Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts

Thursday, November 15, 2012

JUST 150 FOR ONE AREA



JUST  150 FOR ONE AREA
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

APPS HELP YOU GET THE LOOK YOU WANT!



If you’re considering plastic surgery, there’s an app for that. Anyone who is looking into rhinoplasty (a nose job) or liposuction naturally wants to know how they’ll look when the surgery is complete and new technologies and iPhone apps are making it easier than ever for patients to access information about the procedures they’re looking into as well as visually manipulate photos of themselves to see how they’ll look after plastic surgery.

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BodyPlastika.com is one of the coolest new iPhone tools that can help patients get an idea of how they’ll look following a breast augmentation or a tummy tuck. This app gives patients the power to construct their ideal image via the iPhone and communicate more clearly about their desires and expectations with their plastic surgeon. BodyPlastika is not yet widely available but it’s getting ready to hit the market soon.

If you’re looking for iPhone apps that are already widely available, then consider iSurgeon or Shafer Plastic Surgery apps. The iSurgeon app was developed by Dr. Micheal Salzhauer to give patients the opportunity to change images and do breast enhancements, lip augmentation, butt lifts, tummy tucks, and other procedures using the tool. The app can be purchased exclusively through the iTunes store, but the web site for iSurgeon is at http://www.iSurgeonGame.com.

The Shafer Plastic Surgery app, in contrast, is less game-like and more intellectual. It is geared toward patients who are information-seekers. It contains a database of over 1,000 questions and answers about cosmetic surgery procedures.

Highlights of the Shafer Plastic Surgery App
a. This was created by New York-based Dr. David Shafer.
b. This is meant for sophisticated, inquisitive and information seeking patients.
c. It has a database of more than 1,000 questions and answers about specific cosmetic surgery procedures.
d. It is available on Apple’s iPhone App Store. There are 2 versions the Lite version and $2.99 version to buy.
Highlights of Tanimania
a. This has been developed by a Tokyo based developer, Kayac.
b. It is available only on iPhone screens.
c. It is a breast enhancer that can make the breast look sexier.
d. The user can shoot someone’s portrait and adjust the image position so that it can be corrected as you expect.
e. The app also allows users to put a mole on her face virtually.
f. It is available at AppStore for $0.99.
Highlights of Dr. Denenberg’s iPhone app
a. This is an intuitive new iPhone application developed by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Denenberg.
b. It allows users to view hundreds of before-and-after photos.
c. Users can turn the iPhone around to take their own photos and email them to the doctor with their questions.
d. It is featured on http://www.App33.com, which contains a video of the app in operation, screenshots and instructions for using the app.
e. One can download the app from the iTunes App Store.
f. It runs on the iPhone and on the iPod touch.
BodyPlastika
a. Another iPhone app which allows users to view how they would look after plastic surgery
b. Visit http://www.bodyplastika.com to access this app

Thursday, October 11, 2012

SHOW-AND-TELL FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION AWARENESS DAY



According to a survey by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, women who have undergone cancer treatments aren’t willing to commit to the rigors of breast reconstructive surgery until they see the potential results. Indeed, 89% of all women considering reconstructive surgery want to be able to see in advance how their breasts will look.  After dealing with the difficulties associated with breast cancer treatments, it makes sense that women would need to have a visual idea of what their breast will look like following cosmetic surgery. Breast reconstructive surgery is no easy undertaking and women who have to gear up for the procedure need to feel like they’re going end up with a final result that’s not only acceptable but worth their while.
In response to the survey, a group of board-certified plastic surgeons have put together an event to show-and-tell women about breast reconstructive surgery as part of Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day in the United States. The event will take place in New Orleans on October 17, 2012. Essentially the event will connect breast reconstruction patients with breast cancer patients who are considering reconstruction in order to help women decide which procedure would be right for them.
The topic of breast reconstruction has been taboo until now. As women like Suzanne Somers step forward to talk about their personal successes with procedures that aren’t even available yet in the United States, reconstructive procedures are creating a bit of a buzz. By giving breast cancer patients the opportunity to chat with actual breast reconstruction patients, the women will have more information to work with than just before-and-after pictures to make the decision.
The decision to go ahead with breast reconstructive surgery is a big one and women who have the opportunity to pair up and talk with other women who have been through the ordeal represents some progress in this field of plastic surgery. Doctors may try to inform their patients about the options available to them, but the factors involved in making the decision are multitudinous and convoluted.
Right now in the United States, less than a quarter of all women know what reconstructive choices are available to them and even fewer have a sense of the outcomes that they  might expect from having those procedures. Breast reconstructive surgery must follow a particular chronological sequence and the timing of their decision can actually limit their reconstruction choices later on down the road. Further, women who have been having cancer treatments are not typically emotionally prepared to make difficult and life-changing decisions about breast reconstructive surgery.
The majority of women (70%) who are diagnosed with breast cancer are never even told about breast reconstructive surgery and their options, but the show-and-tell event on Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day will hopefully change some of those problems. Whereas in the past, women were limited by a lack of information and a two-dimensional look at how breast reconstruction helped them feel good about their self-image, women today can get a more in-depth idea of how breast reconstruction could help them. Hopefully, by making the topic less taboo, women will be able to access the resources they need to achieve results that they can be happy with for a lifetime.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

SAVE YOUR LIFE, CHOOSE A CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON


 


Transgender men who cannot afford the surgical procedures necessary to make a full transition from male to female have been resorting to health-jeopardizing procedures under the hand of untrained, unskilled “pumpers” who promise to inject feminizing silicone throughout their bodies. The silicone is able to produce curves and softness that is coveted by these transgender males, but the injections take a hefty toll on these women’s lives and their health. Though sometimes they produce the desired results, often transgender women experience devastating side effects that make them wish they had never had the injections.

Transgender individuals are not able to access health insurance to help them make a transition from male to female or vice versa. But often these people are desperate to make their appearance match their gender identity on the inside. As a result, there is now a black market for transgender males to become more feminine using silicone injections. Typically, doctors recommend that silicone be used within enclosed implants, but the pumpers who serve the transgender community inject loose silicone directly into the body. Medical grade silicone can be difficult for pumpers to obtain, so often these people will resort to using other substances like industrial grade silicone, fix-a-flat, or cooking oil instead. Loose silicone of medical or industrial grade can migrate to other areas of the body, causing disfigurement and scarring.

The main reason why transgender women will seek out pumpers rather than going to qualified medical doctors is because they simply can’t afford the tens of thousands of dollars that it costs to make a full transition to the female gender. Men who want to become female have to endure multiple surgeries and injections of female hormones in order to take on a more feminine appearance. There are a multitude of different procedures that can help feminize masculine features. For example, transgender women will often have their hairline moved down, a forehead lift, chin work, and a rhinoplasty to feminize their facial features. Lip augmentation is also often recommended. All of these surgical procedures are performed in addition to breast augmentation and genital reconstruction. The price tag is currently at about $70,000 and most transgender women living in the United States simply can’t afford it. Many transgender women will use pumpers to at least achieve a more feminine appearance even though they can’t afford hormones or any of the other bells and whistles that are possible with transgender surgery with a qualified and board certified plastic surgeon.

Some experts estimate that 22 percent of all transgender women in New York have used a pumper’s services to create a more feminine appearance. Unfortunately, many pumpers have used alternatives to medical grade silicone, or cut the medical grade silicone with baby oil or Crisco to cheapen the procedure and make a bigger profit. Often, they perform their injections in unsterile environments like a hotel rooms, sometimes inviting ten or twenty other transgender women to have the same procedure done at the same time. Silicone injected into the bloodstream by accident at one of these parties can cause a variety of different autoimmune disorders as well as respiratory distress and death. But as long as the cost of transgender surgical procedures remains exorbitant and inaccessible as a result of insurance regulations, pumpers will still be able to make a profit even despite the potentially deadly consequences.