By Rochelle Squires Cosmetic surgery an increasingly attractive option for Canadians Genetics, lifestyle and aging once determined how we looked. But withever-advancing technology and a growing body of skilled practitioners,people don’t have to accept a furrowed brow, a flabby stomach or a small chest as part of their appearance. However, there’s a price topay for…
By Joanne Richards Non-invasive facelifts and other cosmetic improvements are all the rage in Canada GROWING OLD gracefully is not in our psyche, says Dr. Stephen Mulholland. “Today people want to look as good as they feel and they have no problem doing something about it.” In Canada, cosmetic enhancement is a multimillion-dollar market, and…
By Chris MacKinnon New You Convention It wasn’t so long ago that plastic surgery was the recourse of fading movie queens, an indulgence of the very rich or the strange obsession of Michael Jackson. Now Botox is part of the common lexicon, The Swan is prime-time TV fare and the price tag for a facelift…
By Leanne Delap “It’s like going to the CNE: You walk around and pick up information and goodies in a bag,” says Barbara, 53, who works at a law firm east of the city. She’s talking about the carnival atmosphere at the New You show, a three-day bazaar devoted to what is euphemistically called “anti-aging.”…
By Jelani Lowe 30,000 expect at anti-aging and cosmetic enhancement show Get that look off your face. If the rise in television makeover shows, like The Swan, Nip/Tuck, Extreme Makeover, and Skin Deep are any indication, people are becoming more ticked off with the person in the mirror. That’s good news to organizers behind the…