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Facts about Plastic Surgery

By admin on Monday, August 24th, 2009 | Comments Off

Origins and History of Plastic Surgery

  • Plastic surgery has been practiced for over 2700 years, since about 600 B. C.
  •  Barber shops became popular places to perform plastic surgery from 1400 to 1700
  • The father of modern plastic surgery was an Italian-Gaspare Tagliacozzi (1546-1599)
  • The first breast augmentation surgery took place in Germany in 1893
  • The American Association of Plastic Surgery was formed in 1931 by surgeons who served in World War I
  • Plastic surgery including skin grafts, limb rebuilding and microsurgery, were widely practiced during World War II
  • In the 1960s, silicone breast implants became popular. However, side effects included breast amputation due to infection and “pendulous” breasts by the age of forty
  • In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed a bill requiring insurance companies to pay for reconstructive breast surgery for women who had a mastectomy

Plastic Surgery Types

  • Currently, the plastic surgery that’s performed the most is Botox. Botox is a protein injected into the skin that leaves a smooth facial appearance.
  • Liposuction is the most popular plastic surgery for men and women combined 
  • The most popular plastic surgical procedure for women is breast augmentation
  • There are more than 1.4 million laser hair procedures performed yearly in the United States
  • The top five surgical cosmetic procedures are liposuction, breast augmentation, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty (nose jobs) and face lifts
  • The top five non-surgical cosmetic procedures are botox, laser hair removal, chemical peel, microdermabrasion and hyaluronic acid injections (for knee osteoarthritis) 

Men and Women and Plastic Surgery

  • Over 90% of plastic surgery patients are women
  • More than 10 million women have a plastic procedure each year
  • About 1 million men have plastic procedures each year
  • Almost half a million liposuction procedures are performed on women each year
  • Over 60,000 liposuction procedures are performed on men each year
  • Two thirds of plastic surgery patients are repeat patients 

Plastic Surgery and Age

  •  About three quarters of a million cosmetic procedures are performed on 20 to 20 year olds
  • Over 2 million cosmetic procedures are performed on 30 to 39 year olds
  • Over 5.3 million cosmetic procedures are performed on 40 to 54 year olds
  • More than 3 million cosmetic procedures are performed on people age 55 and older 

Plastic Surgery and Money

  • Over $10 billion is spent on all U.S. cosmetic surgery each year
  • Over $1.2 billion is spent annually on liposuction
  • More than $1.1 billion is spent annually on breast augmentation each year
  • A single botox injection averages about $390

Plastic Surgery Recovery Times

 (Note: Please verify data with a reputable Plastic Surgeon. We suggest Premier Plastic Surgery Kansas City.)

  • It takes one to two weeks to recover from liposuction
  • It takes one to two weeks to recover from breast augmentation surgery
  • It takes seven to ten days to recover from a rhinoplasty
  • It takes one to two weeks to recover from a facelift
  • It takes one to ten days to recover from cosmetic eyelid surgery

Who Should You See For A Facelift? A Plastic Surgeon or a Facelift Dentist?

By admin on Friday, June 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Face Lift Dentistry ®

Face Lift Dentistry - Before and After

Face Lift Dentistry - Before and After

Peak dental health can be achieved with Face Lift Dentistry ®. (Read more about Los Angeles Cosmetic Dentist, Sam Muslin.)

The Dental Face Lift ® achieves transcendent improvement on three levels: health, bite and appearance:

  • Health - Your past dental work did its job and did it well. But now, the first part of the Dental Face Lift process involves removing all tooth decay, old fillings and old dental crowns on every tooth.  All this is replaced with biologically compatible dentistry that is free of decay and infection. It immediately improves the oral health of each patient.
  • Bite - The doctor then coordinates the bite with the jaw joint. By rebuilding the bite to harmonize with the jaw, the patient benefits because of better chewing efficiency. This means increased comfort, stress reduction of the jaw joint and more natural facial musculature.
  • Appearance - The patient’s appearance improves. They look younger. They speak more clearly. They feel better about themselves. This contributes to their total wellness and well being. Read the rest of this entry »

10 Wacky Facts about your Nails

By admin on Thursday, May 21st, 2009 | Comments Off
  1. Nails and hair do not keep on growing after death contrary to what is often stated as fact. The truth is that the body dehydrates after death, resulting in an appearance of hair and nails that seem to grow.
  2. Finger nails grow faster than toe nails. Finger nails grow at the approximate rate of a half an inch every 100 days. If you bite your nails down to the flesh it takes at least a month to re-grow!
  3. Nails on longer fingers grow faster than nails on short fingers. Nails also grow faster on your dominant hand. So if you must bite your nails, concentrate on the middle finger of your right hand – if you are right handed.
  4. Massaging your finger tips will stimulate nail growth. So does typing on a keyboard.
  5. Nails grow much faster during pregnancy.
  6. Dry nails are mostly the result of not drinking enough. Unfortunately only water helps.
  7. A man’s nails grow faster than a woman’s. This does not make a man superior.
  8. Nails grow faster in warm sunny climates than in cold dark places. If you must bite your nails, move to Southern California.
  9. The older you are, the slower your nails grow.
  10. People biting nails do this out of habit. There is no medical cure. The only way to stop nail biting is to break the habit!