Almost everyone makes New Year’s resolutions, but few of us ever are able to live up to the expectations we set for ourselves. This is especially true to the resolutions set in losing weight. This pledge is not just committing to one goal but rather a combination of healthier dieting and more extensive exercise, which can be long-term endeavors that hinge on spare time and energy. Cosmetic Surgery
So, where does cosmetic surgery come into helping your weight loss journey? It’s not what you think; procedures like liposuction aren’t actually weight-loss surgeries. When performed by an experienced surgeon like the specialists at Toronto Plastic Surgeons, liposuction does improve the overall contour of the body, few people ever lose more than 3-5 pounds from liposuction, though
So if not for the physical implications, how does cosmetic surgery help with weight loss? The answer is more psychological.
Psychology Behind Cosmetic Surgery
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Psychology is key to achieving many of our goals – keeping the mental determination to tell ourselves to press forward and make time for them. Confidence, too, is key. When we know we look our best, people often tend to perform better in their daily tasks such as work, socializing, and of course, personal goals.
When you think of times in your life where you were in a down period or “funk,” would you be more likely to stay you were in a state of confidence about yourself? This can include things like physical shape, age, or facial features. Likewise, on days you’re feeling great about yourself, you might look in the mirror and note a feature of yourself you might like.
All these minor aspects can combine to improve your attitude towards sticking to your goals, whether they’re weight loss related or otherwise.
Often, when people begin to see the results of losing weight and eating healthy, they push forward in their momentum; it can be getting the initial confidence boost to put your first foot in the door that can be the difficult part.
Plastic surgery can be one of the many ways to help give you that initial boost of confidence that can help you sway that split-second decision in the morning of “am I working out today?” in your favor.
So what are some of the cosmetic procedures that people can get to help boost their confidence?
FUE Hair Transplants
Hair loss can affect a whopping 85% of men by the time they are fifty and roughly 50% of women by the same age. Yet despite its widespread condition, its emotional impact on those who suffer from it can be devastating.
Hair loss can be especially distressing when it occurs in younger people. Younger men, for example, can begin to experience hair loss and receding hairlines as early as their late teens and early 20s.
Those who have hair loss, especially those who are young, often fear the condition will present them as weaker and emasculated and develop self-esteem issues from it.
An FUE hair transplant helps treat hair loss in men and women by using a computer-lead rotary punch system that individually extracts follicles from a healthy donor site (like the back of the neck) and transplants them to the affected area. This results in a seamless transition of new and old growth and a boost in confidence from the appearance of the younger (and, in men’s cases, more masculine).
Rhinoplasty
As surprising as it may sound, the nose job (rhinoplasty) is the number one commonly performed cosmetic surgery among both men and women. Being central to the face, having the nose re-shaped can dramatically change a person’s appearance and improve their confidence. Additionally, rhinoplasty can also be used to treat a nasal breathing condition known as a deviated septum, which can make breathing through the nose difficult when working out. Correcting a deviated septum can help improve your breathing and allow you to struggle to breathe as hard as the heart rate is accelerated.
Botox
While rhinoplasty is the number one cosmetic surgery, Botox reigns king of all cosmetic words, the most popular cosmetic treatment for both men and women. Non-surgical in nature, Botox is an injectable that can remove fine lines and wrinkles in the face. It can also help other conditions such as chronic migraines and muscle contractions and conditions that some may be self-conscious of, such as lazy and twitching eyes and involuntary bladder leaks.
Facelift
Facelifts are a popular cosmetic surgery because they can cover a wide range of areas on the face all at once. A full facelift, for example, helps treat almost any cosmetic issues on the face, from sagging jowls around the chin and cheeks to sloping brows by the forehead, all while treating the lines and wrinkles that exist around the mouth, eyes, and brow. The results, on average, can leave a person feeling seven to twelve years younger. The refreshed appearance may be all the boost a person needs to continue their pursuit in living a healthy lifestyle.
A facelift doesn’t always need to be a top-to-bottom procedure either, and many other different options exist out there, like a mini facelift or mid-facelift, to treat individual areas of concern.
