Put On A Lucky Face

Plastic surgery does not only make you feel more confident and beautiful - it is also believed to bring luck and prosperity

The Chinese believe in face reading, and their ancient face reading art has been around since the time of Confucius as it supposedly affords them to understand a person's personality and health, the technique of which has been developed over thousands of years of careful observation and practice. Face reading first became known in China during the 6th century BC and it was established by 220 BC.

According to the ancient Chinese practice of face reading, which is much like feng shui, facial features and markings correspond to a person's mental, emotional and physical condition. The practice based on the Five Element theory - Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. Each element is correlated to seasons, colors, shapes, sounds as well as facial features, body types, the body's major organs and behavioral tendencies.

Your nose, mouth, eyes, ears, eyelids and brow, but also the nostrils, eyebrows, hairline, wrinkles, scars, moles, complexion and color differences have all significance in their own way. In face reading, every feature on the face has meaning as it relates to one's personality and behavior.

Each feature on the face is an accurate reflection of our personality, our strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, behaviors, stress level, health issues and more.

For example, the mouth not only represents how we communicate with others, it also reflects our degree of sensuality and our sexual desires. The lips are the part of the mouth that is most enlightening if you want to know the intimacy requirements of the person you meet. The upper lip represents a man's "feminine side" whereas the lower lip is his "masculine" side.

The noses, on the other hand, reflect our attitudes towards work and money, our generosity levels, energy and ego. If you have a desire to be less combative, you can choose to have the arch removed from just below the bridge of the nose. In extreme cases, a person can actually cut off their nose to spite their face.

In cases of severe rhinoplasty, where the feature is altered beyond recognition, this person may have a feeling of unworthiness. They demonstrate this by cutting off their "profit center" which is their nose. They take for granted the income will always be there or they do not care. Either way, the fact that the nose is small and slender has now changed the way they behave towards money and work. This means they have to work twice as hard to barely make what they did in the past.

Strong jaw means that you are not easily convinced of other opinions. For instance, in the practice of face reading, a strong chin or rounded high forehead are considered outward expressions of the Water element. Prominent cheekbones, an aquiline nose and porcelain skin belong to people with a strong Metal element.

A symmetric face is also a sign of beauty and suggests healthy genes. If your one eye is larger than the other, you can consider having them corrected. The eyes are the window to the soul and in Chinese face reading, the shape and form of the eyes may indicate your fortune and can predict your relationship with your children in the future.

It is believed that if one changes the feature to something much less than what they started off with, their abilities in their work life and their efforts to make money will be significantly sabotaged. Changing the appearance in the slightest way can have a profound affect on our personality, and it will change the course of our life. However, the face reading theory is what it is - just a theory. Undergoing a plastic surgery takes more than just following the theory and ideally you should consider how comfortable you are with the way you look and speak to your surgeon to see how the results will turn out.

by: Pichet Rodchareon