Your mother always told you to drink your milk to get your calcium. Your skin loves calcium, too, calcium microspheres. Huh? The dermal filler Radiesse has calcium microspheres that add structure under the skin and trigger collagen production. See? Your Mom knew what she was talking about! What is Radiesse? Radiesse is a synthetic dermal […]
A Makeover for Mommy
Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding are truly seminal moments in a woman’s life. Unfortunately your body doesn’t remember them so fondly. What were once firm, high, full breasts have been replaced with hanging, saggy breasts with decreased volume. That tight, contoured stomach now sports a little pouch. Pockets of fat have sprung up on the outer […]
More Information on Gummy Bear Implants
The decision to have breast augmentation is a big one. But once you decide to go forward, there are a host of other decisions you’ll need to make, things such as the location of your incisions and the placement of the implants. Of course, you’ll also decide on the type of implant. In the past […]
The Trend is Bigger — Augmentation Leads ISAPS 2015 Statistics
If they haven’t done something themselves, most people at least know a friend who has had some sort of cosmetic procedure done. Many people now openly share details of their surgery. It’s hard to remember that just a couple decades ago, if a person had a facelift or breast augmentation they would keep it to […]
Give Your Post-Children Body a Time Out
Having little kids running around the house like a character from Gremlins is hard enough. But what those little rapscallions did to your formerly svelte figure is, possibly, even harder to deal with! Yes, what formerly was a relatively tight tummy is now loose and features a definite pooch. What formerly were firm, high breasts […]
You Don’t Have to Be Ponce de Leon to Take Back Time
Getting older sucks. There, we said it. That’s why Ponce de Leon traipsed through the snake-infested swamps of Florida searching for the fountain of youth. He probably was bugged by his crow’s feet! That’s why that dude in Indiana Jones wanted the Holy Grail to gain eternal life. He probably had sagging jowls. But there […]
Restylane vs. Perlane — the Differences and the Similarities
The idea behind dermal fillers is sooooooo simple. If you have a wrinkle, where the underlying support of the skin has decreased, then why not simply inject something to “fill” it back up. That was the idea of German physician Franz Neuber, generally thought of as the first doctor to use fillers. Neuber used a […]
What’s the Difference Between a Mini and a Full Tummy Tuck?
People have trouble with some pairs of words. Take emigrate versus immigrate. Or how about flaunt versus flout. Eminent versus imminent. In the aesthetic world, there can also be confusion when it comes to tummy tucks. As with all procedures, every patient’s situation is unique, as are the surgical solutions. Here’s the difference between a […]
Does A Breast Lift Change Cup Size?
There is some thinking that breast lift surgery actually decreases breast size, rather than simply lifting the breasts up to a higher (younger) position on the chest. A study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons shed some light on this issue, finding that following a breast lift women reported they were wearing a smaller […]
Back It Up with a Back Lift
As we get older or after a person has lost a good deal of weight it’s not uncommon to look at our backs and not like what we see. Sagging skin or bulges of uneven skin can make a person not want to wear certain types of clothing or a bathing suit. For women, the […]
