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Mar

Breast Implants: Choosing Between Silicone and Saline

One of the most confusing decisions that breast augmentation patients face is whether to choose saline breast implants or silicone breast implants. The difficulty in making this decision often comes from the fact that patients must choose primarily based on their personal prefere...

Mar

Get Ready for the New Year with a Facelift

The New Year's countdown has already begun, and as we wrap up the year with holiday events, make sure you’re putting your best face forward! Now is a great time to undergo a cosmetic procedure so you can enjoy results by New Year’s. One of the best ways to erase...

Mar

3 Plastic Surgery Procedures to Consider Over Thanksgiving

For many, the holiday season means a chance to reunite with family and friends, reflect on what you've done this year and what you will do differently next year, and to set new goals for yourself. For some, those new goals include turning to a plastic surgeon to help them a...

Mar

How are Fillers and Botox Different?

The two treatments aren't interchangeableWhen discussing issues of wrinkles and slowing the signs of aging, we often recommend asking your surgeon about the possible benefits of injectables like Botox or facial fillers. While it’s true that both are treatments design...

Mar

More African-American Women Embracing Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic surgery for African-Americans is becoming more popular, according to an ABC News report. The program spoke with black women who have undergone breast augmentation and nose surgery and featured a Botox party in Beverly Hills attended by African-American women. One guest...

Mar

Natural Anti-aging Supplement Shows Promise in German Study

German researchers have found that the antioxidant plant extract Pycnogenol shows promise as a natural anti-aging supplement. Researchers at the Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Dusseldorf, Germany, had 20 female participants, between the ages of 55 to 68...

Mar

Earlobe Repair Surgery Restores Stretched Lobes

More women are considering earlobe repair surgery to correct stretching that comes from years of wearing earrings, reports Britain's Daily Mail. Whether from wearing heavy earrings or just the natural aging process, earlobes can stretch and droop, aging a woman. Some are ch...

Mar

Benefits of Combining Cosmetic Procedures in One Session

It is becoming more common to have multiple cosmetic surgeries at once on areas like the breast or buttocks, according to Cosmetic Surgery Times. Dr. Samir Pancholi, a Las Vegas cosmetic surgeon, says that he often performs breast augmentation and breast lift surgery in the same...

Mar

Mommy Makeover Patient Tells Her Story on Today Show

Many moms struggle with part of their bodies that they can't get back to their pre-pregnancy look even with diet and exercise. Fatma Rice, mother of a five year old, recently shared with the Today Show how she got her pre-pregnancy body back with cosmetic surgery. Rice had...

Mar

Early 50s Best Time for Cosmetic Surgery, Survey Finds

Fifty-two is the perfect age for cosmetic surgery according to a new survey of 3,000 women in Britain, ages 40 to 65. Of the women surveyed, a third would consider plastic surgery and a fifth would get a facelift, if money were no object. In addition, 29% said they'd rather...

Mar

From Collagen to Fibroblasts: the Evolving Face of Dermal Fillers

Two leading makers of injectable wrinkle fillers, Allergan and Johnson & Johnson, recently announced that they will cease production of their respective collagen products (the human-derived CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast, the bovine Zyderm and Zyplast for Allergan; the porcine Evol...

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