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Category Plastic Surgery

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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18 Feb

Silicone Breast Implants

In 2012, more than 330,000 women in the United States elected to have breast augmentation surgery; worldwide, that number exceeded 1.5 million. About 30 percent of the women who get breast implants are in their 20s. They often report being self-conscious about their lack of development or embarrassed about their breasts being asymmetrical or uneven. […]

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17 Feb

Facts about Breast Augmentation- Silicone Implants

Breast augmentation, also called augmentation mammaplasty, involves surgical placement of an implant behind each breast to increase its volume and enhance its shape. Often, after weight loss, childbirth, or as a result of aging, the breasts lose volume and their shape changes. Also, many women choose to have their breasts enlarged in order to satisfy their […]

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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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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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4 Feb

Body Contouring: Is It For You?

About forty-five million Americans diet each year and Americans spend approximately one to $2 billion a year on weight loss programs. It is believed that consumers spend about $30 billion per year trying to lose weight or prevent weight gain, and 55% of Americans are actively trying to maintain or lose weight. In the last […]

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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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28 Jan

Double Chin? There May Be a Drug for That

A recent article in Bloomberg Business discusses how people who suffer from an unsightly double chin may not need to contort their head, neck and face into funny positions to try to work off the extra roll if U.S. regulators sign off on a new drug. Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc.’s experimental drug is injected into fat […]

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27 Jan

With the New Year, Start 2015 with a Bang

The New Year brings new goals and expectations, but only if you earnestly desire to become a new you. Skin Care 101 Make an appointment for a skin cancer check and make this an annual tradition.  Skin Cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., with more than 3.5 million skin cancers diagnosed […]

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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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