Cosmetic Trends: Fads vs. Truth
Published on August 22, 2013 by Brian JosephCosmetic Trends: Fads vs. Truth August 2013 There are articles and advertisements online, in print and on television everyday talking about the latest device, product or technique that will get you fast results for cheap. This extends from the most extensive surgeries, like a facelift to smaller treatments like a facial or noninvasive laser. Most of the claims should be taken with at least a grain of salt, but some shortcuts and claims could lead to more serious complications like hospitalization and corrective surgery. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is – exercise caution. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dr. Joseph at Park Avenue Plastic Surgery and Spa
in Winter Park, Florida. Facials, creams and potions Snails, bird poop and gold are just a few things that have made headlines on ingredients for anti-aging treatments that focus on good skincare recently. Here are a collection of articles discussing these strange fads and alternatives like microdermabrasion, laser skin resurfacing and chemical peels. – Latest skincare fad: Live snails? http://www.surgery.org/consumers/plastic-surgery-news-briefs/latest-skincare-fad–live-snails-1051640 – Study: Gold in your skincare products accelerates aging http://www.surgery.org/consumers/plastic-surgery-news-briefs/study–gold-skincare-products-accelerates-aging-1050891 – Will bird poop facials take off as a new skincare fad? http://www.surgery.org/consumers/plastic-surgery-news-briefs/bird-poop-facials-skincare-fad-1051852 Lunchtime facelifts There are many ways to lift a face and some patients do well with a mini-lift with minor incisions and a quick recovery, but most of this cannot be achieved over an hour lunch. Injectables and skin resurfacing treatments is more appropriate for that time frame. See some patient safety articles that can spurn some good conversations with patients.
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