The wonders and possibilities of plastic surgery

Beauty Industry

Nika Batchen, KM.RUIn January 2014, another beauty contest "Grandmother of the Universe" was held in Sofia.

A prerequisite for participation in it is the presence of at least one grandson. The winner was a 44-year-old beauty from Thailand, the second place was taken by a 50-year-old from Odessa. All the ladies looked great–and paid the surgeons well for their unfading beauty. How much can youth be prolonged?

The magic of the surgeonThe history of plastic surgery began with tragedies and executions.

In India, there was a custom – officials who stole were publicly cut off their noses. And Indian doctors have got the hang of restoring the loss with the help of a skin flap. In the XVI century, the Italian Tagliacozzi wrote a whole treatise on the "repair" of noses and ears lost by ardent seniors in duels. But before the advent of antiseptics and anesthesia, plastic surgery remained deadly and resorted to it only in extreme cases.

The beauty industry "earned" in full force only in the XX century - in 1907, in Chicago, surgeon Miller performed the world's first facelift. Shortly before that, the first abdominoplasty was performed in Baltimore – the doctor Howard Kelly cut 6 kg of fat from the belly of an obese lady. The "father of plastic surgery" is called the London surgeon Harold Gillis, who worked at the Queen Mary Clinic. He worked with noses and ears, invented his own mammoplasty technique and facelift technique. During his work, the brilliant doctor performed 11,000 operations on five thousand patients – admiring the results, representatives of the upper class of Europe and the USA returned for beauty for the second and third time.

After the Second World War, with the advent of antibiotics and high-quality anesthesia, plastic surgery became fashionable. Hollywood stars, popular singers, representatives of the European aristocracy and American high society began to adjust the natural data. When an orphan from the outback, Norma Jean Baker, began her career as a film actress, the producers persuaded her to have several plastic surgeries on her lips and breasts, as well as to fix her teeth – and an unknown girl turned into Marilyn Monroe.

The masterpiece of plastic surgery is the singer Madonna, who looks young and fresh at the age of 56. 65-year-old Pugacheva looks quite natural with newborn twin children in her arms. Jennifer Lopez has adjusted her Latin American nose to the European canons. Dita von Teese acquired flawless breasts from surgeons. And Tina Kandelaki ordered new lips.

My face is my wealthAppearance has always been a status value – porosity showed that there was enough good food in the house, white hands denoted idleness, a "Hollywood smile" – the opportunity to afford expensive dentists.

Nowadays, impeccable beauty demonstrates consistency, belonging to high society. It is quite possible that your natural face and figure, subject to age-related changes, will soon become as indecent as worn clothes or an old car. Moreover, the beauty industry is now accessible to the middle class.

• Bilateral breast augmentation will cost about 2-3 thousand dollars, not counting hospital costs.
• Bilateral breast reduction – 4.5-5 thousand dollars.
• Full abdominoplasty (correction of the shape of the abdomen) with a navel transplant and smoothing of postpartum changes – 4, 5-5 thousand dollars.
• Circular facial plastic surgery with eyelid correction (facelift) – about 5 thousand dollars.
• Blepharoplasty (lifting of the upper and lower eyelids, removal of bags under the eyes) – about 2, 5 thousand dollars.
• Buttock shape correction (brachioplasty) – about 4 thousand dollars.
• Liposuction (fat removal) – from $ 800 per zone.

In addition to the surgical scalpel, the beauty industry uses all the achievements of science. The face and body are brought to perfection with the help of laser, ultrasound, thermal effects (warming and freezing), vibration massage, bioactive substances and even toxins. Every year the range of all kinds of devices, devices and preparations for maintaining beauty is expanding – you just need to follow fashion trends and respond to every amazing idea in time.

Transformation CalendarEveryone knows that a person is as old as he looks.

A flawless face, a toned body and a dazzling smile help to make friends, arrange a career and family life, prolong the active age. However, as with any medicine, with the wonders of the beauty industry, it is very important not to exceed the dose and not to disrupt the reception schedule. Each plastic surgery has its own age – if you hurry, the effect will disappear too soon, if you postpone going to the doctors, radical intervention may be required. When and what to operate?

• Up to 20 years old. Operations are carried out only for vital indications (elimination of the consequences of injuries and burns, congenital deformities).
• 20-30 years old. Rhinoplasty and otoplasty (operations on the nose and ears) – at this age, the cartilage is already formed, but still elastic, and the operation is easy. Correction of the shape of the lips, the incision of the eyes, the shape of the legs.
• 30-40 years old. Correction of body shapes, abdominoplasty, mammoplasty (correction of breast shapes), liposuction, intimate plastic surgery. Unfortunately, pregnancy, childbirth and breast-feeding can negate the efforts of plastic surgeons, so it is better not to go to surgery, planning to have children in the future. At the age of 35-37, it's time to consult a plastic surgeon and discuss further tactics of keeping fit, and at the same time use some non-invasive anti–aging technique - injections of hyaluronic acid, thermage, dermabrasion, lifting or mesotherapy.
• 40-45 years old. The time of the first "series" of plastic surgery. Mammoplasty, blepharoplasty, if necessary, abdominoplasty, buttock shape correction, implantation of gold threads. This will help you look "100%" over the next 8-10 years.
• 45-55 years old. Correction of the shape of the chest and abdomen, another liposuction, the first neck lift, blepharoplasty (if it was not carried out at the age of 40), if necessary, removal of excess skin from the inner surface of the arms and thighs.
• 55-60 years old. The second and final series of plastic surgeries. Breast, abdomen and buttocks lift, circular facelift, deep dermabrasion of the skin of the face and hands, intimate plastic surgery.
• After the age of 60, surgical intervention is possible on an individual basis – much depends on the state of health, the work of the heart, the presence of chronic diseases. If possible, it is better to limit cosmetic procedures and endoscopic operations.

It doesn't hurt to be careful!Do not forget – plastic surgery is just as dangerous to health as ordinary ones.

There is always a risk of complications during anesthesia, allergies to certain drugs or implants, blood poisoning, rough scars, thrombosis and rejection. The more often surgical interventions are carried out in the same places, the longer the recovery process takes. Simple precautions will help minimize the risk.

1. Plastic surgery and nicotine are incompatible – smoking increases the risk of thrombosis and poor wound healing.
2. Before the operation, it is necessary to see the attending general practitioner and dentist, pass all tests.
3. You can not go "under the knife" with an exacerbation of a chronic disease, in the first three months after a severe infectious disease, after surgery.
4. It is important to carefully choose a clinic and a surgeon, collect information about him, read reviews on the Internet.
5. It is necessary to make a plan for the correction of appearance and, if possible, follow it.
6. After the operation, bed rest and rest are highly desirable for a week or two, a gentle regime for a month, without serious physical exertion and stress, a sharp change in climate.
7. In case of any complications, inflammation, etc. at the site of postoperative scars, you should immediately contact your surgeon.
8. If the temperature rises (39 and above) and the general condition worsens, an ambulance is needed, regardless of what the plastic surgeon says.

Yes, beauty requires sacrifice. But for a woman who values her appearance, this is a small price to pay for the opportunity to stop the running of time. Nowadays, any woman at 55 is quite realistic to look at 35-40, bringing to perfection what is given by nature. Plastic surgery is a great opportunity to prolong the charm of youth!

Portal "Eternal youth" http://vechnayamolodost.ru16.04.2014