Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Blog – Harley Medical Group

Socialite and friend to the royals Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has spoken out about her second nose job, saying it makes her feel 10 years younger.

A party lifestyle and subsequent drug habit destroyed the nasal septum – the cartilage separating the nostrils – and she has had it rebuilt for a second time. She had nose reshaping surgery in 2006 but the results didn’t last long because she missed nine of her 12 scheduled follow-up appointments and began experimenting with dermal fillers.

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Danielle Lloyd yesterday gave birth to her second child, 10 weeks before her due date and just days after she recreated Demi Moore’s famous pregnancy pose for Vanity Fair.

The early birth may well lead to a stint in the cosmetic surgery clinic for Lloyd sooner than she thought, as the reality television star admitted that she would like breast uplift surgery, skin peels and possibly liposuction once the baby was born.

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A recent survey has revealed that the average woman spends more on anti-wrinkle treatments over her lifetime than she earns in one year.

The average woman earns £20,000 a year but spends £24,000 on skincare and cosmetic treatments such as skin peels and microdermabrasion, to banish lines and wrinkles. But despite such expense, 45 per cent of the 30,000 women polled on the subject admit that they are still unhappy with their appearance even after following an anti-ageing skincare regime.

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A scrap has begun between the media and actress Megan Fox following rumours that she had undergone Botox treatments and had lip fillers.

The 25-year-old hit back at journalists who suggested she looked as though she had had Botox and that her lips looked suspiciously plump, by posting an album of images on Facebook featuring her frowning and raising her eyebrows. Fox entitled the album ‘Things You Can’t Do When You’ve Had Botox’ and clearly thought this stunt would put the rumours to bed once and for all, but sceptics have hit back asking whether the apparent wrinkles were in fact computer-generated.
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According to one cosmetic surgeon, more older brides than ever before are turning to cosmetic surgery ahead of their big day.

Peter Paterson, a surgeon based in Lancashire, told thisislancashire.co.uk that he has noticed a rise in the number of women who are marrying later in life coming to him for treatments and procedures to look younger ahead of their wedding.
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Cosmetic surgery experts in Jerusalem have asked Israel’s Health Ministry to impose more stringent regulations on clinics and practitioners.

The call comes amid fears that more and more complaints are being made following cosmetic surgery that has gone wrong as a result of backstreet procedures. Qualified and registered surgeons are worried that the public is being put at risk unnecessarily because unqualified and inexperienced doctors and surgeons are being allowed to perform complex operations.
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Reality television star Danielle Lloyd has revealed that after she has given birth she would like breast uplift surgery and skin peels.

Lloyd, who is due to give birth to her second child in ten weeks, said she would like skin peels to even out her complexion, and breast surgery to rejuvenate her body. She is even considering liposuction if she can’t shift the baby weight in time for her wedding to footballer Jamie O’Hara.
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Megan Fox, star of hit film Transformers, has hit out at critics who claim she has had Botox and dermal fillers.

The 25-year-old was so desperate to prove that she hasn’t had treatments for lines and wrinkles that she posted a series of photographs on Facebook of her pulling facial expressions she believes are not possible post-Botox.
 
Fox called her Facebook album ‘Things You Can’t Do With Your Face When You Have Botox’ and photographs feature her frowning and raising her eyebrows which cause her face to wrinkle. Proving she has not had lip enhancement could be trickier to prove for the feisty star though, and for this Fox was forced to stick to words.

In an interview with Allure Magazine, Fox said: “My lips are my lips.

“I would encourage anyone to first speak with a therapist, to try and figure out where this want comes from, because a lot of times it’s not related to your teeth or your nose or your chin — the surgery is not going to alleviate that insecurity for you.

“If then you feel, ‘this is something that I want to do’, then do it. It’s amazing that we have the technology to do the stuff that we do.”

Cosmetic surgeries across Asia are seeing a rise in the number of male patients asking for line and wrinkle treatments.

Straits Times Indonesia reports that Singapore in particular is seeing a breaking down of the ‘sex barrier’ in clinics offering Botox, laser hair removal and cosmetic surgery.

One such man, T. F. Tan, who is an investment banker in Singapore, admits that he has been enjoying line and wrinkle treatments and dermal fillers for the last three years.

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A cosmetic surgery clinic in America has claimed that communicating with patients on Facebook and other social networking sites can help to improve overall patient experience.

Dr David L Buchanan of the Santa Barbara Plastic Surgery Centre believes that social media plays an important role in bringing cosmetic surgery to the 51 per cent of Americans who believe it is now acceptable. He also believes that it may help the other 49 per cent to understand what the industry is all about.

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