If you’ve had children or lost a good deal of weight, odds are your abdomen isn’t what it once was. Loose skin and a little pooch — that’s the usual situation. Why? Because when skin and connective tissue beneath are stretched, due to pregnancy or weight gain, they can only maintain the ability to return […]
Being a mother is one of the most satisfying jobs a woman could ever have. But like any job, motherhood also takes its toll on you. Your body will change in lots of ways, many of them unwanted. You may develop a saggy stomach or add unwanted fat around your waist. Your breasts may lose […]
If you were to select an easy target for teasing from kids at school, it would have to be overly protruding ears. “Satellite dish head,” “Dumbo” — you can hear it now. Kids single out targets like that, and the teasing can really affect the confidence and self-esteem of a child. That’s as true in […]
When it comes to breast augmentation with the team at UMass Memorial, you’ll have a series of decisions to make. One of those is where you’d like the incisions to be made for the placement of your implants. The choices are along the breast crease (inframammary incision), around the areola (areolar incision), or through the […]
You know you have them, we all do — unwanted pockets of fat that, no matter what you do, don’t respond to your efforts. They’re kind of like a two-year-old screaming and writhing about on the floor of the candy aisle at Shaw’s because he can’t have the giant Reese’s. You can do thousands of […]
Breast augmentation is a life-changing experience, and the decision to have the procedure isn’t one to make casually. But if you’ve lost volume and shape due to pregnancy and breastfeeding, or if you’ve never been satisfied with the size or shape of your breasts, augmentation can change your self-image. The initial decision is a big […]
While the sound of a chemical peel might seem scary, this procedure is commonly performed to help patients rejuvenate their skin’s appearance without requiring surgical procedures or extended downtime. Chemical peels have been used for decades to help remove dead skin cells, stimulate skin cell turnover, and resolve a variety of conditions that can impact […]
Our bodies change with age. However, some patients experience more significant changes than others. This includes women who may notice changes to their breasts. The breasts can change dramatically with time due to puberty, hormones, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and the natural process of aging. However, this doesn’t mean that women have to deal with unwanted changes […]
How do you make sure you get the best results from your chemical peel? Recovering and allowing your skin to heal is important, so the week after your peel is just as important as the peel itself. Keep reading for a few tips on how to get the most out of your chemical peel. Hydrate […]
There are so many things we can develop self-conscious tendencies towards. We may not love our curly hair, the color of our eyes, or how our nose looks. But, that’s not all. Many people find that their ears protrude further than they would like, or the don’t like the shape of their ears. If you […]
