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Which Areas Can Be Treated with Opus Plasma®?
The shape of our face and the quality of our skin continually change as we go through life. When we’re young, skin is plump because it contains an abundance of collagen, but the body no longer produces as much collagen as we get older, meaning that the skin gets thinner, weaker, and more prone to …
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How Can BOTOX® Enhance Your Lip Area?
Every year, millions of patients choose to have botulinum injections as a way of reducing common wrinkles that occur due to ongoing muscle contractions. These wrinkles include pesky lines at the corners of the eyes called crow’s feet and horizontal worry lines on the forehead above the eyebrows. It’s only natural to want a more …
Hyaluronic Acid Fillers vs. Biostimulatory Fillers: Which is Right for You?
Facial fillers can be used to restore volume in areas of the skin where static wrinkles have become etched in due to a lack of collagen, fat, hydration, and other elements. The injectables can also improve the definition of facial contours and round out hollowed or flattened areas where aging has affected the appearance of …
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What Is Aftercare Like for Kybella® Injections?
While a double chin might be nothing more than a small pocket of fat, it can be one of the most frustrating things to deal with—especially if you still can’t get rid of the unwanted bulge from this area after reaching your goal weight. Fortunately, you don’t have to live with that frustration if you …
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What Causes Facial Skin to Lose Elasticity?
Skin rejuvenation treatments that utilize radiofrequency, such as Opus Plasma® at our Newton-based office, have become increasingly popular for many reasons. For one thing, they not only enhance the surface of the skin, but they also encourage production of proteins that provide structure and elasticity. As fat, bone, and muscle recede over time, overlying skin that has …
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5 Tips for Rejuvenating Dull and Tired Skin
Time, gravity, bad lifestyle habits, and stress from the environment can hasten the breakdown of collagen and moisture-loving hyaluronic acid in your skin. This not only leads to wrinkles, but can also cause your skin to appear lackluster and discolored. Some of the most common causes of dull skin include dehydration from not drinking enough …
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Tired of Looking Tired? These Cosmetic Treatments Give You a Refreshed Appearance
If you’ve been in a low mood and have seemed to be feeling constantly tired throughout the stay-at-home orders and social distancing of the past year, you’re not alone. This feeling is known as “Pandemic Fatigue” or “Quarantine Fatigue,” and it’s causing many people to report experiencing increased irritability, depression, sleep difficulties, lack of motivation, …
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3 Easy Tricks to Hide a Double Chin
Whether you’ve suddenly noticed the appearance of some extra flab below your chin or have always considered this to be your problem area, it can be a nuisance not being able to do anything about a double chin. Boston-area patients have many non-surgical treatment options available for reducing a double chin, including Kybella®, a treatment …
How to Restore Age-Related Volume Loss in the Cheeks with Juvederm Voluma®
Younger faces generally have a more heart-shaped appearance with higher cheekbones and fuller cheeks, but a slimmer jawline. This all changes when the composition of our skin is altered due to age and our entire facial structure becomes different. We lose some of the fat, muscle, and collagen that help us retain supple curves to …
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Which is the Best Facial Filler for Acne Scars?
Severe acne breakouts often not only damage the outer layer of skin, but also the deeper, underlying tissues as well. Sometimes, in an attempt to heal itself after your flare-up, the skin produces too little collagen, which results in the formation of a scar. Patients who are choosing cosmetic treatments for scarring have several options …
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