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Plastic Surgery 101 · 13h ago

Are Plumping Parties Safe?

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times—having anyone but a board-certified plastic surgeon perform medical cosmetic procedures on your body is asking for trouble. The latest [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 1W ago

How to Get Rid of a Double Chin

Double chins can be an embarrassing side effect of growing older—especially since they generally start to sag and wrinkle more and more as we advance in age. For some, having [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 3W ago

Brow Lift or Blepharoplasty—Which is Right for You?

A brow lift and an eyelid surgery are two different procedures, and they produce different results—but I encounter many patients who don’t know exactly how to distinguish between them. It’s [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 4W ago

Ablative vs. Non-Ablative Lasers for Crepe-Paper Skin

For some, the most telltale (and unsettling) sign of aging is the crepe-paper quality that their skin begins to develop in later years. Over the years, I’ve had many patients [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 1M ago

Plastic Surgery Etiquette: A Mini-Lesson

    I came across an article at Times Live the other day addressing the issue of plastic surgery-related etiquette, and I found myself agreeing with much of what the [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 1M ago

ASPS Receives Highest ACCME Accreditation Possible

For a long time, I’ve been a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)—an established organization within the plastic surgery community that is dedicated to advancing quality patient [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 1M ago

Getting to Know Artefill

You’re familiar with Juvéderm. You’ve probably heard of Radiesse and Restylane, too. But do you know what Artefill is—or what makes it different from these other injectable fillers? First, the [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 1M ago

Tattoo Removal Increasing in Popularity

One in five Americans has a tattoo—yet among those who don’t have one, 54 percent say they tend to think of people with tattoos as being “more rebellious,” according to [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 2M ago

FDA Approves New Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants

For a long time, Allergan and Johnson & Johnson have been the only two companies allowed to distribute silicone gel-filled breast implants in the U.S.—but all that changed two weeks [...]
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Plastic Surgery 101 · 2M ago

Celebrity Plastic Surgery: Real Housewives Star Talks About Her Cosmetic Work

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Brandi Glanville has had her share of plastic surgery done—and she’s not afraid to talk about it. In a recent interview with Shape [...]
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