Our eyes may be the windows to our soul, but our lips tell a story too. It’s incredible just how much a of a difference having full, pouting lips can have. Think of your favorite female celebrities for a moment, I bet most of them have the kind of lips I’m talking about. Think about Angelina Jolie, think about Megan Fox. not every celebrity was born with beautiful lips though — to improve their appearance and image they have simply found a technique or product that enhances the way they look. Yes, in a lot of cases they have had Botox injections. however, you might be surprised to hear that there are lots of celebrities out there that have luscious lips without getting needles stuck in them. They use special products that give their lips the full and pouting look they crave.
Would you like to have lips like a celebrity? just think how sexier they could make you feel. I’m assuming you would be against the idea of Botox, and quite frankly I don’t really agree with that way of doing things myself. it costs a lot of money, is often painful and is unnatural. A better way is to find an easy to apply product, that once it’s on your lips it instantly gives you the look you want. how do these products do this though? Generally, they absorb moisture from your body and naturally plump your lips — giving them a natural, full look. These products are incredibly popular at the moment, amongst regular people and celebrities alike. So much so that the companies that make them are giving away free trials.
Health Ministry’s sudden decision to forbid dentists from carrying out Botox treatments stuns dentists but doctors say they lack necessary expertise
Sarit Rosenblum Published: 07.19.12, 14:30 / Israel Culture
In what has been seen as a sudden move that came out of the blue, the Health Ministry has forbidden dentists from injecting patients with Botox, something they have been doing for years. Botox is a big business in Israel: One Botox face treatment can cost between NIS 700-1,000 ($170-$250). One bottle of the substance costs doctors NIS 1,200 ($300) – enough for three to four patients on average. Thus income from each bottle could come to NIS 4,500 ($1,130) and the average profits per bottle of Botox is around NIS 3,300 ($830). The decision to forbid dentists from engaging in the anti-aging injections was made following a request from the Israeli Society for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. Dentists previously involved in providing Botox injections, some 300 in total have hired the services of attorney Ilan Bombach who then approached the directorship of the Health Ministry with a request to cancel the decision immediately. “This is a severe impingement on freedom of profession, which discriminates against doctors whose field of specialization is the face. If necessary, we will go all the way to the Supreme Court,” Bombach said on Monday. The dentists claim that they have been offering Botox injection treatments for years based on explicit approval given in writing by the Health Ministry. a majority of (the dentists) went through various courses, and even those who did not, are well versed in the inner workings of aesthetic injections as part of their routine medical work. “In the US the injections are routinely executed by cosmeticians and not just doctors,” claims Dr Ayelet Drevsky, a dentist from Ramat Aviv. “Dentists study the anatomy of the structure of the skull and neck in greater depth than other doctors and the injections are a daily part of our work.” Plastic Surgery Association Chairman Dr Amos Leviav said: “Dentists do not have enough expertise to inject Botox just as we don’t have the expertise necessary to whiten teeth.” Professor Arnon Afek, the medical administration chief at the Health Ministry said: “Dentists do not study neurology and don’t engage in the rest of the medical fields. “The ministry’s policy is to limit each field within the medical profession to their specialization, and not just in the field of aesthetics. either way, we will hold deliberations on the matter with the dentists’ representatives.”
He promised to zap her fat. but it was a death trap.
Dr. Oleg Davie had such a history of misconduct that the state Health Department last July slashed his practice to a short list of minor cosmetic procedures, such as wart removal and Botox injections.
Liposuction is not on the list, but Davie continued to perform the lucrative “SmartLipo,” in which he wields a laser to melt and suck out fat.
Isel Pineda, 51, a Manhattanite and heart-transplant patient of famed Dr. Mehmet Oz, collapsed and died on may 10 after undergoing the procedure in Davie’s Brooklyn office.
Facebook UNKINDEST CUT: Isel Pineda, who was not supposed to have anesthesia because of her heart transplant, died after surgery by Dr. Oleg Davie (below).
Cardiac patients are considered off limits for cosmetic surgery because the anesthesia can make the heart overload, beat rapidly or shut down.
“This woman should not have been operated on — period,” said a top plastic surgeon who consults for the state. “you don’t screw around with people like this. if he knew she had a heart transplant, he should have shown her the door.”
Pineda’s grief-stricken family believes Davie knew.
In her purse the day she died, Pineda’s boyfriend found copies of paperwork from an April 18 consultation with Davie, including a medical-history form she filled out.
in it, she disclosed that she was diagnosed with heart disease in 2004, received a heart transplant and was on anti-rejection drugs.
But the patient-history form that Davie turned over to the family’s lawyer makes no mention of any heart issues. it lists only her hypertension drugs. On a question asking whether she was ever hospitalized, it’s marked “no.”
Davie’s records note that Pineda had a scar — “mid-chest, old, well healed” — which he described as “skin surgery” to remove a “cyst.”
Heart-transplant scars stretch from the neck to nearly the navel.
“anyone who met Isel knew she was a heart-transplant patient. she wore that label proudly, even posting it on her Facebook page,” said the family’s lawyer, Michael Fruhling, of Gersowitz, Libo & Korek.
“that Dr. Davie failed to mention this is beyond comprehension.”
The Bronx-born Pineda, who co-founded a company that makes tote bags, didn’t tell her family about the tummy job.
“she was probably embarrassed about it,” said her brother, Marni, who estimates she weighed about 125 pounds.
“she was stunning on the outside but more beautiful on the inside. she lit up a room like a ray of sunshine she loved everyone, and everyone loved her,” he said. “she did not have to die — not like this.”
Pineda’s files had an online ad by Dr. Davie to “lose the wobble” for a discounted $2,200. she wound up paying $3,200 up front.
The petite patient went into cardiac arrest before leaving Davie’s office. Paramedics could not revive her. she was declared dead at Coney Island Hospital,
The state’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct cited Davie in seven cases for negligence, mischaracterizing cosmetic treatments as medical, improper treatment and filing false reports. he was fined $100,000 and put on probation for three years,
Davie, 50, is an internist but not a board-certified plastic surgeon. he also is named in several malpractice suits by women who complained of burns and disfigurement.
His office was still making appointments for lipo consultations last week.
“It’s like he got away with murder. he never even sent a condolence card,” Pineda’s brother fumed.
Davie, who has boasted to a newspaper about his $7 million Manhattan town house, refused to comment when asked about Pineda and ejected The Post from his Park Avenue office.
State Health Department spokesman Pete Constantakes confirmed that Davie was not permitted to perform liposuction. he said the case would be investigated “to determine what action, if any, is appropriate.”
A new study reveals that nearly a quarter (23 percent) of Americans would get plastic surgery if cost were not an issue.
The survey of more than 2,500 adults, conducted by CouponCabin.com, also found that women were more likely than men to say they would seek out cosmetic procedures (28 percent versus 18 percent).the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reports that the cost of cosmetic procedures can vary widely. Surgical procedures, such as breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tucks, facelifts and nose jobs are the more expensive than less-invasive non-surgical procedures. for example, the national average cost for a tummy tuck was $5,332 in 2010. Non-surgical procedures such as Botox injections, hyaluronic acid injections, chemical peels and microdermabrasion typically cost several hundred dollars per treatment.
This study confirms the results of a recent survey conducted by ASAPS, which found that more than half (51 percent) of Americans approve of plastic surgery, regardless of their income.
The 2011 report found that 52 percent of respondents with an income of under $25,000 per year approve of cosmetic surgery and 29 percent in this income bracket would consider it for themselves.
It also found that individuals who make more money annually approve of plastic surgery. nearly half (48 percent) of respondents with an income between $25,000 and $50,000 per year, 45 percent of those with an income between $50,000 and $75,000 per year and 56 percent of those with an income above $75,000 per year approve of cosmetic surgeries, according to ASAPS.
“as the numbers suggest, people in every income bracket, single or married, male or female, view plastic surgery as a reasonable option today,” said Dr. Felmont F. Eaves III, ASAPS past president. “taking care of yourself and paying attention to physical appearance is increasingly important to everyone. as both traditional surgical procedures have been improved and refined, and new nonsurgical options have become available, aesthetic plastic surgeons have more to offer to our patients.”
Cosmetic surgery in Israel is on the rise, with a 30 percent climb in the number of people electing to go under the knife or laser over the past year.
A report released ahead of a conference dealing with cosmetic surgery and medical practices in Israel, scheduled for Tuesday, revealed that the growing demand for such procedures resulted in a rise of more than 10 percent in the number of doctors entering the field.
Dr. Robert Cohen, who chairs the union of aesthetic doctors in Israel, told Maariv that one should also count some 300 dentists who underwent training in aesthetic dental treatments, out of which 100 or so chose to leave their previous job entirely.
Cohen also said that there was a steady climb in the number of men who opted for beauty treatments, increasing by 10-15% from last year, but women still made up 70% of the total.
According to the union, the most common treatments in Israel are Botox injections and other fillings, along with hair implants.
Cohen said Israel was far behind many European countries when it came to men undergoing cosmetic surgery. “The treatment still causes discomfort to many men,” Cohen told Maariv, “especially when they need to sit next to women in the waiting room.”
The study showed that certain procedures, such as liposuction, were on a steady decline.
Cohen estimated the Israeli cosmetic market to be bringing in hundreds of millions of shekels on an annual basis, and doctors in the field could earn a few hundred thousand shekels a month.
He also stressed that doctors dealing with cosmetic procedures were subject to a large number of lawsuits. Legal aspects of the job would be addressed at the conference, he said.
Ear, what’s that? Simon Cowell was spotted wearing an unusually placed plaster in LA this week (Picture: Insight)
The rumour mill went into overdrive when SiCo was spotted with a dubious looking plaster behind his ear as he drove down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
But his spokesman has since come forward to say the Brit simply suffered a bizarre shaving injury, claiming the 52-year-old ‘accidentally cut himself’.
An onlooker added: ‘If he was trying to hide something he wouldn’t be driving past a load of photographers on one of America’s most famous streets.’
the star’s spokesman claims Simon cut himself whilst shaving (Picture: Insight)
But the innocent explanation may not wash with fans who are well aware that Cowell takes pride in his appearance.
It was revealed in Cowell’s unofficial biography by Tom Bower earlier in the year that the music boss indulges in Botox injections twice a year in order to stay looking young.
The book also claims he gets colonic irrigation on a regular basis, has vitamin injections and gets ‘life-enhancing fresh fruit’ sent to him by air freight.
The music mogul recently took time out from his X Factor USA schedule due to illness.
Louis Walsh temporarily filled in for him, striking up a fine friendship with fellow judge Britney Spears.
US plastic surgery is enjoying a boom, despite the economy. Find out which cosmetic procedures and treatments are going and down• UPDATE: now with a decade of data• Get the data
Plastic surgery is big business in the US – and the latest figures show that despite the recession, that business is booming.
Americans had nearly 14m cosmetic procedures last year, spending $10.1bn in the process – on collagen and botox injections, breast implants, buttock lifts and nose jobs.
The Association will be publishing a full report later this year, but in the meantime has given us overall figures going right back to 2000.
The numbers are up 5% on the year before – and an 87% increase on the year 2000. the vast majority of those procedures are defined as “minimally invasive” – some 13.8m of them, in fact.
Here are some of the key facts:
• Botox is the biggest cosmetic treatments that Americans have – up 5% on last year to 5.7m procedures. it was rare in the year 2000 – and is up 621% on then. But it is also one of the cheapest procedures you can have, costing an average of $375 each time. it adds up to over $1bn a year• Breast enhancement is the top surgical procedure – up 4% on last year. That’s 307,180 procedures in 2011• the biggest decrease is in hair transplants, which is down 17% to 15,754, and ear corrections, or Otoplasty, are down 11% to 26,433• the biggest increase is in Chin augmentation (Mentoplasty) – up 71% year on year to 20,680
The data published recently only includes total procedures, but latest gender figures from the Association (from 2010) shows that male procedures are on the rise – including 18,280 breast reductions (+6% on 2010), 63,585 nose jobs (-4%) and 13,217 hair transplants (+2%)
What may seem the most unusual figure for British audiences are the number of teenagers getting treated. although it’s only 2% of the total, that’s still 218,909 procedures in a year – such as laser hair removal (66,664 procedures), nose jobs (35,005), boys having breast reductions (13,530) and botox injections (13,467). another 8,525 teenage girls have breast implants.
Reconstructive surgery – where someone is recovering from an operation, accident or illness, is also substantial – 5.5m treatments in 2011 (in addition to the 14m cosmetic total), up 5% on the year before. Four million of them are for tumour removal, including skin cancer.
We’ve extracted the key data from the report – and you can download it below. you can also compare it over time.
The latest aesthetic industry statistics reveal that people are turning to physician-run practices or medical spas for their non-surgical procedures. according to an International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) study, most women most feel that non-physician owned medical spas are unsafe. In addition, the IAPAM report also indicates that 78% of women rated medical credentials as very important when choosing an aesthetic treatment provider.
Botox injection, which is the number one non-surgical procedure performed by plastic surgeons, was down 12.8% in 2007 according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) industry statistics report. That report, however, only includes members of the ASAPS, and Allergan, the maker of Botox Cosmetic, showed a 29% increase in sales over the same period. In fact, four of the five top non-surgical procedures were all down between 4.2-16.5% from the previous year.
“It’s quite obvious that non-surgical procedures are no longer the domain of the plastic surgeons,” says Jeff Russell, executive-director of the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine. “The statistics indicate the public is moving away from requiring plastic surgeons to do their Botox injections,” continues Russell. “You are as likely to find a Botox brochure in your family physician’s office as a plastic surgeons.”
Another association, the International Medical Spa Association, says there are now over 2,500 medical spas, up significantly from 250 in 2004. This confirms that the ASAPS statistics show not a decline in procedures, but a shift from the procedures being done solely in plastic surgeons offices to now also being done in a medical spa or an aesthetic practice.
Russell feels that this decline means the public is more accepting of non-plastic surgeons performing many of these procedures. Physicians with proper aesthetic medicine training are perfect candidates for filling the public’s desire for aesthetic medicine procedures like Botox and dermal filler injections, as well as laser and light based procedures.
“Aesthetic medicine continues to be a billon dollar industry fueled by over 11,000 people turning fifty every day,” says Russell. “As long as physicians treat expanding their practices with aesthetic procedures as a business unit, they will do very well in this environment.”
“We’re finding that many of our aesthetic medicine symposium attendees are family physicians and OB/Gyn’s looking at targeting their existing patients for aesthetic procedures,” says Russell. “The IAPAM feels that complete physician aesthetic medicine training is the most important part of a successful medical spa or aesthetic practice. Those physicians who thought all they needed was to attend a Botox training course, are finding themselves in very difficult times.”
About the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM):The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine is a voluntary association of physicians and supporters that sets standards for the aesthetic medical profession. The goal of the association is to offer education, ethical standards, credentialing, and member benefits. IAPAM membership is open to licensed medical doctors (MDs) and doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs). more information about the Symposium can be accessed through Aesthetic Medicine Symposium.
Botox is a trademark of Allergan, Inc.
For more info:Jeff Russell, Executive-DirectorInternational Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM)1-800-219-5108 x705IAPAM
Some people assume that most women who have plastic surgery look uglier and less natural. other people suggest that women who have plastic surgery tend to look disfigured and unattractive. But, the real truth is that women who have plastic surgery tend to look more natural and better looking. Here are some secret reasons why
Having surgery is designed to enhance your look in the long term, not in the short term
When people go to a plastic surgeon, they get assessed by the surgeon to see what features can make you look better. they will look at the long term future how surgery can make you look more attractive, not the short term in which a majority of people assume. they help make this assessment by using sophisticated software and computer hardware to make you look more attractive. therefore when you grow older, you will look much more attractive than people around your age
Certain plastic operations makes your skin and body more healthier
Operations such as Botox injections and liposuction can make your skin and body more healthier. for instance, liposuction helps remove fat from your body which makes your skin and tissue around the fat receive better increased blood flow. this increased blood flow allows a better flow of nutrients and proteins to your skin, which can significantly make your skin and body feel more healthier and natural. the decreased weight by the removal of fat also allows the person to be more active and relieves the pressure on arthritic joints.
Therefore, people who have plastic surgery make women look and feel more prettier
Barbara Streisand may be just as famous for her super-sized schnoz as she is for her super-sized vocal power. her nose might be staying the same signature size, but it looks like plastic surgery may be changing some other features of the star’s appearance.
69-year old Barbara Streisand has long resisted Hollywood’s perfect image of beauty by refusing to get a nose job, one of the most common procedures in Tinsel Town. however, it does look like Barbara has begun to dabble in non-invasive plastic surgery procedures including Sculptra injections in her cheeks and Botox in her forehead. Injectables offer minimal plastic surgery recovery, which is why then tend to be so popular.
“The face we used to know is now just a bunch of Memories,” celebrity plastic surgeon, Dr. Anthony Youn, who has not treated the star, said in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com.
“I suspect that she’s had some Botox injections to her forehead, causing it to look smooth and wrinkle-free. her cheeks appear to have been plumped a bit as well, likely from injections of a filler like Sculptra.”
“I don’t see any obvious signs of invasive surgery, though,” Dr. Youn revealed. “She still has her famous Barbra nose, and her lips remain naturally full.”
“Overall, I think Barbra is aging pretty gracefully, with a possible nip here and tuck there. We all wish to look the way We were, and I’m sure Barbra is no different.”
Barbara is definitely looking a little smoother, if not a little different than she used to, but her plastic surgery transformation isn’t a surprise given her permanent fixture in the industry.
Read the complete celebrity plastic surgery profile of Barbara Streisand on Plasticopedia, the largest celebrity plastic surgery encyclopedia.
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