Posts with tag medical

Despite our natural squeamishness about needles and...ahem...other stuff, we feel compelled to share the latest in skin care technology: injectable baby foreskin treatments.

Just in case you weren't satisfied with the wide array of color contacts out there, either because you don't feel like they look natural or because of those silly instructions telling you to take them out once in a while, you'll be glad to know that you might have an option. A Toronto man nicknamed Pauly Unstoppable (of course) got an eyeball tattoo. Say it with me: EEEEWWWWW!!!!

Over 40 injections were made into the man's eyeball in order to turn it blue. Not just the iris -- the whole thing. The procedure was entirely experimental (and GROSS), and Mr. Unstoppable made a point to say that this was something and his tattoo artist had researched, and that nobody should try this until he finds out whether it will make him go blind or not.

Fantastic. Hope those blue (eye)balls are worth it, man.

According to Scotsman.com Living fashion is bad for your health. Say what? Lucky for fashion, I don't care. I will risk my health to look good. But for you health nuts out there I will share this disturbing news. Apparently, everything from your jeans to your sunglasses can have negative effects on your health.

Jeans: To me and most jeans don't quite look perfect until you have squeezed (baggy jeans just aren't cute) into them then properly broken them in. Well even the tiniest hips can suffer from tight fitting jeans as they could cause nerve damage. A Canadian doctor has found that pressure around the waistband of hipsters can pinch a nerve under the hipbone and cause a condition called meralgia paresthetica.

Thongs/ Panties: VPL is gross, so we opt for things that crawl up our backside like thongs and g-strings. But Dr. Thomas Gent from the Association of Gynecologists believes friction damage from the underwear's string section can aid the spread of bacteria and cause fungal infections (nasty).

Bras: For a big night on the town we all want to show a little cleavage. But did you know that push-up bras can cause you some problems? The squeezing is said to cause difficulty breathing which in extreme case can cause irritable bowel syndrome and constipation (ewwww).

Handbags: An oversized tote may dwarf your figure, but that heavy handbag can also cause neck strain, and shoulder tendonitis.

Sunglasses: Now what could be wrong with these? Scratched glasses can cause non UV-absorbing spots on the glasses which can cause more damage than not wearing glasses at all, which can score you cataracts as you age.

Shoes: I saved the most obvious for last. Too high or uncomfortable shoes can cause bunions, corns, calluses, and hammertoes. They can also cause stress to the rest of your body in the form on knee, hip, and spine pain. Ouch.

I am guilty of all these health offenses and the only one I plan on changing is my sunglasses. What about you StyleDashers?

In today's Style Section of the New York Times, Natasha Singer's article "Newly Petite Skin that's an XL" chronicles the various crises faced by people -- mostly women, mind you -- who have undergone "body contouring" (the invasive surgical processes by which excess weight is removed).

True, you can go from size 22 to size 8. But it's costly, in more ways that one. For starters, the price can hit $100,000, and do you think your insurance is going to cover it? More importantly, the procedures have quite a few associated health problems, not the least of which is a great deal of excess skin.

Consider the case of Melissa Byrd, for instance. As Singer points out, Byrd went through gastric bypass surgery and ultimately lost 150 of her 300 pounds. But it came at a tremendous cost -- in short, she suddenly had a lot of skin to deal with. Byrd admits that, before her surgery, her doctor tried to prepare her: "I saw photographs of people who looked like shar-peis," she acknowledges, but goes on to add, "but I didn't really care then."

Certainly, body contouring can change a person's health and a person's self-confidence. But at what cost?