Facial expressions communicate mood, feeling, intention, and emotion. Configuration of your lips, your brows, your eyelids, your facial creases, and other subtleties inform others about your situation. They tell others if you’re on the make, on the move, or on the mend. Forensic experts know whether you’re speaking truthfully or not from facial expressions. Sometimes, … [Read more...]
Lip Fillers | Your Complete Guide to Juvéderm® & Restylane®
Luscious lips draw attention and show passion. If you’re considering plumper lips, you have choices. Lip augmentation procedures range from fat transfer to dermal grafting to implants to surgical remodeling. The most popular lip enlargement, however, is natural hyaluronan fullness and shaping, by comfortable office treatment. Lip injections cost less than surgery, impose … [Read more...]
Best Plastic Surgeons | Make Sure You Choose the Right One
Plastic surgery can help you achieve get as close as possible to your aesthetic ideal, improving your confidence and overall quality of life. Whether you want to correct a facial imperfection that’s bothered you for years or restore your body to its pre-baby shape, your results are directly tied to the experience and expertise of the doctor performing your procedures. The best … [Read more...]
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Plastic Surgery Vs Fillers | Which is Best for You and Why?
Plastic surgery vs fillers? Good genetics, educated skin care, and a habit of controlling sun exposure keep your face smooth and wrinkle-free for years. Eventually, however, time and age impact us all. Textural skin changes, connective tissue degradation, and gravitational soft tissue descent are slowly progressive processes that visibly signal to you and to others your stage … [Read more...]
Liposuction and Weight Loss | Understanding the Difference
Liposuction is highly effective for eliminating bulges of fat and smoothing body contours that don’t respond to fitness and lean diets. Liposuction is not a satisfactory method for weight loss. As with all cosmetic procedures, maintaining realistic expectations is the foundation for a good outcome. If you’re interested in liposuction, here are answers to some common questions … [Read more...]
Lipo Vs. Tummy Tuck | Which is Better and Why?
If you’ve been eating healthy and working out but you’re still browsing the internet for clothing hacks to hide your belly, you may want to consider a body contouring procedure so you feel great in whatever you wear. When it comes to sculpting the feminine midsection, abdominal liposuction and tummy tuck (aka abdominoplasty) are two of the most popular procedures. Both probably … [Read more...]
Why Bigger Implants Are Not Always Better
Once you’ve made the decision to enhance your shape with fuller breasts, it’s natural to start thinking about the best size. While you may be tempted to ask yourself, “What size breast implants should I get?” and then move on to the next decision, it’s best to take your time here. Many women have ended up with disappointing breast augmentation results because they chose their … [Read more...]
Which Ethnicities Age Better Than Others?
Southern California has a beautifully diverse population, and here at Feel Beautiful, we have patients of all races and ethnicities. While there are some cosmetic concerns many of them have in common regardless of race (we’re looking at you, love handles), the skin-aging process does discriminate. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, but in general, skin types age … [Read more...]
Tighten Loose Skin | Best Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss
People who set weight loss goals usually do so to feel healthy and look great. And after reaching those goals, nothing is more satisfying than slipping into a new outfit (or going bare) and loving what you see. If you’ve lost a significant amount of weight, excess skin left behind may wrinkle or sag, detracting from the beautiful you beneath, undermining your self-confidence. … [Read more...]