Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Articles

Kim Kardashian has done it. Jessica Alba too. But can you really credit a corset for “training” your curves into all the right places? The short answer is no. In fact, squeezing things too tightly for too long could actually put you at risk for serious health concerns.

Referred to as “waist training,” this body shaping trend is really not much different than shrink wrapping your Spanx on so that it’s super tight. By strapping on a rigid corset or fabric wrap, you can instantly slim your silhouette and reshape those curves, so that your waist is teeny-tiny and your belly and love handles have a smooth contour. The idea that it can help you to lose fat or reshape your anatomy permanently, however? It’s a myth. Take that corset off and your body will go back to looking exactly as it did before you started wearing it no matter how long it’s been on.

And herein lies the problem.

While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with wearing a form-fitting corset for the evening to fine tune your curves, wearing it for days, weeks or even months, as celebrities claim to do, can cause health problems that range from acid reflux to bone bruising. Too-tight garments can also leave you with an oxygen shortage and decrease blood flow to the heart.

So what’s the answer for a girl looking for a real solution to permanently reshaping her contours? Take our advice: If you’re looking to eliminate love handles, slim your waist, or banish bra fat, there are safe, effective and permanent solutions, including liposuction and CoolScultping, that can deliver the results you’re looking for. When you’re ready, call us to schedule your consultation with Dr. Davis: 856.424.1700

If you’re a Botox user, you know all about the skin-smoothing benefits Botox and other neurotoxins have to offer. But we’re willing to bet you didn’t know that Botox does more — it actually improves the quality of your skin at a biomechanical level.

That’s according to recent medical research that shows that Botox literally improves the health of your skin. By “health,” we’re talking about the elasticity and pliability of your skin.

Two Canadian researchers studied the effect of Botox on 48 women for forehead wrinkles and crow’s feet. Beyond the obvious wrinkle-smoothing results we’ve come to expect, they found that there were actual changes that took place in the skin that was treated with Botox — biomechanical changes that mimic those of younger skin! While they’re not certain how or why Botox has this broader skin health benefit, they do know the benefits last about as long as the neurotoxin itself.

Botox for wrinkles and better skin? Seems like a win-win to us! Call today to schedule your next treatment: 856.424.1700

Summer’s officially here! It’s time to put on your sandals, your sunscreen, and visit us down by the seaside in our Northfield, NJ, office!

It’s known as the gateway to the Jersey Shore — the Atlantic coast with boardwalks and 127 miles of sandy beaches. It’s also now where you can book your treatments with us! Your destination for fun and relaxation is also now your beauty destination!

Be sure to visit us online for our monthly specials, Botox and Filler event days, and for a list of exciting events we’ll be hosting this summer!

Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
2306 New Rd (Rt. 9)Northfield, NJ 08225
856.424.1700

Dr. Davis was just featured in an article in the South Jersey Times in response to the recent so-called Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge, to create plumper lips by sucking the air out of a glass cylinder. The results? Not so pretty. If you’re one of millions looking for plumper lips, this is the advice Dr. Davis offered to reporter Kelly Roncace on a safer way to achieve results.

For starters, Dr. Davis explained to the South Jersey Times that simply putting a round glass over your mouth could possibly result in permanent damage. “It could break, or already be chipped, which could be a disaster before you even start sucking the air out,” he told the news source. “If you get cut and have to have stitches, you will have a permanent scar around your mouth.”

More likely, however, you could cause blood clotting and a discolored ring around the mouth, which may or may not go away.

“Now, for the rest of their life, they will have a ring around their lips where the shot glass was,” Dr. Davis told the South Jersey Times.

Pretty lips? We don’t think so. Not this way, anyway. So what can young people do to achieve the look they want? Dr. Davis suggests starting with cosmetic tricks and lip plumping products you can pick up at your local CVS or Sephora.
The benefit of this kind of approach? “…it’s not dangerous, it’s not permanent, and it’s safe.”

If you’re ready for a longer lasting lip effect, however, Dr. Davis also has in-office solutions—injectables.
“If you really want to get your lips to look like Kylie’s lips, go to someone who is professionally trained in doing injectables.”

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