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Why this book? |
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Last year 11.5 million people in the U.S.A. had cosmetic surgery done, and several more million in Canada. No one should have cosmetic surgery without reading this book. This book covers all procedures from head to toe. This book helps you to make a wiser decision (Introduction, pp 9 -11) |
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Beauty is said to be skin deep — tell us about the skin |
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"Your skin is the largest organ of your body, made up of a complex fabric of cells, water, proteins, lipids, minerals and chemicals. Your skin weighs on average about six pounds, and its critical work is to protect you from infections and germs. Throughout your life, it will change constantly, for better or worse, and regenerate itself approximately every 27 days.
We now know that proper care of the skin is essential if we are to maintain its health and vitality."
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What causes skin to change? |
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Our skin is proof that life is about change. It's at the mercy of many forces: sun, harsh weather, and our own bad habits. However, we can take steps to help our skin stay supple and fresh looking.
How your skin ages will depend on a variety of factors: your lifestyle, diet, heredity, and personal habits. Are you a smoker or did you ever smoke? Smoking can produce free radicals, once-healthy oxygen molecules that are now overactive and unstable. These damage the skin and may cause cancers and premature aging. But wrinkled and spotted skin can be the result of normal aging too, and exposure to the sun (photo-aging), and loss of subcutaneous support (the fatty tissue between your skin and muscle). Other factors include stress, gravity, daily facial movement, obesity, and even sleep position. ( pg 25 -26)
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How can we help the skin from aging? |
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- Plenty of water.,
- Thorough cleansing. You should perform this twice daily. At night, make sure you remove all your make-up and cleanse properly before going to bed.
- Balanced nutrition.
- Toning. After you cleanse with your bar soap or other cleanser, use a formulated toner or astringent to remove fine traces of oil, dirt and make-up that you may have missed
- sun protection and sunscreen (chapter 2)
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| Q.) |
What can we do to treat wrinkles? |
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First, we can prevent them by sun avoidance.
Second, we can use many of the modern techniques include Thermage®, lasers, Botox®, and fillers such as Resylane®, chemical peels and cosmeceuticals (chapter 3)
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What are the most common cosmetic surgery procedures done in 2006? |
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The most common surgical procedures are liposuction, breast augmentation, and eyelid surgery. The most common nonsurgical procedures are Botox®, laser hair removal, fillers, and chemical peels (chapter 1) |
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Is cosmetic surgery only for the vain? |
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Not at all, it is a lifestyle choice |
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Liposuction — is that dangerous? |
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Not in the year 2006. It is a very safe and efficient procedure (pg. 104) |
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Are there procedures that might replace liposuction? |
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In Europe and Brazil, a new procedure consisting on injections, known as lipodissolve or mesotherapy is showing a lot of promise 9pg 105-108 |
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How can we get a book? |
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Call my office at 425-1212 |
