If you still find that you have things you'd like to correct or improve, there are so many advancements today in the world of cosmetic surgery. I strongly encourage you to seek remedies that are non-invasive first. Botox is a safe and effective way of reducing prominent wrinkles. Thermage is a new, clinically proven way to treat double chins, fine wrinkles around the eyes, as well as contour your waist and hips. It's completely non-invasive—no surgery, no injections. A single treatment tightens your existing collagen and stimulates new collagen growth. Improvements are both immediately visible and continue up to six months, and, the results can last for years.
Nationwide, women accounted for 82 percent of cosmetic surgery procedures. But in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, the ratio is a little more even. Since my own medical practice has a strong gay following, I tend to see more men than women.
Generally speaking, patients tend to fall into distinct groups. Teenagers typically seek alterations of congenital "abnormalities" such as big noses and ears. Post 30 year old men and women are generally interested in body procedures such as liposuction, tummy tucks, and buttock and breast lifts. And, then, there are the baby boomers seeking rejuvenation—eye- and face-lifts.
The onslaught of TV "makeover" shows has helped to remove the negative stigma from plastic surgery—and in turn, the field itself has been given a face-lift. It used to be that women would only undergo and recover from their cosmetic operations in secret. Now both men and women are even going so far as to throw coming out parties to celebrate their new looks.
I'll leave you with what I always tell my patients. Don't discount what you can do for yourself. Regular exercise and activity is important for maintaining both physical and emotional health. By all means, run, walk, swim, hike, bicycle, lift weights, and even climb mountains. Keep at it, at least one-half hour daily, and make it part of your lifetime self-improvement project. Exercise tones and "optimizes" the body... and the self-discipline involved can help tone and optimize your mind. Moreover, eat a sensible, balanced diet, with lots of veggies and fiber - and avoid "junk foods". If you are fit and feeling fine, you will develop a better self-image, take pride in your appearance, and be more confident in your ability to cope with life's little surprises.
If you wish to transform your life, the principle remains the same - work on yourself first, then let the changes ripple out from you into the outside world. This is as true in the matter of "upgrading" your physical appearance as in all other things.