When I was about 15, my parents called me into their room and sat me down. “Melissa, we just wanted to let you know that if you ever wanted a nose job, your mother and I would pay for it,” my dad said. For the record, I’m Jewish, but between my god-awful acne and four-year-long […]

With self-driving cars, phones that control your lights, speakers that order your favorite things, and headsets that can take you on a virtual journey, we are living in the future. So of course the beauty industry, which is always on the cutting edge, has one foot in this new world. Pre-treatment 3D imaging lets you […]

The breast augmentation procedure, a fairly common cosmetic surgery, involves the placement of a selected type of breast implant with the objective of enhancing the fullness of the breasts while also improving symmetry and restoring lost volume. Several women choose a breast augmentation procedure after pregnancy, extreme weight loss, or when dealing with increasing age. […]

With age, our skin loses its elasticity and ends up with wrinkles, creases, irregular pigmentation, and perpetual flakiness. Dehydrated and wrinkled skin not only looks lifeless and dull, it also adds on a couple years to your appearance. While there are a number of plastic surgery procedures that are used for treating age-related skin problems, […]

While it might feel silly wearing sunscreen when temperatures aren’t even breaking 50 degrees, we know that applying SPF, even in the winter months, is absolutely essential. Why, you ask? For a whole host of reasons, namely the prevention of sun damage, which includes “wrinkles, brown spots, and uneven pores due to collagen damage,” says […]

No bride-to-be has an absolutely perfect complexion, not even Miranda Kerr (at least that’s what I tell myself). So when it comes to maximizing your pre-wedding beauty routine, it’s always smart to seek out treatments that provide solutions for multiple skincare dilemmas. Whether you struggle with redness and inflammation, broken capillaries, rosacea, sun spots, acne […]

Introducing the newest lasers and treatments from Dr. Shafer.

Even if you never smoked in your life, you can develop fine lines around the mouth from sipping through a straw, whistling a tune, pursing your lips in frustration, or even overdoing it on those duck-face selfies. Regardless of the cause, Dr. Shafer and other top cosmetic doctors have more tools than ever before to […]

A short-scar facelift is a simple procedure that is suitable for improving the appearance of the central and lower face of both men and women. People in their 40s and 50s who see early signs of aging around their face can come in for this surgery instead of going for a complete facelift. This procedure […]

Botulinum toxin injections, popularly called Botox injections, have become extremely popular in treating wrinkles and other aging signs that take away from the youthful appearance of your face. Botox injections are quick and require nearly zero recovery time. This is also a simpler cosmetic treatment compared to several other anti-aging procedures. Why Botox Is Convenient […]