“Could you use latisse for growing eyebrows as well?”, asks a RealSelf user. “Latisse works well with eyebrows. Many women in their youth ‘over plucked” their eyebrows. As women age thin eyebrows and lashes make a woman appear older. Using Latisse on the eyebrows (one drop each brow daily) will result in eyebrow hair growth if the hair follicle is …
Q&A: What’s the Best Lip Enhancement and Plumping?
“What’s the Best Lip Enhancement and Plumping? What options do I have for lip augmentation?“, asks a RealSelf user. “Restylane is FDA approved for lip augmentation. Hyluronics such as Restylane, Juvederm and Perlane are used to enhance lips. Typically I recommend Restylane for a patient new to lip plumping which creates a natural soft lip augmentation. In some patients I …
Q&A: Still Have Lumps One Year After Juvederm To Marionette Lines, Are They Permanent?
“I had Juvederm injected a year ago for my marionette lines which resulted in overfilling. I basically look like I have jowls. The lumps have not faded, and I am wondering if they ever will? Hylase has been suggested but I have been warned that this will leave baggy skin. Pelleve has also been suggested as a means of reducing …
Q&A: I Was Looking to Get Lower Blepharolasty?
“I know that my goal to have flawless not baggy eyes will not be as good as my edited shot but it is the direction I want to head in. So just wondering if this surgery is my best one. I am only 32 and I look tired and rundown all the time.. Lord knows makeup doesn’t help and I …
Q&A: What Does Artefill Look Like?
“What does Artefill look like?”, asks a RealSelf user. ” So I know I’m getting the real stuff, what does the packaging look like?” “Artefill is an opaque gel.”, answers Aristocrat’s certified surgeon Dr. Kevin Tehrani, M.D., F.A.C.S. “Artefill comes in a single use syringe (0.8cc) and is an opaque gel which is mixed with lidocaine for added comfort.” If …
Q&A: What Are Artefill Injection Risks?
I heard a doctor on TV say that Artefill was risky, but my friend had it injected and it looks really good, RealSelf user asked, adding “does anything last as long, like maybe silicone?”. “Artefill is different from temporary injectable wrinkle fillers“, answered Aristocrat’s certified surgeon Dr. Kevin Tehrani. “The unique microspheres in Artefill are not absorbed by the body and …
The Biggest Trends In Cosmetic Surgery for 2012
Each year the cosmetic surgery procedures are becoming less of a taboo, and more of an accepted medical solution for achieving higher beauty. That rise of the aesthetic will continue in the new 2012. The most exciting breakthroughs in plastic surgery are the innovations in technology. These technological achievements can help improve the cosmetic surgery procedures. Most important of these …
Simple Steps to Rejuvenate Your Decollete
For women, part of looking young requires that we take care of the appearance of our chest area, or décolleté. So many of my female patients complain that they are not comfortable wearing low cut dresses and revealing tops because they have lines, wrinkles, blotches, and redness from cumulative exposure to the sun. Another reason that some women are not …
Woman Dies after Injecting Face with Hot Beef Fat
There is no reason not to ask for professional help from experienced professionals when it is required. In a terrible tragedy, an Illinois woman, 63, died after she injected her face with hot beef fat, the ABC News reports. Janet Hardt didn’t die from the questionable injection, the doctors said. She died from bacterial infection soon after the homemade cosmetic …
Baby boomers embracing plastic surgery
Baby boomers, or the generation born in 1960s and 1970s that glamorized youth, are still idealizing beauty even though they are heading into retirement age. A recent Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll found that 1 in 5 boomers either has had or would consider cosmetic surgery. According to the statistics by American Society of Plastic Surgery, there were 13.1 million cosmetic …