Thursday December 28, 2000

Quick Fix

How do you spend your lunch hour? Feasting on fast food or making a dash for cash? How about some plastic surgery?

It's no joke... from liposuction to wrinkle removal a lunch break is all you need for a 60 minute miracle.

Darlene Herbeck is a woman on the run. She's tried peddling her pounds away but can't seem to bust her gut! She says, "I'm real happy with my body, I work hard to keep fit but I?m unhappy with this little smile, this pooch."

Maureen Neumiller blames her big belly on her genes. She says, "My sisters have it, my mother has it. It's just never gone away."

So they went to Dr. Thomas Barnes who promises to burst that bubble on the double. He says, "It's a mini liposuction where we're just taking a little fat below the belly button."

Just a fraction of fat sucked out in no time flat! All it takes is one tiny incision, some numbing fluid, and no anesthesia!

In less than 30 minutes Darleen's waist withered and Maureen got a tighter tummy. And it's not just a battle of the bulge. How about a fast face fix?

Victoria Hudson never knew that a few teenage pimples would eventually leave their mark. She says, "What I hope to achieve by doing this process is to even out some of the depressions."

And Colette Mollise couldn't bear seeing her same old face. She tells us, "I am tired of looking in the mirror and looking at the fine lines underneath my eyes."

Their fix: it's called radiofrequency skin resurfacing.

Dr. Patrick Abergel, director of the Santa Monica Laser Center says this is an ideal procedure for women on the go. He tells EXTRA, "There is very minimal redness, the patient recover very fast, three to four days and there is no pain during their recovery."

Okay, what's the trick? Cool electrically charged water zaps the skin, lifting the layers and the lines. But instead of sore skin, both women left with a brighter tighter look.

Okay, so the fixes are quick, but do they work? All four women said they never felt or looked better!