Archive for the ‘Cosmetic Surgery’ Category

Why doesnt Barry Manilow age

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Barry Alan Pincus is better known as Barry Manilow. This man has been famous around the world for decades. Although, Barry looks as if he is only forty or forty-five, he is actually almost seventy years old. Why does he look so young? You guessed it! Cosmetic surgery and a lot of it. Barry began having plastic surgery in 1995. At that time, he had a complete facelift. He received great results, too.

Then, in 2003, he ran into a wall that he had somehow overlooked. This sent him to the hospital with a seriously injured nose. Since this accident, Barry has been under the knife almost constantly, it seems. The same year he had another face lift. Like one was not enough. Three years later, in 2006, he had ANOTHER face lift! This left his skin seeming very tight and stretched out.

On top of all of the face lifts, Barry has had chemical peels and laser treatments. His cheeks seem much fuller, also. This could be implants or injections. Either way, it is another cosmetic procedure. Barry has regular Botox treatments after having all of his plastic surgery procedures. This keeps his face looking very smooth and vibrant. It, also, makes him look a little unnatural.

Too much is too much and Barry hit that point several years ago. Using cosmetic surgery to take ten or twenty years off of a person leaves them looking young and full of life. But, in Barry’s case, trying to remove thirty or forty years from yourself just makes you seem like you are made of plastic. It makes you want to look and see if he has “Mattel” stamped somewhere on his body. His has turned back time some on his face, but at least his voice has not changed.

Adjusting to life after a baby

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Congratulations on your new little arrival. Now the true fun begins. Your body will be going through a large amount of changes and your hormones will most likely be all over the world map of emotions. There will be days you won’t even understand yourself.

Your major concern, your breast implants, how are they going to affect your capabilities of nursing. Well, in most cases they won’t have any affect. But, there are some women that have had problems. In any situation, there are bound to be problems. This is unavoidable. Just remember it doesn’t mean the problems will happen to you.

One problem that some women experience due to their breast implants is the low production of breast milk. This could be due to the placement of the implant in your breast, or it could be due to some of the nerves being severed and your body has not been able to regenerate those nerves.

Another problem that is experienced is their breasts are over sensitive. This over sensitivity actually causes many women to not want to nurse. They will try, but when the baby starts to suckle, they find it to be quite painful.

Finally, a problem that actually occurs shortly after the baby is born is when a woman hits full engorgement. This is when the breast begin to heavily produce and fill with milk. A woman’s breasts become extremely sore and in some cases the woman will even run a high fever. If this occurs that must seek medical attention immediately. There could be additional problems.
Be sure to address any issues or concerns with your doctor. This should have been done at the beginning of your pregnancy. If your doctor did the proper examination, they may have noticed that you did have implants and just didn’t mention anything to you.

When Can Men Get Breast Reduction Surgery?

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

There are many reasons why men develop gynecomastia which literally means, from the Greek, women’s breasts. Due to breakthroughs in male breast reduction surgery, the problem can be treated by cosmetic surgery. The psychological pain of living with gynocomastia as a boy and then as a man is immeasureable. No one really knows what causes the disorder in the male although some have postulated heridity as a contributing cause. The condition can be treated as early as pre adulthood in the male. A visit to a plastic surgeon will begin the process as the boy or man is evaluated for the cause of their gynecomastia. Some of the causes of gynecomastia that are said to be non heridity in cause are: puberty, Gilbert’s Syndrome, obesity, Klinefelter Syndrome, problems with testicular hormone production, anabolic steroids, medications containing estrogen, herbal testosterone additives , impaired liver function and other probable causes that require a doctor’s diagnosis.
There may be other options available besides surgery, but the most common treatment is male breast reduction surgery. Not all male candidates for breast reduction surgery can get the cosmetic surgery. If, a male patient is found to be qualified for male breast reduction, the surgeon will decide on how much fat, glandular matter and excess skin will have to be removed. A deciding factor on whether a male qualifies for breast reduction surgery is obesity. If the excess breast volumne can be brought down by dieting, that is the treatment preferred to breast reduction surgery. If, however, the cause of gynecomastia is not caused by obesity, excess breast tissue can be surgically removed and the excess skin, tightened. Liposuction is also use to reshape the male breast area.