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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Will Breast Implants Interfere with Mammograms?
Some mammogram facilities have radiologists experienced in giving mammograms to women with breast implants. The procedure may be changed slightly, pushing the implant back out of the way, to make accurate reading of the images more certain. Extra views are taken also, to make it more likely any early cancer will be detected.
Many studies have been done on implants and mammograms, and so far it seems that:
- There is no evidence that implants cause breast cancer
- There is no evidence that any delays in diagnosing cancer because of a breast implant have significantly increased deaths
- If there is capsular contracture (tightening of the capsule around the implant), it is very difficult to do a mammogram, as the breast can’t be compressed
Implant placement
If the implant is placed entirely below the muscle, mammograms are more effective. If it is entirely above the muscle, it will interfere more with mammograms. Placement partially under the muscle falls in between these two scenarios.
posted by Patti at 4:29 PM
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Is Giving Cosmetic Surgery an Appropriate Gift?
However, one factor would be: who are you giving the cosmetic surgery to? It would have to be a person with a positive view of cosmetic surgery, and someone who would not be offended at the implication that their appearance needs improvement.
Another factor would be the financial amount of the gift. Some cosmetic surgery can be quite expensive. Giving a great deal of money to someone needs to be done carefully, so as not to embarrass the person.
It would be important not to make inappropriate decisions for the recipient. In other words, it’s nicer to give choice as part of the gift. You could give a check or debit card to be used towards the cost of whichever cosmetic surgery the recipient would like to have. If you specified that the check or debit card was to be used for a tummy tuck, for example, you might make the person even more embarrassed about their body shape and be putting them under an obligation rather than giving them a gift.
With careful thought and tactfulness, cosmetic surgery could be an exciting and gratifying gift.
posted by Patti at 4:27 PM
Monday, January 21, 2008
Risks of Smoking and Cosmetic Surgery
Smoking causes premature aging and impairs healing:
- It uses up a lot of vitamin C, about 35 mg for each cigarette. Vitamin C, among other things it does for us, helps preserve the skin’s collagen. Collagen supports the skin, keeping it smooth and plump-looking. It slowly breaks down as we age, but cigarette smoking speeds that break-down, giving us wrinkles and fine lines, especially around the eyes and mouth.
- With each drag on a cigarette, a person typically screws the eyes shut to some extent, and purses the mouth. This contracts the muscles in these areas, encouraging earlier wrinkles.
- The carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke displaces oxygen because the blood absorbs it about 200 times faster than it absorbs oxygen. This starves the entire body of the refreshment that oxygen brings. The skin becomes yellowish-gray and the lips lose their color. Recovery from wounds is impaired.
The good effects of any facial enhancements procedures, such as facelifts, laser skin resurfacing, or dermabrasion would be undone by the negative effects of smoking. There would be no benefit to having them done.
If you have cosmetic surgery done and continue to smoke, you will be retarding your own recovery. Smoking constricts blood vessels as well as adding toxins to the blood. The body needs all the oxygen it can get for a successful recovery from surgery. The skin will not heal well, and perhaps not even heal at all, if you continue to dose it up with toxins. Good incision healing is especially important in procedures that involve skin flaps, such as a tummy tuck.
This is why any experienced and reputable cosmetic surgeon will ask you to stop smoking several weeks before your surgery, and refrain from smoking for several weeks afterwards. This will allow the blood to carry more oxygen to all the organs and give your body a better chance to recover well.
posted by Patti at 4:25 PM
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Going to Mexico for Plastic Surgery? THINK AGAIN!
Many of the promoted facilities, use unlicensed or inexperienced individuals who may not even be physicians to deliver the services. In this report, one "physician" was really a STRIPPER and another was an ACCOUNTANT!
If you are seeking, affordable plastic surgery in a foreign land, beware!
Please read on:
http://www.psp-interactive.com/eReport/2008-01-04_03.asp
Labels: affordable, beware, cheap, complications., danger, inexpensive, Medical tourism, plastic cosmetic surgery
posted by Dr. Placik at 12:15 PM
Out with the Old, In with the New!
Body shaping procedures are among the fastest-growing procedures and are predicted to grow at an annual rate of 17.6 percent to almost 32 million by 2010, according to a 2006 report by Medical Insight. In 2005, 69 percent of these procedures were attributed to liposuction treatments.
Please contact Dr. Placik’s office to schedule your initial consultation and get started on the road to your new and improved look!
Labels: Botox, data, fillers, non-invasive, trends
posted by Dr. Placik at 12:00 PM
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