If Brad Pitt knows anything about the impact of flowers, he’ll be certain to send a big, beautiful bouquet or arrangement to soon-to-be mother of his child, Angelina Jolie.

Flowers are a traditional gift sent to new mothers for many reasons: they have a wonderful impact on the emotions of all who see them; they can be personalized to the individual and the occasion, and they’re easy to order. But, when is the best time to send flowers to a new mother and what kinds of flowers should you send? Well, there really are no limits, but I do have some suggestions.

In terms of the timing of your gift, consider having the flowers delivered to the new mom’s home after she brings the baby home. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful thing to receive flowers in the hospital, but nowadays new mothers don’t typically stay in the hospital more than a few days before being released. Also, that short time in the hospital is usually a flurry of activity with first feedings, first baths, and many visitors. Although your beautiful flowers will brighten up her room, she won’t have much time to enjoy them. When those hectic few days are over, the family then has to carry the new baby, the personal belongings of mom and baby, any gifts received during the stay, and all the flowers out of the hospital, fit them into the car, and transport them all home—hopefully without any items spilling. On the other hand, if you send the flowers to her home a few days after the birth of the baby, the new mom will have had time to relax a bit, will be able to enjoy your wonderful gift, and she won’t have to move them from the special place she chooses to display them.

Now, on to the question of what kind of flowers you should give. Well, there are the traditional gifts of either pink or blue flowers depending on the gender of the baby. These arrangements are often presented in baskets adorned with charming stuffed bears or other baby toys. The popularity of these arrangements comes from the simple fact that they are well liked. You’re not likely to go wrong when choosing a traditional arrangement.

However, if you’d like to give a gift of flowers that truly stands out, take into consideration the new mother’s personality, favorite colors, and favorite flowers. Tell your florist a little about the new mom and the feeling you’d like the flowers to portray. For example, if the new mom is very trendy and loves bright colors, let your florist know. He or she can then make a gift that says “congratulations on your new baby” in a way that is as unique as the new mom herself.

That said, what do you suppose an Angelina Jolie-esque maternity arrangement reflecting her non-traditional views and strong personality would look like? I’d love to be the florist given that challenge!

Even when you are beautiful and slim like Tara Reid, the actress from ‘American Pie’ movie, you may be tempted to go for a bit of a plastic surgery hoping to improve your look, but imagine what you ended with pain and deformity.

That’s what exactly happened to Tara Reid. Her breast augmentation and liposuction surgery went really, really wrong.  She wanted to have a beautiful even breast and six-pack, but ended up with some bumps along the edges of her nipples and bulgy stomach.

She honestly admitted that: “Right after the surgery I had some bumps along the edges of my nipples, but the doctor said, ‘Don’t worry, it’s going to be better.’ But after six months it started to get worse and worse.”

So, what could be the implications of the breast augmentation surgery?

Threateningly, the list is very long. The surgery could leave you with excessive bleeding, loss of nipple sensation, asymmetry, implant rupture or shifting, infection, internal scar tissue or the need for second or even sometimes third procedures.

And that was exactly happened with Tara; she needed another surgery.

Another popular plastic surgery celebrity go for is liposuction – a fat removal procedure that aims to eradicate excessive stubborn fat from stomach, thighs, chin, chest or back.

Even though the plastic surgeons assure their customers about the safety of the liposuction surgery, this can get also wrong.

Unfortunately Tara Reid knows the best how the body sculpting can end up badly. She said: “I got liposuction because even though I was skinny I wanted a six-pack. I had body contouring, but it all went wrong. My stomach became the most bulgy thing.”

Not only had she ended up with bulgy stomach, but her dream of having a six-pack was crushed.

Even if the liposuction surgery may give you the impression of a simple procedure there implications can be serious. There is a chance of allergic reaction to the anaesthetic, infection, bleeding or swelling which may persist even for weeks after the operation.

There could be nerve compression and changes in sensation in a form of an increased pain or the loss of any sensitivity.

The skin may become less elastic after the liposuction if a large volume of fat has been removed from a large area.

Last but not least there is a possibility of developing lungs problem.

All in all, any surgery carries on a certain risk to your health. But you must ask yourself a question if going voluntarily for a plastic surgery is the thing you really want to do. Because if you believe that plastic surgery will make you happy you may be mistaken.

Happiness comes from inside, when your private, social and career life is in balance; when you are healthy and you have sufficient money. No amount of surgeries will make you permanently happy.

You will end up with not only visible scars on your body but with emotional scars as well.

Issued in the public interest by Barbara Tomasik yoga teacher based in London.

Ms Barbara has years of experience in the field of yoga, weight loss, nutrition, physical education and reiki.