Risk taking can be fun, especially when the risk involves a chance for a great reward. Take for example, the lottery. If someone buys a $5 power ball ticket and doesn't hit any of the winning numbers, they only lost $5, but they have the potential to win more money than they realistically would ever earn working their butt off in a lifetime. When someone takes $20 to the slots and plays the penny machines, they take a chance of winning much more than what they spent, but if they lose all of it, they were at least entertained in the process.
There are other situations in life where risk taking isn't as fun and surely can result in severely undesirable results. One great example of this is in the plastic/cosmetic surgery industry. Despite the fact that there are more obvious procedures (like breast enlargements and tummy tucks), one of the more common procedures is cellulite laser treatment. Despite the touted high rates of success in cosmetic procedures, there is a good chance of something going wrong with them, especially when there are lasers involved.
Why is cellulite laser treatment so risky? As with any other laser procedure, there is a good chance of the skin getting damaged. When someone gets a breast enlargement or collagen injection, something is added into the body. Yes, there is a chance of slight scarring in the area, but with injections, this is a pin sized area, and with implants, today's procedures involve minimal incisions in easily hidden locations. Cellulite laser treatment, however, is typically done in a large area of skin (as you know, people who complain of cellulite normally complain because there is a lot of it!), and the potential for scarring is present for the entire affected area. Who wants to waste hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, and risk permanent scarring, which can look much worse than the cellulite! After all, money spent on cosmetic procedures is non refundable, regardless of what one ends up looking like afterward!
Instead of cellulite laser treatment, there are other things that one can do to minimize or completely eliminate the lumpy appearance of cellulite. There are creams and moisturizers that are designed to help with this plight. With moisture rich ingredients designed to penetrate the skin and target the fatty deposits under the skin (that create the cottage cheese appearance), thigh creams are a lot safer than cellulite laser treatment, not to mention cheaper too! In many cases, people can take advantage of trial offer periods for new products on the market that are either low cost or completely free. Why break out a credit card to buy cellulite laser treatment when you can save your hard earned money and try an effective specialized cream instead?
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