Teen Plastic Surgery

 

would you go through this?
I guess, the society & culture and people around you can make a lot of difference.
Parents play a role in teaching the right values or succumb to their kids' wishes to compensate for something they themselves are insecure with.

I neither encourage or discourage, or judgemental towards people who done plastic surgery. I applaud them for their courage to go through pain and possible death during surgeries due to blood vessels burst and procedures gone awry.

If you are looking to do it, i would love to interview you!

A friend asked me this last Friday,
"If there is one part of your face you would consider plastic surgery, what would it be?"

For me, definitely my teeth.
I didn't do braces before because of the inconvenience for 2 years.
Now, if there is a procedure that can be done swiftly and safely, i would do my teeth.
Other than that, I am pretty contented with what I have.
I heard of invisalign or cosmetic surgery to operate on the teeth (heard from a friend Bae Young Jun, famous Korean actor did it)
That would cost me SGD 6000!

Have you ever considered doing plastic surgery? If so, which part of your face you wish to improve?
So, if you are a parent, would you let your kids do plastic surgery?


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Why didnt I think he is this good looking before?

The perfect guy all women are looking for today. The perfection in features, body & attitude.

Did u ever suddenly think your guy friend or a certain celebrity disappear after a while & suddenly appear, looking much more perfect...leave u wondering why u hadn't noticed it before?

More people are getting everything from facelifts to liposuction these days. And it's the so-called less vain sex who is helping to drive those plastic surgery numbers up.

How many?
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Men underwent more than 1.1 million cosmetic procedures in 2010 -- both minimally invasive and surgical -- accounting for 9.9% of all cosmetic procedures last year.

(In 2010, 13.1 million people overall underwent plastic surgery, up 5% from the year ago period, according to the ASPS.)

So what did he do?
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The bulk of the 10 fastest growing male cosmetic procedures were surgical, which reverses the previous trend of growth in minimally invasive treatments, such as Botox, according to the ASPS's findings.

After nose jobs, the top male cosmetic procedures by volume were eyelid surgery, liposuction, breast reductions and hair transplants.

As facelifts and nose jobs topped the list, men are indulging in some of the most expensive plastic surgery procedures out there: The average cost nationwide for a facelift is $6,231, while a nose job costs $4,306, on average, according to the ASPS.

That compares with $2,884 for liposuction and $3,013 for a male breast reduction.

Why he did it?
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Men have a new attitude toward cosmetic surgery than historically.
They want a younger look!

Ann McMahon, a clinical psychologist based in New York City, says, "In our culture, younger is better. And "lines and jowls are not [considered] attractive in our culture."

More men are undergoing plastic surgery "because of the economy specifically: There just aren't as many jobs out there. They're saying, 'Anything that will give us an edge, why not?'"

It used to be that "the older men in business had more stature," McMahon added. "Nowadays, it's not the same. Look at the technological age we're in: It's all about youth and speed."

The influence of celebrity culture is another factor influencing the rise of male plastic surgery,
Haeck says. "The 'man's man' is also seeing celebrities undergo various procedures, so it's become more socially acceptable."

Will u ask ur man to do it?

Perhaps the side effect is we have more good lookers on the streets which enhances the aesthetics factor of our world, why not?

If u dare to go under the knife, why not?

*shudders... The thought of pain is excruciating..punctures my courage to do anything like that.

If anything else fails, Photoshop & makeup still run to rescue! ;)

xoxo, gelainza

Plastic girl are you?

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Plastic Surgery is accountable for the rising number of good lookers??

With the rising phenomenon of Korean pop groups and everything Korean, from the food, the music, the dramas, the fashion... and the beautiful people, pretty boys and pretty girls... we are already accustomed to them doing plastic surgery like doing lunch. Its rampantly common like soup for cantonese families. And we thought Korea is the No.1 country with the highest plastic surgeries done.

Yet look at this.

"For the first time ever, ISAPs has numbers to show what is going on globally," he tells WebMD. There are 30,816 plastic surgeons practicing across the globe, and they performed an estimated 8,536,379 surgical procedures and 8,758,187 nonsurgical procedures in 2009, according to the statistics. 

According to the new statistics, 17.5% of all procedures were performed in the U.S, and 14.3% were performed in Brazil. China accounted for 12.7% of cosmetic surgery procedures, followed by India at 5.2%. The universal desire to look good seems to be firmly entrenched on the desi shores as India having more disposable income than before.

The Top 10 countries for plastic surgery are:

are:

1. United States
2. China
3. Brazil
4. India
5. Mexico
6. Japan
7. South Korea
8. Germany
9. Turkey
10. Spain
11. Argentina
12. Russia
13. Italy
14. France
15. Canada
16. Taiwan
17. United Kingdom
18. Colombia
19. Greece
20. Thailand
21. Australia
22. Venezuela
23. Saudi Arabia
24. Netherlands
25. Portugal

United States still wins, where Hollywood is the main reservoir of these nips and tucks and tweaks. Who is to blame? Society pressure? Magazines? Photoshop? Technology?
It is so easy to book an appt to do plastic nowadays as long as you save enough money and go to a reliable one i heard. Even among my ex colleagues, there are ones who have done that and still will do some more!
Such as nose jobs, double eyelids, jaw adjustment, fairer skin, etc.


Silicone implants for nose reshaping and eyelid surgery are popular in countries such as Thailand and China, he says. Injectables are not as popular in other countries as they are in the U.S yet, report says. For South Korean teenage girls, the primary target of change is their eyes. Having big eyes is every teen’s dream and it can become a reality via a simple $800 operation in which a small incision is made above the eye to create an artificial double lid. Kids as young as 14 are opting for the surgery, and what have come to be known as “eye jobs” have become a favorite graduation gift from parents. During the winter months when high school seniors are on vacation preparing for either college or the work place, the clinics are at their busiest. Moat of the surgeries requested are for the eyelids, but nose jobs are also becoming popular among the teen population.

“Teenagers are plastic surgery experts. They tell the doctor, using scientific words, which surgery method to use. There is another painful aspect to this plastic surgery phenomenon. The emphasis on looks is fine, but the silent acceptance of a “racially inferior” look is not. The fear of falling behind and not being able to compete unless they have themselves remade is a sad commentary on a generation of teenagers.

Botulinum, or the Botox injection, is the top non surgical procedure accounting for 32.7% of the total non surgical treatments. Hyaluronic acid injection, commonly for face lift treatments, is at number two with 20.1%. Laser hair removal comes at third with 13.1%. Among the top plastic surgery countries, the US has the most number of Botox injection treatments and laser hair removal. Brazil tops the other countries when it comes to hyaluronic acid injections.

Liposuction is the most commonly done surgical procedure. There was a total of 1,607,979 liposuction surgeries performed in 2009. Breast augmentation is at number two with 1,454,317 total and blepharoplasty, or surgery of the eyelids, is at third with 1,153,756. China is the top country for both breast augmentation and blepharoplasty, while the United States tops the list for liposuction.

In Korea, 
“Parents make their kids get plastic surgery, just like they make them study. They realize looks are important for success,” says Dr. Shim Hyung Bo, a Seoul plastic surgeon.
For teenagers in South Korea today, getting their eyes done is a lot easier than getting the keys to their parents’ car.







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