to the hospital at the crack of dawn (try getting a taxi then) and, in a few hours, to be picked up by friends or relatives, taxi prohibited. That s/he may have no family and or live alone is not considered. 

Nevertheless, I urge anyone whose ophthalmologist has diagnosed need for cataract surgery to proceed! It is amazing what a difference it can make. I was stuck for transportation to and from the hospital… until I mentioned it to a senior center staff member. Of course, that was in olden days… 

A Japanese friend’s 84 year old mother, who lives alone in the Greater Tokyo area, had cataract surgery on both eyes, one at a time, a day apart. if a patient is living with someone, s/he can go home. Okaa-san chose to remain in the hospital “for some days because she preferred to do so. It was costly, but she didn’t want to go home until she was able to go out for grocery shopping, etc..” The total cost was $720. She paid $520.00, mainly for the hospital stay. Japan has a mandatory (universal) health care system. her monthly health insurance payment is $70. 

Eye floaters are spots in your vision. They may look like black or gray specks, strings or cobwebs that drift about when you move your eyes. Most are caused by age-related changes that occur as the jelly-like substance (vitreous) inside your eyes becomes more liquid. when this happens, microscopic fibers within the vitreous tend to clump together and can cast tiny shadows on your retina, which you may see as floaters. 

If you notice a sudden increase in the number of eye floaters, contact an eye specialist immediately — especially if you also see flashes of light or lose your peripheral vision. these can be symptoms of an emergency that requires prompt attention. Spots may eventually settle down and drift out of the line of vision 

“Age-related vision problems” is a slide show by the Mayo Clinic staff, available online. 

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An ophthalmologist is a doctor of medicine (M.D.) who diagnoses and treats eye diseases and performs eye surgery. Ophthalmologists used to expect the patient to have the prescription filled by an optician, and then return to have it checked! That too was in olden days. 

Forty three ophthalmology physicians in or near Berkeley, California are listed as accepting the Medicare-approved amount on all claims. This is called “accepting Medicare assignment.” always consult My Medicare for the names of physicians who accept Medicare assignment in your area. Medicare will respond “Accepts Medicare-approved amount on all claims.” Nevertheless, double check when making your initial appointment.  

It’s becoming difficult for senior citizens to feel for physicians’ alleged money problems. when attempting to make a doctor’s appointment, you are asked about your insurance; it can be unwise to respond “Medi Medi” (stands for Medicare and Medi-Cal), or “Medi-Cal” or even “Medicare!” Some physicians require a senior citizen (even a long-time patient) with Medicare to also have a secondary insurer other than Medi-Cal. these tend to be eeking out a living in sports med, orthopedics, cosmetic surgery… 

Let me know of senior citizen deny-ers!  

Medicare does not cover eyeglasses other than one prescription following cataract surgery. 

An optometrist is a doctor of optometry (O.D.) who is trained to examine, diagnose, and treat conditions of the visual system. both can prescribe corrective lenses.  

An optician fits and makes eyeglasses and, in some states, fits contact lenses from a doctor’s prescription.  

I am not a medical doctor. 

Here’s a tip. when you get “new glasses,” i.e. when your lens prescription is updated or otherwise changed, the optician may ask you if you “want the old lenses.” always say yes! Keep them in a safe place.  

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Meredith M. Whiteside, OD, FAAO, Associate Clinical Professor; Director, Geriatric & Elder Care Outreach Clinic, shares with Senior Power information about general eye care and the University of California, Berkeley Optometric clinic, which is open 7 days a week. For those who have a medical condition that prevents them from leaving their home or nursing facility to receive eye care, there is the Home Visit Clinic. in order to ensure that those who really need in home care receive it, documentation is required from (typically) the patient’s physician who certifies the person’s disability and gives a summary of the medical conditions including medications. The scheduling person for this program at U.C. Berkeley Optometry is Theresa Bertero, who can be reached at 510 642-2020×1. 

Whiteside mentions another clinic that may be of use to Senior Power column readers who are patients at the over 60 Health Center. there is an optometry clinic that runs 2 days per week. She points out that the Lions Club does some vision screenings for seniors at well. The person in charge of that program is Ed Schroth (pronounced “Sch-rOat”). he can be reached at (925) 432-3013. 

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NEWS 

President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year 2013 includes investments in some programs for seniors, but cuts in others. Older Americans Act funding would generally be frozen, and Medicare spending would be reduced by $302.8 billion over 10 years. 

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: be sure to confirm. Readers are welcome to share by email news of future events and deadlines that may interest boomers, seniors and elders. Daytime, free, and Bay Area events preferred. pen136@dslextreme.com.  

Current-March 4, 2012. STAGEBRIDGE presents the World Premiere of Counter Attack!, a new play by Joan Holden, starring Joan Mankin as Marlene, an aging waitress who discovers that her lifelong position is suddenly under attack. You¹d be surprised to discover what really goes on behind the counter. Inspired by Candacy Taylor¹s 2009 book, Counter Culture, the American Coffee Shop Waitress. The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley. For show times and to reserve ticketst: www.stagebridge.org or 510-444-4755 x114. 

Current-March 30. “Berkeley Women Vote: Celebrating California Suffrage 1911-2011.” An Exhibit at the Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center Street. 510-848-0181. 

Friday, Feb. 17. 9:30-11:30 A.M. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda. creating your Personal Learning Network. Join Mike McMahon, Volunteer, Learn to use the Internet and tools like Twitter. With the rise of social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, individuals can now create virtual learning classes on any topic of their choosing. Sign up. 510-747-7506. 

Tuesday, Feb. 21. 9:30 A.M. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda. Mastick Non-Fiction Book Club. Members will review Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin and/or Paul Newman: A Life by Shawn Levy. 510-747-7510. 

Tuesday, Feb. 21. 12:30 P.M. San Francisco Gray Panthers General Meeting. Fireside Room, Unitarian Center, 1187 Franklin St. (at Geary). # 38 (not 38L) bus. 415-552-8800. 

Tuesday, Feb. 21. 1 P.M. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda.  

A representative from the Health Insurance Counseling Advocacy Program (HICAP) will provide an overview of Medicare coverage and options including the Medicare Program (eligibility, costs, benefits, and recent changes); Medicare Supplement Plans (Medigap), Medical Advantage Plans and Medi-Cal; and provide information on Medicare’s Prescription Drug benefit. Sign up in the office or call 510-747-7506. see also Feb. 28. 

Wednesday, Feb. 22. 12:15 – 1 P.M. Jazz x 2: Free Noon Concert Series. UC,B Music Dept. Hertz Concert Hall. UC Jazz All-stars, Ted Moore, Director. Berkeley Nu Jazz Collective, Myra Melford, Director. 510-642-4864. 

Wednesday, Feb. 22. 12:30-1:30 P.M. Albany YMCA/Albany Library Brown Bag Lunch Speaker’s Forum. Albany Branch, Alameda Country Library, 1247 Marin Ave. Free. 510-526-3720 x 16. 

Wednesday, Feb. 22. 1:30 P.M. Berkeley-East Bay Gray Panthers. North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst, corner MLK. 510-981-5190. Note: Gray Panthers Berkeley office is now located in the Center for Independent Living (CIL) building on Telegraph (between Dwight and Parker), 2539 Telegraph Ave, Suite B, Berkeley, CA 94704. Phone: 510-548-9696. 

Thursday, Feb. 23. 1:30 P.M. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda. Music Appreciation Class. Join William Sturm, Volunteer Instructor, for a piano recital and discussion about “The Classical Romantic: Johannes Brahms.” Register in the Mastick Office or call 747-7506. Free. 

Friday, Feb. 24. 9 A.M.-4 P.M. Annual convention. United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County. 510-729-0852. www.usoac.org 

Friday, Feb. 24. 12:15 – 1 P.M. Chamber Music in C Major. Noon concert. Music Dept. event. Hertz Concert Hall: Mozart: String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K.515. Michael Hwang, Michaela Nachtigall, violins. Sally Jang, Melissa Panlasigui, violas. Cindy Hickox, cello. Beethoven: String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3. Vivian Hou, Jason Wu, violins. Marissa Sakoda, viola. Michael Tan, cello. Tickets not required. 510-642-4864. 

Tuesday, Feb. 28. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda.  

Low Income assistance. A representative from the Health Insurance Counseling Advocacy Program (HICAP) will provide an overview on getting help with health care costs including the Medicare program, Medi-Cal, SSI, Medicare Savings Programs, and Low Income Subsidy (extra help) for prescription drugs. The eligibility and application process will be reviewed. Sign up in the office or 510-747-7506. 

Wednesday, Feb. 29. 12:15-1 P.M. Gospel Chorus, old made new: Free Noon Concert Series. UC, B Music Dept. Highlights – University Gospel Chorus, D. mark Wilson, director. old Songs in new Clothes: old hymns given new life and meaning in contemporary compositions by African American composers. 510-642-4864 

Wednesday, Feb. 29. 7:00 PM. Kensington Library Book Club. 61 Arlington Av. 

February’s book is The Trial by Franz Kafka. The book group alternates classic and contemporary literature on a monthly basis. each meeting starts with a poem selected and read by a member. 510-524-3043.  

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Thursday, March 1. 10 A.M. Computers for Beginners. Central Berkeley Library, 2090 Kittredge. 510-981-6100. 

Friday, March 2. 12:15-1 P.M. UC,B Dept. of Music students perform chamber music. Free. Hertz Concert Hall. 510-642-4864. 

Tuesday, March 6. 1 P.M. Mastick Book Club. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave. , Alameda. Book Club members will review House Rules by Jodi Picoult. 510-747-7506. 

Wednesday, March 7. 12:15-1 P.M. University Wind Ensemble: Robert Calonico, drector Ron Nelson: Savannah River Holiday, Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite 1. March: Seventeen come Sunday 2. Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy 3. March: Folk Songs from Somerset Morten Lauridsen/arr. H. Robert Reynolds: O Magnum Mysterium Steven Bryant: Stampede Henry Fillmore/arr. Loras Schissel: Lassus Trombone. Hertz Concert Hall. Free. 510-642-4864. 

Wednesdays, March 7 and 14. 9 A.M. – 1 P.M. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave. , Alameda. AARP Driver Safety Program. Designed for individuals 50+, this 8 hour course is taught in 2, 4-hour sessions over a 2-day period. Preregistration required; cost is $12 per person for AARP members, $14 non-AARP members. Registration payable by check ONLY, made payable to AARP. Sign up in the Mastick Office. 510-747-7506. 

Thursday, March 8. 4:30 P.M. Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Av. eReader Workshop. Please bring your own device and library card to the workshop. Free. No reservations needed. 510-524-3043. see also March 15. 

Thursday, March 8. 6:30 P.M. El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Avenue. Join board certified psychologist Dr. Marshall Zaslove for an evening meditation workshop and interaction. he will base his presentation on the book, inner and Outer Peace through Meditation, by Rajinder Singh. 510-526-7512. 

Monday, March 12. 7 P.M. Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Avenue. Berkeley Repertory Theatre discussion. A docent from the Berkeley Repertory Theatre will discuss the current production, Moliere’s A Doctor in Spite of himself. This is the traditional story of a girl, who feigns illness to avoid an unwanted wedding. (And a contemporary condition as well.) Free. 510-524-3043 

Tuesday, March 13. 1:30 P.M. . Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda. Douglas Borchert, J.D., SBC, underwriting counsel, columnist, will present “The America’s Cup: Racing the Wind.” The story of the America’s Cup begins in the mid-19th century with the family of Colonel John Stevens and an invitation to the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. mr. Borchert will pick up the story from there and outline the fascinating history of the event. Sign up in the Mastick Office or call 510-747-7506. This program is sponsored by the Mastick Senior Center Advisory Board. 

Wednesday, March 14. 12:15-1 P.M. University Baroque Ensemble: 59th Annual Free Noon Concert Series. Hertz Concert Hall. 510-642-4864. 

Thursday, March 15. 4:30 P.M. Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Av. eReader Workshop. Please bring your own device and library card to the workshop. Free. No reservations needed. 510-524-3043. 

Wednesday, March 21. 12:15 – 1 P.M. Noon concert, UC, B. Music Department. Hertz Concert Hall. UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, David Milnes, director. Weber: Bassoon Concerto, Drew Gascon, soloist. Debussy: Nocturnes. Tickets not required. 510-642-4864. 

Friday, March 23. 12:15-1 P.M. Bustan Quartet. Free Noon Concert Series. Lecture/demonstration: Co-sponsored event: Highlights: Hertz Concert Hall. Visiting Israeli group demonstrates their work in crafting new means of musical expression from diverse resources. Tickets not required. 510-642-4864.  

Monday, March 26. 7 P.M. Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Av. Book Club. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peal Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. each meeting starts with a poem selected and read by a member with a brief discussion following the reading. new members are always welcome. Free. 510-524-3043. 

Current-March 30. “Berkeley Women Vote: Celebrating California Suffrage 1911-2011.” An Exhibit at the Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center Street. 510-848-0181. 

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The recent federal mandate requires employers to cover contraceptives and abortifacients (as well as sterilization) in their health-insurance plans, even if it goes against those employers’ religious beliefs (“Religious employers must cover pill, feds say,” Jan. 21). although some may see this as a direct attack on Catholics, it’s not – it’s an attack on all religious freedom. This is not about birth control; it’s about the government stepping in where it does not belong.

Religious organizations should not have to provide birth control or sterilization in their health care package if it violates their basic tenets. Employees of these organizations are not forced to avoid using birth control or a sterilization procedure; they can obtain those services elsewhere.

President Obama claims he is a true believer in separation of church and state; however, he’s definitely forcing state into church. This issue affects us all. If we don’t stop this now, more and more of our constitutional rights will be violated. – Patti Smith, Vista

A volume of praise

A special award needs to be created for the Oceanside library staff and the acting library director, Sheri Crosby. because they care about the library users of Oceanside, they diligently worked to figure out a way to restore Thursday library hours at the Mission Branch Library. Starting Feb. 9, the Mission Branch Library will once again be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Deep city government cuts to the library budget in order to balance the overall city budget, including the loss of five library employee positions, led everyone to believe there would never again be Thursday hours at the branch library. however our intrepid library staff dared to believe it was possible to restore Thursday hours. we may never know how much library staff had to rearrange their own lives to do so, but somehow staff work schedules were rearranged so staffing could be available for Thursday branch library hours.

The next time you visit a library, be sure to thank the staff for going the extra mile. Another way to say thank you is by telling Oceanside’s city leaders how proud you are that our city has such caring, hard working and cost-effective library staffing. – Debbie Mastro, Oceanside

Pill doesn’t make the cut

As a plastic surgeon who excises basal cell cancers (BCCs) with an almost 100 percent cure rate, I was amazed to read about a pill that treats this most common form of skin cancer (Business briefing, Jan. 31). Brand name Erivedge, this pill cured only one of five patients with locally advanced BCC and zero patients with metastatic BCC (which is very rare).

Safer than surgery? Complications range from baldness and vomiting to fetal death and severe birth defects. With cure rates and complications like these, the adage still applies, “To cut is to cure.” – Yale Kadesky, M.D., Escondido

Fossil fuels still vital

I agree with Gen. Lehnert (“An abundance of reasons to support clean energy,” Opinion, Feb. 3), but he ignores the major issue in clean energy. You cannot legislate something that does not exist, you can throw money at it and it will help in time. for the next 20 to 30 years the U.S. Marines, like you and I, will be relying on fossil fuels to fly our airplanes and drive our cars.

Community dialog: North County

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Essig claims that after the implementation of trickle down economics, a theory she sees as less-than-successful, many Americans were put at an economic disadvantage and later began to see plastic surgery as a remedy to their financial troubles, though it could put them into deeper debt. Some saw plastic surgeries increasingly as a way to further their careers (or simply hold onto them), and less as just elective procedures to look more thin or beautiful, according to a 2.5 star review of the book for Bloomberg Businessweek.

Most of the 140 patients Essig interviewed for American Plastic saw plastic surgery as somewhat of a necessity in an ever-growing (and increasingly younger) job market. To that effect, one woman told Essig, “it’s about how you look, not what you do. I do believe that nine times out of 10, women with the hot bodies get the best jobs.”

More than just tummy tucks and liposuction leading the industry, Essig sees Botox with its dropping prices and ease of availability driving middle and lower income consumers into their plastic surgeon’s office and as they seek increased confidence in an uncertain economy.

New Book Examines Relationship Between Economy and Plastic Surgery

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By MD RASOOLDEEEN | ARAB NEWS

Published: Feb 20, 2012 01:24 Updated: Feb 20, 2012 01:24

RIYADH: the Ministry of Health closed a private medical center in the capital for alleged malpractice, the ministry announced Saturday.

The ministry discovered a series of mistakes carried out bythe center in its cosmetic surgery section. As well as being responsible forthe death of a woman following cosmetic surgery, the ministry found the medicalcenter’s administration had violated the Kingdom’s labor regulations.

“Some of the medics and paramedics working in the center aresupposed to be working for the public sector,” the statement said. it was alsoalleged the center had not complied with the Health Ministry regulations tomaintain stipulated health standards.

The center located in the north of Riyadh, has severalaffiliates in the city. the ministry also banned all one-day surgeries in allthese facilities.

According to the Kingdom’s labor regulations, it is illegalfor members of the public sector to do part time jobs in the private sector.

The ministry stressed the decision to close the medicalcenter was taken in the interest of patients. A detailed report of the medicalcenter will be sent to a legal body that deals with such cases for furtheraction.

An official from the ministry said the motto of the ministryis to focus on patients first. he said the ministry would take all measures tolook after the welfare of patients and enhance the services and healthfacilities provided for them.

The official said the ministry treats members of the privatesector as strategic partners in providing the best health care services topeople in the Kingdom. “Such measures are adopted as a remedial action todiscourage practices that jeopardize the health of people,” he added.

Last week the ministry closed a hospital in Dammam for 15days. the ministry said the decision to close the hospital temporarily stemmedfrom its keenness to ensure the safety and welfare of Saudis and expatriates.the closure aimed to encourage the hospital to take remedial measures, theministry said, adding that the decision was based solely on maintaining highhealth care standards in the Kingdom.

MoH shuts down another clinic

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Face life plastic surgery and procedures thereof have become very popular in the modern day. The basic intention of this cosmetic surgery is to improve looks and more so overall facial appearance. This procedure will basically help people defy their age and appear much younger. until the fountain of youth is discovered, such procedures will continue to feature as top ways to be used to improve on looks.

Face lift plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery in medical terms commonly known as rhytidectomy. many people will opt to go for this option because the temporary methods that include injectables and fillers will last a few months. with this medical procedure, people can look forward to enjoying the results for up to 10 years.

The face lift plastic surgery is considered a major surgical procedure that will take some time when it comes to healing. it is a method to remove the sagging and laxity the skin may have developed over the years. several problems will be checked thanks to this procedure and the following is a look at some of the common problems that will be corrected in an aging skin.

Face lift plastic surgery will correct wrinkles and age lines on skin, age spots, hollow cheeks and many others. these are some of the top problems that women and men face when they decide to improve using rhytidectomy. The procedure enjoys a lot of advances thanks to technology that is better with time. This has given birth to new methods or variations of face lift cosmetic surgery. Details on the kinds should be discussed with a health care provider.

The standard steps that will be followed when the cosmetic surgery or procedures wants to be undertaken include anesthesia which will include use of local anesthesia and mild sedatives. This procedure will also be performed under general anesthesia. The next steps will be the incision bit where incisions are made usually in front and behind the ear.

The final part will be the actual face lift where certain parts are ‘lifted’ and improved accordingly. The procedure will usually last two to four hours and the healing period is 3 to 4 weeks. The out-patient procedure is not too complicated and with the right advice and care patients will go through it successfully.

However, it is important to look at some of the top risks that are associated with the cosmetic surgery. They include possibility of unprecedented scarring, haematoma or bleeding under skin, infections, injury of the nerves, loss of skin, accumulation of fluid, hair loss and a host of many other risks. Face lift plastic surgery should be done after thorough consultation and consideration of the risks.

About Face Lift Plastic Surgery

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No matter what the season is, it seems as if Americans are always looking for ways to improve the look of their body. Whether it is going to the gym multiple times each week, joining a neighborhood boot camp, looking for alternative ways to workout or trying out new diets, people are constantly on the prowl for ways to tone up and keep the weight off.

For those looking for a fast fix, the Zerona laser treatment is one way of shedding extra fat within the body. The laser is applied externally and is used to emulsify fat and adipose tissue. this new body-sculpting procedure has been designed to remove fat from the body and aid in contouring the body for a better appearance without the need for invasive surgery. here are some benefits to Zerona laser use in body contouring.

• Patients who undergo the procedure can go on with their daily activities right after the treatment. unlike other cosmetic procedures, there is no pain from the procedure, no bed rest or recovery time is needed and the patient doesn’t have to spend the next couple of weeks bandaged up to care for their wounds.
• Zerona laser treatments can be used in multiple parts of the body, including the abdomen, upper back, waist, arms hips and thighs, along with other areas.
• During and after the Zerona laser procedure, the excess fat is naturally detoxified through the body, allowing for the healthiest way to get rid of the fat and keep it off for an extended amount of time.
• Each patient that uses Zerona is treated six times over a span of two weeks. Each session takes only 40 minutes – with 20 minutes dedicated to the front of the body and 20 minutes to the back of the body – and is popular among those patients who are always on the go.

Those looking to continue to diet and exercise each week and are still looking for ways to contour their body should most definitely look into Zerona. Patients have resulted in losing multiple inches from where their body was treated and have even noticed that their skin is smoother and has been rid of wrinkles.

Zerona Laser Use in Body Contouring

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The singular girl, from Pinner, Middlesex, is all the time compared to Barbie, even by strangers.

She says: “I venerate Barbie as well as the approach she looks.

“I’ve regularly been told which we demeanour similar to her. we find it unequivocally flattering.

“Barbie is so undiluted as well as undiluted so it’s good which people consider we demeanour which approach too.

“I live the unequivocally girly lifestyle. we venerate selling as well as we outlay hours in the Barbie territory during Hamleys fondle store in London.

“I venerate seeking during all the opposite dolls as well as accessories. we have the couple of dolls myself, together with the 50th anniversary editions.

“whenever we am during Hamleys tourists regularly ask to take cinema with me since they consider we am Barbie.

“It’s unequivocally funny. Sometimes they only take cinema though even asking, presumption we am the small kind of celebrity.

“People additionally begin singing the Barbie Girl strain unequivocally loudly as we travel past. we venerate which song. we venerate all things Barbie.

Collection … Laura Vinicombe

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“I have the couple of Barbie handbags as well as we had the Barbie baked sweat bread for my birthday final year.

“I additionally similar to creation as well as customising my own outfits, only so they fit me ideally as well as to have them unique.

“I have got the Barbie doll figure. I’m 5ft 4in, distance eight, my stomach is utterly prosaic as well as we have prolonged legs. I’ve had the follower pursuit so my bust have been 32F.

“I additionally venerate feign tan. we could never go out seeking pale. Barbie is ideally dark-skinned during all times so we similar to to have the sun-kissed glow.

“I am the healthy blonde though we whiten my hair to give it the Barbie-blonde look. And hair extensions have been the must, as have been feign eyelashes.

“Some people do get the wrong sense about me. They consider since we demeanour similar to Barbie I’m starting to be an airhead.

Feminine … Zoe Zafferon

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“Actually, we am the Barbie with brains. we have 10 GCSEs as well as we got 3 A*s.

“I have perceived hatred mail from the small people revelation me which we demeanour feign as well as which my celebrity is feign too. but that’s simply not loyal during all.

“I am the nicest chairman we could ever meet. we only climb upon top of the critique — though it is unequivocally hurtful.”

BARBIE-barmy Zoe tailors her character so she can spike the cosmetic doll look.

And indication Zoe, 21, from St Albans, Herts, even has her own “Ken” — her 27-year-old bricklayer beloved Mark White.

She says: “I regularly get small girls entrance up to me as well as asking if we am Barbie. It’s so cute.

“I had hundreds of Barbies when we was younger. we consider being which in to them when we was small has done me such the girly lady today. we venerate pinkish as well as anything else which is flattering as well as feminine.

“I have the series of Barbie looks, so when we go to the gym I’m Sporty Barbie as well as when we go clubbing with friends I’m Disco Barbie.

“Mark as well as we have been the real-life Ken as well as Barbie. All the friends even call us which since we have been so similar to them.

Barbie as well as Ken … Zoe as well as Mark

“I met Mark 10 years ago when he came up to me as as well as asked if we believed in venerate during initial steer — since he had utterly depressed for me.

“From which impulse upon we have been inseparable. We were childhood sweethearts, only similar to Barbie as well as Ken.

“he treats me similar to the Barbie princess. he is regularly shopping my intemperate gifts as well as treating me to dishes out. he pampers me so much.

“he is unequivocally The one. We have oral about removing tied together as well as starting the family. we can’t wait for to be the Bridal Barbie.”

PINK princess Vanessa has the outrageous pick up of Barbie merchandise. The dance teacher, from Leeds, even dresses her residence residence pet dogs in Barbie clothes.

She says: “me as well as my brunette Barbie have been twins. we have stranded the design of myself subsequent to her in my room so we can all the time review the looks.

“I wish to have cosmetic operation so which we demeanour some-more similar to her. we unequivocally wish the nose pursuit as well as the follower pursuit so the total have been the same. I’m the 32C though we wish to be 32F.

“People contend we am flattering as well as do not need to have operation though we do not agree.

“My brunette Barbie looks so pretty, we only wish to demeanour similar to her. When we was fifteen the dog kept nipping my Barbies. we had hundreds as well as so most were ruined. we was devastated.

Dream residence … Vanessa Threadgold

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“Then, when we was older, my father threw the rest out since he pronounced we was as well aged to have them. but over the final couple of years we have proposed the latest collection. we right away have selected Barbie bedding, Barbie cutlery, T-shirts with Barbie upon them — we name it, I’ve got it.

“every room in my residence is splendid pink. My property owner did his bulb when he saw it though it looks so pretty. It’s similar to my own Barbie mental condition house.

“I have the residence residence pet chihuahua as well as pomeranian as well as we venerate sauce them up in Barbie outfits. We demeanour unequivocally lovable when we go out matching.

“When people see my residence as well as all the Barbie things they consider I’m crazy. but we only venerate Barbie as well as there’s zero wrong with that.”

By LINDA BLAIR

Child Psychologist

RESEARCH shows which twenty to 40 year olds have been not unequivocally happy these days.

People have been seeking for an ideal. The design Barbie creates is of finish happiness.

She doesn’t have attribute problems, she doesn’t age, she fits garments ideally as well as she is flawless.

People mostly demeanour outward themselves to be happy. They think: “if we can demeanour this way, I’ll be happy.”

Part of the tour from immature adult to full adult is belonging to something. like with the mods as well as rockers.

It’s the theatre of flourishing up that’s the lot of fun. It’s unequivocally protected as well as it’s partial of finding who we are.

So if we go to something, either it’s “I’m the Barbie” or something else, we feel reduction lonely. Then we go past which theatre as well as turn someone who isn’t similar to any one else. That’s when we have been entirely grown up.

But which is not meant to be demeaning about these women, since the small people competence revisit which theatre as well as the lot of people have the lot of fun with it.

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She said: “I hate dating. I don’t think anybody enjoys it, do they?

“It’s hard to get to know someone, it’s a little awkward.”

And she said that dating her new husband Jim Toth, who she knew “in passing” before they became a couple, was a stress-free experience.

She added: “If it doesn’t feel terribly awkward, like you want to crawl out of your own skin, that’s probably the guy for you!”

Glamorous … Reese WitherspoonSimon Emmett/ Glamour

Reese’s first marriage to Cruel Intentions co-star Ryan Phillippe ended after eight years in 2007 with a difficult divorce.

But she says that she and Ryan are doing a good job of raising their two children, Ava, 12, and Deacon, eight.

She said: “My ex-husband and I co-parent really well.

“We really balance each other’s schedules and just communicate a lot.”

The Legally Blonde star also revealed that turning 35 “freaked her out” but that she has no plans to get surgery just yet.

She said: “I don’t think I need plastic surgery at this point.

“I’m not for it. I’m not against it.

“I have plenty of friends who do stuff and it makes you feel happy or it makes you feel good, great.

“But I don’t think it’s the fix for some sort of unease that you’re having about who you are as a human being.”

Glamour girl … Reese on the front cover of Glamour magazine

Reese will play her first ever action role in her new film this Means War, out on February 17.

It comes a year on from her starring role in Water For Elephants, where she acted alongside Twilight’s Robert Pattinson.

She describes R-Patz as “gracious, smart and actually shy and introverted.”

Read the full interview in the March issue of Glamour magazine, out Thursday February 2.

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