Posts with tag cosmetic surgery

We pretty much take for granted that most Hollywood hotties of a certain age have probably had Botox injections to keep their faces free of lines. But, how young is too young for a woman to start having the procedure done? And, more importantly, at what age do doctors begin suggesting it?

Shannen Doherty might not be what most of us would consider a role model, but it sounds like her attitude toward self-esteem might be something other actresses could aspire to. The 37-year-old 90210 actress has said that she'll never change her looks through plastic surgery.

"These are my looks, whether you like them or not," said Doherty. "They work for me. I have a gap in the middle of my teeth. You know how many people wanted to cover that gap?"

With all of the beauty products and cosmetics being marketed to men, it's really no surprise that more and more men are electing to go under the knife. However, one procedure in particular is catching on with lightening speed -- manbag (or eye-lift) surgery has more than quadrupled over the last two years in one chain of clinics, with similar increases seen across the board.

Did you know that most makeup tips try to work the eye into an almond shape? It's true. The shape is considered the most flattering and extremely exotic. However, the tips often don't take into consideration those with deep set, wide set, small eyes, round eyes, or heavily hooded eyes. And if you wear glasses? Puh-lease, you'll never find info for that! Except for here that is.

Over the years, there's no doubt that Oprah Winfrey's look has changed dramatically -- you can check her out right now at StyleList's Look of the Day. Her hair, her weight, her wardrobe -- they've all been switched up on a yearly basis. But, has she gone under the knife to make more drastic changes?

Many experts say no -- as a matter of fact, although the look of her face has changed somewhat throughout the years (most notably, her schnoz), it's more a matter of makeup and lighting than surgical intervention. Because, let's be real, folks -- how many of our faces don't look considerably different now than they did in the '80s?

Apparently, there's something special in the water over there that's making British women's breasts bigger.

Okay, so the increase in average size from 34B to 36C has nothing to do with the water, but neither does it have to do with an increase in plastic surgery.

According to experts, British breasts are growing due to a complex combination of factors ranging from diet, hormones and the environment. There has been an increased exposure to estrogen, the compound used in hormone replacement therapy. However, women are also exposed to the false hormone through the environment, and while the resulting larger breasts might be cosmetically desirable, estrogen has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.

Additional factors that have increased British breast size are the increase in obesity which comes from diet and the increased consumption of alcohol.

Norwood Young is an R&B singer that hosts an annual winter holiday party -- Oh, sweet Christ, what in the HELL is that?! Goodness. Excuse me. I -- I -- was just startled by the picture next to me.

That's right, folks. It's time for us to remember that Michael Jackson isn't the only man to have a little too much fun under the knife. Ladies get too much crap for trying to re-shape their bodies. What about this Young fellow here? His nose looks... sad. He must be a mouth-breather. Check out all these photos of him with Vivica A. Fox at his party. Fox hasn't shied from cosmetic reconstruction, but she actually looks decent by comparison.

You know it's time to cut back (haha... "cut") on the plastic surgery when the nose is just for show.

It's one thing to want to copy a celebrity's hair style or outfit, but wanting to copy a celebrity's face seems like something else entirely.

That women envy Angelina Jolie's lips, cheekbones and eyes shouldn't come as a shock. But according to Australian College of Cosmetic Surgery president Michael Zacharia requests for Jolie's looks were becoming increasingly frequent. Dr. Zacharia claims, "It's common to hear people say 'I want lips or cheekbones like Angelina Jolie's', and her association with Brad Pitt has just accentuated this."

So I'm interested: Do you wish you had Angelina's features? If yes, how do you think Angelina Jolie's features would look on you? And if Angelina isn't your cup of tea, which celebrity's face do you sometimes covet?

If ever there were a time for Britney Spears to get a new lease on life, it would be now. Unfortunately, instead of doing the real work of getting her life back in order, old Brit seems much more concerned with tackling superficial stuff -- like losing weight, buying new clothes and getting a nose job.

Over the past month, Britney has been busy dashing off to Las Vegas for bi-weekly soybean anti-fat injections. (Huh?) Following the six-week tofu procedure, Brit plans to get a new schnoz from the plastic surgeons who revamped Ashlee Simpson and Jennifer Aniston's profile.

And as if that weren't enough to prove her "new attitude," rumor has it that she's also about to have some serious liposuction to take her size six bod down to a size two.

No doubt she's pumped to get her figure back, but it seems to me that Britney would be much better served by sinking some of that cash into counseling and some of her free time into being a mother.

Ever since the FDA approved Botox back in 2002, the injectable treatment has quickly become one of the most popular anti-aging procedures on the market. The Academy of Plastic Surgeons estimates that over 3.8 million Botox injections were performed last year alone.

With the minimally invasive procedure in high demand, Botox-ready "medical spas" have begun cropping up across the country. In fact, the number of these specialty spas has increased from 50 in 2002 to 2,500 in 2006.

If that isn't enough to convince you that the botulism shot has gone mainstream, consider this: you might be able to get Botox at your local mall. In an effort to bring services to closer to customers, retail spaces have become the new hot-spot for these medical spas.

According to Benjamin Akande, dean of the Webster University School of Business and Technology in St. Louis, opening up a medical spa facility in a mall is a smart business move. "Cosmetic surgery in the 21st century is not an anomaly," Akande said. "It's a daily fact of life."

At Dallas' NorthPark Center, for instance, the Klinger Spa offers Botox injections and Restylane treatments right next door to Barneys and Neiman Marcus. Presumably, the food court isn't far off either...

What do you think? Would you want to get Botox in a mall?

If two coats of mascara and a set of false eyelashes can't achieve the kind of fringe you'd like, maybe an eyelash transplant is the way to go.

Using a procedure similar to the hair plug treatment for men, eyelash transplants take 30 to 40 hair follicles from the back of your scalp. One by one, your doctor will sew the hairs into your eyelids. (YIKES!) Once sewn into your eyelids, the new lashes behave much like any other human hair in that the transplants need to be occasionally trimmed or curled to achieve the full sweeping look of thick lashes.

Eyelash transplants cost around $4000 an eye. A good mascara costs about $9.

You do the math.