Scheduling your cosmetic surgery can be so exciting! The date, time, and place are all planned, but did you ever think about what foods you should be eating to prepare your body for the healing process. Food choices both before and after your procedure are essential to a speedy recovery. Before Surgery: It is […]
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Have your “fine” lines begun to etch a deeper groove into your skin… not to mention psyche…and starting morphing into (cue sinister music) full blown wrinkles? Lets be Zen about it. Take pride in each furrow as if it represents a hardship overcome. UGH, who are we kidding?? Let’s plump those babies up! The
It began in the 19th century when a surgeon named Robert Gersuny experimented with paraffin injections, only to stop shortly after when it leaked into other parts of the body. A few years later, the first successful breast implant emplacement occurred when a surgeon harvested a benign lumbar tumor to correct breast asymmetry. Moving on into the first
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Conkright Aesthetics is having a Derby Party! This spring we have decided to have a party like nothing we have ever done before. Prizes worth $2000! Wear the biggest and brightest derby hat for the hat contest! Place your “bets” for who you think will win, place, or show in the 138th Kentucky Derby. All
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Botox is the most popular cosmetic procedure in the United State, however, it continues to inspire fear and confusion. So, how do you know if it is right for you? That depends on your taste, pocketbook, and tolerance for needles. Here is the 411 on all things Botox, then you can decide for
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They’re not even on the market yet in the United States, but the gummy bear breast implants are already being touted by some as the next “wave” in breast augmentation. In clinical trials in the U.S. for the last decade. The highly cohesive gel, formstable (a.ka. “gummy bear’), breast implants are available just about
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Everyone has heard the phrase “You are what you eat”. The phrase applies not only to internal health but to our appearance as well. Dr. Jennifer Walden, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, recently appeared on an Austin, Texas television show to talk about our food choices and how it affects our looks. Overall, her recommendations are
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There is no sheriff in town when it comes to preventing doctors from doing what they are not specifically trained to do. You wouldn’t go to an ER doctor for a tummy tuck? How about letting your family physician perform a breast augmentation? Today many of the non-specialists are looking for ways to cash in
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At the Academy Awards this year there was one winner that really got my attention: Best Short Documentary: Saving Face. This is a great story and one in which plastic surgery plays a leading role. This documentary is about two Pakistani women who are victims of acid violence, and the London based, Pakistani born plastic
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5 Quick Fixes for Anything That Jiggles We’ve all got a soft spot that bugs us. One of these five moves will firm it up! Here’s a fact about flab: It results not only from lack of muscle tone but also from excess body fat. “You could do 1005 crunches, but if you don’t do
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