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Fall 2011

Nov 30th, 2011

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FEATURES
PLUMP UP THE VOLUME
BY MARY L. HUGHES
In a darkened conference room on a Saturday afternoon in San Diego this past summer, a group of physicians paid close attention as Tokyo surgeon Dr. Kotaro Yoshimura demonstrated the results of his fat-grafting technique. He showed a series of films of tiny-breasted Japanese women before he had taken fat from their thighs and put it into their breasts. He then showed films from six months later, a year later, two years later… the women all had nicely shaped, attractive breasts. Not huge, mind you, but big improvements from what they had…READ MORE

FEATURES
THE NEW WORLD OF CELLULAR HEALING
BY J.P. FABER
Imagine if you could go into a hospital where doctors could remove some of your fat—naturally, from some place you really didn’t want it any way—then process that fat to produce special healing cells that could repair damaged organs in your body, such as your heart or your lungs. And imagine that within a matter of weeks you could start to function again, like you did before your organs went bad. Does that sound futuristic? Maybe so, but it’s happening right now, in special clinics around the world, and in experimental trials here in the U.S. And those special cells? Stem cells. Not the embryonic stem cells that were taboo because they came from unborn fetuses, but something called ‘adult’ stem cells, which are found abundantly in our own fat…READ MORE

FEATURES
THE SCIENCE OF BEAUTY: LIP SERVICE
BY IVETTE FIGUEROA
You just can’t seem to pick up a supermarket tabloid without seeing “the horrors of plastic surgery”—especially bad lip jobs. Believe it or not, good lip augmentations are actually the norm, but you wouldn’t think so paging through one of these magazines. Yes, we all know bad news sells, but that doesn’t answer the question: Why the botched lips? What are they doing wrong? In order to clear up the mystery behind lip augmentation, we interviewed Dr. Robert Gordon, D.D.S., a Tampa-based cosmetic dentist and oral/facial specialist known as Dr. Lips, along with other cosmetic surgeons who practice his techniques.…READ MORE

ACHIEVING THE LOOK
THE LAST 10 POUNDS
BY LISA COHEN LEE
Nadine, 39, had been eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly. But she was simply unable to shed the last pounds she wanted to, or to get rid of fat from certain critical areas around her midsection. “I had really changed up my diet to include more fish and less carbs. I’m also very active. I lost some weight on my own, but it wasn’t as fast or significant as I would have liked,” she says. Nadine expressed her concern to Dr. Walter Tom, a cosmetic surgeon who practices in Santa Rosa, Calif., and who has pioneered a combination of laser and hormone therapy that seems to not only melt off those final pounds, but keep them off. “She was a perfect candidate: someone who has already done all the obvious things in terms of diet and exercise,” says Dr. Tom…READ MORE

ACHIEVING THE LOOK
THE BOTTOM LINE
BY LISETTE HILTON
Crystal Andrews, of Dallas, Texas, wanted a fuller, more contoured bottom, giving her body what she calls a Coke-bottle shape. Now she has her dream body, thanks to a surgical procedure that involves taking fat from one part of the body and injecting it into the buttocks. The 26-year-old says she feels sexier and shapelier since having the surgery. “It has changed my life…. My jeans and other tight clothing look amazing on me…,” Crystal says. Calling the procedure a “butt lift” or “Brazilian butt lift” is misleading, according to Nedra Dodds, M.D., Crystal’s cosmetic surgeon. Lifting describes a procedure that pulls and tightens, eliminating excess skin. Today’s procedure is more focused on adding volume and shape to the buttocks, says Dr. Dodds, who practices in Kennesaw, Ga…READ MORE

ACHIEVING THE LOOK
SOLVING SMOKERS’ LINES
BY IVETTE FIGUEROA
Lipstick lines, smokers’ lines, marionette lines—call them what you will, but lip lines are a cosmetic red flag that brand you as deeply as they are carved into your skin. And while there are tons of products that claim to fill in those crêpe-like wrinkles, these surface solutions are usually not enough to recapture the lips of youth. Luckily, there’s a wide array of cosmetic procedures, from fillers to lasers, which can plump up and smooth out those obstinate creases. While natural aging plays a part in the formation of these lines, so do sun damage and cigarette smoke. In fact, these lines are sometimes called smokers’ lines because they’re much more common in people who smoke…READ MORE

INSPIRED STORIES
A COUPLE TRANSFORMS: MORE AND LESS
Before having her kids, Julie was a 34-B cup. Four years and three kids later, her size had dropped dramatically. “You could actually count my ribs on both sides; that’s how much breast tissue I had left.” She would have to alter her clothing because those that fit her hips and shoulders would be too big for her chest. “I literally had to buy bras from the pre-teen department.” So Julie decided to get a natural breast augmentation. The closest doctor she could find to perform this was Dr. Ernest De Bourbon of the Artemis Center in Ohio…READ MORE

INSPIRED STORIES
REBOOT REQUIRED
A hereditary illness had given Kristi Mattauch more than one reason to seek out Dr. Alejandro Quiroz—rapid weight gain and weight loss had left excess skin hanging from her jawline and an oversized bust. “It was bad enough that I was sick. I didn’t want to look prematurely older.” Kristi was afraid of looking like “one of those Newport Beach babes with their stretched faces,” but the results belied her concerns. “My face looked natural and there were no scars or telltale signs,” she says. “I had my face back and it was even better than what I anticipated it to be—I looked younger than when I was 41, before I got sick…”READ MORE

INSPIRED STORIES
MOMMY MAKEOVER
“Please help. I’m a divorced, 50-year-old mother of two teenage daughters.” This is how Michelle Hutflesz began her submission letter to Dr. Tom Barnard’s makeover giveaway contest. “I was taking care of my disabled brother and I never took any time out for me. All these stressful situations were taking their toll on my body,” she says. “I told them that I felt like I’d been through a war— and then menopause came…”READ MORE

ANTI-AGING
PUMPING YOU UP
BY DOMINIQUE LE TOULLEC
Maybe it’s those images of female body builders we have all seen, with their bulging muscles, which puts off so many women. Or maybe it’s the conviction that weightlifting belongs to men, that it’s not feminine, or that it’s just too difficult. Well, think again. Most women simply do not understand the positive impact weightlifting can have, both for appearance and health. On the appearance side, adding weightlifting to your exercise routine will produce quick results—reducing weight, increasing muscle size, toning your body and sculpting your shape into the body you’ve always wanted. On the health side, weightlifting will improve your metabolism, prevent injuries, strengthen your bones and reduce stress…READ MORE

ANTI-AGING
WILD AT HEART
BY J.P. FABER
In the sometimes-controversial world of anti-aging nutrition, it’s refreshing when everybody is in agreement. That’s clearly the case with omega-3s, and the wonders of salmon and other cold-water fish that pack a wallop of these fatty acids essential for heart and brain health. Even the FDA, typically reluctant to endorse the benefits of any supplement, in 2004 gave a ‘qualified health claim’ status to omega-3s, saying there was some evidence it “may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.” If you know the FDA, that’s big stuff. The general agreement that omega-3s are good for you, and that you can get them from salmon, has helped spawn a global salmon farming industry that supplies consumers in the U.S. But beware, say the experts; these farmed fish don’t have the same omega-3s that the wild ones do…READ MORE