Archive for August, 2010

• All you need to know about Liposuction

  Date: 2010.08.18 | Category: Body And Beauty Treatment Tips | Response: 0

  

  Great Expectations

  Be Reasonable.

  It is sometimes a difficult balance to strike: desiring a significant improvement in one’s appearance after surgery, but at the same time maintaining realistic expectations, whether you choose a single procedure or a combination of a few. There are many similarities between art and surgery, specifically surgery and sculpture. While an artist works with raw materials such as marble and wood, a surgeon works with your body. The better the quality of the materials, the better the final piece of art will be. Similarly, if a surgeon is working with a basically well looked after body, the final result of cosmetic surgery will be better. In more blunt terms, if you are severely overweight, it is unrealistic to expect your surgeon to miraculously obliterate 20 years of overeating in one session of liposuction.

  Be practical.

  Plastic surgeons cannot stop the ageing process or reverse it altogether. They can, however, improve your looks so that you continue ageing from a ‘new starting point’, and this should be the desired post-operative result.

  It’s about YOU.

  Cosmetic surgery is aimed at improving your own assets, what nature gave to you. Therefore, it is virtually impossible to ‘match’ somebody else’s breasts onto your body. The breasts you end up with after breast augmentation depend on the breasts you started with and same-size breast implants could produce a totally different aesthetic outcome when placed behind different shaped and sized breasts, chest cage and many other factors that include general body structure, height and weight.

  Focus!

  It may seem an obvious point to articulate, but if you’re choosing cosmetic surgery to resemble your favourite celebrity, you will find yourself disappointed. That is, unless you can break down what you desire about that person’s individual features and together with your surgeon, set reasonable, achievable goals for surgery.

  Make your expectations narrow and small, not broad and large.

  Your surgeon’s intent is to plan the operation to address your personal desires. These goals have to be defined and discussed before rather then after surgery.

  Give it TIME.

  The results of cosmetic surgery will not be seen immediately. Allow time for your body to heal and settle before you judge the outcome. Body tissue may require months to adjust to its new balance of tension and pull applied upon it during surgery.

  Be active in your own investment.

  The foundations of an improved you have been laid by your surgeon. The rest is up to you. Maintaining your body with a healthy eating and exercise regime after surgery is your own responsibility and the effort will guarantee long lasting results.

  And Remember…

  Cosmetic surgery is a kind of partnership between surgeon and patient. Both parties’ contribution is essential for a successful outcome. Once you take on the above responsibilities, it is your surgeon’s responsibility to have a clear understanding of your aesthetic goals, to perform an excellent execution of the surgery and to ensure appropriate post operative care.

  Endermologie as a post-liposuction option.

  • Decreasing stasis of the tissue fluid
  • Decreasing viscosity of the fat layer
  • Incresing suppleness of the skin and fat layer
  • Increasing ease of cannula penetration
  • Making the skin softer and more elastic
  • The fat layer becomes less congested and solid and therefore quicker and easier to aspirate
  • Helps the healing of bruises and oedema
  • To correct possible asymmetries
  • To smooth the cellulite layer
  • To hasten recovery time

  FOR YOUR FREE ENDERMOLOGIE TRIAL SESSION CONTACT US ON:

  011.327.4490

  info@somabodytherapy.co.za

  www.somabodytherapy.co.za

• At last a solution for hormonal pigmentation…

  Date: 2010.08.17 | Category: Body And Beauty Treatment Tips | Response: 0

  

  Hormonal Pigmentation , also known as Melasma, is a considerable problem for most women, especially for those living in sunny South Africa. It is a chronic skin condition that occurs on the face in the form of brown patches and is a dynamic (active) condition that needs lifelong management. According to research, hormonal pigmentation has a considerable impact on how one feels about oneself with many women feeling embarrassed, frustrated and even depressed if the pigmentation becomes chronic and does not fade with time or resolve after considerable topical treatments.

   

   

  What causes Hormonal Pigmentation ?                                                                                                                               

  • UVA rays are a stimulant for melanin (brown pigmentation) to develop on the skin and unfortunately can even penetrate through car window glass.

  • Any change in hormonal status with higher levels of oestrogen is thought to trigger and aggravate the condition (ie. birth control pills and pregnancy). Discontinuing the use of contraceptives rarely clears the pigmentation and it may last for many years after discontinuation.

  • After pregnancy hormonal pigmentation usually clears within a few months of delivery but may persist indefinitely.

  • However many women without these risk factors also develop hormonal pigmentation.

  • Any activities that cause intense heat to the face (from steam showers, hot closed environments, sitting on the beach even under cover and with full sun protection, etc) causes inflammation which is a powerful stimulator of melanin.

  • It is more prevalent in darker-complexioned individuals though persons of any race can be affected due to the intense sun exposure in South Africa.

  • Hormonal pigmentation is seen most frequently in young women but can even be seen in men.

  Where does hormonal pigmentation appear?

  • Hormonal pigmentation can occur on any part of the face but usually appears with a symmetrical pattern on the forehead, cheeks and jawline. On rare occasions, it can even occur on the forearms. How can one prevent hormonal pigmentation from forming?

  To prevent hormonal pigmentation one should:

  • Avoid sun exposure and wear a protective hat when outdoors for extended periods to further block these rays.

  • Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30+ to block the UVA rays every day

   What are the different types of hormonal pigmentation and how are they treated?

  The different types of pigmentation can be identified by observing the affected area under a Wood’s lamp.

  • Epidermal hormonal pigmentation is the most common form and is treated with topical therapy together with a combination of superficial or full epidermal chemical peels or pulsed light treatments such as IPL.

  • If the pigmentation has leached into the dermis, this isknown as dermal hormonal pigmentation. The deeper the pigment is and the more difficult it is to treat. Dermal hormonal pigmentation is best treated with mid dermal combination peels such as a RegimA Peels or a Q switched laser which can penetrate into the dermis to reach the pigment together with topical therapy.

  FOR MORE ON PIGMENTATION CONTACT US ON:

  011.327.4490

  info@somabodytherapy.co.za

  www.somabodytherapy.co.za