July
20,
2009
Skin Care Tips from A to Z
Our skin care tips cover everything from A to Z. Anti-aging serums? Check. Zit eliminators? Check. Sunscreen? Check. We've got everything right down to the under-eye cream that makes you look your youngest in this skin care bonanza.
- A: Acne
- B: Beauty Foods
- C: Concealer
- D: Dry Skin
- E: Exfoliation
- F: Facial Hair
- G: Gadgets
- H: Hydration
- I: Injections
- J: Jet Set Beauty
- K: Under the Knife
- L: Lasers
- M: Microdermabrasion
- N: Natural Skin Care
- O: Oily Skin
- P: Pores
- Q: Quick Fixes
- R: Rosacea
- S: Sensitive Skin
- T: Tanning
- U: Under Eye Circles
- V: Vitamins
- W: Wrinkles
- X: Extreme Makeovers
- Y: Younger Skin
- Z: Zzzs
K: Under the Knife
Photo credit: Michael Wirth
The Most Popular Plastic Surgeries
In the past five years, the number of plastic surgeries performed on minorities jumped 65 percent — compared with an increase of 38 percent for the overall population. Why the spike in minority candidates? Higher incomes and access to a wider range of ethnic-specific techniques.
A Global Love Affair With The Knife
In an attempt to preserve traditional Eastern looks, plastic surgery was banned in China until 2001. Now, it's a $2.4-billion-a-year business. Add Japan (which spends $18.4 million on plastic surgery annually) and India (where cosmetic surgery has experienced a 15 percent growth in the past three years), and Asia is now the world's second-largest plastic-surgery hub. The U.S. is still in the lead, with its whopping $8.4 billion industry.
The Quest for a Ski-Jump Nose
Unlike the rhinoplasties performed on Caucasians (often to straighten a bridge or remove a bump), nose reshaping for minorities generally leads to narrower nostrils, a higher bridge, and a pointier tip — shapes typical of white noses.
In the past five years, the number of plastic surgeries performed on minorities jumped 65 percent — compared with an increase of 38 percent for the overall population. Why the spike in minority candidates? Higher incomes and access to a wider range of ethnic-specific techniques.
A Global Love Affair With The Knife
In an attempt to preserve traditional Eastern looks, plastic surgery was banned in China until 2001. Now, it's a $2.4-billion-a-year business. Add Japan (which spends $18.4 million on plastic surgery annually) and India (where cosmetic surgery has experienced a 15 percent growth in the past three years), and Asia is now the world's second-largest plastic-surgery hub. The U.S. is still in the lead, with its whopping $8.4 billion industry.
The Quest for a Ski-Jump Nose
Unlike the rhinoplasties performed on Caucasians (often to straighten a bridge or remove a bump), nose reshaping for minorities generally leads to narrower nostrils, a higher bridge, and a pointier tip — shapes typical of white noses.
