Hiding Cosmetic Surgery Scars
May 20th, 2010
Visible scars are inevitable following most surgeries. Emergency surgery will unfortunately leave scars that are usually more obvious, due to having to react quickly to save a life. The trade-off is obvious. However, elective surgery does allow time for planning, so the telltale surgery scars are often minimized by the advantage of careful incision placement. This planning allows for specific design of scar placement and the application of technologies that contribute to reducing scar length.
“Boytox” = Men having Botox
May 5th, 2010
According to a recent report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) their survey found men’s relatively infrequent injections of Botox rose to 330,000 in 2009, an increase of 10%. This is compared to the numbers of women having reached a plateau at 2.8 million procedures last year.
The Harley Medical Group, the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, reveals the non-surgical cosmetic surgery market has seen continued growth in 2009, with dermal fillers and chemical peels driving the increase by 26% and a whopping 306% respectively. In perhaps an emerging new trend, 2009 also saw a continued rise in the number of male patients (up 10%). Men now account for 18% of all patients seen in the UK. The numbers are slightly lower in the US.
This growing market has coined two new terms, ‘Boytox’ (male Botox) and ‘Sweatox’ (anti-sweat Botox).
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