Causes of Gynecomastia

The causes of gynecomastia vary but these are the most common: • Genetic factors are the most prevalent cause and results in too much breast tissue (glandular tissue) in the breast area • The presence of a mass under the breast area

• As a reaction to certain medicines, drugs, and hormone-infused foods • As a result of hormonal imbalances or certain diseases

• Simply having excess weight and fat around the breast tissue...

What Does A Brow Lift Do? Have people ever told you that you look sad or angry all the time? Do people always guess your age as older than you are? Do you have wrinkles and frown lines on your forehead? Do you feel like your eyebrows have dropped down closer to your eyes? Are you self conscience about the way you look and feel like you would really like to improve your self esteem? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to consider a consultation with a plastic...

What Exactly Is A Face Lift?

A face lift, or rhytidectomy, is usually associated with women as they age.  However, face lift surgery can be for women or men at any age.  The purpose of a face lift is to reduce wrinkles and sagging in the face and neck area.  Basically, a face lift tightens up the skin and restores it to the position it was in prior to age and stress setting in.

Who Benefits From A Face Lift?

A consultation with a plastic surgeon...

With the growth of the icon conscious society today fashion and style has crossed all the dotted lines of tradition. In fact flaunting an hour glass figure accentuated with two fuller and firmer breasts is the need of the hour as men and women alike are now appreciating firmer breasts.

However, the harrowing fact is the breast is made of ligaments and soft tissues and the sheer absence of muscles to hold your breasts is one of the main reasons why the huge breasts sag. Aside from...

Eyelid lift or blepharoplasty is a common facial plastic surgery procedure. The result of the surgery is a younger looking man or woman. In blepharoplasty, the plastic surgeon would remove extra skin, fat and/or muscle from both eyelids to redefine eye contour. A person may opt for an eyelid lift to correct or reduce one or more of the following conditions:

• Ptosis - drooping or sagging of the top eyelids
• Too much eyelid drooping which is hindering proper...

The appearance of your eyelids contributes much to your facial appearance. With increasing age, skin on the upper eyelids tends to sag. Eyelid lift surgery, also called Blepharoplasty , is the great option to consider for removing sagging or droopy upper eyelids and to remove bulging fat pockets that appear in the lower eyelids.

Upper Eyelid Surgery for a Rejuvenated Appearance

Droopy upper eyelid skin can have a severe impact on vision. So many people consider...

Tummy tuck is proven to be a quick and effective cosmetic solution for attaining a flatter and less flabby stomach. It is generally recommended by plastic surgeons for those who have an extensive degree of loose skin with isolated deposits of fat in their abdominal region. This can occur from weight fluctuations or pregnancy.

Both men and women who are embarrassed about the flaccid appearance of their abdomen choose this procedure to restore self confidence and freedom to...

Becoming pregnant is one of the many womanly joys. Most women enjoy eating all that they crave and not having to exercise and enjoy that most of the food is going to their baby and not all to the hips and thighs and staying there. Having a baby brings the mother and all those around the mother great joy and laughter, but the body after giving birth is a problem for most women. Being pregnant inevitably causes the skin and abdomen muscles to stretch most times causing tears in the...

Breast augmentation Surgery is a medical process for increasing the size and balancing the asymmetric shape of your breasts. Breast Augmentation surgery requires the placement of an implant either behind the breast tissue or under the chest wall (pectoral) muscle. The implant insertion will push or help to uplift the breast tissue to enhance the appearance of the breast in terms of size and...

Using ablative laser treatment to get rid of fine lines, splotches, and other skin defects has been a part of cosmetic surgery for years. It is a treatment recommended to keep your skin looking young as age and the sun take their toll.

Though many people don't necessarily care what kind of laser is used as long as it provides results, they might care if they knew one laser shortened recovery time by several days or weeks. This is where the Fraxel Re:Pair Laser makes a difference....