Archive for October, 2009

As increasing numbers of men and women seek surgical and non-surgical cosmetic enhancement, the public is becoming ever more demanding in its quest for rejuvenation of the body and face. No longer content to settle for smoother faces and perkier breasts, body-conscious individuals are now wanting younger hands, arms and even voices to complete the entire image.

Here are a few of the latest procedures which are now available, or will soon be available, to the public.

Hand Lift: For years we’ve known that the hands age more quickly than most of the body, giving away our secrets when facelifts have helped us take years off out facial appearances. Hand rejuvenation involves fat being extracted from othe regions such as the abdomen and injected into the hands to ‘plump up’ the skin and fill in depressions. The initial results should last from 7 to 10 years after which the procedure may be repeated.

Voice lift: Also known as voice modification surgery, this procedure is not as new as you may suppose, but it is not yet very well known. When a patient is unhappy with the quality or timbre of their voice, or needs a younger-sounding, clearer voice for their profession, they may consider this option. The vocal chords are literally lifted, but the results are not guaranteed to satisy 100% as the surgeon is unable to hear the voice while perforimg the surgery under general anasthaetic. It is therefore rather a risky procedure at this point in time. It can however offer help for patients who have had their vocal chords damaged in the past.

Brachioplasty: This is an ‘arm lift’ where excess skin and fatty deposits are removed from the arms. The procedure is especially helpful for patients who have lost large amounts of weight, as well as for older patients who find the skin sagging as elasticity is lost through the aging process.

Underarm Botox: By paralysing the muscles in the armpit region, Botox can help people who suffer from excessive persiration. The Botox stops the release of chemicals which stimulate the body to sweat. As with other Botox treatments, this procedure needs to be done regularly as the effect is not of a permanent nature.

Who knows what miracle modern medicine will come up with next? One thing is sure, for those of us who like to look as good and as young as we feel, this is certainly a great era in which to be alive!

Nicolet
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/new-cosmetic-procedures-123116.html

Aging is a natural process. But that doesn’t mean you would just have to sit back and let it take its toll on your face. There are ways you can delay the signs of aging. And it is all but a matter of using the right procedure for it. When it comes to aging, it is best that you use the most natural of ingredients available to you for a no side effect guarantee. Most Chinese medicines used for aging are derived from nature itself. You are free to try it and make wrinkles disappear from your face.

Duanwood Reishi is a Chinese herb that you will find as the main ingredient of most Chinese formula for aging. Its anti-aging properties can help subtract years from your face with regular use. But aside from that, this herb can also increase your vitality, as well as improve your mental focus. It can also make your immunity stronger and initiate spiritual growth from inside you. Duanwood Reishi as a part of most Chinese anti-aging formulation is usually sold in the form of tincture or oil extract. Only a few drops per day are needed to enjoy its anti-aging abilities.

Cordyceps is another Chinese herb popularly used against aging. It is a substance that can rejuvenate the body and replenish the Yin and Yang Jing. It works by restoring the energy that is deeply embedded in the system to withstand the effects of both aging and stress. Aside from that, Cordyceps is a lung tonic that increases both the capacity and the efficiency of the organ. This herb is a tonic mushroom that can modulate the immunity system agents. It usually comes in the form of capsules. Just two to three capsules twice a day is enough to make you look beautiful and young for a long, long time.

The Chinese Mountain Ant extract is another Chinese medicine for aging. It can prolong one’s life with increased vitality, fertility, and virility. This tonic is actually used in many Chinese beauty products. This extract is very rare in the West as they can only be processed and manufactured in the Asian regions. Aside from its aesthetic effects, this tonic can also calm anxiety, improve digestion, and promotes a restful sleep.

More Chinese medicines for aging are:

Cure Aging With Acupuncture

A Chinese formula that is used to help people stay healthy and remain energetic as they were in their prime years.

It is consumed to regenerate the cells and promote longevity. A combination of various Chinese tonic herbs, these work by rejuvenating all the organs keeping them alive and healthy. These can be taken for long durations with no worry about side effects. It contains Shen, Qi and Jing which is what we need to remain young.

Chinese Food items For Aging

If a person were to include mushrooms, sesame, honey, lotus root, melons and wheat in their diet on a regular basis they could beat the age battle and remain in their youth.

Apart from this strawberries, soya nuts are also natural anti aging food items that can be included.

Bath and massaging For Aging

Relaxing in a herbal bath with a paste made using lily buds, mung beans, resin, sandlewood and monkshoood is an ancient beauty remedy to fight any signs of aging.

Massage using pearl powder is also very effective.

These Chinese herbs and medicines for aging are now widely accepted and used all over the world. The potency of Chinese medicine is slowly penetrating the Western part of the world. It is now up to you to prove its effectiveness on your skin.

David Klein
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/chines-medicines-for-aging-497162.html

I was just wondering if anyone has tried this product for more energy? I was just going to order the free trial bottle, and thought I should ask you all first. What is your opinion?

I haven’t heard of any companies offering free trials of Resveratrol, but I know the type of companies that have free trials of fad products. I would be careful about any ads and "free trials" that are offered for any fad product. Unfortunately, most of them require your credit card number and charge huge amounts for the "second shipping" (and all the automated shipments after that) that they send shortly after the free trial. You can try any of them, but I would recommend buying some from a health food store from a good brand to make sure you avoid the chance of being scammed.

I mean, Resveratrol is Resveratrol, no matter which company makes it. Most health food stores would have a variety of brands that would have Resveratrol products, but it’s best to make sure the company has a good rating with either the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) or USP (U.S. Pharmacopoeia), as those are the main quality assurance organizations (USP is for the U.S., GMP is for the U.S. and worldwide). Any company that isn’t would likely be low in quality and might not have what the bottle actually lists is in it. Good luck and I hope I helped!

I was just wondering if anyone has tried this product for more energy? I was just going to order the free trial bottle, and thought I should ask you all first. What is your opinion?

I haven’t heard of any companies offering free trials of Resveratrol, but I know the type of companies that have free trials of fad products. I would be careful about any ads and "free trials" that are offered for any fad product. Unfortunately, most of them require your credit card number and charge huge amounts for the "second shipping" (and all the automated shipments after that) that they send shortly after the free trial. You can try any of them, but I would recommend buying some from a health food store from a good brand to make sure you avoid the chance of being scammed.

I mean, Resveratrol is Resveratrol, no matter which company makes it. Most health food stores would have a variety of brands that would have Resveratrol products, but it’s best to make sure the company has a good rating with either the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) or USP (U.S. Pharmacopoeia), as those are the main quality assurance organizations (USP is for the U.S., GMP is for the U.S. and worldwide). Any company that isn’t would likely be low in quality and might not have what the bottle actually lists is in it. Good luck and I hope I helped!

As a small town girl, I know what it’s like to dream. It’s part of our definition; we dream like gravity is a sheer seven letter word and the least of all things that will keep us down.

And when she morphs into a designer and moves away to the big city in the fashion magazine she won’t forget this place, there’ll be a stainless steel-framed picture of her and her friends on a lifeguard stand in the top drawer of her dresser, the one beneath the window that spies the Eiffel Tower. Gravity won’t keep her here.

And he from your math class with the Playboy, he who always has all the answers somehow, he’s going straight to the West Coast to the top intensive neurological care hospital in the world where he’ll perform hemispherectomies and lobectomies and spinal cord rejuvenations with a scalpel in his hand like he holds the wand to the world. And gravity tugs on him just enough to keep 508-457-8134 as number seven on his speed dial. She who dreams in the mirror at you, don’t be fooled, she’s not dreaming. She’s wishing.

From Seaview Boulevard, Doctor looks out upon the ocean from the life that his Playboy built. The pages that dictated to him and the images that began to replace the valid figures in his life. The men on page after page became his friends, and then, no, his best enemies.

And, yes, Europe is treating her just fine, thank you for asking. Does she drink the fine wine? Occasionally, but the magazine doesn’t really like that. And the croissants are fine as well, thank you, but the magazine doesn’t really like that either. Why, you ask?

Well, does Miss Bonybrunettewearingafinepieceoftonimaticevskytonight eat croissants?

No, thank you, she does not.

Why, then they’d have to change her name.

Oh, but they look so buttery and flaky and good.

Tell that to Miss HauteCouturePariswearingafinepieceofskintonight.
She tried but the magazine didn’t like that. Skin is enough for you, darling, but not too much, gorgeous, the clothes look much finer hanging on sticks.

Gravity lost hold around page three.

And from over the top of my Teen Vogue and your CosmoGIRL! and her Inquirer (headline: America’s Next Top Waddle), the world looks quite small and quite beachscene and yes, she looks quite fabulous in that new bathing suit, thank you.

And the words creep off the page and into our hearts and souls thicker than seaweed and faster than a spilled bottle of ink – was it the spilled ink that made the words form on this page? Were these thoughts accidental, were these scrawls simply accidents caused by another one of gravity’s abnormalities? Oh, no, darling, this blasphemy was created very much on purpose. Don’t worry, just like Doctor knew he had to get off the Cape and out of the fridge and into someone’s head, the pages are whispering you to sleep and becoming the lyrics of your lullabies…

Thin/Beautiful/Rich/ Famous/Shelookslikeafinepieceofleadwrappedinskintonight.
The words are jumping off the sheen and into your head – oh, and so is his scalpel, so hold on tight.

The images are becoming your best friends, and then, no, your best enemies.

But we’ve heard this all before, and you know how this story ends.

Because you are the Paris-bound designer in her early stages, slurping up the images and captions like you’ve been starved of them for days.

I want to be something big like Doctor.

No, no, don’t reach for that croissant or sausage or sandwich, now (it doesn’t matter, they’re all interchangeable), the magazine wouldn’t like that.

Reach for the nail polish instead, I read last week the fumes make the urge to eat go away.

And when you look in the mirror, remember that you’re not painting your nails and going hungry and reading the fashion magazines like Miss IlovedCapeCodbutnowIlovebeautybecausethemagazinetoldmeso because you’re dreaming.

That’s not dreaming. That’s wishing and it’s killing.

Please save the world with me. Please put down the magazine that tells little girls to take the jelly off their peanut butter and jelly to save those cals and eat jelly by the spoonful.

Please tell Tyra in Elle Magazine that she does not have the right to say that big is beautiful until we see the most beautiful girl who happens to be over 180 pounds win America’s Top Model; Seventeen Magazine cannot tell us that every body type is perfect until I see a girl doing their "Get your flawless bikini body!" workout who doesn’t dissapear when she turns sideways.

I know it’s just a wish, but I wish and dream at the same time that one day mirrors will be nothing but sheets of glass to shoot back a smile. And that it’s Miss Eliza and Miss Alexandrie wearing a fine olive green Marc Jacobs dress and oh! what’s that? Ah, those there on the neckline are the crumbs from France’s finest croissant; you know, they’re so buttery and flakey and good.

Doctor became rich and famous because of his hemispherectomies and lobectomies and spinal cord rejuvenations, and not because of the excellent pieces of work his plastic surgeon friends did on his nose, eyes, wrinkles, stomach, oh, the models of which he saw in none other than Playboy.

I really, really hope the ink spilled by mistake and society didn’t mean to emaciate us. But either way, they did and it’s done and now it’s just you and me. We’ve got to be the brave ones to pick up the rag and start to clean before the magazines take over and shut down every croissant shop in France.

No, we wouldn’t want that.

They’re so buttery and flakey and good.

It depends on what your school paper is like, but I have to say that to me, this reads much more as literary magazine work than editorial (not a bad thing, by the way, but just very different).

Newspaper and magazine editorials have room for plenty of flair and writing devices, but ultimately, their main goal is to convey a specific point about ideas, beliefs, news, etc. This reads, to me, more like a work of fiction/poetry. I think you’re correct in believing that it’s a little abstract for a paper. It’s also running a bit long for most editorial pieces.

If you have any way of submitting to a literary magazine, I’d clean it up and do that. However, if not, try your school paper anyhow – the worst that can happen is that they don’t print it.

I think this is, overall, quite a compelling piece of work. Good luck!

“My God! I can’t see my face in the mirror”.

A surreal perception is haunting you every time you think of your certain physical inaccuracies.

Then you come across an advertisement depicting the alluring after-effects of the cosmetic surgery. It seems to you as the perfect cure-all to all your problems; you have gone to the surgeons and have your inapt characteristics rejuvenated as per your wishes.

The Rejuvenation Techniques

- Facelift

Are you bored of your double chins, chubby cheeks, fat necks and sagging jowls? Never get worried. Get a vibrant and natural appearance by way of long-lasting facelift operation, also known as rhytidectomy, which reduces the excess accumulated fat with sagging muscles repositioned and re-supported.

Besotted to look younger, you can erase the age from your overall look. Get renewed through blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), brow and forehead lift, mid-face lift, and skin resurfacing.

- Blepharoplasty

Eyes symbolize the effective tool to indicate human nature. Patients prefer surgical correction, an eyelid cosmetic surgery or the blepharoplasty, to remove the fatty pouches from the drooping upper and baggy lower eyelids. Sometimes age imposes the similar problem of obscuring vision. This can also be resolved by cosmetic surgery.

- Eye Brow and Forehead Lift

A high-tech endoscopic surgery with a video connected scope inserted within the skin will release the tissues and place them into the desired positions. Therefore, there would be no more de-angled eye brow and the forehead will be smoothed.

- Mid Face Lift

Just below the eyes and next to the nose and lips above is the mid face area. A proper cheekbone definition is also necessary in this area with an incision in the scalp and inside of the mouth beneath the lips.

- Botox Injections

“See again you frown and the wrinkles are visible!” the crinkled lines that are shown when you squint can be soften out by injecting a Botox solutions. It is the most famous non-surgical treatment.

- Skin Resurfacing

By the use of the chemicals or the laser the skin can be resurfaced and you would be caught up by the overwhelming outcome that fascinates you and the viewer as well.

- Liposculpture

You put more weight on you, so that you could not work in the same manner like before. Liposuction or liposculpture process can remove the excess accumulated fat to have the area including the neck, upper arms, chest, sides, abdomen, thighs, hips, knees and ankles in proper shapes.

Among other effective figure improvement processes, abdominoplasty or the tummy tuck, breast lift, breast reduction and cosmetic breast surgery are there to help the body as per your needs, but just make sure to do your homework and choose a qualified surgeon beforehand.

anonymous
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/cosmetic-surgery-a-rejuvenated-you-111108.html

The area of your face surrounding your eyes is the first area to show signs of aging. Correction of eyelid hooding and removal of bags and dark circles under the eyes using a technique called Blepharoplasty is one of the most frequently performed Plastic Surgery operations in the United States.

Many people however have excess puffy skin on the cheekbone just beneath the eyelid, called a festoon or malar bag, which a blepharoplasty or face-lift will not correct. In fact, after a lower eyelid blepharoplasty, festoons can actually look worse, because after the removal of the puffiness of the lower eyelid above the festoon, the festoon stands out and is much more noticeable.

Festoons, or malar bags are a very difficult problem to solve. The most common complaint about festoons arises after a blepharoplasty has been done to remove puffiness or bags from the lower eyelids. Following a lower eyelid blepharoplasty the festoons often look worse, and patients notice them for the first time.

Direct excision or surgical removal is the contemporary standard however the scars are unacceptable.

There have been experimental results with laser resurfacing using the CO2 laser-but the recovery requires 3-4 weeks of redness and a difficult recovery. In addition although the festoon is tightened, long term the treated area is hypo pigmented, of a lighter color than the surrounding untreated skin

A newer method we are using and have had encouraging results with is “skin tightening” with Infrared or radiofrequency energy-there is no down time but 4-5 treatments are necessary spaced 4-5 weeks apart and a final result takes 6 months.

There is a new Radiofrequency skin-tightening machine, the Aluma that is designed to allow us to treat this specific small area of the face.

If you are considering facial or eyelid rejuvenation be sure to check for the presence of malar bags or festoons. If you have festoons and undergo a blepharoplasty there is risk that the festoons will look more prominent. Be sure to discuss the possibility of skin tightening or other treatment of the festoon with your plastic surgeon.

Brooke Seckel
http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/festoonsthe-bags-below-the-dark-circles-under-your-eyes-74223.html

Are you in need of the services of a high quality, effective anti wrinkle eye cream? The eyes are probably the area hardest hit by the effects of aging, because it is not just the loss of connective tissue that causes wrinkles on the rest of the skin that affect them.  There are several different processes that break down over time that affect the eyes exclusively.

There are products available that make feeble attempts at treating the loss of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, but none of them will give you the results that you would expect because the ingredients that they use are all wrong. You can’t simply introduce these tissues through the skin using a topical skin care product, because these compounds cannot be absorbed by the skin.

The only anti wrinkle eye cream that effectively increases the amount of connective tissue that you have is one that features the natural compounds Functional Keratin, and Phytessence Wakame. Functional Keratin is a duo of keratin proteins that causes the growth of cells within the skin that transform themselves into collagen and elastin. What Phytessence Wakame does is equally amazing.

Phytessence Wakame is an extract obtained from a particular variety of kelp that is exclusive to the Sea of Japan. This extract is effective in preventing the breakdown of your hyaluronic acid, by “disarming” the enzyme that is destroying this connective goo. The ensuing increase in hyaluronic acid greatly compliments the rapidly growing amount of collagen and elastin that you have, as these tissues combine to eliminate your wrinkles.

The same anti wrinkle eye cream that contains the aforementioned ingredients also two called Eyeliss and Haloxyl. These protein peptide and enzyme combinations are the “specialists” when it comes to correcting the issues that only affect the eyes, and the combination of the pair is the only way that this can be completely accomplished.

The problems that need correcting are the slowed process for the removal of hemoglobin and fluid from the eye. The buildup of fluid combines with the thinning of the skin underneath of the eye, and causes bagging. The excess hemoglobin and the loss of efficient circulation to the area are what it is that causes those dark circles to form.

The “>anti wrinkle eye cream containing Eyeliss and Haloxyl takes care of all of these problems. The pair speeds up the drainage process so that fluid and hemoglobin are efficiently removed, they thicken the skin underneath the eye and increase the firmness and elasticity of the area, and they support capillary stability which improves circulation.

The product that contains this potent combination of ingredients is the only one that addresses each aspect that affects your skin during aging. This product even contains a protein mixture that has been shown to be the most powerful antioxidant ever used in a cosmetics product. Cynergy TK is what it is called, and it does wonders to repair the damage that time has done. This is the high quality, effective anti wrinkle eye cream that everyone should be using.

Bob Cummins
http://www.articlesbase.com/skin-care-articles/best-anti-wrinkle-eye-cream-the-truth-about-natural-eye-creams-1206234.html

Are you in need of the services of a high quality, effective anti wrinkle eye cream? The eyes are probably the area hardest hit by the effects of aging, because it is not just the loss of connective tissue that causes wrinkles on the rest of the skin that affect them.  There are several different processes that break down over time that affect the eyes exclusively.

There are products available that make feeble attempts at treating the loss of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, but none of them will give you the results that you would expect because the ingredients that they use are all wrong. You can’t simply introduce these tissues through the skin using a topical skin care product, because these compounds cannot be absorbed by the skin.

The only anti wrinkle eye cream that effectively increases the amount of connective tissue that you have is one that features the natural compounds Functional Keratin, and Phytessence Wakame. Functional Keratin is a duo of keratin proteins that causes the growth of cells within the skin that transform themselves into collagen and elastin. What Phytessence Wakame does is equally amazing.

Phytessence Wakame is an extract obtained from a particular variety of kelp that is exclusive to the Sea of Japan. This extract is effective in preventing the breakdown of your hyaluronic acid, by “disarming” the enzyme that is destroying this connective goo. The ensuing increase in hyaluronic acid greatly compliments the rapidly growing amount of collagen and elastin that you have, as these tissues combine to eliminate your wrinkles.

The same anti wrinkle eye cream that contains the aforementioned ingredients also two called Eyeliss and Haloxyl. These protein peptide and enzyme combinations are the “specialists” when it comes to correcting the issues that only affect the eyes, and the combination of the pair is the only way that this can be completely accomplished.

The problems that need correcting are the slowed process for the removal of hemoglobin and fluid from the eye. The buildup of fluid combines with the thinning of the skin underneath of the eye, and causes bagging. The excess hemoglobin and the loss of efficient circulation to the area are what it is that causes those dark circles to form.

The “>anti wrinkle eye cream containing Eyeliss and Haloxyl takes care of all of these problems. The pair speeds up the drainage process so that fluid and hemoglobin are efficiently removed, they thicken the skin underneath the eye and increase the firmness and elasticity of the area, and they support capillary stability which improves circulation.

The product that contains this potent combination of ingredients is the only one that addresses each aspect that affects your skin during aging. This product even contains a protein mixture that has been shown to be the most powerful antioxidant ever used in a cosmetics product. Cynergy TK is what it is called, and it does wonders to repair the damage that time has done. This is the high quality, effective anti wrinkle eye cream that everyone should be using.

Bob Cummins
http://www.articlesbase.com/skin-care-articles/best-anti-wrinkle-eye-cream-the-truth-about-natural-eye-creams-1206234.html

You are in a dark room during the day. You have closed the doors and windows of the room, and you repeatedly pray to bring in the sunlight in the room. After a while, being fed up with the request and the not responding Sun, you throw open the door and windows of the room. The Sunlight arrives in your room, without your asking.

Well, acne treatment is somewhat like this.

Without knowing the root cause of acne, you try many medications, injections and gels, tablets and lotions on it. What are you trying to do? To forcibly send it back into the skin? When your basic approach itself is wrong, how can you expect the correct results?

To treat acne, you require understanding the acne trouble first. If your acne is due to the food you prefer eating, your doctor may prescribe you certain vitamins for acne removal. You can also help yourself by taking in adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and fibers in your diet. These actively help in combating acne and pimple breakouts.

If acne is due to wrong eating habits, it suggests that your body is trying to expel the impurities within the body, through the medium of skin. Certain deficiencies of vitamins may be the root cause of acne then. This is only due to your wrong food habits. So you need to include lots and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet.

Well, review your diet. Those who eat too much of processed sugar and not much of vegetables, drink water sparsely are the worst acne sufferers of this type. It is like, you wish to eat the cake and have it too!

The skin has to renew itself. The tissues have to repair themselves regularly. The organs have to naturally detoxify themselves. You are extending a cordial invitation to acne by your actions, and now you show your disgusting reactions to the presence of acne on your skin!

The key to skin health is within your pocket and you are searching it everywhere!

Yes, the vitamins do their jobs in the process of rejuvenation of your skin. There is no doubt about it.

Vitamin A for example, strengthens the protective tissue of your skin. It restricts the production of sebum and helps to repair the tissue that skin and mucous membranes are made of. Deficiency of Vitamin A can cause acne.

Vitamin B complex works as a stress reliever. Some people get the attack of acne due to stress. The group of vitamin B complex should always be taken together as per the advice of your dermatologist.

But the super vitamin, the most important one is vitamin C. Everybody knows about it, but most ignore it. Vitamin C is reported to play an important role in at least 300 metabolic functions in the body. Tissue growth and repair are its forte. It improves the immunity system within the body. By taking vitamin C regularly, you are building the protective dam within your body, against infections.

Thus, every vitamin has a role. To get them, go to the source of fresh fruits and vegetables. Or at least gulp those vitamin pills prescribed by your doctor.

Ashish Jain
http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/how-vitamins-work-for-acne-removal-69173.html