Cosmetic Surgery Category

The British actress Dame Helen Mirren looking amazing at age 64 said that she can totally understand women undergoing cosmetic surgery procedures to look and feel great.

The ‘Queen’ actress who is known to have a fantastic figure, has stripped on screen in several films in the past said that her confidence was recently tested when she was closely examined at the London’s Madame Tussauds museum by experts making a wax figurine of her.

She revealed TV show GMTV: “To be measured by callipers, every inch of you, it’s a bit intimidating. Every inch of you gets measured! It was absolutely like having yourself next to yourself. It was very weird.”

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Finding great deals on clothes, furniture, holidays and even cars, can bring about the impulse buying mode in all of us. It’s hard to walk away on a good saving and we just love a bargain, right?

When it comes to cosmetic surgery and going under the knife for enhancement or reconstruction surgery we should question if it is ethical to be faced with marketing hype, money off vouchers, buy it now and two for one offers.

Cosmetic surgery should be considered a life changing event and your health and well-being should be placed at the very top of the list with both yourself and the consultant that you meet with. Unfortunately the fight for new custom in the cosmetic surgery industry has led to stiffer marketing methods and a stronger than ever focus on sales.

On 19 Jan 2010 the BBC One show questioned the ethics behind some UK Cosmetic surgery companies. Working undercover the reporters went into some cosmetic surgery companies, they enquired about surgery and their options and also interviewed a potential patient to see exactly what was being offered and how the procedures were being sold.

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With Christmas 2009 disappearing into the distance and normality setting back in, you may be looking for diets and exercise tips to shift those extra pounds you find you have gained over the festive season.

The extra choc, party nibbles, Christmas pud and mince pie here and there can actually amount to an extra 500 calories a day and result in a weight gain of around 5 -7lb in just the two week holiday period.

Losing weight, getting fitter and toning up the body for the long needed summer weather holds the number one position on the New Years resolution list each and every year – but do we ever succeed and what can we do about it? Are you thinking of Cosmetic Surgery or Weight Loss surgery? » Read in full

Corrie star Kym Marsh reveals she’s happy with her body after having both liposuction and Breast enlargement surgery.

The Corrie star, had said “I’d been thinking about doing what I did for about five years.
“After three children, I’d lost most of my boobs and had a fat deposit in my tummy that wouldn’t shift with any amount of training at the gym. Even if I was toned elsewhere, it wouldn’t go away and it affected what I would wear, like a bikini. I didn’t make the decision lightly.” » Read in full

Over the past week several newspapers have reported the lack of regulation in some areas of the cosmetic surgery industry.

The president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Nigel Mercer had voiced his views as part of a series of medical articles on cosmetic surgery. Mr Mercer has said there is a need for tighter regulation and testing of drugs, procedures and implants to offer more protection to patients.

Stiff marketing, cost cutting and increasing media hype have created a worrying cocktail that threatens both patients and practitioners. There is a bigger need than ever before to ensure surgery is to be carried out by an experienced and accredited surgeon and with a reputable and ethical cosmetic surgery company.
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