Dissolving Unwanted Fillers in the Face
Whether you’re getting filler in the lips, cheeks or under the eyes to fight the effects of aging, you could get too much of a good thing! While most injectible fillers like Restylane, Juvederm and Belotero work great and patients are thrilled, sometimes things can be fuller than expected. In some cases, the filler […]
Fillers for laugh lines
Fillers are a great non-surgical option to fill in the lines on the face or plump up the lips. But with improving technology, fillers can be used for more than just the “parentheses lines.” Fillers for laugh lines is the next frontier! As you can see in these before and after photos, fillers for […]
Botox and CoolSculpting
Three of the biggest non-surgical services within the cosmetic realm are BOTOX®, Juvederm and CoolSculpting. Now the maker of Botox and Juvederm (Allergan) is teaming up with the makers of CoolSculpting. Here are the details and a little background. Botox, for those of you that don’t know, is an injectible compound that relaxes muscles that […]
Kylie Jenner: Worthy of a blog post?!
OMG! Have you seen Kylie Jenner and her lips! What have we come to that a 17 year old-ish’s lips are the buzz all over social media?! In case you don’t know, Kylie Jenner is part of the Jenner-Kardashian clan from the E! Network “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” I don’t know her and […]
Bruising after Botox
Based on reviews or talking to patients, there is a focus on whether a doctor is “good” if the patient doesn’t bruise after receiving Botox. I agree that, as a plastic surgeon, I’d prefer if a patient doesn’t bruise after Botox or other injectibles like Juvederm, but that’s not always possible. And it doesn’t mean […]
Liquid Rhinoplasty Cost
A commonly requested item nowadays is the liquid rhinoplasty or liquid nose job. This is when a patients wants to forego surgery but is interested in improved contours of the nose, albeit temporary. Contouring of the nose can be done with fillers like Juvederm or Belotero. And the first question after, “what’s a liquid rhinoplasty,” […]
Online Booking and Gilt City are a Perfect Marriage!
Since I’m relatively new in San Francisco (only 4 months!) and taking over Pacific Heights Plastic Surgery now that the previous helmsman, Dr. Donald Brown, is sailing off on a medical mission trip, I want to be sure and keep the practice thriving. Luckily Dr. Brown has many loyal patients that trust his judgement in […]
Lip Implants vs Lip Fillers
If you’re considering “plumping” up your lips, you now have a choice in how you do this. I previously wrote about lip injections with Juvederm or similar type of filler. As I mentioned in that post, the benefits of lip injections is lower cost and the results are temporary if you’re not happy. But the downside […]
Juvederm Voluma – The Latest Volumizer!
If you’re a man or woman that has noticed reduced volume in the parentheses lines of the face or dark circles under the eyes, you may want to read this. If you’ve ever had a filler such as Juvederm, Belotero, Restylane or Radiesse, you may also want to read this. Allergan, the makers of […]
Botox vs Fillers – Which is right for you?
When it comes to facial wrinkles, it can be confusing trying to understand which is the best non-surgical treatment – Botox or fillers. Well, the answer is both! First, it’s important to understand the causes of facial wrinkles. There are two: wrinkles due to overactive muscles and wrinkles due to loss of collagen. Wrinkles […]