Differences in how Men and Women Store Fat

Differences in How Men Age

Generally fat is stored underneath the skin (known as subcutaneous fat), but the location where fat is concentrated the most depends on your gender. Men typically carry body fat in their chest, buttocks, & abdomen. Where as women, carry fat in their breasts, hips, buttocks, and waist.

Changes to our Skin Caused by Aging

Changes to Our Skin Over Time

As we age, our skin’s ability to rejuvenate or renew itself slows down. This change causes our skin to become thinner, alter its complexion/texture, and cause age spots & wrinkles to form. Facial rejuvenation procedures are surgical & non-surgical treatments that can help restore the face to its youthful appearance.

Most Popular Surgical Procedures in the World

Most Popular Surgical Procedures

Friday Fun Fact – Liposuction is the most popular surgical procedure performed in the world. It accounts for close to 20% of all surgical procedures.

Age Isn’t Just a Number

Age Isn't Just a Number

Age isn’t just a number. Your environment and lifestyle choices can accelerate or decelerate your body’s aging process. This survey’s results of the top 10 youngest & oldest cities in the US ranked cities based on participants’ responses to questions about hypertension, marriage life, smoking, exercise, & sleep. Does your city rank anywhere on the […]

Treat Dad to HydraFacial MD this Father’s Day

Treat Dad to HydraFacial

This Father’s Day, treat Dad to the new HydraFacial MD from ShaferPlastic Surgery & DEX NY. HydraFacial MD uses a uniquely shaped spiral tip that creates a vortex effect to exfoliate, remove the skin’s impurities, and simultaneously hydrates the skin. HydraFacial MD delivers instant results with no discomfort or downtime.

Brad Pitt Supports Angelina’s Mastectomy

Brad Pitt Supports Plastic Surgery

It’s important that through any plastic surgery operation, a patient has the support they need from loved ones to ease their concerns and help them recover. Angelina Jolie is no different than any other plastic surgery patient, and her partner Brad Pitt knows exactly what to do to help her surpass her difficult breast reconstruction […]

Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Surgery?

Undergoing Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction surgery can be a life-changing procedure for women who have undergone mastectomy following cancer or who have uneven sized breasts or are overall, not satisfied with their current bust appearance. But while the treatment has been around for several years, not everyone realizes that it is indeed a very complex procedure that requires […]

Housewife Getting More Plastic Surgery

Housewife Getting More Plastic Surgery

For some people, plastic surgery can be a saving grace, correcting physical deformities and abnormalities that hindered their ability to carry out their lives normally. However, for others plastic surgery is more like a bag of Pringles. As they slogan says, “Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop,” and that seems to be the motto for […]

The History of Plastic Surgery

The History of Plastic Surgery

Did you know that the history of plastic surgery goes way back to World War I? The first plastic surgery procedures were performed on soldiers whose faces had been disfigured by warfare weapons, including bombs, bullets and flamethrowers. These weapons left soldiers vulnerable for severe attacks and left them with broken bones and burns beyond […]

Weight-loss Goals for this Summer

Weight Loss Goals and Plastic Surgery

It’s not too late to set your weight loss goal for this summer. For those stubborn pockets of fat that diet & exercise can’t remove, our VECTRA XT 3D imaging system can show you how your body will look after liposuction, tummy tuck, smartlipo, and virtually any other cosmetic surgery procedure.

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