Vibrancy in the Workplace
May 6th, 2009
Workplace vitality is important in all business. This is appreciated not only through energy and productivity but also in physical appearance. Appropriate make up, hair style and clothing for the business setting may go a long way toward meeting the physical appearance criteria. A healthy body appearance is also an asset. However, an aged face may negate many of the positive factors.
Women and men often turn to facial rejuvenation surgery to maintain their perceived look of youthful vitality for continued success in the business arena. A recent survey by the American Society for Aesthetic Surgery confirms this.
Patients usually present in my office when they hear comments like, “You look tired. Did you rest well last night?” They also might hear, “You look angry or Are you mad at me?” Most of the time these comments are in response to the aging appearance of eyelids and forehead. Frown lines, sagging eyebrows and lower eyelid bags all contribute to this unflattering perception.
Injections may be a quick fix and often buy time until more permanent solutions are considered. Botox(Trademark) reduces muscle activity which creates prominent frown lines and crow’s feet. Filler materials mask the bags of the lower eyelids. Both of these are inexpensive and have require very little recovery. Unfortunately, they are all temporary.
Surgery gives a longer term and sometimes permanent solution. Forehead lift raises drooping eyebrows and reduces drown lines. Lower eyelid surgery reduces lower eyelid bags, while upper eyelid surgery elimiates extra upper eyelid skin and fat. These procedures may be combined to yield dramatic improvements in that “tired or angry” look.
Sometimes business executives choose a facelift, as well. This procedure is very effective in rejuvenating the neck, jowls and cheeks, yielding a rested and more youthful appearance. These treatments might be just what the doctor ordered to maintain that edge you have always had in business!
Over Plumping
May 5th, 2009
Foster Farms vintage ad campaign for their chicken products uses a parody of over-plumping with artificial fillers. In their television commercial, chickens are seen in a plastic surgeon’s office receiving injections to make them plumper. It is quite obvious that they are way too plump.This situation is underscored by the distorted facial appearance of the surgeon’s nurse when she finally reveals her face to the camera. This crazy parody pokes fun at the sometimes over-zealous use of fillers in Hollywood.
I see over-plumping all the time, especially in the lips. The individuals, usually women, lose all of their natural lip shape. The over-injection usually masks all natural proportion. The television commercial effectively uses this phenomenon for optimum comedic effect. However, I agree with the tagline, “over-plumping” is never good.
A word of caution, the over-injection of any area of the body can lead to skin loss and terrible, uncorrectable scarring. The large volume of material simply reduces the blood flow to the treated area in such a way that the skin, muscle and fat die. Fortunately, this complication is very rare when only modest amounts of filler materials are used.
Finally, please avoid all silicone injections for cosmetic reasons. The risk of chronic long term inflammation which arises is not worth it. Fat Grafting is a natural technique used more commonly now for facial rejuvenation and avoids the use of artificial fillers. See more on fat grafting injections.
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