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CoolSculpting: Freezing Stubborn Fat Away
No matter how much we diet or exercise, sometimes those stubborn pockets of fat around the midriff, butt and thighs just won’t go away! In such cases, liposuction remains one of the most popular surgical solutions. New techniques such as laser, tumescent, and ultrasound-assisted liposuction have significantly improved the procedure’s success rate, making it safer, ... Read more
My Experience with Restylane – the Healing Power of Beauty Therapy
Five months ago, on New Year’s Eve, I injured myself in the most unspectacular of ways. Just as I was getting ready to go out I made an awkward move and twisted my left foot, which was still asleep. The rest is history: I wound up bringing in 2016 with ace bandages and ice packs, ... Read more
10 Incremental Ways to Stave Off Aging (Without Going Under the Knife)
You don’t have to get surgery to look rejuvenated. We asked the experts – medical doctors in the business of beauty – what non-invasive procedures they recommend to help you look younger, longer. 1. What’s the best way to lift the cheekbones without surgery? There is one element that we are all fighting – gravity, ... Read more
HIPAA Compliance – Frequently Asked Questions
HIPAA is a governmental effort to ensure that personal health information remains private and secure. It’s up to healthcare practices and facilities to ensure that they follow HIPAA requirements. When patients and doctors communicate using Zwivel’s online consultation tool, the information is transferred and stored in accordance with all HIPAA Privacy & Security Rules. Here are some of ... Read more
Tightening Loose Skin Without Surgery Postpartum: My Experience with Microneedling
Non-invasive procedures work, but results vary. The pounds have melted away and the stretch marks have faded, but that doesn’t mean I exited pregnancy unscathed. Fully clothed, I may look like my former slim pre-pregnancy self, but what you don’t see is the thin, creepy skin and sagging belly hidden underneath my mom uniform of ... Read more
8 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Realize Had Plastic Surgery
With societal pressures to look your best we look to our most revered celebrities as icons in beauty and fashion. Believe it or not, most of these stars were not born the way they now appear. Blake Lively Back in 2005, Blake Lively was known for being an actress in The Sisterhood of the Traveling ... Read more
The Changing Face of Male Plastic Surgery
If I’m being perfectly honest, cosmetic surgery is something that has never really crossed my mind, and I think most of my male friends would agree. I’ve always thought it was something reserved for narcissistic middle-aged women with deep pockets and shallow thoughts. So when I recently came across a story about the growing trend ... Read more
It’s The Pits: How to Deal with Excessive Sweating or Smell
“Um, I think we both need showers,” my husband said to me as we bathed our baby. It was sweet of him to lump himself into his directive — because of course he was trying to tell me I needed a shower. I didn’t have the heart to tell him I just took one. That’s ... Read more
How My Thermage Treatment Compressed the Years Without Surgery
The summer I was fourteen, I went to a camp that specialized in the performing arts. The afternoon of our first show, Jeanne, our designated makeup artist stared at my face while applying baby-blue shadow to my eyelids, and slicking petal pink lip-gloss on my lips. “You are lucky, Estelle,” she declared. “I can tell ... Read more
Plastic Surgery for Men: A Rising Trend
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of male cosmetic procedures has more than doubled over the past twenty years. We asked our panel of expert surgeons Dr. Brian D. Cohen, Dr. Robert Brueck, Dr. Jon Kurkjian and Dr. Wayne Wertheim to tell us about their male patients’ motivations, the procedures they’re ... Read more