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For years, injectable dermal fillers have been the extremely popular, effective and the standard treatment for facial lines and creases and for providing volume in order to contour and sculpt areas. Commonly used ones include the Juvederm family of products… Read More

With aging, our faces develop wrinkles, creases and lines of the forehead, cheeks and around the mouth (nasolabial folds and marionette lines) and eyes. These become more numerous and substantial with time. In addition, many people lose volume in their… Read More

People pursue plastic surgery because they want to look better, both for themselves and to others. It could be a breast augmentation to enhance one’s breasts, self-confidence and sex life; liposuction to appear more sculpted, shapely and refined or even… Read More

In our society today of quick fixes, brief sound bites even for important information, the dominance of reality TV, and interpersonal communication often conducted largely via social media and texting, it only seems natural to expect that the same simplistic… Read More

Dermal fillers such as Juvederm^®, Restylane^® and Radiesse^®, which are used to soften or ablate facial lines, creases and folds as well as to add needed volume to select areas of the face, are among the most popular and common… Read More

It came as a complete surprise to me when I recently learned that very few plastic surgeons in the Scottsdale and Phoenix metropolitan area personally administer Botox^® or dermal fillers like Juvederm^®, Restylane^® or Radiesse^® to their patients needing them…. 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

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

In several previous posts including most recently Buyer Beware When It Comes to Selecting A Doctor to Perform Your Plastic Surgery, I have emphatically stressed the importance of seeking a well qualified board certified plastic surgeon for your plastic surgery… Read More

Despite the tough economic times we are experiencing now, people still want to look good. In fact, with such a severely contracted labor market, a more youthful appearance may actually help you compete for a job more effectively. Besides, you… Read More

With age, our skin loses its fullness and the turgor of youth and becomes thinner, wrinkled, inelastic and lax. For the face, there are several surgical and non-surgical approaches that can improve the quality of the skin. Injectable agents, chemical… Read More

Radiesse^® is a long lasting injectable dermal filler that is FDA approved for the correction of moderate to severe folds and wrinkles of the face such as naso-labial folds and marionette lines around the mouth and creases of the forehead…. Read More