Carbon dioxide is the gas that gives fizzy drinks their fizz and it is the main component of the latest cosmetic surgery craze, carboxytherapy. Carbon dioxide is injected below the skin and is said to help combat dark circles under the eyes, reduce fat in the area, tighten the skin, and help remove stretch marks.

Carboxytherapy is said to work by helping to dilate blood vessels in the local area. This in turn helps to boost the flow of blood and oxygen to the skin which then helps to nourish and regenerate the skin cells. It is also claimed that deeper injections can help to kill off fat cells.

And it isn’t just the face where carboxytherapy is being used. Carbon dioxide jabs can also be used to help cure baldness. The injections are said to reopen closed pores making it easier for hair to start regrowing.

If it all sounds a bit crazy, there is some science behind the carbon dioxide injections. Similar techniques have been used in France since the 1930s to help treat patients suffering from poor circulation, blocked arteries and heart problems. The University of Siena has also recently published articles showing that the injections may help to smooth skin and reduce fat thanks to a thickening of the skin and a smoothening of cellulite.

One session costs around $200 however most practitioners recommend a course of injections over a few weeks. Patients may find that there is a small amount of bruising around the injection site and are advised not to engage in vigorous exercise for two hours after the injections, and not to have a bath for four hours.

Some Doctors will not give carboxytherapy to anyone with breathing difficulties such as asthma. Others have cautioned that there are no long-term studies showing the efficacy or long-term effects of carbon dioxide injections. Thus, with any new cosmetic surgery procedure, caution is advised.

Related posts:

1. Dracula Therapy: New Life Blood for your Skin After years of performing regenerative injection therapy (RIT) with the...
2. The Body Dermaroller The dermaroller was one of last year’s surprise cosmetic procedure...
3. Danni Minogue gives up her Botox injections Danni Minogue has said she is giving up her Botox...

Price has recently married cage fighter Alex Reid and last week was actively trying to promote her new single, Free to Love Again, which failed to break into the UK Top 40.

In interviews to promote her new single, Price’s fans were shocked at her puffy face and ‘trout pout’. Price has admitted that she may have gone too far with the facial fillers and Botox.

“The children are calling me Daffy Duck and laughing at my puffy pillow face,” she bemoaned in an interview with New! magazine. “Blown-up red lips, long dark hair and make-up. I do look like a duck.”

New! magazine also claim that a friend of Price said, “Katie thinks she looks like a cartoon character. She tries to laugh it off but she knows she looks a state. She’s a desperate to have the fillers dissolved and wants them out of her face.”

On seeing pictures from her recent marriage to Alex Reid, Price is also thought to have exclaimed, “Oh my God look at my beak! It’s an actual beak. It’s like f***king ducks’ lips that stick out. It’s a joke.”

However Price has said she doesn’t care about what people think about her cosmetic surgery. In an interview with Radio 1, Price revealed, “I’m not bothered what people say about me or my looks. Boring!”

If Price were to stop all the facial fillers and enhancements for a year, it is likely that her face will go back to it’s natural looking state. However given that once many women start to have cosmetic procedures such as facial fillers and Botox on their face, they find it hard to stop, only time will tell whether Price’s horror at her overuse of cosmetic fillers will be enough to make her completely stop or whether she will continue to use them.

Related posts:

1. Katie Price: Why I love Botox and sun beds Katie Price – a.k.a. glamour model Jordan – has revealed...
2. Chef Gordon Ramsey has facial fillers Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey has had dermal fillers to help...
3. Foot fillers to ease the pain of high heels As many women will testify, wearing high heels for long...

The dimpleplasty surgery will not give entirely natural results however. The dimples themselves will remain permanently rather than only appearing when the patient smiles.

The actual dimpleplasty surgery involves the cosmetic surgeon making a tiny cut in the skin to create a small depression. A stitch is then used to hold the underside of the skin down to a deeper layer and hold it in place, creating the dimple indent. Once this suture dissolves, permanent scar tissue should remain holding the indent in place.

Caution should be advised with this cosmetic surgery as it is relatively new and therefore there are no long-term studies over it’s efficacy or results over time. There is as yet no study showing how the dimple will age and some people are concerned that the dimple may start to look slightly peculiar as the face ages and droops slightly.

Although most of the dimple enquiries have come from women, a small number of men are also looking to have this surgery done to create a chin cleft.

Related posts:

1. Cosmetic Surgery to change the colour of your eyes A new type of cosmetic surgery allows patients to permanently...
2. Pete Burns Wins Botched Cosmetic Surgery Case Pop star Pete Burns has won £450,000 in an out-of-court...
3. Caprice – I would consider cosmetic surgery Caprice, former model and businesswoman, has said that she would...

The 18 year old, who was junior tennis champion at the French Open in 2008, has had breast reduction surgery to decrease the size of her breasts from a 34DD to a 34C. Halep explained that the weight on her chest thanks to her generous breasts was causing her severe back pain and affected her on-court performance.

In a bid to improve her game, she had breast reduction surgery last summer and unveiled her new look at the recent French Open tennis tournament.

Unfortunately, the cosmetic surgery doesn’t appear to have had the required effect just yet. Halep, who is currently ranked at number 114 in the world, was beaten by Samantha Stosur on Monday.

The breast reduction surgery was not welcome by some of her fans who even petitioned her in an attempt to get her to reconsider her decision. “It’s the weight that troubles me,” Halep explained. “My ability to react quickly, my breasts make me uncomfortable when I play.

“I don’t like them in my everyday life, either. I would have gone for surgery even if I hadn’t been a sportswoman.”

Related posts:

1. The Hills star Heidi Montag considers more cosmetic surgery Reality TV star Heidi Montag has admitted that she would...
2. Women Warned Over Breast Implant Rupture Fears Nearly fifty thousand women in the UK have been warned...
3. The Internal Bra Breast Lift Women are always being told how important it is to...

“I’ve been honest about the fact that I did use Botox,” she told newspaper the News of the World. “But I don’t any more, I won’t go near it. I have lines. You can see the lines on my face. I wouldn’t want to go under the knife. You’re not yourself if you do that.”

Instead, Kylie has put her beautiful looking skin down to Pond’s Cold Cream, a bargain high street cream that her mother also uses.

Related posts:

1. Could Botox be Giving You Wrinkles? Botox is one of the most popular beauty treatments around,...
2. Danni Minogue gives up her Botox injections Danni Minogue has said she is giving up her Botox...
3. The Beginning of the Botox Backlash? Botox is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures on...

Anyone with silicone implants made by the French firm Poly Implant Prothese – PIP for short – are encouraged to contact their cosmetic surgeons to discuss having their implants removed or replaced. It is believed that the PIP breast implants are twice as likely to rupture as other implants.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the UK has already told cosmetic surgeons they are not allowed to use these breast implants any more. Before the warning, PIPs were one of the most popular implants used in breast enlargement surgery.

The implant has already been banned in France after it was discovered that the silicone gel used in them is of a different composition to the gel that was approved in 2001. Testing is now taking place to determine whether the gel is safe or not.

If implants do rupture, the patient runs the risk of developing toxic shock syndrome or gangrene. It is therefore a good precaution to have the implants removed. If you have these implants or are unsure as to the implants you have it is a good idea to contact your cosmetic surgeon as soon as possible to discuss what options are open to you.

Around ninety per cent of the implants manufactured by PIP were exported, with around 66 countries receiving them.

Related posts:

1. Natural Breast Implants From Your Own Fat A new cosmetic surgery technique could see unwanted fat from...
2. The Internal Bra Breast Lift Women are always being told how important it is to...
3. Cosmetic Surgery to change the colour of your eyes A new type of cosmetic surgery allows patients to permanently...

However a new device – the D-Actor – hopes to help women who suffer from the orange-peel skin associated with cellulite.

The D-Actor device uses acoustic wave therapy (AWT) to help lessen cellulite. AWT is not a new technique – it has been around for decades helping kidney stones disintegrate and to help ease joint pain. Doctors using the machine found that when treating the joints of athletes, the skin around where the machine was being used looked better and it wasn’t long before the beauty industry picked up on the unexpected side-effect of the machine.

AWT works by blasting compressed air onto the skin. This creates rapid pulsations and sends pressure waves through to the cellulite under the skin. The shockwaves are then said to ‘shatter and destroy’ the cellulite-causing connective fibres, releasing clogged fat, water and toxins. The blood flow to the area is increased and collagen production is stimulated. This in turn leads to much smoother looking skin.

The D-Actor can be used on the areas of the body most prone to cellulite including the thighs, bottom, stomach and upper arms.

The D-Actor will not help you lose weight and should only be used if you want to lose some of your cellulite and improve the appearance of your skin. The ideal candidate for D-Actor sessions is someone who has good muscle tone but is having difficulty getting rid of cellulite.

Six sessions using the D-Actor are recommended, normally with one or two sessions scheduled per week.

Madonna is rumoured to be so enamoured with the procedure that she has spent £50,000 on a machine so she can use it at home.

Unfortunately, there is no definitive method for measuring how bad cellulite is and how much treatments such as the D-Actor help. There are also no long-term studies that show whether this treatment actually does work or not.

Related posts:

1. Anti-Cellulite Leggings and Tights Anti-cellulite leggings look set to become the fastest selling product...
2. Oralift: A Non-Surgical Facelift? Could the Oralift, a plastic mouthguard, be the answer to...
3. Electric Shocks Help Patients Lose Weight? For patients who have tried everything to lose weight, including...

Foot fillers are not a new phenomenon and many catwalk models are rumoured to have had the procedure done. Foot fillers can also help medical complaints such as Morton’s Neuroma where the nerves running between the third and fourth toes and in the ball of the foot become inflamed.

A foot filler treatment takes around half an hour and is an out-patient procedure only. Dermal fillers are injected into the balls of the feet to help trigger the synthesis of collagen. This helps to ‘plump up’ the ball of the foot and hopefully make it less painful to wear high heels.

The results are not immediate and it may take a couple of weeks before the true effects are seen. There may be minor side effects after the filler has been injected into the foot such as swelling and tenderness, therefore it is best to try and ensure you will be off your feet for 2 or 3 days after the procedure. The results will last around six to nine months before a top-up will be required.

Related posts:

1. Chef Gordon Ramsey has facial fillers Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey has had dermal fillers to help...
2. Pete Burns Wins Botched Cosmetic Surgery Case Pop star Pete Burns has won £450,000 in an out-of-court...
3. The 10 minute non-surgical nose-job For patients looking for a rhinoplasty (nose job) but who...

Advocates of the procedure are said to include Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.

The dermaroller’s inventor, cosmetic surgeon Dr Michael Prager, has now extended his concept for use on the rest of the body. Whilst the dermaroller for the face uses pins which are between 0.5mm and 1.55mm long, his new dermaroller uses pins which are 3mm long. This means that the roller can be used on other areas of the body which suffer from sagging or stretch marks.

Firstly a local anaesthetic is applied to the area to be treated. The dermaroller is then rolled across the skin. The roller pieces the tiny blood vessels in the top layer of the skin – in a centimetre square, there will be around 250 tiny puncture marks. The bleeding releases platelets which helps to repair and regenerate the connective tissues and stimulates the production of collagen – the same sort of theory that is behind facial peels and laser skin procedures.

After the dermaroller has been applied to the area, topical treatments are used to help increase the positive effects. Typically, Transderm is used. Transderm is a needle-free injection system which delivers hyaluronic acid and pentapeptides into the skin. A topical cream is then applied to help stimulate collagen production further. This cream will need to be applied to the area daily for a couple of weeks after treatment.

The dermaroller system is an out-patient procedure and generally will not require an overnight stay. There will be bruising and tenderness around the treated area however painkillers will probably not be necessary.

Although the dermaroller procedure has many fans around the world, some cosmetic surgeons are not so sure about the technique as there are no clinical trials that have proved the efficacy of the treatment. There is also no guarantee that the procedure will produce the anticipated results.

However at around £500, the dermaroller is a lot cheaper than a tummy tuck and thanks to this price tag, the body Dermaroller is sure to be a popular procedure.

Related posts:

1. Dracula Therapy: New Life Blood for your Skin After years of performing regenerative injection therapy (RIT) with the...
2. How To Reduce Scarring From Cosmetic Surgery One of the biggest downsides to having cosmetic surgery is...
3. Earlobe Rejuvenation: The Lobe Lift When you ask people to name the tell-tale parts of...

The trilogy thus far has been immensely successful and has featured many women clad in tight bodices. However the call for actresses for the latest installment has said they are looking for, “Beautiful female fit models. Must be 5ft 7in-5ft 8in, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller. Age 18-25. Must have a lean dancer body. Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants.”

Although many breast implants are now made to look convincingly natural, Marshall has warned that they are planning a ‘show and tell’ day where applicants will be asked to pass a test specifically aimed at rooting out those who have had implants. It is not yet know what sort of test has been devised.

Related posts:

1. Natural Breast Implants From Your Own Fat A new cosmetic surgery technique could see unwanted fat from...
2. Former Miss Argentina dies following buttock implants Former Miss Argentina Solange Magnano has died after cosmetic surgery....
3. Women Warned Over Breast Implant Rupture Fears Nearly fifty thousand women in the UK have been warned...