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You’ve all seen the woman who looks as if she’s passing through a wind tunnel. You have also seen the person whose face doesn’t match the color of the skin on their neck from laser resurfacing. Most people do not find these results pleasing and they are virtually impossible to correct. Click to Read More
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Thanksgiving is not too far away, so let’s talk about the “Turkey Gobbler Neck.” One of the most difficult areas to improve through diet and exercise is the “double chin.”…. Click to Read More
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Many of our patients who see us after they have had kids feel similarly about their bodies: It just does not feel like theirs anymore. Post-pregnancy, the breasts undergo “involutional hypomastia” due to hormonal changes. This leads to unwanted sagging and volume deficiency, which can be corrected by the placement of an implant combined with a breast lift. An abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, is performed when a patient desires excess skin and fat to be removed from the middle and lower abdomen. The procedure also tightens the abdominal wall muscles, often relieving chronic pain due to multiple pregnancies…. Click to Read More
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Gastric Bypass Reconstruction – Cosmetic Considerations: Many patients who have undergone bariatric surgery or massive weight loss through medical regimens have found that the inelasticity of their skin and the large amounts of excess skin are equally as distressing as what led them to undergo bariatric surgery in the first place. Health Benefits: A new study has found that after six years, three quarters of people who’d undergone gastric bypass surgery had lost at least 20 percent of their pre-surgery weight and kept it off…. Click to Read More
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The eyes are perhaps the fastest aging structures in our face. Typically by the late twenties and early thirties, there is evidence of loose skin and fat herniation of the lower lids. These changes can be accelerated by genetics, smoking and sun damage. In addition, aging of the brows can lead to “hooding” and excess fullness in the upper lids. … Click to Read More
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Nothing is more memorable about the movie “The First Wives Club” than the augmented lips of Goldie Hawn. Since the 1980s, injectable collagen has been used as a soft tissue filler. The primary risk had been allergic reactions and a test patch was required. Now, human collagen (Cosmoderm) is used, so allergic reactions aren’t seen… Click to Read More
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