When Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay recently opened up to Bustle about spending around $200,000 on cosmetic procedures over the years, I found myself genuinely appreciating her candor. In an industry where so many people quietly undergo procedures and then credit their results to “good genes” or “drinking lots of water,”… Continue Reading »
Fillers, injectable fillers, and cosmetic surgery are incredibly nuanced in their nature and effects, which is why choosing the right approach and placement is so critical. This complexity isn’t just about each filler’s chemical and physical properties, or how they interact with different tissues. Rather, it arises from facial anatomy itself—which involves far more than… Continue Reading »
When CoolSculpting hit the market in 2010, it sounded almost too good to be true: freeze away stubborn fat bulges without surgery or downtime, and all you have to do is sit there for an hour? Yet, here we are years later, and CoolSculpting seems to be soaring in popularity among patients and cosmetic practices… Continue Reading »
About two thirds of Americans say they shower once per day. As long as you’re not showering more than that, you’ll avoid the negative side effects associated with skin that’s dried out from too much showering—but should you even be showering that much? While showering every day isn’t bad for your skin per se, there… Continue Reading »
There’s a persistent myth floating around that thick skin and Botox don’t mix. Patients come into my Seattle cosmetic surgery center convinced their skin texture will somehow block the treatment from working, or that they’re destined for disappointing results because their skin doesn’t look like the photos they see online. Here’s what you need to… Continue Reading »