Palmistry is hugely popular in Japan where palm readers charge optimistic customers upwards of ?
50 a session to tell them what the future could hold, simply by looking at the markings on their hands.
But and now for those not content with the fortune lines that nature gave them there is a drastic new way of trying to be master of their own destiny: by altering their palm lines through cosmetic surgery.
A report on The Daily Beast found that between January 2011 and May this year, 37 palm plastic surgeries have been performed at one clinic in Japan.
Dr Matsuoka, who has performed 20 of the operations, told The Daily Beast: ‘If you try to create a palm line with a laser, it heals, and it won’t leave a clear mark.
‘You have to use the electric scalpel and make a shaky incision on purpose, because palm lines are never completely straight.
‘If you don’t burn the skin and just use a plain scalpel, the lines don’t form. It’s not a difficult surgery, but it has to be done right.’
The procedure usually takes 10 to 15 minutes and can include between 5 to 10 lines being on the palm being altered.
Most of the patients are thirty-something men and women who have a predilection
for fortune-telling.
But does it work?
Dr. Matsuoka gave one woman a wedding line and soon after she wrote to him saying she had married.
Two other patients won the lottery after he extended their fortune lines.
I – Word Understanding
Drastic- likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; the effect can be severe.
Alter – change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
Electric scalpel – a small straight knife with a thin sharp blade used in surgery and dissection.
Predilection – a tendency to think favorably of something in particular.
II – Have your say
1. Dr. Matsuoka believes there may be a placebo effect. ‘The placebo effect could positively change somebody’s attitude. ‘If people think they’ll be lucky, sometimes they become lucky.
2. Would you like to know when your lucky day is? Feng Shui works with the energies of the earth, humans and astrology. A good Feng Shui practitioner will advise you of the best time of year to do business, to get married or even to apply for a job.
3. ” It is better to be born lucky than rich”, there are many people who are born with silver spoon, and those who are born poor as a mouse. To alter once destiny likely be a great challenge.
138 Want to be richer, more successful and live longer? PALM SURGERY is on the rise in Japan
