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Injectable Fillers - Reducing the Appearance of Wrinkles
Injectable fillers are substances that can be injected into and under the skin to smooth fine wrinkles, enhance shallow regions and minimize the...

Treating Acne, Wrinkles and Fine Lines - Chemical Peel
Chemical peels are precisely described by the name, a chemical is applied to the face, allowed to react with the skin and then peeled or pulled away...

Improving Skin Appearance - Laser Skin Resurfacing
Laser skin resurfacing is similar to other exfoliation techniques, like chemical peels and microdermabrasion, in that it removes the top or outer...

Removing Damaged Skin - Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is an extremely safe aesthetic procedure that “freshens” the face by removing the outer layers of dead and damaged...

Cosmetic Tattooing
Putting on makeup is a ritual that many women wish they could do without. With days filled with work, school, raising the kids and the business of...

Lip Augmentation and Lip Implants
Full, pouty lips are associated with youth, vibrancy and attractiveness, but not everyone is born with them. What is one to do? Clever use of lipstick...

Preparing For Chin Liposuction
Your face says a lot about you and while you may be able to downplay how you carry body weight with clothes and posture, your face cannot...

Lasers in Cosmetic Surgery
When you think of lasers you may imagine a science fiction movie and some sort of weapon sending a flash of light across the silver screen. While...

How to Find a Facial Surgeon
Your face is unique and an undeniably precious asset. So it automatically follows that, before you let any surgeon come at it with a scalpel in hand...

Finding a Cosmetic Surgeon
As the risks involved decrease and the popularity of procedures increases, we find ourselves in the heyday of cosmetic surgery for the body. No longer...

What to Expect on the Day of Surgery
Surgery can be somewhat frightening even for the bravest among us. You are only partially clothed, everywhere you look people are dressed in masks...

Correcting Your Vision - Laser Eye Surgery
Aside from its role in cosmetic surgery and procedures, laser technology has revolutionized the practice of vision correction surgery. Laser eye...

Reducing the Signs of Aging - The Chin Liposuction Procedure
Whether it is done consciously or unconsciously, we visually discern a person’s overall body weight and physique by examining the amount of fat...

Rhinoplasty Insurance and Average Cost
Rhinoplasty is any surgery that changes the shape of the nose. In many cases, rhinoplasty is electively, chosen by a patient to improve the appearance...

Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Demographics
Cosmetic procedures, both surgical and nonsurgical, continue to grow in popularity. While it used to be the case that certain plastic surgeries were...

Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Recovery Spas
The fantasy of cosmetic plastic surgery is to have some imperfection, some less-than-perfect feature of your face or body, changed without anyone...

Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Recovery
There is so much to do to prepare for plastic surgery itself that many patients forget that they also need to prepare for plastic surgery recovery...

Rhinoplasty Surgery Costs
Few things determine your overall appearance as profoundly as the shape of your nose. Big, small, crooked, button or with a ridge, the shape of your...

Techniques in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
Reconstructive surgery is a fairly unique form of plastic surgery. The goal of reconstructive surgery is to restore function and provide patients...

Male Cosmetic Surgery
It is no secret that most cosmetic procedures are performed on women. In fact, for every procedure that is performed in men, there are about ten...

Surgery Recovery Period
The period after your surgery, called the recovery period, is a very important part of your overall surgical experience. The ease with which you...

Double Eyelid Surgery – Asian Blepharoplasty
Many Asian people are born without a crease in the upper eyelid, called the pretarsal crease. When this lack of a pretarsal crease is not aesthetically...

Liposculpture: How it Differs From Liposuction
There is quite a bit of confusion when it comes to the similarities and differences between liosculpture and liposuction. Liposuction by its broadest...

Collagen Injections and Injectable Fillers
Several years ago it was quite in fashion for people to plump their lips by having collagen, a naturally occurring protein, injected into them. Pouty...

Cheek Implants
Of all of the areas of the body that can be enhanced, suctioned, shaped, lifted, or filled, cheeks may not be one of the first that comes to...

Thread Lift - The Weekend Lift
The thread lift procedure is a face lift for those that cannot or do not want to endure the expense and recovery involved with a traditional face...

Nose Reshaping Surgery - Bigger, Smaller, Thinner, More Straight
The nose is one of the most distinctive features on the face. It is also one of the main things that can influence facial attractiveness. It is not...

Reasons to See an Oral Surgeon
An oral surgeon is a medical or dental professional who specializes in surgery of the teeth, mouth, and gums. The scope of their practice can exceed...

Making Signs of Aging Disappear: Juvederm vs Restylane
The premise is very appealing: inject a substance into the skin of the face in order to reduce the look of wrinkles, furrows, and scars. Dermal fillers...

Types of Dental Surgery
Dental surgery encompasses a wide array of different dental specialties and procedures. In fact, dental surgeons operate on all areas of the mouth...

Considering Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Abroad
Many people in the United States and certain other countries seek to have cosmetic surgery in countries other than their own. There are several...

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Unlimited Choices, Realistic Expectations
In the world of modern aesthetic surgery, there is really no part of the body that cannot be revised. Aesthetic surgery, a discipline within plastic...

Blepharoplasty Cost – Surgery of the Eyelid
Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that changes the shape and dimensions of the eyelid. It is often chosen by people that wish to aesthetically enhance...

Restylane - Filling in Wrinkles and Creases
Restylane is the brand name of the first FDA-approved hyaluronic acid injectable dermal filler. Restylane is used to fill in wrinkles and creases...

Acne Scarring Treatments
Acne affects millions of people, not just in adolescence, but throughout their lives. While spots and pimples can be embarrassing, the scars that...

Considering the Effects of Eyebrow Restoration
Our eyebrows help complete our face.  They offer us a symmetrical appearance and allow us to make many of the facial expressions of human interaction...

Facial Hair Removal
Perhaps our ancient ancestors found it quite useful. Facial hair, that is. If you ask many men and almost all women, if they had a way to completely...

Facial Hair Transplant
Did you know that facial hair transplants can restore beards, moustaches, eyebrows and even eyelashes? We are subjected to various insults as we...

Eyelash Transplant Techniques
Eyelash transplant surgery was originally confined to individuals who had lost their natural eyelashes for one reason or another. This could have...

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - The Science and the Art
If you are looking to have aesthetic plastic surgery, your choice of surgeon will be based on more than accreditations on the wall, the prestige associated...

Cost of Gastric Bypass Surgery
If you are considering gastric bypass surgery to control your body weight, it is important to consider the cost of gastric bypass surgery, including...

Face Transplant – Surgery at the Most Cutting Edge
Face transplant surgery is perhaps the single most complex type of surgery currently possible. The face is comprised of dozens of muscles, bones, nerves...

GFX Procedure - Reduction of Frown Lines in the Face
BOTOX or botulinum toxin injections are currently the most popular treatment for decreasing facial lines and wrinkles; however, could there be a treatment...

Cosmetic Procedure - Hymen Repair
Hymen repair was the fastest growing cosmetic procedure requested in the US in 2006 - requests jumped by more than 24% in that year. There is a growing...

Hymenoplasty - Plastic Surgery to Save Lives
Patients will often state that their plastic surgery was not to please others in society or within their circle of friends and relatives, but for personal...

Teenage Plastic Surgery - Trends and Guidelines
For teenagers with obvious physical abnormalities, life can be a constant battle for normalcy. Even subtle imperfections in facial or bodily features...

Sculptra – Treating Lipoatrophy
With so many cosmetic surgery procedures that remove fat from various parts of the body, it may seem unusual to encounter one that puts fat back in!...

Captique - A New Type of Dermal Filler
Facial wrinkles are one of the most obvious signs of aging. For social, emotional, and fiscal reasons, people want to appear younger, if possible. Captique...

Elos - Synergistic Cosmetic Enhancement
Elos stands for electro-optical synergy and is a multi-application cosmetic technology that is used for facial rejuvenation, treating brown or red spots...

Acne Treatment
Virtually everyone has experienced some form of acne at some point in their life. Acne results from one or more of the following: secretion of too...

Buccal Fat Removal
They may have been cute back when Grandma pinched them, but many people are sometimes less satisfied with their chubby or ‘chipmunk’ cheeks as they...

Excess Baggage – Eye Bag Removal
It is hard to argue that bags under the eyes are attractive. Those fatty, wrinkly, sometimes dark areas under the eyes are unappealing and are the most...

Permanent Cosmetics - Benefits and Risks
It really does seem like a dream, doesn’t it? The dream of waking up with your eyeliner, lipstick, and lip liner already in place is now a reality...

Suprapubic Aspiration
The urinary bladder is frequently the site of bacterial infection which can cause urinary urgency, frequency, even fever and pain if the infection extends...

Wrinkle Smoothing Treatments
We all know that wrinkles come with age, but age is not the only contributor. A number of other factors including genetics, lifestyle, and environmental...

Birthmark Removal
There are several different abnormalities in the skin and underlying tissue that can lead to a birthmark. The optimal method of birthmark removal depends...

Hylaform Plus - Cosmetic Facial Filler
With age comes wisdom…and facial wrinkles! A number of changes in our face take place as we get older. Collagen breaks down, elasticity...

Lunchtime Facelift
Lunch breaks frequently provide more than just a break from work and time to eat. That valuable hour is often used for oil changes, shopping, errands...

Anti-Wrinkle Injections
There are a number ways that aging affects the body, but few are as difficult to control as wrinkles. Over time the fat and proteins in the face are...

Line & Wrinkle Correction - Hydrafill
Hydrafill is a sterile, biodegradable gel comprised of hyaluronic acid that is used to fill in fine lines and wrinkles, generally on the face. Hyaluronic...

Cosmetic Injection Information - Dysport
Dysport is the newest version of botulinum toxin approved for use in the United States. Like BOTOX and Myobloc, Dysport uses the power of a potent neurotoxin...

Myobloc Injection information
Many people have heard of the wildly popular brand BOTOX. In fact the name has become synonymous with the cosmetic procedure that relaxes the muscles...

Radiesse Cosmetic Injection
Radiesse is unique among the dermal filler products because it is made of a compound called calcium hydroxylapatite. The calcium hydroxylapatite in a...

Thermage Skin Tightening
Thermage is a non-surgical skin rejuvenation technique that heats deep skin layers. This heating is presumed to stimulate the skin, causing it to tighten...