I’ve wanted to have my teeth whitened for years so when I found a good offer read the procedure and any risks associated with it, I booked my appointment.
I had to give a deposit of around £50 just in case I cancelled at the last minute and I also received a home kit so I can a have top up when I want.
I had my gums covered and a retractor placed to protect my cheeks then the gel was placed on each tooth and a laser placed over it. The process is about an hour.
Towards the end I did feel some pain that made my eyes water but in the end it was worth it. I had to avoid hot food, cold food and anything that would stain my teeth for a little while. I haven’t had any problems with sensitivity or bleeding gums and I am happy.
As everyone is different you can’t have a guaranteed success period. For the first few weeks I was very cautious avoiding coloured food, tea, fizzy drinks etc. After a while you fall back into your old routine and forget all the advice given to you to help preserve the pristine white smile. It’s now been over a year an I feel like I need a top up although many people i know beg to differ. I have spent the last year travelling around the world trying different food and lifestyles and i strongly believe this has contributed to the poor success rate of having a whiter smile.
I plan to get braces to straighten out my bottom teeth then get my teeth whitened again.
After wearing glasses from the age of seven Coleen Rooney (formerly known as Coleen McLoughlin) has finally been able to have laser eye surgery after turning 21 in September 2007. She had two weeks off from work to recover, she said, “I can’t wait to wake up and see properly”. It has now been over a year and she is happy with the results. Having just given birth to a baby boy I’m sure the inconvenience of having to reach for glasses at 3am will be a distant memory.
Its coming up to Christmas and all the companies are releasing offers of cut rate laser eye surgery, I wonder if anyone has taken the plunge yet? Laser eye surgery is on my list of things to do because I travel a lot its a shame I miss out on things like scuba diving, snorkeling and swimming with the dolphins. there are many things to consider before having laser eye surgery and finding a good eye surgeon should be number one priority. Just because Optimax keep sending letters monthly to remind you of the fantastic offers they have shouldn’t push you into taking a decision right now. I personally would like to go to a specialist eyes hospital even if i have to pay double, if anything was to go wrong I know that there would be a team of doctors able to help me. if you were to go to Optimax if anything were to go wrong they would refer you to a hospital so why not go to a eye hospital in the first place?
When i decide to have laser eye surgery I will share my thoughts and experiences but in the mean time I don’t mind wearing contact lenses even if I’m swimming or snorkeling.
A few years ago I worked in a health centre that had a team of specialists that worked with people who had eating disorders.
80% of the patients were women but I was very surprised when there were male patients too. There was a patient who once took over 10 minutes to walk up 7 steps, she was so frail, being anorexic aged her by many years. I was sad to find out that she eventually died.
It was nice to see that many people who came to the clinic for eating disorders eventually recovered and put on enough weight to be discharged.
There was a young boy who was about 16 years old, he was very tall but very emaciated, his face was sunken in and he was very pale. I was so sure that he wouldn’t live very long. After a few months he was a completely different person, he was smiling, talkative and no longer withdrawn.
It has since been 4 years since I worked there and the problem is only getting worse, there are too many young people who watch TV and believe what they see. Not everyone in Hollywood is a size zero; most won’t admit it but magazines, film posters and features are all airbrushed to perfection.
Don’t always believe what you see, it’s not worth killing yourself over.