Plastic Surgery Really Does Make People Look Younger

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Plastic surgery seems to make people look about 8.9 years younger than their actual age, researchers from the University of Toronto and NorthShore University Health System reported in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Jeremy P. Warner, M.D., and team set out to determine how much younger esthetic facial surgical procedures made people look, in order to measure surgical success.

They gathered data on 60 patients who had all undergone facial plastic surgeries. They were aged between 45 and 72 years. The patients were divided into three groups: Face and neck lift groupFace and neck lift and eyelid work (blepharoplasty) groupEyelid work, and face, neck and forehead liftsForty medical students were asked to guess the age of people shown to them in photographs. They looked at pictures of patients before and after surgery.

The researchers found that: Photographs taken before surgery - students guessed they were 1.7 years younger than they actually were (average)Photographs taken after surgery - overall (all three groups), students guessed they were 8.9 years younger than they actually wereFace and neck lift group - 5.7 year change in perceived ageFace and neck lift and eyelid work - 7.5 years change in perceived ageEyelid work, and face, neck and forehead lifts - 8.5 year change in perceived ageThe medical students were fairly similar in how they perceived people's ages.

The authors explained that their study differs from previous ones in that it quantified how much younger the medical students thought the people in the photographs were after undergoing surgery. They added that the more facial surgeries people do, the younger their perceived age becomes.

The authors wrote:

"This effect is more substantial when the number of surgical procedures is increased, an effect unrelated to the preoperative age of a patient and unaffected by other variables that we investigated. The ability to perceive age correctly is accurate and consistent."

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Nitin Chauhan, MD, FRCSC; Jeremy P. Warner, MD; Peter A. Adamson, MD, FRCSC
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posted by Diana on 30 Apr 2012 at 12:32 pm

In fact, unfortunately, in some cases, from certain age, the diet or yoga do not help to eliminate weight or some other kind of problem! That's why I used plastic surgery to get rid of my belly! The result is great. The importaint thing is to do it in a serious clinic. For example me, I asked my friends, and one of them recommended a clinic in Paris. I was pleasantly surprised by the prices, and had a feeling to come on vacation but not to be operated.

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posted by carolina on 22 Feb 2012 at 8:57 am

i think that the age of people is more exactly seen not in a picture but in real presence, when people talk an make gestures like smiling. i think people with plastic surgery look younger when they are still, like in a picture, but not when they make all the natural gestures people make when talking, getting angry, smiling, etc.

(sorry for my english, i?m from Per?)

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Plastic Surgery - Enormous Increase In Uptake By Younger Women

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Professor Laurence Kirwan, one of the world's leading plastic surgeons, who has appeared on BBC Breakfast to comment on the PIP breast implant scandal and who wrote in the Mail on Sunday (British newspaper) how cosmetic surgery can prolong life, has said that more and more young women between the ages of 35 and 40 years have cosmetic surgery.

Professor Kirwan says that the number of women between 35 and 40 years who have cosmetic surgery every single year for 5 years has risen by 5%.

He says that most young women opt for 'liquid lifts', injections of facial fillers, which typically consist of hyaluronic acid, a gel-like substance that occurs naturally in the skin and helps retain moisture to make cheeks look fuller and lift sagging jaws. The 'liquid lifts' together with Botox freeze the muscles to lift drooping eyebrows by interfering with nerve transmission.

Younger women tend to choose a short-scar facelift (SSFL), whereby the skin is pulled upwards and then pulled back over the bony structures of the face, whilst fat pads that have dropped with aging are repositioned into their proper place. This new and nonintrusive procedure only has a maximum two-week down time costs about ?10,000 ($16,000) with results lasting for as long as 10 years.

Kirwan says:

"This is a miracle treatment for many young women wanting to cut off the effects of ageing at the pass. They don't want to wait until they look older. They strike in advance. It is the perfect choice for those seeking to turn back the clock. It redefines the lower face, jawline and upper neck. It lifts the mid-face and the only visible sign it leaves is a 0.4in scar tucked into the crease where the ear joins the cheek. The rest of the incisions are hidden in the hairline and the back of the ear."

Many younger women also choose mini-facelifts, like the one-stitch facelift whereby the surgeon removes a semi-circle of skin at the hairline at the top of the ear, which pulls up the skin and tissues over the cheeks as the wound is stitched together. This 30-minute procedure is performed under local anesthetic and costs about ?2,000 ($3,200) but only lasts 1 year.

This procedure instantly 'refreshes' a woman's look and because it only leaves a small scar hidden in the hairline, nobody will ever be any the wiser.

Professor Kirwan, who is a member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, explains:

"Surgical techniques have become significantly more refined in the past decade and the surgery is tailored to the individual while retaining a very natural result."

According to Kirwan, the demand for plastic surgery has increased by 250% in two years, with facelifts currently being amongst the top three procedures at his surgery.

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons published new figures that show a 4.7% to 4,700% rise in demand in 2011 for surgical facelifts performed by their organization members.

"The growing acceptance of Botox and fillers by women under 30 has made the step-up to cosmetic surgery much less scary," explains Kirwan, continuing that younger women recommend cosmetic surgery to their friends, with the result that more and more younger women choose to have surgery.

He says:

"If it's the done thing in the young social circle and the results are fantastic, then this is playing a major part in why so many younger women are opting for cosmetic procedures."

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Plastic Surgeries Continue To Grow, Despite Sluggish Economy, USA

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13.8 million plastic surgery procedures were performed in 2011, a 5% increase on the year before, according to a new report issued by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The authors added that by the end of 2011, the number of total plastic surgeries had grown for 24 consecutive months. These figures include both minimally-invasive and surgical procedures.

The ASPS informs that 5.5 additional reconstructive procedures were carried out in 2011, also a 5% increase on the previous year.

ASPS President Malcolm Z. Roth, MD., said:

"While the rate of economic recovery in the U.S. is still uncertain, 2011 proved to be a good year for plastic surgery. Consumer confidence was up, auto sales rose 10 percent, so it is not surprising that we would also see increased demand for plastic surgery procedures."

1.6 cosmetic procedures were performed in 2011, a 2% increase over the previous year. Below are some details on the top five in 2011 compared to 2010: Breast implant - 307,000. A rise of 4%Rhinoplasty (nose job) - 244,000. A reduction of 3%Liposuction - 205,000. A rise of 1%Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) - 196,000. A drop of 6%Rhytidectomy (facelift) - 119,00. A rise of 5%Facelifts replaced tummy tucks for fifth place last year; the first time that procedure was among the top five since 2004.

Chin augmentations, also known as "chin implants", rose 71% to 21,000 procedures in 2011.

Lip enhancement, also known as "lip augmentation" increased by 49% to 25,000 procedures carried out last year.

Dr. Roth said:

"We are seeing notable increases in surgical procedures, such as facelifts, that reflect the demands of an aging boomer population. However, the overall growth in cosmetic procedures is being primarily driven by a substantial rise in minimally-invasive procedures."

There were 12.2 million minimally-invasive procedures last year, a rise of 6%. Below are some details of the top five most popular in 2011: Botulinum toxin type A - 5.7 million. A rise of 5%Soft tissue filler - 1.9 million. A rise of 7%Chemical peel - 1.1 million. A fall of 3%Laser hair removal - 1.1 million. A rise of 15%Microdermabrasion - 900,000. A rise of 9%Among the increases that stood out in 2011 for minimally-invasive procedures were soft tissue fillers, such as calcium hydroxylapatite (Radiesse?), fat injections, and hyaluronic acid (Restylane?, Juvederm Ultra?). Below are some details on totals for 2011, and how they compared to the previous year: Hylauronic acid procedures - over 1.3 million. A rise of 9%Calcium hydroxylapatite procedures - 286,000. A rise of 36%Fat injections - 68,000. A rise of 19%This type of surgery, which aims to improve the appearance of abnormal structures, as well as function, increased by 5% in 2011 compared to the previous year. Below are details on the top five reconstructive plastic surgery procedures: Removing a tumor - 4.2 million. A rise of 3%Laceration repair - 303,000. A drop of 15%Maxillofacial surgery - 195,000. A rise of 125%Scar revision - 175,000. A rise of 9%Hand surgery - 120,000. A rise of 13%There were 96,000 breast reconstruction procedures in 2011, a rise of 3% compared to the previous year.

Dr. Roth said:

"While insurance coverage for breast reconstruction is mandated by law, continued strides to provide coverage for other reconstructive procedures has contributed, in part, to the sizable gain that we are seeing with these procedures. Reconstructive surgery is a critical pillar of the specialty, and it is encouraging to see that increasing numbers of patients entrust board-certified plastic surgeons to reconstruct their bodies after disease or trauma."

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