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Can You Get Fuller Lips From A Tube ?


For the past several years, cosmetic companies have marketed over-the-counter products claiming to produce sexier, fuller lips.  These glosses, balms and gels temporarily give the lips a fuller look.  Products containing ingredients such as cinnamon, wintergreen or capsicum (a compound made from hot peppers) are used.  These boost blood flow to the lips, which...

Cosmetic Surgery and Divorce


Re-entering single life,  after divorce can be a difficult life altering experience.  Women in particular,  may want to recapture a more youthful and rejuvenated appearance in preparation to enter the dating scene.  Divorce becomes the catalyst behind wanting to improve ones appearance and cosmetic surgery after divorce comes into play. Some woman start off slow...

Times Are A Changing / Chin Implant Surgery on the Rise


The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has recently released their 2010- 2011 surgical statistics.  Chin augmentation surgery increased 71% during this time period,  surpassing the rate of breast implant,liposuction and Botox combined. It has been suggested that some of rise in chin implant surgery may be due to baby boomers availing themselves of all forms of online communications such...

Women of Color and Plastic Surgery


Recently on the ABC network's television program "20/20", Barbara Walters hosted a special on plastic surgery and African American Women Plastic Surgery.  One segment in particular focused on plastic surgery and women of color.  This population group has traditionally been--and still is--the slowest growing minority having cosmetic surgical procedures performed. Although there is no definitive answer as...

Are your hands revealing your true age?


Hand rejuvenation has become a hot topic since tabloids report that  Madonna wears funky gloves during her public appearances to hide her aging hands. The skin on the hands is thin and it gets thinner as we age.  They are frequently exposed  to sunlight and all its associated photo-aging effects.  As the  fatty layer of the hands starts...