Category: Cosmetic Surgery News

‘Boytox’: The rise of the male Botox patient.

Cosmetic surgery is often seen as a women’s interest however in the UK at least, more and more men are starting to take a greater interest in their appearance.

Almost one in five Botox patients in the UK are now said to be male. The trend is mainly down to two influences – the tough job market where personal appearance can make or break an interview, and the fact that more and more male celebrities (such as Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay) are coming clean about their cosmetic treatments.

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A television show is looking for your surgery scar stories – both good and bad.

Has your cosmetic surgery left you with scars? We’re producing a major new series on scars and what they symbolise to the people who bear them.

Whether it’s a case of surgery that has gone wrong, leaving you with a life long reminder – and regret at having the surgery in the first place – or a discreet scar that’s your own secret reminder of how your surgery has changed your life for the better, we want to hear from you.

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Katie Price – a.k.a. glamour model Jordan – has revealed that she has Botox every six months and despite the risks, is a regular sun-bed user.

“Looking after my skin is not my strong point but the two things that do make my skin look better are sunbeds and Botox,” she said.

Price has said that she knows the risks associated with sun beds however spray tans smell too much thus she has decided to take the risks.

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According to a senior Chinese cosmetic surgeon, increasing numbers of Chinese politicians are turning to cosmetic surgery to improve their appearances.

Chen Huanran, a senior surgeon at the Plastic Surgery Hospital at Beijing’s Union Medical College, over 500 officials are now being treated each year.

Chen claims that part of the reason is that officials are increasingly asked to make public appearances and to go on TV and therefore they want to ensure they look their best. Government officials are supposed to have strong features and cosmetic surgery can ensure that they make the most of their facial features.

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Botox is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures on the market. But has the Botox backlash begun?

Despite it’s popularity, celebrity Botox regulars are starting to turn their backs on the face freezing injections.

First, Lulu and Amanda Holden announced that they were no longer going to have Botox injections. Then, Dannii Minogue followed suit after some X-Factor viewers commented that in last year’s series, her face was almost immovable and expressionless.

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Could this be the end of hair straighteners? Researchers believe that they have isolated the gene responsible for curly hair and are hoping that they can create a pill to make your hair straighter or curlier without the need for expensive hair accesories.

Australian scientists have recently discovered that the trichohyalin gene is mainly responsible for creating curls in hair. It is hoped that the discovery will not just be a boon to the beauty industry but will also help police forensics – hair and DNA found at scenes of crime may indicate what sort of hair the suspects have.

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Former Miss Argentina Solange Magnano has died after cosmetic surgery. The 38 year old beauty has been having cosmetic surgery to make her buttocks firmer and was rushed to hospital with severe breathing difficulties after the operation.

Magnano died from a blocked lung artery having spent three days in intensive care.

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