State-of-the-art hospital equipment, skilled surgeons, and economical prices mean more cosmetic surgery clinics are jammed in the run up to Vietnam’s Tet lunar New Year. The most sought-after procedures, performed in State hospitals as well as private clinics, are eyelid operations, nose jobs, breast implants, and general nips and tucks.
With the increasing acceptance of plastic surgery, it has become clear that the differences between cosmetic procedures like tummy tucks and liposuction are not understood. Therefore, it is necessary to educate those interested in these very popular procedures and the differences between them.
Abdominoplasty, or “tummy tuck” is a major surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the stomach and tightens the abdominal muscles. Many people who are unable to achieve desired results with traditional diet and exercise seek a plastic surgery tummy tuck. The tummy tuck is the sixth most popular plastic surgery procedure in the US.
Plastic surgery has become increasingly popular among baby boomers. They are turning to cosmetic surgery to look youthful and remain competitive in the workplace. Facelifts, eyelid and wrinkle surgery are the most common procedures for baby boomers.
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery is pleased to announce the results of its 2005 Procedural Data. This information is collected by polling the Academy’s U.S.-based members and for the sixth year in a row, liposuction proved to be the nation’s top cosmetic surgical procedure with Botox? injections being the top non-surgical cosmetic procedure.
British patients travelling to India for quality medical treatment is no longer news, but now many British Asians are joining the procession for cheap cosmetic surgery in the Indian sub-continent.
Nobody likes body flaws. Body distortions detract us from a positive feeling. Youthful appearance and fit looks give definite benefit in society and business. Men are lately becoming increasingly aware of this and turning to cosmetic procedures, popularly known as male plastic surgery.
Chin implant surgery, or aesthetic chin surgery, is both a cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery meant to provide better balance to the face. It is usually done at the time of nose surgery. Aesthetic chin surgery uses implants of various shapes and sizes made out of solid and/or semi solid materials. It can give dramatic results in overall face enhancement.
Today, we live in a culture totally youth-oriented. Aspiration to get younger, healthier and beautiful (or handsome) is growing. Face is the most remarkable feature of a human body. We know someone by face as much as we know by one?s name and fame. But with age we loose the youthfulness and face is the striking human future that shows our loss in terms of health and beauty, by developing loose skins, fine lines and bags around the eyes.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Ranexa (ranolazine), a new drug for the treatment of chronic angina. Ranexa, a new molecular entity (NME), is the first drug approved to treat chronic angina in over ten years. Although several pharmacological activities of ranolazine have been described, the precise way the drug works is not fully understood. Because Ranexa affects electrical conduction in the heart (prolong the QT interval), it should only be used by patients who have not responded to other anti-anginal (long-acting nitrates, calcium channel blockers and beta blockers) drugs.