Just in time for spring cleaning, now is a good time to manipulate your skin care regimen to fit the changing environment. In the spring, we are transitioning from a mainly inside “protected” environment with its own problems to more frequent outside environmental exposures. The increasing sun exposure, warm weather, humidity, and environmental pollutants necessitate […]
Outlawing the Brazilian Butt Lift
Larger butts have always been looked upon as a sexual asset. This was evident in the ancient world by the Venus figurines from Palestine and Syria and the South African tribes (steatopygia). I’m sure most of you remember the 1992 rap song “Baby Got Back” and the ruckus that it caused. In those days the […]
Facial Fillers and Blindness
The injection of fillers is commonly used to correct aging features of the face and generally is felt to be safe. In particular, the injections of hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers (e.g. Juvederm, Voluma, Restylane..) have increased 16% just in the last year accounting for just under 3 million injections per year. The HA fillers can […]