If the skin and muscles in your abdomen are weak or sagging due to age, excessive weight loss, or pregnancy, you should find a way to get rid of them and give your tummy a more toned appearance. Thankfully, cosmetic surgery can help you achieve this through abdominoplasty and liposuction. But what exactly do these cosmetic procedures entail and when…
Also referred to as abdominoplasty, a tummy tuck is a surgical procedure to enhance your tummy’s appearance. It involves removing excess skin and fat from your abdomen and tightening your tummy’s connective tissue to make it look slimmer and tighter. This procedure also involves repositioning the remaining abdominal skin to give your tummy a more toned look. If you are…
Also known as jawline reduction, masseter slimming is a cosmetic procedure that involves the injection of a dermal filler like Botox into the large masseter muscles to form a slimmer and more womanly jawline. Masseter muscles usually are connected to the angle of your jaw and are responsible for controlling the movement of your jaw, especially when chewing food. For…
We are very excited to announce that Bella Caldwell, a very experienced Nurse Practitioner will be joining the Aesthetic Surgery of Charlotte Team! She will be focused on Facial Rejuvenations as an experienced injector, including Botox and Dermal Filler services. She will be starting on Wednesday, October 13th, so please join us in welcoming her to the team! If you…
When you are deciding which plastic surgery procedures you want to get, it is important to learn as much as you can about those that interest you. Some procedures last longer than others, which means you will want to plan accordingly.
United States consumers spend an estimated $16.5 billion on cosmetic plastic surgery and minimally invasive procedures in 2018, according to a report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. How much was covered by insurance is a much more nebulous number to determine. Insurance companies naturally want to keep control of what they end up paying out and so they…
When neither diet nor exercise gets rid of stubborn fatty deposits in certain parts of the body, you might decide that cosmetic surgery is the way to go. CoolSculpting or liposuction are key treatments for permanently getting rid of unwanted fat–but what procedure is right for you? Here’s an overview of the key differences between the two.
Since we want to ensure all of our current and potential patients are in the know of any updates in the cosmetic surgery world, we wanted to quickly answer a number of questions our patients have been asking us in relation to the update from Allergan regarding its BIOCELL® textured implants.
Cosmetic surgery is very popular. There are many new developments in plastic surgery, including many nonsurgical options. See which of these options work best for you.