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Is Plastic Surgery getting more popular with Men?

More men are opting for cosmetic procedures to rejuvenate their looks and stay competitive in the dating and job markets

Ralph Spencer, A Pennsylvania apple and pear farmer who is 70 years old, is one of an estimated million men in America who had some type of aesthetic surgery done in 2013.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, In the US,  about 10 % of all cosmetic procedures are done on males., . Procedures men choose most often are rhinoplasty (nose jobs), eyelid surgery, face lifts, breast reduction, and liposuction. Their reasons for seeking aesthetic surgery, including rejuvenation and anti-aging procedures, vary from man to man.

Spence, the farmer from PA, decided to get upper and lower eyelid surgery for both practical and cosmetic reasons. He said he'd noticed changes around his eyes, such as drooping lids and puffiness, which concerned him. He wanted to look good for a woman with whom he was in a relationship, but he also found out from his optometrist that these changes were affecting his range of vision.

So, he started looking into plastic surgery. Initially, he considered a full facelift, but he said that he didn't think his whole face had changed enough to warrant that. Instead, he went with work around the eyes.

Because sun exposure is a concern for healing skin after surgery, Spencer scheduled the procedure for late winter, when he would be able to stay indoors, catching up on the paperwork, bookkeeping, and desk duties related to farming through the year. By the time he needed to get back out in the orchards, his eye surgeries were healing well.

Plastic Surgery for Men:

Spencer’s reasons  reflect many of the reasons why  men may want Plastic Surgery. The pressure to be physically appealing to romantic partners and also competitive in a tough job market leads many men to consider cosmetic procedures, he said. The whole emphasis on youth has extended so men want to appear youthful socially a lot longer."

Cosmetic procedures can be a tougher sell for men, in part because they're not as accustomed as women to altering their appearance through makeup and hairstyling.  When men choose to proceed with a procedure a good plastic surgeon should educate men about their options so that they feel more comfortable with their desire for a new  look.

One of the biggest stumbling blocks for patients, though, is gaining a realistic understanding of what to expect and time to heal.. Not giving yourself time to heal can foster fear that your results aren’t going to be what you hoped for, when you simply haven't waited for full healing.

The rule of 6-6-6 which is “Usually for the first six weeks postoperatively, there are natural changes in the body because surgery is an injury, such as swelling, discoloration, and a scar that is more prominent. Over the next six weeks, which gets you to three months out, the body recovers from the insult and stops building scar. And, then at six months, the scar is resolving and you’re on your way.”

Botox for Men:

Botox offers a relatively low cost and commitment option that appeals to a lot of men.

Though women are generally relatively open about their procedures, men are incredibly secretive,. As a result, men opt for cosmetic surgery procedures that are less obvious and for which healing can be carefully scheduled.

An occasional Botox injection to help erase crow’s feet or brow lines, for instance, might be more appealing to men than a total facelift and its attendant longer-term recovery.

Okay Men you want to Seal the Deal on Cosmetic Surgery

If you’re a man interested in a cosmetic procedure,  “do your homework."  Take time to learn about your options, and find the right doctor and/or medical team for you and your needs You’ll also need to do some background research to learn about your plastic surgeon. Look at their board certifications, the number of similar procedures they've done, and patient referrals

Also, feel free (and brave enough!) to talk with others about their experiences to get referrals and ideas. And don't hesitate to take someone with you to initial appointments. More men,than woman frequently come to consultations with their spouse or significant other for support and insight.

. Prices vary depending on geography and the market.  . If you live in a major urban area but have a tight budget, looking for plastic surgery clinics outside of the city center might offer some cost savings, even if you have to travel a bit farther. And once you start talking with the doctor of your choice, you might find that lower-cost options, such as Botox, achieve your goals as well as a higher-priced procedure.

But whatever you opt for, consider cosmetic procedures as an investment.

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Claudia Tapp, Owner and Mentor of Claude Thomas Salon & Spa, Credentials and Certification

Claudia Tapp..AKA “CJ”..AKA “CP”..

AKA “Madame Claude”

Lists of Credentials and Certifications

My start in this amazing journey is Beauty school….. John and Lewis 1975

Started working in Sir Williams Hair Salon 5 months before graduating cosmetology school 1975

Advance courses at Pivot point (Leo Passage founder and creative genius) 1975 – 1976  all courses certified

·         3 day work shop on advanced creative hair dressing

·         5 day workshop  on advanced hair cutting and design

·         3 day work shop and hair coloring theory

·         2 day work shop on color correction and designer color techniques 

·         2 day workshop in dimensional hair coloring techniques

·         2 day workshop on high styling and updo

·         2 day workshop on clipper cuts and razor cuts

Advanced coarse at Vidal Sasson  (literally SHEAR genius) 1976-1979 all certified courses

·         3 day work shop on advanced Sassoon’s precision cutting techniques

·         1 day coarse on cutting theory and artistry taught by 
       Vidal himself  $$

·         5 day training for platform work and photo layouts under Sassoon

·         3 month training coarse for educator in Sasson products and sasson cutting theory

***Vidal asked me to join his team as a platform artist and what an opportunity that was  The chance of a lifetime . I attended the inter-Continental Coiffure Convention  in London  and Paris within the same year of 1979 through 1982

I was for over a year and half one of his platform artists and educator

Todays Hair from 1978 – 1982

Paul Glick,  a former hairstylist and owner for 16 years of the Paul Glick and Associates salon on North Michigan Avenue, was a world-famous style-setter, whose clients included movie stars, politicians, rock stars, TV personalities and the who's who of the city. certification

§  2 day seminar and hands on work shop for hair design and styling

§  2 day seminar  for hair cutistry

§  2 day work shop for color and highlight techniques

§  Assisted as his personal assistant for one week…. amazing how much I learned from that

 John Dellaria (celebrity stylist of the time) advanced training school in Boston location 1982 certified course

§  5 day work shop on the John Dellaria’s technique of hair design and hair cutistry.

Claude Perdot Triangles Salons ..one of the top designers in Canada …location  British Columbia Vancouver  1983 certified coarse

§  4 day work seminar on hair cutting, hair design, and hair coloring techniques and theory

Zotos Corp Daren CT workshop all perms Re-texturing techniques and re-texturing theory  certification
·         3 day work shop all all techniques, pattering and theory

John Laurence Salon 1982-1989

Pivot point advanced training center certification

3  day coarse on braiding and hair weaves

Paul Glicks again certification

·         3 day Advanced hair cutting theory and color

            Wella Academy  Locations Chicago, and  New York  certification

·         6 month training for becoming a Wella educator on color and cutistry

·         3 month apprenticeship on platform artist for Wella

·         Platform artist and educator for about 2 years 1986 -1988

Zoto Corp.New therories of Re-tuxturizing concepts certification

•       2 day theory conception on editorial and practical re-texturing and/or perms

            Jon Mario Salon from 1989-1994

            Pivot point advanced training center Chicago certified coarse in All method of hair extension…certification

·         5 day coarse in all aspects of hair extensions and hair weaves

·         1 day course on hair braiding

·         Certification in Cinderella hair extensions

·         Certification in Monkey barz hair extensions

          Paul Mitchell advance learning Miami, Chicago…certification

·         5-Day Cutting Foundations and Accelerated Cutting Evolution

·         3-Day Accelerated Cut and Color Evolution color theory

·         5 day coarse on platform and photo shoot layouts

          Redken advance classes  New York, Chicago and San Francisco..Certification

·         3 day workshop on advanced color theory and hair design

·         4 month certification coarse for educator for Redken

·         Platform artist  and educator for  Redken for 2.5 years 1991-1994

Wayne Grund  see referenace http://youtu.be/gb4HPW3vlMw  http://youtu.be/7yrJStK5dVY workshop on product and techniques in hair styling and hair design  certification

·         2 day coarse on hair design, coloring and products

Grand Opening of my first salon September 1995 Claude Thomas Salon and Spa 2300 sq ft.

Great lengths  Chicago location.. certification

·         3 days certification coarse

·         2 month certification course for educator, platform and photo layouts.

Invisible hair extensions Ventura Ca owner and inventor of this system Dawn Harrison ..certification

·         5 day certification on Invisible hair extensions and hair replacement for Trichotillomania and hair loss and thinning

·         3 day Master seminar in hair replacement

·         5 day training for educator and platform artist

Dome  hair extensions London England certification

·         2 day work shop for all methods of their hair extensions

Salon management and marketing Lake Geneva Il certification

·         3 day conference on salon and spa management and marketing

Hair locs Burbank Ca and Chicago certification

·         4 day workshop and certification on all methods of hair extensions under their company and the Newest system of hair locking

·         3 day advance coarse for certification on becoming an educator for hair Locs

Yuko Thermal Reconditioning or Japanese hair straightening Los Angeles Ca certification

·         5 day coarse for certification and educator

Pivot point advance training for all methods of hair extensions and hair weaves certification

·         3 day seminar refresher certification

TMA Medical hair replacement Chicago and Ft Lauderdale FL and certification

·         2 day Workshop and seminar on Medical hair loss and working with medical professional

I straight Niles Il thermal reconditioning workshop certification

·         2 day advanced thermal reconditioning and re-texturing 

Permanent Choices San Leandro, CA Permanent Makeup certification

·         5 day classes for certification in Permanent Makeup

          John Hashey’s Advanced School of Permanent Cosmetics certification

·         3 day seminar and workshop on advanced permanent makeup and coil machine for lips, eyeliner and eyebrows

TSA New jersey seminar and business blueprint and marketing seminar/conference accredited

·         3 day conference on business plan, and marketing, customere service and client retension

Onrite Ft Lauderdale FL hair replacement and Hair extensions Conference and seminar Boca Rattan Fl  certification

·         3 day classes on hair replacement and hair extension (all methods)

Renee of Paris and Noriko wig manufacturer workshop certification

·         2 day work shop on wig  construction and base construction , wig alterations, wig fitting and cutting in 

 SPCP Convention (Society for permanent Cosmetics) New Orleans  certification

·         3 day convention and hands on work shop in Permanent makeup

2004 to present .......

New Location of  Claude Thomas Salon 
and Spa   over 3000 ft. 

Global Keratin workshop for Keratin treatments in salon training certification

·         2 day workshop on keratin treatments and product knowledge

         I straight  Chicago  workshop in salon workshop certification

·         1 day in salon training on new formulations in thermal Reconditioning

       Onrite Gemtress Ultratress conference in Bocca Ratton  FL workshops certification

·         3 day conference and workshop classes on synthetic wigs, human hair wigs, hair extensions, crown hair extensions and hair replacement

    SoCap  Chicago  hair extension workshop certification

·         1 day workshop on their hair extensions

     Hot Heads  Chicago hair extension workshop  certification

·         1 day work shop on their seamless and strand by strand hair extensions certification

     Thicken it  Chicago  hair extension work shop certification

·         2 day work shop on seamless hair extensions and crown hair extensions

    Robert  Cromeans Seriously industry outlook  completed coarse and certified

·         Salon and spa business building foundations and formulas and business planning.

Hair Dreams Hair extensions and crown hair extensions, crown pieces Torrance CA certification

·         3 day workshop on hair extensions and crown hair extensions

    Haronix permanent makeup  Ft Laurdale FL work shop on Permanent makeup and  skin rejuvenation

·         2 day hands on techniques in Permanent Makeup

    Taiwan Vern 3 dimensional power cutting Boca Rattan FL certification

·         4 days of revolutionary new concepts in hair cutting

  Salon marketing Tool kit business systems and marketing Convention Columbus Ohio certification

·         3 day seninar on business foundations and marketing

This is just a list of coarses that I have certification and accreditation in. This excludes Hair Shows and a lot of seminars that do not have required certification for. The list of these amount over a 100 or so That I have attended
All these certification I signed up for and was paid by me, Not one of the salons I worked for ever paid for these classes and certification. I  am the one that takes full credit for all of my achievements and initiative to advance and further my expertise in my field. 

Certified in Vern shear Taiwanese hair cutting ...5 day class 
 and more will update later

Fashion & Beauty magazines & Media Mis-Informatioin.

There seems to be quite a bit  mis-information that is being presented by the media, through either print, Magazines and Internet and the media through TV and Internet. 

 This Mis-information is concerning the fashion and beauty industry. 

I am confounded by where and who they are getting their so called expert opinions and or advice.

So "Madame Claude" is going to try to clear up some of this

mis-information and some of this negative PR.

As reported in many medias that

Jennifer Lawrence has a pixie cut.

 

 This is a pixie cut

 

This is not a Pixie cut

Jennifer Lawrence new look

 

When we as stylists (cutists) design a hair cut, we cut or sculpt the hair.

We do not CHOP hair.

In all most all written articles and Media through TV, News or Internet, these  so called experts are using the term chopping off hair when referring to cutting and/or designing any short hairstyle.

 

The term chopping off hair is never used by the fashion and/or beauty media when they discuss  hair cuts for long hair

 

only is used when referring to shorter styles.

This is not a Pixie either

 

Once and for all we do not chop off hair. We are artists and what we do is sculpt hair, we cut hair, we design hair.

We do not ever chop hair.

We leave that for the non-professionals 

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Now for some more Mis-information regarding other celebrities who have gone shorter with their hair style.

 

 

It has been reported that these decisions for the shorter looks was because of over coloring their hair and/or a Brazilian gone bad.

 

Like all professional fields (Doctors, Attorney, Dentists and yes hair stylists) a well EDUCATED and EXPERIENCED

professional should always be a must, to insure the best possible results.

"Madame Claude" will be addressing the subject of damage to ones hair because of hair coloring.

 

One can color their hair without creating damage by relying on a well educated and experience stylist first and to listen to the advice and suggestions from that stylist as to what will work best, give you the best looks and what will not create damage to your hair

 

As for Brazilian Treatments and damage to one hair.

It is not possible with a reputable and certified Keratin treatment to create damage as it is just a clear coating that is on top of and sandwiched in between the hair cuticle. It does not penetrate into the hair shaft nor  alter the hair structure in any way. This treatment can be used on Highly bleached Blondie hair. The only way the hair can get damaged in this treatment is poor technique on the flat ironing.  This would be in the physical act and not in reference to the treatment. Flat ironing techniques should be a given in hair styling by a professional ,,,basic 101.

Again make sure you are partnered with a reputable salon and spa. 

 

See my  previous post on the differences in salons and spas and what makes for professionalism.

 

I welcome your posts so please feel free to let me know what you think

 

Also. Please feel free to visit our website for more information on hair color, hair design, keratin treatments, thermal reconditioning, hair extensions, hair loss solutions,  trichotillomania treatment, skin rejuvenation treatments, Injectable, and our Med spa.

www.Claudethoassalon.com

www.Palatineilbestsalonandspa.com

 

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Break through in Growing more hair could be right around the corner

But  findings are preliminary, don't amount to cure for baldness yet.

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There's new hope for anyone who's bald or balding.  Researchers  are getting closer to the goal of cloning hair cells and coaxing them to grow hair once they're replanted in the scalp.

"We've been able to overcome the first block," said study co-author Angela Christiano, a professor of dermatology and genetics & development at the Center for Human Genetics at Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City.

Right now, the research is in the early stages. Questions about costs and possible side effects remain unanswered, and it's not clear whether the technique will produce the kind of hair that people want in terms of traits like texture.

At issue is the need for a better way to replace hair in people who lose it. It is estimated 50 percent of people over the age of 50  suffer from hair loss

There are drugs to help people with hair loss, but they tend to focus on stimulating existing hair follicles to grow longer hairs, In male-pattern baldness, men still have follicles that grow hair, but they produce "peach fuzz" instead of normal hair.

There are other treatment options, but they're not much better

Surgical methods, mainly hair transplants, really just shuffle existing hair around from the back of head and sides to front of scalp," said Dr. Luis Garza, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. "The main challenge is to grow a new hair follicle."

This new approach will  help  men  and woman with hair loss.

About 90 percent of women with hair loss are not strong candidates for hair transplantation surgery because of insufficient donor hair," Madame Claude (Claudia). "This breakthrough method offers the possibility of inducing large numbers of hair follicles or rejuvenating existing hair follicles, starting with cells grown from just a few hundred donor hairs. It could make hair transplantation available to individuals with a limited number of follicles, including those with female-pattern hair loss, scarring alopecia and hair loss due to burns."

In the new study seeks to figure out how to take hair cells from the body, clone them and then reinsert them back into the body where they'll grow new hair from new follicles. Christiano stated that The process falls apart because the cells lose the ability to instruct the skin to make new hair, In the new study, researchers found that the cells retain their ability to figure out what to do when the researchers grow the cells upside down. "We don't put genes into them, and they're not manipulated at all," Christiano noted.

The hair cells produced by the process were able to produce new hair in five out of seven donor models of human skin, she said, although there's more work to be done to make them fully develop hair the way they should.

The technique holds potential for more than cosmetic treatments to help people grow new hair. Among other things, the research could ultimately lead to more functional replacement skin for people with scars and burns because the skin would have hair, Christiano said.

Garza praised the research, but emphasized that it is preliminary. "This work helps to climb the mountain, but there are miles to go and more steep terrain ahead," he said.

Until this happens. Because of the expertise of  Claudia Tapp the owner and founder, we at Claude Thomas Salon and Spa has 25 years of experience and expertise in many techniques of hair extensions and hair replacement designed to address any hair issue. We have a vast resource of many different hair manufacturers so we can accommodate every need of our clients.