Human face does not age uniformly as these compartments gain and loose fat at different rates. A youthful face is characterized by a smooth transition between these compartments, but as we get older there occurs an abrupt contour change between these regions. It is caused by volume loss, volume gain and repositioning of compartments. These changes result in signs of facial aging such as sagging and wrinkles.
Plastic surgeons will now be able to pinpoint trouble areas and use injectable fillers to add volume to individual areas of the face.
According to a study, this discovery may benefit cancer and trauma patients who need reconstructive plastic surgery. Plastic surgeons can use this new way of thinking to understand facial deformities, such as cleft lips and vessel tumors.
Dr.Joel Pessa, MD, ASPS Member Surgeon and study lead author said: “Much of facial anatomy remains a mystery. This discovery will undoubtedly pay a roll in how we view aging and how we approach facial reconstructive plastic surgery”.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=74248

India earned US $600M followed by Thailand with US $300M and Malaysia with

US $140M from its medical tourism industry in 2004.

The Philippines is pushing for medical and surgical services that foreign clients can get for lesser costs than in their countires, in cardiac, ophthtalmology and cosmetic dermatology areas.

Medical specialits are well-trained and most have a post-graduate training abroad.

As costs for healthcare are rising in US, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe, the medical tourism in Asia has emerged. Other factors that make medical tourism favourable to Asia apart from the hight cost of medical treatments in developed nations are the long waiting period of medical appointment in Europe, the improved medical technology in developing countries and the fact that is easy and affordable to travel international.

Source: www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070523.htm&no=42

The most popular procedures were Botox injections and liposuction. ASAPS also mentioned that cosmetic procedures increased 446 percent since collection of statistics began.

Women had 92 percent of cosmetic procedures while men had 8 percent.

James Stuzin, MD, Aesthetic Society President said: ” The FDA approval of silicone implants in late 2006 seems to have made an impact, as silicone implants are up 18 percent from 2005. For the first time breast augmentation is the top surgical procedure for women, although lipoplasty continues to be the top overall surgical procedure as it has been since the Aesthetic Society Started collecting nationwide procedural statistics in 1997.

Top Cosmetic Procedures for Women

- Breast augmentation

- Lipoplasty

- Eyelid surgery

- Abdominoplasty

- Breast reduction

Top Cosmetic Procedures for Men

- Liposuction

- Rhinoplasty

- Eyelid surgery

- Male breast reduction

- Facelift

Top Surgical and Non-Surgical procedures among men and women in 2006

- Liposuction

- Breast augmentation

- Eyelid surgery

- Abdominoplasty

- Breast reduction

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People have realized the importance of self-improvement regarding competition. It can be regarding social or professional motives. Self-improvement means a general improvement in the personality and cosmetic surgery is popular path for personal enhancement.

Cosmetic surgery helps improve appearance when talking about a real structure change. There are many techniques used for cosmetic surgical procedures and each of them depends upon the area of the body that needs enhancement.

Cosmetic surgery is the magic wand that gives you the possibility of looking the way you want. The most popular surgery techniques are breast lift, abdominoplasty or tummy tuck, breast reduction and breast augmentation as reported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Cosmetic surgery is a solution to improve your physical appearance , that is why more and more people are choosing the idea of having cosmetic surgery done.
Cosmetic surgery is a gift of science. It helps improving the physical appearance and thus helps enhancing self-image.

Source: ezinearticles.com/?General-Cosmetic-Surgery&id=309412

The author of the study Michael B. Chancellor, M.D. and professor of urology and gynecology at the University of Pittsburgh School Medicine remarked that enlarged prostate is a challenging disease to live with because it causes difficult and frequent urination. Common treatments have some risks of serious collateral effects, such as impotence.

Up to one year post-injection, 73% of the study participants got a 30 percent improvement in urinary tract symptoms and qualify of life.

Botox reduces the size of the prostate gland through a cellular process called apoptosis, in which the prostate cells die in a programmed manner. This reduction of the prostate improves urine flow and decrease of urine left in the bladder.

Enlarged prostate is one of the most common diseases in men over the age of 60. Forty to fifty percent will develop symptoms as more frequent urination, urinary tract infections, the inability to completely empty the bladder and eventual damage to the bladder and kidneys.

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=71968&nfid=crss

The fat deposits dissolve after the administration of tiny shots but many doctors have warned that some of the concoctions used are not approved by the American’s Food and Drug Administration. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery warned that lipodisssolve shots were scientifically unproven.

As the popularity of the injections has grown, so have the complaints. A survey made in 2006 showed that 12% of patients showed disappointment with the result of the injections. This treatment has side effects and complications such as temporarily hyperpigmentation, intense pain and allergic reactions.

The custom mixing of ingredients that are approved for different uses is part of the concern over lipodissolve injections.

The FDA has not approved any “fat busting” drugs.

The cost of this treatment goes from US$900 upwards which is a lot of money for a drug that has not been proven to work.

Source: www.cosmeticsurgerybible.com/2007/news/lipodissolve-warnings/