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Popular Kenyan socialite cum actress Risper Faith has opened up on her frustrations with her current body shape and plans to go under the knife to get everything under control. Sharing her troubles with her fans on YouTube, the former Nairobi Diaries actress revealed that she has been struggling with weight gain and wants to look for a permanent solution before it gets worse.

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“Before you get married, before you have children, you look young, you look beautiful. All my life I was used to that small body, small waistline but immediately you give birth everything changes and to me, it seems like I’m not adjusting and I’m not accepting the fact that everything changed and so did my body, that is why it’s looking the way it is. After giving birth I weighed myself and I was 100kgs over 22months after I had given birth I’m weighing around 116kgs and my body just keeps growing and growing, I don’t feel beautiful anymore, I don’t feel myself anymore. I have been so down, I’m so moody lately,” she said.

Liposuction

After extensive research, Risper said she settled on the liposuction procedure to help her get back in shape as it is quicker and more reliable.

“I’ve been thinking of doing liposuction. Yes, I want to go for surgery so that they can remove all this excess fat and let me be. I also read that they provide you with a diet plan after surgery so that you start reducing weight because my problem area is my stomach, but what about my thighs and the rest of my body? I noticed I have cellulite as well so I’ll start going to the gym, this time not to work out but just to maintain my figure.”

The mother of one further explained that her marriage has been affected by her unhappiness and she fears her husband will stop looking at her the same way.

“I don’t know how I’m going to tell my husband because this is a decision we both need to make and it involves a lot of things, there’s even a baby there, so I just hope and pray he will accept and support my decision because, at the end of the day, it is about me. I’m a girl, I want to feel sexy, I want to feel beautiful and I want to feel like myself.

“It’s affecting my marriage because sometimes like I said I don’t feel like being intimate with my husband because I don’t feel beautiful. We got married in 2018 and we are in 2020, it’s been two years. This is a very young marriage and if I want it to last forever I need to fix these things for me to be happy and concentrate on my marriage because if I don’t fix it, it will bring us problems later and that’s what I don’t want. I just pray he is going to accept and support my decision because at this point I’m so desperate,” she said, wiping away her tears.

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Plastic surgery is no longer the sole domain of women, and men now have even more incentive to try a little nip-and-tuck on their faces: New research suggests they look more attractive and trustworthy to others.

The study included 24 men, average age 49 years, who had one or more of the following procedures: upper eyelid lift, reduction of lower eyelids, face-lift, brow-lift, neck-lift, nose reshaping, and/or a chin implant.

More than 150 people were asked to look at photos of the men before and after their surgery and rate them on personality (aggressiveness, extroversion, likeability, risk-seeking, sociability, trustworthiness), attractiveness and masculinity.

The photos of the men after their procedures scored significantly higher in perceptions of attractiveness, likability, social skills and trustworthiness. There was no significant change in perceptions of masculinity, the investigators found.

The study, conducted by plastic surgeons at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., was published online recently in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

“The tendency to judge facial appearance is likely rooted in evolution, as studies suggest evaluating a person based on appearance is linked to survival — our animal instinct tells us to avoid those who are ill-willed and we know from previous research that personality traits are drawn from an individual’s neutral expressions,” said study senior investigator Dr. Michael Reilly. He is an associate professor of otolaryngology and a facial plastic & reconstructive surgeon.

“Taken together, our findings suggest that both men and women undergoing facial cosmetic surgery can experience not only improved perception of attractiveness, but other positive changes in society’s perception of their persona,” he said in a Georgetown news release.

In recent years, American men have changed their attitudes about “appearance maintenance,” from it bordering on narcissism to a part of well-being, according to Reilly.

Men now account for 15 percent to 20 percent of the cosmetic surgery market, he noted.

“Cicero described the face as the ‘mirror of the soul,’ meaning that a person’s physical appearance is the personal characteristic most obvious and accessible to others in social interaction — so it’s not surprising that subtle changes in neutral facial appearances are powerful enough to alter judgments of personality,” Reilly said.

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Are you a man thinking of plastic surgery? Ever wonder if an eye lift, nose job or facelift might increase your handsomeness? Worried about what others might think?

If the answer is yes, I’ve got some news for you. According to a new study appearing in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, men who undergo a nip and tuck procedure are seen as more attractive and trustworthy.

The research, conducted by plastic surgeons at Georgetown University and Brooke Army Medical Center, revealed that guys experience similar benefits as women perceptually.

For this investigation, 24 men went “under the knife” for one of the following surgeries: an upper eyelid lift [upper blepharoplasty], a reduction of lower eyelid skin [lower blepharoplasty], a face-lift, a brow-lift, a neck-lift, a nose job (rhinoplasty) or a chin implant.

The average age of each man was 49 years old.

As part of the study, the participants, all who paid for their own procedures, agreed to let others look at their “before and after” pictures for the purposes of research.

The photos were shown to 150 people – most of whom were white and between the ages of 25-34. None of the viewers were briefed on the study’s intent. Each person was asked to rate the personality of the men who underwent surgery.

Choices included being aggressive, likeability, trustworthiness, attractiveness and masculinity.

The results revealed significantly high perceptions of attractiveness and trustworthiness. Additionally, the men who underwent the surgeries were viewed as more likable and masculine.

There was only one exception. The guys who underwent a chin implant did not show any meaningful improvements.

Michael J. Reilly, MD, an associate professor of otolaryngology at Georgetown’s School of Medicine and study investigator said the following in a press release:

“The tendency to judge facial appearance is likely rooted in evolution, as studies suggest evaluating a person based on appearance is linked to survival-our animal instinct tells us to avoid those who are ill-willed and we know from previous research that personality traits are drawn from an individual’s neutral expressions.”

Men’s Variety spoke to Dan Berger, MD with NorthStar Medical Center in Chicago. Berger offers non-evasive cosmetic procedures to men, including Botox and dermal fillers.

“More and more, men are doing away with the old stereotypes [plastic surgery] and opting for procedures to help them look there best. Maybe it has something to do with how competitive guys are, who knows? All I can say is there has been a sea change in attitudes,” Berger said.

A change, indeed.

In the past, men perceived other men who “went under the knife” as narcissistic. But given the growth in the men’s grooming and self-care market, a shift has taken place.

Men now make up 15-20% of the cosmetic surgery market, and that number is expected to grow significantly over the next decade. “Men are increasingly concerned with how they look. Today, it’s OK for them to talk about the topic – and do something about it,” Berger adds.

There are other ways to enhance your appearance that don’t include surgery or needles. Examples include collagen sheet masks that promote a younger look. If you are a bit older, you can also get your DILF on by following our handy guide.

So, there you have it, folks. Men who opt for some form of plastic surgery may experience the desired benefit of looking more attractive to others.

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