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A New Wrinkle in Time: What Wrinkles Does Your Future Behold?
Seven Personality Types and the Wrinkles Associated with Them Imagine you could foresee what kinds of wrinkles are in your future just by analyzing your behavior. Knowing your personality traits can help you take preventive measures to avoid wrinkles down the road. Don’t say your mother didn’t warn you! For decades, moms told kids that if they ... Read more
Brandi Glanville Shares Plastic Surgery and Med Spa Advice in Exclusive Interview
With an E! Entertainment show in the works, a new Fox celebrity cooking competition series, and an upcoming beauty blog, former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville is one busy woman. We caught up with her at the Television Critics Press Tour in Pasadena, California last week, where we talked about cooking, relationships, ... Read more
I Got a Cheek Augmentation… in Front of a Live Audience
Every job has its perks. Some come in the form of traditional benefits – health insurance, a 401(k), paid time off – while others tend to be more amorphous and highly profession specific. Like cheek augmentations for beauty writers. Because of my job, I am offered services and products around the clock. I rarely (read never) say ... Read more
Zwivel’s Complete Guide to CoolSculpting
In recent years, the overwhelming popularity of liposuction has led to the development of a variety of non-invasive procedures to help address unsightly and unwanted extra fat. Research has included radiofrequency treatments, low-level laser, high-intensity focused ultrasound, and of course, cryolipolysis, more commonly known as CoolSculpting. Each of these procedures utilizes a different mechanism to ... Read more
Sagging Skin: Three New Techniques That Help Defy Gravity and Aging
Sure, gravity is important… in physics. But when it comes to how it affects aging, it’s literally a drag. From around age 35 and up, the inevitable pull of gravity can cause the face and jowls to sag, sag, and sag some more. Making matters worse, there was little that we could do about this phenomenon ... Read more
The Cast of Bravo TV’s Vanderpump Rules Discusses Their Fascination With Plastic Surgery
Jax Taylor, Scheana Marie and Stassi Schroeder, stars of Bravo TV’s Vanderpump Rules, recently sat down with People Magazine to discuss their fascination with plastic surgery. In the interview, Jax admits to having had 3 rhinoplasties and a breast reduction, which it can be assumed was performed to treat his gynecomastia. Jax went on to ... Read more
Rosacea Treatments That Actually Work
Do you suffer from redness, flushing, a persistent rash or visible blood vessels on your face? It could be rosacea. Pronounced “roh-ZAY-sha,” the condition affects more than 16 million Americans, generally beginning after the age of 30 and worsening over time. Because rosacea affects the face, it isn’t exactly pretty. As a result, it can have ... Read more
Illegal Butt Injections Cause Chronic Health Issues and Death
Despite the media attention garnered in recent years by several horrifying cases of amputation, disfigurement, and death, the illegal butt injection business continues to thrive in many American cities. Vinnie Taylor, a North Carolina man accused of performing butt injections using industrial-grade silicone, was recently sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after one of ... 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
Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation: P.I.H. is no piece of P.I.E.
PIH stands for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, a condition people most often call “dark marks,” or “dark spots”. The problem occurs when a pimple, bug bite, or any other type of inflammatory issue causes the skin to produce excess melanin, leaving spots or large patches on the skin. PIH can be triggered by even the most minor lesions, ... Read more