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Aesthetic and cosmetic skin treatment
This page is for miscellaneous articles on the aesthetic or cosmetic treatment of skin.
(Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | Tags: Improving looks, Science)Comments (2) | Notify others
Cellulite treatment by electromagnetic radiation (infrared, laser, radiofrequency) and ultrasound
The previous article on treating cellulite addressed mesotherapy or the use of agents that breakdown fat deposits in the fat cells just beneath the skin. This article addresses a different approach to treating cellulite, namely using electromagnetic radiation or ultrasound to heat up the skin, typically in the form of twice-weekly treatments over a couple of weeks. The heat damages collagen fibers, causes contracture of collagen-rich connective tissue, and prompts the body to overcompensate in terms of increased collagen content of the skin, which firms up the skin over the buttocks and back of the thighs. This principle is also behind some approaches used for rejuvenating aging facial skin and reducing wrinkles.
(Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 | Tags: Improving looks, Science)Comments (1) | Notify others
Sensation seeking and men’s preference for facial femininity in women
I have until now addressed variation in men’s preferences regarding women’s physical femininity in terms of sexual orientation-related differences, but even among heterosexual men there is variation in the extent to which physical femininity is preferred in women, and here is an article on a series of 3 studies on this issue. In these studies, the authors took pictures of the faces of young adult women and presented them to men in two forms, slightly masculinized and slightly feminized. The male judges rated them for attractiveness.
(Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 | Tags: Science)Comments (3) | Notify others
Women’s body size preferences among men in Britain, Malaysia and Samoa
Here are two studies on cross-cultural comparisons.
(Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 | Tags: Aesthetics, Science)Comments (0) | Notify others
Quick judgment of face beauty; variation in and appeal of women’s gait across the menstrual cycle
Two studies follow.
(Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 | Tags: Science)Comments (9) | Notify others
Some sex/gender differences in nose shape; measurements for rhinoplasty
Springer et al.(1, pdf) showed the following noses individually to 308 judges and asked them to judge whether they belong to women or men. Each of the four images shows the average of a sample of men or women, none of whom were the judges.
(Posted on Friday, April 4, 2008 | Tags: Aesthetics, Science)Comments (0) | Notify others
How often men approach women in relation to the size of their breasts
The results of this study should not be surprising, and one might think it remarkable that some researcher would spend time documenting this, but hard evidence that feminists have been unfairly blaming patriarchy, yet again, is welcome.
(Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 | Tags: Science)Comments (7) | Notify others
The interaction between cellulite and skin aging: another reason to treat cellulite?
The following picture contrasts the looks of cellulite in a young woman with that in a middle-aged woman.
(Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 | Tags: Improving looks, Science)Comments (0) | Notify others
Acne treatment: the utility of azelaic acid, and photopneumatic technology
This article will address two recently published reports on acne treatment.
(Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 | Tags: Improving looks, Science)Comments (2) | Notify others
A review of mesotherapy solutions for breaking down fat and treating cellulite
There was a time when I heard about some topical applications that claimed to shrink fat cells just beneath the skin. If true, then they could help improve cellulite, the cottage-cheese-like appearance of the skin that many women have in the back of the upper thighs and buttocks and some men also. I assumed these were a scam, but some of these drugs work, and here is the latest literature review on them.
(Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 | Tags: Improving looks, Science)Comments (7) | Notify others
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