Choose clinicians with the appropriate training and skills – Adverse events are most often directly linked to physician skill and experience The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) recommends the following guidelines for those seeking cosmetic injectable treatments: Don’t…

Wanting to look young is not exactly a new idea — the search for the fountain of youth has been going on for centuries. And while this past year didn’t deliver the perfect elixir, the year did introduce some scientifically…

The decision to have a breast reduction procedure is a very personal one. Physical and emotional factors may both be involved in the choice.   The most common reasons for breast reductions are: • To get relief from skin irritation…

What are cosmetic surgery and procedures? Cosmetic surgery and procedures change, restore, or enhance your appearance. There are many reasons for wanting to change or enhance your looks. If you have had burns or other injuries, were born with a birth defect,…

Shopping malls and airports aren’t the only places that see more action around the holidays. This is also the time of year that merry-makers crowd the offices of plastic surgeons everywhere. Whether it’s because people can take extra time off…

Once you have decided to undergo breast augmentation, one of the many decisions you will have to make involves the placement of the implant. Under each breast sits a fan-shaped muscle called the pectoralis major. The implant can either be…

Considering plastic surgery? You’ll be happy to know that whether you’re 20, 40 or 80, age is not a determining factor. But instead, doctors evaluate how healthy your body is, and if undergoing surgery will in any way become problematic…

Breast augmentation is a popular cosmetic procedure performed to improve the size, shape and fullness of the breasts. The number of women opting to undergo this procedure has increased dramatically over the last few decades. The benefits of the surgery,…

Earlier this year, data was released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that detailed the rise in male plastic surgery procedures. The overall conclusion was that male procedures had risen 43 percent in the past 5 years….

There is a new non-surgical approach that can get rid of your double chin which comes from UT Southwestern Medical Center. A double chin is when you have moderate-to-severe fat below the chin, and this new approach is an injection…