With swimsuit season approaching, you may be reluctant to get out to the beach, because you’re self-conscious about your visible scars, or the “rippling” that stretch marks have made on your skin. We see a lot of patients who’ve been trying for years to get rid of their stretch marks. They’ve tried creams, lotions, home … Read More »
Performing facial surgery is more than just a vocation for me – it’s my life! In fact, it’s all I do: after completing more than 20,000 facial plastic surgeries, I’m proud to have been named one of America’s leading aesthetic facial surgery specialists. If you’re looking for breast augmentation, a tummy tuck or even rhinoplasty, … Read More »
“I haven’t had Botox,” actress Jennifer Saunders once said. “But I want people to think I have.” Sure, you could have Botox at any of a hundred different day spas. But your face is worth entrusting to a board-certified facial specialist like Dr. Patrick Flaharty, and the expertise of a qualified medical team with over … Read More »
Not all of us were lucky enough to leave acne behind in high school; one-quarter of women over forty still experience chronic acne breakouts caused by stress, hormone fluctuations or environmental irritants. What to do? First, make your health the first priority: your doctor should determine whether there is any underlying medical cause for your … Read More »
There are people out there who say that women take a “lifetime” putting their makeup on. Turns out they are wrong. It doesn’t take a lifetime, just a year of one. Yes, over an average lifetime, women will spend a cumulative year (or more!) putting on makeup. That is an incredible amount of time. Those … Read More »
The Baby Boomers have begun to reach retirement age, and they’re not slowing down; they’re living longer and enjoying better quality of life than any generation before them. The modern grandma might still bake cookies and sew quilts, but she also jogs, goes rock climbing and keeps up an active lifestyle that might exhaust someone … Read More »
We are closing in on the summer months in Florida and every week it is getting even warmer! It is the time of the year when you want to wear lighter clothes to keep cool, like shorts or skirts. And don’t forget summer activities like a trip to the pool or beach with the kids! … Read More »
Your mom worries about you; she always has. In fact, you’re probably responsible for at least some of those creases her forehead, the fine lines around her eyes or those worry lines around her mouth. Make it up to her this Mothers’ Day by giving her a gift that lasts longer than flowers or candy: … Read More »
Our faces are the first thing people notice about us, and usually (for better or worse) the way they estimate our age. Makeup, of course, is a time-honored strategy for concealing the first signs of aging, though it’s also a double-edged sword: the wrong makeup (or too much) can actually make you look even older. … Read More »
We all have those little things about ourselves that just catch our attention every time we look in the mirror. For many, that can be the presence of a double chin. The chin is one of those stubborn places where fat just seems to settle and no amount of exercise or dieting can get rid … Read More »
