Yeah!!!  This is a momentous day for me, as I just discovered a TV news story about overseas plastic surgery that didn’t aim for a negative angle!  I have been fighting an uphill battle for years, trying to get the media to tell the truth about overseas plastic surgery.

There are thousands of people, myself included, who have had great plastic surgery performed in coutries other than America, Canada or Great Britain who have not only enjoyed excellent treatment and results, but also saved 75% of the prices American and British plastic surgery patients have to pay.

For reasons that can only be seen as exploitive and/or paranoid, the media have chosen to aim low and always do stories about people who have had complications following surgery overseas.  I was talked into being a part of a TV show that did just that.  Over the phone, the producer told me the show was simply a documentary about patients having surgery overseas, what it’s like, yadda, yadda, yadda.  She told me how the show had just finished doing an episode about soldiers coming back from Iraq who needed plastic surgery due to war wounds, and also a show about a plastic surgery clinic in North Carolina that did free plastic surgery for women who were victims of domestic violence.  Sounded like a serious, down-to-earth show, right?

I went all out, arranging the entire program, finding one of my readers to participate and come down for surgery, got her an amazingly low price with a great doctor here in the Dominican Republic, Dr. Roberto Guerrero, I even arranged for the accommodations and transporation for the film crew.  I took a week out of my life to help make the show happen, and Dr. Guerrero and the clinic staff not only were gracious enough to participate and let the crew film the entire procedure, but put on a beautiful luncheon for us all.  It was amazing.  The patient was super…she got the liposuction she wanted as well as upper and lower eyelid lift and cheerfully did interviews when I’m sure she’d rather be left alone to recover in peace.

Several months went by, and because the show was only aired in Canada I didn’t get a chance to see my own TV debut.  I wrote to the producer several times, asking her to let me know before the show was aired so I could at least let my readers and friends in Canada know to watch it.  She never wrote back to me until 2 weeks after the show aired.

I then found out the reason she was so cagey about the whole thing was because the show was really a mockery of plastic surgery and the things that people do to become beautiful.  The title itself would have turned me off to the whole thing, had I known beforehand.  It is called “Vanity Insanity”…not flattering in the least.  On top of that, the lead off my segment with some woman who had plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic and went back to the US and developed an infection and had to be treated in an American hospital.

I felt very mislead.  After all, if you are looking for stories about complications after surgery, you will find plenty in EVERY country.  It happens everywhere, and patients are warned ahead of time.  Patients not caring for themselves properly post-operatively is a major cause of complications and infections, but of course no one ever owns up to that fact.  Additionally, there are over 500,000 reported cases of nosocomial (i.e. infections  directly stemming from hospitals and clinics) infections annually in the U.S. alone!

Needless to say, I felt very mislead and disheartened by my experience with TV coverage, and haven’t pursued any media coverage since.  That is why I am so happy that ABC News’ 20/20 program did a segment about two sisters who went to Costa Rica for tummy tucks, liposuction, and various other surgeries and had great experiences!  Right On!  They looked great afterwards and had nothing but nice things to say about their experiences.  One of the sisters had gotten a deep chemical peel which she said hurt worse than childbirth, but other than that they were both happy and felt great about themselves postoperatively!

One of my readers, a beautiful lady named Escharose, chose to have plastic surgery in Costa Rica after reading my book, How to Get High-Quality Plastic Surgery…CHEAP!  She asked me to share her story with you, so here it is, the exact letter she wrote me following her surgery in it’s entirety:

“Hi darling:  i was just finishing up letters before i leave for Santa Cruz tomorrow and my address book was minus yours.  Oh Joann what i look like—– and maybe the timing is really for you also!  I was turned down my Dr. Gonzalez and was crushed.  That was the second time i was let down.  I went on line back to highest achievement awards of surgeons in Costa Rica and 8 names appeared.  Well it´s all over but the shoutin girl.  I sent photos and medicals , etc., ect., to 6 of the names.  I prayed and prayed on it.  I opened web site of Dr. Arnoldo Fornier and his photo and the words under the photo and his face connected me to him.  We called and immediately began laughing and talking of music and i was hooked.  He said your papers and photos are perfect and what extreme good health—(don´t know why dr. G. Said i had a heart problem) and asked what I needed.  I remarked, a face lift, upper and lower eyes, total lipo, and tummy tuck.  He said can you afford 6,000–i was smiling so big–and i added i would like my facelift to reflect beautiful lips–he said i will make your lips perfect and let´s settle for 5,000!!! I began to cry.  He said come next week and you will be my queen.  I am serious.  So i arrive the 5th, santa rita hospital had no patients.  I was the only one.  Made up my room and the party began.  Not until 7 pm did i see dr. Fournier–and for the rest of my life i will send gifts–honor him and send everyone to him.  5 hour surgery–everything at once—no pain–none–and included hair grafts and dermabrasion on lips then dermalife into the lips.  I was downstairs on the evening of the 1st night.  On Tuesday early–i left for marta qurios home—a peaceful home of elegance and the time of my life.  She and i will always remain friends.  I saw the Dr. Every other day.  My waist is 4 inches smaller.  My face, exactly as the photo i e-mailed you my lips are for a Revlon commercial, and i´m shrinking as we speak.  The hair takes 3 months.  But—-Joann——-i went to Che Tica (88acres) ranch to a recovery home,(an invite for lunch) at 100 per day just because these folks lived next door to me years ago–it was huge but i prefer to have a warm home with two fabulous kids and other patients next door. Marta´s was 50.00 per day.  So why do i ramble on?  Dr. Fournier is rich his wife is a dentist and he detests by all accounts and other reports talking about money….he is a gifted man only there to serve.  He often kept me for i hour just to talk.  He said finally——i have your photo and i´m going to recover your 30 year old face…he did.  My experience of this country was wonderful.  The surgery room for 5-6 hours, and 1 half days stay was 1,400—–you were correct.  Cheap and perfect.  But, if god ever designed a man to take care of his patients it is dr. Arnoldo.  Come see him.  I worked out today i hour.  I´m so happy i could burst.  Went out and bought jewelry.  So——-how are you and tell me everything you are doing.  We will talk again very soon.  Thanks to you, dear, I made my dream come true with the finest plastic surgeon life could offer.

Many hugs, Escharose”

I think that about says it all.  Escharose is a former runway model and certainly did not take her plastic surgery lightly, nor would she be so happy if her results weren’t truly remarkable.

I’d like to thank Escharose for being so sweet as to share her story with us.  As well, I’d like to say thank you to 20/20 for having the courage to go against the norm of media negativity and finally do a positive story about plastic surgery in other countries.  The  ladies they followed got great results and saved about $25,000 each!

Click Here to See the Video!  It is worth watching!

Are you too scared for liposuction, but still looking for a quick and effortless way to get rid of your thunder thighs?

International plastic and cosmetic surgeons are currently offering Lipostabil, an injectable form of the nutritional supplement Lecithin (a.k.a. Phosphatidylcholine) to combat localized areas of unwanted fat.Treatments cost in the range of $1,000 to $1,500 per area to be treated, and the average person requires between two and six treatments per area to see noticeable reduction in fatty deposits.

Obviously, Lipostabil treatments aren’t such a reasonable option for a person who has large amounts of fat in various areas of the body, but it is good to get rid of rolls, paunches and facial fat like double chins, puffy cheeks or fat-filled bags under the eyes.

Excited? Wait…it gets better! You can actually buy Lipostabil “Kits” and give yourself the treatments…cutting out the middle man and saving a whole bunch of cash. However, this is not for the squeamish. Lipostable is an injectable treatment. So, as long as you have the intestinal fortitude to jab yourself every day for a couple of weeks to melt away your fat, Lipostabil may be for you!

Unfortunately, the jury is still out when it comes to questions like “Are the results permanent?”, and “What are the side effects?”…two very important questions.

The treatments are done commonly in Europe and South America (two areas of the world that always get the good stuff before the States). However, the FDA has not yet approved it for use in the USA. Some doctors are reportedly going overseas to load up on the stuff and bringing it back to offer their patients anyway.

Care to go the “do it yourself” route? You can buy Lipostabil kits online and have it delivered to your door: www.lipostabil-diy.com.

If and when I try this stuff, I’ll be quick to give you a full report. I sure like the idea of being able to give myself a little “Anti-fat vaccination,” then go ahead and order the cheesecake!

Breast augmentation, i.e. implants, have long been a focus of controversy. More than 1.5 million women have them and it is safe to guess that at least the same number of women are thinking about getting them. It is true that they can dramatically improve the feminine figure…but is it worth it? Well, everything is relative and I dare say that most women who have gotten them are pleased with the results. Entire careers have been built on them (can anyone say “Pamela Anderson”).

My aim for this article is not to judge their worthiness, for that is purely up to the individual. I would like to share a little known scientific study that I discovered. Because of reasons that were purely political, the results of this publicly funded study were never made public, but the surprising results will alleviate the fears of many women who either have breast implants or are considering them.

According to the press release, “In one of the largest studies on the long-term health effects of silicone breast implants, researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Md., found no association between breast implants and the subsequent risk of breast cancer.

The $4 million study conducted by Dr. Louise Brinton, the principal investigator from the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Epidemiology and Genetics, followed nearly 14,000 women who had implant surgery for cosmetic reasons in both breasts for 13 years.

Dr. Brinton’s study is believed to be the most comprehensive study of breast implants to date, and declared that silicone breast implants are not linked to breast cancer.

However, there have been many women who have had complications following breast implant surgery, including rupture of the implant, need for revision and/or replacement and autoimmune symptoms including chronic aches and pains, and fibrous build up.

The author, JoAnn Roselli, is a successful living consultant, screenwriter, webmaster, entrepreneur, real estate investor and author of “How to Get High-Quality Plastic Surgery…CHEAP!” She resides in the Dominican Republic with her husband and their 12-year-old son.

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What Exactly Is a Tummy Tuck?

A tummy tuck is a procedure whereby a horizontal incision is made in a “French bikini” line across the lower abdomen, sort of like a smile.

The incision is much similar to that of a Cesarean section. Usually, this is used in combination with liposuction, both suctioning and excising (cutting out) layers of fat from the lower and sometimes upper abdomen.

The surgery is done under general or epidural anesthesia.

Most surgeons “tighten” the stomach muscles themselves using sutures in a corset fashion. Several inches of skin and flab from the lower abdomen are removed, usually including any stretch marks.

What About My Belly Button? Where Will It End Up?

The incision is closed and a new “belly button” is created by cutting a hole in the area where the old belly button was and suturing the edges. When done with care, the new belly button looks just like the original once the wound heals.

How Long Will the Incision Be?

Although the incision in the lower abdomen is long, extending from hipbone to hipbone, if it is done with precision and care it is easily hidden beneath normal bikini underwear or bikini bathing suit. There is normally no need to wear brief style underwear or one-piece bathing suit. However, it can take up to a year for the scar to fade to the patient’s liking.

What Kind of Results Can I Expect From My Tummy Tuck?

The result is a taught, smooth, flat abdomen. With the exception of subsequent pregnancy, the results are long lasting and patients are usually very pleased with their new waistlines and flat tummies.

There is almost always some degree of swelling following surgery, but this usually fully dissipates within 3-6 months.

In women, an increased feeling of “bloatedness” is sometimes experienced during the week of menstruation. However, there is rarely much visible abdominal swelling.

In instances of moderate to severe obesity, the patient may need to go back in for a little
additional liposuction after about 6 months to remove any superficial fat that was missed at surgery.

Because this is rather intensive surgery which is demanded on the patient, most surgeons will not do aggressive liposuction at the same time as a tummy tuck.

Does it hurt?

A tummy tuck is major abdominal surgery including superficial, subdermal and muscular
incisions and suturing. For this reason, the patient should plan on a recovery period of 3-4 weeks, only the first week or so of that being full bed rest. It is important for the patient to understand that superior self-care in both the pre- and post-surgical period is vital.

Immediately following surgery, when the patient awakens from anesthesia, she or he will be helped out of bed. The patient will not be able to stand up straight, as the muscles and skin of the stomach have been surgically “shortened”.

It will take time, usually several days, for the patient to be able to walk fully upright. The patient will be very bent over when standing in the initial hours and days after surgery, but this is a situation that gradually rectifies itself as the abdomen realizes its new form and the body adjusts.

Significant pain is not uncommon, but is usually short in duration, lasting only 3-4 days. For most patients, the pain is a feeling like having done 250 sit-ups in an “out of shape” physical condition.

Coughing, laughter and rolling over in bed can cause significant pain. The patient should
definitely have a friend, family member or home health aide available for at least a week after surgery to help with getting out of bed, using the toilet, etc.

A compression garment, or elastic girdle, is put on the patient immediately following closure in the operating room. This girdle is to be worn for a minimum of one month following surgery, preferably six weeks.

When Can I Get My Stitches Out?

Your sutures will be removed in 7-10 days after your surgery.

You will have an “accordion” style drain in your lower abdominal area which you will have to empty once daily. This drains any additional fluid and liquified fat that will collect in your abdomen. This is usually taken out around day 10-12, depending upon how much drainage you are producing.

Can I Take a Shower?

The patient will not be able to bathe in the usual manner during that time, taking only sponge baths.

Hair washing is not allowed for at least a week and a half, due to the inevitable bending
involved. Only if the care providers can fashion a solution whereby the patient does not have to bend or strain can hair washing be accomplished any earlier in the recovery.

Am I a Good Candidate for a Tummy Tuck?

Tummy tuck is a very effective and usually permanent form of cosmetic surgery that is known to have dramatic results. It is not for someone who only needs to do a few sit-ups to regain a flat abdomen.

This procedure is an especially good solution for someone who carries all or most of their
weight in their abdomen. These patients normally come away from the procedure with an
entirely new figure!

It is important that you are in extremely good health prior to surgery, as this surgery is strenuous on your entire body.

What If I Get Pregnant After My Tummy Tuck?

If you are planning to get pregnant in the future, it is not advisable to have a tummy tuck until you have had children and plan to have no more. If you do plan to get pregnant following a tummy tuck, YOU MUST WAIT AT LEAST ONE YEAR! It takes at least a full year for your abdominal muscles and tissues to regain adequate strength.

Be careful and take extra precautions for birth control in the year following your tummy tuck.

If you have a baby after you have had a tummy tuck, you may require further surgery to regain a smooth, flat belly.

When Will I Be Able To Exercise and Do Sit-ups Again?
You should not do any strenuous exercise for at least two months following surgery, preferably three months.

When you do resume exercise, keep it to short and leisurely walks. Do not jog, run or sprint for at least five months. Stretching is also to be very light, if at all. Do no sit ups until six to seven months following your tummy tuck.

What does it cost?

In the United States, the cost of a tummy tuck can run between $8,500 to $11,000 or more. Often, the patient will receive many bills from ancillary hospital services (nursing, lab, anesthesia, etc.), supplies (i.e. compression garment, in-hospital meds) and will almost always be charged for all subsequent follow-up doctors’ visits.

In the Dominican Republic, the cost ranges between $1,800.00 - $2,400.00, rarely more.
Even lower prices may be found, though invariably offered by surgeons of lesser experience and/or in rural areas. This price is ALL-Inclusive, including pre-surgical lab work and medical consultation/clearance, compression garment, 2-3 day hospital stay, ancillary services and several follow-up visits with the surgeon.

What Steps Can I Take To Prepare For My Tummy Tuck?

It is always advised that you enter into any surgery with a clear mind, a good attitude and a healthy body.

I suggest following the Parasite Cleanse, Bowel Cleanse, Liver Cleanse and Kidney Cleanse as suggested by Dr. Hulda Clark in her book, “The Cure for All Diseases”. All of these programs are accessible for free via the internet at various web sites, including www.Curezone.com.

I highly recommend the above regimens to “do a little house cleaning” prior to your surgery. It is very important to try to rid your body of pathogens that may be lying dormant, waiting to take over when your body is in a weakened state, prior to any surgical or dental procedure to reduce the risk of wound infection. It is only logical that the healthier you are going into surgery, the healthier you will be after your surgery.

Another herbal remedy that I have used to speed and ease recovery following surgery is Arnica Montana ( 30c or 30x), to start one week prior to surgery and continue up to three weeks following surgery. This natural remedy greatly reduces pain, swelling and bruising and can be used to ease the symptoms of trauma in any situation. I highly recommend to keep some around the house at all times!

Good nutrition is very important prior to and after surgery, but then again, it always is! Make sure you’re getting enough vitamins in your foods with lots of green leafy vegetables.

Do not take Ibuprofen or aspirin, and preferably have no caffeine two weeks pre- and post-surgery.

I recommend three basic amino acids:L-Lysine, L-Ornithine, L-Arginine. L-Ornithine is
especially helpful at night to promote deep and comfortable sleep.

Do not eat salt 2-3 weeks before and after surgery.

Exercise is always good for the body. It is especially good to be physically strong prior to
surgery. If you are uncomfortable with strenuous exercise, try some light weight lifting and Yoga.

Get yourself mentally and spiritually ready for your surgery. Surgery, especially cosmetic
surgery, can take a toll on you emotionally.

It’s a little scary to undergo any surgery, and there are undoubtedly a lot of feelings of
excitement and hope mixed in. I highly recommend Centerpointe’s Holosync Holosync as a great help in reducing stress.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JoAnn Roselli is a cosmetic surgery veteran, who has undergone tummy tuck surgery as well blepharoplasty (eyelid lift), upper arm lift and liposculpture of the back, hips and thighs. All of her cosmetic surgery procedures were performed in the Dominican Republic. She is a former medical transcriptionist, and is currently working as a freelance writer, and is author of How to Get High-Quality Plastic Surgery…CHEAP

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Join the fight against this deadliest of killers! Aging is a terminal disease…weakening the body’s immune system, causing muscle wasting, frailty, bowel and bladder incontinence, mental degeneration and in 100% of all cases, eventual death.

What was once thought to be an inevitable conclusion to one’s happy, vital existence is now being regarded by millions as a disease of body, mind and spirit that can and should be fought with every tool known to man. Trillions of dollars are spent yearly struggling to stave off the horrors of aging, yet for some reason few have been brave enough to bring this fight to the forefront of the public consciousness.

While there is still no ultimate cure for the ravages of this most dreaded disease, science is making great strides to minimize the degree of suffering aging inflicts upon its victims. Do not accept aging, sagging, wrinkles, toothloss, hair loss, physical breakdown and mental deterioration as your destiny! While 60 may be the new 40, why stop there? Why not make 40 the new 20? Breakthroughs in reconstructive plastic surgery, nutritional management, exercise physiology and sheer desire of millions of baby boomers to cling to youthful vigor and vitality almost ensure that aging can and will be defeated in our lifetimes!

Please, abandon outdated acceptance of eventual old-fartedness and embrace eternal youth! Life is for living, not for spending the last 40 or 50 years watching one’s very essence slip away, becoming buried under layers of fat, flaccid skin and bitterness.

Support your local plastic surgeon, and fight the good fight!

Many people think that having plastic surgery, be it liposuction, tummy tuck, breast enlargement, buttock enlargement or any other lift, nip and tuck, will improve their sex lives and/or social lives. While this is often the case, there are sometimes situations where being status post plastic surgery can inhibit or even damage a person’s sexual confidence.

It goes without saying that bad plastic surgery or botched plastic surgery will damage one’s self-esteem and make a person extremely self-conscious in intimate situations. But sometimes even just entering into a new romance with a person who does not know your past cosmetic plastic surgery history can be unnerving. For this reason, we here at CPS are in the process of starting a new dating site dedicated only to people who have had plastic surgery, aptly named www.FixedUp.net.

Most plastic surgery patients feel good about their new and improved bodies and/or faces, but still feel shy and often embarrassed to have to tell a new partner what they’ve had done. There are always scars associated with plastic surgery.

Becoming intimate for the first time with a new love is stressful enough, but the thought of being questioned about plastic surgery scars, and possibly turning your partner off if he or she sees your cosmetic plastic surgery scars and was not prepared for the sight, can cause extreme anxiety and detract from what could have been a beautiful experience.

FixedUp.net will eliminate that awkward conversation, or confrontation as the case may be. Since everyone who is a member of the site will know going into it that FixedUp.net is a “plastic surgery-friendly” place, there will be fewer chances of embarrassing questions or anxious confessions.

FixedUp.net will be a place where those of us who embrace plastic surgery and the wonderful transformations we’ve gotten can just relax and be ourselves with others who have either had their own cosmetic plastic surgery or at the very least are open, comfortable and accepting of plastic surgery as a means of improving or maintaining our good looks.

While FixedUp.net is not live yet, we will be within the next few weeks. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact us using the form below and we will keep in touch with you and let you know when we are “live.”

We are very excited to be the only plastic surgery-friendly dating site online and hope to help thousands, maybe even millions of plastic surgery enthusiasts connect in a comfortable and accepting way, bypassing the possibility of being judged in a negative way by a new acquaintance and being put “on the spot” about their plastic surgery history.

Starting a relationship without a plastic surgery “secret” will surely be a relief, and a time-saving solution for millions of us who love our cosmetic plastic surgery results, but don’t necessarily want to make an issue of it or be seen as a “plastic person” just because we found a surgical solution to improve our appearance and self-image.

Membership for the first 100 members will be free! So, if you’re interested please join our mailing list so you can be one of the first to join. We will also be inviting plastic surgeons from around the world to join and network with past and prospective future patients, where they can answer questions or just keep in touch with patients in a friendly, social atmosphere.

Your comments, questions and suggestions are welcome! Please participate and help us make FixedUp.net the a great place to meet and mingle with other plastic surgery enthusiasts like us!

CONTACT US!

The author, JoAnn Roselli, is a successful living consultant, screenwriter, webmaster, entrepreneur, real estate investor and author of “How to Get High-Quality Plastic Surgery…CHEAP!” She resides in the Dominican Republic with her husband and their 12-year-old son.

To the uninitiated, the idea of having cosmetic surgery in a small Caribbean country is ‘frightening’ to say the least. Commonly one would envision a Hollywood “third world” type of scene…of hospitals with narrow, dimly lit hallways and filth encrusted walls; maybe a chicken pecking around in the corner here and there. What surprises many and shocks most is the fact that in my own experience nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, my discovery of the high-quality, low-priced plastic surgery available in the Dominican Republic was absolutely life changing!

Prior to my discovery of the great plastic surgery available at such incredibly low prices offered in The Dominican Republic, I had looked into having liposuction in the United States. On a day of total self-hatred, I decided I could not go on like I had been all my life. It was just too hard. I struggled with a weight problem since I was 10 years old, and had been dieting unsuccessfully since then. After 20 years of it, I felt I could take no more. I had to find a final, curative solution once and for all.

I decided to look into having liposuction in Manhattan. I found a web site that talked about a doctor on the Upper West Side and the before and after pictures were astounding. I called his office and they ran a credit check and excitedly informed me that I “qualified” for financing…$300.00 a month for the next 6 years, plus any financing charges! Not knowing any better at the time, and being nearly suicidal, I enthusiastically scheduled an appointment.

When I got there, I was horrified to see a giant statue of a big, fat, ugly TROLL in the waiting room! I could not believe my eyes! Then when I met the doctor, I understood completely. It was almost an exact replica of the doctor himself! I mean…Physician heal thyself! None of this was giving me good vibes, to say the least.

When it was time for my consultation, I went in his office (dragging my husband with me for fear of being alone with this guy) and oddly there was some lady sitting in the office already. He didn’t even introduce her as another doctor or anything! Feeling stupid and awkward already, he told me to drop my pants! I could have died.

Sheepishly, I did as I was told, at which point he said to me…”Well, I’ll never be able to make you a skinny-minnie but I can probably take off about 2-4 lbs. You’ll have to be in the hospital for a day or two. We’ll have to roll you over during the operation. It will probably take about 5 hours. My fee is $6,000.00. The anesthesiologist and hospital will bill you separately.” And this guy wasn’t even a “real” plastic surgeon. He was a dermatologist!

Having worked in hospitals for years, I was well aware of the fact that in addition to his”fee”, I would undoubtedly be billed for numerous other “fees”, including operating room supplies ranging anywhere from $500.00 to 1,500.00, anesthesiologist’s fee of around $1,500.00, pre-operative physical exam and blood work for roughly $500.00, follow-up visits (usually at least three of them) $150.00 to 250.00, and then top that off with two days in the hospital which would cost me at least $2,500.00! And I don’t even want to talk about all of the financing charges and interest rates that would be part of my “easy financing plan”.

Oh my GOD! I wanted to die. I was so humiliated, degraded and disappointed. I sobbed all the way home. My poor husband didn’t know what to say to me. He made a lot of troll jokes, which made me laugh a little in between crying fits. I really thought I was hopeless. That was in 1998. Read more…

While you may have already have read some of this information in
How to Get High-Quality Plastic Surgery…CHEAP!, today I would like to talk about personal ability and response-ability to affect the outcome of plastic surgery procedures.

I have spent years now researching alternative, natural medicines and health-protection methods, and I am very dedicated to making this information known to as many people as possible.

I’m passionate about it for many reasons, not the least of which being that many people close to me have died from diseases at young ages, mostly cancer. And I believe in my heart that most of these deaths were preventable. In fact, rather than live in fear of “when will it be me,” I empowered myself (thank you, Oprah) by devouring every book and web site I could get my eyes on that had to do with natural ways to stay healthy and support the immune system.

You just have to take a step back from the collective fear-mongering and brainwashing that has led so many of us to believe that our states of health are fragile and complicated and beyond our control. You have to keep in mind that the human body is CONSTANTLY UNDER ATTACK by germs, parasites, microbes, bacteria, etc. and yet for most of the time we are in a state of good health. That’s because we are designed to be healthy.

Your immune system fights off trillions of threats every second of your life. It is not until you (or you environment) have overloaded or impeded this natual protection system that you start to fall ill.

Okay, now I didn’t remind you of all that to make you paranoid or feel doomed. I just wanted to remind you that you are designed for perfect health. However, when you have a tummy tuck, your body needs to use a whole lot of energy to repair it’s severed tissues.

Therefore, the energy that would have been spent on your immune system is being robbed for this temporary mechanism of healing surgical wounds. That is why a postsurgical patient becomes so susceptible to infection.

It’s not necessarily that you are being exposed to some new, strange, strong germ or virus that you never have encountered before. It is because in a normal state of health (with no major drains on your energy), your immune system easily gobbles up and destroys pathogens.

When your energy system is distracted, with the mission of tissue repair, the same pathogens that your efficient immune system would have eliminated without your ever being conscious of it, now doesn’t have the strength it requires.

That coupled with a surgical wound that has allowed a large entry way for germs and bacteria and viruses to enter the body (since your barrier of skin is compromised), puts you at risk of infection.

Now, if on top of that your body is very polluted with heavy metals, foreign chemicals and tainted, putrid food clinging to the walls of your colon, you put yourself at even more risk. There may be plenty of pathogens already lying dormant in your body waiting for their chance to rise up against their oppressor (the immune system) at the first sign of a breakdown of authority!

That is why I recommend so strongly that you spend at least 6 weeks (2 months is best) doing all you can to purify your internal environment prior to surgery…any type of surgery.

One of the first and most important steps is colon cleansing. It’s an area that we’re all grossed out about, and never want to even mention, but it is the gateway to good health. If the internal walls of your intestinal tract are coated in old fecal material, you’ve not only got a breeding ground for the nasties, you are also preventing all of the nutrients from your food from being absorbed into the blood stream! It’s a double whammy.

Most people don’t realize that our modern American diet turns to a thick, gummy paste inside our bodies and sticks to the walls of the intestines like rubber cement. We eat so few vegetables and fruits, natures “wall-scrubbers”, that this goop just builds up and builds up until the intestines are barely functioning. Instead of the normal peristaltic reaction that pushes digested food through the instine quickly and efficiently, food is pushed through by the next food you put on top of it.

I don’t think I need to go into that part of it any further. Let’s now get on to how you can effectively cleanse your colon without having to suffer any humiliating enemas. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure enemas are the most effective way to do a thorough colon cleansing. However, it’s not something I can bring myself to do. Too embarrassing and I’m too self-conscious for that. I can barely stand a pedicure because of the thought of another human scraping stuff out from under my toenails.

Here is the recipe for the absolute best way to cleanse your colon and make yourself feel better than you have in years! And the most fantastic part is that all these ingredients are cheap and easy to get, and you don’t have to stick a hose up your butt! Read more…

One of the reasons that Cosmetic Plastic Surgery gets a bum rap, (i.e. we who’ve chosen it as a means of personal physical improvement and/or upkeep being looked at as “superficial” or “vain”), is in the nomenclature itself. Plastic, as a surgical term, means only “changing shape.” And don’t get me started on the term “cosmetic.”

I came across an article the other day that sounded like it was taken directly from my book, “How to Get High-Quality Plastic Surgery…CHEAP!” The journalist related the growing trend of plastic surgery with the beginnings of dental hygiene. After all, cleaning one’s teeth was considered just the latest aristocratic folly back a couple of hundred years ago…right in line with powdered wigs and perfume.

Of course now if you neglect your teethbrushing (as it should be called…hopefully you have more than one tooth to be brushed), it is thought to be downright disgusting. You would be maligned and avoided by your peers and loved ones if you went more than 24 hours without it.

So, with numbers of plastic surgery patients steadily climbing (Last year around 11 million Americans underwent some procedure considered plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery), will “looking your age” become frowned upon with the same disdain as bad breath and rotten teeth? Read more…

So sad that people focus on the negative.

The good plastic surgery stories far eclipse the bad plastic surgery results, but people have a sick fascination with the macabre.

Of course, really good plastic surgery results are stealthy. When someone looks great following cosmetic surgery, people just quietly wonder, “Did she have something done?”

Good plastic surgery just leaves admirers guessing…and quietly envious.

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