Hair Color Predicts Hair Thickness ? Think that your hair is thinning more than your friends? You may be right – but it might have more to do with your hair color than your age! The average head of hair consists of about 100,000 follicles. Blondes tend to be at the top of the density/thickness…

Sweet potatoes for sweet skin? Absolutely! Those yams are loaded with beta-carotene – a major skin defense against environmental damage leading to scaly, dry, rough, “weathered” looking skin, . Beta-carotene offers special summertime protection as it helps to limit the aging and wrinkling effects of UV damage from the sun. Beta-carotene also promotes better skin…

A 20 year study looked at the social habits of 5000 men and women (Archives of Internal Medicine). 4 “bad habits” were shown to age one’s perceived appearance (as well as increase the risks for illness and mortality) by an average of 12 years or more! : Smoking/Tobacco Use Alcohol Consumption (more than 2 glasses…

As we age, our cheeks tend to flatten and lose their contour, creating a fatigued, flatter, and aged appearance to the face. The flattening/deflating of the cheeks also accentuates any heaviness, sagginess or droopiness to the facial skin. The artistic adding of a small amount of volume with Voluma® in a sculpting-like manner can restore,…

For years, the only methods for reshaping the body and getting rid of fat was through diet and exercise. But these methods don’t always work, even when done consistently and religiously. Liposuction has been at the top of the list of the most popular cosmetic procedures for many years because it works extremely well for…

You’ve heard about microneedling by now, haven’t you? This great treatment has been steadily gaining in popularity for the past 2 or 3 years. With good reason too! Its an easy to undergo office procedure, its not that expensive, it has no recovery to speak of, and it really works! Although it is mostly used…

Kybella might be a blockbuster – the next Botox® – because a simple injection or two of Kybella will vanquish that double chin (that troublesome fat pocket under the chin or fat/loose neck skin) as easily as Botox disposes of facial wrinkles! No surgery, no liposuction, no incisions, no operating room, no laser, no downtime…

Arnica is an herbal, “homeopathic/naturopathic” medication which can help to limit and diminish swelling or bruising. It is equally effective as either a preventative measure or for treatment. Arnica can be used as a topical cream preparation or as an oral tablet/pellet form. It is widely available, inexpensive, and has essentially no side effects or…

Breast augmentation with breast implants is at the top of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures year after year. Women are very concerned as to the key differences between their implant options. Saline (physiologic salt water) implants are filled with IV fluid – the same saline fluid used every day in IV’s all over the…

Breast implants are more popular than ever, and we are seeing many women this summer scheduling their breast augmentation procedures with us – with the new, modern silicone gel implants. A very common question during our initial consultation meeting is about the safety of silicone implants. Our modern silicone gel breast implants were actually approved…