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Stage 4 breast cancer is terminal. There’s no Stage 5, so those diagnosed can’t take advantage of most of the money raised in the name of breast cancer, as it’s used for research and treatment for stages 1 to 3. These women (and their families) spend the precious little time they have, and most of…
Our specialists at PSS are pleased to announce that the FDA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given SculpSure 510K clearance to treat unwanted areas of fat in a patient’s inner and outer thighs and back. Sculpture has already been cleared by the FDA to treat the flanks and the abdomen. With this new…
Recently, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons released information on cosmetic procedures performed in 2016. The ASPS National Clearinghouse of Plastic Surgery Procedural Statistics has been produced since 2000 and represents a comprehensive estimate of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed by American Board of Plastic Surgery surgeons. The increase in procedures from 2015 to 2016,…
How Long Does Botox Last? Botox injections are far and away the most popular minimally invasive cosmetic treatment in the United States, but how long does botox last? Made from the Botulinum toxin A, it is used to reduce the look of lines, wrinkles, and frown lines. It is injected beneath the skin with such…
Dermatologists don’t really know what causes rosacea, but some have speculated that low levels of hydrochloric acid in the stomach may contribute to it. The good news is our estheticians at PSS MediSpa have a solution. It’s pain-free rosacea treatments with FotoFacial IPL. Rosacea is a skin condition that leaves a person’s cheeks and nose…
Being outside on a sunny day is a wonderful experience, and the sun does have its benefits. But with the sun’s benefits come some penalties, and one of them is skin damage caused by ultraviolet rays. Two types of ultraviolet rays are the problem. Ultraviolet A is the radiation that causes skin to age…
Plastic Surgery Specialists’ clients have plastic surgery to improve their look, but right after the surgery the skin is vulnerable and needs extra care, at least for the first few weeks. Here are some tips for skin care after plastic surgery: No Make-up For a Few Days You should avoid makeup, topical medicines and nutraceuticals…
When it comes to plastic surgery facts, the history is a long and storied one. Historians believe that plastic surgery has been on going since at least 2,500 BC. By 800 BC, Indian doctors were performing reconstructive surgeries. The physician Susrata is considered the father of Indian plastic surgery, especially rhinoplasty. He practiced his craft…
Many people wonder about the difference between cosmetic surgery vs plastic surgery. The simplest answer is that cosmetic surgery is a type of plastic surgery. Plastic surgery encompasses both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery and surgeries that treat burns, the hands, the head and the face. Microsurgery is a type of plastic surgery. Plastic comes from…
Basking in the summer sun is wonderful, but it’s true that too much sun can cause skin damage. This happens because the sun emits ultraviolet rays, which are high-energy forms of radiation that can break the chemical bonds between molecules and even within atoms. UV rays can cause atoms to spit out their own electrons,…