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How Long Does a Facelift Last? 5 Tips for Maintaining Surgery Results
With so many different facelift options available, choosing the one that lasts the longest and best suits your needs can be challenging. These basic tips will help prolong your facelift’s rejuvenating benefits, no matter what type of procedure you choose to undergo. If you’re interested in getting a facelift, then you’ve no doubt also been wondering about ... Read more
Zwivel’s Complete Guide To Liposuction
The human body is designed to store excess calories as body fat in several very specific places such as your abdomen, back, hips, thighs, butt, and upper arms. Even your chin, neck, and cheeks can become fat reserves. Sometimes, following the healthiest diet and most dedicated fitness regime isn’t enough to eradicate those stubborn pockets of ... Read more
Industry Trend: Plastic Surgeons and Aestheticians Join Forces to Offer Outstanding Care
As non-invasive cosmetic techniques continue to replace traditional surgical solutions, an increasing number of plastic surgeons and aestheticians are bringing their strengths together to offer patients a wider range of services. Statistics compiled by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show a steady growth in the number of cosmetic procedures performed over the past year, ... Read more
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Gives Hope to Burn Patients
Plastic and reconstructive surgeons often play a critical role in transforming the lives of people who have been victims of unfortunate accidents, such as burn injuries. Fortunately, there are a number of procedures surgeons can use to assist with the physical and cosmetic limitations of burn-damaged skin, vastly improving their patients’ quality of life. Being ... Read more
Liposuction for Men: Top Docs Answer Frequently Asked Questions
Four top plastic surgeons lay down the skinny on this most popular of plastic surgery procedures. The popularity of cosmetic surgery among men is at an all-time high. In fact, for over a decade the number of guys getting cosmetic work done has consistently increased by approximately 10 per cent each year. With liposuction being the most ... Read more
Breast Implants and Cancer Risk: Myth or Reality?
Many of you reading this have likely found reports on the Internet that assert a link between breast implants and cancer risk. So is it true? If you are considering breast augmentation surgery, or if you have already undergone surgery, it is highly likely that you have encountered some of this material and are concerned about the ... Read more
Is Beauty a Social Construct? Global Plastic Surgery Statistics Provide Answers
Global statistics published by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) indicate that from Brazil to South Korea, cosmetic surgery has been gaining serious momentum in recent years. And with the results demonstrating how countries often specialize in different cosmetic procedures, these reports also affords us a glimpse at how standards of beauty differ across cultures. You’ve heard ... Read more
CareCredit Makes Plastic Surgery Financing More Affordable
If you’ve been considering having some cosmetic surgery done but aren’t sure how to pay for it, you’ll want to know about CareCredit, a healthcare financing credit card. Since few cosmetic surgery procedures are covered by insurance and interest rates on traditional credit cards can be sky high, you may have put off or even given ... Read more
How to Find a Plastic Surgeon You Can Trust
Chances are you’ve already put a lot of thought into your decision to undergo a cosmetic procedure. It’s just not the kind of thing people simply rush into. And for good reason too. Because as wonderful as plastic surgery can be for both your physical appearance and overall confidence, there’s plenty else to think about as ... Read more
Predictions, Predictions… Experts Foretell the Top Plastic Surgery Trends for 2017
Each and every year, all the aesthetic associations blast their annual statistics to the media. Bloggers, magazines and TV talk show hosts just eat these numbers up. The stats, which are based on the year prior, tell us which procedures are trending, which ones are tanking, and sometimes provide a little cultural context as to ... Read more