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Reema Patel, 32, has bought a string of backless cholis in myriad colours, cuts, and designs as part of her traditional Navratri wardrobe. Earlier this week, she also booked herself for a derma-abrasion procedure in which a cosmetologist removed multiple layers of skin from her back so that her back sparkles through the backless choli!
"My cosmetologist suggested two sittings of derma-abrasion for my back to be Navratri-ready," says Reema. "It cost me Rs 15,000 but the shine is worth it. It will give me the confidence to wear the backless choli with elan."
With Navratri beginning from October 16, women - young and old - are busy getting layers of skin removed from their backs to glitter in backless cholis, which are a fashion rage during Navratri. Doctors say that derma-abrasion and chemical skin peeling are the two most sought after procedures wherein four to five of the eight layers of skin are removed to make the back shine.
"Women get these procedures done mainly on their backs and faces to get an instant sparkle", says cosmetologist and plastic surgeon Dr Hemant Saraiya.
Saraiya says that while derma abrasion requires two-odd sittings and gives a temporary sparkle, chemical peeling requires three to four sittings and the shine is permanent.
While shine is on the top of the minds of most women, there are some who have also gone under the knife to get their flabby stomachs tightened and love handles removed so that they can wear the traditional chaniya-choli attire with more confidence.
Ragini Pathak, 39, underwent liposuction to get her love handles removed. "I was not comfortable wearing chaniya and choli with my waist and love handles bulging out," says Ragini, a Satellite-based housewife.
"I prepared myself and went under the knife to look good. My only brief to the plastic surgeon was that I should be healed and raring to go by Navratri."
While most women opt for procedures that will bring a shine to their skin, many women have undergone liposuction to trim their waists, and have had breast enhancement surgeries, says plastic surgeon Dr Bijal Parikh.
The Times of India - Indian Newspapers in English Language from six editions.
"My cosmetologist suggested two sittings of derma-abrasion for my back to be Navratri-ready," says Reema. "It cost me Rs 15,000 but the shine is worth it. It will give me the confidence to wear the backless choli with elan."
With Navratri beginning from October 16, women - young and old - are busy getting layers of skin removed from their backs to glitter in backless cholis, which are a fashion rage during Navratri. Doctors say that derma-abrasion and chemical skin peeling are the two most sought after procedures wherein four to five of the eight layers of skin are removed to make the back shine.
"Women get these procedures done mainly on their backs and faces to get an instant sparkle", says cosmetologist and plastic surgeon Dr Hemant Saraiya.
Saraiya says that while derma abrasion requires two-odd sittings and gives a temporary sparkle, chemical peeling requires three to four sittings and the shine is permanent.
While shine is on the top of the minds of most women, there are some who have also gone under the knife to get their flabby stomachs tightened and love handles removed so that they can wear the traditional chaniya-choli attire with more confidence.
Ragini Pathak, 39, underwent liposuction to get her love handles removed. "I was not comfortable wearing chaniya and choli with my waist and love handles bulging out," says Ragini, a Satellite-based housewife.
"I prepared myself and went under the knife to look good. My only brief to the plastic surgeon was that I should be healed and raring to go by Navratri."
While most women opt for procedures that will bring a shine to their skin, many women have undergone liposuction to trim their waists, and have had breast enhancement surgeries, says plastic surgeon Dr Bijal Parikh.
The Times of India - Indian Newspapers in English Language from six editions.
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