Brides and bridesmaids aren't the only ones who shine in the spotlight at weddings. The mothers of the bride and groom also fall under the scrutiny of wedding guests, photographers and videographers. Anyone who has watched TLC's popular cable show Say Yes to the Dress knows that her child's wedding day is a huge event in a mother's life. Mothers of the happy couple put hours of time and effort into finding the ideal dress and perfecting their own wedding look. Now, from the environs of Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive comes the newest trend in plastic surgery – cosmetic surgery makeovers for mothers of the bride and groom. Dubbed "Mother-in-Law Makeovers," these cosmetic surgery enhancements are designed to help wedding moms look their best on their children's big day.
Mother-in-Law Makeovers ensure that moms feel comfortable with their appearance and look fabulous in wedding photos and videos. Like Mommy Makeovers that help new moms regain their pre-pregnancy shape, Mother-in-Law Makeovers are individually tailored to meet the specific goals of each individual woman. In consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon, mothers of the bride and groom select the cosmetic surgery procedures that will make them feel confident, beautiful and picture perfect on the day of the wedding. Body shaping liposuction and tummy tucks are common procedures chosen by moms who want to look slim and elegant in their dresses. Some moms choose to refresh their face with injectable cosmetic enhancement such as Botox and skin fillers.
When considering a Mother-in-Law Makeover, talk to your board-certified plastic surgeon well in advance about when to schedule cosmetic surgery procedures. Plastic surgery should be completed well in advance of the wedding date to avoid any chance of lingering bruising or swelling on the wedding day. Six weeks before the wedding generally allows ample healing time following cosmetic surgery.
An estimated 40% to 60% of American men suffer from "Man boobs". A far more common condition than most men imagine, gynecomastia is an abundance of fat, breast tissue and/or skin in the male breast area. "Man boobs" aren't just the scourge of the severely obese.
Many men of normal stature and fitness suffer from gynecomastia.
The condition can simply be a matter of unlucky genes or excess male breast tissue resulting from either significant weight gain or dramatic weight loss. Having protruding male breasts can make it embarrassing for men to go shirtless at the beach or swimming pool. Many men with gynecomastia are so uncomfortable with their appearance that they avoid wearing t-shirts or fitted shirts that might reveal their condition.
Male breast reduction plastic surgery can remove excess fat, tissue and skin from the male breast area to create a normal, more youthful, more virile appearance. A skilled, board-certified Cleveland plastic surgeon can reshape the male breast area to create a more attractive, more sculpted physique. Vaser LipoSelection is particularly effective in removing excess fat and breast tissue in men. The male breast is more compact and fibrous than a woman's breast. Vaser LipoSelection allows the plastic surgeon to more precisely target fat and tissue removal areas and remove fat and tissue excess completely with considerably less trauma to the patient than other cosmetic surgery techniques.
Recovery time, of course, depends on the individual but is generally brief. After breast reduction plastic surgery, the patient wears a compression garment during the immediate post-operative period to aid in the recovery process, but it can soon be discarded and you can show off your new physique with pride.
You have only to watch other women walking at the mall or down the street to realize that not all tummies are the same. Fat, thin, paunchy, saggy – as the years go by, particularly if you’ve been blessed with a child or two, the once taught skin that defined your smooth, youthful stomach morphs into something from a grade B horror film. Plastic surgeons are the special effects artists of the real world and tummy tucks are the tool they use to airbrush away the vagaries of time.
Just as there are different types of tummies and tummy problems, there are different types of cosmetic surgery techniques used to contour them.
- Tummy Tuck. Child bearing and weight changes can cause stomach muscles to lose their elasticity causing the abdomen to develop a protruding roundness that won’t flatten even with careful diet and exercise. Age can also cause unattractive protruding or sagging tummies. A full tummy tuck tightens abdominal muscles and removes excess skin from both the upper and lower abdomen including unsightly stretch marks.
- Mini Tummy Tuck. Mini tucks can be performed when outpouching is limited to the lower abdomen (below your belly button). A mini tummy tuck lightens muscles in the lower abdomen and removed excess skin.
- Liposuction Tummy Tuck. Particularly effective after pregnancy, a liposuction tummy tuck reshapes disproportionate curves, reducing unwanted fat deposits and lax skin in the belly area and along hips and waistline. A liposuction tummy tuck combines reshaping liposuction with a mini tummy tuck to remove sagging skin.
An experienced board-certified plastic surgeon can discuss your cosmetic surgery goals and recommend the type of tummy tuck that’s right for you.
Have you thought about cosmetic surgery but always been a little timid about taking the next step? You are not alone. Many women secretly wish they could correct a flaw in their appearance. Some would love to erase those telltale signs of aging that make them look older than they feel. Businesswomen rightfully worry that looking too mature puts them at a competitive disadvantage. Women who fought hard to win the battle of the bulge find the sagging skin left after weight loss utterly demoralizing.
Sometimes it's a simple desire to fit into clothes that leads women to consider plastic surgery. We want our curves to match the darts and flares of our clothing. As we move through life, it’s discouraging to find that our bodies have sagged inches off the mark! We know cosmetic surgery can solve our problems, but we’re hesitant to take the plunge.
Dr. Vicente Poblete and the caring staff at Accentuate Within Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Center in Avon Lake, Ohio understand your concerns. That is why we include resources to educate our patients, such as our Patient Diaries, on our website. Patient Diaries allow you to read about the real-life plastic surgery experiences of Cleveland women just like yourself. Each patient story chronicles a different Cleveland cosmetic surgery experience through the eyes of an Accentuate Within patient. Before and after patient photographs allow you to observe the real body changes made possible by cosmetic surgery. You might also want to view our Patient Gallery for more before and after photographs to see the difference cosmetic surgery can make.
If you're considering plastic surgery, the caring staff at Accentuate Within wants you to feel comfortable with your decision. We will answer all your questions and even arrange for you to talk with a former Cleveland cosmetic surgery patient about their experience. Let plastic surgery unleash your hidden beauty.
The new Dove for Men commercials point out the growing interest men are taking in their personal appearance. Men have always been conscious of the way they look, but it's only in more recent years that it's been socially acceptable for men to take personal grooming beyond the barbershop. A shave and a haircut, a spray of Right Guard and a splash of Old Spice for decades defined the acceptable limits of male grooming. Television and magazine ads for cosmetics and personal care products have long covered every inch of a woman's anatomy; but for men, the freedom to openly pursue a more attractive physical appearance is a new experience.
Even when men began to express interest in expanding their grooming routines, they were marginalized, labeled "Metrosexuals." Society assumed that only a narrow group of upscale urban dwellers could possibly be interested in the kind of careful grooming that was normal female routine. It seemed inconceivable that mainstream "manly men" would openly embrace eyebrow tweezing, manicures and skin conditioning. Well, that was then and this is now! Dove's new male product line proves that society has changed. Men are as interested in feeling good about their skin and bodies as women are and, at long last, aren't afraid to say so.
Plastic surgeons have certainly noticed the new male perspective on personal appearance. Men are becoming as knowledgeable as women about the benefits of cosmetic surgery in maintaining a healthy, youthful appearance. Many men now undergo face lifts, brow lifts, neck lifts, eyelid surgery and Botox injections to maintain their virile appearance and competitive edge in the workplace. Body contouring plastic surgery such as tummy tucks and liposuction are becoming popular with men for the same reason.
When performed by an expert board-certified Cleveland cosmetic surgeon, cosmetic surgery can give men the added self-confidence in their appearance they need to compete successfully.
Spanx for men? The modern answer to your mother’s old girdle, Spanx and many similar products have been reshaping female bodies for some time. Now Spanx has introduced a line of compression undergarments for men. Spanx for Men invites men to “Expect more from your undershirt!” and promises that this new product will “forever change” the way men look and feel in their clothes. “Squashed” is the word that comes to mind.
As any woman knows, compression undergarments do provide a somewhat slimming effect, but the down side of wearing these spandex-laced, body-contouring garments is that they tend to give you a decidedly uncomfortable “stuffed sausage” feeling. While Spanx offers a full line of body shapers for women to nip and tuck female bodies from the shoulders to the ankles, their new men’s line only offers tummy-slimming undershirts. Given the assumed difference in pain thresholds between the sexes, perhaps that’s just as well. It’s hard to imagine a man slowly inching his way into a pair of compression briefs just to shave an inch off his gut.
The introduction of a spandex underwear line for men does indicate that modern guys have a growing interest in looking good. Whether it’s to level the playing field at work or give themselves an edge on the dating scene, men are more conscious of their figure and more interested in looking good. A
sleek, powerful body wins points both on the job and after hours. Customers respond more positively to lean bodied men – and so do women. With more divorced men re-entering the dating scene, looks count if you want to score a second date. But is spandex the way to do it?
Smart Cleveland men are choosing
SmartLipo cosmetic surgery to permanently get rid of excess belly fat. With SmartLipo liposuction you don’t have to worry about what happens after the spandex comes off!
Liposuction allows the removal of fat deposits that may not be responding to exercise or diet. Unevenly distributed fat deposits can make some parts of your body appear to be out of proportion to the rest of your body. This "lumpiness" can be very unattractive and is one of the primary reasons Cleveland men and women seek liposuction cosmetic surgery. If you are battling diet-resistant fat, if your skin still exhibits good elasticity, and if there are minimal amounts of excess skin in the areas to be treated, you are a good candidate for liposuction. Liposuction plastic surgery is a popular remedy for unsightly love handles and saddlebags and is commonly used to remove excess fat from stomach, hips, thighs, calves, ankles, buttocks, back, arms, neck and breasts.
Both women and men seek liposuction
from experienced and licensed Cleveland plastic surgeons.
Liposuction is recognized as a safe, effective, affordable way to instantly trim and reshape the body to achieve a smoother, more pleasing, more youthful contour. In liposuction cosmetic surgery, minute slits are made in the skin and a specialized tool call a cannula is passed through fatty tissue, in effect, "sucking" it out of the body. A state-of-the-art, laser-guided liposuction process called SmartLipo is now being used by Cleveland's most advanced plastic surgeons like Dr. Vicente Poblete. SmartLipo is a safer, faster procedure that provides faster healing times, and is less invasive than traditional liposuction.
Whether traditional liposuction or SmartLipo are used, liposuction results are generally long-lasting, although their permanence can be affected by weight gain, pregnancy, aging and lifestyle issues. Liposuction only removes fat, not skin which can lose elasticity over time. Patients who undergo liposuction but fail to address excess skin may be disappointed in their results. If you are considering Cleveland liposuction and have droopy, excess skin from sudden weight loss or the normal effects of aging, your Cleveland plastic surgeon may recommend that you combine a lift or tuck procedure with liposuction.
Tired of spending hours in the gym and starving yourself half to death without getting the results you want? Diet and exercise can help trim down body fat and build muscle, but too often bodies just won't return to the svelte, youthful shape we picture during all those hours on the Stairmaster and treadmill. Exercise can help eat away at fat but it won't move it from point A to point B. It's frustrating to spend hours, week after week, month after month, sweating it out in the gym only to wind up with a body that still disappoints when you look in the mirror. SmartLipo MPX is a revolutionary new laser liposuction cosmetic surgery technique that can finally put those curves right where you want them!
Register today for your 
SmartLipo MPX free consultation and you will receive a $75 savings off your SmartLipo MPX treatment. During your free SmartLipo MPX consultation you will meet personally with Cleveland board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Vicente Poblete for a confidential discussion of your plastic surgery goals and can find out if SmartLipo is right for you.
Dr. Poblete is the first Cleveland plastic surgeon certified to offer this amazing cutting-edge cosmetic surgery technology. SmartLipo MPX offers Cleveland women and men a safer, faster, more cost effective way to reshape their bodies using state-of-the-art laser liposuction technology.
In addition to a free consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon, Accentuate Within is offering 15% off the SmartLipo MPX professional fee when cosmetic surgery is completed by March 31, 2010. This is the opportunity you've been waiting for! Call Accentuate Within today to schedule your free SmartLipo consultation.
As always following a major Hollywood event, the blogosphere and entertainment TV were steaming with Oscar reviews. Nothing and no one was spared. Reviewers eviscerated the stars' dresses, jewelry, hair styles, makeup and acceptance speeches. Plastic surgery – real or suspected – received its share of pans and praise.
Actor Neil Patrick Harris joked about Hollywood's love affair with plastic surgery, proclaiming the Oscar audience and Botox the perfect couple. In Hollywood, where youthful looks and body shape seem to be synonymous with success, plastic surgery is viewed by many as a normal adjunct to personal grooming. But the excesses to which some stars have chosen to take cosmetic surgery and the sometimes disastrous results of ill-considered or poorly executed procedures have made for some fairly catty comments from celebrity watchers.
Best actress Oscar winner Sandra Bullock garnered both positive and negative comments on her appearance. Fabulous in a body-hugging gold gown, Sandra, now in her mid 40s, has joked about using liposuction to keep her trim figure. But some entertainment writers questioned her use of Botox, calling Sandra's Oscar-winning smile "wooden." Of course, the thing to remember about Hollywood gossip-mongers is that most of the time they're just guessing. Only a few celebrities like cosmetic surgery fans Melanie Griffin, Joan Rivers and Heidi Montag are outspoken about embracing the benefits of cosmetic surgery. Most celebrities prefer to keep their fans guessing, Does she or doesn't she?
Expertly performed cosmetic surgery should leave you looking fabulous and your friends guessing. A highly experienced Cleveland plastic surgeon can discuss your personal body image goals and recommend cosmetic surgery procedures that will best allow you to achieve your goals with fabulous results.
One of the most requested Cleveland plastic surgery procedures, tummy tucks, or abdominoplasty, surgically remove loose skin, fat deposits and stretch marks in the abdominal area. Multiple pregnancies, substantial weight loss or genetics can stretch skin, muscles and tissue past its ability to "snap back," giving your stomach a "paunchy" appearance or leaving unsightly folds of loose skin hanging from the stomach area. Even dedicated dieting and exercise can fail to restore elasticity. A tummy tuck can restore your body's balance and shape.
Accentuate Within Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Center in Avon Lake, Ohio offers three types of tummy tucks: full tummy tuck, mini tummy tuck and lipo tummy tuck which combines liposuction with a mini tuck. In all three, an incision is made above the pubic area from hip to hip. While the mini tuck incision is shorter, the incision will leave a permanent scar that will fade over time. Skilled plastic surgeons like Dr. Poblete are able to position the incision so that it will be hidden by most underwear and bathing suits.
In performing tummy tucks, the abdominal skin is pulled up and the vertical abdominal muscles are stitched together and tightened. In a full tuck, a second incision is made around the belly button allowing the skin to be lifted higher and a larger expanse of muscle to be repaired. A mini tuck requires only a single incision, leaving the belly button intact. A lipo mini tuck includes liposuction of excess fat from the stomach area to improve body profile.
Skin is laid back over the abdomen, sutured and excess skin removed. Depending on the procedure selected, surgery generally lasts 2 to 5 hours, and patients will experience some pain and bruising. Patients are usually able to return to work in 1 week and resume normal activities in about 3 weeks.