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High School Reunions Give Rise to Cosmetic Surgery

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

High school. Those words conjure up strong memories in all of us. For some, it was marked by roaring good times, wild parties, and a hectic social life. For others, it was a time of awkwardness, social isolation, and low self-confidence. Still others may remember the intense pressure — to fit in with the right social clique, to earn good grades, to excel in athletics, or to be successful in the high school dating scene.

Regardless of your experience, you undoubtedly have a strong emotional reaction when thinking about your high school days. For all of us, it was a time of self discovery, a transitional period where we attempted to shed the person we were and create the person we wanted to become.

For many people, high school reunions are an opportunity to revisit those emotional moments of adolescence and take stock of who we have become. Some people attend to reconnect and catch up with old friends. Others come to show off the person they have become — somewhat of a self-validation for their years of tortured adolescence. Regardless, high school reunions provide us with a way to revisit our past and take stock of our present in one fell swoop.

There is a sizeable group of people who feel intense pressure to impress their former high school peers at these reunions. Despite going years without seeing or thinking about their high school friends and acquaintances, many people view these reunions as some of the most stressful and important social events they will ever attend. In her book “A Room Full of Mirrors,” Keiko Ikeda examines this phenomenon in great depth.

In order to make the strongest impression possible at their high school reunion, many people turn to their local cosmetic surgeon for a little assistance. Cosmetic surgery practices across the country have documented large boosts in business from people looking for breast augmentation, tummy tucks, liposuction, and face lifts to help them look their best at their high school reunion.

I’m not quite sure why so many people feel the need to impress a group of individuals who have been essentially irrelevant in their lives for anywhere from 10 to 20 years. For one night, these people come together again, only to go their separate ways until the next reunion rolls around in another 10 years. And most likely, you will not think about these people again until you go to your cosmetic surgeon for a touch-up procedure before your next reunion.

Surely there are more important people to impress — your family, your current friends that are actually involved in your daily life, your co-workers, other members of your community. However, when memories of high school come flooding back, many people seem to seek validation for what may have been the most awkward time of their lives.

In a sense, cosmetic surgeons across the country are providing these people with an invaluable service by enabling them to feel better about themselves in front of a group of people who could really care less. However, the more appropriate person to help us through this undeniably trying moment of our adulthood is probably a psychologist.

If you live in the Denver, Colorado area and need a quick fix to look your best for your upcoming high school reunion, please contact the Broadway Center for Plastic Surgery today to schedule a consultation with Dr. David Broadway.

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Jilted Woman Forces Her Mother to have Cosmetic Surgery to Prevent Future Break-Ups

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

A 24-year-old woman in China was recently scorned by her lover for undergoing cosmetic surgery. As a result of her facial procedures, the woman no longer resembled her mother. When her boyfriend saw a picture of her parents, he became appalled by this fact, causing him to break up with her on the spot.

The woman, who most likely opted for facial cosmetic surgery to feel better about herself, was devastated by the events that unfolded with her boyfriend. Her already fragile psyche began unraveling, sending her into a downward spiral of desperation and despair.

Fearing future rejection by other men who may not approve of her cosmetic surgery makeover, the woman took drastic action. She forced her 60-year-old mother to undergo several cosmetic surgery procedures so that they would look like they were actually related.

It is quite common for women to turn to a cosmetic surgeon in an attempt to look more like their favorite celebrities. Many women opt for BOTOX in order to have Angelina Jolie’s lips, breast augmentation to achieve Scarlet Johansson’s perfect cleavage, or a rhinoplasty to get Jessica Alba’s nose.

However, it is unheard of for a woman to be forced to undergo plastic surgery to look like someone who has already had their appearance cosmetically altered. Can you imagine someone going to a doctor and saying, “I want Michael Jackson’s pasty, artificial-looking, overdone face.” Preposterous!

But in the town of Wuhan, China, a similarly absurd request was made of local cosmetic surgeons. By opting for cosmetic surgery that altered the features provided by her genetic code, this woman waived her right to desire a familial resemblance with her mother. If she wanted to look like her mother, she should have kept the hand dealt to her at birth. To force her mother to undergo serious elective surgery that she did not want is unconscionable.

It appears that her mother was satisfied with her natural appearance, because she put up a fight with her daughter over this extreme request. After considerable bullying on the part of her daughter, the mother was forced to take drastic action of her own. She had her daughter committed to a psychiatric ward for mental health treatment. Hopefully, the proper regimen of therapy and medication will help her daughter cope with the trauma of being rejected over her plastic surgery.

Ideal candidates for cosmetic surgery desire their procedure to feel better about themselves. They are not bullied into altering their appearance for the gratification of others. If you live in the New York City area and are interested in cosmetic surgery, please contact Park Plaza Plastic Surgery today to schedule an appointment with Dr. George Lefkovits.

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Usher's Wife Almost Died from Cosmetic Surgery Complications

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Tameka Foster-Raymond, wife of R&B; singer Usher, recently almost died as a result of anesthesia complications associated with a cosmetic surgery procedure.

After receiving general anesthesia for liposuction on her abdomen, Foster-Raymond went into cardiac arrest. Doctors administered heart massage and were able to revive her within one minute of the cardiac incident. She was put into a medically induced coma in order to stabilize her condition. Usher’s wife is currently recovering and doctors say she is doing very well. She never had her liposuction performed.

Foster-Raymond had traveled to Brazil to receive the procedure just two months after giving birth to her and Usher’s second child. Many doctors believe that two months after pregnancy is too soon to undergo an abdominal cosmetic surgery procedure. However, Foster-Raymond’s doctor chose to perform the procedure since she was in good general health.

Cosmetic surgery, no matter how routine or non-invasive the procedure may be, is major surgery. All of the common risks and complications associated with other surgical procedures apply to cosmetic surgery as well. Therefore, the decision to undergo cosmetic surgery should not be made lightly. Also, it is important to have your procedure performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon in order to minimize the health risks involved and ensure the greatest likelihood of satisfactory results.

If you are interested in cosmetic surgery in the Phoenix, Arizona area, please contact board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Angelchik today to schedule a consultation.

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"Pimp Up My Wife" Brings Cosmetic Surgery to Reality TV

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Just when you thought Reality TV couldn’t sink any lower, the FX channel sets a new bar for trashy programming. This month, the network has premiered a new reality show throughout Great Britain called “Pimp Up My Wife.”

The show will take 10 wives whose husbands are unhappy with their appearance and give them a complete aesthetic makeover. These women will undergo hair and style makeovers and receive numerous cosmetic surgery procedures including tummy tucks, breast augmentation, liposuction, and facial procedures. The network is promoting their new show as a way for 10 couples to improve their sex lives and potentially save a failing marriage.

One husband on the show has openly admitted that for over two years, he has been embarrassed to be seen in public with his wife. He is hoping that the show will “stop the rot and bring back the woman I fell in love with.”

If you believe that “Pimp Up My Wife” will rekindle the flames of your marriage and bring back passion that has been long dead, think again. How can a man who publicly discusses his loathing of his wife’s appearance expect to keep her around once she finds that everywhere she goes, men are finding her more attractive than ever? My guess is that at least 50% of the couples on this show will be divorced within a year, and it will be the wife that leaves the husband.

Cosmetic surgery can be an excellent way for a woman to boost her self-esteem and enhance a region of her body that she is unhappy with. However, the decision to get cosmetic surgery should stem from the woman’s desire to feel better about herself, not because her husband is repulsed by her. If this is your situation, you are most likely married to the wrong man.

If you live in the Northern Virginia or Washington, D.C. area and have realistic expectations for the results of your cosmetic surgery, please contact the Virginia Center for Plastic Surgery today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Desman.

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Get Rid of your Man Boobs

Friday, February 13th, 2009

While the majority of cosmetic surgery procedures are performed on women, the number of men opting for aesthetic enhancements has increased drastically over the past few years. Interestingly, one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures for men is called gynecomastia correction.

Gynecomastia correction is a breast reduction procedure for men. It appears that man boobs are not in-style these days, making many men feel distinctly non-manly. In order to increase their manliness, many well-endowed men have been flocking to their local cosmetic surgeon to suck the fat out of their hefty bosoms.

There have been several references to man boobs in pop culture over the past 10-15 years. The most obvious that comes to mind is the scene from Fight Club where Edward Norton weeps away in the arms of Meat Loaf, his head buried in Meat Loaf’s massive bosom. In the movie, Meat Loaf claims his man boobs are the result of cancer. But let’s get real. The man’s name is Meat Loaf. Maybe if he ate more salad and less meat loaf, he’d get rid of his man boobs.

Of course, if you don’t feel comfortable having surgery to correct your man boob problem, you can always contact Frank Costanza to see if you can purchase one of his “manziers.” That way, you will at least have the proper support for your distinctly non-manly bosom. If you are worried about this device threatening your masculinity, you can always use Kramer’s manlier moniker and call it the “bro.”

If neither of these solutions works for you, then you may want to think about contacting Richard Simmons. He most likely will understand your traumatic struggles with your man boobs and could probably offer you compassionate yet motivational support while helping you work off that extra weight in your chest.

Gynecomastia correction is a very common and relatively safe procedure. If you would like to learn more about how to eliminate your man boobs, please contact Dr. Otto J. Placik at Associated Plastic Surgeons, S.C. today to schedule a consultation.

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Your Boobs are What?! KKK Cups!!

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

After her 8th breast augmentation, Sheyla Hershey already held the world record for largest breast implants (34FFF). But that apparently wasn’t enough for the 28-year-old Texan.

In attempt to ensure that her record would be safe for the ages, she has undergone a 9th breast enlargement. I think she can be confident that no one will ever come close to surpassing her new record breast size — 38KKK.

Amazingly, even cosmetic surgeons in the state of Texas wouldn’t touch this job. After searching in vain for an American doctor to perform her record-setting surgery, Hershey hopped on a plane for Brazil. It appears that the surgeons down there have no qualms with pumping a gallon of silicone into this woman’s already overly-enhanced chest.

That’s right. Sheyla Hershey is walking around with a gallon of silicone in her chest. Hopefully her implants never rupture. If they do, she may need the clean-up crew from the Exxon-Valdez accident to get rid of the mess.

The majority of women who opt for breast augmentation strive for a natural-looking result that helps them feel better about their appearance. Not Sheyla. To her, bigger is better. You might call her the Michael Jackson of breast implants.

Hershey claims she was just following her dream. Who can really fault her for that? Unfortunately, her dream may leave her saddled with serious back problems in the future. And I doubt that there are many lingerie stores that will carry her size. She may need to settle for garbage bags and rubber bands for that much-needed support.

Her boyfriend, who supported her on previous procedures, pleaded with her to call it quits at 34FFF. When forced to choose between her boyfriend whom she dearly loved and 38KKK, something had to give. And let’s be honest, who really needs love when you have the world’s largest breasts? Surely those 38KKKs will garner plenty of attention from the singles scene in Texas. I’m sure she’ll be off the market in no time. Just don’t try and get between her and operation # 10.

But seriously, breast augmentation is a procedure that should not be taken lightly. As with any major surgery, there are risks and complications even when performed under ideal conditions by the most capable cosmetic surgeon. Opting for freakishly large implants further increases these risks to the point where they are truly a health hazard.

If you live in the Dallas, Texas area and are interested in a more realistic breast augmentation that will help enhance your figure instead of making you look like a Betty Boop caricature, please contact Dr. Vasdev Rai today to schedule a consultation.

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Cosmetic Surgery — It's "God-Approved"

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

For centuries, religious scholars have debated the question of what happens after we die. Most major religions contain some notion of an afterlife, where those who are good and virtuous will reside in heaven with God (at least this is the common interpretation in Western religions).

But how will we be when we reach heaven? Will we resemble ourselves, and if so, in what form? If you die at 89, will you resemble the aged person who occupied your body in your final years, or will you look more like the virile person you were in the days of your youth? Will you even maintain the form of your body, or are you simply the spiritual incarnation of your soul?

While we can never definitively answer these questions with any degree of certainty, several orthodox Jewish and Christian scholars have been hotly debating this topic in recent years. Many of these scholars argue that a person’s resurrection to heaven after death should be viewed as a physical transformation — literally, a reversal of death. This may be a difficult idea to swallow among secular circles, but among the orthodox, a belief in this physical resurrection is looked upon as a miracle from God.

Several of the Christian scholars have quoted St. Augustine as evidence that this notion is true. According to St. Augustine, in heaven, “Our bodies will be the very same ones we had in life, but buff and beautiful.” In other words, you will be a more perfect version of yourself. If you were fat in life, you will become slim and attractive. If you had aesthetically unpleasing features in life, they will wither away and be replaced by the beauty that marks you on the inside.

In a sense, these orthodox scholars are making the argument that when we die, God will transform us into the beautiful people we have always wanted to be, giving us a “heavenly makeover.” Interpreted loosely, you can claim that God approves of cosmetic makeovers, since that is what He will ultimately do for you when you die.

Why wait until you are dead to be your most beautiful self when you can go to your local cosmetic surgeon and achieve the perfect face and body today? As long as God approves of cosmetic surgery, you may as well too.

Cosmetic surgery — it’s “God-approved.” See for yourself what a facelift, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, or liposuction can do for your appearance.

If you are considering cosmetic surgery in the New York City area, please contact Park Plaza Plastic Surgery today to schedule an appointment with Dr. George Lefkovits.

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Don't Let Your Boyfriend Buy You Breast Implants

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

The decision to get breast implants is a highly personal one. Many women experience improved self-esteem and feel more attractive as a result of their implant surgery. However, if you are going to get breast implants, it should be because you want them for yourself, not because your boyfriend or husband wants you to get them.

It is equally important to pay for your breast augmentation yourself. Since this is a deeply personal decision and you are inserting something into your body that will remain with you for the rest of your life, you may as well come up with the funding for them so that you can definitively “own” them.

While there are obvious psychological advantages to retaining complete control over this procedure, there is also another very compelling reason to talk your boyfriend or husband out of getting you your implants as a gift. You never know when your relationship will turn sour, and if it does, you may not have any idea what your ex will be capable of doing while in a fit of rage.

A California man is currently on trial for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and several other charges for trying to take back his ex-girlfriend’s breast implants. The deranged man had paid for his ex-girlfriend’s implants while they were dating, and in an attempt to reclaim what he believed was rightfully his, he stabbed her six times to cut the implants out of her body.

Had the woman paid for her breast augmentation with her own money, this tragic and unfortunate incident would have never occurred. Fortunately, the woman recovered from her stab wounds and her cosmetic surgeon was able to repair the damage done to her lovely new breasts, which most likely will never be handled by her psychotic ex-boyfriend again.

If you live in the Chicago, Illinois area and are considering breast augmentation, please contact Associated Plastic Surgeons, S.C. today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Otto J. Placik.

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