The ill effects of smoking to your health are no secret. However, here at our practice, many first-time patients are quite surprised when we strongly advice quitting smoking at least 4 to 6 weeks before their plastic surgery schedule. Generally, they were not aware that smoking is an important factor that could potentially delay the healing […]
Author Archive | Charan Langton
How to Prepare for a Successful Tummy Tuck
As a body contouring procedure, a tummy tuck is primarily geared towards helping you achieve a flatter and firmer midsection. The plastic surgeon of your choice will play a significant role in whether or not your desired surgical outcomes from a tummy tuck will be achieved. However, this is only half of the story. The […]
How to Optimize Your Botox Treatments
Botox has been dominating the injectables scene for several years now. According to the latest numbers from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of Botox injections performed in 2013 went up by 15.6 percent from 2012. Many first-time visitors here at our practice are surprised to find out that what they think […]
Understanding the Endoscopic Brow Lift Technique
Eyelid surgery and rhinoplasty may have taken the center stage last 2013 as they ranked third and fifth respectively in the most frequently performed surgical cosmetic procedures. However, we would like to put the spotlight this time around on the brow lift, the endoscopic approach in particular. It may not be as popular as the […]
Understanding the Causes of Skin Laxity
Youthful skin is often perceived as firm, taut, and smooth while flabby skin have always been associated with aging. Apart from the normal aging process, factors such as massive weight loss, pregnancy, frequent sun exposure, and genetics also play a role in the development of skin laxity. Although most people might consider accepting the fact […]
Have You Figured Out These 10 Things Before Your Facelift?
By and large, a large chunk of the population are not really keen about the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and jowls. Although there is no definite method or treatment to prevent the aforementioned signs from happening, you can actually do something to delay its appearance or somehow “soften” its severity. A face lift procedure […]
5 Reasons to Schedule a Plastic Surgery Consultation Today
Aside from doing an extensive online search and asking friends and relatives about their plastic surgery experience, a plastic surgery consultation is also one of the best ways for you to come up with an informed plastic surgery decision. If you’ve been hesitating to schedule a personal consultation with a plastic surgeon for a while […]
How to Reduce Bruising After Injectable Treatments
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported that roughly 2.5 billion dollars was spent on injectables alone in 2013. In fact, Botox and hyaluronic acid-based fillers ranked first and second respectively in the top non-surgical cosmetic procedures for the same year. At our Danville cosmetic surgery practice, we have also noticed an increasing number […]
Why Doctors have a Love/Hate Relationship with Trends
When you hear about the latest and greatest in plastic surgery trends you might rush right over to your doctor to see what they can do. In all your excitement you might be surprised to hear that your doctor is a bit less enthusiastic about performing this procedure on you. This might come as a […]
Plastic Surgery is no Longer Hidden
People who underwent plastic surgery a few years ago would often lie about it or refuse to tell individuals that they had used elective surgery to improve their looks. There was a longstanding stigma that using plastic surgery was cheating and those who were interested in having plastic surgery done were vain or in denial […]
