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It was famously said by Catherine Deneuve that after a certain age women had to choose between their face or their fanny! What she meant was that typically when women exercise to stay in shape and keep a good figure, the first place fat is lost is in their face, not their abdomen, thighs or buttocks where they typically want the fat to be lost. And when the fat is lost in their face they can start looking gaunt & saggy. But, with the latest facial rejuvenation techniques for using fillers or fat transfer to replace that lost facial volume, that does not need to be such a dilemma for women as they get older but want to stay in shape and be healthy.

Dark spots on skin, along with dark patches, are things that concern patients, and rightly so, since Melanoma skin cancer can be deadly. However, there are many different types of moles and dark spots, and darker patches, that are not cause for concern BUT which cause distress to patients, and while they won't kill them, they certainly would like them to look much better.

Natural breast enhancement and natural breast reconstruction are two related procedures whose 'time has very definitely come'. Whilst the traditional, and very popular, method of breast enhancement uses implants filled with silicone or saline, not every woman wants to have a 'foreign body' put into their breast, and they have looked for more natural alternatives. After important breakthroughs in knowledge and technique have been made over the last 12 years, enhancing or reconstructing a breast using a woman's own body fat is proving attractive for many women, particularly those who have undergone mastectomy and breast cancer treatments, and really don't want any more invasive surgery.

Liposuction surgery has changed a great deal over the last 20 years. It used to be a procedure that was done under general anesthesia, with the associated risks to patients from general anesthesia. There was also blood loss and trauma and there was a recovery time necessary afterwards. Fast forward to 2016 and liposuction is now a procedure that is done with the patient awake using local anesthesia. They can even sit up and review the surgeon's handiwork and ask to remove more. And a person's extracted fat is no longer just thrown away – it can be re-used around their body & face in an increasing range of procedures.

Thankfully we have anaesthesia to cope with pain during surgery, but there are several techniques that can be used to reduce pain after surgery, during the healing & recovery period. Any good surgeon should plan in advance to minimize their patient's pain not only during the surgery, but before and certainly after the surgery.

Fat removal choices that did not involve surgery were rather limited until recently. However, a series of new developments in non-surgical, non-invasive fat removal have provided a choice of procedures for patients to consider. The problem now is which is the most suitable for a patient to consider for getting rid of their unwanted fat.

Facelift surgery & rhinoplasty surgery are often deemed as the 'ultimate' facial cosmetic surgery procedures. Both are complex and a lot of thought, discussion and planning need to happen before surgery and a successful result can be created. Plus of course an experienced plastic surgeon, with the scientific knowledge, and artistic eye to take the patient's expectations and turn them into reality.

Bellafill is a third generation long-lasting dermal filler used for treating deep acne scars and providing structural support to the face and replacing lost volume in facial rejuvenation treatment. Its technical description is that it is a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) collagen filler. It doesn't just fill, however. As well as showing an immediate effect, lifting wrinkles such as smile lines, it stimulates collagen production so the natural looking results continue to develop over time, and it also lasts around 5 years. And as safety is also of paramount importance, it was proven safe through 5 years in the largest and longest prospective dermal filler study ever completed.

Vitamin B3 Niacinamide skin cream is effective in preventing skin cancer and in restoring skin health. In 2015 an Australian study showed that taking Vitamin B3 orally was effective in preventing skin cancer. It has also been shown that using a Vitamin B3 Niacinamide topically applied cream is also effective, with the added result that other skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema are helped and skin health is restored.

SculpSure is the latest FDA approved non-invasive fat reduction laser, created by Cynosure, Inc. It is becoming available around the world, and following its approval by the FDA, it is being introduced into doctor's practices across the USA.