Drug Store vs Medical Grade Skincare Products

Drug Store vs Medical Grade Skincare Products

by Kelly Pacifico, Licensed Medical Aesthetician When it comes to choosing your skincare, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the number of brands and products available. With aisles upon aisles at your local pharmacy, supermarket, and specialty shops, not to mention social media ads, it’s difficult to decide what products your skin needs to look

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‘Cool’ New Year’s Resolutions

‘Cool’ New Year’s Resolutions

New Year, New Decade and New Year’s resolutions. You start off strong, then slowly lose momentum as life gets hectic, and it’s hard to keep up and hold yourself accountable. Sometimes, you just don’t have an hour a day for the gym and even with commitment, the changes you want aren’t happening. We want to

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Everything You Need to Know About a Mommy Makeover

While pregnancy is an amazing thing, it changes bodies drastically, which can cause women to feel self-conscious. Nothing can tear down confidence quite like not loving the way your body looks. Therefore “mommy makeovers” have been growing in popularity over the past several years. These surgeries are helping women to get their body and confidence

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Our Holiday Skincare Guide: Glow up!

Our Holiday Skincare Guide: Glow up!

The Holidays will be here sooner than you think. Every year they seem to creep up on us and we’re doing last-minute shopping, food prep and manicures! But some things should not be delayed to the last minute. Your skin beautification is one of them. We recommend that you start your skincare regimen 3-5 month

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Expert Tips for Sun Damaged Skin

Expert Tips for Sun Damaged Skin

Summer sun feels amazing but it can be unkind to your skin. After being out in the sun this summer you may have noticed that your skin looks and feels different. The sun’s effects do not go away just because the season changes. It may have caused brown spots, uneven texture or new fine lines.

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The Latest on the Allergan Recall of BioCell Textured Breast Implants: Don’t Panic!

The Latest on the Allergan Recall of BioCell Textured Breast Implants: Don’t Panic!

Recently Allergan voluntarily recalled BioCell textured breast implants and expanders due to ongoing concerns about their association with an extremely rare form of lymphoma –  anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). ALCL has been associated with textured breast implants from all manufacturers, but the majority of cases worldwide have been in patients with Allergan’s BioCell implants. A

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What Do Men Want?

What Do Men Want?

It’s true, plastic surgery patients are mostly female, but we are seeing an increasing number of men seeking our services. This is also a national trend, as plastic surgery and cosmetic services become popular with people of all ages. Our male patients are asking for a wide variety of services and procedures and their ages

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A Journey Through VASER Lipo

A Journey Through VASER Lipo

My journey through VASER Liposuction has definitely been a rollercoaster ride of emotions! I was going to cancel because I felt very vain and a little bit selfish. I went through with it anyway. My surgery was on April 10th with a very highly recommended and skilled certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lucie Capek. At my

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Breast Implant Revision: Explant, Replacement or Both?

Breast Implant Revision: Explant, Replacement or Both?

Breast augmentation with implants continues to be the most common cosmetic surgery performed in the United States, and has increased annually for at least 2 decades. In 2018, over 313,000 women had breast augmentation, a 48% increase since 2000. By some estimates, 4% of American women have breast implants today; that’s one in 26, and

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