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The Brow Lift and Migraine Relief: How Nerve Decompression Surgery Could Change Your Life
Nerve decompression surgery could well be the difference between living a normal, migraine-free life, or one forever interrupted by overwhelming pain. It’s a bad, all too familiar feeling. It starts with a relentless throbbing, intense pressure on your eyes and ultimately leaves you lying in a darkened room with a pillow over half your face ... Read more
The Pros and Cons of Endoscopic Facelift Surgery
Only a few small incisions are required during an endoscopic facelift to rejuvenate the upper two thirds of the face. Thinking of getting a facelift? If so, there’s certainly no shortage of options to choose from, ranging from mini facelifts to traditional surgical facelifts and everything in between. One particularly interesting procedure, however, if you’re ... Read more
Breast Implants and Breastfeeding: Everything You Need to Know
There’s no denying it. Breasts are aesthetically pleasing. Accordingly to recent statistics, the demand for breast enhancement surgery has grown steadily over the past ten years, making it the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. But breasts are also functional. So it’s only natural that women who dream of having a family of their own ... Read more
Vanderpump Rules Star Lala Kent Tells All On Recent Cosmetic Procedures
Zwivel recently met up with former Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent and her close friend, fashion model Ellie Mumin in Hollywood. The duo were among the celebs, medical doctors, and philanthropists gathered at a fundraiser held by the GEANCO Foundation to raise awareness of the non-profit’s medical and educational missions in Africa. We took the opportunity to ask Kent and Mumin about ... Read more
FUE vs. FUT: The Differences Between Follicular Unit Extraction and Follicular Unit Transplant
Find out which hair transplantation technique is best suited to your needs – Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) or Follicular Unit Transplant (FUT). As unpleasant as it may be, hair loss is a normal part of aging, just like wrinkles and memory issues. If you’re self-conscious about your thinning hair, there are any number of steps ... Read more
Ahead of the Curve: Hip Augmentation Options
Hip augmentations come in a range of options designed to enhance and widen the hips for a curvier hourglass-like figure. One of the reasons hip augmentation surgery has gained so much traction in recent years — no, we’re not about to talk about Kim Kardashian, but we don’t deny that she’s a factor — is ... Read more
Plastic Surgery Science Fiction? These 5 Technologies Could Change Everything
These major technological advancements could change the face of plastic surgery in the next few decades. 4D technology? Virtual interaction? Prosthetic muscles? You could be forgiven for assuming we’re talking about science fiction. Thankfully, we’re not. All of these fanciful-sounding innovations may soon play a large and positive role in medicine and surgery. This includes plastic ... Read more
Move Over, Kylie Jenner: Lip Reduction Surgery The Next Big Thing
Plastic surgeons are reporting an increase in demand for lip reduction surgery. Is the plump, pouty look popularized by social media stars on its way out? When opening a beauty magazine in the early 2000’s, you couldn’t turn a page without seeing a celebrity that had lip injections. From Lindsay Lohan to Britney Spears, bigger ... Read more
Going Flat: Why an Increasing Number of Breast Cancer Survivors Are Foregoing Reconstructive Surgery
Having reconstructive breast surgery with or following mastectomy can be very beneficial — for some women. But these days, more and more breast cancer survivors are choosing to “go flat.” Until recently, the prevailing opinion among medical professionals involved in the treatment of breast cancer was that most women undergoing mastectomy benefited from having reconstructive ... Read more
Mohs Surgery and Reconstruction Provides Miraculous Skin Cancer Outcomes
40 to 50 percent of Americans develop skin cancer at some point in their life. Thankfully, many common skin cancers can be treated by dermatologists and plastic surgeons using Mohs micrographic surgery. To become Mohs surgeons, dermatologists undergo rigorous surgical training. While their work removes up to 99 percent of skin cancers, if not treated effectively, cosmetically ... Read more