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Cosmetic injectables versus facelift surgery – one or the other?
If you’re experiencing the first signs of aging, lines appearing on the forehead, the ‘elevens’ peeping out between the eyes or the crow’s feet perching alongside, you may be wondering which are the best treatment options for your age, your face and your goals. A surgical facelift, or non-invasive cosmetic appearance medicine treatments – or both?
Reduce to restore – Breast reduction surgery a boost for body and soul
Large breasts can hamper life for women in many ways. Big breasts can cause back, neck and shoulder pain, impacting physicality and forcing many larger busted women to pull back on exercise and rethink clothing options. Sometimes, even spending quality time with family can be fraught with trepidation and pain because large breasts stop them in their tracks.
Looking for Leg Up? A thigh lift may be your ticket to a smooth and sculpted pair of pins
We’re not all born with model-esk legs, but cosmetic surgery procedures can afford us greater shape and form. A surgical thigh lift is the ideal cosmetic procedure to reshape, remove excess skin and fat, and contour the thighs. And, a thigh lift can often be combined with liposuction to assist with fat deposit removal, especially for those who've experience a drop in skin elasticity.
Stay in the nose – Rhinoplasty a balancing act of form and function
Rhinoplasty, or a nose job, remains a popular cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedure globally. Balancing the face, contouring and correcting asymmetries, and improving nasal function for those who suffer from breathing and sinus problems. It also works to remedy nasal birth defects and nasal injuries. A surgical procedure that nose how to serve far and wide.
Grin ear-to-ear, otoplasty restores balance and confidence
Our ears are one of our star sensing performers, and they also play a standout position in the face department. Ears are unique to us but there are standard measurements that can make them more aesthetically balanced and proportioned. As published in an Otoplasty paper, in the National Library of Medicine, our ears should be equal length of the nose from the bridge to the upper lip and rest two-to-two-and-a-half centimetres off each side of the head.
Cosmetically attuned to the real you . . . Appearance medicine treatments to naturally enhance
Appearance medicine treatments and nonsurgical cosmetic body procedures – like Botulinum Toxin Type A, soft tissue dermal fillers, CoolSculpting – sustain their position in the popularity ranks for many reasons, including: their ability to enhance and volumize, sculpt and contour with minimal invasiveness and downtime, and their increasing affordability and low-risk status. Continual advancements in their technologies also means they're more effective than ever before, allowing plastic surgeons and specialised cosmetic practitioners to achieve balanced, harmonised results, minus the invasiveness.
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