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Do you want to learn two simple ways to keep your skin looking better longer? Of course you do! And wouldn’t it be more fantastic if these courses of action are absolutely pain free, inexpensive, non-surgical and require no down… Read More

Being a child often isn’t very easy. Of course, being an adult these days isn’t exactly a walk in the park either. Children are normally teased by their peers. A child with a mental or noticeable physical aberration such as… Read More

Here’s a real interesting and juicy question that many women who are considering breast augmentation or breast lift surgery might like to know the answer to: Can a breast augmentation or a breast lift improve my sex life? The extremely… Read More

Despite an intense sun shining nearly every day, year round, I find it absolutely amazing and puzzling that so many Arizonans frequent tanning beds. It doesn’t take very much to get a tan or burn here – and it need… Read More

Scottsdale, AZ — Board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Turkeltaub says he is seeing an increasing number of patients asking about the combination of procedures known as the mommy makeover. Designed to address the areas of a woman’s body commonly… Read More

You might have heard from someone or read online various recommendations regarding the need for MRI of your breasts every few years following the insertion of silicone breast implants such as for breast enlargement, breast lift with implants or breast… Read More

Your abdomen is loose, flabby and protuberant and you have been contemplating pursuing a tummy tuck. Meanwhile, your obstetrician-gynecologist doctor is recommending that you undergo a hysterectomy for medical reasons. Should you undergo the hysterectomy and then sometime later on… Read More

Among the classic signs of facial aging are laxity and drooping of the skin and loss of volume. These are manifest in such ways as jowling, creases around the lips (nasolabial folds, marionette lines), contour depressions and hollowing below the… Read More

Being a woman who has small breasts can surely tax her self esteem particularly with the emphasis on a fuller, bigger is better voluptuous look. Fortunately, there is a very good solution to this – a breast augmentation. Probably an… Read More

According to the statistics made public by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the plastic surgery procedure which increased the most in popularity by percentage from 2010 to 2011 was chin augmentation. There was a 71% increase in the… Read More

If you are a woman, the odds are that there have always been a few issues regarding your appearance that have bothered you. Maybe it was the size, shape and/or asymmetry of your breasts that made you feel very self-conscious… Read More

Though cosmetic surgery procedures have been considered mainstream for years and have achieved a high level of popularity in this country, some are still of the opinion that in many ways, these procedures are somewhat frivolous or superficial in nature…. Read More

Botox^® Cosmetic, the rejuvenating and anti-wrinkle wonder, is celebrating its 10th year anniversary this month. Back in April of 2002, it was approved by the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) for the cosmetic treatment of frown lines between the brows. Its… Read More

I have been using the Ultrapulsed CO2 laser since it was first introduced around 20 years ago and have been firmly impressed with the results that I can provide my patients in addressing qualitative issues of their skin associated with… Read More

Here at the Arizona Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, I see a tremendous number of patients who are seeking improvements in the appearance of their face though the usage of dermal fillers such as Juvederm^® and Restylane^® rather than with… Read More

There are some people still feel that plastic surgery is largely frivolous and is geared to the self–obsessed who have too much time and money on their hands. Fortunately this attitude is rare nowadays in America. Plastic surgery has become… Read More

Though it may seem like a somewhat recent fad, earlobe stretching and gauged earlobes can be traced to back to ancient times – thousands of years ago. It was a custom practiced for a variety of reasons, such as religious… Read More

Plastic surgery to correct enlarged labia minor, known as a labiaplasty or labioplasty, has been rapidly increasing in popularity over the last several years. In Labiaplasty (Labia Minora Reduction): Why? , I noted that women seek this procedure for not… Read More

Though it may seem like it has been around forever given its widespread popularity and publicity including media exposure, BOTOX^® Cosmetic (produced by Allergan, Inc.) is celebrating its 10th year anniversary of FDA approval for the treatment moderate to severe… Read More

As I noted in a previous blog (Surgery For Gynecomastia (Enlarged Male Breasts) Has Become Very Popular and Satisfying), surgery for gynecomastia (enlarged male breasts) continues to increase in popularity. This is a consequence of several factors: a greater awareness… Read More