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When patients come to Changes Plastic Surgery & Spa for facial rejuvenation, they tend to complain first about their wrinkles, especially those around the mouth. A trained eye can see that many of these patients have been treated with filler injections around the mouth and in...
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AbdominoplastyThis is the heavy hitter here for improvement. The procedure, also known as a tummy tuck, is performed through an incision placed below the bikini line between the pubic hairline and naval. Fat and excess skin are removed, the belly button repositioned, weakened ab...
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Obvious aging is noticed first in sagging upper eyelid skin and lower lid bags. Even in our twenties and thirties, under-eye bags can be noticeable and many millennials are lining up for under eye injections to reduce dark circles and bags. The most effective (and safest) injecta...
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Breast lift surgery reshapes and raises sagging breasts. The surgery can also be utilized as a way to reduce the size of the areolae. Women usually get this procedure on an outpatient basis, meaning they are free to go home after the surgery rather than staying at a hotel overnig...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for good reason. About 1 in 8 American women—that's 12. 4 percent—will develop breast cancer at some point in her life. There will be an estimated 255,180 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in 2017 alone, a...
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Before and After Restylane to Under Eyes Hollowed under eyes, dark circles and a tired appearance usually begin around the age of 40. At some point, after realizing that concealing makeup isn't really helping, women start looking for an alternative. Hyaluronic acid (...
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Mar
The human body has a remarkable ability to heal itself, say from a cut or a burn. However, if the damage is too great sometimes the body needs a helping hand to repair areas of weakness. A tissue matrix or mesh implant may be needed to provide support or scaffolding for new tissu...
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Rosacea therapy options such as IPL and Laser Genesis are the main choices for therapy without the use of drugs or surgery and have been useful for treating skin discolorations and recalcitrant rosacea. Swelling, redness and recovery time can be dramatically reduced by using lase...
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Mar
Perioral (around the mouth) fine lines can be genetic, due to poor skin quality, repetitive habits, smoking and/or a combination of all of the above. Because lipstick bleeds into these fine lines, they are sometimes called lipstick lines. More commonly, these vertical lines aroun...
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Since 1997, Dr. Gilbert Lee at Changes Plastic Surgery in San Diego, CA has been using fat grafting in breast reconstruction. He commonly uses fat grafts to fill defects following lumpectomies and partial mastectomies. Fat grafting has come so far that breasts can now be en...
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