sexta-feira, 24 de agosto de 2007

New vending machine hot chocolate makes beauty claims

A new hot chocolate sold in vending machine is a novel addition to the growing market for drinkable and eatable beauty products.The Denmark-based firms, Eurogran and Chr Hansen, joined forces to make the beauty concoction called Le Royal ChocoDark, which is high in antioxidants, the molecules associated with skin health and anti-ageing. Ingredients specialists Chr. Hansen achieved this by adding palm oil carotenoids to the brew, which is already high in antioxidants thanks to the high cocoa content of the dark chocolate.The hot chocolate drink will be sold from vending machines across Europe, after the launch of the product at the EU Vend exhibition in Cologne, Germany, on September, 20.The product will find its way into hotels, offices and restaurants as well as health shops and gyms so as to ensure that it reaches its target audience."We see great possibilities for Le Royal ChocoDark to be included in vending machines - not only in offices, but also at places like fitness centres and life-style-stores," said Thomas Stilling from vending supplier Eurogran.Food and beverages with cosmetic effects represent an emerging market that is developing fast in America, Europe and Asia, said Eleni Grammenou from Euromonitor.Reflecting this is two unusual product launches over the last few weeks. A nutritional scientist has developed an anti-wrinkle pizza in Italy and a range of beauty teas have been launched in America.Le Royal ChocoDark aims to tap into the large potential market of women who buy both chocolate and beauty products."We are sure that this chocolate drink will appeal to a wide range of consumers all over, and especially for those interested in beauty. Worldwide, female consumers are the main consumers of cocoa products, and combining cocoa with natural carotene creates a good synergy effect," said Sami Sassi from Chr Hansen. The growth in the market for cosmetic food and drink products has a knock on effect on the market for carotenoids. A 2003 Frost and Sullivan report suggested that the ingredient was being underused due to the lack of public awareness of its health benefits. A recent report from Global Industry Analysts suggested that the tide is turning and estimates that the total world market for carotenoids will reach €0.78bn by 2010.

Fonte: http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com - Sexta-feira, 24 de agosto de 2007.

New class of bio-lipids for use in cosmetics formulations

An Illinois based biotechnology firm is launching a class of natural bio-lipids off the back of its soy based sunscreen discoveries; promising to deliver the benefits of active ingredients that have previously been unsuitable for use in cosmetic formulations.Scientists from the company iSoy Technologies, have developed a molecule with sunscreen properties, known as FSG33 - the result of joining a compound found in the soy plant with ferulic acid.The ferulic soy glyceride (FSG) is produced through a unique enzyme reaction, which according to the company produces no toxic by-products, unlike the usual synthetic chemical reaction. A variation of FSG made its commercial debut earlier this year in an anti wrinkle formulation marketed by a cosmetics company in New York, and iSoy now propose to use the same technology to create many other bio-lipid molecules, as well as continuing to market the possible applications of FSG. The bio-lipid molecules, when applied to the surface of the skin, act as a reservoir for essential nutrients from which depleted skin can replenish itself as it needs, explained company president Raymond Willis. "The core idea of our technology is to allow natural actives that have no lipid form, or a very poor lipid form, to be converted into useable lipids that are skin friendly with an ability to stay in the skin for long periods of time" Willis told CosmeticsDesign.com.The original innovation, FSG33, exhibits strong antioxidant properties and neutralizes harmful UVA rays, explaining the interest in the compound as an anti-aging ingredient. Furthermore, the FSG molecules appear to improve the solubility, stability and delivery of other skincare actives such as vitamins, thereby helping to transport the nutrients into the skin. In addition to the anti-wrinkle formulation, iSoy is currently testing a natural FSG soap bar that, according to Willis, has seen outstanding results, with many users reporting the products ability to improve the quality of extremely dry and rough skin. The company expect to market this particular attribute of FSG in formulations where the consumer might encounter particularly harsh environmental conditions. In addition to FSG, the company is exploring the potential of other bio-lipids, aiming to create at least 25 new molecules based on the same technology, and are currently searching for industry partners.

Fonte: http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com - Sexta-feira, 24 de agosto de 2007.

quarta-feira, 22 de agosto de 2007

Research points to unknown properties of skin care lotions

Recent research suggests that the properties of a lotion change radically on application to the skin; changes that were previously unknown to scientists, and opening up the industry's research and development to criticism.The study, presented at this year's 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston, suggests that the nature of skin care lotions radically alter after just 10 minutes contact with the skin, affecting the product's absorption properties.The research, presented by Dr Stig E. Frinberg, regards the nature of the oil, water and surfactant mix that form the basis of most cosmetic lotions; specifically focusing how the structure changes when its moves from the bottle onto the skin. Friberg's research reveals that after application onto the skin a lotion begins to evaporate, causing its internal structure to change. The lotion moves from a liquid phase into a more orderly state such as a liquid crystalline or solid amorphous state, and it is this new state that will determine the effects on the skin.Importantly, Friberg states that these changes may affect the absorption of molecules into the skin, therefore radically altering the activity and efficacy of the product in general."The appearance of liquid crystalline structures in the emulsion acts as if you have a much higher concentration of the active substance on the skin" Friberg explained.The research suggests that further study of the new structures the lotion forms on application could be extremely beneficial to the cosmetics industry, as companies are currently working with a template that is, according to the researcher, flawed.It is hoped that further investigation may help manufacturers to better tailor the active ingredients to the emulsion; one example could be salicylic acid, an active ingredient often used in formulations used to treat acne and psoriasis.Traditionally scientists have assumed that the structure of an emulsion remains intact as a lotion evaporates. And Friberg blames this ignorance on the industry's tendency to 'jump on the bandwagon' rather than to push the boundaries of original research.He references the plethora of research into the effects the form of the lotion - for example emulsions, microemulsions and vesicle solutions - has on the skin, and claims that his research shows that such efforts are in vain as the lotion is radically changed within 10 minutes after application.The scientist told the meeting that the cosmetics and skin-care product industry is sometimes beset by a 'me-too' mindset, where research and development focus on matching the competition rather than applying sound science to improve products.In terms of his own discoveries, Friberg does not expect the industry to respond straight away to his claims, stating that any view which deviates from the tradition takes a long time to penetrate the commercial world.

Fonte: http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com - Quarta-feira, 22 de agosto de 2007.

Anti-aging tea competes for shelf space

By Guy Montague

Beauty tea is the latest addition to a range of food and beverage products to hit the market that are specifically formulated to enhance physical appearance.Boston-based Sipping Beauty is launching six teas this month that, among other things, claim to fight the effects of aging, help the complexion and ensure fresh breath.The company says that the ingredients used are clinically proven to carry significant beauty benefits. Its Forever Young tea contains pure cocoa, which the company claims helps to preserve the skin's youthful appearance.Sipping beauty was created and is distributed by Maswel Brands. The company has not announced where its teas will be sold but it is likely that they will follow other products like Borba drinks onto the cosmetics aisles rather than drinks aisles.The news comes as a new line of Borba drinks from Anheuser-Busch is launched that is said to contain antioxidants, vitamins and botanicals to improve the skin's appearance.On the quirky side, Eugenio Luigo Iorio, a nutrionist from the University of Naples, has created an 'anti-wrinkle' pizza, La Stampa newspaper reported.Food and beverages with cosmetic effects represent an emerging market that is developing fast in America, Europe and Asia, said Eleni Grammenor from Euromonitor.Grammenor said foods and drinks that claim to enhance the appearance of skin, nails and hair are hitting the shelves and have proved particularly popular with Japanese consumers.Although the market for such products is growing, signs are that the total size of the market remains small. Their close compatriots, dietary supplements with beauty claims, represent only one per cent of the $8.46bn total US market for dietary supplements, according to Euromonitor.

Fonte: http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com - Terça-feira, 21 de agosto de 2007.

Anti-aging compound claims to reset the clock

A California-based skin care company has recently announced the release of the Age Intervention Regeneration Booster, promising to allow cells to 'reset their aging clocks'.Jan Marini''s Age Intervention Regeneration Booster is a six week anti-aging program consisting of six 'one a week' ¼ oz. bottles, with a suggested retail price of $225.The product is part of the Jan Marini's Age Intervention line that already includes a face cream and serum, an eyelash enhancer and a hair conditioner - all designed to fight against the aging process.The California based skin care company is well known for its medically-based skin care therapies using patented formulas and ingredients. This latest product is based on the topical application of telomerase enzyme, incorporating the enzyme with anti-inflammatory agents, specially chosen peptides and other skin enhancing ingredients.The company claim that an independent clinical study has demonstrated significant and lasting improvements in the appearance of lines and wrinkles, elasticity, firmness and general texture of the skin.Telomerase is an enzyme involved in DNA replication, which, under certain circumstances, stops the telomeres from shortening. Shortening telomeres are thought to be involved in the aging process, explaining the interest that the compound has received as a possible anti-aging ingredient.A telomere is the region of highly repetitive DNA at the end of chromosomes that act as a buffer during chromosome replication. Such a buffer is necessary as the replication process cannot reach the ends of the chromosome - if the telomere buffer was not present then vital DNA information would be lost.With each replication the telomeres get slightly shorter except when the telomerase enzyme is activated. However, in adult humans the enzyme is generally not active hence the shortening of the telomeres.The hope is that the topical application of telomerase may help stem the shortening of telomeres and therefore help skin to remain youthful, although little conclusive scientific evidence is available on the effects of lengthening telomeres via telomerase activation on aging in humans.The age Intervention Regeneration Booster is not the only product on the market promising to harness the power of telomerase as an anti-aging compound. For example Revive's Peau Magnifique claims to reset your skin's aging clock by a minimum of five years and costs a mere $1500 for the four week treatment.

Fonte: http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com - Terça-feira, 21 de agosto de 2007.

sexta-feira, 17 de agosto de 2007

CABELOS E PELE

Como escolher o melhor produto para a minha pele?
Trocas de shampoo ou de condicionador podem prejudicar os meus cabelos?

Nos últimos 20 anos, o ramo da beleza vem galgando um promissor caminho rumo à profissionalização. Os tradicionais ‘‘institutos de beleza’’ se transformaram em sólidas empresas geradoras de empregos. A este crescimento podemos contemplar a capacitação dos profissionais. A indústria, por sua vez, vem apontando índices de investimentos de qualidade, chegando a ganhar respeito no mercado internacional. Já o consumidor contempla um mercado de trabalho onde a imagem pessoal recebe igual atenção à sua qualificação profissional. Somos surpreendidos a cada dia com novos produtos e tratamentos, entretanto poucas pessoas se sentem satisfeitas com o resultado. Qual a principal causa desta frustração? Como profissional da área há quase 15 anos, tenho acompanhado todo esse processo e vivenciado diariamente esta questão: ‘‘Por que o produto que eu comprei, testei em mim por dias, não correspondeu às minhas expectativas?’’. Os princípios ativos oferecidos com toda certeza não são os responsáveis, mas sim a potencialização, ou seja, como a pele foi avaliada e preparada para aproveitar o ativo oferecido é a principal causa desta frustração. Os produtos para cabelos também sofrem com esta queixa: ‘‘Qual o melhor shampoo, condicionador ou creme de pentear?’’ Salientamos que o couro cabeludo e o cabelo obedecem ao ciclo sazonal, fisiológico e idiossincrático (ou seja, de cada pessoa). E como qualquer cosmético, é necessário haver uma ‘‘preparação’’, onde o profissional (hair dresser ou esteticista capilar) de sua confiança promoverá a avaliação e a conduta adequada ao fim proposto, para então haver o cuidado diário. O uso aleatório com toda certeza levará à frustração e perda do aproveitamento que o cosmético em questão poderia oferecer. Salientamos que a avaliação adequada necessita de alguns procedimentos. É aplicada uma anamnese (histórico pessoal), avaliado o couro cabeludo antes e após higienização, dentre outros. O vendedor, por mais qualificado que seja, não disporá de recursos para tal precisão. Margareth Watanabe, nutricionista, esteticista e maquiadora

Fonte: http://www.bonde.com.br/folha/folhad.php?id=21214LINKCHMdt=20070817 - 17/08/07

quinta-feira, 16 de agosto de 2007

Q: Who Is the Real Face of Plastic Surgery?

By NATASHA SINGER
Published: August 16, 2007

IT was the pale green and pink striped bikini that did it.
When Sandra Cornier, a mother of two from Brooklyn, looked at a recent photo of herself taken at Manhattan Beach, N.Y., she didn’t like what she saw. She had been nursing her son for 11 months, and now she could barely fill out the bathing suit top.
She made a decision: She would have breast implant surgery, and right away, because she wanted to be cozy in her favorite bikini by the end of the summer. She did not have the cash available, but she was willing to borrow.
“I just wanted to proportion myself out and look like I did before I had children, simple as that,” said Ms. Cornier, 33, who is married and works for a government agency. She took a loan for $10,800. “I did not want to wait two or three years to save up for surgery.”
Cosmetic medicine used to be the province of the rich and celebrated who would pay cash or write a check up front for their tummy tucks and eyelid lifts. (Such procedures are not typically covered by health insurance.) But in the last five years, with the advent of reality shows like “Extreme Makeover” and the popularization of nonsurgical treatments like lasers and wrinkle injections, people with blue- or pink-collar incomes and Beverly Hills ideals are embracing vanity medicine.
Doctors around the country are noting a democratization of cosmetic medicine, a redefinition of it as a coveted yet attainable luxury purchase, on par with products like Louis Vuitton handbags or flat-screen televisions.
The medical industry has responded by marketing plastic surgery as if it were an appliance or other big-ticket consumer product: a commodity to be financed with credit cards and loans.
About a third of people considering plastic surgery reported average household incomes below $30,000, according to a survey conducted in 2004 for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The poll of 644 people found that 13 percent of those seeking information on plastic surgery procedures reported an annual household income of more than $90,000.
Dr. Paul A. Blair, a facial surgeon in Hurricane, W.Va., said his patients have included high-school teachers, truck drivers and school-bus drivers. Dr. L. Mike Nayak, a facial surgeon in St. Louis, said that his patients include blue-collar or lower-salary professionals — “teachers, retirees, psychologists, regular middle-class working folks.”
“I have a couple of jail wardens,” Dr. Nayak said.
Laurie L. Essig, who teaches sociology at Middlebury College in Vermont, said there is little mystery why this is so: Middle-class Americans are buying into the idea of better living through surgery. Makeover shows, magazines and advertising campaigns have convinced people that flatter stomachs, inflated bosoms, smoother brows and whiter teeth will so improve their careers or their romantic lives that it is even worth going into debt, she said.
“In a bosom-obsessed society where you think you can earn $20,000 more with bigger breasts, is it insane to consider taking out a loan to have surgery?” said Dr. Essig, who is writing a book on the economics behind plastic surgery. “The demographic is teachers, law enforcement officers and stay-at-home moms.”
One of the most vivid illustrations of this economic reality is the rise of finance companies offering middle-income patients easy access to credit to pay for their surgeries.
Patients throughout the country find brochures in their doctor’s office with slogans like “Get the Cosmetic Procedure You Want — Today!” from established financing companies like Capital One and CareCredit, a unit of GE Money. In Star magazine, among ads for weight-loss pills and slimming gels, an Internet-based financer called DoctorsSayYes.net advertises: “Absolutely no one will be turned down. Now you can finance your cosmetic procedure for as little as $99 down and $99 per month.”
Mike Testa, the president of CareCredit, said that Americans spent about $14 billion last year on cosmetic medical procedures, from liposuction to laser skin treatments. Of that, $1 billion is financed by companies like his, he said.
“It is certainly getting more patients to say yes today rather than delaying treatment,” Mr. Testa said. “If you had to pay cash for a car, how many cars would you buy in your lifetime?”
The car analogy came up frequently in interviews with more than 30 doctors and patients.
“One of my patients said: ‘I financed my car. Why shouldn’t I finance my face?’ ” said Dr. Lisa Cassileth, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Plastic surgery has become just like any other high-ticket item you put on credit and pay for later.”
Cosmetic patients said financing — including home equity loans — allows them to proceed as soon as they are ready.
Ms. Cornier, the Brooklyn mother, was matched by the manager of the office of her Park Avenue plastic surgeon, Dr. David P. Rapaport, with Capital One health care finance for her $10,800 loan. She received approval in minutes for the breast implant surgery, she said.“Financing gives the average person like me the opportunity to do this without having to wait,” Ms. Cornier said.
For many patients, the plastic surgery loan is just another bill — a way to build up frequent-flier miles if they put it on a credit card, or another check to write once a month. Michelle Lee, 28, a saleswoman at a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Pleasanton, Calif., used a finance company to pay for $6,000 in liposuction after her regular workouts failed to perfect her arms, stomach and inner thighs, she said.
“Those were problem areas for me and I needed results now,” she said. “It is all about instant gratification for me.”
She was charged a $600 processing fee for the loan, but she made sure to pay off her balance before the 25 percent interest kicked in, she said.
Other patients face years of payments; there are no published statistics about bankruptcy or even default associated with plastic surgery loans.
Lani Guzman, 21, who works part-time jobs as an administrator at a law firm and at a carpet company in South Pasadena, Calif., had surgery in May to smooth a bump on her nose that had been bothering her for years, she said. She put $5,000 on a credit card and took out a three-year loan with a financing firm for the other $5,000.
“They charged dumb fees like $650 to put the loan together, which is kind of a rip-off,” said Ms. Guzman, who also serves in the Army Reserve. She said she pays $178.01 monthly to the finance company and does not know how long it will take her to pay off the debt on her credit card.
Dr. Robert Kotler, the facial surgeon in Beverly Hills who operated on Ms. Guzman, said that orthodontists invented the idea of paying in installments for elective medical procedures. Now a crooked nose is becoming the new overbite, he said. And, just as pay-as-you-go orthodontics turned the Hollywood smile into a rite of passage for the children of middle-class families, financing is widening the audience for plastic surgery from Mercedes S-Class drivers to subway riders.
“What does it cost to amortize a nose over the useful life of it?” Dr. Kotler said. “It costs 30 cents a day, cheaper than a can of soda, and unlike a car, you get the benefit of a nose for the rest of your life.”
But some doctors worry that some patients are spending on vanity care, even as they forgo health insurance because of its expense — a decision that is particularly risky should something go wrong or need to be corrected after the elective procedures.
“I have some 23-year-old women who are getting breast implants who think they are young and healthy and don’t need health insurance,” Dr. Rapaport said. “But they are used to paying for clothing and makeup, so there is no cognitive dissonance for them in paying for procedures to maintain their bodies.”
Doctors also worry that easy access to credit could induce people to sign up for (and perhaps regret) procedures they otherwise might not be able to afford. Every month, said Dr. Darrick E. Antell, a plastic surgeon in Manhattan, as they make their loan payment, they might question whether their surgery decision was worth it.
“In cases where funds are tight for the patients, they might be better off buying a new dress instead of a new chin,” Dr. Antell said.
As for Ms. Cornier, she was still happy two weeks after she had the breast implant operation, even though it is likely that, with interest, her procedure could ultimately cost $16,440, about a 50 percent increase. She said the gratification of having a new silhouette more than compensated.
“I did not want to look like Pamela Anderson,” Ms. Cornier said. “I just wanted my bathing suit to fill out right.”

Fonte:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/fashion/16skin.html?pagewanted=1&ref=health - 16/08/07

sexta-feira, 3 de agosto de 2007

Alisantes para cabelo: orientações de segurança

A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) lança material informativo sobre o uso correto de alisantes e alerta para os perigos do formol, nesta sexta-feira (3), em congresso internacional de estética, em São Paulo (SP).
Os folderes (pdf) e adesivos (pdf) destinados a salões de beleza e clínicas de estética estarão disponíveis ao público durante o 15. Congresso Científico Internacional de Estética.
A gerente-geral de cosméticos da Anvisa, Josineire Sallum, participa, nesta sexta-feira (3), da abertura do congresso. Até o próximo domingo (5), profissionais de saúde e de estética estarão reunidos no Centro de Exposição do Anhembi para aprimorar conhecimentos e trocar experiências na área. Material informativo sobre alisantesData: 3 de agosto de 2007 – abertura do congressoHora: 9h30Local: Palácio de Convenções do Anhembi em São Paulo (SP).

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quinta-feira, 2 de agosto de 2007

Health Panel: Ease Limits on Acne Drug

By ANDREW BRIDGES
The Associated PressWednesday

August 1, 2007; 2:53 PM

WASHINGTON -- Health advisers are urging slightly more flexibility in rules designed to prevent pregnancies among women taking an acne drug that has caused birth defects _ even though women taking the drug still are getting pregnant.
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration decided Wednesday that minor changes would ease access to Accutane and its generic competitors without further increasing those troubling pregnancies.
There were 122 pregnancies in the program's first year and another 37 in the four months since, administrators of the privately run program told the panel.
The program lost track of 35 of the women who became pregnant. Most of the rest of the pregnancies, 54, ended in abortion, and an additional 17 women miscarried. The one child known to have been born so far escaped birth defects, and officials are watching to see what happens with 15 continuing pregnancies.
Moreover, Accutane's manufacturer learned of another 19 pregnancies in women who took the drug despite never enrolling in iPledge _ a program that was supposed to cover every user of the drug, every doctor who prescribed it and every pharmacy that sold it. Women taking the drug pledged not to become pregnant.
"Why does that not represent a major failure of the iPledge system?" asked panelist Sean Hennessy, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
It's unknown how most of the women obtained the drug, said Dr. Daniel Reshef, of Accutane manufacturer Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Two got it from outside the country, two directly from pharmacies, one took the drug by accident _ she thought it was ibuprofen _ and another took her mother's prescription.
The FDA convened the panel of experts to conduct an initial review of the program meant to prevent women from becoming pregnant while taking the drug. Exposure to isotretinoin _ as the drug is formally known _ in the womb can cause severe brain and heart defects, mental retardation and other abnormalities.
In the only vote Wednesday, the 18 panelists agreed unanimously to recommend making the program more flexible, something long sought by dermatologists.
For example, they said women who don't fill a prescription within seven days of a pregnancy test should be allowed to get another test and then fill the prescription. Currently, those who don't act within seven days are frozen out of the program for 23 days.
In a second change, they said women should have to fill the prescription within seven days of seeing their doctor, rather than within seven days of the pregnancy test.
All patients _ men and women _ who want the drug must enroll in the program, along with wholesalers, doctors and pharmacies. Women must meet additional requirements, including using two forms of birth control (or pledging abstinence) and passing pregnancy tests before each monthly refill.
Most of the reported pregnancies appear due to women's failure to back up their birth control, or to failure of birth control itself, said Reshef.
The FDA wants more information about those pregnancies to improve the $100 million program, the most rigorous risk-management program the agency has approved for any drug.
But just 10 percent of the 122 women who conceived while taking the drug provided the detailed, follow-up information needed to do so, Cynthia Kornegay, of the FDA's drug risk evaluation office, told panelists.
Several advisers called the questionnaires punitive in tone. For example, a question about a woman's educational background followed others about their experiences with contraception failure, said adviser Dr. Judith Kramer.
"If that's not implying you're stupid because you're pregnant, I don't know what it's doing," said Kramer, an associate professor at Duke University Medical Center. Panelists recommended encouraging women upfront to engage in the detailed follow-up should they become pregnant.
Even further changes to the program may do little to prevent pregnancies: Agency officials acknowledged their efforts may be thwarted by a limited ability to change human behavior.
"The agency is very cognizant of the fact that getting to a zero goal is not possible to attain," said Dr. Susan Walker, director of the FDA's dermatology drugs office.
More than 305,000 patients registered to use the drug, including 137,415 women of childbearing age. The registry allowed 91,894 of them to receive at least one prescription.

Fonte: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080101423_2.html - 01/08/07

Tempo de cuidar da beleza

Ana Luiza Guimarães

O inverno é a época do ano mais recomendada pelos médicos para quem faz tratamento estético. Até o mês de julho, houve um aumento de 60% na procura por esses tratamentos, segundo a Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica.
Apaixonada por praia, Ana Beatriz Buonochristiano não queria perder o verão se recuperando do peeling cirúrgico. “Recomendaram que eu fizesse num período de temperatura mais baixa, porque a recuperação é melhor. Quando chegar o final do ano eu vou estar recuperada para poder caminhar, fazer minha programação de verão em condições melhores”, fala a empresária.
Isabela está fazendo um peeling de cristal que ajuda a tirar manchas e melhora a textura da pele. “Nessa época é melhor, porque faz esfoliação e não tem intensidade solar do verão”, explica a médica dermatologista Heloísa Hofmeister.
Seja por que a radiação solar é menor, as temperaturas mais amenas ou até por uma conveniência do período de férias escolares, quando muitos pais aproveitam para tirar férias também e por isso têm mais tempo. O fato é que o inverno é a melhor época do ano não só para os tratamentos mais simples, feitos no próprio consultório, mas também para os mais complexos como cirurgias plásticas e lipoaspiração. “O clima é mais favorável, a temperatura mais amena, incidência da radiação solar é menor,. É mais vantajoso, mais confortável e mais adequado sob ponto de vista técnico“, afirma o cirurgião plástico Everardo Abramo.
Foi no inverno de 2006 que Aparecida Teixeira fez uma plástica de abdome e implante de prótese de silicone nos seios. “Foi maravilhoso, você vai pra praia, veste uma roupa legal, a auto-estima vai lá pra cima mesmo”, conta.
Durante o inverno, os médicos também recomendam cuidados caseiros que podem dar um bom resultado:- O uso do protetor solar deve ser mantido. A radiação solar do inverno também queima a pele e pode causar manchas e escurecimento de cicatrizes;- O banho não deve ser quente demais. Antes de se enxugar é bom passar óleo mineral pelo corpo e, mesmo assim, usar um hidratante depois;
Seja em casa ou na clínica, o inverno é uma boa época para elevar a auto-estima. Há também que tomar outro grande cuidado no inverno. Com o frio temos mais fome e é mais fácil de engordar.


Fonte: Jornal Hoje - 01/08/07