Monday, May 24, 2004

Plastic Fantastic

Tummy tucks, liposuction, face lifts and breast implants.  Most of us are familiar with these plastic fantastic treatments, but, what about the latest and greatest?  Like mesotherapy.

"Mesotherapy is a technique where we inject medication, plant extracts, and vitamins into the mesoderm layer of the skin to break-up the amount of cellulite that’s visible,” explains Marion Shapiro, DO, president of Mesotherapy Associates in New York City and West Orange, N.J. The mesoderm is the middle layer of the skin. “We break the band in skin that causes the lumpy appearance and melt the fat to give a smoother appearance,” she says. Shapiro regularly performs mesotherapy on legs, arms, backs, and abdomens."

Or, for those individuals suffering from steatopygia, there is what is called a “butt lift,” but I think that’s just because calling it “sand blasting your ass,” doesn’t sound medically legit.

"The “butt lift” involves microdermabrasion (or a steady stream tiny crystals sandblasted across the buttocks to remove the dead, outer layer of skin) and then a lifting treatment using collagen, vitamin E, C, and ginseng extract to firm, tone the bring back elasticity to the buttocks, followed by a tightening gel. The procedure costs about $250 for a one-hour session and after it, voila!"

Then of course there are the bicep implants, calf implants, and pectoral implants.  Plastic fantastic.

“Extreme Makeover: Coming to a Beach Near You."

Unreal.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 06:34 AM
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