Plastic Surgeons on <b>Instagram</b> Are Not What They Seem

By Chelsea CampbellHop on Instagram to search popular plastic surgery hashtags and you will likely see thousands of photos of people who went under the knife to achieve their enviable appearances. But dig a little deeper, and you may discover that there?s more to these photos than meets the eye. In fact, these photos promoting body-altering surgeri...

Tags: Social Media, Instagram, Risk Factors, Complications, Board Certified

Cosmetic Treatments And The <b>Instagram</b> 10-Year Challenge

By Eileen Spatz The New Year has started off with a blast-to-the-past by way of Instagram's 10-Year Challenge. Some wise acre came up with the idea to offer friends and followers an opportunity to show each other how well they have fared against the notorious Father Time. This is accomplished by posting side-by-side images of oneself from ...

Tags: Social Media, Self-Esteem, Instagram

How Cosmetic Providers Are Using Social Media To Market To You

Especially among millennials and the up-and-comer Gen Z cohort, platforms like Instagram or SnapChat are accessed dozens, if not hundreds, of times a day. Fashion magazines have fallen out of fashion; a staid, static assemblage of images that young ...

Tags: Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, Instagram, Celebrity, Selfie, Board Certified, social media

Are We Going Too Far with Fillers?

So yes, while that Instagram filter that makes you look like you've bathed in the blood of virgins after waking up from a blissful 12 hours of sleep does make you look uh-mazing, it is unfortunately not reality- nobody looks that ...

Tags: Fillers, Celebrity Plastic Surgery, facial fillers, Soft Tissue Fillers

What's Real in the World of Cosmetic Surgery?

Avram. Who's Behind the Post?According to L.A. Magazine, Instagram has transformed the field of cosmetic surgery. Half of U.S. plastic surgeons market their practice on social media, while 40 percent of patients said social media strongly ...

Tags: Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, Social Media, cosmetic surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, fake news

The Dilemma Facing Teens Considering Plastic Surgery

Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook. Photo editing apps have given people, especially naive teenagers, a skewed perception of perfection. The selfie phenomenon, fueled by a count of how many ?likes? a photo can get, has driven many young people into ...

Tags: Breast Implants, Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, plastic surgery, Teen Plastic Surgery

Eyebrow Transplants and Other Crazy Beauty Trends

From the ultra-sleek and high maintenance “Instagram Brow” to fishtail brows to halo brows to woven brows to glittered brows, it seems there was a never-ending supply of new eyebrow trends introduced in 2019 that undoubtedly enjoyed a ...

Tags: Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, Hair Follicle, Eyebrows, cosmetic surgery, Trends

What Makes Millennials Consider Cosmetic Procedures Differently

Young celebs who openly flaunt their cosmetic surgeries and aesthetic procedures on Instagram or reality TV are fueling this unhealthy pursuit of perpetual beauty.Procedures Sought by MillennialsWith cosmetic procedures being promoted now as ...

Tags: Millennial Generation, Lip Injections, Celebrity, cosmetic surgery, Board Certified, Millennials, Not Botox

For Millennials, There is No Stigma Surrounding Cosmetic Procedures

Celebrities have stormed the feeds of Instagram and Twitter, accumulating millions, of followers. A young celebrity will attract a young demographic, so someone like Kylie Jenner proudly displays her new pouty lips to a league of followers who are ...

Tags: Millennial Generation, Celebrity Plastic Surgery, cosmetic surgery, Selfies, self-image

Cellulite Treatments To Get You Ready For Summer

Demi Lovato recently shared photos of her own cellulite on Instagram.)We still aren't totally sure what causes cellulite to develop, but hormones, genes and unhealthy lifestyles are certainly part of the story. The good news is that we are ...

Tags: Cellulaze, Cellfina, Cellulite Reduction

The Balance Between Cosmetic Procedures and Professionalism on Social Media

Instagram, “wall posts” on Facebook, and photos on Snapchat and Twitter. Never before has it been easier to showcase impressive before and after photos or show curious consumers how a procedure is performed.  Physicians can connect ...

Tags: Social Media