Archive for May, 2012

Get Your Beauty Sleep to Boost Cosmetic Surgery Results

Don’t discount the power of sleep to enhance your eye procedure results. Sleep specialist Michael Breus, PhD, says that eye procedures, such as blepharoplasty and tear trough injections, are more effective when paired with quality sleep. He says that cosmetic surgeons can help meet or exceed their patients’ expectations for a procedure by checking if […]

Protect Your Skin: Learn How to Detect Skin Cancer

Close to half of adults in the U.S. don’t know the signs of skin cancer, according to a new survey. In an effort to increase the public’s knowledge about skin cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology (ADD) has launched the SPOT Skin Cancer initiative. The goal of SPOT is to educate people on how to […]

Beware of “Trout Pout” When Undergoing Lip Augmentation

Lip augmentation can make you look younger by plumping thinning lips. But surgeons—and some stars—recommend avoiding extremes. French actress Emmanuelle Beart recently told French newspaper Le Monde, “I had my mouth done at 27. It was botched.” An overdone lip augmentation is often referred to as a “trout pout” because the plumped appearance makes them […]

Cynthia Nixon Raises Awareness about Rosacea Treatments

Actress Cynthia Nixon has revealed that she was diagnosed with the chronic skin condition rosacea four years ago. Now she’s encouraging others with the condition to seek treatment. She has collaborated with the National Rosacea Society for an online public service announcement to help educate patients on the facts about rosacea. “It was a relief […]