Post Surgery Hair Loss Treatment: How to Treat Hair After Surgery?
Gentle care, nutrition, and time help recovery. Surgery recovery doesn’t only involve managing post-operative pain, swelling, and scars, but a big majority of patients get shocked by an unexpected side effect – hair loss. Approximately three months post-surgery, right when patients finally regain their energies and witness the surgical outcome, they find hair clumps on […]
Revision Rhino: What is Considered a Revision Rhinoplasty?
Any corrective nose surgery after a previous rhinoplasty. There may be no feeling in aesthetic medicine more disappointing than removing the cast after the nose job and understanding that the result is not what you expected. Instead of the feeling of relief, disappointment overwhelms your whole body when you realize that your new nose is […]
Chin Implants vs Filler: Is Filler or Implant Better for Chin?
Implants are longer-lasting than filler. Among the different types of imbalances of the facial structure, a weak or underdeveloped chin is the most frequent one. Despite this, it is the most disregarded one. Oftentimes, patients come with complaints about a large nose or a “fleshy” neck, not realizing that their dissatisfaction is caused by the […]
Bruising Treatment: How to Get Rid of Post-Surgical Bruising?
Rest, cold compresses, and time help bruising fade. Surgery is great in changing your body shape, but the skin right after operation is often left looking just like a battlefield with many colors. Post-surgical bruising (also called ecchymosis) is a totally normal physiological reaction to tissue damage. When capillaries break during a surgical cut or […]
Keloid Skin: Can People with Keloids Get Surgery?
Yes, surgery is possible with careful planning. Perhaps the biggest hurdle to the aesthetic dream for many people is not the cost or the downtime, but their skin. If you have a history of the wounds healing as raised, hard, purple lumps that sometimes become larger than the original injury, it is likely that you […]
What Is the Difference Between a Cat Eye Lift and a Fox Eye Lift?
A cat eye lift is more dramatic, while a fox eye lift is subtler. If you keep scrolling, it’s likely that you’ve seen the hashtags #FoxEye and #CatEye being used almost synonymously. Both trends showcase beautifully defined, upturned eyes that resemble the exotic looks of top models like Bella Hadid or Kendall Jenner. Often, patients […]
Long-Term Botox: Does Botox Become Less Effective If You Get It Often?
Yes, it can become less effective over time in rare cases. Botulinum Toxin, a.k.a. Botox, has been the leading anti-aging treatment for more than twenty years now. Recently, however, it has become quite popular among younger patients who see it as “preventative maintenance,” which brought about a new kind of apprehension—the fear of tolerance. Patients […]
When Should You Be Concerned About Bruising After Surgery?
If bruising worsens or doesn’t fade after weeks. Waking up after surgery is relieving and exciting, no doubt; however, many patients get quite a shock when they first see their post-surgery bodies in the mirror. The skin, especially around the incision sites, may appear bruised like a black eye in shocking blue, purple, or very […]