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Treating Puffy Eyelids Using Lower Blepharoplasty Surgery
Puffy eyes caused by excess fat or loose skin on the lower eyelids often cause disruptions in a person's life. They may be perfectly healthy otherwise, but the appearance of puffy eyes causes a lot of misconceptions in how the person is perceived. They may appear tired or i...
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Belly Button Surgery Is a Trend and It’s On the Rise
Belly button surgery, aka umbilicoplasty, is a thing, and it's a rising trend. As the season shifts to summer, people show more skin, and if they’re feeling self-conscious about their belly button, plastic surgeons can offer a quick fix.In a time when ribcage braggin...
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14 Things to NEVER Lie to Your Doctor About
How much you smoke, drink, eat, exercise and whether you use protection during sex or while out in the sun matters. Doctors weigh in on what matters most.Your surgical historyNestor Rizhniak/ShutterstockWhen you first see a new doctor because you switched jobs and healthcare pr...
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Kylie Jenner’s ‘Scar’ In This Picture Has People Convinced She’s Had Breast Augmentation
When Keeping Up With the Kardashians first aired on E! in 2007, Kylie Jenner was a young, normal girl, albeit with lots of money and an impossibly famous family. These days, the makeup mogul has grown up a lot and looks pretty different from her former self. A recent Instagram ph...
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Nov
What Are the Potential Causes of Gynecomastia?
A segment of the male population has enlarged breast tissue, also known as gynecomastia. Though this is actually a harmless condition, it is usually a cause of great embarrassment and self-consciousness. A primary symptom of gynecomastia is the presence of a rubbery, firm mass be...
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That Scary News About Breast Implants Causing Cancer? It Isn’t What it Seems
In February 2010, Allure's former contributing editor-at-large, Joan Kron, broke news that plastic surgeon Garry Brody, a professor emeritus of the University of Southern California, found more than 30 suspected or confirmed cases worldwide of an exceedingly rare form of no...
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Plastic surgery is about more than just physical imperfections
There seems to be an endless barrage of motivational clichés to inspire comfort in one's own skin. Preachy words of comforting wisdom are usually heard in one form or another, and even mainstream celebrities such as Lady Gaga or Christina Aguilera have climbed the Bi...
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Moisturize With A Banana Peel
Instead of throwing out your banana peel after your morning smoothie, Svendsen recommends saving your peels to rub on dry itchy heels. Much like the banana itself, the inside of the peel is rich in amino acids and a variety of vitamins (A, B, C, and E) all of which are commonly f...
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I had a plastic surgeon point out everything that’s ‘wrong’ with my body
When I was about 15, my parents called me into their room and sat me down.“Melissa, we just wanted to let you know that if you ever wanted a nose job, your mother and I would pay for it,” my dad said.For the record, I'm Jewish, but between my god-awful acne an...
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Nov
Tech Alert: 3D Imaging May Be The Secret to Perfect Skin
With self-driving cars, phones that control your lights, speakers that order your favorite things, and headsets that can take you on a virtual journey, we are living in the future. So of course the beauty industry, which is always on the cutting edge, has one foot in this new wor...
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