In the modern world, body modification is still popular, though not without risk.
Most dyes used in tattooing are not approved for cosmetic purposes and were produced for industrial uses such as car paint, for instance. Body piercing can also cause problems depending on the type of metal used and the location of the piercing.
What are the top 10 things people do to their bodies that they probably shouldn’t? This LiveScience article has detailed the top 10:
10) Toe Shortening:
The surgery involves removing part of the toe bone, can cost up to $10,000 and can lead to arthritis.
9) Laser Hair Removal:
The treatment disables hair follicles and can lead to scarring if not properly done. Plus, it doesn’t remove all the hair, and it might only last for a couple of years.
8) Body Piercing:
Piercing delicate places like nipples, genitals or your tongue can interfere with breastfeeding, increase the risk of spreading STDs, and chip your teeth, respectively.
7) Grills:
The metal jewelry worn across your teeth costs thousands of dollars and can accelerate tooth and gum decay.
6) Permanent Makeup:
Tattooing makeup on your face may be generally safe, assuming the fashion world and your taste won’t change in the next 50 years. Existing regulations in tattooing and piercing parlors are not enough to ensure safety. Current regulations monitor hygiene practices such as using gloves and sterilizing needles but do not pay attention to the types of materials used.
Most dyes used in tattooing are not approved for cosmetic purposes and were produced for industrial uses such as car paint. Body piercing can also cause problems depending on the type of metal used. Body piercing and tattooing can lead to infections such as hepatitis, HIV and bacterial and fungal infections, and can cause toxic shock syndrome, tuberculosis, tetanus, allergic reactions and venereal ulcers.Regulations need to be established that will monitor the sterility and purity of materials and dyes used in body art. Aside from the risk of infection, body piercing can disrupt the body’s subtle energy fields. Many people don’t realize that we have very small electrical currents running through our body that help to normalize us.
Inserting pieces of metal into your body can disrupt this energy flow. If you are healthy it is unlikely that you would notice any difference, but piercings can be a problem in those with more serious health challenges.
Along those lines, injecting artificial dyes into your skin could also cause problems. Although the effects may not be significant enough to notice right away, it’s probably wise to avoid accumulating chemicals and dyes in your skin.
5) Bariatric Surgery:
Over 40 percent of these surgeries result in major complications within six months, such as diarrhea or hernia.
Researchers found:- In the time span of 30 days, one in 50 surgery patients died
- Approximately 3 percent of patients who had gastric bypass surgery were younger than 40 and died after 13.6 years, compared to the 13.8 percent who did not have the surgery
- After 15 years, 11.8 percent of patients of all ages who had gastric bypass surgery died, compared to the 16.3 percent who did not have the surgery
Another study concerning bariatric surgery involved 1,035 morbidly obese patients who had gastric bypass surgery and 5,746 patients of the same weight who did not have the surgery.
The results from the study showed:- Sixty-seven percent of the gastric bypass patients lost their excess weight
- In a five-year follow up, six patients died (four from the operation), compared to the 350 patients who died and did not have the surgery
- Patients having bariatric surgeries had an 89 percent reduced risk of death
4) Skin Whitening:
Some topical whiteners contain mercury, which causes nerve and kidney damage. Others contain hydroquinone, a carcinogen banned in Europe that blotches your skin.
3) Botox:
Botox, which paralyzes your facial muscles to rid you of wrinkles, can cause respiratory failure and death. Several women have died as a result of "bogus BOTOX" injections, prompting the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) to issue a warning against any cosmetic treatments performed by non-physicians.
Lower Price, But Higher CostPeople go to non-physicians because of the lower price. One such non-physician, a California hairstylist, may face manslaughter charges for injecting clients with a counterfeit chemical. At least one of the women she injected has died.
BOTOX Also UnsafeInjections of real BOTOX can also lead to health problems, up to and including facial paralysis, deformity, and death, if it is administered improperly.
2) Penis Enhancement:
The surgery carries an extreme risk of deformity and loss of sensitivity, which is why no reputable surgery will perform it on a healthy penis.
1) Liposuction:
Liposuction removes only about 10 pounds of fat after four hours of dangerous surgery. Recovery is long and painful, and there is a death rate of 1 in 5,000 procedures. Lipectomy, a liposuction-like procedure, may increase susceptibility to diseases by decreasing humoral immune protection, according to a study.
Researchers found that even a moderate loss of fat leads to decreased amounts of infection-fighting IgG antibodies, which suggests that animals use energy stored as fat to ward off infection.
Immune system function improved when fat tissue that had been removed was able to regrow, according to researchers.
The study involved 54 adult male prairie voles and 36 adult male Siberian hamsters, which were divided into three groups. One group had epididymal white adipose tissue removed, another group had inguinal white adipose tissue removed, and the third group had a surgical procedure but no tissue removed.
Half of each group was then exposed to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), a substance known to produce a strong immune response in voles and hamsters without making them sick.
Researchers then measured concentrations of IgG antibodies in the rodents’ blood; immune impairment is signified by a lower concentration of the antibodies.
Results showed that immune function of voles that had received KLH was normal four weeks after surgery, but impaired 12 weeks after surgery.
However, hamsters that had received KLH had impaired immune function four weeks after surgery, but showed normal immune function when they had regained body fat 12 weeks after surgery.
Researchers suggested that the differing results are due to the two species’ unique physiologies, and said more research is warranted to determine if there is a connection between fat and immune function in humans as well.
Natural Beauty Qoutable Qoutes:
Jawaharlal Nehru
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Khalil Gibran, (1883 - 1931)
Beauty is not in the face;
beauty is a light in the heart.
Kahlil Gibran:
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
Plato, Symposium
Remember how in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not images of beauty, but realities (for he has hold not of an image but of a reality), and bringing forth and nourishing true virtue to become the friend of God and be immortal, if mortal man may.
So' embraced yourselve's and you are beautiful forever - nothing like it ....
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