As they approach their 50s, our beauty icons remain annoyingly youthful-looking. How do they do it?
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That old adage about a woman having to choose between her face and her body doesn’t cut it these days. Fortunately for celebrities (and the rest of us) with figure flaws, liposuction has come a long way from its rather inelegantly mechanical origins. Refinements include a smaller, more precise canula (the tube inserted to suck out fat), the addition of fat-melting heat/energy through ultrasound and lasers, and power-assisted (i.e., vibration) technologies that ease the canula’s progress through the tissue.
Meanwhile, non-invasive bodysculpting options are burgeoning. Already approved in Canada is UltraShape, wherein ultrasound energy is applied to melt body fat that is then naturally eliminated. Among the coming attractions are Zeltiq — on the verge of being approved in both Canada and the United States — a device that’s applied to the targeted body site and, over time, as the client reads a book or otherwise amuses herself, employs a patented cooling method to melt fat, and LipoSonix — recently approved for sale in Canada — a powerful device that uses focused ultrasound energy to melt fat.
Just as aging itself is unavoidable, our scrutiny of maturing stars is an involuntary reflex. And our expectations are pretty high. So even someone like the 60-year-old Jessica Lange, who’s clearly not trying to recapture her 30-year-old face, prompts thoughts of what she could do to present us with a more youthful appearance. A pro’s response: “Someone in her age group could look at using volume — fillers, micro-fat grafting — and Thermage for tightening and shaping,” says Born. “But I would suggest a facelift, possibly upper and lower eyelid surgery.”
Even someone like the 60-year-old Jessica Lange, who’s clearly not trying to recapture her 30-year-old face, prompts thoughts of what she could do to present us with a more youthful appearance.For more on Dr. Trevor Born and the procedures he offers, please visit his site: www.drtrevorborn.com
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PUBLICATION DATE: 2009-09-01
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