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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 […]

Caffeine and Exercise Combo May Ward Off Skin Cancer

Caffeine and exercise together may have surprising health benefits. The combination was found to help prevent skin cancer and reduce tumor size in mice, according to study results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting. “I believe we may extrapolate these findings to humans and anticipate that we would benefit from these […]

Diet Tips for an Improved Complexion

dsc_2979 by By Francesco Crippa, on Flickr Eating more fruits and vegetables isn’t just good for your waistline. It can also make your skin look healthier, according to a new study. Researchers from the School of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland found that a diet that includes more fruits and vegetables […]

Botox Turns Ten and Its Uses Continue to Grow

Botox, the most popular cosmetic treatment in the world, has turned 10. Approved by the FDA to treat frown lines between the eyebrows in April 2002, in the past ten years the uses for Botox have grown through new approvals and off-label treatments. Allergan, the maker of Botox, says that last year about 51% of […]

New Injection May Improve Facial Fat Grafting Results

When fat is combined with Selphyl for a facial fat grafting injection, it may increase the graft’s survival rate, reports Cosmetic Surgery Times. Facial fat grafting adds volume to your face using your own natural fat. Fat is removed from one area of the body, such as the abdomen or the buttocks, and is then […]

Cosmetic Facial Procedures Also Used for Hand Rejuvenation

We often focus our anti-aging efforts on our face, but our hands may be just as likely to give away our age. That’s why many cosmetic surgeons have begun to offer hand rejuvenation by applying common non-surgical procedures for the face to the hands, reports the New York Times. How Your Hands Age As you […]

Non-invasive Procedures Used to Treat Precancerous Skin Condition

A new website, Listen To Your Skin, educates consumers about the precancerous skin condition actinic keratosis. Many are unaware that several non-surgical cosmetic procedures are treatment options. Caused by years of sun exposure, actinic keratosis has the potential to develop into squamous cell carcinoma. AK affects about 58 million Americans. The website aims to raise […]