This is what a Pixel fractionated laser treatment looks like from before (first image) to immediately after (second image) and day-by-day to the seventh day after the treatment. We compared our standard skincare products on the left side of the face, with a new product from Vivier, HYDRAgel, and a SkinMedica product, TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream. [...]
You may have heard about the Boob Job Bandit, a woman who purchased $12,000-worth of cosmetic services from 2 Newport Beach clinics using a stolen credit card.Her stolen purchases included liposuction and new breast implants to replace an old set.She has now been captured and it was the old breast implants that revealed her identity as [...]
Donatella Versace is always making the lists for bad plastic surgery. What is she doing that is drawing so much criticism? These images are from 1993 and 2007. The first and most obvious problem is that her look hasn't really changed. Long bleached blond hair, thick black eyeliner and mascara don't suit her age and look [...]
The New York Times is saying today that cosmetic surgery procedures increased by 3% in 2008, compared with 2007, even with the recession.What's interesting about the article is that they are lumping together both surgical and non-surgical treatments. In fact, it is the non-surgical treatments that are increasing and cosmetic plastic surgery that is declining.Here are [...]
Let's face it: how you look affects your success and your opportunities. In tough economic times, anything that gives you an edge is worthwhile.Various studies have shown that if your looks are below average, your income will be 5 - 10% below average; if you're blessed with above average looks, your paycheque will be 5% above [...]
Reloxin is another compound of botulinum toxin A, the active ingredient in Botox, that should be available soon.The good news is that having a competitor for BOTOX® Cosmetic should help to bring down prices.But if you're thinking that every Botox-injector is going to immediately switch over to the newer product, think again. Reloxin doesn't behave exactly [...]
The Financial Post is reporting that people are turning to non-surgical cosmetic treatments in the current economic climate.According to recent surveys by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), more patients are opting for non-surgical procedures instead of expensive surgery due to costs and the risks of taking [...]
Bryan McCourt is a 37 year old man who is not shy about describing the cosmetic medical treatments that he has had done in this interview from UK newspaper The Sunday Sun.Bryan does regular skin peels, botox every six month and has had fillers injected.The reporter described him as looking at least 10 years younger than [...]
More and more men are trying medical cosmetic treatments like Botox. As the competition becomes fiercer in business, men want to appear more relaxed, healthy and vital.I came across this article from the British Times Online where a man describes his own experience of having Botox for forehead creases and frown lines.Despite being in my early [...]
British Beauty Blogger put up a post here about a home laser hair removal system called Tria.One of her first statements is this:I’ve actually tried a Tria home laser hair removal machine, but due to my appalling attention span, quickly realised that I didn’t have the patience for it.This is my concern with all of these [...]