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For aging skin, we tend to get a little obsessed with fine lines and wrinkles, and our desire to smooth them away. But we may be missing out on another important element to youthful-looking skin: brightness. Our luminosity can be concealed by dark sun spots that develop when pigmentation clusters together, or it can be […]

Cellulite. Just the mention of the word gets women of all shapes and sizes talking. We try different exercises, change our diets, and even slather on different creams to try to get rid of those annoying ripples. But these methods are often unsuccessful for the supposed 80 to 90 percent of women that have cellulite. […]

Inflammation is a normal response the body has to wounds or infections, and is a necessary step in healing. However, with age and poor habits, inflammation can increase, which can cause healthy tissue to be damaged or destroyed. What does that mean for your skin? Rashes, hives, blemishes or general redness. Chronic inflammation that doesn’t […]

For the second year in a row, the number of cosmetic procedures performed in America increased, illustrating that an uncertain economy isn’t deterring patients. A total of 13.8 million cosmetic procedures, both invasive and minimally invasive, were performed in 2011, a 5 percent increase over 2010. Reconstructive surgeries were also up 5 percent to 5.5 […]

Around your 40s, you may start to notice the development of one of the most dreaded signs of aging: jowls. That sagging skin that begins to form along your jawline is caused by a loss of facial volume. If you have a fuller face, it may take longer for jowls to appear, but if you […]

When tackling the topic of stretch marks, or striae, knowing why they form is the first step. When the skin is stretched excessively because of rapid fat or muscle growth, small tears occur in the dermis that eventually appear as red, purple or silver lines on the skin’s surface. They can show up anywhere, but […]