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Caring Your Ears? The best way to keep your ears healthy outside and in is to wash them every day. You can wash them with a warm, soapy washcloth. Or you can take a shower and hold your head under the shower spray so the water goes in your ear, and shake it out afterward. Kind of fun, huh? If you think you have wax or dirt on the inside of your ear, you can drip hydrogen peroxide (say: hi-druh-jen puh-rock-side) mixed with a little bit of water into the ear. Ask your mom or dad to help you with this. It will help dissolve and rinse out whatever is bothering you. There's an old saying that you shouldn't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear. Not all old sayings are true, but this one is! Some people stick cotton swabs or other stuff like their fingers into their ear because they want to scratch it or get something out. But if you do that, you can easily hurt your ear. You can irritate it, cause it to bleed, push wax deeper inside where it gets stuck, or even cause an ear canal infection. An important part of keeping your ears healthy is protecting them from very loud noises - even the noises that you really like, such as loud music. If you listen to loud noise over a long period of time, you can actually damage your hearing - and then you won't be able to hear your favorite band! So do your ears a favor and go easy on the stereo. And don't forget about headphones - if they're loud enough for the person next to you to hear, they're too loud for your ears. This goes for live concerts, too. If someone takes you to a rock concert, it's a good idea to bring earplugs to protect yourself.
Sometimes after you've finished swimming, your ear may feel stuffy and it's harder to hear out of the ear. This is because some water is still trapped in your ear canal. Get an adult to help you put a few drops of alcohol in your ear canal. This will help the trapped water drain out. Otoplasty - The Problem
The ear that sticks out too much is often the focus of ridicule. People stare at the deformity. Kids tease and can be cruel at times. Victims of unkind nicknames such as “Dumbo” or “Mickey Mouse” are prime candidates for this operation, but the surgery can be done at any age. Although hair styles can cover the ears, this is not always convenient nor desired. Either a single ear or both ears may be involved. Otoplasty Ear Surgery Timing
Ear Deformity Ear protrusion is a function of: the size of the cup (concha cartilage) Approximate Prices for Otoplasty Otoplasty Ear Pinback Surgery balances the elements of the ears and brings them into a more natural position from the head. The cost of surgery depends on the problem and complexity of the surgical sculpture. When calculating the total price for surgery, you will need to consider several additional costs. There is a facility fee and anesthetist charges from either my office or the hospital operating room. You will need a soft ear band and after surgery medication. Secondary surgery from other doctor's operations can be more difficult and have higher charges. We have posted prices as a guide for an average operation. Consult the doctor for more details Your nose is an important organ for lots of reasons. Sure, it lets you smell, but did you know it's also a big part of why you are able to taste? The nose is also the main gate to the respiratory system - this means that it's the most important player in letting you breathe. The nose is one talented dude. The nose knows how to filter things out of the air before they make their way into your throat. On the inside front surface of the nose are tiny protective hairs that catch dust and other irritants that would be harmful if they were inhaled. And some irritants that do get caught in there are so irritating that your nose wants to get rid of them right away - by sneezing! Sneezing is an involuntary way of removing an irritation from your nose. Your brain, muscles, and nose all work together to send those particles flying out of your nose, sometimes at speeds of up to 100 miles an hour. Now that's a speedy sneeze! And on each side of the upper part of the throat, behind the nasal cavity, are adenoids (say: ad-eh-noyds). These are bunches of tissue that contain cells that help fight off any germs that you may have inhaled. The Black Ethnic Nose Rhinoplasty Surgery Removal of the dorsal hump (bump on the top of the nose) required lowering the deformity of both cartilage and bone. This was done through an open rhinoplasty. An incision was made through the skin of the columella (post of tissue between the nostrils. The cuts continued inside the nose. Tissue was then elevated just above the cartilages. A series of rasps (very sharp surgical files) then removed the extra bone and cartilage. Scissors and scalpels than finely trimmed the remaining extra cartilage. The eye sits in a little hollow area (the eye socket) in the skull, and it's protected by the eyelid. The eyelid opens and shuts several times a minute without you ever thinking about it - it's an involuntary action that's better known as blinking! When you blink, the eyelid helps to keep the eye clean. The eyelid also has great reflexes that protect the eye in different situations. When you step into bright light, the eyelids involuntarily squeeze together tightly to protect the eyes. And if you try fluttering your fingers close to your friend's eye (but not too close!), you'll be sure to see her blink quickly. Her eyelids are shutting in response to movement that's too close to the eye - it's a reflex that protects the eye from danger. And speaking of fluttering, don't forget eyelashes. They work with the eyelid to keep dirt and other stuff out of the eye that doesn't belong there.
Your eyes are the most expressive part of your face. The right make up can dramatise them and create a mood of poetry or mystery. Romance or passion. Women generally have lovely eyes. But your eyes can look far more beautiful. With a shadow of colour on the lids. A hint of eyeliner. A close brush with mascara. Let us share the secrets of how to make your eyes your most attractive feature. How to apply eyeshadow to give our eye a touch of glamour. An eyeliner for that wide eyed look. Mascara to make it appear that you were born with those gorgeous lashes. (You could use them all at one time for a dramatic effect. Or singly for a subtle look If you plan to use all of them together, for best results, apply your eye make up in the given order. First eyeshadow. Then eyeliner followed by the mascara. The eyedefiner pencil can be used independently or in place of the eyeliner. Follow the same steps even if you wear contact lenses or spectacles.If you plan to use all of them together, for best results, apply your eye make up in the given order. First eyeshadow. Then eyeliner followed by the mascara. The eyedefiner pencil can be used independently or in place of the eyeliner. Follow the same steps even if you wear contact lenses or spectacles. Your hair and nails are both very important parts of your body, and while they look quite different, they are actually made of the exact same material. This material is called keratin (say: kerr-uh-tin), which is a hard protein. Keratin does triple-duty in your body: in addition to making up hair and nails, it is also the same protein that makes up the outermost layer of your skin (the part you can see). So now that you know what makes up these parts, let's take a look at hair to start!
These two different types of hair have two very distinct jobs. The thicker, coarser hair on your head protects you by keeping your head warm and providing a bit of cushioning. And your eyebrows aren't just for wiggling - they actually protect your eyes. When you are hot and your forehead beads up with sweat, the sweat drops have nowhere to go but down; if it weren't for your eyebrows, the sweat would splash right into your eyes. So the next time you're sweating, say a big thanks to those brows for catching the sweat! The softer hair on the rest of your body helps to fine-tune your body's temperature. When you are cold and get goosebumps, these hairs stand on end to help hold in heat. And when you sweat, these hairs respond by lying very flat against the skin to keep you cool. Hair is great - it keeps us warm or cool, it protects us, and more. Taking care of hair is important, and fortunately, keeping hair happy is easy. When washing your hair, use a gentle shampoo and warm water and lather up using your fingertips, rather than your fingernails. Some kids also like to use a conditioner to give hair extra care and many shampoos come with built-in conditioner; whichever you choose is fine. Be sure to rinse your hair with plenty of clean water. When your hair is wet, don't rub it too hard with a towel, and use a wide-tooth comb to untangle it gently and keep it from breaking. When your hair is dry, you can also keep it happy by brushing or combing it gently; don't yank through knots or comb it too hard or too much. And if you like wearing your hair in ponytails or braids, make sure they're not too tight, since this can cause hair to break or may even irritate hair follicles, leading to a scalp infection. Believe it or not, another great way to have nice, shiny hair doesn't come from any special shampoos or conditioners: it comes from the food you eat! This doesn't mean you should run and throw broccoli on your head; instead, it means that healthy foods help to give you healthy hair. A good diet with the right kinds of nutrients can work from the inside to give you great-looking hair on the outside Shaving This method removes all the hairs on the surface but it is followed by the growth of the hair which were previously in the anagen phase . Facial hairs has a long telogen phase and though this method is not recommended for facial hairs in women , there is no evidence that shaving has any untoward effect on hair growth on other parts of the body like the legs , despite popular belief. Plucking and Threading Hair plucking has been used as method of hair removal since Biblical times . Unfortunately the act only removes the hair shaft and , in the process , also stimulates the root in to anagen phase; so you may have a brief respite but a hair-shaft will grow through the epidermis in no time. Waxing Plucking hair out over large areas is performed by Waxing . But this is the painful method and is often complicated by folliculitis since the wax oil penetrate the potentials space within the the outer root sheath were they give rise to an inflammatory reaction . This can be avoided by using natural sugars , besides it's less painful, because it only adheres to the hair shaft and not the skin . More importantly , it does not cause folliculitis . Bleaching The easiest method is to bleach the hair with Hydrogen Peroxide . This produce a yellow hue due the native color of Keratin, but it may be as unacceptable as the original color .
These reduce the strength of the hair-fiber by reducing the chemical sulphur - sulphur bond which can then be removed by rubbing the skin . Unfortunately prolonged application necessary for thick hair , leads to redness and soreness. Multiple short applications rather than a single prolonged application may help
Hit is the only permanent method for removal of hair . A fine electrical wire is introduced down the hair shaft to the papilla which is destroy by an electrical current. Look at your fingernails - are they clear? Covered with polish? How about your friend's nails - does she have decals on them again? And your brother's toenails - well, they probably need to be cut right about now. Whatever people do to their nails, whatever color they make them, or however long they let them grow, everyone's nails are made of the same material: keratin (say: kerr-uh-tin). Keratin is a protein and it's also what makes up hair and the outermost layer of skin. Even though it may look like your fingernails and toenails start growing just where you can see them, there is actually all kinds of nail stuff going on behind the scenes! Nails start in the nail bed, a flat surface that is under your nails and extends about 1/4 inch beyond where you can see them. The nail bed sits on top of tiny blood vessels that feed it and provide your nails with their pink color. When cells at the root of the nail bed begin to grow together to form keratin, a nail is born! Layers of keratin bind together, and the nail slowly grows out from the root of the nail bed toward the end of your finger or toe. In most people, nails grow very slowly - in fact, the nails you see now probably won't be replaced by entirely new nails until 6 months or a year from now! Right past your nail root, where your nail meets your skin, is your cuticle (say: cyoo-tick-ul). Each nail has a cuticle, and for good reason: cuticles help to protect the new keratin cells that come out to form a new nail. Your cuticles can be smooth or a bit raggedy, and it's often easier to see them on your hands than on your feet. And while you're looking for your cuticles, don't forget to look for your lunula (say: loon-ya-la). This is the name for the crescent-moon shape of paler skin under the nail. Each nail has its own lunula, but it's easiest to see on your thumbnails. Like your face your hands and feet say a great deal about you. Having a perfectly made up face isn't enough if your nails are cracked, unshaped or if the nail polish is chipped. Clean shapely and polished tips and toes are an essential part of good grooming. Remove old polish from your hands and clean hands thoroughly.There
should be no cream on your nails when you apply nail colour. It is recommended
that you apply a single coat of Top and Base Coat first.Then stroke
the nail polish through the centre of the nail from base to tip.Now
stroke polish around base of nail without touching the skin and down
one side of the nail. Then stroke the polish down the other side of
nail. Wipe across tip of polished nail with thumb or tissue. This helps
prevent chipping of nail enamel. When first coat of enamel is dry apply
second
Be sure the enamel is thin enough to flow evenly and
smoothly. If enamel is too thick add 2 or 3 drops of thinner, hours
before using. Make up is magic, creativity and fun. Just like your eyes, your lips are the most striking feature of your face. surely we do not have to tell you what a dash of colour on your lips can do for you. When choosing your lipstick, coordinate it with the most dramatic colour on your clothes. And of course your eye make- up and nail enamel. A lipdefiner or lippencil / lipliner helps giving proper and defined outine to the lips. It stops the lipstick from spreading outside the lipline. with the help of a lipliner you can get any desired lip shape. Define your lipoutline first with the lipliner and then fill in the matching lipshade. The colour of your lips changes the shade of the lipstick. To get the original rich colour, blend liquid make-up on your lips before you apply lipstick. This helps in altering your lipline and makes your lipstick last longer. To obtain a well defined lip line, use the pointed tip of you lipstick and outline your lipshape. Now take the flat surface of your lipstick and fill in the colour. Thick Lips: To make thick lips appear thin apply lipstick slightly inside the lipline. Thin Lips: To make thin lips appear thick, outline the lips along the lipline. Asymmetrical Lips: To emphasis a thinner lower lip, apply lipstick along the outer edge. To make your lipstick last longer, apply liquid make up on lips. Then apply lipstick. Dab some powder over it. Apply lipstick again for finishing touch The skin is the body's biggest organ - an adult's skin weighs 5 to 8 pounds (about 3 to 4 kilograms). That's like wearing every single one of your sweaters at the same time! If you spread out your skin, it would measure around 20 square feet (1.8 square meters) in size, about the size of a kid's bedsheet - only without the superheroes or cool patterns printed all over it! Your skin covers and protects everything inside your body. Without skin, people's muscles, bones, and organs would be hanging out all over the place. It wouldn't be too pretty! And skin is the best when it comes to keeping our bodies at the right temperature. It also protects us from getting hurt, lets us feel things, and more. Melanin is what gives skin its color. The darker your skin is, the more melanin you have. And when you go out into the sun, these cells make extra melanin to protect you from getting burned by the sun's ultraviolet, or UV, rays. This is why your skin gets tan if you spend a lot of time in the sun. But even though melanin is mighty, it can't shield you all by itself. That's where wearing sunscreen comes in - to protect your skin from painful sunburns and possibly skin cancer when you get older. Sunburns look bad (like a boiled lobster) and feel worse. They can end up making you sit inside feeling sore when everyone else is outside having fun. They increase your chance of getting wrinkly when you get older. And worst of all, they can lead to skin cancer when you get older. Because getting wrinkles and getting sick don't happen right away, they can seem like things that could never happen to you - but you still need to be careful. But you don't need to hide from the sun completely or wrap yourself up like a mummy to protect yourself. You can still enjoy the sun by following two rules. First, try to avoid being in the sun between 10:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon. This is when the sun's rays are the strongest, so go inside, have some lunch, and hang out! Second, use a sunscreen with an SPF rating of 15 or higher. The letters "SPF" stand for Sun Protection Factor, and the number rating tells you how much longer you can stay in the sun without getting sunburned. So if you normally burn after 20 minutes and you put on a sunscreen with an SPF rating of 15, this sunscreen will give you 15 times the protection - 20 minutes times SPF 15 equals 300 minutes, so you should be protected for 5 hours. But you should still apply sunscreen every 2-3 hours, just to be safe. Be sure to put sunscreen all over your body. This includes some places you might not think of, like the tops of your ears, the back of your neck, your face, and the tops of your feet. Wearing clothes that you can't see your hand through can also help block out the sun's more harmful rays. Don't forget that your eyes need protection from ultraviolet rays, too. Always wear sunglasses in the bright sun, and make sure they have a label saying that they block UV rays. And remember that when you're swimming or boating, the sun can do double the damage, because the water reflects and intensifies the sun's rays. So if you're going to be in the water, be sure to wear a waterproof sunscreen with an SPF rating of 15 or higher. Always reapply sunscreen after swimming, even if it's waterproof. If you've ever seen a baby enjoying his strained peaches, then you know that teeth are one body part that people don't automatically come with. Teeth aren't like your heart or brain - they aren't there and ready to work from the day a person is born. Although a baby does have the beginnings of his first teeth even before he is born, they don't become visible until he is about 6 or 7 months old. After that, more and more teeth appear in his mouth - and then it's move over, strained peaches! Most kids have all their teeth by the time they are 3 years old. These are called the primary teeth, and there are 20 of them in all. (They are also often called baby teeth.) When a child gets a little bit older, these teeth begin to slowly fall out one by one. You might remember the first time you lost a tooth; it usually happens at about age 5 or 6, when a kid is in first grade. But luckily, when these teeth fall out, you aren't left like a baby, toothless and eating strained peaches. A primary tooth falls out because it is being pushed out of the way by a permanent tooth that is behind it. Slowly, the permanent teeth grow in and take the place of the primary teeth. By about age 14, most kids have lost all of their baby teeth and have a full set of permanent teeth. There are 28 permanent teeth in all - eight more than the last set! About 6 years later, at around age 20, four more teeth usually grow in at the back of the mouth, completing the set with a total of 32 teeth.
Teeth are amazing - all 28 of them! They let us chew all different types of food, they come in different sizes for our growing mouths, and they help us talk. It's very important to treat teeth kindly, since they work so hard every day. Luckily, it's easy to take care of your teeth. Brushing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste is your best bet when it comes to keeping your teeth in tip-top shape. Brushing after each time you eat is best, but if you can't do that, you need to brush at least twice a day, and especially before bedtime. Brush your teeth up and down, rather than side to side, and be sure to brush long enough to really clean those canines (and others)! After brushing, it's a good idea to floss at least once a day; flossing keeps teeth in good shape by preventing any food and plaque from getting stuck in between them. Speaking of good ideas, it's also important to make regular trips to the dentist, who can look for any problems with teeth and clean and polish them so they look their best. Your dentist will also probably give you fluoride treatments to protect your teeth. Finally, teeth are happiest when you eat sweets and drink sodas only in moderation (this means only a small amount and only every once in a while). That's because sugar can hurt the enamel and dentin inside the tooth and lead to tooth decay, or cavities. While cavities can be fixed, it's always better to avoid getting them in the first place. Keep your teeth nice now, and you'll get to keep them forever! Has anyone ever told you that the tongue is a muscle? Well, that's only partly true: the tongue is really made up of many groups of muscles. These muscles run in different directions to carry out all the tongue's jobs. The front part of the tongue is very flexible and can move around a lot, working with the teeth to create different types of words. Some people have tongues with front sections that are so flexible that they can roll this part into a tunnel. Try it! This part also gets into the action at lunch: it helps move food around your mouth while you chew. Next time you take a bite of your favorite food, pay attention to what your tongue is doing. You'll feel it push the food to your back teeth so the teeth can grind it up.
The back muscles of the tongue move and push a small bit of food along with saliva into your esophagus (say: eh-soff-uh-guss), which is like a food pipe in your throat. But also in the throat is the windpipe, which allows air to come in and out of your body. When you swallow, a special flap called the epiglottis (say: eh-pi-glot-iss) drops down to cover your windpipe. This keeps the food from "going down the wrong way" - into the windpipe instead of the esophagus. The back section of your tongue is made up of three parts: one lingual (say: lin-gwul) tonsil and two palatine (say: pal-uh-teen) tonsils. Tonsils are small masses of tissue. The lingual tonsil is located all the way at the back of your tongue. (Lingual is a fancy word that means having to do with talking.) On either side of the lingual tonsil in the throat are two palatine tonsils - one on the left and the other on the right. The palatine tonsils contain cells that help filter out harmful germs that could cause an infection in the body. Sometimes the palatine tonsils become infected with bacteria, and they swell up and become painful. If you're like a lot of kids, you've probably heard the name for when this happens: it's called tonsillitis (say: ton-sill-eye-tuss)! When you are sleeping, your tongue is busy pushing saliva into the throat to be swallowed. It's a good thing, too, or we'd all be drooling all over our pillows! Keep your tongue in tiptop shape by brushing it along with your teeth and avoiding super-hot foods (a burned tongue is no fun). So the next time your tongue is working hard to get the job done, whether it's tasting, talking, or even sticking out at your little brother, remember your tongue is one do-it-all part! Top |
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