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Vitamin Drip Therapy: The Science Behind This Celebrity Beauty Secret
Vitamin drip therapy. Celebrities treat themselves to it before hitting the red carpet. Fitness enthusiasts use it to increase the intensity of their workouts. Plastic surgeons prescribe it to reduce pain and speed up healing post-surgery. And best of all, science shows it works! Although it’s been around since the mid 1950’s, vitamin drip therapy ... Read more
Just Browsing: The Best Eyebrow Enhancement Techniques
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then it makes sense to think of the eyebrows as the curtains. Similar to draperies, the proper brow shape and proportion are key for overall facial balance. Even those blessed with naturally Cara Delevingne-esque brows and facial features can benefit from paying some extra attention to ... 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
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
Doctors Debate the Effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma Hair Restoration
Once a thing of science fiction, regenerative medicine is now a reality and facial plastic surgeons are among the first to explore the new options it presents. Regenerative medicine is the stimulation of the body’s own cells to induce and promote healing. One such technique, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, shows promise in the fields of hair transplantation ... Read more
Winter Skin Care Products and Tips from Dermatologists
The signs for Pumpkin Spice Lattes in Starbuck’s windows are in full swing, shop windows are loaded with Santas and twinkling trees, and Black Friday deals are kicking into overload. These are some of the cues for dropping temperatures too, which means your skin needs some extra TLC to get through the onslaught of the ... Read more
9 Key Hallmarks of Aging: How a Healthy Diet Can Help Rejuvenate Your Skin
Wouldn’t it be great if you could reverse the biological clock and initiate an anti aging process that influences the very core of your cells? Surprisingly, the answer may not be as difficult as it seems. In fact, the fountain of youth could be at the end of your fork. The 9 Hallmarks of Aging A study ... Read more
Hair Transplantation: The Only Truly Effective Solution to Hair Loss
If you’re losing your hair and want to be pro-active about it, you’ve really only two options: either start wearing good quality wigs, or go for a hair transplant. Cover photo: the author (second from the left) with his hair band mates, circa 1980-something. Paco’s obsession, or why getting a hair weave is a bad ... Read more
Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery: 13 Interesting Facts
Puffy, drooping eyelids? If you’re tired of looking tired and want to achieve a more rested appearance, cosmetic eyelid surgery might be the answer. Magnetic. Charming. Mesmerizing. A person’s eyes are the one singular factor that draw us in and engages our attention. Yet as we age, our most captivating feature can get lost behind ... Read more
Brotox 101: Why Men Are Getting Wrinkle Treatments
With a whopping 335% growth in the number of injections performed between 2000 and 2015, has Botox become the stepping stone cosmetic procedure for men? Over the years cosmetic surgery has generally been regarded as the sole preserve of older women and Hollywood starlets, but those stereotypes are more and more a thing of the past. Although the ... Read more