You may wonder if affordable plastic surgery exists, and the good news is that the answer is yes! Affordable breast implants in Riverside California are definitely available, and there are a lot of highly experienced surgeons to choose from.

For example, Inland Empire Surgery Center runs special offers on breast augmentation, and they also have several financing options that include a lay-away plan, where patients pay over time and receive their surgery when they have finished...

Breast reduction surgeons Colorado Springs offer consultations and help you determine if your breast reduction surgery is covered by medical insurance. Some of them offer on-line registration for a free consult as well as online forums about the procedure.

Breast reduction surgery isn't as straightforward an operation as breast augmentation. It is designed for women who have discomfort and medical difficulties associated with breasts that are overly large and heavy. Breast...

Once the choice for a facelift surgery and surgeon has been made, optimizing the results and avoiding a bad outcome requires careful review of pre and postopertive instructions.  Medications to avoid, aka "bad facelift medicines," would be those which can thin the blood.  Examples of bad medicines include, Advil, Alleve and other medications which are blood thinners.  Other medications which are in the bad category would be some  medications used for...

1. It is very important to review each plastic surgeon's training and education. For example, Dr. Shah has been trained by a series of...

The quest for the best facelift has had patients searching long and far.  Qualities that patients seek in a facelift are to look natural, like themselves, all with improvement in their face and neck area.  Earlier on, surgeons tried to use the lift and pull skin technique.  This technique seems intuitively logical and effective.  However, simply cutting and lifting skin led to poor aesthetic results, poor facial appearance, and often time little to no change....

When it comes to facelifts, not all techniques are the same.  Some facelifts lead to pulled looks, while others look remarkably natural. What makes one facelift better than another? What is the difference between the techniques?  Could it all be in the muscle?

The most common techniques, discovered by Thomas Skoog in 1972 is the SMAS technique. SMAS is short for supra muscular aponeurosis system, which is the fascia or fibrous layer on the face. His technique was to pull...

In the computer world, yesterday's laptop is obsolete it seems days after it is purchased. There is always something newer and better on the horizon. Similarly, in the world of facial plastics, advances in facelifts have occurred that have made some techniques yesterday's news. One version of this newer facelift, which combines science with the latest anatomical findings, is the facelift technique preformed by Dr. Anil Shah in downtown Chicago, IL. He uses several techniques, which are...

Stem cells are the rage in medicine.  From cancer therapies to heart issues, stem cells have the ability to provide amazing potential therapies. The latest branch of medicine to embrace their use is plastic surgery, particularly facial plastic surgery. Currently, in facelifting a new application of stem cells has emerged. Fat, taken from each patient's own body, can be re injected into the patient's face, allowing for the fat cells to act as stem cells, releasing cytokines and...

More and more patients are seeking out procedures which minimize recuperation allowing them to get back earlier in the swing of things.  For that reason, many lunchtime procedures have become popular.  In fact, of the 11.7 million cosmetic procedures performed, over 75% are botox and filler procedures.  However, while these "lunchtime procedures" have an undeniable role in youth restoration and preservation, their role in turning back the hands of time is...