Skin & Beauty News | Staff Reporter |
October 30, 2006
More men opting for
cosmetic surgery, says plastic surgeon
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Before and after
of face and neck lift surgery recently done by Dr. Sanjay
Parashar,
Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Jebel Ali Hospital
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(Dubai Health & News) "Plastic surgery aimed at making
people look more beautiful could end up leaving them scarred, unless
they do their research properly," warned Dr. Sanjay Parashar,
Visiting Plastic Surgeon at Jebel Ali Hospital.
Cosmetic enhancement is a thriving
industry in the UAE as it is globally, and it is not just glamour
models, aging starlets, Pamela Anderson and Michael Jackson who use
cosmetic surgeons. Increasing numbers of ordinary people are also
concerned about their body image.
Widely considered a fad among only
women, cosmetic surgery is now appealing to modern-day men, with
treatments including hair transplants, liposuction, neck and facelifts
and eyelid surgeries. "Nowadays a greater percentage of men visit
my clinic for all kinds of aesthetic surgeries," Parashar said.
Plastic surgery involves aesthetic and
reconstructive surgery aimed at reshaping, repair, restoration or
improvement of lost, injured, defective or distorted parts of the body -
and it usually involves molding or transfer of living tissue.
"Many people confuse plastic
surgery with cosmetic enhancements only, such as breast enlargements and
buttock lifts, but it is also used for people with congenital
deformities or disfigurements caused by injury," added Parashar.
According to Jebel Ali Hospital, the
number of people opting for cosmetic surgery in Dubai has increased.
This excludes non-surgical procedures like Botox injections &
Fillers, which also carry their own health risks. Parashar regularly
turns away patients and asks others to consult a psychologist before
proceeding with treatment.
He said: "Some people visit the
clinic with unreasonable demands, they want to look like a particular
actress or model - which is not possible, and trying to do so may end up
in a disaster. It is important not to take a casual attitude with
surgery - cosmetic surgery is not as straightforward as visiting the
hairdresser!"
Medical advancements have made some
cosmetic treatments quicker and safer. For some procedures surgeons
apply local anaesthesia with IV Sedation or 'twilight anaesthesia',
which relax patients instead of rendering them unconscious.
"Face and neck lifts, breast
augmentation and liposuction can be performed as day care procedures
where patients are up and about the same day and can return to work in
few days time, but the recovery times vary and some treatments demand
significantly more recuperation," said Parashar.
He said: "While cosmetic surgery
is becoming more and more accessible, it is still vital that people
approach only the most qualified and highly trained doctors and
surgeons. Various societies and Associations of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgeons have produced a series of guidelines to ensure people
contemplating cosmetic surgery consult the right specialists."
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