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20 Mar

The Best Supercharged Antioxidant-Based Line is SkinCeuticals

2013 Awards: Youth Preservers The Best Supercharged Antioxidant-Based Line is SkinCeuticals.  And Dr. Mark Bishara and The Paragon Plastic Surgery & Med Spa offer the SkinCeuticals line in both of our office locations. What does an antioxidant do for my skin? Antioxidants provide protection from free radicals that cause damage deep within the skin. Unlike […]

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20 Mar

A Day in the Life of Celebrity Fitness Trainer Astrid Swan McGuire

What’s your morning routine? I wake up between 5 and 6 a.m. and the first thing I do is drink a bottle of water with chlorophyll drops in it. I eat a pint of organic raspberries and blueberries then make a smoothie with spinach, celery, cucumber, ginger, cinnamon, flax, apple and banana. Depending on where […]

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25 Feb

FDA Approves Medtronic's Closure System To Permanently Treat Varicose Veins

In a recent article on RTTNews.com – it announces that The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that it approved the VenaSeal closure system to permanently treat varicose veins of the legs by sealing the affected superficial veins using an adhesive agent. The VenaSeal Closure system is manufactured by Covidien LLC, based in Morrisville, North […]

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19 Feb

Blueprint to the Aesthetic Consult

BluePrint to the Aesthetic Consult FEBRUARY 2015 Today’s aesthetic patient does not want to look good . . . they expect to look fantastic! These patients have high treatment expectations and are willing to pay for great results even in a difficult economic climate. Let me echo that again: patients are willing to pay for […]

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13 Feb

FDA Approves New Device to Treat Obesity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has approved a new device to treat obesity, the first since 2007, sending shares of its maker, EnteroMedics Inc, up as much as 74 percent. Known as the Maestro Rechargeable System, the device controls hunger and feelings of fullness by targeting the nerve pathway between […]

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10 Feb

Selfie esteem! How Instagram is fueling a new wave of plastic surgery

a recent article in the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS discusses how women like how their selfies look using filters, and then head to their doctors to help create what they see.   You is the new you. Years ago, people seeking cosmetic surgery would bring pictures of celebrities to their doctor — and ask for […]

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6 Feb

FDA APPROVES FIRST DERMAL FILLER TO TREAT ACNE SCARRING

PLASTIC SURGERY & AESTHETIC MEDICINE- FDA Approves First Dermal Filler to Treat Acne Scarring The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first dermal filler to treat pitted scarring of the cheek caused by acne, the most common skin disorder in the United States afflicting 40-50 million people. Bellafill, developed by privately held Suneva Medical […]

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5 Feb

Dr. Bishara featured in the Arlington Today February Issue- Docs You Need to Know

Read our article in the latest issue of the Arlington Today Magazine February Feature Issue, Docs You Need to Know.  There is an article about our own Dr. Mark Bishara highlighted in the magazine. www.MarkBisharaMD.com    

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3 Feb

Medical Tourism on the Rise in Costa Rica

In a recent article in Feel Costa Rica, a Real Estate magazine, discusses how Costa Rica is a very appealing option for medical tourism. Several countries now top the list for medical tourism, including Canada, Israel, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Costa Rica. Ranked as among the most appealing destinations for medical tourism last year, […]

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22 Dec

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… plastic surgery?

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me … two breast implants, a tummy tuck and a rhinoplasty. That may be a riff on the original, but it’s a tune many are singing this holiday season, as more people are asking Santa to go under the knife. Holiday gift giving has […]

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