A lot of patients ask which is the better implant: saline or silicone. The answer is…it depends. It depends on how much breast tissue you have. Silicone implants are the more popular type of implant, mostly because they look and feel more like breast tissue than do saline implants. However, this
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Wondering If You Need A Breast Augmentation Or A Breast Lift With Implants? I hear all sorts of words… Sagging. Drooping. Floppy. Loose. Deflated. These are not words that we typically want to use to describe the shape of a woman’s breasts. How does this happen? What Causes Changes To Breasts?
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Cosmetic Procedures are on the Rise: Who is Doing What (and Where)? At the beginning of 2016, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reported that Americans spent more than 13.5 billion dollars on combined surgical and nonsurgical procedures in the year prior. Not surprisingly, both Dr. Restifo and
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CoolSculpting is a Nonsurgical Fat Reduction Procedure CoolSculpting disrupts fat using a form of controlled frostbite. Research has shown that during frostbite fat cells freeze before the skin freezes. The cryolipolysis method used in CoolSculpting works in the same way; freezing fat but not your skin. The “frozen fat” dies
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Orange Life Magazine, Winter 2015 When physical issues inhibit people from fully engaging in life the way they want to, cosmetic surgery may be a good option. Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Richard J. Restifo discusses his “whole person” approach to surgery. Read the full article in Orange Life Magazine on page 35 here.
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Pre-Wedding Plastic Surgery is on the Rise – and Brides Aren’t the Only Ones Coming In When it comes to any major social function – weddings, reunions, graduations, charity functions, etc. – we all want to look our absolute best. Apart from getting enough rest, eating well, and indulging in a
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Most of us start the New Year with lofty goals and great intentions. Then life gets busy and we’re overwhelmed by the countless things competing for our time and attention. One small solution is to simplify your self-care regimen so you feel more balanced – in body, mind, and spirit. Here
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For anyone preoccupied with body hair (and the removal thereof), you are probably weary of the countless nicks and cuts endured by razors followed by the painful aftermath of redness, ingrown hairs, and general itchiness. Worse still is the trauma of hot waxing, the chemical smell of depilatory creams, or
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Non-Surgical fat reductionDeveloped by Harvard scientist, unique, FDA cleared.No Knives, No Suction Hoses, No Needles, No Scars! CoolSculpting is a new, noninvasive procedure that removes unwanted fat from localized areas that have not responded to diet and exercise. Patients achieve an up to 25% reduction in fat after just one
We all have slight differences between one breast and the other. Asymmetric breasts can have an impact on the way you see yourself and how you feel about your appearance. Depending on the degree of breast asymmetry, there are a number of breast surgery procedures that can address this condition.
