One of the biggest concerns that patients have when they are considering plastic surgery is the fear of complications. Every time you have surgery, despite how minimal the surgery is, there are still some inherent risks involved. Technology and research have made plastic surgery the safest it has ever been, which has greatly reduced the…
Though the trend only began growing in popularity towards the end of the 20th century, earlobe stretching has been around since the pharaohs of Egypt. People can stretch their earlobes from a few millimeters to a few centimeters with special gauges that keep a hole in the soft tissue and slowly increase the diameter over…
Recently a story broke out in the news about a woman in Maryland who died after trying to get her butt enhanced with silicone injections on the black market. While this type of occurrence doesn’t always make the news, it happens more often than you would think. Patients who want to save money on plastic…
1. Lather Up in Sunscreen This seems like a no-brainer, but you’d be surprised how many people forego wearing basic sun protection. Even when it’s a cloudy day, the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays can reach your skin. During the summer months, you should be applying sunscreen to your face and any other exposed…
There are many procedures available to plastic surgery patients that require some form of a graft or implant to get the best looking and the longest lasting results. Patients and surgeons have a lot more options in their choice of material used for the graft or implant, but it can be hard to know which…
A healthy lifestyle takes a lot of hard work. You’re making a commitment to watch what you eat, stay in shape, and take care of yourself. You have to make some difficult choices and a few sacrifices. If you’ve lost a significant amount of weight, you should feel very proud of yourself; however, the changes…
The idea of paying for plastic surgery can be really overwhelming when you look at how much surgeons charge for a procedure. Even something as small as a Botox injection can run upwards of several hundred dollars. It all seems less overwhelming, however, when you look at how the total cost of your procedure is…
Although most rhinoplasty patients are adults, it’s becoming more and more popular among teenagers. Rhinoplasty is the number one cosmetic procedure among patients who are 13-19 years of age with over 30,000 performed in 2013. If your teenager is asking about getting a nose job, there are a couple things you should know about before…
