OVERVIEW Three words summarize the most important characteristics to look for when choosing a cosmetic or plastic surgeon: qualifications, experience and comfort. 1. Qualifications count - Medical professionals in the United States have well-defined, stringent requirements for their professional training

OVERVIEW Whether you opt for a small procedure, like lip augmentation, or an extensive procedure, like a tummy tuck, cosmetic and plastic surgery offer some important benefits, including improved self-esteem, increased satisfaction with your appearance, and an increased desire for socialization. Depending

OVERVIEW If you’ve had breast implants, then it’s important to be especially aware of changes in your breasts and overall health. Such changes may be a sign of a serious condition. What is ALCL and BII? ALCL is the abbreviation for Breast-Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, and BII

Your sense of beauty is as individual as you are. Yet for many individuals, nothing is harder to see than their own beauty. It's nearly impossible to be objective when looking at your own appearance. Almost everyone doesn't like some feature of their body. But for some individuals, real deformities,

Cosmetic and plastic surgery are not panaceas. They can never achieve perfection nor can they change the way you feel about yourself. To be happy with your outcomes from cosmetic or plastic surgery procedures, you need to have realistic expectations. That means: 1. Nothing is perfect. The best doctors

It may seem like the terms "cosmetic" and "plastic" surgery are used interchangeably, but, in fact, there are differences between these two medical professional specialties. Cosmetic surgery applies to those procedures, techniques and treatments used to change the appearance of the body that are non-surgical.