Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

This society will be holding its annual meeting from May 2 - 7, and Dr. Silverton will be attending. This is the premier society for cosmetic plastic surgery in the world. Membership has strict rigorous requirements. To be a member the candidate has to satisfy all the following criteria;

Must be a plastic surgeon
Must be Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Must already be a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Must concentrate the majority of their surgery on cosmetic surgery
Must maintain the highest ethical standards
Must be sponsored by two existing members
Must have completed at least 3 years of practice after certification

Only about one quarter of plastic surgeons meet these qualifications. Dr Silverton is a member. The society regularly puts on educational meetings and sponsors research in cosmetic surgery. It serves the public interest by promoting patient safety, and provides accurate and timely information of interest about cosmetic surgery to the news media. It also compiles annual statistics of cosmetic procedures done.

The Top 5 Cosmetic Surgical Procedures in 2008

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery keeps a record of all cosmetic surgery statistics. According to figures recently released the top 5 procedures in 2008 were;
1. Breast Augmentation (355,671 procedures)
2. Liposuction (341,144 procedures)
3. Eyelid surgery (195,104 procedures)
4. Rhinoplasty (152,434 procedures)
5. Abdominoplasty (147,392 procedures)

How can you estimate your breast size after implant surgery?

I do not think it is useful to put bags of water or rice in your bra and expect that this will show you the best implant size. For one thing you could put an unrealistically large bag in your bra and implants of that size would not fit. This method does not take into account your tissue elasticity or stretch capability.

The best method that I have found takes a little imagination. Try pulling the nipple out to maximal stretch. Then imagine the breast filled out as in the attached illustration. Although not quite so easy as padding the bra this is more accurate and takes your own tissues into account.

Can BOTOX make you happier?

Psychologists have long thought that the simple act of smiling actually makes you feel better. Now scientists have reported to the British Psychological Society that if you cannot frown and put on an angry or sad expression that you might not actually feel as angry or sad.

They tested one group of patients who had recently received BOTOX for their frown muscles against another group who had not received BOTOX. The BOTOX group had less brain activity when they tried to put on an angry expression than the non treated group.

So it is probable that facial expression has an effect on mood as well as the other way around. This improvement in mood will likely only be effective while the BOTOX remains effective.

Source: http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/search?q=Botox