After the period of lockdown due to Covid-19, many of us want to take time for ourselves, treat ourselves, and bring a long-standing project to life. Many patients are now taking the plunge with plastic surgery. This thus raises the question of the risks linked to an operation as summer approaches, and the precautions to … Find out more …
Yes, smokers are risky patients! Smoking considerably increases the risk of slow healing and infection of wounds within the context of an aesthetic surgical procedure. Smoking is proven to be a major factor in complications in the case of an abdominoplasty, a lift, or breast reduction, procedures that require more and/or complex incisions. We know … Find out more …
Aesthetic medicine and surgery are becoming increasingly accessible. Some procedures such as breast surgery are still as popular, while others have more and more amateurs: blepharoplasty, liposuction, lipofilling… And although women are still the biggest consumers, aesthetic surgery and medicine are attracting more and more men. But what are the trends for each country? Is … Find out more …
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, my practice was closed from March 16 and all scheduled consultations and operations were canceled until the end of lockdown. For patients, this announcement was met with disbelief, even stress, and deception. With Coronavirus, it is important to review the medical challenges for all. Why cancel appointments? Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is … Find out more …
No one could have imagined that we would experience a period like we are now. The compulsory lockdown due to Covid-19 has led us to adjust our bearings, reassess our needs and our priorities. This lockdown confines us, depriving us of our freedom as if we were incarcerated. The anxiety of being contaminated by the … Find out more …
Although very widespread, breast augmentation is an aesthetic surgical procedure that is still a victim of some clichés. Many people instantly think of what we see far too often on social media or in the media in general: « bimbo » breasts, too big, which poorly conceal the wielding of the scalpel. As for men, according to … Find out more …
LED light therapy has gained considerable popularity in recent years, which is not surprising as not only is this treatment really effective but it is also pleasant, reliable, safe, and targets a wide range of skin problems. LED light therapy – Light-Emitting Diode, light that does not produce heat – can be used to fight … Find out more …
This title is a bit bombastic but… far from being false! Although lipofilling – this technique of reinjecting autologous fat – can be carried out alone, it has proven to be an excellent addition to numerous aesthetic surgery techniques, particularly the face. Focus on this procedure that rejuvenates, restores volume, and, as a bonus, visibly … Find out more …
To understand better and choose between liposuction, cryolipolysis, and coolsculpting, you first need to know what we are talking about. I would like to help you understand the differences and indications of these TWO silhouette reshaping treatments. Yes, two and not three: there is a red herring in the title… Silhouette: focus on stubborn … Find out more …
Corrective surgery to restore intimate integrity Africa, the continent of the famous Paris-Dakar (that began on January 6 in Peru), is populated with numerous ethnic groups. In the continuity of their ancestral cultural practices, and despite it being illegal in most African countries, some still undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), an operation that deprives millions … Find out more …
Aesthetic surgery has been developed throughout history through the progress and improvement in rigorous and specialized techniques… World War I saw a real turning point in plastic surgery. Particularly destructive for the soldiers on the front line, reconstructive surgery, in particular maxillofacial, was developed to repair the mutilations suffered by the servicemen. The origins … Find out more …
If there is one thing that we women are faced with, it is a certain pressure to change our appearance to fit the mold of what is or is not aesthetic, beautiful, acceptable, etc. The images conveyed by society, adverts, and the media as a whole, are often contradictory. You need to be slim but … Find out more …
