Bathing Suit Tips for Body Flattering Swimwear for Women and Teen Girls

Every year, it happens. Bathing suit weather arrives, and with it, sales on swimwear (or for some, suntan wear.) The good news is, the variety has never been greater. The bad news, the variety and decisions have never been greater.

Decisions, decisions. Now it seems there is a bathing suit for every type of woman or situation as there are mastectomy suits, maternity swimsuits, plus-size swimwear, suits for tall or petite women. And then the real decisions start.

Do I want a one piece, two piece bathing suit, bikini, or tankini. Should it be slimming, help camouflage (you know) with an underwire, or be one of those what they call miracle suits. Should I be bold and go with something hot, sheer, sexy, exotic as in something skimpy like a thong or brazilian g string. Do I splurge and look for a brand name designer like Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria Secret, Anne cole, or sporty with Nike or Lands End. Or do I do as I always do and look on the discount rack or wait for my bathing suit pick to go on sale. And lets not forget color, black, white, floral or florescent. Decisions decisions.

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What womens swimsuit fashion is best and most flattering for your body typeApple shaped body frames have broader shoulders and smaller hips. Two-piece bikinis or tankinis with a solid color top and a patterned bottom will give you a more balance appearance.

Pear shaped body types have larger hips and smaller shoulders with a waist that is larger than the shoulders. One-piece bathing suits with tummy control or other design feature that create the illusion of a waist line will be the most flattering.

Small Bust - To enhance a smaller bust try a halter bikini top that has a seam just under the bust line or a lightly padded or line top. Swim wear with texture can also help detract attention away from your bust line if you feel self-conscious.

Fuller Bottom - Skirted swim suits are back in style and can be found in many different patterns and styles. The skirt flatters a fuller bottomed body type and will give you a more balance look. You may also want to try on a few boy short styles as well. Both of these options offer a little more coverage on the bottom.

Slender, athletic bodies have shoulders, waist and hips that are the similar in width. One-piece or two-piece suits with detailing around the waist will help create a more hourglass shape. Try a wrap style top or a belted bathing suit bottom to create more waist definition.

Hourglass figures have balance shoulders and hips with a smaller waist. If this is you, you're lucky because just about any classic styled bathing suit should flatter your figure.

Buying a swimsuit is about perceptionBuying a swimsuit has a lot to do with beauty because it’s more about perceptions than it is actual good looks. The fact is, with the right attitude, nearly any woman’s swim suit will look good to men, provided there’s a woman in it. Other women are much pickier about what suit looks good on what body, and the worst critic of all is that chick in the mirror. I have a few beauty tips about bathing suits and bikinis, which I will pass on to you in the hopes that they will inspire confidence. Some of them are just theoretical for me, and others I use whenever I shop for a suit. Use what works for you.

How much are you willing to spend for designer swimwear?Like good shoes, good bathing suits cost money. You’re paying for design here, and for things like built-in controls or enhancements. Thanks to the fairly recent craze for selling binkini tops and bottoms separately, retailers have found they can charge a lot more for a whole suit than they could five or six years ago when bottoms and tops were inseparable. On average, a decent suit will cost you around $60. On the other hand, if you have a great body, it doesn’t matter if your suit is cheap because you don’t have anything to hide. Just make sure you buy something that won’t come apart when it hits the water.

When to buy a cheap swimsuit.If you’re only going to wear a bathing suit the three days you go to the beach each year, or for sunning in the back yard, you can go cheaper too. In fact, there’s no reason not to wear a pair of shorts and a bathing suit top or even a camisole or tank top. It’s crazy to spend a lot of money for a suit you aren’t going to wear.

One piece or two piece bathing suit? Who will be looking or who do you want looking?A shy friend of mine went to Mexico, and because she was very modest and didn’t feel very pretty, she wore a pair of men’s trunks and a bikini top in the pool at the hotel. A Mexican fellow who frequented the pool told her that if she wanted to blend in, she’d better drop the trunks and wear bikini bottoms. She did, and they went dancing several times after that. She came home with a golden tan and a happy expression.

Comfort is important, and depending on the beach or pool scene, either no-one will notice you at all, or everyone will be watching everyone else. If it matters to you, or if your boyfriend’s ex is going to be at the party, fork out the big money and look great, even if you only wear that suit that one day.

How much coverage do you want from your beach wear?Crucial to the question of bathing suits is coverage. Again, the nicer your body, the less coverage you need, unless you’re shy or you’re smart and want to save your skin from sun damage. You can apply sunscreen and sunless tanner and have a beautiful glowing tan without the sun exposure. Just be sure to evenly distrubute and don't over apply the self tanner and end up looking a shade or orange. If you plan to be swimming or playing volleyball or surfing, you may want more coverage because a suit that covers more of you also tends to hang on, where flimsier, actually make that skimpier, things might fall off or out.

With board shorts, boyshorts and hipster bikinis, we can buy suits that fit even in the middle of a plus size day or PMS fat attack. A well-cut one-piece can hide and camoflauge an assortment of figure flaws. Contrary to what some experts will tell you, large floral designs do not minimize a heavy body, and you don’t have to wear black either. Depending on where the chubbiness lies, a smaller-coverage suit may turn out to be more flattering than the high-coverage suit you didn’t want to buy anyway. No one can possibly see all the lumps and bumps as the girl in the bathing suit in the mirror does, so pick the least worst suit you can find, and get out there and play!

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Facelifting With Chin Augmentation - An Uplifting Experience

By Dr Barry Eppley

Facelifts are great procedures that can dramatically change the sagging jowl and neck area. Contrary to the perception of many, a facelift does little for most of the face. A facelift is really a neck procedure and is a facial procedure if you consider the neck and jawline the lower third of the face. By moving loose skin and deeper sagging tissues back, a sharper neck angle and straighter jawline is recreated.

In many facelift patients, a majority of whom are women, there is a tendency for a mild chin deficiency. A shorter chin shortens the length of the jawline and makes a neck look shorter and more full. In these patients, a chin implant can complement the effect of a facelift as the jawline becomes a little longer and more straight without any loose skin sagging over it. It certainly creates the appearance of a better jawline. The use of a chin implant with a facelift in fairly common in my practice with as many as one-third of facelift patients needing or getting chin augmentation at the same time.

The other benefit to chin augmentation at the time of the facelift is that it adds little time and no extra incisions. A full facelift always uses a small incision under the chin to suction fat and tighten the platysmal muscles. Through this same incision, it is very easy and quick to go 'north' to the front part of the chin bone to place the implant. A limited facelift (e.g., Lifestyle Lift) would require an 'extra' incision in this area that would not normally be used.

Assessing a patient prior to a facelift with computer imaging will clearly demonstrate whether a chin implant would be a complement to a facelift procedure.

Dr Barry Eppley is a board-certified plastic surgeon in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana at Clarian Health Systems. (http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com) He writes a daily blog on plastic surgery, spa therapies, and medical skin care at http://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com
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Changing the Shape of the Face With Plastic Surgery

By Dr Barry Eppley

Making a face more square or angular can be done through bone augmentation, fat reduction, or both. I have found that there are two types of patients who come because they want a more defined facial look. First is the male patient (usually younger)who does not necessarily have a full or fat face but wants more definition at the defining points of the face. In some cases, I call this seeking the 'male model look'. The second type of patient is male or female who does have a fuller face and simply wants to be 'less round'. Their goals are not quite so precise as the first patient. Usually they are younger as well but can be middle-aged also.

The defining bony points of the face are the cheeks, chin, and jaw angles. Facial fat points are the cheeks and neck. Those searching for the 'male model look' are usually looking at the trio or combination of cheek, chin and jaw angle implants. The thinner the face is, the more profound the result will be with this triple implant approach. When you are placing three implants, or simultaneously changing three facial prominences, it is always best to not to overdo it. Large implants in all three places can create a very unnatural or artificial look.

Cheek implants never look too good if they are too large. Subtle cheek changes are more natural.The proper size of a chin implant is easier to know because the amount of chin deficiency can be measured in profile. Most men should consider a more square chin implant style as that is often what this type of patient is trying to achieve. Jaw angle implants can rarely be too large as they are manufactured small anyway and the jaw muscles and thickness of tissue over the jaw angles can camouflage a great deal of the implant.

Those trying to deround a face must use a different approach. Fat removal in the neck (liposuction) and in the cheeks (buccal lipectomies) are an important element of derounding and is often done with a chin implant. In rare cases, cheek implants may be considered but they should be small as buccal fat removal will create the visual impression of some minor cheek augmentation as the area below the cheek moves inward. This type of facial derounding is more subtle than squaring a face with the most dramatic changes occurring in the neck and less in the cheek and side areas of the face.

Dr Barry Eppley is a board-certified plastic surgeon in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana at Clarian Health Systems. (http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com) He writes a daily blog on plastic surgery, spa therapies, and medical skin care at http://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com
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