Monday, March 9, 2009 

A Natural Approach to Chemical Facial Expression Management

One of the great fears of many new Botox patients is Watchmen they will look unnatural. Or like someone they had seen on TV or in magazine who looked 'frozen' and artificial with their facial expressions. In reality, I have seen and treated only a handful of patients over the years who want no wrinkles at all and desire that 'porcelain doll' look. Almost every patient wants a natural look and certainly does not want everyone to know they have been 'Botoxed'. Like all cosmetic facial management, really good results are those that have a natural amount of improvement. Mismatching facial areas is a classic giveaway for having done something.

While creating an expressionless look is possible, there are some practical economic issues that makes that difficult to achieve even if that is what the patient wants. Since Botox is priced per unit given, it takes a lot of Botox to deanimate a whole forehead and around the eyes. That entire area may take up to 50 units or more, depending on how active and thick the muscles are, to completely paralyze. At an average cost of $12 - $14 per unit, you are talking in excess of $700 - $800 for a single treatment. For the average person, that is an expensive session that most people Transformers toys not want to invest in two or three times a year. At the typical treatment cost of $300 - $400 per treatment session, which most patients are willing to pay, you can now see that a completely frozen look is not economically possible.

For the first time Botox patient, I think about the MED or minimum effective dose. What is the least amount of Botox we can use to create the desired effect? The MED is a concept that all drugs are based on, usually in an effort to prevent side effects or complications. With Botox the MED approach is an economic one. Find out the least amount you have to pay to get a good result. That is why you start out with a low dose or number of units. Some practitioners may take the opposite approach of maximum or excess dosing for their economic benefit but, like all repeat business, people come back if they think they got a good honest value. Remember you can always do more injections later if the initial treatment didn't work well enough. I always wait two weeks before any additional units are injected to be sure I am treating a stable result.

Dr Barry Eppley is a board-certified plastic surgeon in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana at Clarian Health Systems. (http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com) He writes a daily blog on plastic surgery, spa therapies, and medical skin care at http://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com

 

The Ultimate Stock Market Tip

The ultimate stock market tip is very simple make sure you buy your stock before the price goes up and even more important be sure to sell it before the price goes down, I know this seems to be stating the obvious but it's amazing how many stock market investors forget this simple rule.

For nearly all stock market investors both newcomers and also very experienced traders the main consideration seems to be deciding on which stock they are going to buy. In reality this is a mistake the stock you are considering is definitely not the most vital part of stock market investing.

Anybody who has any reasonable experience of the stock market will know that the majority of shares always move in the direction of the market, "A rising tide raises all ships and falling tide lowers them". This G I Joe if the whole market is moving up the stocks that you buy will also move up, unless you are very unlucky, in a falling market your shares will go down, unless you've been very lucky. The most important factor in whether or not you make money on a particular share trade is how you handle that trade after you've bought the stock.

Stock market investors are always on the lookout for a good tip, for inside information and its probable that that is what you thought this article was about, but the truth of the matter is individual stock tips are less important to your overall success than the way you handle your trades.

The most important stock market tip I can give you is that it doesn't matter how high your stock rises in price, you have not made any profit until you sell the stock and put the money in the bank, if your stock falls in price you will keep on losing money until such time as you cut your losses and get out of the position. What I mean is, it is important to take a profit when it's available to you, but it's even more important to cut your losses.

Two of the best ways of keeping your losses under control are first never fall in love with any of your stockholdings they are only a means of making money and secondly always remember your stock will not go against the general direction of the market. We all forget these two basic rules from time to time and end up losing money.

To maximise your gains it is important to remember not to be too greedy, before you buy a stock decide on your profit target and once you've achieved it realise a profit by selling the stock, it is almost impossible to exactly catch the top of the market. If your stock goes up in price but then starts to fall back be prepared to reduce your profit target and take the money that is available to you now.

If you're new to stock market investing it is worth paying the extra charges and More Fun Comics a full-service stockbroker, but make sure you ask them lots of questions, why are they recommending a particular stock, how did they reach that decision, you're paying extra charges make sure you get an education for your money. Once you feel confident, start making your own decisions, when they work out and you have several successful stock investments under your belt it will be time to move on to a low-cost online stock dealing service.

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