Fall has arrived and for most of us, that means a return to normalcy from summer vacations, sun-filled weekends outdoors and barbeques in the backyard. Maybe all that time outdoors has led to some skin damage and hyperpigmentation or sun spots? Has running around from parties to the beach made you realize there are some… READ MORE
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Cosmetic Surgery Vacations Can you kill two birds with one stone? The saying goes, “You can kill two birds with one stone if you’re very lucky or if you have a very big stone.” Lately, there are two attractive “birds” that have been packaged together: plastic surgery and a vacation. A typical plastic surgery/travel website… READ MORE
A recent article just came out discussing whether or not face and neck exercises can help make you look younger. The answer: Probably not. If you run a Google search, many electronic and manual devices will come up, but none can conclusively help target facial muscles and rejuvenate your face. While practicing healthy habits like… READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY (March 20, 2012) – The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) today released their 15thannual multi-specialty procedural statistics. The Aesthetic Society, which has collectedplastic surgery procedural statistics since 1997, says the overall number of cosmetic procedures has increased 197 percent since the tracking of the statistics first began. Almost 9.2 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures… READ MORE
The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery recently discussed autologous fat grafting as a means to increase breast size in appropriately selected women patients, rather than using the current standard of care, silicone or saline implants. What follows can be found at the official website for the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery www.surgery.org…. READ MORE
Because of the importance of this information and post for women with breast implants, it has not been altered and can be found on the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery website www.surgery.org. The controversy started in France. Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a breast implant manufacturer, was shut down when French authorities alleged that… READ MORE
Do you know what really irritates me? As a board certified Houston plastic surgeon, I help my patients in answering their questions about “too good to be true” advertisements in my field. Liquid facelift is a common topic. Plastic surgeons define a facelift or rhytidectomy as a surgical procedure to remove excess skin of the… READ MORE
This is a recent article from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery website www.surgery.org and is very interesting. A facelift is a surgical procedure that helps to smooth the skin of the face and neck, tighten the underlying tissues and muscle, and remove excess skin, resulting in a more youthful appearance. However, a new type of facelift is… READ MORE
Gynecomastia is the benign and abnormal development of the male mammary gland resulting in breast enlargement. Initially thought to be a rare condition, more recent studies have reported an overall incidence of 40% and over 60% in adolescent boys. The condition can occur physiologically in neonates due to female hormones from the mother, in adolescence… READ MORE
I found the information for this blog post from the American Society of Aesthetic Surgery website www.surgery.org and although, not an indepth review, it has very important information that you might find useful. Aging can be a progressivedecline in mental and physical ability,accompanied by an increase in susceptibilityto chronic disease. Humankind has long soughtways to… READ MORE