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PHONE: (828) 526-3783 TOLL-FREE: (877) 526-3784
209 Hospital Dr #202
Highlands, NC 28741
It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Research suggests that when we look at people’s faces, it is their eyes that we notice first. This could be because we “read” the eyes to discern others’ character and mood. It is also our eyes that others first see. We are quick Read the Rest ▶
Anyone who has ever tried to lose body fat knows how difficult it can be to do without a lot of help. Eating the proper foods and exercising regularly are good and necessary for optimal health. They aren’t always the ticket to the slim body contours a person wants, though. At some point, many people Read the Rest ▶
“Skin care” is a term that we use in two ways. We use it to describe the products that we apply to cleanse and treat the skin, and also to describe the act of caring for the skin. Because the term is interchangeable, there is a risk of blurring the lines between the two. People Read the Rest ▶
Natural facial aging is something we cannot avoid because several factors impact this process. Over time, particularly after about age 25, the skin stops regularly producing collagen and elastin, its thickness and elasticity decrease, and the muscles acting on it become more active. Together they markedly increase skin wrinkling. The hours we’ve spent without daily Read the Rest ▶
Brow lift surgery, often called a forehead lift, is a common outpatient procedure that can have a profoundly positive effect on the face. This technique focuses on raising the eyebrows to a symmetrical, youthful position and arch over the eyes. By lifting the tissue on the upper region of the face, the procedure corrects problems Read the Rest ▶
Most people realize that their skin will change as they get older. What comes as a surprise are what causes some of these changes and the underlying and surrounding structures’ contributions to them. These are caused by stretch of the skin and underlying support and descent caused by gravity. They can cause drooping and fullness of Read the Rest ▶
Science hasn’t yet pinpointed a way for us to bypass the signs of aging. It has, however, given us numerous techniques and technologies that help us manage the cosmetic effects of getting older. Many of the problems we have as we age have to do with the loss of the support of the skin, either Read the Rest ▶
If your upper eyelids have become heavy and saggy or your undereye area has developed bags or dark circles, you may have tried more creams and serums than you care to admit. The fact that the skin around the eyes is thinner than most other areas of the body means that it is the first Read the Rest ▶
We hear this question quite often. “Will one treatment be enough to achieve results?” Unless your cosmetic objectives can be met with a surgical procedure alone, this is an unlikely accomplishment. Even in the case of injectables and soft tissue fillers, which do achieve immediate results, improvements require maintenance every year or so. To understand Read the Rest ▶
Hand Surgery is an unusual specialty. Among other things, it is a specialty shared by General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, each doing the same things. Also, though officially a surgical specialty, care of the hand actually involves more medical care than surgery. Care can be divided into several categories, trauma care, arthritis and Read the Rest ▶
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