My Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets

UNCOVERED: The Science of Attraction.
RESEARCHED: Details of the procedures.
ILLUSTRATED: Dozens of Before and After pictures.
REVEALED: What works and what doesn't.
EXPLAINED: How to choose a surgeon.
CONFESSED: What I had done and by whom.
SHARED: Top image and style tips.
All in CINDY JACKSON'S IMAGE AND COSMETIC SURGERY SECRETS

"This is perhaps the single most concise and well-written book I have ever seen directed towards cosmetic surgery patients. Having had cosmetic eyelid surgery myself 18 years ago, I am particularly sensitive to what patients experience as well as their anxieties. I would recommend this book to anyone considering cosmetic surgery."

Dr. Darrick.E. Antell, MD, FACS,. leading Park Avenue surgeon and Spokesman for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

"A groundbreaking new book that sorts fact from fiction and reveals the tried tested keys to surgical success... the inside story from someone who's been there."

Vogue Magazine

"The wealth of vital information in Cindy's book enabled me to venture into the daunting world of cosmetic surgery and come out the other side with results beyond my wildest expectations."

Miles Kendall, patient

"Thousands of dollars worth of cosmetic surgery can leave you looking like Cindy Jackson or like Jocelyne Wildenstein. You choose."

Mary Kenny, Daily Express

Here is the list of Contents from Cindy Jackson's Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets Including the Ultimate Guide to Cosmetic Surgery so you can see exactly what's in it. The Foreword from the book follows.

Part One: Image Secrets - What I learned through extensive research and practical application: Valuable information whether or not you are considering cosmetic surgery.

• Image: A Scientific Analysis
• Sex Appeal and The Biological Imperative: Why Appearance is So Important
• Contemporary Physical Attractiveness Defined
• The Elements of Ageing and How to Project a Youthful Image
• Creating a Totally New Image: Surgical Cloning and Complete Transformation
• Twenty Top Style Tips
• My Simple Health and Beauty Regime

Part Two: Cosmetic Surgery Secrets - The combined results of my firsthand experiences, the experiences of others and over a decade of research.

• What I Had Done and Where
• From my Personal Address Book: Details of the Practitioners Who Transformed Me
• What Worked... and What Didn't
• Picking A Nose: How to Preview Your Nose Job At Home
• Avoiding Disappointment: Five "Don'ts" for All Cosmetic Surgery Patients
• The Best Surgeons: What to Look For in Medical Qualifications and Experience
• My Tried and Tested Method for Successfully Choosing a Surgeon: Four Crucial Questions You MUST Ask During a Consultation
• General Practitioner Referrals: How They Work... and How They Fail
• What Your Cosmetic Surgery Experience Should Be Like
• What Can go Wrong and What Recourse You Have
• Essential Practical Advice Every Cosmetic Surgery Patient Needs To Know

Part Three: The Ultimate Guide to Cosmetic Surgery - Concise details of the procedures: no fluff, just the facts.

An asterisk (*) denotes procedures I have undergone.

• Introduction: The History and Future of Cosmetic Surgery
  Factors Common to All Surgical Procedures It is important for all prospective patients to read this section.
• Anaesthetic Summary
• Botox Breast Augmentation - The Issues Surrounding Implants
• Breast Augmentation* and the various types of implants
• Breast Implant Removal*
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Uplift
• Browlift
• Calf Implants
• Cheek Implants*
• Chin Augmentation and Chin Reduction*
• Chemical Peel (Chemosurgery)*
• Chin Bone Reduction (Osteotomy)
• Cosmetic Dentistry*
• Dermabrasion*
• Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
• Endoscopic Browlift
• Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)*
• Facelift (Rhytidectomy)*
• Fat Transfer*
• "Filler" Injections - see Injections
• Gortex
• Hair Transplant* and Scalp Reduction
• Injections: Artecoll, Collagen,* Hylaform,* Perlane,* Restylane * and Silicone
• Inverted Nipple Correction
• Laser Surgery*
• Lip Lift*
• Lip Implant (SoftForm Implant)*
• Liposuction or Liposculpture (including Ultrasonic and Tumescent)*
• Male Breast Reduction (Gynaecomastia)
• Mole Removal*
• Nose re-shaping (Rhinoplasty)*
• Pectoral Implants for Men
• Penile Enhancement
• Permanent Makeup (Micropigmentation)*
• Retin-A/Retinova*
• Scar Revision*
• Semi-Permanent Makeup - see Permanent Makeup* (Micropigmentation)*
• Spider or Thread Veins*
• Tattoo Removal
• Tummy Tuck (Abdominal Lipectomy)
• Upper Arm Lift (Brachial lipectomy)
• Varicose Veins
• Vaginal Tightening
• Vulva Reduction (Vulvaplasty)

Acknowledgements

My intention was to write the definitive resource for cosmetic surgery and related issues. Therefore every word in this book has been fact-checked and edited by leading experts in their respective fields. I was honoured to work with the many eminent professionals who generously donated their time and used their considerable knowledge to help insure that the information contained herein is correct to the letter. As John Keats said, "Beauty is truth, truth beauty..." (A list of credits follows in the book.)

Foreword

This book is not about political correctness or vanity; it is about facts. My intention is not to promote looks discrimination, or even cosmetic surgery, but to provide accurate and comprehensive information for those who wish to have it.

All the pictures on the cover of this book are of me, beginning with the way I looked before any surgery and showing the various stages of my transformation. They were taken over of a period of time spanning across three decades, from my early twenties until the present day. As you can see, I tried just about every hair, make-up and cosmetic surgery technique under the sun before finally achieving the appearance I have today which, ironically, looks the most youthful and is easiest to maintain.

One of my long-term goals with cosmetic surgery was to end up looking as fresh and natural as possible. I was tired of trying unsuccessfully to compensate for a large nose, prominent chin, baggy eyes, etc, with time-consuming makeup tricks and distracting hairdos. The last thing I wanted to do was look plastic or unnatural. Now that I have achieved my goals, I intend to keep this type of look by using the considerable knowledge I have amassed over the years and continuing to stay informed.

My investigations necessarily involved looking into the science of attraction, the significance of the images we choose to project and how others interpret them. The results of my findings will be of particular interest to anyone considering altering their looks through cosmetic surgery.

In addition to my research and firsthand experience, I also benefited from the knowledge of tens of thousands other cosmetic surgery patients. Following my first appearances in the press in 1989, I was inundated with letters from those wishing to pass on, as well as receive, valuable inside information. From that day on, every media appearance I made generated another mountain of letters. But more remarkably, every single feature in the media about cosmetic surgery in any context, positive or negative, factual or fabricated, resulted in yet another flood of mail for me. There was clearly wholesale dissatisfaction with the profound lack of reliable information forthcoming from many commercial, and most establishment medical organisations which, as my mailbag will testify, continues unabated to this day. This information shortage accounts for my early mistakes, which were expensive and painful... and needless. Back in 1988 when I first began having cosmetic surgery, my General Practitioner, who did not believe in 'elective surgery,' knew nothing about the field and even less about the surgeons who performed it. What's more, no one I knew had ever had cosmetic surgery.

Although there has long been an abundance of advice given out in the media, it tends to be contradictory from one source to another, is usually incomplete and often incorrect. From the standpoint of someone who knows the inside story, I find the vast amount of misinformation that regularly appears on television shows and in newspaper and beauty magazines truly astounding. At times it would seem that there is almost a wilful disregard for public safety. The innumerable cases in point include the enthusiastic blanket press promotion of things like the now-banned Trilucent soybean oil breast implants and the wholesale media endorsement of any new technology, such as laser surgery and endoscopic facelifts, regardless of their application, efficacy, lack of long-term study or patient suitability. All the while many effective new techniques appear on the scene unnoticed, or even slated due to their lack of sensational value, such as Ultrasonic liposuction, SoftForm lip implants and Perlane injections. Being in touch with medical experts and patients on a global basis, I get feedback on new procedures pretty quickly. Those in touch with my organisation have benefited from this information for over a decade. As the saying goes, "A smart person learns from his mistakes. A wise person learns from other people's mistakes!"

So, bearing in mind that perhaps the last person you would consult for medical advice if you were seriously ill would be a tabloid journalist, their limited knowledge of cosmetic surgery should be regarded with equal caution. A good rule of thumb in this situation, and most others in life for that matter, is: Never take expert advice from anyone who is not an expert on the subject.