When we talk about alternatives to the traditional facelift, many people wrongly begin to assume that the risk factor is so greatly diminished as to be nearly non-existent. This is definitely not true, and there are a number of common side effects for creams, lotions, exercises, treatments, and other alternatives. Some of these can...
Acupuncture is a practice that has been around for thousands of years. It’s an ancient Chinese medicine that uses the science of stimulating pressure points with tiny needles in order to relieve a wide variety of ailments and even improve a person’s appearance on occasion. Acupuncture face lifts, also known as cosmetic acupuncture or...
In the 1950s, researchers discovered that the botulinum toxin (commonly called Botox) could be injected into people to block the release of acetylcholine and decrease muscle activity. Since then it has become a popular method of smoothing out skin and decreasing wrinkles and lines of the face. But what many don’t realize is that...
