Many plastic surgery offices are proud to offer the Galaxy Laser System. This laser combines the power of IPL (intense pulsed light) and RF (radiofrequency ablation), as well as a Diode Laser. This allows safe laser hair removal of all colors (including white, grey, red and blonde) – from all skin types, including tanned skin. Elos technology (the combination of IPL and RF) requires less overall energy for superior results and maximum safety. Most patients experience no side effects at all, though a few exhibit some short-term local reddening of the surrounding skin. Laser hair red Read More ...

Gynecomastia is an abnormal enlargement of breast tissue in men, which can be present on one or both sides.   Gynecomastia is fairly common and can be found in about 10% of the adult male population.   The onset usually occurs during puberty and subsides within a year or so.   The characteristics are enlargement of breast tissue or glands, typically under the nipple area that is benign.   The cause is generally unknown but may be caused by hormonal imbalance, medications, and/or inefficient filtration of estrogen by the liver.  

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Have hereditary issues caused your gums, jaw, or teeth to decay? Or perhaps your teeth have been chipped or broken or jaw misaligned due to an accident? Then perhaps you should consider reconstructive dentistry.

The muscles in your mouth are some of the most active in your body. You use them to smile, to chew, to speak and to breathe. If they aren’t fully functional or you’re in pain while performing the most basic of activities, then reconstructive surgery is for you.

What Can Reconstructive Dentistry Fix?

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Liposuction surgery is an option available to reduce or eliminate fat from select bodily areas, such as thighs, abdomen, buttocks, arms, or neck. Liposuction is great for fat build up which is difficult to eliminate with diet and exercise. The volume of fat removed is dependent on several variables: the medical history of the patient and the actual amount of fat present. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recommends that ten pounds of fat or less be removed at a time. This can be impacted by the procedure type.

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Photorejuvenation technology may seem like a paradox. After all, we are often advised to stay out of the sun if we wish to maintain our youthful appearance. Many types of sun damage are responsible for women and men looking older. Staying out in the sun can give a person a weathered, leathery appearance. How, then, can light make a person look younger?

Types of Radiation

One of the first things to know about light and why sunlight can be bad while other light good, is that light is not a uniform thing. Light comes in different colors, which is technically measured in Read More ...

Laser skin resurfacing has long had the promise of providing people with younger, fresher-complected skin, but, like deep chemical peels, it had a major disadvantage: the treatment worked by ablating (vaporizing) the skin so it could be painful, even temporarily disabling, and required many weeks to fully heal. Recently, the old CO2 lasers have been replaced with more skin-friendly lasers, such as the Erbium-YAG laser, which has reduced the healing time, although it remains considerable.

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They’re relatively harmless but unsightly. The removal of these purple tentacle-shaped blemishes is rarely a medical necessity and mostly a simple cosmetic procedure. Spider vein treatment is a safe, non-invasive procedure requiring no general anesthesia and is virtually pain-free.

Medical Problems Caused by Spider Veins

Some people may suffer some aching pain and discomfort from spider veins. In some instances, spider veins can lead to more serious conditions including disorders of the circulatory system, skin ulcers and blood clots. The cause of most spider veins is f Read More ...

Saline implants then became the standard for breast enlargements. Further research has shown that silicone implants pose no greater risk than those made of saline, and the FDA once again has approved them for routine use. Today, the choice is entirely up to the consumer and his/her physician.
Silicone implants never fully disappeared from the market, but for several years their use was limited and based only on specific medical criteria. Further, during those years any patient who received silicone implants was required to participate in a long-term study of health and safety.
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The reshaping of the nose can do much to enhance your looks as well as your body image. But of course, like other cosmetic procedures, you should not expect changes in your appearance to change your entire life. Still, our self-esteem is often affected by our looks, so it is not uncommon for certain parts of our anatomy to bother us. For men and women alike the nose is often a source of unhappiness. When the nose is out of proportion or has certain characteristics that make it less attractive to the eye, we often think about changing it.
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Before you decide to have surgery, you’ll want to discuss your expectations and options with your surgeon and carefully consider his/her advice.
If you are thinking of having breast augmentation, you have plenty of company. Breast augmentation or breast enlargement is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures today, and its popularity snows no signs of abating. The biggest hurdle to jump in deciding whether or not to have this surgery is that instead of there being a dearth of information about it, there’s so much information available on the internet that it often lea Read More ...