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Zwivel’s Complete Guide to IPL Photofacials
There are a number of light-based facial rejuvenation technologies on the market today, each producing therapeutic light in a unique manner. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) photofacial treatments use small, handheld devices to create high intensity bursts of light over a wide spectrum of visible and infrared waves. Filters allow the practitioner to select a specific light range, depending ... Read more
Complete Guide to miraDry for Excessive Sweating: An Overview of Hyperhidrosis Treatments
Almost 8 million Americans are estimated to suffer from hyperhidrosis. This guide to miraDry and other hyperhidrosis treatments explains how excessive sweating can be effectively addressed, and answers all the most frequently asked questions on this common medical concern. What is hyperhidrosis? Hyperhidrosis is the medical name for excessive sweating. Sometimes it is also called ... Read more
Zwivel’s Complete Guide To Otoplasty
If your ears are misshaped, disproportionate or protrude, otoplasty represents a safe and straightforward way to restore balance to your face. What Is Otoplasty? Many of us underestimate the degree to which ears influence the harmony and symmetry of the face. Framing our facial features, ears can either accentuate our best aspects or significantly detract ... Read more
Complete Guide to Lip Injections and Implants: Techniques, Cost, and Recovery
Lip augmentation encompasses a variety of cosmetic and surgical procedures designed to add volume and shape to the lips. You might be a good candidate for lip augmentation if: This guide covers everything you need to know about lip augmentation, from providing an overview of the various techniques to consulting with a plastic surgeon, undergoing ... Read more
Zwivel’s Complete Guide to Rosacea Treatments
“A kiss,” said the romantic hero Cyrano de Bergerac, “is a rosy dot.” During de Bergerac’s era, rosy cheeks were seen as a sign of health and beauty. However, an overly warm glow in the cheeks can also be a symptom of rosacea, a chronic skin condition that causes redness and irritation in the face. ... Read more
Zwivel’s Complete Guide To Injectable Fillers
Dermal fillers can soften facial creases and wrinkles, plump up thin lips, and enhance shallow facial contours. This guide provides answers to the most common questions regarding this popular aesthetic treatment. What are injectable fillers? Injectable fillers, as the name implies, are soft tissue “fillers” that are injected into the skin to restore lost volume, ... Read more
Zwivel’s Complete Guide To Facelift Surgery
If you have been dreaming of returning to a younger version of yourself, free of wrinkles and loose, sagging skin, then facelift surgery – also known as rhytidectomy – may be an option worth considering. Facelifts can manipulate deeper facial tissues and restore youthful contours, leaving you with a refreshed appearance. This guide will provide ... 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
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
Zwivel’s Complete Guide to Gynecomastia and Male Breast Reduction
This guide covers everything you ever wanted to know about gynecomastia and male breast surgery – but were too embarrassed or afraid to ask. What is Gynecomastia? “Gynecomastia” comes from the Greek word “gyne”, which means woman, and “mastos”, which is the Greek word for breasts. Gynecomastia is the abnormal development or swelling of breast ... Read more
