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  • Can You Eliminate a Cleft Chin?

      If you have a prominent dimple in your chin that leaves you feeling self-conscious, you may be wondering if you can get rid of it. Known medically as a cleft chin (and colloquially as a butt or booty chin), this dimple or crease doesn’t pose any threat to your health. But you may be…

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  • 5 Great Benefits of a Facelift

      Once upon a time, a facelift, or rhytidectomy, was a procedure only available to the elite. That is no longer the case. And given the many benefits of a facelift, they’ve become increasingly commonplace. Plus, you needn’t be a particular age to be an ideal candidate for a facelift procedure. While the most common…

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  • Products to Prolong Your Plastic Surgery Results

      When you’ve decided to have plastic surgery, you want the results to last as long as possible. Of course, being diligent about following your surgeon’s post-op instructions will go a long way toward that end. But there are also a variety of excellent products from Skin Medica that will help you maintain and prolong…

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  • Are There Benefits of Breast Reconstruction After Breast Cancer Surgery?

      If you’ve been through breast cancer surgery, you know how frightening the whole experience is – starting right from the diagnosis. Perhaps you’ve had a lumpectomy that altered the size and shape of your breast. Or if you’ve had a single or double mastectomy, the appearance of your breasts has significantly changed. It’s an…

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  • Getting Defined Arms Through Plastic Surgery

      With summer quickly approaching, you may be trying everything in your power to get toned arms. And if you’re not having much luck with your efforts, you’re probably feeling frustrated. You don’t need to throw in the towel on having great arms this summer just yet though. It is possible to get more defined…

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  • Top Questions About Laser Skin Resurfacing

      Are you frustrated with wrinkles, age spots, acne scars, or other blemishes? You don’t have to accept them as a fact of life. Laser skin resurfacing is a non-surgical way to tighten skin and balance tone. Yet, simple as it sounds, there are many different options for this procedure, and that leaves patients with…

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  • Could You Be a Candidate for a Neck Lift?

      It’s not surprising that the neck scarf is popular among older people for hiding crepey, drooping, or wrinkled skin. They’ll sport a scarf even in the middle of the summer. Unlike other areas of the body, the neck doesn’t respond to diet and exercise. And there are almost no over-the-counter treatments that make any…

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  • What Happens to the Belly Button During A Tummy Tuck?

      If you’re frequently obsessing over a bulge in your belly, you may be focusing on ways to get rid of it. And if exercising and changing your diet haven’t done the trick, then you might be a good candidate for abdominoplasty. Also known as a tummy tuck, this procedure is a great way to…

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  • Do You Have Bloating or Diastasis Recti?

      Does your belly protrude in a way that makes you appear pregnant? There are several possibilities for this. However, the two most common conditions are the standard everyday bloating that many of us experience, or a more complicated issue known as diastasis recti. So how do you know if your protrusion is a result…

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  • Reasons to Avoid Silicone Fillers

      Once upon a time, the go-to material for dermal fillers was silicone-based. They lasted a long time and the most common areas for injection included the lips, face, buttocks, and hips. Interestingly, the FDA never approved silicone fillers for cosmetic purposes. Yet, this didn’t stop some practitioners from continuing to offer these “permanent” fillers…

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  • Why Facial Symmetry Is Not the Point in Plastic Surgery

      Independent of one another, photographers Julian Wolkenstein and Alex John Beck shot various subjects straight-on with neutral expressions. They then split the portraits of their subjects down the center to create two images. One image mirrored the left side and one the right side. The result? Two wholly symmetrical yet completely distinct composite faces…

  • Using Dermal Fillers for Fuller Lips

    Have you noticed your lips gradually thinning as you age? Or perhaps you were never blessed with plump lips from the get-go. There may even be asymmetries that weren’t there before. Whatever the case, you can benefit from dermal fillers for fuller lips. Non-surgical lip rejuvenation using fillers is a fully cosmetic procedure that can…

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