It has often been debated what if any effect our diet has on our skin. Does chocolate lead to acne? We’ve all heard these sorts of questions. Well several studies have recently shown that a diet rich in certain nutrients can give your skin a healthier glow. Other foods, when avoided, may prevent break outs or poor skin appearance. Here’s a short list (put together by the authors of Eat This, Not That) of skin ...
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This past week I took a basal cell skin cancer off the eyelid of a man younger than I, and I’m in my mid-thirties. Remember when skin cancer was something your grandma and grandpa dealt with? Well those days are past and we are ushering in a generation of young people who will be dealing with skin excisions, biopsies, deforming surgeries and possibly early death due to their love of the sun, tan skin, and refusal ...
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Think about the first image that crosses your mind when you hear the word Botox or facial filler. It is likely one of a plastic, frozen faced woman with evidence of one too many facial plastic surgery procedures, unnatural facial proportions, oversized lips and unnaturally tight skin. These are the extremes that websites and the media have convinced us are common place. For this reason, many of my patients are hesitant or scared about using these products as they don’t ...
Continue Reading ?I came across this video segment from ABC news about men and facial plastic surgery. Botox use and eyelid surgeries among men are becoming increasingly popular. I’ve seen and operated on quite a few men the past few months, many of whom were told by their wives that it was time to address their drooping eyelids. Check out the video below.
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