Nose Job Capital of the World – Beverly Hills Or Tehran
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Fashion conscious women prefer to spend their money in plastic surgery and proudly show it off. They want smaller noses to look almost like Barbie. “You guessed wrong! I am not talking about Beverly Hills but rather Iran.” A Beverly Hills rhinoplasty specialist explains. With Over 100,000 plastic surgery per year Iran has been the rhinoplasty capital of the world. A woman’s beauty is an essential component of Iranian culture. ”Kill me, but make me beautiful,” one Iranian proverb goes. ”The beautiful face soothes the tired heart and opens the closed door,” goes another.
However the Islamic rulers of Iran have been limiting the display of female beauty by enforcing Islamic dress code. Iran’s strict Islamic dress code has backfired. Where the women face is the only visible part of the body it is understandable that unsightly nose can take a center attention. Influenced by flock of western culture through internet and satellites, Hollywood noses are the Persian women’s dream. The desire among lovely Persian women to look like Snow White is strange but it is a direct reaction to authority’s attempts to make them look like bats and crows.
There have reportedly been more nose jobs in Iran recently than in any other country in the world. Persian women are flocking plastic surgery offices like nowhere else in the world. Right after leaving Tehran’s plastic surgeons’ operating rooms, women rush to their favourite coffee shops to show off a new bandaged badge-of-honour noses. Some even wear fake bandages just for the show off. Now It’s becoming increasingly common for Iranian men to have cosmetic surgery too. Business has been wonderful for hundreds of doctors specializing in nose and other facial surgeries. Of even greater concern are the rising instances of facial disfigurement resulting from operations carried out by unqualified surgeons. As a result, Iran’s justice ministry has set up a special office for medical malpractice cases. Between 2001 and 2004, it dealt with 2,715 cases arising from cosmetic surgery , leading to 459 doctors receiving various forms of written rebuke and 21 being suspended for up to four years.
In Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, one of the largest communities of Iranian outside Iran, nose job still remains one of the most requested surgeries by Persian women. The Beverly Hills facial plastic surgeon, explains. In United state too non qualified surgeons are allowed to perform rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty is by far the most difficult of all the plastic surgeries thus He recommends board certified facial plastic surgeons.
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Permanent, And Less Painful: Laser Hair Removal
Laser hair removal is always seems to be an increasingly popular cosmetic procedure. And 'non-invasive, convenient and less painful than some of the more traditional means of removing unwanted hair permanently. Laser hair removal is used to remove hair in areas where it is simply not interesting to have. May be the chin, bikini line, underarms, back, hair or other areas. The days of tights, painful chemical applications is long gone. This procedure can be used both for face and body hair.The cosmetic procedure may last from several minutes to several hours.
The time varies depending on the area of the body concerned and the amount of withdrawal. Laser hair removal is done using a low energy laser in the areas concerned. The laser energy passes through the patient's skin and is absorbed by the pigment, Laser Hair Removal, of the hair follicle (root). A certain percentage of the follicles are instantaneously, not to mention permanent disability, with each treatment. In most cases, no anesthesia is necessary, or even needed.Benefits laser hair removal: Laser hair removal is a sweet, a noninvasive procedure that can take care of unwanted hair from any part of the body.
Leaves skin looking smooth and silky, more rarely with rashes, swelling or other side effects. Larger areas can be treated more effectively because the procedure removes more than one hair at a time. Minimum of discomfort. Replaces wax, electrolysis and razors, all the most painful and uncomfortable than the laser hair removal. Why is it so sweet, you can immediately return to a normal. There are still many important considerations that must be done before going to laser hair removal. The first is that this is not one and faces.
Laser hair removal is an ongoing process that requires several sessions. Blonde, gray and white are less sensitive than dark colors. Usually, these can still be addressed to some extent, but not always. If you do go with this treatment, there may be a slight redness or mild swelling. Both are temporary. Your doctor may recommend other treatments or sunscreens: watch this advice. Do not let the warnings scare: laser hair removal is one of the mildest of all cosmetic treatments, and also the side effects are worse so far to be easy to ignore.
The Sisters From The Dixie Chicks Release “Court Yard Hounds”
The Dixie Chicks , sisters Emily Robinson and Martie Maguire have taken a big step by releasing an album without lead vocalist Natalie Maines Pasdar. According to the sisters, they were getting rather anxious during their 4 year hiatus, wanting to get back into the studio. For Emily it was even more urgent because she needed something to focus on after her divorce from country singer Charlie Robinson in 2008. So, the sisters started writing…Hence, Court Yard Hounds …
Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson
As children growing up in Addison, Texas, Martie and Emily learned to play multiple instruments, including guitar, banjo, and violin. Their parents pushed them at age 12 and 10 to do bluegrass shows together which eventually led to forming the Dixie Chicks in 1995 with Natalie as lead vocalist. They have won 13 Grammy’s as well as selling 30 million albums. Their new solo album Court Yard Hounds, is filled with acoustic, rock, country and folk elements. Martie told BSW that her sister Emily just kept sending her song after song that she had written over a two year span. The Sisters will be on tour this summer with The Eagles. Their album will debut on May 4, 2010.
Court Yard Hounds
Look out, these two working mom’s have musically inclined children as well and from what BSW has heard, they have formed their own band and who knows…they might be bigger than the Dixie Chicks…
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Product Review: Tom Ford Lipstick Is Half Lipstick, Half Art
Last week, I attended a press event for Tom Ford’s new line of lipsticks. I’m a big lipstick fan, but I’m also fiercely unloyal – I’ll wear anything from drugstore brands to stuff from Sephora , all in search of the perfect color. It’s a trait I get from my mom. Neither of us wears much makeup during the day, but we both rely on lipstick as a way to look pulled-together. Tom Ford told Vogue that one of his memories of his mom was how she’d put lipstick on before answering the doorbell, and I feel the same way about lipstick’s ability to make people look dressed-up instantly.
However, the Tom Ford lipsticks are something completely new for me. For one, they have heft – these aren’t lipsticks you can throw around and abuse, they’re serious, well-crafted products. The heft, combined with the “TF” logo on the top of the lipstick, really drives home the fact that these products, while pricey, are made with care. The line has four nudes (although, as I said earlier, I think we need to find a new term to replace “nude” , four bold shades (including True Coral, at left), and four dramatic shades (including Bruised Plum, at the bottom of the page). Even though I normally prefer berry shades, I have to admit I’ve been utterly won over by the neutrals. Right now, I’m sporting Warm Sable, a beige that might have been the very hue Julianne Moore wore in A Single Man.
There was one thing that bugged me about the lipsticks, though – they smelled faintly of something lovely, but I couldn’t figure it out. Finally, after a couple of days, I believe I have found the formula. Behold:
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Hip Replacement
After years of a deteriorating hip joint, you are left with
almost constant pain and decreased mobility. Eventually, your personal
and social life suffers. You are no longer able to do all the
things you could once do with ease. If you’ve exhausted all other
attempts to relieve the pain and stiffness, it may be time for you and
your doctor to consider hip replacement surgery. You don’t have to
live with pain for the rest of your life. Hip replacement is a common
surgery with a high success rate.
Depending on your age and the condition of your hip, total hip
replacement surgery (total hip arthroplasty) may offer the best solution
to your problem. Hip replacement hardware (ball and socket prosthesis)
can last up to 20 years. And it can often be replaced if the first prosthesis
wears out (though second surgeries are not always as successful as
the initial hip surgery). If you are fairly young, your doctor may suggest
delaying surgery. If so, medications or lifestyle changes may help control
your symptoms until the time is right for joint replacement. Losing weight
can take a tremendous amount of stress off your hip and knee joints.
Surgical Procedure
Most hip replacement surgeries involve the traditional approach
to the hip joint (lateral/posterior or posterior approach). With the
common lateral approach, an incision (8-12 inches long) is made down
the outside of your hip. The ball at the upper end of your femur
(thigh bone) is cut off and replaced with a ball/metal stem component.
The stem is placed into the marrow cavity of the thigh bone and
the ball portion at the top fits into your new ceramic or plastic
socket that is implanted into your pelvis (the cartilage from
your hip socket is removed or smoothed).
The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System (BHR) is relatively new
(introduced in 1997). Long term studies are still in progress, but
so far results have been favorable. The BHR method eliminates the
need to cut off the ball at the top of the femur. Instead, the ball
is left intact and merely resurfaced (reshaped) to allow an
anatomically shaped metal sphere to be attached. The socket is
replaced with a metal implant. The procedure is bone-saving and
results in a stronger hip joint than the traditional total hip
replacement. The chance of hip dislocation is greatly reduced. For
younger and active people, this may be the procedure of choice.
Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery involves an anterior
approach to the hip joint. An incision is made along the front of the
hip, which allows a more direct route to the hip joint. The major
hip muscles are not in this area, so there is minimal tissue/muscle
damage during surgery. This usually results in a shorter hospital stay, a
quicker recovery/rehab period, and less pain. The only downside to
this method is there are few surgeons performing the anterior approach
surgery. It requires a special surgery table (which few hospitals have)
and special surgical training.
Total Hip Precautions
After traditional total hip replacement surgery, patients are
required to follow strict precautions that restrict certain
movement/positions of your new hip. This is to prevent your new
hip from dislocating. They are commonly called total hip precautions,
or total hip protocol, and include the following:
Do not cross your legs
Do not point your toes inward (no pigeon toes)
Do not bend your new hip more than 90 degrees
Your doctor may also restrict the amount of weight you can put on
your new surgery leg while walking. This is called your weight-bearing
status. This should be strictly followed so you do not damage your new
hip while it’s healing.
Surgery Complications
All surgeries carry risk. Hip surgery complications include, but are
not limited to, infection, DVT (deep vein thrombosis- blood clot),
dislocation of your new hip, leg length discrepancy, vascular damage,
nerve damage, just to name a few.
Surgery Recovery
Recovery after hip surgery depends on the amount of cartilage damage, your age,
and your fitness level prior to surgery. Exercise before your surgery and your recovery
will be easier. Approximately 4-6 months after surgery you should be fully healed, but you must
take an active part in your recovery by doing daily exercises and taking daily walks.
How To Dye Your Hair Violet/Grey And Not Look Like Dame Edna
Tavi. Kelly Osbourne. Lady Gaga. Proenza Schouler. Purple hair – it’s what all the cool kids are doing. And done properly it can make you look like an otherworldly movie star or a French aristocrat. Or maybe just an aging magazine editrix. Done wrong you’ll turn into Dame Edna. Fortunately, we were able to check in with celebrity hair colorist Marie Robinson for tips on how to pull off the new look without making ourselves look like a lovable middle-aged transvestite.
We’re guessing the beehive is not the best style to go with the purple/grey color. Any tips on styles that will make it look modern?
If you have a bob to mid length hair cut, an all over pastel color such as lavender would look beautiful. If you have shoulder length or longer hair then pastel colors should be done in large pieces. The reason for this is the hair shaft has many different parasites, so the longer the hair, the more likely it is to absorb and possibly rinse out unevenly.
How much upkeep is the look going to require?
Pastel colors like violet, silver and lavender will wash out after 2-3 washings. You can reapply a tint to the hair or the pieces to refresh once a week and keep the color pure.
How much should we expect to pay per treatment?
If your are having it professionally done it depends whether you pre-lighten all the hair or just do a few pieces, but prices vary greatly depending on the colorist. A range of price could be any where from $150 to $350 depending on length and density of hair.
Will it work better if you’re a natural blonde? What if you have dark hair?
You can make this color look great on anybody. Every shade of lavender or silver can be made into a warmer or cooler tone to flatter someone’s skin. When you work with shades like this, you can think of it like wall paint – every shade can have a warmer or cooler version.
Will you be able to do it if you’ve tried procedures like Japanese straightening, or Brazilian Keratin treatment?
No, I wouldn’t advise anyone to do this on Japanese straightened hair when bleaching, as it can break the hair. It’s also not a good idea if you’ve had Brazilian Keratin treatments, as it can pull out the hair when bleached.
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Meet the New Miss USA, Rima Fakih
Fakih, who was previously Miss Michigan, is the first-ever Arab-American woman to be crowned Miss USA. Fakih was born in Lebanon and moved to the US as a baby. Despite almost falling on her evening gown, she managed to beat out 49 other hopefuls and win the title. She will go on to to represent the US in this year’s Miss Universe pageant.
[Via Detroit Free Press ]
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