smeleketehe.org » Surgery http://smeleketehe.org Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:06:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Hair Transplant Surgery - Pros & Cons http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-pros-cons/ http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-pros-cons/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:02:57 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-pros-cons/ Depending on a number of critically important factors, hair transplant surgery can either be one of the best decisions you will ever make or among the worst. Today we're going to discuss the pros and cons of surgical hair restoration, euphemistically called hair plugs or transplantation. In fact, the more accurate description is "autologous hair bearing skin transplantation". This is because the actual procedure involves harvesting sections of skin from a hairy part of one's scalp (donor) and moving it to a bald area (recipient) of the same person. Skin transplantation between anyone other than genetically-identical twins does not work.

The technique of moving hair bearing skin tissue grafts from one part of the scalp to another dates back at least 50 years. In the 1950's a pioneering surgeon by the name of Dr. Norman Orentreich began to experiment with the idea on willing patients. Orentreich's groundbreaking work demonstrated a concept that became known as donor dependance, or donor identity, that is to say that hair bearing skin grafts harvested from the zone of the scalp outside the pattern of loss continued to produce viable hair even though the grafts had been relocated into areas that had previously gone bald.

During the next two decades hair transplantation gradually evolved from a curiosity into a popular cosmetic procedure, primarily among balding men of late middle years. In the 1960's and 1970's practitioners including Dr. Emanuel Marritt in Colorado, Dr. Otar Norwood, Dr. Walter Unger showed that hair restoration could be feasible and cost effective. A standard of care was developed that, in experienced hands, allowed for reasonably consistent results.

At the time the most common technique involved the use of relatively large grafts (4mm -- 5mm in diameter) that were removed individually from the donor site by round punches. This tended to leave the occipital scalp resembling a field of Swiss cheese and significantly limited the yield that was available for movement to the bald zones on top and in front of the patient's scalp.

Over the course of multiple surgical sessions, grafts were placed into defects that had been created in the recipient zone (bald area) using slightly smaller punch tools. After healing the patient returned for follow up sessions where grafts were placed in and amongst the previous transplants. Because of the relative crudity of this technique, results were often quite apparent and the patient was left to walk around with a dolls hair like appearance, particularly noticeable at the frontal hair line, and especially on windy days. Such patients were usually quite limited in the manner they could style their hair and, because of the wasteful donor extraction method, many persons ran out of donor hair long before the process could be completed.

In the 1980's hair restoration surgery gradually began to evolve from the use of larger punch grafts to smaller and smaller mini and micrografts. Minigrafts were used behind the hair line, while one and two hair micrografts were used to approximate a natural transition from forehead to hair. Donor site management also evolved from round punch extraction to strip harvesting --- a far more efficient technique. Pioneers in this area were skilled surgical practitioners such as Dr. Dan Didocha, Dr. Martin Tessler, Dr. Robert Bernstein and others. The concept of creating a more natural appearance evolved still further in the 1990's with the advent of follicular unit extraction (FUE), first proposed by the highly gifted Dr. Robert Bernstein, and described in the 1995 Bernstein and Rassman publication "Follicular Transplantation."

The 1990's also brought new tools into the mix, such as the introduction of binocular or 'stereoscopic' microdissection. Stereoscopic microdissection allowed the surgeon to clearly see where one hair follicle begins and another ends. As the 1990's progressed, many transplant surgeons shifted away from the use of larger grafts in favor of one, two and three hair follicular units.

While highly useful in the hairline region, such 'micrografts' were not always optimal in recreating density behind the hairline. So even after multiple sessions, the final outcome of micrograft-only transplanted scalps tended to look thin and rather wispy. Perhaps of even greater concern, the dissection of a donor strip entirely into micrografts risked a significantly reduced conversion yield. Here's why.

Let's assume we are starting with two donor strips of hair bearing tissue from two similar patients. Two surgeons are each dissecting a single donor strip, but the first surgeon aims to dissect down into one and two hair micrografts alone, while the second surgeon dissects only enough micrografts to place in the hairline, leaving larger three, four, five and six hair grafts available for placement behind the hairline. At the beginning each donor strip contains 1,000 hairs. Both surgeons should theoretically end up with 1,000 viable hairs available for transplantation regardless of how the tissue was dissected. Unfortunately, the reality doesn't quite work out that way.

Every time the donor tissue is cut the risk of transecting a follicle occurs. Transected hair follicles are known colloquially in the industry as Christmas trees --- because they are hairs that lack viable roots. Basically, from a previously robust terminal structure, they either produce thin fine hair or none at all.

This is a problem for several reasons, but first and foremost, it is a problem because the act of hair transplantation does not 'create' new hair. The process simply relocates viable hair from the back of the scalp to the front.

And since there is a fixed supply of permanent donor hair which may not be sufficient to fill the area of demand, it is intrinsically counterproductive to reduce this limited supply via a technique know to engender relatively poor yield. The problem is solved by the careful use of FUE/micrografts in the recreated hairline and somewhat larger grafts behind the hairline. Refinement is thus achieved at the hairline with appropriate density behind the hairline zone. If either of these factors are missing from the equation the result is a dysaesthetic hair restoration. Either the outcome looks thin and fuzzy (micrografts only) or it looks doll-hair like (large grafts only). So now we can now begin to see why the size and strategic placement of each graft becomes a critically important consideration in hair transplant surgery.

Several other potential caveats to hair transplant surgery are graft compression, misdirection, misangulation, mishandled grafts and donor site damage. Graft compression occurs by trying to insert too large of a donor graft into too small of a recipient hole. If the donor graft is not carefully fitted to the recipient hole then the tissue and hair can literally get 'squeezed together'.

To see how this works, extend the fingers from your left hand open and wrap the fingers from your right hand around the middle portion of your left hand. Just as your fingers get squeezed closer together, the hairs in a compressed graft end up closer together then they were intended by nature. This tufting lends an odd or unnatural appearance to the hair.

Misdirected grafts produce hair that ends up growing in a direction contrary to that which was intended. Again, this problem causes a weird, unnatural --- and difficult to style -- head of hair. Misangulation, somewhat similar to misdirection describes a misplaced graft that produces hair at an angle which does not correspond to the way scalp hair is supposed to grow. Again, the result is hair that just doesn't look right no matter how it is combed.

Mishandling of grafts usually involves either transsecting a follicle (cutting off the root) or dessicating (allowing to dry out) the tissue. Graft mishandling typically occurs primarily in less than experienced surgical hands.

Donor site damage is metaphorically tantamount to decimating the entire Amazon rain forest in order to harvest a few dozen plants to use for decorating a neighborhood street. There are few things more aesthetically demoralizing then walking around with a partially-completed hair transplant --- knowing that there isn't enough donor hair available to finish the job because your donor site is exhausted.

Your donor hair is a precious resource. Treat it like solid gold. It's all you've got and everything you've got to complete a process of surgical hair restoration. Don't waste a single follicle.

So from all of this we can begin to appreciate some of the key pitfalls and risks of transplant surgery. As we see, the risks are principally aesthetic --- meaning that the potential for damage is generally cosmetic, not medical. The scalp of most healthy people is extremely well vascularized and, in the setting of transplant surgery, scalp infection and/or other medically-relevant scalp complication is quite rare.

For those individuals considering transplant surgery it is crucial to equip oneself with good solid information. The internet is a good place to start. Visit trusted online resources. An excellent start would be a visit to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons. Another reasonably objective resource is the hair transplant network. David Tse runs a highly educational website called Hairsite. There is always Medline which acts as a clearinghouse for all medical research, including surgical hair restoration. Those who publish on pubmed.com are often the highest caliber in their field.

Once you've gathered information from online resources you can move next to contacting the surgeon's office itself. Take your time. Don't let anyone talk you into surgery until you're ready. Keep your money in your wallet and your donor hair behind your ears until you're really prepared to commit both to the task at hand.

Talk to actual patients. If possible, visit with a restored patient or two in person. Many finished patients will not mind visiting with you if they're happy with their outcome. Plan to have at least one personal consultation with each surgeon you're considering. Don't be afraid to travel. You needn't go outside the United States for hair restoration. But if you live on the West Coast or East Coast you shouldn't be limited to hair surgeons in your immediate vicinity. It's your hair for goodness sake! Don't let geography be a factor in the decision.

Ask each candidate surgeon pointed questions, such as: Can you show me pictures from patients who started with my degree of hair loss? How close to a full head of hair can I come? What will be the total cost for me to get there? Not just price per graft, or price per procedure, but the cost to get me from where I am now to where I want to be. How many surgeries are we talking about, and spread over what period of time? What is your policy for touch up work? What portion of your practice do you devote to corrective surgeries? Can I see photos of patients that you've corrected? These last two questions are highly useful because hair surgeons who are adept at correcting other people's mistakes are generally less likely to blunder themselves.

There is a crucial take-home lesson from all of this. The single most important criterion in predicting a good outcome for hair transplant surgery is not the patient, but the surgeon. In surgical hair restoration, art is at least as important as science. You've access to genuine excellence in the hands of experts like Dr. Dan Didocha, Dr. Robert Bernstein, Dr. Bradley Wolf, Dr. Martin Tessler, Dr. Leonard Aronovitz and others. So for those seriously thinking about undergoing transplant surgery, the key is to arm yourself with knowledge first. Take your time. Be 'patient' before becoming anyone's "patient". Follow this advice and the odds are you will end up happier after your hair restoration then you are today.

Ph.D., Human Physiology, 2000. Chief Scientific Officer, Advanced Restoration Technologies, DBA, HairGenesis?. Representative published research papers include: Prager N., Bickett K., French N., and Marcovici G., A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of Botanically Derived Inhibitors of 5 alpha-Reductase in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia. J. Alt. & Comp. Med. 8: 143-152. 2002. Chittur, S., Parr, B., Marcovici, G., Inhibition of Inflammatory Gene Expression in Keratinocytes Using a Composition Containing Carnitine, Thioctic Acid and Saw Palmetto Extract (LSESr) [2009, under review]

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-pros-cons/feed/ 0 Hair Transplant Surgery ? A Growing Hair Loss Solution http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-a-growing-hair-loss-solution/ http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-a-growing-hair-loss-solution/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:02:54 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-a-growing-hair-loss-solution/ Before hair transplant surgery came along, how did men deal with their hair loss?  For centuries, men have been losing their hair to genetics, age and inevitability. For centuries, men have tried to disguise their hair loss with powdered wigs, toupees and, more recently, removable hair systems that adhere to the scalp with special adhesive.  Why all the worry about hair loss? Because feeling good is looking good and a healthy head of hair is intertwined, psychologically, to our feeling of well-being.Why do thousands of men each year choose hair transplant surgery as a way to solve their hair loss?  Because we feel better when the person we see in the mirror is the person we still expect to see. When our hair goes, so does a chunk of our self-worth.  And while modern technology has made amazing breakthroughs in disguising the problem of hair loss, these solutions are not ever going to be like the real thing; the one important thing you get when you choose hair transplant surgery: your own hair growing back on your head.To understand hair transplant surgery, you have to understand the answer to the question:  Why does hair fall out? In the case of men, genes predetermine which areas will thin and bald eventually. Hormones– particularly DHT (dihydrotestosterone) that can shrink the hair follicles and weaken them until they fall out for good – are a significant cause of hair loss. More accurately, once weakened this way, hair fails to regrow to replace the one that has fallen out in the natural shedding process. Thus if more fall out than regrow, baldness will ensue.We’ve all seen the results of the early and awful attempts at hair transplant surgery with “hair plugs”, which resulted in a scalp that looked more like the surface of a brush, not at all natural looking.  Unscrupulous hair loss clinics even performed dangerous hair transplant surgeries by sewing a hairpiece directly onto men’s scalps. Never a good idea.  Both of these procedures are now a thing of the past. For good reason men became suspicious of hair transplant surgery at that time.However, in the past ten to fifteen years, amazing technological breakthroughs have improved the way hair replacement surgery is performed. One type of hair transplant surgery is called Follicular hair transplant surgery, which utilizes micro-surgical techniques and the hair loss patient’s own hair, harvested from an area at the back of his head. One to two strands of hair at a time are individually implanted into the area of the scalp that requires hair. By the end of the hair transplant surgery, thousands of such individual strands with roots intact are implanted into the scalp of the hair loss patient. Great care is taken to angle the hair properly, to give a natural frontal hairline to the patient and to give what will become good coverage of the scalp.The hair harvested from this back area of the scalp for follicular hair transplant surgery is not prone to the same genetic problems as the hair in the frontal areas. These harvested hairs are predetermined to keep growing, just as they would at the back of a man’s head throughout his life. Once hair transplant surgery is complete, the hair that is visible will shed or fall off. But the root that is still in the scalp will be settling in to grow. Within six months, a new head of hair will grow where no hair was before.   Hair transplant surgery is a viable solution to hair loss.While men’s hair transplant surgery is more common, women, too, suffer from hair loss and can benefit from hair transplant surgery. Women tend to lose their hair in an all-over pattern instead of the typical pattern baldness men experience. Often, hair becomes extremely thin, because hair stops growing back once it falls out. Dihydrotestosterone can affect women in this same way as men, but other factors, such as chemical over-treatment, and tension Alopecia due to over-styling are more common in women who suffer from hair loss.Gina Reyes underwent treatment for breast cancer with radiation and chemotherapy. Her hair fell out, as expected, but unlike others who regrew their hair, Gina’s hair never came back as thick as it had been before. Her recovery was difficult, made worse by how she felt when she looked in the mirror. She tried everything to cover her hair loss condition, but finally settled on hair transplant surgery.  Her recovery was relatively easy and within a month the hair transplanted into her scalp shed. But then, the roots began to grow and Gina’s hair began to look like it used to look. Within a year, she had a new head of hair and her chemo treatments no longer stared at her in the mirror whenever she looked at it. No more will she have to worry about hair systems that adhere to her scalp, or needing to shave what hair she has left to apply it. No more wigs that don’t breathe in the heat. The hair from her hair transplant surgery is real, growing hair.If you’re suffering from hair loss and you’ve tried the other hair loss solutions only to feel like you’re wearing someone else’s hair, consider going to a hair transplant surgery clinic to see if you are a candidate for hair transplant surgery. The cost is relatively high, but financing is usually available.  And when you add up the other hair loss solutions over a lifetime, then add in how you’ll feel about yourself when it’s done, you may just find it’s worth the price of being you again.

Travis M. Keeler is a hair loss expert with specialized knowledge of nonsurgical hair replacement and hair transplant surgery. For more information about the opportunities and pitfalls of hair replacement, please visit: Hair Replacement Video.

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/hair/hair-transplant-surgery-a-growing-hair-loss-solution/feed/ 0 Cosmetic Surgery Loans: A Way To Get That Surgery You've Always Wanted http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-loans-a-way-to-get-that-surgery-youve-always-wanted/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-loans-a-way-to-get-that-surgery-youve-always-wanted/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:03:01 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-loans-a-way-to-get-that-surgery-youve-always-wanted/ What don't you like about yourself? That’s the question that's first asked by the cosmetic surgeons on every episode of Nip/Tuck, the successful television series that revolves around the lives of two cosmetic surgeons. Cosmetic surgery is primarily used because people don't like something about themselves. Maybe they think they have a big nose, or a large forehead, or a cleft chin or maybe it’s something drastic like they want a new face or they want to lose a hundred pounds, whatever it is, there's a cosmetic surgeon out there who is waiting and willing to make your dreams come true.However, cosmetic surgery isn’t cheap. It is very expensive and most people don’t have that kind of money in their pockets or even their bank account. With even the most minor surgery costing in the ballpark of a thousand dollars or more, the money is what deters most people from having the cosmetic surgery performed. Many don’t know that there’s now a convenient, easy way to have that surgery they’ve always dreamed of.Easy And ConvenientCosmetic surgery loans are designed to help those who don’t have that kind of money right offhand. Many people don’t know about them. It’s only after they inquire about the surgery that they are offered payment options. Now, more and more people are getting cosmetic surgery loans to help pay for the cosmetic surgery they’ve always wanted.It should be noted, however, that while cosmetic surgery is expensive, you will end up paying more in the long run with cosmetic surgery loans. This should in no way deter you from utilizing them to help pay for your surgery. Especially if the surgery is medical related and necessary, and even if it’s something about yourself that’s always bothered you and you want it changed, cosmetic surgery loans can help you have the surgery performed and you can do it with easy, monthly payments.Before you get a cosmetic surgery loan, check around. Don’t just take the option that your doctor offers. Check around for the best deals to make sure that you get a good interest rate. Do your homework so you know what a good interest rate for this type of loan is good. Make sure that you don’t end up paying too much if you don’t have to.Cosmetic surgery loans make it easy to have that surgery that you’ve always wanted performed. Just make sure that the ease of payment doesn’t cause you to rush into any surgery that you’re not one hundred percent about. Cosmetic surgery cannot be reversed, in most cases, and so it should be something you are completely sure about it before you go ‘under the knife’, so to speak.

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-loans-a-way-to-get-that-surgery-youve-always-wanted/feed/ 0 ?Cosmetic Surgery Tax Will Bring More Business for Colombia,? says Cosmetic Harmony http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-tax-will-bring-more-business-for-colombia-says-cosmetic-harmony/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-tax-will-bring-more-business-for-colombia-says-cosmetic-harmony/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:02:55 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-tax-will-bring-more-business-for-colombia-says-cosmetic-harmony/ President Obama has proposed a cosmetic surgery tax to finance the health care reform. The general belief is that rich Americans can afford paying extra for their cosmetic surgery procedures and help fund basic healthcare for those who can’t afford it. About $10.3 billion were spent in plastic surgery in America last year. The government plans on a 10% tax over the cosmetic treatments performed in the U.S.

Anthony Giudice, Sales Supervisor of a leading medical tourism company in Colombia expressed, “The higher prices of U.S cosmetic surgery treatments were giving us a competitive edge over them and now an extra tax levied upon the treatment cost will further give us more business. This proposal will surely give a huge market for cosmetic surgery companies outside the U.S.A”.

cosmetic Harmony is a medical tourism company based in Colombia which offers all different plastic surgery procedures for a fraction of the price being charge in the U.S. The possibility of a tax on cosmetic procedures will draw more business to the Latin American country.

A patient considering cosmetic surgery treatment says, “I cannot pay an extra tax on a price which is anyways very high. The better option would be to travel to Colombia where they will provide the same treatment with a price much lower and affordable to my pocket.”

Colombia is a globally known medical tourism destination where prices are low, foreign patients are given priority and the treatments are of top quality. The drastic difference in the price is the one factor that leads patients to choose the Latin nation for their cosmetic surgery procedures.

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-tax-will-bring-more-business-for-colombia-says-cosmetic-harmony/feed/ 0 Affordable Cosmetic Surgery In India At Delhi By Reputed Cosmetic Surgeon http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/affordable-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-at-delhi-by-reputed-cosmetic-surgeon/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/affordable-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-at-delhi-by-reputed-cosmetic-surgeon/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:09:28 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/affordable-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-at-delhi-by-reputed-cosmetic-surgeon/ Cosmetic surgery in India at cosmetic surgery  Center of Delhi is available with latest cosmetic technology and all medically modern healthcare facilities. Abroad patients now days are coming in flock in order to get cosmetic treatment in India. Cosmetic Surgery Centre of India (CLSCI) was started by one of the leading cosmetic surgeon of India, Dr. P.K Talwar way back in 1996. Since then CLSCI has been helping its wide spectra of patients with its highly effective cosmetic procedures.Cosmetic surgery In India is provided by the top medical faculty supported by a team of professionals who understand the special needs of international patient, and advanced equipment and systems. People with a good self-image function effectively in their work, feel secure in their relationships, and interact positively with others. Self-image has many components, but one of the most important is appearance. Cosmetic Surgery can help you to achieve your desired appearance. Cosmetic surgery aims to change your appearance by altering parts of your body Those function normally but make you unhappy. If you're dissatisfied with appearance, you may be interested in cosmetic surgery not only to look better, but also to feel better. Cosmetic Surgery brings about a change in your external appearance by reputed cosmetic surgeon in India. Good self image improves professional, social and personal life.Various Cosmetic surgery procedures offered in India at cosmetic clinics of India.• Removal of eye bags • Chin Augmentation • Face Lift • Shaping of Nose • Breast Enlargement• Breast Reduction• Suspention of Breast • Male Breast Reduction• Tummy Tuck • Liposuction(Removal of Fat) • Botox Injection The main reason for their attraction to India is not only just availability of good treatment facilities but main reason is very good success rate of cosmetic surgery by Indian doctors and this involved with very less cost of treatment at Indian surgery centers. For more information on cosmetic surgery in India

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/affordable-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-at-delhi-by-reputed-cosmetic-surgeon/feed/ 0 Cosmetic Surgery and Debt http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-and-debt/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-and-debt/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:08:44 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-and-debt/ Cosmetic surgery is a booming business in the UK with half a million UK residents opting for cosmetic treatments every year. The variety of finance options offered by clinics has also made it easier to slip into debt as this case study shows.

Joanna Scott, 35, had given birth to twins, and after a year of dieting and exercise the resulting weight loss left her with excess skin across her stomach. Joanna heard from a friend that doctors can refer patients to have paid cosmetic operations through the National Health Service. Cosmetic surgery is not always available through the NHS, although in some cases a doctor's referral can open up this option. When Joanna finally contacted her doctor she was refused the treatment. Her doctor informed her that she would have to wait at least another year to see if there was any change with the excess skin.

Having been refused treatment on the NHS Joanna decided to take the plunge and seek private treatment. "I was angry at first after reading newspaper reports about thousands of people receiving liposuction on the NHS," Said Joanna. "This was completely affecting my confidence and I hated undressing in front of other people so I decided to have the surgery and pay for it myself." A tummy tuck or abdominoplasty costs between £3,800 and £5,000 in UK private clinics but most clinics offer various finance options.

The finance option available at the private cosmetic clinic Joanna chose was similar to a credit card. Joanna had to undergo an application procedure with credit checks and was then given a limit on her cosmetic surgery credit card. "For me this was the easiest finance option although I could have taken out a loan," Joanna said. "The limit was anything up to £20,000 and interest free for the first 10 months. After the 10 month time limit the interest would begin on the amount borrowed."

"I hadn't intended to spend more than the £4000 for the tummy tuck," Joanna said. "At my consultation the surgeon said that a breast uplift would compliment the tummy tuck and the price could be added to the cosmetic credit card." A breast uplift or mastopexy in the UK costs between £3,250 and £5,500 and is designed to remove sections of loose skin that can appear after pregnancy and breast feeding. "The breast uplift brought my card balance up to nearly £8000 but I didn't actually think of the cash, how I would look after the surgery was more important."

Apart from some minor scarring that Joanna was informed would fade in time and a painful recovery period she was very pleased with results. "The surgery totally boosted my confidence and I was more than happy with the results but when the monthly statement arrived from the clinic I realised I now had £8000 to pay." Said Joanna. The payments for the surgery were payable in monthly instalments as with a normal credit card but this was an extra monthly expense that had to be paid.

Within only a matter of a few months Joanna's debt had increased by £8000 with no additional income to cover the payments. "I wasn't overly worried about the debt but I knew that if I didn't pay this off within the interest free period then this debt was going to drag on and mount up." Joanna said. By the time the interest free period had expired Joanna had only paid around £1200 to the cosmetic surgery debt. "I couldn't really afford to pay off large amounts to this as we were living only on my husband's wage, and with two kids our household income was pretty tight."

Rather than eat into the existing household income Joanna decided to take part time work to pay for this debt. "This was my debt so I had to bite the bullet and bring in some additional income to pay specifically for this in order to avoid it dragging on for years." Even with Joanna's part time wage paying off the cosmetic surgery debt the £8000 will not be completely paid off for at least two years. By the time the debt is completely paid Joanna will have spent around £2000 in interest charges on top of the original fee.

Easy finance options for cosmetic surgery have led to an increase in debts for those looking to improve their body image. Unfortunately there are many reports of people sliding deep into debt for exactly this reason. Researching all available finance options should be undertaken before signing any credit contract.

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-surgery-and-debt/feed/ 0 Face lift cosmetic surgery in India to revitalize aging face skin tissues http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/face-lift-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-to-revitalize-aging-face-skin-tissues/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/face-lift-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-to-revitalize-aging-face-skin-tissues/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:06:30 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/face-lift-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-to-revitalize-aging-face-skin-tissues/ Now days most advanced surgical treatment facilities are available for treatment of patients in India and patients have successfully been treated in these advanced cosmetic centers of Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai for their Face lift cosmetic surgery in India. Patients all over the world seeking treatment for their face lift surgery are moving in flocks towards India as they are being provided with the facilities of JCI certified senior cosmetic surgeons of India having vast experience and successful profile of performing numerous numbers of successful cosmetic surgeries. One of the biggest reasons for the patients choosing India over other parts of the world to get them treated is the low minimal cost of Face lift cosmetic surgery in India with all medically modern healthcare facilities for well being of the patients. As you get older, a number of factors contribute to the aging of your face. Stress, sun and wind exposure, and even gravity conspire to leave you older-looking. Wrinkles form on your forehead, your brow line and around your eyes.

Indian cosmetic surgery centers maintain the best treatment standards as per the requirements of global patients who want to get face lift cosmetic surgery in India. During the procedure of face lift cosmetic surgery your surgeon will make incisions in the natural creases to minimize noticeable scarring. Incisions are usually made in front of your ears, along the temple. The incision then continues around and behind the ear. Through this incision, your plastic surgeon will be able to reach the muscle and connective tissues. In most cases, your plastic surgeon will separate the skin from the underlying fat and muscle. If you have excess facial fat, it may be removed by trimming it away or using a liposuction-like technique. Your underlying muscles will then be tightened to give a firmer foundation. Your plastic surgeon will then re-drape your skin, trimming away any excess. If you need to have your neck worked on during your facelift, your plastic surgeon may make an additional incision under your chin so that there is access to your neck. Once the facelift surgery is complete, your plastic surgeon will close the incisions using very fine stitches or special clips. A temporary drainage tube may be inserted to drain off any excess blood or fluid. You will be bandaged to help minimize swelling. Your incisions may be covered in an ointment or cream to help with healing. Face lift cosmetic surgery is done when there are wrinkles in the face, sagging of the facial muscles or ageing. Face lift cosmetic surgery is used to give more youthful appearance by removing the excess fat and skin in the face with tightening the underlying tissues. Face-lift cosmetic surgery is commonly combined with the eyelid surgery and other facial procedures. The face lift surgery is typically performed under general anesthesia. An incision is made in front of the ears extending up in to the hairline. The skin is separated from the underlying tissues with a scalpel over the cheeks and neck. The excess fat and the skin are removed, the deeper tissues are tightened with sutures then the skin is re draped in the face and neck. The incision is closed with sutures and staples.

Face lift cosmetic surgery in India is one of the best options available through out the world for the International as well as Indian patients as it is being offered at a very low price as compared to the other parts of the world. Patients are kept under the supervision of the abroad expert cosmetic surgeons of India having fully equipped and well trained staff present 24/7 at your service during the complete course of the surgery. When it comes to price, abroad patients consider India as the best place for this surgery. Medical tourism in India has a broad appeal as it is providing best medical healthcare facilities during this surgery at a cost of fraction in major industrialized cities of India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore. Because of the availability of advanced treatment facilities and expert surgeons many international patients are attracted to India for their face lift surgery. The main reason for their attraction to India is not only just availability of good treatment facilities but main reason is very good success rate of Face lift cosmetic surgery by cosmetic surgeons of India and this is involved with very less cost of treatment in Indian surgery centers. For more information on Face lift cosmetic surgery in India visit http://www.tour2india4health.com or you can mail us at enquiry@tour2india4health.com

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/face-lift-cosmetic-surgery-in-india-to-revitalize-aging-face-skin-tissues/feed/ 0 Cosmetic Harmony offers a Free Cruise or a Free Hotel Stay worth 1100 dollars for all Cosmetic Surgery Packages purchased http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-harmony-offers-a-free-cruise-or-a-free-hotel-stay-worth-1100-dollars-for-all-cosmetic-surgery-packages-purchased/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-harmony-offers-a-free-cruise-or-a-free-hotel-stay-worth-1100-dollars-for-all-cosmetic-surgery-packages-purchased/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:13:20 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-harmony-offers-a-free-cruise-or-a-free-hotel-stay-worth-1100-dollars-for-all-cosmetic-surgery-packages-purchased/ Beauty is a gift of God granted since birth. He decides the color of the skin, the shape of your nose, and the cuts of your body. We have been describing the difference between good and bad, pleasant and unpleasant, acceptable and unacceptable, etc. For human beings looking good holds a lot of importance. This is the reason for the creation of the “cosmetic/ plastic surgery industry”. This industry is continuously growing. Common people are investing huge amounts on their looks and surgeons pockets enormous salaries by treating them. Cosmetic Harmony is one such company that deals with various cosmetic surgery procedures in Bogota, Colombia. It provides quality cosmetic treatments at very reasonable prices. Its plastic surgeons are highly qualified and certified professional doctors and they are aided with well-equipped medical facilities to provide quality treatments.

Cosmetic Harmony regularly announces new offers and packages for patients who stay in developed countries far away from Bogota. It is a medical tourism company that attracts patients to travel from expensive places to destinations where same treatments are provided at a much lower cost. This gives the medical tourism destinations a competitive advantage over the developed nations like U.S.

Cosmetic Harmony freshly announced its offer of providing a free cruise or a free hotel stay for various cosmetic surgery packages. “We at Cosmetic Harmony are trying to comfort the patients with easy travel or easy stay, to encourage them to come to far off places for their treatment. We have options for a free cruise or a free hotel stay for packages purchased. The patients can get a free hotel stay valued at over 1100 dollars or a free cruise. We are trying with our greatest efforts to provide clients with the best offers and packages. If we expect them to travel from different countries to get their cosmetic surgeries done, we must also give them offers or discounts regularly”, says Anthony Giudice, Vice President of Sales of Cosmetic Harmony.

Thus, people who are looking for surgeries at low cost can dig into the website of Cosmetic Harmony where they have mentioned all kinds of surgeries they perform and the packages they offer.

 

For more information on Cosmetic Harmony:

 Visit: http://www.affordableplasticcosmeticsurgeryincolombia.com

About Cosmetic Harmony:

Cosmetic Harmony is a medical tourism company specializing in complete cosmetic surgery packages, including cosmetic procedures, travel, accommodations, transportation to medical appointments, a bilingual personal assistant and medications.

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Contact:

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Anthony Giudice is a president and CEO of 5 international companies.

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/cosmetic-harmony-offers-a-free-cruise-or-a-free-hotel-stay-worth-1100-dollars-for-all-cosmetic-surgery-packages-purchased/feed/ 0 Trusting the Best Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedure There is http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/trusting-the-best-cosmetic-plastic-surgery-procedure-there-is/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/trusting-the-best-cosmetic-plastic-surgery-procedure-there-is/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:12:20 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/trusting-the-best-cosmetic-plastic-surgery-procedure-there-is/ Cosmetic plastic surgery procedure is a serious matter to consider especially for those who are opting to use the said matter for fixing some irregularities in their body or for some health curing reasons. This is particularly the reason why choosing the right source cosmetic plastic surgery procedure that one is supposed to take into consideration is an essential part of the said matter.

Health is wealth. Yes, and this is the main cause for people being overly concerned as to how they are to be treated in different medical surgeries that they are to engage into. Cosmetic plastic surgery procedure applications vary based from the different kinds of surgeries that the patients would require of the process. However, no matter how different the said cosmetic plastic surgery procedure applications are, they all boil down to one particular sense of importance, the client’s health.

Why Search for Legal Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedure Provider

As noted, cosmetic plastic surgery procedure operations are sophisticated. The legality of the provider of such service should then be well examined before one could actually plunge in to the signing of the contract of engaging in the operation. As a client, the surgeons of cosmetic plastic surgery carry on the values of the one to undergo cosmetic plastic surgery procedure carefully.

Certainly, through legal barriers, the client is sure that the cosmetic plastic surgery procedure to be applied upon him or upon her is based on the standard grounds followed by experts in the field of cosmetic surgery. It is through this particular process that cosmetic plastic surgery procedure applications are tested to their capabilities of giving the clients the values that they deserve to receive.

Searching for Your Service Provider Online

If you would opt to undergo a cosmetic surgery, it is sure a much convenient process for you to search for legitimate providers of cosmetic plastic surgery procedure operations through the Internet. Once you have examined the websites of the numerous providers of cosmetic plastic surgery procedure operations through the Internet, you are now ready to pick which of those providers you are going to trust your health to.

The process though does not simply end there. You are advised to go to the location first and examine their premises, make sure that they offer top of the line service and that they have the right kind of materials, faculties to be used on the surgery, especially if you are going for a cosmetic facial plastic surgery. Of course, you would not pay much for a service or for low-end quality facilities and materials to be used on you during the application of whatever cosmetic plastic surgery procedure fit your needs. It certainly pays to be “choosy” at this point of time.

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]]> http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/trusting-the-best-cosmetic-plastic-surgery-procedure-there-is/feed/ 0 Change Appearance Through Cosmetic Surgery Loans http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/change-appearance-through-cosmetic-surgery-loans/ http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/change-appearance-through-cosmetic-surgery-loans/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:06:33 +0000 admin http://smeleketehe.org/cosmetics/change-appearance-through-cosmetic-surgery-loans/ Everyone wants to look beautiful and to maintain the beauty; one is ready to bear any pain to look smart. Cosmetic surgery is a gaining more and more popularity among people in order to look beautiful and smart as well. In fact, cosmetic surgery is a good way to change your personality and enhance your beauty. It has become so common that you can read news about Hollywood and Bollywood actors and actress involving in cosmetic surgery to change their figures and looks as well. You can take cosmetic surgery loans in order to treat your body. However, having cosmetic treatment is not easy to all because it is much more expensive. Even a small surgery process is quite expensive and you may need a big amount of money to handle it.Some people go to the cosmetic surgery imaging that it is like a facial process while in actual, it’s not so. In distinction, the cosmetic surgery too engrosses blades and cutters to cut the skin and reset it. Though, you can have a changed look through cosmetic surgery, it may leave harmful side-effects over your skin forever. Anyways, if you have finally decided to change your looks by having a cosmetic surgery treatment, be ready to avail financial help through lenders in form of cosmetic surgery loans. Cosmetic surgery loans are offered by various online, as well as traditional lenders at affordable interest rate.Cosmetic surgery loans are expensive than the standard loans. Most of lenders don’t grant the loan without taking security or any sort of warranty. But looking elegant is significant for all! And so, don’t waste your money on all sorts of chemical products that assure you speedy response, while really harmful for your appearance, and as well. It’s better to use your money one time to avail the adequate results with ease. In fact, cosmetic surgery loans are also available in both forms of secured and unsecured and the borrower can avail any of them as per his/her needs and financial condition. If you are availing the unsecured type of cosmetic surgery loans, you won’t need to place any property; however the interest of this sort of loans is higher than the secured cosmetic surgery loans. The loaned amount for cosmetic surgery loans range from £20,000 to £25,000. The repayment time period of the loan is also flexible and the time period of the loans ranges from 24 to 60 months that is sufficient for paying the amount.

Simuels jack is an advisor of cosmetic surgery loans. For more information about cosmetic surgery loans, bad credit cosmetic surgery loans, cheap cosmetic surgery loans visit http://www.badcreditcosmeticsurgeryloans.co.uk

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