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Q1 What makes your microdermabrasion product so different from any other form of microdermabrasion? 

C.J. Here are ten things that make my microdermabrasion for home use different -and the best:

  1. Immediate results with very first use.
  2. No special equipment needed, simply use as a scrub.
  3. Can be used 2-3 times a week on even the most sensitive skin.
  4. Unlike many skincare products, contains no parabens or other carcinogenic ingredients.
  5. No harsh, stinging chemicals. The microdermabrasion action is performed by a uniquely effective particle formula.
  6. Ease of use and hygienic delivery: The specially-designed squeeze tube means the contents remain sanitary because fingers are not repeatedly dipped in. And no screw-top lid to fill up with grit!
  7. The large 150 ml (5.2 oz) tube lasts for ages and is outstanding value for money.
  8. Perfect for deep face and body exfoliation before application of self-tanning products and other beauty treatments.
  9.  Used and recommended by medical professionals, beauty clinics and treatment spas.
  10.  But the bottom line is: THEY REALLY, REALLY WORK!

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Q2 How many operations have you really had? Reports vary everywhere from 11 to 47!
C.J. I've had fourteen operations under general anaesthetic. Three of those were done in the late 1980s when I was just starting out. Knowing what I know now I wouldn't have gone ahead with them. Two of the twelve ops were to correct the results of the latter. (Therefore I could have done everything in only seven operations!) Some operations encompassed several procedures at a time, like a nose job plus liposuction and fat transfer.

In addition, I’ve had hundreds of relatively minor treatments including tooth bleaching, filler injections, thread vein removal, face peels, semi-permanent makeup and all-over microdermabrasion three times a week. The results of these non-surgical procedures are temporary and/or cumulative therefore repeated regularly maintain the effect. So, that's twelve full-scale operations and several hundred "procedures" over the past twenty years.

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Q3 Why did you have so much surgery? Wasn't that rather extreme?
C.J. Because there was more than one thing I didn't like about the way I looked. From my point of view, merely a nose job or an eyelift wouldn't have made enough difference to my overall appearance to justify the expense. I didn't want to look just a little better, I wanted to look a lot better, and that translated into a lot of procedures. From an early age I had been made aware of all the things about my appearance that could be improved. I saw no point in only changing one or two of them when I could change them all. That doesn't mean I hated myself, because I didn't. I hated the way I was treated because of how I looked.

Although what I did is regarded as unusual today, it's the future of cosmetic surgery. More and more people are having surgery - many of them more than once - but would never admit it. And often those who do confess to "just a facelift," have had multiple procedures but don't think of it that way. Nowadays as a matter of course the facelift operation often includes an upper and lower eyelift, fat transfer, jawline liposuction and dermabrasion or laser resurfacing. The fact that I'm honest about what I've had done and am willing to tell others how I did it is what actually sets me apart.

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Q4 Do you suffer from low self esteem or are you just vain?
C.J. Neither. Someone with low self-esteem would never have emigrated to a foreign country on their own or sung in a rock band or repeatedly appear on television, etc. As for vanity, a vain person looks in the mirror and thinks they look pretty good. I look in the mirror and see room for improvement.

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Q5 Don't you think it's the person inside that counts?
C.J. Of course. But beauty and personality don't have to be mutually exclusive. Having cosmetic surgery doesn't make you a better or worse person on the inside; it just makes you look different on the outside. Nor do I regret not being born beautiful. Growing up as an ugly duckling helped make me who I am today. I had to work hard and develop other talents that I've benefited from just as much as the surgery.

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Q6 What does your family think of all your surgery?
C.J. Friends and family who've known me all my life aren't particularly surprised because I've always been a little off the wall and done things differently from everyone else. One family member summed it up this way: "It's just typical of something Cindy would do." No one who knows me well considers it out of character. And as long as it works for me and makes me happy, that's fine with them.

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Q7 Are you ever going to stop having things done?
C.J. No, but I've finished with the major surgery that completely changed my face and body. From here on in it will be a case of having procedures now and then to maintain a youthful look, which will be easy compared to what I've already been through!

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Q8 Aside from all the compliments, you've also received criticism for what you've done. How do you deal with that?
C.J. I ignore it for the most part. Everybody gets criticism - mine's just in the public domain for everyone to see! What you can't see are all the positive comments and encouragement I receive every single day that put my critics firmly in the minority. Besides, I grew up being criticised for everything from my big nose to the way I dressed. Now I get criticised for having done something about it! 

Of course everyone's entitled to their own opinion. However, if anyone who has read my autobiography thinks they could have done better under the same circumstances, please let me know on a postcard! And remember, "To escape criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing."

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Q9 Is your book Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets just for women?
C.J. No. It's for everyone considering cosmetic surgery regardless of sex, gender orientation, age or nationality.

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Q10 Can't I get the same information for free elsewhere?
C.J. No. And "free information" is also known as "advertising." The media contains an ever-increasing amount of sensational hype and seductive adverts. Cameras follow more and more patients through operations, which very often produce dismal results that, amazingly, no one ever points out. I still receive hundreds of letters every year from disappointed patients seeking the truth behind the hype, and horror stories still abound. If the ongoing endless daily deluge of information were reliable, this wouldn't be the case.

The Internet offers a vast amount of information about cosmetic surgery, some excellent and some dangerously misleading. The obvious problem is that it's impossible for anyone who doesn't already know the facts to tell which is which. For example, I've read lots of things about myself online that are news to me, including details of procedures I've never had, names of surgeons who've never operated on me and quite a few direct quotes I never said. Plus Wikipedia falsely announced my death in a car crash and details of my funeral! Don't get me wrong, I love the Internet. But it should go without saying that you can't rely on it to be completely accurate about all things.

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Q11 Can't I buy the same information elsewhere?
C.J. No. The research information I have isn't available anywhere else because no one does what I do. No one else has as much firsthand personal experience with cosmetic surgery. No one else follows up large volumes of actual case histories spanning such a long period of time. No one else monitors ongoing patient feedback on a global basis. So why do I do it? For the very same reason I first started doing it back in 1989: because I use the information myself! Otherwise I would never in a million years have achieved the results I enjoy today.

Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets, is a one of a kind book where I also share highly personal experiences and photographs that most people would be unwilling to reveal to others at any price. I'm very candid about my life and experiences with cosmetic surgery. As the only person in the world who offers this type of information, I'm also well known and well established, having been around for over 15 years now. Uniquely, I've even undergone most of my surgery while in the public eye.

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Q12 Why do you publish Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets yourself? Surely you could make more money by selling the rights to a publisher?
C.J. Because it's printed in small quantities and updated every few months. That's the only way to keep the information current. Other books on cosmetic surgery are published in mass quantities and can be more than a year old - and completely outdated - by the time they reach the bookstores. Selling out to a publisher would mean my book would be the same, so I've never considered it. I'm more interested in continuing to provide reliable information over the long term than making a quick profit.

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Q13 What if I only have one simple question about cosmetic surgery?
C.J. Often what someone thinks is a simple question can have a long and complicated answer, which usually prompts further questions. I wrote Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets to share detailed and highly specialised information about a very complex field. That's why it took a whole book to explain everything. If it truly is a simple question, the answer can probably be found elsewhere.

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Q14 I already have a surgeon/know of a good clinic/have a list of top surgeons out of a magazine/saw a surgeon in the media. So do I still need the book?
C.J. All the more. If you are already a patient with a particular surgeon or clinic, Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets can help you discover if you're being offered all the alternatives for your needs. Sometimes patients are sold certain procedures when another option clearly would have been more suitable. However, if a surgeon or clinic do not do a particular procedure, it's unlikely that you'll be told about it.

Prospective patients should be very careful about taking media recommendations too seriously. Many a disappointed patient has contacted me saying "I saw his name on a list of best surgeons in a magazine, so why did I get a bad result?" Or "Why would a surgeon/procedure get publicity if they weren't first-rate?"

There are many answers to these questions: Journalists' research time is limited by tight deadlines. And today they may be reporting on cosmetic surgery; tomorrow Victoria Beckham's new handbag. Most reporters have never had any firsthand experience of the surgery they write about. Nor do they have access to a large cross-section of patients. They're not in a position to analyse, or even view, documented case histories. As journalists, it's simply not their job to devote endless time and effort to in-depth cosmetic surgery research. It is mine, though. When it comes to serious medical matters, most of us would not consider acting on information from the general media without making further inquiries. Cosmetic surgery should also be regarded as a serious medical matter.

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Q15 Are there gory photographs in your books or video that I'll wish I hadn't seen?
C.J. No, but there are picture sequences such as my post-operative photographs showing how various operations heal. These are meant to give an idea of what to expect when you first look in the mirror after your own operation, and show what kind of results can be achieved. No one has ever reported being upset by them. There are also lots of before and after photographs illustrating what cosmetic surgery can and cannot do.

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Q16 Can you guarantee I won't make the wrong decision after reading Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets?
C.J. Results can never be guaranteed but your best insurance against an unsatisfactory result is undergoing cosmetic surgery as an informed patient. What you don't know can hurt you. Intelligent, educated people fall into the same traps every day of the week.

It's no coincidence that none of the cosmetic surgery "horror" stories you hear about ever involved a patient who had information from me beforehand. In fact, every single "horror" story I know of resulted from patients making the very errors in judgement that I now warn others about. By reading my book, you are guaranteed to have the same information that would have saved me, and countless other patients, from making expensive and painful mistakes. You may even discover that cosmetic surgery isn't right for you at all.

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Q17 Are you an advertisement for the surgeons who operated on you?
C.J. Inadvertently, I suppose I am. Everyone who has cosmetic surgery is a living example of his or her surgeons' work. However, most people never admit they've had any. If I hadn't gone public, I would've still had all the same surgery by the all the same surgeons and no one would have been the wiser.

Having been an art student and photographer when I first started having surgery, I didn't emerge from within the beauty business or the cosmetic surgery industry. It was my artistic training and lifelong interest in aesthetics that played a major part in my dogged determination to find out everything there was to know about creating and projecting beauty, both in and out of the operating theatre. This background also accounts for my unusually high aesthetic standards, which guided me to find the best and most appropriate treatments, and eventually led to my current unique professional role in the field of cosmetic surgery.

Besides, if it were actually possible to get people to undergo a long series of operations merely in order to advertise surgery, every clinic and surgeon in the world would have a 'remade' person to illustrate their surgical abilities. (Not a bad idea, really. It would soon sort out who the best and worst surgeons were!) Of course, you get the odd operation performed and displayed on a member of staff, but no one would go through all the procedures I did merely to represent someone else. Take it from me, there are easier ways to make a living. I would not have done this for anyone but myself. No one would.

My book Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets educates and empowers patients, enabling them to go through a consultation with surgeons anywhere in the world. Of course it stands to reason that a patient who likes the results I got may want to consider choosing the same practitioner who performed the relevant procedure on me or endeavour to find one with similar ability. It is the responsibility of each patient to make his or her own decision when choosing a surgeon. (I do make exceptions when it comes to family and close friends, and insist that they only go to surgeons I know and would allow to operate on me, but that's no secret.)

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Q18 Why don't you give out lists of the best surgeons?
C.J. Not only would that be a legal minefield, but my idea of the best surgeon may not be your idea of the best surgeon, as there are different approaches to surgery depending on each patient's individual goals. (This is covered in depth in the book.) I do give contact details for the practitioners I went to and for the medical organisations that will be happy to give you lists of all their members at no charge. After reading my book, you should have a clear idea what you hope to accomplish, know how to find a qualified surgeon and be able to select one who is equal to the task. (See last paragraph in previous question.)

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Q19 Should I go to my general practitioner for advice about cosmetic surgery?
C.J. By all means, especially if your GP is knowledgeable about cosmetic surgery. (Mine was clueless.) But bear in mind that GP referrals are based on proximity, not ability to perform the specific operation you want. In other words, you would normally be referred to your local plastic surgeon - who may or may not happen to be the right surgeon for you.

Many patients don't want their GPs to know that they want cosmetic surgery. Although it's not mandatory, as always, you should always inform your GP of your intentions and discuss any medical concerns with him or her, and should you decide to proceed, allow your surgeon to inform him or her.

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Q20 What about the aesthetic beauty consultants and cosmetic surgery advisors who are often promoted in the media?
C.J. Most of them have had some form of cosmetic surgery so I would definitely avoid those who don't look that great for starters. I've seen several cosmetic surgery advisors who proudly display results that I personally would be very unhappy with. Some people have absolutely no sense of aesthetics and are not aware of how they look. Ironically, they often end up in the beauty business, relying on a combination of PR agents, press & industry hype and carefully orchestrated media presence in place of actual substance. Does the hype also mention her beauty or pleasing surgical results? If not, why not?

Although these women may take turns being flavour of the month in the media, bear in mind how fickle and unreliable the press can be when it comes to information about cosmetic surgery. Some even claim "years of experience" or "decades spent counselling patients" simply because they have been a secretary or assistant in a surgeon's office, which seems rather desperate.

I receive regular reports about such beauty experts, including a very prominent one who, as one of her own clients so diplomatically put it, "is less than average-looking." Acting on the "independent" and "unbiased" advice of this seemingly reputable cosmetic surgery consultant resulted in that patient having disastrous surgery. (She had been persuaded to have an inappropriate procedure by an unsuitable doctor.) Another unhappy patient - who was very pretty to begin with but is now scarred for life - was rather less diplomatic: " She looks like Miss Piggy! If she couldn't even make herself look beautiful, why on earth did I think she could help me? In retrospect, it was like asking someone who's bankrupt for financial advice!"

Beware of beauty advisors who pronounce themselves "independent" then use this as a selling point. In this context it's a meaningless term used for self-aggrandisement. The words "independent" and "unbiased" are meant to imply impartiality but they are not, and have never been, synonyms for "expert," "competent" or "trustworthy." These ladies are only going to give you their own personal opinion, which is what they think makes them "independent!"

Genuine independent information is available to everyone; all you need to do is obtain lists of surgeons and brochures on the procedures. But all surgeons and procedures are not the same. If they were, there would be no "horror stories" in the press and no disappointed patients. So how do you decide which one is best for you and what procedures are valid for your needs? Those questions, faced by every potential patient, are the main reason I wrote the book, Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets. It tells you where to get the lists of surgeons and reveals how to discriminate between good and bad surgeons and procedures at consultation level, and to be biased towards excellence. As a result, you will be the one who becomes truly "independent" and free to make your own choices based on factual information---not dubious media hype, hearsay or personal opinions.

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Q21 How did you pay for your surgery? I'd like an operation but I can't afford it. What should I do?
C.J. When I've been asked if I have any regrets about having cosmetic surgery, I can only think of one: That I didn't start having it a decade earlier than I did. Yet before I was left a small inheritance that got the ball rolling, I'd never considered having anything done; I was too busy trying to make the most of the opportunities that came my way and working flat out to keep the wolf from the door. Back then I thought cosmetic surgery was something other people had. It wasn't anything I'd aspired to or thought I'd ever be able to afford. Only when I had some extra money for the first time in my life did I get the idea to embark on my "self-improvement" plan.

I've also heard from others who used an unexpected inheritance to have cosmetic surgery, and from those who spent part of a divorce settlement to help them make a fresh start. Some take on extra work or a temporary part-time job. How about having it "sponsored" - you could take up a collection and put half the money toward your operation and the other half toward a homeless shelter or charity of your choice. (This option is strictly for those who don't mind everyone knowing their business!)

While I wouldn't really recommend anyone to go into debt to have surgery, many people do take out a bank loan, put it on their charge card, or use a cash advance on their credit card. (I did this when my inheritance began to run out.) Some forgo vacations and other luxuries to pay for treatment. To those who are in a bleak financial situation similar to the one I had been in for most of my life with no means of paying for surgery, hang in there. Remember you never know what the future holds, and what was meant to be will be.

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Q22 If you get so much mail, what happens to my letter/case history? Who else will see it?
C.J. No one. I read every single letter that is sent to me and personally collate all case histories and incoming information. I have received thousands of letters every year since 1989, and have met hundreds of patients. All have been dealt with in the strictest confidence. One of the reasons I have advised so many celebrities and public figures over the years is because they know their secrets are safe with me.

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Q23 If I give you the name of a surgeon or clinic, can you tell me if they're good?
C.J. No. Over the years, persons posing as patients have rung to ask leading questions about surgeons and clinics while recording the conversation. For this reason, it is not, and has never been, my policy to comment on medical professionals or the establishments that employ them.

This does not, however, stop a few of them commenting on me! Unfortunately, the world-wide media attention I receive provokes a lot of jealousy from some quarters of the cosmetic surgery industry. With my extensive global network, their comments invariably get back to me. Not surprisingly, they are, without exception, from those whom I did not choose to take part in my "transformation," and, more often than not, from those who are aware that I count many a former patient of theirs in my database of disasters. Thankfully, they are in the minority.

Furthermore, the results of my surgery are so outstanding and natural-looking that I've unwittingly helped to raise the accepted standard of cosmetic surgery to a level that many surgeons may find difficult, if not impossible, to match. Nevertheless, even my harshest critics don't dispute the fact that I have achieved truly spectacular surgical results, and that I know the field of cosmetic surgery literally inside out.

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Q24 What about your autobiography? Do I need to get it as well to find out more about cosmetic surgery?
C.J. I'm not going to beat around the bush, of course I want everyone to buy my books! But please remember that I never originally set out to turn this into a commercial enterprise. I wrote Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets and my autobiography in direct response to the overwhelming demand for more and more information from me. People want to know how I achieved what I did with cosmetic surgery when so many others, both in and out of the public eye, continue to fail.

Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets deals with the practical and technical things you need to know. My autobiography reveals the whole extraordinary story behind my physical cosmetic surgery transformation as well as wider-ranging personal aspects the cosmetic surgery experience. The video, although several years old now, contains a wealth of information about beauty and the science of attraction that has applied for centuries, so it isn't exactly outdated yet!

P.S. I do hope none of this comes across sounding like a hard sell because that's really not me at all. It's just that I still receive loads of letters and emails requesting comprehensive individual replies. As you can imagine, it's simply not possible to relay all this complex and extensively illustrated material on a one-to-one basis via letters and email. That's precisely why I put such immense thought and effort into making it all available in book form.

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Cosmetic Surgery Advice from Cindy Jackson

Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets
Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets