Category: Botox | chemical peels | earlobe reconstruction | injectable fillers | mommy makeover | nipple reduction | non-invasive body contouring | scar revision | umbilicoplasty

Mini-Mommy Makeover Procedures

The concept of a Mommy Makeover plastic surgery procedure is about combining abdominal and breast reshaping in one operation. The breast and abdominal components are not new and include many well known procedures such as tummy tucks, breast implants, liposuction and breast lifts in whatever combination each individual women needs. While the effects of a Read More…

Treatment Of Upper Eyelis Ptosis After Botox Injections

Botulinum Toxin A, more commonly known as Botox, is used for facial cosmetic enhancement to soften the appearance of expressive wrinkles by weakening the muscles that cause them. In addition, because Botox is a muscle paralyzing agent, it can also be used to weaken agonist and antagonist muscles to create a lift in certain Read More…

New Neurotoxins and Botox

Botox is now an iconic brand of cosmetic product that is instantly recognizeable. Originally approved for use in 2002 to temporarily smooth frown lines between the eyebrows, it has grown in the past decade to be a near 2 billion dollar-a-year business. While there are numerous approved and off-label medical uses for Botox, the Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Cosmetic Procedures and the Economy

Despite the relatively weak state of the U.S. economy, the number of cosmetic procedures continue to increase. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, there was a 5% increase in the number of aesthetic procedures from 2011 to 2012. With over 14 million procedures performed, this is the third year in a row that Read More…

Differences in Botox Dosages in the Upper and Lower Face

At this point in time, almost everyone has heard of Botox and know it as a changer of facial expression. To those people who receive these neuormuscular injections, they are aware that to receive it is given in dosages known as units. They often are aware of the exact units that they have received Read More…

Treatment Options for Axillary Hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis, defined as abnormally excessive sweating, can affect many areas of the body including the hands and feet, groin area and also the armpits. Hyperhidrosis affects about 3% of the U.S. population and is when the amountof sweat produced is much more than is needed to regulate body temperature. As a result it interferes Read More…

Botox and The Marketing of Toxology

Botox, and its smaller market competitors of Dysport and Xeomin, have literally changed the face of wrinkle treatments. Weakening or paralyzing select facial muscles has led to a host of undesired facial expressions being reduced. Although these effects are not permanent, the aesthetic improvements provided has made Botox a billion dollar drug in sales. Read More…

Botox for the Gummy Smile

While a smile is a critical human expression that exposes one’s pearly whites, too much tooth and gum show is deemed undesireable. Known as a gummy smile, it is technically defined as any gum show that exceeds more than 2mms above the tooth line when smiling. While that is a good quantitative measurement of Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Safety of Botox

The popularity of Botox injections for facial wrinkle reduction continues to increase. In the U.S. last year alone nearly five million Botox treatments were given. And this does not include treatments for medical conditions. Like all drugs, there are side effects but they are far and few between. The most significant aesthetic one is Read More…