Getting over an ex is never easy.
Getting over an ex is never easy. The concept of opting for medical beauty in India is gradually undergoing a change as Botox, fillers and chin lifts are being used for the time worn purpose of revenge. Yes, you read right. Like New York socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein whose face is unrecognisable after her divorce and reality television star Heidi Montag, who underwent 10 procedures before she turned 23 to fight a growing sense of insecurity, more and more men and women are getting the sweet taste of revenge through plastic surgery.
Revenge becomes sweet when you suddenly look much younger than your ex-spouse who has left you for someone who used to looks better than you. Both women and men now seem to be going under the knife to leave the feeling of being jilted behind, and boost their sense of self-worth.
Patients who come to me for such surgeries are often bitter or angry. I usually treat them with the greatest of caution and prescribe sessions of counseling first.
The Restylane Vital Treatment rejuvenates the skin by restoring hydrobalance and improving skin elasticity. The more mature your skin is, the more your chances of benefitting from this. The skin’s vitality is restored and your face looks plump and hydrated. This is widely in demand by the people who have darker complexion and often feel inferior.
Extramarital affairs are a big cause behind these surgeries and not simply because the stereotypical husband has an affair with a younger and prettier woman, but also because the wife might be having an affair with an younger man. More and more people today go for cosmetic procedures thanks to insecurities over their partners.
Next in popularity are slimming treatments like mesotherapy. Mesotherapy employs multiple injections of pharmaceutical and homeopathic medications, plant extracts, vitamins, and other ingredients into subcutaneous fat. This gives you flat abs which people then begin flaunting at gyms!
Similarly, there is the skin-tightening device called Exilis Elite which contours the entire body according to your needs.
While regular diets and salon facials take a lot of time to show results, these quick fixes take only few hours to give you the desired results. An eyebrow lift treatment, for example, just takes 30 minutes, whereas chemical peels and photo facials cause little improvement in skin tone, and that too over five to six sessions.
Revenge surgery often leads to depression. Looking good on an impulse can be laced with negatives. Cosmetic surgery is done to improve your appearance or a deformity, and gain self-confidence. Do remember that it is not a solution for marital or relationship problems, and just the fact the people go for it, does not mean that you have to as well.
If, however, you wish to begin life anew and have no qualms about forgetting your past, then these are the surgeries for you!
The writer is a cosmetologist and homeopath physician.
