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How to Shift Sagging Skin and Wrinkles into Reverse!

Sagging cheeks and wrinkly neck skin is not something you want to see when you look into a mirror. But unfortunately, as our bodies age, the production of collagen and elastin—the two most important elements responsible for firm, elastic skin—decreases dramatically. However, there’s a wealth of knowledge and history behind strategies to combat aging. The ancient Egyptians even knew that …

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10 Best Spring Fling Deals

By Louisa Agate, LMA 1. Radiesse 30% OFF + Receive 10 units of Xeomin FREE Radiesse is an injectable filler used to give volume in the cheeks while stimulating naturally occurring collagen under the skin surface. You’ll get an instant result that lasts up to 2 years. 2. Silhouette InstaLift 30% OFF with Dr. Hasan Silhouette InstaLift uses dissolvable sutures …

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APS Best Treatments for Men

Men are looking for head to toe rejuvenation that will help them look and feel their best, increase confidence and look and feel younger and they should! From facials to Botox, hair loss treatments, skincare and more. Here are some of the services we can offer for the men in our life. Skincare – Great skincare regime is the key …

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Learn to Love Your “Zoom Face!” 

Zoom, among other platforms, has become the essential work-from-home, safe-and-socially-distant, stay-connected, mass-meeting-maker, all-encompassing technology tool keeping us connected to coworkers, friends, and family throughout this pandemic. However…it also turns out that all that peering and leering at our faces (and others’) hasn’t been too good for our self-image. But take heart, you’re not alone! In this “new normal,” where many …

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Relax and Recover with Lymphatic Massage: All Your Questions Answered

When dealing with cosmetic surgery, it’s easy to become fixated on the preparation and procedure itself, so much so that when it’s complete and you’re happy with your stunning results, you realize you didn’t think about what comes next. Much of the time, especially when dealing with experienced, recognized surgeons like those at Aristocrat, recovery is as smooth as can …

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Celebrity Confidential: Famous Faces and the Allure of Plastic Surgery

What compels us to want to scrutinize the faces and bodies of celebrities like a road map? Why are we so obsessed with how they look? Perhaps it’s because of the value that we place on beauty and looking as healthy, youthful, and as vital as we can be—and what’s so wrong with that? Many of the world’s best surgical …

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The Before & After of Calf Augmentations

There are plastic surgery procedures commonly associated with female patients, such as breast augmentation, tummy tucks, liposuction, and blepharoplasty. While it’s true that women make up the largest percentage of plastic surgery patients overall and across the board, there are some procedures that are made especially for men–like pectoral implant surgery, and breast reduction for men (gynecomastia). Along with these …

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Webinar 13: “Get to Gold” Ultherapy + Xeomin

During this webinar, Louisa Agate, LMA, and Dr. David Kashan, MD, are discussing Ultherapy (the gold standard of non-surgical skin tightening and lifting) and Xeomin, a uniquely purified neurotoxin. Dr. Kashan also demonstrates how Xeomin injection is performed. Transcript (00:00): Hi, my name is Louisa from Aristocrat plastic surgery. So I’m going to be talking about all therapy and whether …

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Correcting aging lips with fillers

Written by Louisa Agate, LMA As we get older we lose volume not only in our face but also in our lips leaving us with less than a stellar kissable pout. Over the age of 40, the distance between the bottom of the nose to the vermillion border becomes longer resulting in lips becoming increasingly thinner and flatter. Also, movement …