Lasers and Fillers Can Restore Your Hands, Creams Will Nourish Them

  Rule #1: Protect your hands from the sun. Do you still recognize your hands? If the answer is “yes,” you probably have not hit your middle fifties. Hands that have done dishes, changed diapers, scrubbed bathtubs, gardened and gripped the steering wheel in the noonday sun are likely to be paper dry, wrinkly, veiny [...]

 

How New Light Based Technologies Can Minimize the Signs of Long-Term Sun Damage

  Not all lights are created equal. Some are visible to the human eye as colors. Others, though not perceivable, produce long-lasting biological effects. For example, ultra-violet (UV) light (10-400 nm), which comes to us in the flavors of UVA, UV B, and UVC (though little of the latter reaches the earth), is well known [...]

 

 

Are your eyes making you look tired?

Most first impressions start with the eyes, but impressions can be deceiving for those suffering with dropping, puffy or hooded eyes. Excess skin around the eyelids can make the eyes look tired or angry. Significant sagging around the eyelids can also interfere with vision. Just ask Athena Thompson, who recently underwent eyelid surgery, also referred [...]

 

Alternative Therapy After Radiation and Breast Reconstruction

According to a new study published in the most recent issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, researchers have discovered a new technique that may offer breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy an effective breast reconstructionalternative. Typically, breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy are not ideal candidates for implant-based breast reconstruction. Radiation therapy significantly damages underlying [...]

 

LifeStyle Lift....

What is the LifeStyle Lift? I found myself staring at the TV saying, “What is this?”….You know you have probably channel surfed and have paused at the infomercials showing the “LifeStyle Lift.”  Working alongside a Plastic Surgeon I found myself dissecting the commercial to determine what procedure they were actually showing or better yet, not [...]

 

 

Guide to Med Spa's

Today’s med spas offer state-of-the-art cosmetic treatments in a safe, comfortable, medically supervised environment. From laser hair removal to body shaping, your options are nearly endless and your aesthetic goals within reach. But how do you choose the right med spa? Take your time, says Nikki Rasmussen of New Haven, CT, med spa YOLO Laser [...]