Everyone would like to have full lips like Angelina Jolie, but for the vast majority of us we either never had plump, shapely lips or else they’ve thinned with sagging and declining collagen production. Celebrities started the trend of using dermal fillers to add volume to their lips. It started with Juvéderm Ultra, but the… Read More »
We all look at our face every morning in the mirror, examining it for new signs of aging. Is that a new wrinkle? I don’t remember that age spot being there the other day. What’s with my under-eye bags? It’s easy to fixate on the face. But what about what’s going on under your chin?… Read More »
When you think of a dynamic male chin, there’s one guy that comes to mind — Kirk Douglas. He died in February of this year at the age of 103! But in his movie star days his chiseled face, particularly his chin and its cleft, was legendary. If you’ve caught a recent showing of Spartacus… Read More »
Today everyone seems to want more curves, and this certainly applies to a woman’s uniquely curvy hips. That’s why the Brazilian butt lift is one of today’s most popular cosmetic surgeries. But if you’ve been doing your research, you may have read about botched procedures and dangerous practitioners. That’s an unfortunate byproduct of a cosmetic… Read More »
Ponce de Leon. That Nazi sympathizer in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Joan Rivers. Throughout time, everyone’s been looking for an answer to the march of time and its inevitable wrinkles, creases, saggy skin, and other signs. A surgical facelift is an obvious solution, but many people aren’t interested in having surgery. Today more… Read More »
For many of our patients at Amirlak Plastic Surgery, one of the most difficult parts of coming in for a cosmetic procedure is the unknown. What will I look like after I have this surgery? Dr. Amirlak is a big believer in the use of photography, videography, and digital imaging to help patients get a… Read More »
All of us struggle with unwanted fat. Maybe it’s a few pounds here; maybe it’s a bulging area there. Getting rid of the fat is a universal goal. That’s why liposuction is one of the U.S.’s most popular cosmetic procedures every year. But what if you didn’t simply have to ship the fat off to… Read More »
Sometimes after a woman has had a couple children, she may desire to have vaginal rejuvenation to address the stretching that has occurred. Beyond childbirth, the simple passage of time also loosens the vaginal muscles and structures. In other cases, a woman may have natural deformities that can impact the enjoyment she gets out of… Read More »
Dr. Amirlak likes to use fat grafting/fat transfer as filler material for the face and the backs of the hands. For one thing, using the person’s own fat is a natural solution — you’re simply moving if from where you don’t want it to areas you do. Second, these are permanent changes. Unlike the injection… Read More »
Choices for breast implants have expanded over the past decade. Silicone gels have evolved as well. Today’s silicone gel used in implants is far more cohesive than gel used even just 10 years ago. A new trend in silicone implants is called “extra fill.” Dr. Amirlak has had good success with these new implants, particularly… Read More »
