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Wrinkle & Skin Tightening Procedure

Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains laser treatment for wrinkle and skin tightening. Normally it’s a one-time treatment and it’s once every five or ten years, she explains. For best results, the laser procedure can be combined with botox...
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Nose Reshaping Procedure

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeon, nose reshaping is a billion dollar industry and rhinoplasty is the first cosmetic plastic procedure. Dr. Carlos Wolf, Plastic Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, considers this happens for the reason that the nose is the first thing that people see on each other, because it’s a…...
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Skin: Fractional Microneedling Radiofrequency

Fractional microneedling radiofrequency (FMR) is a mechanical treatment used on the surface of the skin to stimulate the growth of collagen. Dr. Flor Mayoral, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the method and how electricity and radiofrequency energy are transmitted among the needles for tightening of the skin from the inside...
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Learning About Fillers

Ileana Perez-Quintairos, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida, says fillers are different than Botox: "Botox takes away movement, it's injected to decrease muscle movement, but fillers fill; you're injecting a gel type product underneath a indentation or a wrinkle". She explains the nasolabial fold is the classic place where they use fillers and also can…...
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Learning about Thread Lift

Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida, explains a thread lift to pull the skin and avoid the patient's face grows too big because of the fillers. "We take a thread that's attached to a cannula and put it into the skin, then you pull back and it has like little cones and…...
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Plastic Surgeon’s Work

What is a plastic surgeon job description? Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, shares his experience as a plastic surgeon, and explains the reconstructive and the plastic parts of his job to help patients and improve their life...
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Radiofrequency Skin Tightening

What is radiofrequency? Is it different from microwave energy? Dr. Flor Mayoral, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains this technique of vibrating energy they apply to the skin to make it look nicer and tighter...
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Stem Cells & Cosmetic Procedures

Rejuvenation treatments are safe, but they’re not covered by insurance, there are no clear indications by the government and are investigatory, explains Dr. Michael Swartzon, Primary Care Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. The doctor recommends patients to be very careful if they decide to do those type of…...
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