外國人最想和你聊的時事話題：整容風

　What is face-lifting　什么是整容
     A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (literally, surgical removal of wrinkles), is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure used to give a more youthful appearance. It usually involves the removal of excess facial skin, with or without the tightening of underlying tissues, and the redraping of the skin on the patient's face and neck.
     According to the most recent 2008 statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, facelifts were the sixth most popular aesthetic surgery performed after liposuction, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast reduction, and rhinoplasty.
     The most common complication can be bleeding which usually requires a return to the operating room. Less common, but potentially serious, complications may include damage to the facial nerves and necrosis of the skin flaps, or infection.
     Contraindications to facelift surgery include severe concomitant medical problems. While not absolute contraindications, the risk of postoperative complications is increased in cigarette smokers and patients with hypertension and diabetes. Patients are typically asked to abstain from taking aspirin or other blood thinners for at least one week prior to surgery.
     整肅儀容(appearance)指女子出嫁前修飾顏容；術后改變面部缺陷，對面部有生理缺陷的人，施以手術，使之美觀。
     醫(yī)學整容（medical face-lifting）是通過外科手術(surgery)改善外貌(appearance)，以增強自信(confidence)。整容通常指臉部整型(facial cosmetic surgery)，包括割雙眼皮(double eyelid operation)、隆鼻(hump nose)、嫩唇、造酒窩(dimple)、矯正牙齒 (straightening of teeth)、除皺(wrinkle de-crease)、除痘、種睫毛、脫毛(depilation)等。在日本和韓國，整容是一件很平常的事，整容醫(yī)生也很多。整容以女性為主，但近年也多了男性整容。