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Nov
What Are the Potential Causes of Gynecomastia?
A segment of the male population has enlarged breast tissue, also known as gynecomastia. Though this is actually a harmless condition, it is usually a cause of great embarrassment and self-consciousness. A primary symptom of gynecomastia is the presence of a rubbery, firm mass be...
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Nov
That Scary News About Breast Implants Causing Cancer? It Isn’t What it Seems
In February 2010, Allure's former contributing editor-at-large, Joan Kron, broke news that plastic surgeon Garry Brody, a professor emeritus of the University of Southern California, found more than 30 suspected or confirmed cases worldwide of an exceedingly rare form of no...
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Nov
Plastic surgery is about more than just physical imperfections
There seems to be an endless barrage of motivational clichés to inspire comfort in one's own skin. Preachy words of comforting wisdom are usually heard in one form or another, and even mainstream celebrities such as Lady Gaga or Christina Aguilera have climbed the Bi...
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I had a plastic surgeon point out everything that’s ‘wrong’ with my body
When I was about 15, my parents called me into their room and sat me down. “Melissa, we just wanted to let you know that if you ever wanted a nose job, your mother and I would pay for it,” my dad said. For the record, I'm Jewish, but between my god-awful acne an...
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Nov
Tech Alert: 3D Imaging May Be The Secret to Perfect Skin
With self-driving cars, phones that control your lights, speakers that order your favorite things, and headsets that can take you on a virtual journey, we are living in the future. So of course the beauty industry, which is always on the cutting edge, has one foot in this new wor...
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Nov
Augmenting the Breasts with Implants
The breast augmentation procedure, a fairly common cosmetic surgery, involves the placement of a selected type of breast implant with the objective of enhancing the fullness of the breasts while also improving symmetry and restoring lost volume. Several women choose a breast augm...
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Nov
Revitalize Your Skin with a HydraFacial Treatment
With age, our skin loses its elasticity and ends up with wrinkles, creases, irregular pigmentation, and perpetual flakiness. Dehydrated and wrinkled skin not only looks lifeless and dull, it also adds on a couple years to your appearance. While there are a number of plastic surger...
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Nov
Celebrity Aesthetician and Skin Guru Graceanne Svendsen and world renowned Plastic Surgeon Dr. Shafer are featured in new article on sunscreens
While it might feel silly wearing sunscreen when temperatures aren't even breaking 50 degrees, we know that applying SPF, even in the winter months, is absolutely essential. Why, you ask? For a whole host of reasons, namely the prevention of sun damage, which includes &ldqu...
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Nov
This Laser Treatment May Be the Secret to Glowing Wedding-Day Skin
No bride-to-be has an absolutely perfect complexion, not even Miranda Kerr (at least that's what I tell myself). So when it comes to maximizing your pre-wedding beauty routine, it’s always smart to seek out treatments that provide solutions for multiple skincare dilem...
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Nov
The Short-Scar Facelift
A short-scar facelift is a simple procedure that is suitable for improving the appearance of the central and lower face of both men and women. People in their 40s and 50s who see early signs of aging around their face can come in for this surgery instead of going for a complete f...
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