Plastic Surgery—Fountain of Youth?

    /24-7PressRelease/ - SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 30, 2007 - In 1513, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León traveled from the Old World to the New World searching for the Fountain of Youth. According to legend, drinking from the waters of a certain spring in what is now the State of Florida would restore a person's youth. Today, you don't have to travel far to look and feel youthful, although we know that nobody can stop the clock running.

Plastic surgery is not quite a Fountain of Youth, but it can help you in several ways to:

· Look healthier
· Look younger
· Enjoy increased satisfaction with your life
· Have better personal relationships
· Improve sexuality
· Enhance self-image and self-esteem

What can plastic surgery do?

Plastic surgery is an option for men and women wanting to improve their physical appearance and the way their body functions. Cosmetic procedures can reshape our facial features and reduce disfiguring marks like scars and birth defects. It can also help undo some of the skin damage that comes with age.

As we get older, our facial skin losses fullness and firmness. Plastic surgeons can correct for sagging skin or localized deposits of fat using such procedures as:

· Forehead or brow lift
· Cheek lift
· Neck lift
· Eyelid surgery
· Liposuction
· Lipostructure

Have you heard of lipostructure? Also called micro fat grafting, lipostructure removes fat from one part of the body and uses it to improve structure in another part like the face.

Choose your plastic surgeon carefully

Plastic surgery has become more commonplace, but like any surgery, it is not without some risk. The risk is low, however, and you can reduce it further by choosing the right doctor. Find out as much as you can about the procedure you want. Talk to family, relatives, friends, and your doctor about cosmetic procedures. Ask your doctor to recommend several surgeons, and then visit each one before reaching a decision.

Finally, here is a list of sources on the internet to help you educate yourself about the many ways in which cosmetic procedures can help you to look and feel younger:

· American Board of Plastic Surgery (www.abplsurg.org)
· American Society of Plastic Surgeons (www.plasticsurgery.org)
· The Cosmetic Surgery Directory (www.the-cosmetic-surgery-directory.com)
· WebMD (www.webmd.com)

If you are considering cosmetic surgery of any kind, please contact the offices of Dr. Randall B. Weil in San Francisco, CA.

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