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First there was Nosferatu, then the Twilight saga and now......there's a new name in town.....known as the...*lighting strikes, thunder claps*....... “The Vampire Facelift!!!!!”.....

Well.....not exactly....first, you need to know a few things about it. the main one being, it is not a bona fide face lift, this is because it's not a surgical procedure - it cannot sculpt the lower face, neck and jaw-line, as does the standard and face and neck lift.

The catchy title is just a simple play on words. You need to remove any ties you may have mentally with Team Edward or Jacob or.....if you're more inclined to traditional movies, the famous actor, Bela Lugosi - I'm sure in you head, your visualising Dracula horror movies, where the main villain sucks blood from your neck and then with a swoop of his cape, changes into a bat and flies out your window.........well, it's not like that.... 

The Vampire Facelift is getting a lot of media attention simply because of its name, and not because of it's spectacular results.

It did not originate in Transylvania; maybe not even Pennsylvania.  But this is the essence of the process, as I understand it: using the patient’s own blood, a mixture is prepared that is injected under the skin, which ostensibly will do some plumping and filling of the tissue under the skin.  Should the plumping be successful, then presumably, some of the signs of aging would be diminished. The proponents are hoping that such “self-filling” will be more permanent than the current crop of fillers.

I’m familiar with the basic science and technology of this variety of natural filler. The Vampire Facelift uses “platelet-rich plasma” as the filler. Platelets, very small fragments and a normal component of blood, are very valuable in healing. Their main function is to promote blood clotting when clotting is necessary, such as after an injury or surgery. They literally plug the holes in blood injured and leaking blood vessels.  Platelets are also rich in growth factor, and other chemicals and hormones that stimulate the body to generate healing tissue.

All surgeons are familiar with the non-cosmetic uses of platelet-rich plasma. In the universe of all surgical specialties, platelet-rich plasma has had a long and successful run. Reconstructive plastic surgeons and cosmetic surgeons adopted it from those worlds of other surgical specialties including chest surgery where the plasma is sprayed over the stitch lines to promote rapid healing and reduce leakage from reunited blood vessels

So to conclude. Here at SpaMedica, we're not team Edward, Jacob or even Bella - we're just really good at our job!! For more information on us, you can visit our website here

The top 10 Cosmetic Surgery Trends predicted for 2011

 Predictions are based on interviews with leading plastic surgeons around the country, who are actively involved in cutting edge surgical and non surgical aesthetic / cosmetic technology.

• As the economy continues to improve, demand for facelifts and other facial rejuvenation surgery will increase. Non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures will also see some growth, but people who have been putting off surgery for the past few years because of the economy will be ready for the gold standard in facial rejuvenation in 2011.
• The growth and popularity of cosmetic injectables (Botox, Dysport, Sculptra, Radiesse, Evolence, Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane etc.) will continue to increase as products continue to evolve and new players enter the market.
• As our population increasingly realises the dangers and health consequences of obesity, the number of patients seeking plastic surgery procedures for body contouring after dramatic weight loss (abdominoplasty, lower body lift, upper arm lift, etc.) will rise in 2011.
• As the baby boomer generation continues to age, so do their breast implants. This year many baby boomer women who have aging implants and/or breast ptosis will replace their implants and have breast lifts.
• Consumers looking for a bargain on cosmetic procedures will unfortunately lead to an increase in horror stories about “discount injectables” bought offshore and cosmetic medicine and cosmetic surgical procedures performed by untrained or poorly trained practitioners.
• While liposuction (lipoplasty) will continue to be the gold-standard in fat reduction, there will be continued interest in experimental techniques for non-invasive fat removal (freezing, zapping, lasering, etc.) as a future alternative or adjunct to liposuction (lipoplasty) surgery.
• Aesthetic Medicine has seen a dramatic increase in the diversity of the patients treated over the past decade and this trend is expected to continue to grow stronger than ever, with applications that cater to all people. The appeal of both aesthetic surgery and cosmetic medicine will continue to spread across the spectrum of our population, as plastic surgeons further tailor treatments to meet the sometimes unique needs of that expanding population.
• As the popularity of non surgical and minimally invasive procedures continues to grow, surgeons and manufacturers will develop new techniques and products that advance the science, produce even better results and lessen recovery time.
• Celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, and Jennifer Lopez have made a shapely rear-end a must have accessory. In the coming year patients will be seeking posterior body lifts, buttock lifts, surgical and nonsurgical buttock augmentations to shape and augment their buttocks.
• Following the trend in increased consumer sophistication patients will increasingly want to know if the latest procedure and device being touted on the internet and TV talk show really works and if it is safe. Safety will be a key message in 2011