Sport Bottles Linked to Lip Wrinkles
September 5th, 2013
For years, the lip wrinkles around the lips were referred to as “smokers lines,†and smoking was indeed a major cause of premature lip wrinkles. Over exposure to the sun is also a well-known factor contributing to facial aging. But today another surprising potential cause of facial lip lines was identified: sport water bottles. In a recent article published by The Inquisitr, it was reported that habitual drinking from water bottles contribute to premature wrinkles. Anytime you have repetitive motions, such as pursing your lips to smoke, wrinkles may become more pronounced. Drinking out of the popular sport-top closure water bottles causes the drinker to purse their lips repeatedly. While staying hydrated during physical activity and exercise is really important, the repetitive motion has the potential for creating lip wrinkles as perhaps an unwelcome side effect.
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), more than a million patients turned to artificial filler injectables to erase facial wrinkles. The use of fillers is ranked second only to Botox ® for all non-surgical cosmetic procedures performed in 2012. Fillers represent a 20% uptick in patients having synthetic injectables.
Let’s talk about possible solutions to minimize lip wrinkles. Perhaps the easiest way to avoid premature lip wrinkles from water bottles is to choose an alternative water spout or bottle design that doesn’t require pursing your lips to get a drink. Secondly, artificial fillers offer a temporary fix to minimize wrinkles. However, I am recommending that my patients consider fat grafting injections. In the past several years, amazing results have made headlines in the regenerative medicine application for cosmetic plastic surgery. During a recent scientific congress that I attended in Berlin, The International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery presented an overwhelming demonstration of the effectiveness of adipose stromal cells (fat) in the fat grafting procedures.
Natural fat graft transfer is changing the practice of cosmetic medicine. Simply stated, your own fat is liposuctioned from one area and then skillfully injected and sculpted into another area. Autologous fat grafting or lipo-fat grafting offers a natural and permanent solution for a host of problems, including lip wrinkles. Patient benefits for this new technique include having the procedure clinic-based, using your own natural fat cells and having a relatively quick recovery period. It is an exciting new option for patients to consider. I find that my patients appreciate having a natural alternative and especially enjoy the option of having a little liposuction help to contribute to looking younger.
Brazilian Butt Lift vs Fat Grafting in U.S.
August 20th, 2013
For decades Brazil has led the plastic surgery revolution with innovation and was considered to be the epicenter for cosmetic surgery worldwide. Brazil boasts being #2 for having the most registered cosmetic surgeons, preceded only with the United States having slightly more. Brazil has made medical tourism and cosmetic surgery vacations quite profitable. “The Brazilian Butt Lift†is one such example of the marketing success.
There is no doubt that the popularity of rounder and fuller posteriors are fashionable now. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), 3,655 Butt Lift procedures were completed in the United States last year, a surgery traditionally done with buttock implants used for augmentation. Until recently, alternatives to using artificial implants were minimal in the U.S. Enter fat grafting technology. Autologus (your own) fat cell grafting is an exciting new technique that offers a natural solution for breast and buttock augmentation, including a no-incision option for facial rejuvenation.
At a recent International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery Congress that I attended in Berlin, the clinical use of fat grafting was embraced as scientists and surgeons presented the success of adipose (fat) derived stem cells, stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and fat transplantation. Fat grafting is transforming cosmetic surgery and I have seen dramatic results in my practice using this technique. Simply stated, I use carefully liposuctioned fat from one area, then skillfully inject and sculpt into another area.
I am pleased to offer this natural alternative to patients considering increasing the fullness for breast or butt augmentations. Fat grafting may also offer an incision-free alternative to traditional facelift surgery. For suitable candidates, fat grafting can produce both long-lasting and natural-looking results.
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