Ethnic Groups Differ in Cosmetic Surgery Preferences

February 25th, 2011 by newseditor

woman posing for picture on mandell brown cincinnati plastic surgeon blog Different ethnic groups are choosing different cosmetic procedures, which are “tailored to their cultural preferences and ideals of beauty,” says a recent article in The New York Times.

“When a patient comes in from a certain ethnic background and of a certain age, we know what they’re going to be looking for. We are sort of amateur sociologists,” said surgeon Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh.

Doctors interviewed for the story reported seeing a demand for more facelifts among Egyptians, rhinoplasty for Iranians, buttock enhancement for Dominicans and breast augmentation in Russian women.

A survey last year from the AACS confirmed that cosmetic surgery has been increasing in popularity within ethnic groups in the U.S. Over half of respondents believed that during the last 5 years, the popularity of cosmetic surgery had increased among members of their racial/ethnic population.

According to Victoria Pitts-Taylor, a sociology professor at Queens College, motivations for ethnic cosmetic procedures seem to have changed. She said that in the early days of cosmetic surgery immigrants underwent procedures to try to look “more American.” Today it is different; many immigrants have procedures that reflect their home culture instead.

“My patients are proud of looking Hispanic,” said Dr. Jeffrey Yager, whose office is in a largely Dominican neighborhood. One of his 27 year old Dominican patients underwent breast augmentation in 2008. Now considering a buttocks lift, she reportedly said: “We Latinas define ourselves with our bodies,” and “We always have curves.”

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AAFPRS Stats Show Rise in Non-Surgical Treatments for Face

February 24th, 2011 by newseditor

woman's face half ofStatistics about facial cosmetic treatments show that in 2010, about 75 percent of the procedures performed were non-surgical, which may confirm an often discussed trend toward less invasive cosmetic treatments.

The stats come straight from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), and they show a 45 percent increase in the number of facial procedures performed over the last two years, representing a 16 percent annual increase in non-surgical facial procedures.

“Non-surgical procedures are an excellent option for some people, with the added benefits of lower costs and shorter recovery time; two things that are consistently important to those considering facial plastic surgery,” said Dr. Jonathan M. Sykes. “We have been seeing a trend over the past few years that people who want to look and feel younger and rejuvenated are turning to non-surgical, less invasive procedures to obtain the refreshed look they want.”

2010′s Most Popular Facial Procedures
Based on the AAFPRS survey, the hot procedures of 2010 were non-surgical procedures like Botox and hyaluronic acid injections. Among surgical procedures, the most popular were rhinoplasty, facelift and eyelid surgery.

Females received the majority of facial procedures in 2010 (83 percent), but the most popular procedures varied by age. For women 35 to 60, the top surgical procedures were brow lift, facelift and eyelid surgery, while a nose job was the top surgical procedure performed on women under 35. Botox, injectable fillers nose jobs, and hair transplants were the most common facial procedures performed on men in 2010.

The AAFPRS survey also reported an increase in ethnic patients: two out of five surgeons said they had an increase in their Asian American and Hispanic patients last year.
You can read more of these survey results at www.aafprs.org.

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Mommy Makeover Explored on TODAY Show

February 11th, 2011 by newseditor

New moms are usually overjoyed after the birth of their child, but many say they struggle trying to return their bodies to a youthful shape. In these cases, some women elect to have a mommy makeover series of cosmetic surgery procedures, which usually includes a tummy tuck, liposuction, and a breast lift or augmentation.

This video from the Today show is about “life changers” features a patient named Fatma Rice, who decided to undergo a mommy makeover after she couldn’t get her pre-baby body back.

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She says that after pregnancy, she “did everything in her power” to get back in shape, but “you take off your clothes in front of the mirror and it doesn’t look so great.” So she made a decision to do something about it with cosmetic surgery.

“I’m getting a mommy makeover,” she tells the Today show. On the show, she explains the transformation and shows off her mommy makeover before and after photos.

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SST and Cytori Form Sales Partnership

January 31st, 2011 by newseditor

Sound Surgical Technologies, maker of the VASER liposuction system, and Cytori Therapeutics have formed a sales partnership. According to a recent news release from SST, the company will be selling Cytori’s high-tech fat grafting systems.

The VASER lipo system is a popular ultrasound-assisted platform that has been shown to provide viable harvesting of fat for facial fat grafting procedures. With the sales partnership, they say they are “uniquely positioned” to educate the medical community about combining VASER and Cytori’s fat grafting technologies, while promoting each product line.

Fat grafting and Cytori have been topics of frequent discussion this year. With many possible fat-grafting treatments on the horizon (especially stem cell procedures, breast augmentation with fat grafting, and facial rejuvenation) the company seems poised to make great strides in the cosmetic medical field.

VASER is a unique method of ultrasound-assisted liposuction. During a VASER procedure, ultrasound waves gently break down the fatty tissues in areas where fat tends to accumulate – typically the tummy, thighs, back and arms. The sound waves emitted through the ultrasound probe cause the probe to vibrate. It is this vibration that deteriorates the unwanted fat, which allows for easier removal by your cosmetic surgeon.

Once that excess fat is removed, it can be used for many different cosmetic procedures. A small to moderate amount of fat can be transferred to:

  • The face for filling of lines and creases
  • The buttocks for buttock augmentation
  • The breasts for correction of contour depressions

For more information on VASER and Cytori, view the official press release: Sound Surgical Technologies to Promote Cytori’s Puregraft System, the Latest Innovation in Fat Grafting.

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Roger Ebert Writes About New Facial Prosthesis on Blog

January 31st, 2011 by newseditor

If you’ve been following the story of famed movie critic Roger Ebert, you know about his illness and the disfiguring changes that occurred in his face. “After surgery, I studiously avoided looking at myself in a mirror” he writes in a recent blog post.

But things may be getting better for the famous critic. In the same post, he describes a facial reconstruction procedure that was carried out by Dr. David J. Reisberg of Chicago.

The doctor created a facial prosthesis that fits over Ebert’s neck and chin. With matching skin color and soft silicone construction, the device helps restore a natural facial appearance.

“Symbolically, it’s as if my illness never happened and, hey, here I still am, on the show with these new kids,” he writes.

Read his blog on the Chicago Sun Times website.

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Cosmetic Surgeons Meet for 27th Annual Scientific Meeting

January 13th, 2011 by newseditor

Yesterday marked the beginning of the 27th annual scientific meeting of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. This year’s meeting, which takes place in Phoenix, will involve some exciting developments for the academy as well as aesthetic medicine in general.

One such development is the change in leadership for the AACS. It was announced today that Oklahoma cosmetic surgeon Dr. Angelo Cuzalina has officially been named President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.  “I am taking over a position from a long line of surgeons whom I admire and respect. It’s very exciting to follow in their footsteps and continue moving this Academy forward in a positive direction,” he commented.

Another important discussion of the weekend will focus on the hot topic of stem cell use in cosmetic surgery. Dr. Mark Berman commented on this yesterday in an official AACS press release and a story on the website American Health and Beauty.

“Not only will this be the next major plateau in cosmetic surgery, this is likely to represent the next major breakthrough in medicine in general,” said Dr. Berman in the press release.

On American Health and Beauty, he explains more details of the “stem cell facelift” procedure, which is essentially facial fat grafting: “We’re harvesting fat; we’re putting fat back into the face – because that’s what you’re missing. Within the fat there are basically two cells, the fat cell or adipocyte, and the preadipocyte, which is simply a stem cell.”  He also provided the caveat: “So technically you are doing a stem cell face lift but the public has to know what you’re really selling.”

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Dr. Mandell-Brown Named Among Best Plastic Surgeons in Cincinnati

January 10th, 2011 by editor

In early January, Cincinnati Magazine released the 2011 results of a poll of 5000 Tri-State area physicians who vote to name the Tri-State area’s best physicians in multiple categories.

Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown, director of The Plastic Surgery Experts, was named “TOP DOCTOR” in plastic surgery. He has been consistently recognized for his plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery expertise in the Cincinnati Tri-State area. A leader nationally, Dr. Mandell-Brown holds annual seminars to teach other cosmetic surgeons breast augmentation, tummy tucks, and facial cosmetic surgery.

“Recognition by one’s peers is the highest honor a doctor can achieve,” noted Dr Mandell-Brown. “We strive to achieve a ‘natural look’ for our patients and treat each of them individually. Our goal is to help them look better, but not different.” he added.

Doctors in the Cincinnati and Dayton area are uniquely positioned to recognize excellence. They see Dr Mandell-Brown’s patients pre- and post-operatively for annual exams. These doctors also receive direct feedback from patients who have visited the highly acclaimed Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center.

Plastic surgery procedures performed by Dr. Mandell-Brown include rhinoplasty (nose reshaping), face lifts, upper eyelid surgery, eyelid blepharoplasty, liposuction, breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lifts, tummy tucks, ear reshaping (otoplasty) and brow lifts. Non-surgical treatments include Botox, Dysport, fillers like Restylane and Perlane, and laser skin resurfacing, and the Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center offers full skin care treatment.

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16th Century Book Describes Early Rhinoplasty Surgery

January 3rd, 2011 by newseditor

A rare book published in 1597 describes the nose surgery technique of Gaspare Tagliacozzi, a professor of surgery at the University of Bologna. According to the UK Telegraph, the book was recently purchased by a plastic surgeon at auction for 11,000 British pounds (about 17,000 U.S. dollars).

Inside the book, De Curtorum Chirurgia Per Insitionem, you can read about (in Latin) and view illustrations of the earliest rhinoplasty techniques. The doctor would reconstruct the nose by attaching a tissue flap from the patient’s arm. He also had methods for surgical reconstruction of the ears and lips. Tagliacozzi’s techniques were typically employed for treating war injuries.

A frequently cited quotation of Tagliacozzi:

We bring back, refashion and restore to wholeness the features that nature gave but chance destroyed, not that they may be an advantage to the living soul, not as a mean artifice but as an alleviation of illness, not as becomes charlatans but as becomes good physicians and followers of the great Hippocrates. For though the original beauty is indeed restored . . . the end for which the physician is working is that the features should fulfill their offices according to nature’s decree.

If you missed the auction or if you’re one of the losing bidders, here’s some consolation: there are 3 new translated versions of the book (Surgery of Defects by Implantations) available through the online bookseller Amazon.com.

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Beauty Sleep Not a Myth According to British Study

December 23rd, 2010 by newseditor

When you’re sleep deprived, you appear less healthy and less attractive than normal, according to a study in British Medical Journal.

To test the theory of beauty sleep, doctors in Stockholm enrolled 23 adult participants and photographed them, first after a night of eight hours of sleep and again after sleep deprivation – 31 hours of wakefulness after a night of reduced sleep.

The photos were then shown in a random order to observers who rated the photos. 65 observers rated each of the 46 photographs for factors such as:

  • Attractiveness
  • Health
  • Tiredness

The result found subtle differences, but the sleep-deprived participant photos were rated as less healthy, more tired and less attractive than the photos of them after a normal night’s sleep.

“This suggests that humans are sensitive to sleep related facial cues, with potential implications for social and clinical judgments and behavior,” conclude the authors. The study confirms the common belief in beauty sleep. It also demonstrates a link between sleep and good health, the authors report.

In between your skin care routine or cosmetic procedures, don’t overlook the little things that help you look your best, like getting plenty of rest and wearing sunscreen.

To read the full study, visit the BMJ Website

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How Breast Augmentation Patients Differ By Geography

December 23rd, 2010 by newseditor

breast-surgery-geographyDo women in different areas have different needs or goals for breast augmentation? They might, according to a study in Winter 2010 issue of the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, which explores the “physical characteristics and implant details” of breast augmentation patients in three locations in North America.

Breast augmentation cases from Texas, British Columbia and California were assessed. Among the different patient groups, the authors (Janae L Maher et. al) found significant differences in average weight, body mass index and breast implant volume. They also checked for differences in height, age and parity (breast symmetry).

In British Columbia, the average patient was 33 years old with a BMI of 20.8 and a 389ml implant. In California, the average patient was 32 years old with a BMI of 21.6 and a 385ml implant. Patients in Texas were, on average, slightly older at age 36 with an (slightly higher) average BMI of 22.6. The Texas group also seemed to show preference for a significantly smaller implant of 335 ml.

This article is currently available for free via the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery.

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