Posted September 27, 2011
Plastic surgeons and cosmetic surgeons routinely advertise that they can “sculpt” your features: your nose, your tummy, even your breasts. Patients routinely request a “chiseled” jawline. Who would want to have liposuction when you can have liposculpture?The sad truth, however, is that most surgeons are not actually sculptors. There are no art classes offered in […]
Read MorePosted November 11, 2010
Uses of hyaluronic acid fillers Juvederm, Restylane, and Perlane are hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers frequently used to fill facial lines, wrinkles, and folds or to add facial soft tissue volume anywhere it is desired. A list of the top 10 uses for HA fillers is included in a previous blog. Personalized injection directly by the […]
Read MorePosted October 28, 2010
Restylane, Juvederm, and Perlane are injectable fillers made from hyaluronic acid, a naturally-occurring complex sugar that your body is used to seeing—since it makes its own supply. Unlike collagen (which is now history), these substances do not require any skin test prior to treatment. (Actual patient, Restylane injection 1 syringe to nasolabial folds) HA (hyaluronic […]
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