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Celebrity Skin Care Quiz

If you would like to know about the status of your facial skin condition by comparing it with some of Hollywood's celebrities, then this Supermodel Skin Match quiz by Janice Dickinson might be useful.

I took the quiz and this result is displayed below.

I am pretty much aware that my skin still needs a lot of improvement. It is just comforting to know that Janice 'thinks' my facial skin condition isn't that bad.

The questions are interesting. Most of them ask you upfront through comparison with some other celebrities' faces what your actual skin condition looks like.

Quiz Result:

Sensiclear Clear Skin Quiz

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What’s plastic surgery got to do with Tina Turner?

Tina Turner looks amazingly good for a 68-year-old woman. The rock n’ roll icon’s good looks just keep on rockin’, which other speculate to be the result of some plastic surgery makeovers.

The multi-awarded singer was recently seen performing live with Beyonce Knowles. And the difference in age and looks was just too glaring to ignore. Beyonce, who is decades younger than Tina, looks as though she had gone under the knife several times compared to her older dance partner.

Nobody knows for sure if Tina Turner has had work on her face and body. One thing is for sure though. She looks really amazing with age and if ever she has had plastic surgery in the past, it was done so well that the results look very natural.

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Depression caused by botched plastic surgery

There has been a huge increase of botched plastic surgery patients who have who are found to have imaginary deformities caused by body image disorders according to many psychiatrists.

Body dysmorphia – an obsession with appearance that makes sufferers turn to excessive plastic surgery because of perceived defects – have been observed in a growing number of patients aged 13 to 70.

The patients often manifest excessive worry over their facial features, breasts, body hair, and perceived genital deformities. And 90% of them want plastic surgery, and about 40 percent already went under the knife.

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No plastic surgery for Julie Walters

British actress Julie Walters admits that she likes fantasizing about having a nip or tuck, but just doesn’t have the courage to actually do it.

The star of Mamma Mia! expressed her sentiments to the press concerning plastic surgery. While she seems to be not against plastic surgery, the actress confessed that she has promised herself no to take that road.

Julie Walters is letting the world know that she hasn’t anything done yet on her face and body.

“I think I would let myself down if I had anything done. I understand why people do it, though,” Walters told The Mirror. “There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t think ‘If I just did that’, ‘just a little…’”

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Meryl Streep thinks one can get old gracefully

Veteran Hollywood actress Meryl Streep is quite surprised in a bad way with the way things are going in Hollywood especially on the issue of men going under the knife. According to WENN, the actress has criticized the trend of having more and more men getting plastic surgery for enhancing their appearance. The actress insisted that everyone should quit the habit and accept their age.

It is now an accepted fact that men are opening up to the call of beauty through surgery. But it seems that Meryl Streep is still not very open to the idea of having those alpha males swallow their pride by asking for a little outside help on their wrinkles and other imperfections.

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Gynecomastia gone in hours

There is a quick-fix procedure suited for men who are complaining about their large man breasts - a condition known as gynecomastia.

Plastic surgery experts recently attended the Health Asia 2008 Exhibition and Conference on Cosmetic Surgery at the Karachi Expo Centre. In here, discussions about the latest achievements in cosmetic surgery have been discussed and highlighted.

One of the highlights of the conference is the discussion of the methods in order to address the medical anomaly known as gynecomastia. Breast reduction surgery is mainly the procedure used to deal with this issue. And plastic surgeons are still on the process of finding more convenient ways to address this, especially on techniques that require lesser downtime for the patient. The cosmetic procedures for gynecomastia take one or two hours and can be performed under local or general anesthesia.

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Surgeons discuss trends in plastic surgery

Dr. Bharat Shah, a board-certified plastic surgeon at St. John’s Clinic shares the highlights discussed in the recently held meeting of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons in San Diego. In the conference, plastic surgeons from around the country and the world, met to share technologies and experiences.

When asked about the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures for men, Shah answered that men are more open to procedures that offer natural results with minimal downtime. Some of these common procedures are Botox, mini-facelifts, laser skin resurfacing, hair replacement, and liposuction.

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Plastic surgery around the globe

A shocking global survey reveals that almost half of the women around the world would change their looks if they could. Now, that suggests plastic surgery is really a global trend. On the darker side, this goes to show that women are really so drawn to the concept of getting great looks in order to be successful in life.

Synovate reports that 40% of the women surveyed would like to change their looks if they had the money.

The survey was conducted by asking a sample of over 7,000 people from various countries such as Brazil, Bulgaria, Korea, Spain, South Africa, and the United States about how they defined beauty. The purpose of the research was to find out where people from different cultures see themselves on the beauty scale, and whether they would change anything about their looks.

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Jessica Alba and her mommy makeover

Jessica Alba has already given birth to a healthy child. And few weeks after delivery, Jessica looks like she is on her way to getting back her pre-pregnancy curves. Speculations abound that Jessica might be employing plastic surgery techniques in order to look that great after childbirth.

However, that is not likely the case. It can be noted that during Jessica Alba’s pregnancy, she was seen going to the gym several times. She must have done that in order to expedite the process of gaining back her normal shape after giving birth.

As for the breast implant rumor that Jessica was involved in, it is still unclear as of the moment since we can’t really determine that right now while Jessica is breastfeeding her baby. Breasts naturally appear larger during and after pregnancy, especially in the breastfeeding stage.

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Christie Brinkley still looks great at 54

Despite the fact that she is in the middle of a divorce battle, supermodel Christie Brinkley still looks stunning at 54. This mother-of-three supermodel is able to maintain her dashing looks through the years. But what is her secret? Could it be plastic surgery?

Gone are the days when plastic surgery used to be so brutal with its methods, thus the infamous windswept look has become popular. That is not the case nowadays. Today, one can get a surgery without being noticed, because of the impressive subtle results. Could this also be the reason why Christie Brinkley has managed to look great as she ages without a really noticeable trace of surgical makeover?

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