12

Nov

Festoons: What Are They & How Are They Treated?

All of Your Common Questions Answered by a ProfessionalFestoons, those pesky mounds of hanging skin and tissue that appear in the mid-cheek area, are a common concern for many individuals seeking facial rejuvenation. But what exactly are festoons, and how can they be effectivel...

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12

Nov

Woman's lips

What is a Botox Lip Flip? The Honest Perspective From a Cosmetic Surgeon

The short answer to this question is…. No one knows. Why should a lip look better flipped upside down? Is that a good name for a procedure? And what does it represent?  And where is it described? The next question I have is—if this procedure exists, why is it not written u...

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12

Nov

3 Natural Remedies for Dark Circles Under Your Eyes to Try at Home

Dark circles are the enemy of many. People don’t enjoy seeing the difference in tones around their eyes compared to the rest of their faces. There may not be a need to turn to cosmetic surgery. There are some natural under eye remedies you can try at home first to brighten thi...

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12

Nov

Lip Filler Benefits – Why Get Lip Filler if you do not want Big Lips

Picture in your mind lips that have had lip filler injections. You are picturing pouty lips that look like they were stuck in a vacuum for an hour. There are lip filler benefits you can get without getting overly pouty lips. There are more lip filler benefits than just getting...

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12

Nov

No Downtime Procedures to Improve your Zoom Look

So many people are coming in now because they hate their zoom look. Seeing yourself on camera at your worst and seeing how you seem to be presenting yourself to colleagues or classmates that way makes you want to do something beyond changing the lighting or putting on conceale...

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12

Nov

What are Peptides and Why are They Important?

There are different types of peptides. Peptides are strings of amino acids that are produced by the body and are considered the “building blocks” of protein. What are peptides as it pertains to skincare? We must take a look at the different types of peptides to discover how th...

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12

Nov

Eye Makeup Ideas for Blue Eyes over 50 & Tips to Keep Your Eyes Looking Young

If you have blue eyes, you can thank your ancestors on both sides of your family. About 8 – 10% of the population are lucky enough to have this visually appealing eye color.   At W Cosmetic Surgery, we are among the lucky – we all have blue eyes. We’ve worked in a plastic su...

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12

Nov

The BOTOX® Brow Lift Revisited

The understanding of how BOTOX ® Cosmetic and other neurotoxins selectively weaken some muscles while allowing other muscles to function more strongly is something that I lectured about extensively back at the turn of this century. I called it differential pull. This concept...

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12

Nov

Facial Fat Transfer: The Ultimate Guide to Facial Liposculpture

In the more than 25 years I have been in practice, I have watched fat grafting (liposculpture) go from being something that everyone said didn’t work to being almost a staple in aesthetic surgery. In my practice, 99 percent of patients that undergo surgery such as blepharoplas...

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12

Nov

10 Signs of Bad Cosmetic Surgery

You’ve all seen it—a random stranger in a restaurant that you look at, no you stare at, thinking that something is not quite right. Yesterday evening I got a text message from one of my patients who is about to undergo cosmetic surgery that had an out-of-focus picture of a cou...

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