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Are there areas of your body that just don’t seem to slim down?  Is it becoming harder to distinguish where your butt ends and your legs begin?  Talk about a blow to the ego, with your confidence coming in close second.  These days, getting the body you want often requires more than just sweating to [...]

The evolution of breast implants has brought us to a point where there is almost an individual implant for each patient.  The two companies that produce implants, Mentor and Allergan, have developed implants that are suited for multiple different situations.   These implants are usually referred to as low, medium and high profile and are very [...]

Dermatologist Jeannette Graf, MD recently visited the CBS Early show to demonstrate treatment with Sculptra. This video features some before and after photos, a live demonstration, and a professional explanation of the benefits of this highly effective wrinkle filler.

For more information on Sculptura in Fairfax, Virginia, contact us at Hess Plastic Surgery.

What part of your weekly routine contributes the most to your appearance?  For what reasons do you try to look good?  Is there a particular body area, or body part, that you believe is your best feature?
Questions like the ones above were asked by researchers during the Beauty for Life survey, a collaborative effort by [...]

The New-Jersey based pharmaceutical company sanofi-aventis announced last week that FDA clearance had been granted to use Sculptra in facial cosmetic procedures.  Although (off-label) cosmetic use of Sculptra has been happening for years, its original FDA approval was based on treatment of lipoatrophy (fat loss) in patients with AIDS.
Sculptra, which has been used outside the [...]