Facial areas that betray your age The forehead and glabella (space between the eyebrows) Wrinkles in the forehead and glabella are expression wrinkles. This type of wrinkle results from repeated facial muscle contraction. When facial muscles contract, folds can be seen in these areas. Before the age of 20, skin is not affected by [...]
Breast lift surgery, or mastopexia, overview What is mastopexia ? Mastopexia, also called breast lift, is a surgical procedure designed to lift up the breasts and compact breast tissues. This procedure is also commonly referred to as breast ptosis surgery. Breast ptosis is breast tissue sagging. Whether tissue sagging is natural, genetically fostered or [...]
Fat grafting breast augmentation considerations About the expected result When surgical indication is clearly determined and patient expectations are realistic, the procedure offers excellent results : the breasts gain volume as well as a more harmonious shape. However, significant breast volume increase is not possible with fat grafting. The whole figure can also benefit [...]
Today, more and more patients tend to favor less invasive cosmetic treatments to correct aesthetic issues. This is the case for nose defects that can be corrected with no surgery, which can be done through what is called medical rhinoplasty. This procedure involves filler injections (hyaluronic based products are used in the vast majority of the [...]
FAQ : questions about cosmetic surgery part 2 What is the connection between cosmetic surgery and self esteem ? There is countless factors influencing the decision to undergo cosmetic surgery. These factors are often psychological : patients feel a gap between how they feel inside and their appearance in the mirror. For these patients, [...]
Cosmetic surgery is not to be taken lightly. Reflection is important to determine your motivations and make sure you are ready to go ahead with surgery. The following frequently asked questions might give you the answers you are looking for if you are considering cosmetic surgery. FAQ : questions about cosmetic surgery Is cosmetic [...]
It is important to make a distinction between normal facial asymmetries and dysmorphia, which can cause functional issues with mastication, speech or even posture. Here is what cosmetic surgery can do to restore facial harmony in case of asymmetry. Symmetry and facial harmony When can the face be considered as asymmetrical ? Are there [...]
Wrinkles are small folds in the skin developing over time. Most people dread wrinkles and try anti-aging creams and other more or less effective products to alleviate them. Aesthetic medicine now offers a lot of anti-wrinkles treatments : Botox and hyaluronic acid injections, PRP injections and many more. What causes wrinkles to form and worsen [...]
Nose types and rhinoplasty The nose is an essential component of the face. A few noses have become famous, but for certain individuals, it is a source of self-consciousness. Correcting nose defects and imperfections with rhinoplasty is fairly common nowadays as is frees patients from these negative feelings. There are different types noses that [...]
Over time, lips tend to dry out and lose volume, which makes them thinner and blurs out lip contours. This contributes to a severe and sad appearance of the face often causing self-consciousness. Non-invasive cosmetic treatments can correct this issues by redefining the upper arch of the lips called "cupid's bow", the curvature of the upper [...]
