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  • Give Yourself a Hand

    To look younger, most people focus on their facial features. But just like your face and neck, your hands also show signs of aging. In fact, some people say if you want to know a woman’s true age, just look at her hands! Since people see your hands during virtually every interaction, don’t overlook them when you’re thinking about ways to look younger. Attaining smooth, beautiful hands is possible, ...
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  • At What Age Should I Start Injectables

    Patients often ask us when they should start injections of dermal fillers like Juvederm or neuromodulators like Botox . To put it simply, there’s no “right age” to start injectables. Rather, you should start when the time is right for preventative maintenance. Here’s an analogy that might help. If you buy a brand new, picture-perfect home, you probably wouldn’t wait until it’s falling down to ...
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  • What You Need to Know About Lip Augmentation

    Your skin isn't the only thing that loses volume as you age. As collagen breaks down, your lips may lose fullness, too. So if your pout no longer rivals Rihanna's, lip augmentation may be right for you. If you're considering this type of cosmetic procedure, you're not alone. Lip enhancement is extremely popular among both women and men, with the number of cases doubling since the year 2000. There ...
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  • Youthful-Looking Women Use These Cosmetic Treatments

    Have you ever learned of a person’s true age and were shocked to discover it was older or younger than you originally thought, based on that person’s appearance? Your lifestyle habits and skin care routine often play a major role in your physical appearance, and on how you age throughout the years. For instance, people who smoke often look years older than they really are, while those who exercise ...
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  • How To Protect Your Skin From The Summer Sun

    Summertime is everyone’s favorite season to bare their skin in bathing suits, sandals, shorts, skirts, and tank-tops. Spending time outdoors during the summer can be healthy, especially considering sunshine is a key source of vitamin D. But heading outside without the right skin protection can lead to premature signs of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles, and increase your risk for skin cancer. ...
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  • Why You Need A Professional When It Comes To Botox® And Dermal Fillers

    Summer is officially here, bringing with it vacations, pool parties, birthdays, anniversaries, and all kinds of warm-weather activities. All year long, you have waited for this particular season to show off your best look. And then you glance in the mirror: Lines around eyes, wrinkles deterring from the youthful look you’ve worked so hard to maintain. For many, the easy solution to crow’s feet and ...
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  • 6 Reasons To Consider Dermal Fillers

    What makes a face more radiant and youthful? Certainly good skin care products and avoiding the sun can go a long way. But, even the best skin care routine won’t keep all wrinkles at bay. Not to mention, the face naturally starts losing volume as we age, as early as our 20’s. So what can you do to keep your face looking young, plump, and smooth? One of the best options available today is dermal ...
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  • The Amazing Effects Of Dermal Fillers

    For years, anti-aging procedures focused on improving skin texture and tightening loose skin. But, there was never any way to restore lost volume or plump shallow contours, which are also extremely common signs of aging. Loss of collagen and the subsequent loss of plump, voluminous features can’t always be improved with face lift surgery and skin care treatments. For this reason, thousands of ...
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  • More Volume = Younger Looking Face

    This November, we recognize National Healthy Skin Month as a time to take good care of our skin — not just for beauty, but for health as well. The skin is our body’s largest organ and it protects us from germs and bacteria, helps regulate body temperature, and has a remarkable ability to heal itself. Because our skin works so hard to protect us each day, it also takes the brunt of our exposure to ...
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  • 3 Popular Myths About Dermal Fillers, Busted

    Dermal fillers are some of the most popular and highly coveted non-surgical treatments available, in that they can help soften and reduce wrinkles and fine lines, enhance shallow contours, plump your lips, and reduce the appearance of scars. While dermal fillers may be effective at helping reverse signs of aging, and are generally associated with little to no downtime, there are still many ...
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  • How To Reduce And Eliminate Crow's Feet

    As you grow older, you may notice that the crow’s feet around your eyes will become more pronounced. Crow’s feet are typically viewed as a normal part of the aging process, and can be caused by smiling, squinting, and sleeping. When you smile, take note of the small lines that extend from the corners of your eyes out toward your temples. Then, stop smiling to see if those lines go away. If the ...
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  • How To Maintain Dermal Filler Results For As Long As Possible

    Dermal fillers are one of the most popular non-surgical treatments for reducing wrinkles and restoring volume to the face. Dermal fillers are versatile, convenient, effective, and are associated with little to no downtime, meaning you can have treatment and return back to your normal, daily routine as soon as you leave the clinic. Those who seek dermal filler treatments can often achieve plumper ...
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  • Starting And Stopping Dermal Filler And Injectable Treatments

    If you’ve started to notice fine lines, wrinkles, and other signs of aging developing on your face, you might be curious about how Botox and injectable treatments can help contribute to a younger appearance. Despite how often you might hear Botox being mentioned and joked about among peers and on television, this type of treatment is actually incredibly useful and effective at smoothing out fine ...
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  • Revitalize Your Beauty Routine For The New Year!

    A new year can be the most ideal time to revamp and revitalize your beauty routine if you feel as though you’re stuck in a beauty rut, or need a reinvention to help you meet and conquer your New Year’s resolutions. Refreshing your look can sometimes give you the confidence and self-esteem boost you need to feel more beautiful, renewed, and ready to face the New Year! Looking to change your beauty ...
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  • 6 Uses Of Dermal Fillers

    Dermal fillers are commonly used to restore volume and fullness to the face and diminish fine facial lines. They work by restoring the layer of subcutaneous fat that we lose as we age, filling in gaps that could result in the appearance of crow's feet and smile lines. Dermal fillers are great for those with signs of early aging or simply as a first introduction in preventive facial rejuvenation ...
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  • Men And Cosmetic Surgery - A Growing Trend

    Some things are associated more with men than women, and vice versa. Without veering down That’s Sexist Avenue, let’s just admit that to be the case. Examples? Okay, who do you think of when you talk about watching football on Sundays. Him. There are plenty of “hers” that watch football on Sundays, too, but the natural assumption initially is “football on Sunday” = him. Conversely, sticking with ...
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  • Top Five Cosmetic Surgery Procedures In 2013

    The Great Recession has obviously had a negative impact on many aspects of American life. That goes without saying. Not everything has seen a downturn during these past several years, though. On the whole, cosmetic procedures grew in popularity . In 2013, just as they have for four years running. Over 15 million cosmetic procedures were performed in 2013, a 3 % increase from 2012. And why not? ...
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  • Getting That Perfect Nose - No Surgery Required!

    Most of us have at least one feature we would change if given the chance. The mirror can quickly turn into an unwelcome reminder of this desire, especially if that feature happens to be on your face. For many of us, our nose is on the top of the "if I could only change one thing about my face" list If nose tops your list, the term “nose job” is undoubtedly one you’ve heard and maybe even looked ...
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  • Turning Back The Clock With Dermal Fillers

    It turns out there are a few more things that are certain beyond death and taxes. Undoubtedly, as you have aged, you have already noticed some of these certainties when it comes to how your body has changed as you’ve gotten a little older. The inescapable reality of life, or one of them, is that by the age of 60 , most of us will have lost a portion of our facial bone and fat, which causes a ...
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  • Botox And Dermal Fillers ...For...Men?

    When Botox or dermal fillers, or really any variety of cosmetic surgery procedures, are brought up the assumption is that the person contemplating getting such a procedure is a woman. That is simply the association most will automatically make, and the numbers generally support that notion. Most cosmetic surgeries are performed on women. However, it might not be as big of a gap as you think. As of ...
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  • Dermal Fillers - What Are They, And Who Should Use Them?

    It is just another one of those inescapable truths about aging: as we get older, our faces lose volume. As we lose more and more of that volume, the wrinkles become more prominent, and our facial features less distinct. Every smile and frown starts to add up, and eventually they result in facial wrinkles. There are plenty of options for how to deal with this byproduct of getting older, and you no ...
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