Plastic surgery does not only make you feel more confident and beautiful – it is also believed to bring luck and prosperity

The Chinese believe in face reading, and their ancient face reading art has been around since the time of Confucius as it supposedly affords them to understand a person’s personality and health, the technique of which has been developed over thousands of years of careful observation and practice. Face reading first became known in China during the 6th century BC and it was established by 220 BC.

According to the ancient Chinese practice of face reading, which is much like feng shui, facial features and markings correspond to a person’s mental, emotional and physical condition. The practice based on the Five Element theory - Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. Each element is correlated to seasons, colors, shapes, sounds as well as facial features, body types, the body’s major organs and behavioral tendencies.

Your nose, mouth, eyes, ears, eyelids and brow, but also the nostrils, eyebrows, hairline, wrinkles, scars, moles, complexion and color differences have all significance in their own way. In face reading, every feature on the face has meaning as it relates to one’s personality and behavior.

Each feature on the face is an accurate reflection of our personality, our strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, behaviors, stress level, health issues and more.

For example, the mouth not only represents how we communicate with others, it also reflects our degree of sensuality and our sexual desires. The lips are the part of the mouth that is most enlightening if you want to know the intimacy requirements of the person you meet. The upper lip represents a man’s “feminine side” whereas the lower lip is his “masculine” side.

The noses, on the other hand, reflect our attitudes towards work and money, our generosity levels, energy and ego. If you have a desire to be less combative, you can choose to have the arch removed from just below the bridge of the nose. In extreme cases, a person can actually cut off their nose to spite their face.

In cases of severe rhinoplasty, where the feature is altered beyond recognition, this person may have a feeling of unworthiness. They demonstrate this by cutting off their “profit center” which is their nose. They take for granted the income will always be there or they do not care. Either way, the fact that the nose is small and slender has now changed the way they behave towards money and work. This means they have to work twice as hard to barely make what they did in the past.

Strong jaw means that you are not easily convinced of other opinions. For instance, in the practice of face reading, a strong chin or rounded high forehead are considered outward expressions of the Water element. Prominent cheekbones, an aquiline nose and porcelain skin belong to people with a strong Metal element.

A symmetric face is also a sign of beauty and suggests healthy genes. If your one eye is larger than the other, you can consider having them corrected. The eyes are the window to the soul and in Chinese face reading, the shape and form of the eyes may indicate your fortune and can predict your relationship with your children in the future.

It is believed that if one changes the feature to something much less than what they started off with, their abilities in their work life and their efforts to make money will be significantly sabotaged. Changing the appearance in the slightest way can have a profound affect on our personality, and it will change the course of our life. However, the face reading theory is what it is – just a theory. Undergoing a plastic surgery takes more than just following the theory and ideally you should consider how comfortable you are with the way you look and speak to your surgeon to see how the results will turn out.

Rhinoplasty can help change unwanted characteristics of your nose and change the look of your entire face.

The nose is the center of a person’s face, and therefore it acts as the most prominent attention-grabber when people look at you. A beautifully shaped nose can help create overall facial harmony and better appearance for a person, as well as change the entire look of the face. Unfortunately, some people, especially Asian people, are born with flat nose. But still fortunately, they do not necessarily have to get stuck with it for life.

Rhinoplasty, also commonly known as a “nose job”, has been introduced more than a hundred years ago. Rhinoplasty is a nose-reshaping surgery that helps correct deformities or makes subtle aesthetic changes for cosmetic purposes. In most cases of rhinoplasty performed on Asian patients, the bridge of the nose is raised and narrowed and the nasal width at the nose-cheek junction narrowed. It is precise surgery in which the margin of error is measured in millimeters, thus the surgeon must have a full knowledge of nasal anatomy and the basic principle of surgical procedures.

The most common nasal augmentation rhinoplasty is by inserting fabricated silicone implant which comes in three textures: hard medium and soft. The silicone for the nose is the solid silicone with Hydroxyapatite which is the artificial bone to help adherence to the natural bone. Incisions are made inside the nostrils. In some cases, the surgeon may shape a small piece of the patient’s own cartilage or bone to strengthen or increase the structure of the nose.

There are two major ways to perform a rhinoplasty: the closed and the open techniques. The open technique includes an incision across the colummella, the small skin between the two nostrils. One major advantage of this technique is the ability to completely visualize the internal structures of the nose, and place sutures precisely where they may be required. With this type of rhinoplasty, the swelling takes significantly longer to subside and some of the tissues may be unnecessarily disrupted. The scar is most often quite small and fades rapidly. The closed technique does not require an external incision, heals more quickly and does not disturb the tissues as much as the open technique.

Rhinoplasty should wait until after the teenage growth period that occurs in the mid-teens. This growth period normally occurs from ages 14 to 15 for girls and somewhat later for boys and your nose is generally fully developed by the age of 16. Once you are done with the growth spurt of puberty – which is when you stop getting taller - it is fine to have a rhinoplasty.

Rhinoplasty can be performed as a day case, which means that you can have the operation and go home the same day. Pain, bruises and some swellings are expected after the procedure and there might be some minor bleeding for a day or two. Alloplastic synthetic materials are sometimes associated with long-term complications such as migration and extrusion. The swelling, which will reside mostly around the eyes and the nose itself, will be very noticeable at first, but will begin to subside around the third day and should be largely gone within two weeks. Some minor swelling will remain for up to six months afterwards, and the final, long-term rhinoplasty results can be evaluated and enjoyed about a year after the surgery.

Outlined cheek bones can make the whole face look more attractive. Even if you’re not born with them, you can still have them.

The cheeks are the widest area of the entire face, so they do deserve special care. A deficient cheek structure can make the whole face look drawn and outlined. Strong cheek bones can make people look more attractive, so do prominent, full cheeks that give a youthful, healthy appearance. The cheek lines with excessive fat can make people look overweight and heavy when in fact they are not.

Some people may wish to have implants placed over the cheekbones to help restore a more youthful and attractive appearance. Cheek implants can provide new facial contours and dimensions to bring facial features into better balance, but when it is performed incorrectly, it can look very unnatural.

The implants come in various synthetic materials and shapes, so be sure to consult the doctor and hear about the choices. If cheek implant surgery is performed in conjunction with other facial procedures, the implants may be inserted through the incisions used for that procedure. It can also be done alone, in which case incisions are made inside the upper lip near the gums. The implants are placed on or below the cheekbones and the incisions are closed with sutures that the body absorbs.

Not everyone is a good candidate for cheek implants. The first and most important requirement is good physical and mental health, without any active diseases or any other pre-existing medical conditions. The surgeon needs to take your medical history and wants to know if you have had cosmetic procedures or dental problems in the past to avoid unnecessary complications.

The treated area may feel tight, swollen and uncomfortable in the days following the surgery and there will be temporary facial swelling. The patient will feel tender, stiff and sore for a few days and should not move too much. Swelling is a normal reaction to an injury and is categorized as a natural inflammatory action. In a few days, these will subside, and the pain can be alleviated by pain medication. Movement of the mouth may initially be difficult. If incisions are made inside the mouth, you may be placed on a liquid diet for several days until there is adequate healing to allow for chewing and food particles to come in contact with the incisions.

Even before birth, every single follicle of hair on the human scalp is genetically programmed to either become sensitive to the male hormones which begin to appear during puberty — causing the follicle to wither and die in time — or not to become sensitive to these hormones and continue growing throughout one’s lifetime. Unfortunately, the latter case is quite rare, as baldness affects well over one-half of the adult male population.

As people, especially men, grow older, hair loss is very common. For some, it is totally acceptable as it is a part of the ageing process. For many, however, it shatters the self-confidence and tarnishes the image.

Thanks to the advancement in cosmetic surgery, hair transplant can help those with receding hairline gain their confidence again. The result is permanent and looks natural, all within an affordable budget which is considered highly cost-effective considering its lifetime result.

When done right, a hair transplant surgery can produce life long results that are so natural that even hair stylists cannot detect them. When done wrong, however, the whole procedure is nothing but a total waste of money and time. Choosing to have hair transplant surgery is an appearance-changing decision so you need to think it through very carefully and make sure the result will turn out the way you have in mind. This calls for experienced doctors who not only care about their own economic interests but also the interest of the patients.

The skill and technique of hair restoration surgeons vary widely, as do their hair transplant results. It is very important that you take the time to educate yourself about both the hair transplant procedure and the physician who will perform surgery. This will help to ensure that you have a safe procedure and that you achieve the best possible cosmetic result.

Lifelong hair follicles are found in good supply in virtually all men, even severely bald men. These lifelong hairs are concentrated in a horseshoe-shaped area at the very back of the head. This region is called the “donor area”. The hair transplantation surgeon takes excess hairs — follicles and all — from this plentiful area and relocate them to thinning and balding spots on the top or front of the head.

Carefully prepared follicular unit grafts contain a minimum of excess scalp tissue and are very tiny, compact structures. As a result, the grafts fit into very small incisions that produce very little pain to the scalp. And because the follicular unit hair transplant procedure replicates the way hair grows naturally, it produces natural-looking results.

The procedure is time-consuming and requires the gentlest touch so as to avoid damaging each follicular unit. And since a patient’s donor tissue is limited, it takes a skilled and experienced surgeon to know how to achieve the fullest coverage for each person.

It is crucial to bear in mind the fact that a hair transplant cannot be completed in a single session. Generally speaking, two sessions are required to provide good coverage of an area. The number of transplants differs enormously from one patient to another, and even from one physician to another.