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As you age, your skin begins to change. Loss of vital structural skin proteins, like collagen, leads to sagging skin. Facial fat loss leads to your skin no longer looking youthful and plump. Your skin takes longer to heal from injuries like cuts, meaning scars no longer just disappear. Despite the changes that come with ...

Pregnancy can be miraculous. Your body can bear the signs of that miracle. Though motherhood can be wonderful, many recognize that their body is no longer what it was before. A simple diet and exercise may not help restore your body to what it was before. A mommy makeover procedure can help you look the ...

Dr. Charlotte Ann Rhee is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon that offers Restylane® injections in Huntington Station, NY. As an FDA-approved injectable filler, Restylane may improve skin, enhance lip definition, and help shape facial features. The product's special property of binding with water allows it to remain effective within your skin for a ...

Mastopexy, or a breast lift, is a surgical procedure to restore fullness and contour to breasts that may have lost shape or volume over time. A woman's breasts may sag, droop, or lose tissue due to age, genetics, pregnancy, or significant weight loss. However, a breast lift may restore a more youthful, elevated appearance to the ...

As we get older, it inevitably becomes more and more difficult to maintain a healthy and toned body. Things like pregnancy and age can cause the skin to begin to stretch and not return to its original form. Both the tummy tuck and mini-tummy tuck are procedures that aim to give you a more youthful look by refining ...

Do you feel like your lips are too small? Or maybe you are running into issues with the symmetry of your lips. If so, lip augmentation could be exactly what you need to get the lips that you’ve always wanted. Lip augmentation is a cosmetic procedure that aims to plump up the lips by ...

Gynecomastia is a condition that causes enlarged breasts in men. These enlarged breasts can sometimes be tender or sore. However, gynecomastia is rarely a medical concern. Instead, gynecomastia can be distressing and embarrassing for a man. No man wants to feel like they can’t show off their chest at the pool or to their ...

Breast implants are a popular part of breast augmentation and have been a mainstream cosmetic procedure for decades. Breast implants are often used for cosmetic reasons to make a woman feel more confident and comfortable with their body. They are also used after procedures like mastectomies. However, there are times when someone may wish ...

Liposuction is a cosmetic technique used to get rid of extra fat from particular body parts, like the thighs and belly. The word "lipoaspiration" was initially used in the 1960s when it was first invented in France by Dr. Yves-Gerard Illouz. Since then, technological developments have made it possible for plastic surgeons to apply ...

Since the 1990s, laser hair removal has been a popular and successful method of removing unwanted body hair, and its use has only increased. It operates by directing intensely focused laser beams at the pigment (melanin) found in each individual hair follicle deep under the epidermis. The targeted hairs are then permanently reduced as ...