One of the real crimes of aging is the way it makes our facial areas flatten and sag. This is especially true in the cheeks. What once were full, round cheeks are now sunken and flattened. You can have silicone or Gore-Tex cheek implants placed, but many patients are leery of cheek implant surgery. Dr.… Read More »
As we get older, it seems our skin becomes a size too big. Collagen decline is partly to blame. It doesn’t help that our skin also loses its elasticity and becomes thinner. Certain areas are more noticeable than others. Take your upper arms. Say you’re out playing golf in a sleeveless blouse at Sky Park… Read More »
Some of Dr. Amirlak’s patients who come in for a breast augmentation consultation feel they’re a little stuck with one of the decisions they need to make. They’ve heard that the feel of silicone implants is more akin to that of natural breast tissue, but they worry about silent rupture. When a silicone implant ruptures,… Read More »
There isn’t one of us who isn’t glad to see the calendar turn and end 2020. During this oddest of years, you’ve likely had more hanging around time than you’ve ever had in your life. And you’ve probably sized up some aspects of your figure, namely those areas with pockets of unwanted fat. And that… Read More »
There isn’t one of us who isn’t glad to see the calendar turn and end 2020. During this oddest of years, you’ve likely had more hanging around time than you’ve ever had in your life. And you’ve probably sized up some aspects of your figure, namely those areas with pockets of unwanted fat. And that… Read More »
Breast augmentation with implants has been the most popular cosmetic surgery in the U.S. over the past five years, but some of Dr. Amirlak’s patients don’t like the idea of having artificial implants placed in their chest. For these patients, Dr. Amirlak offers breast augmentation through fat transfer. While not able to change breast size… Read More »
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 »
