Underarm hair and sweat patches are being targeted by British women keen to improve their appearance, according to reports.
An article by the Daily Mail said beauty salons and clinics across the country had experienced a surge in demand for treatments aimed at beautifying women’s underarms.
More than eight out of 10 Canadian women believe injectable cosmetic treatments such as Botox have become mainstream, according to a poll.
And a third of those questioned said they had become as commonplace as colouring their hair or teeth whitening, according to the survey, which questioned 800 women.
The body tasked with providing advice to the NHS and healthcare professionals about new drugs could issue final guidelines on the use of Botox to treat chronic migraines within one month.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has decided that the injectable can be used as a treatment, and registered stakeholders now have until May 25 to put forward any objections. If none are received, final guidance could be released in the next month, according to a report by the Press Association.
A boom in plastic surgery procedures in Australia is partly caused by requests from citizens to correct botched operations which they have had carried out overseas, particularly in Thailand.
That’s the view of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the country’s foremost professional body in the field.
Cosmetic surgeons are increasingly turning to new 3D technology in order to help give patients as much information as possible about the procedure they’re about to undergo.
According to a report by Private Healthcare UK, more and more doctors are now choosing to use imaging technology which is capable of showing a cosmetic surgery patient how he or she is likely to look once the treatment has been carried out. A three-dimensional image of the patient’s face is created and then altered as required to show the likely results of the surgery.
Women looking for permanent hair removal should think twice about going to an unregulated beautician or clinic for the treatment.
According to Professor Harry Mosely, president of the British Medical Laser Association, patients are putting themselves at risk of serious burns, and even blindness and scarring, by choosing clinics or salons with little experience and which are not regulated.
Botox is appealing to a younger crowd looking to prevent lines and wrinkles, rather than erase them.
According to an article written by David Castillo and published on grinza.com, people as young as 25 years old are choosing to have Botox injections to halt the visible ageing process before it starts. The same article suggests that Botox needs to be administered every three months in order to be effective, but many experts believe that the effects can last from six to 12 months on average.
Undergoing a plastic surgery procedure takes more than seven years off you on average, according to new research.
Plastic surgeons from the University of Toronto in Canada have determined that a person who has cosmetic work such to their face will look 7.2 years younger on average. Read the rest of this entry »
A new survey has highlighted the top three concerns women have when it comes to their appearance.
Research commissioned by hair care firm Nourkrin discovered that just under a quarter of the 2,000 women polled said they were either most concerned about losing elasticity in their skin, resulting in sagging (12 per cent), or gaining too much weight (12 per cent).
Curry could be the answer for acne sufferers.
According to new research, curcumin, a compound found in turmeric – a spice often used in Indian curries, has been found to have powerful anti-inflammatory properties that can help to treat allergies, liver disease and diseases of the digestive system. It has also been found to be successful in treating some cases of skin acne.
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