Weekend Face Lift

Australian Mountain Bike Series gets facelift

New formats for cross country and gravity

The Australian Mountain Bike Series will take on a new look this summer, with two new formats to be introduced for the benefit of riders and spectators alike. The 2011-2012 season will be split into two, with the cross country riders vying for the "All Mountain Cup" and the downhillers contesting the "Gravity Cup".

Spectators across Australia will have the opportunity to witness the nation's best riders, with events to be staged in Perth, Canberra, Thredbo, Mount Buller, Adelaide and Newcastle.

Each round will feature an activity staged in the center of each host town to bring spectators closer to the action than ever before.

The new formats will allow for growth in both disciplines, by offering riders the chance to compete in additional events over the weekend.

The All Mountain Cup will include a number of additional elements over the course of each two-day event. Riders will compete in a stage-like environment, in which performance results will be tallied to determine the overall event winner.

In addition to the centrepiece Olympic cross country event, other formats such as the cross country eliminator (four cross for cross country), cross country time trial, cross country enduro (25km to 50km), super D and the return of the short track event will be scheduled over the weekend of competition.

In the Gravity Cup, all downhill classes will now have seeding races on the Saturday, followed by finals on the Sunday.

"Mountain Bike Australia has completely re-written the way the national level events are delivered," said Tony Scott, Executive Officer of MTBA.

"The new All Mountain Cup is going to be a spectacle of cross country mountain bike racing that will appeal to all levels of skill and experience and one that will involve both riding prowess and strategy in several different short duration activities.

"For the gravity riders we have expanded the seeding races to include all classes. This means two timed runs for all riders.

"All of these changes are geared towards providing better value to participants by giving them more time on the bike, more often."

Details for the Four Cross Cup will be announced shortly.

On-line registration for all rounds begins September 1.

Mini Face Lifts | healthinfotimes.com

Are you a thirty three year old lady who is thinking of having mini face lifts because you are tired of seeing that sagging skin on the jaw line? Read on!

Also known as weekend face lifts, mini face lifts are quickly done and have a shorter recovery period as compared to the traditional face lift. Mini face lifts reduce minor skin sagging and drooping in specific areas like the cheeks, neck, nasal folds, and the jaw line. As mini face lifts only focus on small areas, it poses less risk and stress to the patient and is less costly at $3500 to $6500 as compared to full face lifts.

Mini face lifts undergo the same line of procedure as with the traditional full face lift. The surgeon lifts up, repositions, and removes the excess skin. Mini face lifts may be done with either an endoscopic or a non-endoscopic approach but with both minimal cutting of the patient’s skin. The procedure takes at least forty to ninety minutes to finish and may be safely done under local anesthesia. Unlike the traditional face lift, patients who have mini face lifts goes home soon after the surgery without any drain but still with facial bandages on that can be taken out as soon as twenty four hours post operatively.

As a further precaution to bruising and swelling, it is advised that cold compress will be applied over the area and to sleep with the head elevated for the first three days as the inflammation and bruising will climax on the third day. Pain medications with anti inflammatory effects are also prescribed to the patient. If mini face lifts were done on a Friday, the patient may be able to return to work on Monday unless the fresh wound will be affected by the nature of his or her work. All sutures will be taken out after seven to ten days; then the patient may be able to go back to normal activities like nothing happened at all.

As mini face lifts only remedy specific areas, its target market are those in their thirties and forties; those who have signs of beginning aging. For people who want to address sagging on the forehead and brow area through surgery, mini face lifts alone will not be able to address this concern because it is intended to target the lower two-thirds of the face to remove sagging and wrinkles. To achieve enhanced results, a combination of facial implant augmentation on either the chin or the nose may be done at the same time with mini face lifts. This kind of procedure has a lasting effect of about five to ten years but may vary as the aging process and lifestyle factors are highly individualized.

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