Frequently referred to nowadays as the "drug of choice" among Hollywood celebrities and popular personalities, Botox achieved a certain legitimacy in the medical field to complement its status as a popular cosmetic treatment drug.
Those who've received Botox injections-administered in the face--swear it helps smoothen out lines in the forehead thus giving older people a youthful look.
A LOT has been said about "American Muscle" cars and how they stack up against the best that Europe and Asia has to offer.
A better subject to be sure than the latest Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes monkey crap.
And online discussion on the issue, like a good 500 horse-powered engine, shows no signs of slowing down. Though the din of debate among gearheads is sometimes drowned out by the flood of cheap imports that has consumers choosing among brand new and used automobiles.
If a man does decide to trim that waistline and/or slice off the fat in other parts of his body through liposuction then he may want to consider a few things.
Like any other surgical procedure liposuction doesn't come without its own unpleasant side effects. Think of it this way; for every package deal there's always a snag.
And for every liposuction procedure--be they ultrasonic liposuction or a simple cellulite removal operation-there's always some post surgery discomforts a person has to deal with.
In the movie "Hook" an English sounding
Dustin Hoffman is shown parting the hair away from an ear of a boy as he tries to perform an ear piercing on him.
Hoffman in the character of the pirate nemesis of Peter Pan tells the boy, who happens to be the son of an older Pan played by Robin Williams, "now laddie, just lie your head like so and don't move. 'Cause this is really going to hurt."
Not that guys can't do it but
corset piercings may very well be more fitting for women than for the male of the human species.
After all the name corset came from an infamous piece of girdle worn by the women in the early 17th to 18th centuries.
The corset was supposed to prop up women's spines, making them stand straighter and thus look a lot prettier.
At the way cell phone technology is being developing nowadays it won't be surprising if we find this ubiquitous handheld instrument of the millennium to be everything a Swiss knife aspires to be but failed to do so.
In fact it may even replace the Swiss knife if cell phone giants like Nokia or Samsung had anything to say about it. And more people are going into the cell phone distributor business due to the burgeoning market.
One usually associates
rhinoplasty or its more colloquial term "nose job" with vanity and the social need to gain greater acceptance among one's peers or at least admiration from acquaintances and strangers alike.
And why not because it is said that a good nose creates the single most defining characteristic of a person's face-unless of course you happen to be cross-eyed and had a bigger mouth than Mick Jagger.
Toothpaste has become part
of a person's everyday list of essential personal care items ranking right up there with soap, shampoo, deodorant and dental floss.
Unlike these items however toothpaste works with a partner item namely the toothbrush. Obviously you can't just lube a glob of toothpaste on your fingertip and expect your handheld digit to do a much better job than a toothbrush.
Very few things scream "sexy" for girls other than a really hot car.
Whether it be a brand new car or a souped up older model, chicks really dig a cool looking set of wheels.
Yep let's face it, how else can one explain the instant attraction of women to Batman and James Bond?
No it's not just the suave British accent nor the double martini or the black rubber suit and the mysterious air exuded by these characters.
The junior-senior high school prom is that venerable rite of passage being undertaken by every teenage boy and girl at least once in their lives that leaves an impression lasting well beyond adolescence.
Anyone who's seen "Harry Potter And the Goblet of Fire" last 2005 may well be reminded of what it felt like finding a date and the right clothes for that annual event.
It's trouble enough for guys especially the nerdy, dorky types to look for the right clothes much less the right date for prom night--again look to "Harry Potter" for reference-and the pressure's no less heavier on the girls.
Another year, another reason to be concerned about your health as you inch closer to that magic number of 40.
When people said life begins at 40 they're not kidding. What they don't say is how it all begins for a lot of people. For some it begins with a gradual descent into mediocrity; for the lucky few, it's merely the beginning of the prime years of their lives.
And a lot of factors come into play which led to this sorry state of affairs, not the least of which is that bulging waistline which one tries to keep tucked in amid layers of clothing such as a girdle.
Previously confined to ancient tribes of faraway lands the wearing of body jewelry rose in popularity in no small part due to the onset of punk and heavy metal music.
Having reduced its own excesses to the point that it became accessible to the public, punk rock and metal music in turn ushered in body jewelry to mainstream fashion.
Ah, those darn braces.
Long considered a sign of dorkiness along with eyeglasses among boys and girls, the braces have suffered an unfair rep when it shouldn't have one in the first place.
Then again it couldn't be helped. Braces, along with eyeglasses (again) and cooties have kept countless downhearted boys and girls at least at arms's length away from their peers.
Working as a plastic surgeon
like any profession has its ups and downs.
The downside consists of, but is not limited to, fewer clients, rising bills and a growing list of complaints over botched work from nasty and highly demanding clients.
The upside however compensates for these daily trials and vexations of the spirit. Such fringe benefits include a large, well-paying clientele, respect among one's peers and a chance to get intimate with some of the loveliest ladies this side of the planet.
Since the nominees for the Oscars-yes, the Oscars---had just come in, the runup to the ultimate awards season in Hollywood means more buzz and business for the local economy of Los Angeles.
According to a report from the business channel Bloomberg demand for plastic surgery services in the kingdom of Hollywood rise as early as two to three months.
Naturally it picks up weeks before the Academy Awards are held in the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. Want proof (as if you needed one) of this claim?
WHEREVER you go fat people had become the butt of jokes for as long as...well, since the day the Three Stooges went on the air several decades ago.
Though it wasn't funny when the original Curly sustained a stroke, not from slapstick blows to the head, but from heart trouble that placed him in a vegetative state.
From then on the fears of one day incurring a stroke among obese persons became as real as the next meal they're chomping on. Hence the rush for quickie diets that grievously impair their health.
Being a frequent patron of late night talk shows has its advantages for coach potatoes and insomniacs alike-it keeps you informed, amused and awake while your partner snores beside you.
One particularly amusing treat is the "If They Mated" portion on the show "Late Night With Conan O' Brien" in which the host shows pictures of celebrity couples and how their children would look like if they mated.
Those over the age of 25 who are still into video games but don't know the difference between a PlayStation 3 or a Microsoft Xbox 360 can't help remembering the good old days of video gaming.
This writer's trip down video game memory lane was partly inspired by an article from Yahoo's technology section in which it detailed the 100 most influential electronic devices in American history.
Even though the idea of fashion for the average gum-chewing, sports-loving man is about as alien as seeing Clint Eastwood dance the lambada, most women are not losing hope.
For, they reason, somewhere along that pinkish, cobbled matter of his called the brain lies something that closely resembles a faint fashion sense.
If you are a fan of thrillers or spy movies you may have come across a plot or story in which either the hero or the villain undergoes plastic surgery to mask his identity or cure a horribly scarred visage.
At least one TV show I remember in the 80s, the Knight Rider, shows the main character getting shot and then undergoing a facial plastic surgery to assume another identity, albeit that of a crime-fighter.
For this writer the need for rhinoplasty-more commonly referred to as nose surgery or nose job-as a means of correcting one's features was exemplified in a photo of one US lawmaker as seen on the Web.
According to an online report showing his latest photo, former House Majority Leader Tom Delay has uneven nostrils.
The one on his left looked practically shriveled up while the other is only slightly open. This despite the fact that he supposedly had undergone rhinoplasty surgery.

In certain tribes and cultures body markings and piercings connote a special place of honor among them.
THOUGH the concept of fashionable clothing is most often practiced and to a large extent embraced, by what is now referred to as the metrosexual, the average man on the street need not confine his wardrobe to flannel shirts and jeans.
Men have at one time or another played with toy cars as kids either with friends or by themselves.
A more innocent time before we landed back on earth and settled for pre-owned cars.
Still it was worth the effort recollecting the past if only to remember the days when guys don't have to deal with bills, bills and more bills.
IN the movie "Lethal Weapon 3", actor Danny Glover's character Roger Murtaugh was caught by his partner Martin Riggs (a manic Mel Gibson) wearing a girdle under his uniform.
It's a male girdle, Murtaugh insists on a hooting Riggs after they chased down the bad guys.
Glover's character would later be forced anew to show the male girdle to fellow cops who are no less amused than Riggs.