All Blog News for Facial Procedures

• Are Your Lips Showing Their Age? Here's What You Can Do About It. 

  

  Lips—pretty amazing, right? They eat, they talk, they whistle, they kiss, they pout, they smile. Lips are 100 times more sensitive than fingertips. Scientists say that lips even allow for biological information to be exchanged between the kisser to the kiss-ee. And did you know that no two lip prints on a glass are ever the same? Well, you do now. If you’re comparing facial features, your lips are working overtime every. single. day. And eventually… they'll start to look like it.  

• Facial Fat Grafting: Is Your Own Fat A Better Bet Than Dermal Filler? 

  

  It’s important to embrace the whole self-acceptance thing—but it’s not always easy. Especially as we obsess daily over every wrinkle, every jowl and every undereye bag. All creeping ever-deeper across our faces with the passing of each. new. day. Okay. That went dark, but it is a conundrum.  

• Rhinoplasty: How Gender Plays A Roll In Your Nose Surgery 

  

  A nose is a nose is a nose. And while most are fairly good at accomplishing their basic functions—breathing, smelling, sending important messages to the brain like “eat this” and “don’t eat this”—for some people that’s just not enough. No, some people also want their noses to bring a certain je ne sais quoi to the proverbial party. And not all je ne sais quoi is created equal, is it?  

• Rhinoplasty: Do’s and Don’ts For A Successful Nose Surgery Recovery 

  

  We hope you’re the commitment type, because deciding to have rhinoplasty (or any cosmetic procedure, for that matter) requires a heck of a lot of it. You’ll need to commit to choosing the right board-certified plastic surgeon, commit to researching and understanding your procedure, and commit to your desired outcome… you know… a reshaped nose. 

• Chin Augmentation: How To Love The Chin You’re In 

  

  Poets have long waxed on about the merits of glistening eyes and kissable lips, but where’s the hubbub over our chins? While all that focus has been targeted on the peepers and the puckers, our chins have suffered in uncelebrated silence. But no more. Today, we celebrate the chin and take a look at what you can do when the chin you’re in is anything less than the chin you’d like to be in. 

• Rhinoplasty Recovery: The 5 Little Words You Need To Know. 

  

  Have you ever been introduced to someone at a party, and you simply can not comprehend anything they’re saying because all you’re trying to do is get to the hors d'oeuvres on the other side of the room? Yeah, that.  

• Stack ‘Em Up: A Noninvasive Approach to the Facelift 

  

  For most people considering plastic surgery, no words ring sweeter than ‘noninvasive and minimally procedures,’ and those are exactly the words used when discussing the innovative ways that your plastic surgeon can combine a one-two-(sometimes three) punch of skin tightening, injectables and laser treatments in order to achieve near-surgical facelift results without going under the knife.  

  What?!  

  Yes. 

• A Perfect Pout: Everything You Need To Know About Lip Fillers 

  

  So you want a puffier, pouffier, pout? Maybe you just want to replace the loss of volume or the natural lip line of a kisser that’s seen too many years of smooching, smoking or smirking. Whatever the reason, you’re not alone. Since most of us enjoy the good fortune of getting older, we also get to experience the loss of lip volume and definition that comes with advancing years. 

• Blepharoplasty: 13 Things To Expect When Recovering From Eyelid Surgery 

  

  Time waits for no one. And as long as we’re going down that road, let’s just admit that neither does gravity. If you’re one of the nearly 150,000 people last year who sought out eyelid surgery, that “discovery” is hardly lost on you. The good news in today’s world of modern medicine is that what goes down can also go back up. But it takes a village, and that village is populated by you, your board-certified plastic surgeon, you, your surgeon’s medical team, and… did we mention you? 

• Eye-Enhancing Tips and Tricks 

  

  By Allison Schmidt 

  If the eyes are the windows to the soul, we want to keep them in tip-top shape right? No one wants their soul-windows to have wrinkly droopy curtains and look like they’re in desperate need of a dusting.  

  Depending on lifestyle and other factors, the eyes can be one of the first places to show signs of aging. Because I want to stave off wrinkles and any signs of skin aging as much as possible, I apply sunscreen daily and I’ve started working on my anti-aging skincare routine, which includes a reliable and effective eye cream.