June 1st, 2009 by admin
A good candidate for breast augmentation surgery is healthy, 18 years of age or older, and not currently pregnant or nursing. Breast augmentation can enhance your self-confidence and your appearance, but you must have realistic expectations of what you hope to achieve through the surgery. Breast augmentation surgery does not change who you are. It can change the size and shape of your breasts, correct imbalance, and improve firmness and body contour.
There are many things to consider before deciding if breast augmentation is right for you. Undergoing breast augmentation surgery is a serious undertaking and should be made for all the right reasons. Women who have unrealistic expectations and who have a general dissatisfaction with their own bodies or are feeling pressured into surgery by others are definitely not good candidates for breast augmentation surgery.
Who is a Good Candidate?
Breast augmentation surgery is a good way to enhance your figure, but not change it entirely. The best candidates for this surgery are:
In good physical health
Not currently pregnant or nursing
Psychologically stable
In possession of realistic expectations
Teenagers and Breast Augmentation
Teenagers are not good candidates for breast augmentation because breasts continue to develop into the early twenties. There is no way to determine if a teenager will even need breast augmentation in a few years. A teenage girls’ dissatisfaction with her body may be resolved with physical and emotional maturity and no need for surgical intervention.
However, a healthy adult with a good self-image may be an excellent candidate for breast augmentation surgery; a good candidate is a woman who follows a healthy diet and participates in some form of physical activity. Another consideration should be given to whether your childbearing years are over when contemplating breast augmentation surgery. Though breast implants don’t interfere with pregnancy or breastfeeding, there is the possibility you would need breast implant revision surgery. Pregnancy and nursing may affect the look of your breasts warranting breast implant revision surgery.
If you live in the Newport Beach, Orange County, California area and you are considering breast augmentation surgery, please visit the website of Douglas L. Hendricks, M.D., FACS, Pacifica Cosmetic Surgery Center today and learn more about this procedure.
Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/plastic-surgeries-articles/breast-augmentation-candidacy-948558.html
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June 1st, 2009 by admin
Everyone would like the fresh-faced look of youthful glowing skin but very few people have such perfect skin. Even if one is lucky enough to have great skin naturally, there are many factors like sun exposure, aging, smoking that take the freshness and glow off the skin.
Indicure knows how important it is to someone’s inner confidence that they feel and look their best. For this it offers dermabrasion technique, to resurface and revitalize the skin. By scuffing or abrading the skin with tiny particles, the old layer of skin is removed to reveal new skin underneath. Less harsh than chemical peels and laser skin treatment, dermabrasion is used to reduce wrinkles, lines, blemishes, uneven skin tone, and to improve acne, facial scars and to remove pre-cancerous growths.
Plastic surgeons also use dermabrasion for the treatment of scarring related to acne, a condition known as “rhinophyma” and for acne, rosacea, tattoos, chicken pox, scars, skin growths, multiple pigmented birthmarks, blotchy brown or liver spots, keloids and sun damaged skin. It produces smoother skin by removing the outer layer of skin (the epidermis) so that new tissue grows back to replace the old.
The process is done under local anesthesia but some surgeons also prefer to use general anesthesia so that you are completely unaware of all the facial skin manipulation that is evidently required during this procedure.
First, the skin is cleansed with antiseptic agent. Many surgeons freeze the skin with ice packs or a spray that freezes the skin. The surgeon then uses a hand-held high speed rotating dermabrasion machine — about the size of a pencil — with a small cone of sandpaper or a stiff brush on its end. That instrument sands down the outer layer of the old skin and leaves a scab which remains on the face for about a week. As the scab peels off, new skin appears to reveal its natural radiance and luminosity, reducing fine lines and rejuvenating your complexion quickly and without discomfort.
Dermabrasion has several benefits. It evens out the skin’s surface that has become dry and cracked as a result of too much exposure to the sun or due to aging factors by stimulating the connective tissues. It eliminates the dull and faded appearance of the skin and boosts cell regeneration by increasing blood flow and oxygenation. It removes the wrinkles that appear due to repeated muscle contraction, such as the ones around the mouth and eyes. It reduces acne scars and opens blocked pores. It reduces the difference in the distribution of pigmentation and reduces scars marks.
Indicure is the leading name for cosmetic surgery in India. Indicure provides specialty treatment for cosmetic and dermatological procedures, at its network of centers to people looking for affordable services in India.
For more information about dermabrasion, visit www.indicure.com, www.indicurecosmeticsurgery.com or write to drruchika.m@gmail.com
Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/plastic-surgeries-articles/dermabrasion-a-cost-effective-non-invasive-technique-to-achieve-youthful-skin-947803.html
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