Summer Makeovers – Using Cosmetic Surgery To Look Good For The Pool
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Health & Fitness > Lifestyle
Aug 17, 2007
Dr Jeremy Williams
Summer Makeovers – Using Cosmetic Surgery To Look Good For The Pool
Summer is the time to shed your winter sweaters, and head to the pool for some warm weather fun.
But if the thought of a swimsuit makes you shudder, maybe its time to take action. Looking good doesn't have to mean wearing the skimpiest bikini. After all, no matter how hard most of us try, we'll never resemble the models on the cover of a magazine.
Exercising will help you slim down, build muscle, and get into better physical shape. If you've been exercising regularly for some time now, you might be wondering how to get rid of those excess love handles, or to improve on your overall body shape.
For many people, the answer lies outside of the gym. They've found the secret to looking good isn't in the gym, it's in their cosmetic surgery center.
Breast Enhancement
Breast augmentation continues to be one of the most popular and common elective surgeries today.
In general, women site two reasons for moving ahead with breast enhancement: they've always had a small cup size and want to increase it to be more shapely; or they've lost their fullness and perkiness due to weight loss or pregnancy. As more options become available due to more sophisticated, less invasive medical technology, women are choosing this elective surgery to become more comfortable with the way their body looks.
Breast implants allow a woman to increase the size of her breasts, and feel more comfortable about the way she looks. Implants can either be made from silicone or saline, and are designed to have a natural shape and appearance.
For women that have had children, and their breasts have lost some of their pre-birth shape, a breast lift may be the solution. A breast lift reshapes and restores a woman's youthful appearance after the effects of aging, pregnancy and gravity have caused sagging. This can be combined with breast implants.
Tummy Tuck
No matter how much time you spend in the gym, sometimes you just can't get rid of the extra skin around those trouble areas.
A tummy tuck, or Abdominoplasty, provides you with a way to quickly reduce the appearance of loose, fat and flabby skin around the abdomen. The surgery addresses three things. It tightens the stomach muscles and removes the excess skin and fatty tissue, giving you a smoother, flatter stomach.
The surgery is not meant to be a form of weight loss, but rather removes fat and tightens skin that has lost its elasticity, and does not respond to diet and exercise. It's a great way to sculpt and refine your body after pregnancy, or after dieting has returned you to your ideal weight, but not your ideal figure.
Brazilian Butt Lift
The Gluteal Augmentation (also known as the Brazilian Butt Lift) improves the shape, size or general appearance of your bottom. It improves the contour of your bottom and gives you a rounder fuller look.
Although Gluteal Augmentation has been around for many years, it has only recently gained popularity in the United States. According to the ASAPS, Americans had more than 2,100 buttock augmentation procedures and nearly 6,000 buttock lifts last year.
Unlike breast implants, a solid silicone implant is used. These implants are specifically designed to withstand the pressure placed on your bottom with normal activity. Although they are soft, these solid implants are not like silicone gel filled breast implants and therefore do not have a problem with leakage. Once in place, the implants give your bottom a firm and natural feel – as if you had been working out for many years.
Whether you choose to have one procedure, or combine several into a full body makeover, the results will be amazing. You'll fit better into your swimsuit, and you'll be proud to wear it as well.
Dr Jeremy Williams is a Denver board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Williams is a Colorado native who has returned home after completing extensive training in plastic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He believes that whether you are seeking aesthetic rejuvenation or reconstructive restoration, that enhancement of your image should be natural and above all, safe. Visit his practice at ParkMeadowsCosmeticSurgery.com send email to Dr Jeremy Williams
But if the thought of a swimsuit makes you shudder, maybe its time to take action. Looking good doesn't have to mean wearing the skimpiest bikini. After all, no matter how hard most of us try, we'll never resemble the models on the cover of a magazine.
Exercising will help you slim down, build muscle, and get into better physical shape. If you've been exercising regularly for some time now, you might be wondering how to get rid of those excess love handles, or to improve on your overall body shape.
For many people, the answer lies outside of the gym. They've found the secret to looking good isn't in the gym, it's in their cosmetic surgery center.
Breast Enhancement
Breast augmentation continues to be one of the most popular and common elective surgeries today.
In general, women site two reasons for moving ahead with breast enhancement: they've always had a small cup size and want to increase it to be more shapely; or they've lost their fullness and perkiness due to weight loss or pregnancy. As more options become available due to more sophisticated, less invasive medical technology, women are choosing this elective surgery to become more comfortable with the way their body looks.
Breast implants allow a woman to increase the size of her breasts, and feel more comfortable about the way she looks. Implants can either be made from silicone or saline, and are designed to have a natural shape and appearance.
For women that have had children, and their breasts have lost some of their pre-birth shape, a breast lift may be the solution. A breast lift reshapes and restores a woman's youthful appearance after the effects of aging, pregnancy and gravity have caused sagging. This can be combined with breast implants.
Tummy Tuck
No matter how much time you spend in the gym, sometimes you just can't get rid of the extra skin around those trouble areas.
A tummy tuck, or Abdominoplasty, provides you with a way to quickly reduce the appearance of loose, fat and flabby skin around the abdomen. The surgery addresses three things. It tightens the stomach muscles and removes the excess skin and fatty tissue, giving you a smoother, flatter stomach.
The surgery is not meant to be a form of weight loss, but rather removes fat and tightens skin that has lost its elasticity, and does not respond to diet and exercise. It's a great way to sculpt and refine your body after pregnancy, or after dieting has returned you to your ideal weight, but not your ideal figure.
Brazilian Butt Lift
The Gluteal Augmentation (also known as the Brazilian Butt Lift) improves the shape, size or general appearance of your bottom. It improves the contour of your bottom and gives you a rounder fuller look.
Although Gluteal Augmentation has been around for many years, it has only recently gained popularity in the United States. According to the ASAPS, Americans had more than 2,100 buttock augmentation procedures and nearly 6,000 buttock lifts last year.
Unlike breast implants, a solid silicone implant is used. These implants are specifically designed to withstand the pressure placed on your bottom with normal activity. Although they are soft, these solid implants are not like silicone gel filled breast implants and therefore do not have a problem with leakage. Once in place, the implants give your bottom a firm and natural feel – as if you had been working out for many years.
Whether you choose to have one procedure, or combine several into a full body makeover, the results will be amazing. You'll fit better into your swimsuit, and you'll be proud to wear it as well.
Dr Jeremy Williams is a Denver board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Williams is a Colorado native who has returned home after completing extensive training in plastic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He believes that whether you are seeking aesthetic rejuvenation or reconstructive restoration, that enhancement of your image should be natural and above all, safe. Visit his practice at ParkMeadowsCosmeticSurgery.com send email to Dr Jeremy Williams
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