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What Is Your Face Shape: Round, Square, Long, Heart or Oval?

Get the facts on how to measure your face to determine your true face shape. Find out if you have a round, oval, long, square or heart-shaped face.

This Is What 7 Smoker vs. Non-Smoker Identical Twins Look Like After Years Of Lighting Up

Identical twins may be born with nearly identical DNA, but their choices throughout life – including diet, environmental toxicity, and the chemicals they are exposed to – can alter their genetic expression and influence the way they look. Because identical twins are an excellent study to determine the effects dietary and lifestyle choices may have […]

Find Out Your Face Shape Once and for All

How I Found the Right Bras After Mastectomy and Reconstruction

A contributor to Self shares what she describes as her "three-year journey of finding the most beautiful, comfortable, and fake-boob-friendly bras" after undergoing a preventive double mastectomy.

9 Health Rules That Doctors Never Break

Top doctors share the best health tips and health advice they themselves follow to prevent skin cancer and breast cancer, reduce back pain, prevent stress and more.

What are the risks associated with a face lift?

As you age, your skin becomes less elastic. This loss of elasticity creates skin that sags, causing wrinkles to form. Many people turn to facelift procedures to reduce and remove the wrinkles that have formed, tightening the skin once again. There are a number of facelift options to consider, based on the area you are trying to treat and the extensiveness of the facelift that you seek.

Ways to Prevent and Reduce Lines Under Eyes

Lines under your eyes are a normal part of getting older. You can control some things to reduce lines under your eyes like protecting your skin from sun exposure and staying hydrated. We’ll share other ways you can prevent and also reduce lines under eyes with at-home remedies and professional treatment.

Plastic surgery improves the health of many

Overdone cosmetic surgeries on celebrities give the field of plastic surgery a bad reputation, but plastic surgeons point out that a significant proportion of surgeries are to repair an injured or disfigured body part, such as reconstructive surgery after mastectomy. Women treated for breast cancer at UMass Memorial Healthcare System meet with a team of specialists, including an oncologist, a radiologist, a geneticist and a plastic surgeon, to determine the best course of treatment.

The Benefits Of Plastic Surgery In Long Island

There was a time when there was a real stigma attached to plastic surgery. Those that had this type of procedure were often rich and famous, and often it was all done hush-hush and behind closed doors. People then used to deny having had any surgery even though it was clear that they had. Fortunately, this has …

Be Well: Plastic Surgery Does Not Replace Health

You may have heard it said that plastic surgery can substitute the need for eating well and working out. Well whoever told you that is completely incorrect. Cosmetic surgery has many uses – lifting, nipping, tucking and more. However, being active and healthy should be a part of your daily routine. Sleep is also of …

Common Post-Cosmetic Surgery Recovery Questions

Planning for cosmetic surgery and recovery can be overwhelming, and you may forget to ask your surgeon a few important questions. We have you covered.

When Kids Question Your Cosmetic Surgery

“Mommy makeover” cosmetic procedures are on the rise. SheKnows talks to a cosmetic surgeon looking to ease kids’ fear about Mommy’s plastic surgery.

When it comes to cosmetic surgery trends, buyer beware

Fashion and beauty trends have always come and gone, but the internet and social media have accelerated that process, which could leave some cosmetic surgery patients with buyer's remorse, plastic surgeons say. Breast implants can be replaced with a larger or smaller size, but overly filled lips and cheeks cannot be easily dissolved and can leave behind lax skin when they fade, requiring corrective surgery.

Is Plastic Surgery Good Or Bad For Women?

Share on<br>I was finally talking with my nutrition hero, and I couldn’t stop staring at her facelift. I had approached her at a conference and asked her opinion about something I really cared about, yet her shiny, taut skin distracted me from hearing her words as she spoke.<br>Mixed emotions rolled over each other in my gut as I tried to listen rather than judge her for what appeared to be a lot of plastic surgery. I was more ashamed of my…

What is female genital plastic surgery?

The term "female genital plastic surgery" covers several different procedures. It is sometimes called vaginal rejuvenation, female genital rejuvenation surgery, female genital cosmetic surgery, vulvovaginal plastic surgery, and designer vagina surgery.

Fat Transfer in Plastic Surgery—Can You Use Another Person’s Fat?

Fat transfer in plastic surgery is growing in popularity due to its perceived benefits such as more natural look and feel and less risk of infection and healing problem. The technique also avoids implant-related risks such as capsular contracture (copious amount of scar tissue forming around the prosthesis) and malposition<br>Fat transfer has multiple uses in scar repair, breast augmentation, reconstructive surgeries, buttock enhancement, and facial…

Can Old People Have Plastic Surgery?

Many people have Plastic Surgery, but is it safe for "old" people? Should there be an age limit on Cosmetic Surgery? Recent research shines a spotlight on the q

The face of plastic surgery becomes more masculine

The typical plastic surgery patient is ever more likely to be male as more men seek to improve their looks, writes plastic surgeon Jeff Weinzweig. The trend may be driven by a more competitive job market, an increased emphasis on "face to face" interaction online or a more self-conscious population, Weinzweig writes. Men seeking plastic surgery most often request liposuction, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty and gynecomastia correction, according…

Who is Qualified to do Plastic Surgery?

Any licensed physician can call himself or herself a cosmetic surgeon, so the importance of finding a properly trained and certified provider is paramount. The goal of this post is help patients looking for a qualified plastic surgeon know what to ask and how to check on their prospective doctor. I encourage everyone considering cosmetic plastic surgery to spend as much time researching their doctor as their procedure.

Bullying Linked to Increased Desire for Cosmetic Surgery in Teens

Adolescents who are involved in bullying—victims and perpetrators alike—are more likely to say they would want to undergo cosmetic surgery to be more attractive or fix perceived flaws, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).