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Archive for May, 2010Plastic Surgery Commercial with a Sense of HumorWednesday, May 26th, 2010
I recently stumbled upon an unusual plastic surgery commercial on You Tube. I highly recommend that you click on the link to watch the commercial. It is fairly short (under 2 minutes), and without a doubt hilarious. I’m not sure if I can actually take this surgeon very seriously, but that is most likely because he clearly does not take himself very seriously. While most plastic surgeons are trying to come across as important, serious, medical professionals, this guy is overtly making a mockery of his profession – so much so that I actually began to question whether he is a real plastic surgeon. After doing some cursory Google research into Dr. Timothy Kelley, I discovered that he is, in fact, a facial plastic surgeon in Southern California. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of the information about Dr. Kelley online centered on his wacky commercial. Interestingly, I could not find a website for him. In case you are too lazy to watch the short commercial, I will provide you with a brief synopsis. The first portion of the video takes place in an office environment. Dr. Kelley is wearing his surgeon scrubs, talking about the importance of being good looking: “Independent and clinical research confirms that good looking people have more fun, make more money, and have more good looking friends.” Can you picture a scene in Zoolander? I know that’s what this comment made me think of. Dr. Kelley then takes his commentary a bit farther to accentuate what you don’t want to be: “People will ultimately look at your face to determine whether you are ugly.” (My read: “You don’t want to be ugly. No one wants to be ugly. Take your ugly face down to my office so that I can make it good looking.”) Of course, any self-respecting over-the-top plastic surgery commercial must have an overt sexual reference. After all, aren’t plastic surgeons just selling the ability to have more sex? Here is Dr. Kelley’s attempt – he describes his innovative technique for administering BOTOX. He calls it the “pull-out method.” It actually looks just like what you’d expect from a BOTOX injection. But I will give him an A for effort. After this, the commercial changes gears. It cuts to a scene on a speed boat cruising through the water. In the background, you hear theme music reminiscent of an 80s TV show like Magnum P.I. If he really wanted to get outrageous, he would have worn a fake Tom Selleck mustache. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. You blew it buddy. You had your chance and you blew it! Anyway, despite failing to take advantage of a golden opportunity to mock Tom Selleck, this is actually where the commercial becomes truly hilarious. Dr. Kelley is posing and posturing on the speed boat with a smug expression on his face. In a small window on the side of the screen, patient testimonials are sprinkled sporadically. Here are some of the highlights: Dr. Kelley, I admire your mocking, irreverent sense of humor, and I applaud your creative efforts. But I wonder what you were thinking when you actually spent money to produce this commercial. Were you actually expecting to get new patients from it or were you just trying to entertain and impress your friends? Of course, the guy practices in Southern California, so I suppose this just might appeal to his target demographic. If you are looking for facial plastic surgery from a Southern California doctor who takes himself a bit more seriously, please contact the Los Angeles plastic surgeons at Bray Plastic Surgery today to schedule your free initial consultation. Tags: Botox, wacky plastic surgery commercials 20% of British Women Would Inject BOTOX into their Own FaceThursday, May 20th, 2010
I knew those crazy Brits love their plastic surgery, but this goes entirely too far. The Good Surgeon Guide, the only cosmetic treatment review website in Britain, recently conducted a study to determine how British women felt about performing non-invasive plastic surgery procedures on themselves. Approximately 1,350 women across Great Britain were included in this study. The results are nothing short of jaw-dropping: When asked why they would consider do-it-yourself BOTOX, 46% of women said they were interested in it because it was easier, while 29% were attracted to the cheaper cost. Of the 22% of women who would go the do-it-yourself route, 64% would rather inject BOTOX themselves than trust their local beautician. To provide a comparison, the study asked women their opinions about performing a variety of other activities themselves: So according to this study, more British women are comfortable shooting a needle full of toxin into their face than performing less dangerous actions such as cutting their own hair or removing splinters and glass. Are these women insane? I’m sure a bad hair cut can drop you several notches on the attractiveness scale, but it is nothing compared to having the wrong part of your face frozen for six months. Plus, don’t you think sticking a needle into your face would be a little scarier than pulling out a splinter? I thought it was interesting that ten times as many women trust their mother to shoot BOTOX into them than would trust their boyfriend. What does that say about the dateable male population over there? Maybe those British girls should get some American boyfriends. I’m sure more than 4% of our male population can be trusted with a needle. And what’s with the hairdresser administering BOTOX? About 1/3 of British women have no problems letting their hair dresser perform this task. Last time I checked, hair dressers were trained to cut hair, not perform non-surgical cosmetic procedures. If you ask me, these British women are nuts. Remind me to stick to dating American women, who I’m sure have more sense than to put a needle into their own face. But in all seriousness, there are certain risks associated with BOTOX, and it is certainly not safe to have the procedure performed by someone lacking the proper training. Otherwise, you may come out looking like a circus freak. If you live in the Philadelphia area and have enough sense to let a trained professional shoulder the responsibility of administering your BOTOX, please contact experienced Philadelphia plastic surgeon Dr. David Bottger today to schedule your free initial consultation. He’s much better than your hair dresser. I promise. Tags: Botox, British plastic surgery BOTOX Paralyzes Your EmotionsThursday, May 13th, 2010
BOTOX is one of the most popular non-surgical cosmetic enhancements performed by plastic surgeons. Millions of people regularly flock to their local plastic surgeon for this “miracle treatment,” which reverses signs of aging such as wrinkles, laugh lines, and crow’s feet. However, what many of these patients don’t realize is that BOTOX may be doing more harm than good, especially when it comes to their social, emotional, and psychological well-being. BOTOX works by freezing the facial muscles responsible for wrinkles. As a result, a lunch-time injection can take years off of your appearance. However, by freezing your facial muscles, BOTOX also prevents you from expressing emotion. While this should concern both BOTOX fanatics and their loved ones, what is of greater concern is BOTOX’s ability to prevent you from experiencing emotion. A recent study published in the journal Psychological Science has demonstrated a causal relationship between facial expressions and the experiencing of emotions. In other words, if you can’t create an expression associated with a particular emotion, you will be unable to fully experience that particular emotion. The study, conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, analyzed 40 first-time BOTOX patients’ ability to read and process emotional statements. After receiving BOTOX, patients took longer to process these emotionally charged statements than they took before receiving their BOTOX injections. This result lends support to a phenomenon called the “facial feedback hypothesis,” which claims that physical expressions, such as smiling or frowning, trigger emotional responses in the brain. In this study, the BOTOX injections prevented the ability to produce facial expressions, which in turn delayed the perception of these emotions in others. The ability to experience emotions and perceive these emotions in others goes to the core of the human experience. Without this ability, our lives, and our interactions with others, are significantly less rich. Millions of people are turning to BOTOX to look and feel younger. Ultimately, what they desire is to look more attractive and feel better about themselves. But since BOTOX is actually diminishing their capacity to feel, how can they truly feel better about themselves? This is quite the conundrum. I wonder how many people would move forward with their BOTOX treatments if their plastic surgeon told them that the procedure would diminish their capacity for joy. That would be a deal breaker for me. In my experience, the most attractive people I have ever met have a glow about them. This glow is somewhat intangible – you can’t really explain it in concrete terms. But it radiates from certain individuals, making them inherently more attractive and desirable to be around. In general, I would say that this glow stems from an inner happiness that transcends physical appearance. Clearly, the ability to experience a wide range of emotions – both positive and negative – significantly contributes to a person’s ability to find this inner happiness. It would appear that by freezing emotions, BOTOX would also rob you of this glow. If you have read this and still want to get BOTOX injections, please contact experienced Dallas, Texas plastic surgeon Dr. Vasdev Rai to schedule your free initial consultation. But you’ve been warned – you may end up becoming emotionally flat as a result. Tags: Botox Woman Trapped in Bed by N Cup BoobsFriday, May 7th, 2010
A South American woman was trapped in her bed for six months due to the size of her breasts. Yes, that’s right. Her breasts were so large that she couldn’t get out of bed for half a year! I know this is not funny. Actually, it is quite sad. I can’t imagine being bedridden for that long because your breasts are weighing you down. It must be excruciating on so many levels – both physically and psychologically. So does it make me a horrible person that I’m attempting to poke fun at this poor woman’s misfortune? I hope not. I truly wish her the best. It is just hard to pass up an opportunity to make sarcastic comments about a woman whose breasts are so heavy that they kept her in bed for six months. I know, I’m about to burn in Hell for this one. I just hope you all will still respect me after reading this. So here are the details: After giving birth to her third son, this woman’s breasts began growing uncontrollably, ultimately stabilizing at an N cup. At this point, she became trapped in bed due to the weight. Eventually, the local media became aware of the situation and paid for her to take a three-day boat trip to the nearest town so that she could correct the condition. Doctors diagnosed her as having an extreme case of Bilateral Gynecomastia Doctors performed breast reduction, cutting 35 pounds of flesh from her breasts. They were afraid they might squash her lungs in the process. If that had happened, it would have proven fatal. Fortunately, the operation was a success, and the woman now has a much more manageable size 34B breasts. The entire operation took six hours to complete. Personally, I am very happy for this woman. She clearly must have a new outlook on life after this freakish condition threatened her life for six months. I hope she is enjoying the world that exists outside of her bedroom once again. However, I have a feeling that there are quite a few plastic surgery junkies out there who might read this and wonder why she would do such a thing. After all, there are many women who undergo multiple breast augmentation procedures in an attempt to achieve breasts that large. In fact, I’ve written about several women in previous posts who would probably go as far as killing someone if it meant they could get N cups. Of course, these people are truly crazy, and they really need therapy. I’m sure they wouldn’t appreciate being bed ridden for the rest of their lives because they overdid it on their breast implants. Besides, if they couldn’t leave their bed, how could they ever earn enough money to pay off their jumbo sized torpedo boobs? Imagine if their bed got repossessed to pay their plastic surgery bill. Now, that would be ironic. If you are in need of breast reduction in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, please contact the plastic surgery office of Dr. James Barber today to schedule your free initial consultation. Posted in Breast Reduction | No Comments » |
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