The Surgical Artist's Blog

You’ve been wanting some major enhancements for what feels like forever – slimmer hips and thighs, the perfect booty, a flat tummy or better breasts. Now that the skin-baring, bathing suit-wearing summer season has passed, it’s the perfect time to take the plunge and make plans to fall in love with you again.

Your face is the first place to show your age, particularly those changes around your eyes and cheeks. While it might feel like your face is “falling,” it’s not. You’re actually losing fat - just not in the places you would prefer. As your skin’s facial fat tissue, collagen and elastin production diminish, you lose volume, leaving it saggy and tired looking. Enter Allofill –  the cutting-edge, minimally invasive, non-surgical solution to restoring your youthful appearance by adding volume back to your face.

Theresa Dekker spent 20 years wishing her body, her health and her life would get better. The former military veteran says she’d always been fit until 1996, when she was prescribed medication for endometriosis, and instantly gained weight. Pregnancy packed on more pounds and by the summer of 2016, tipping the scale at 241 lbs, Theresa decided she’d had enough. “I woke up and said, ‘That’s it. I’m done’,” she recalls. Immediately she made a plan to transform herself, no matter what it took. “Mentally I always knew it was going to be difficult, but I had to stay focused and not allow myself to quit,” she says. Theresa made eating lean and exercising her top priority. Eventually working up to daily jogs and visits to the gym, her hard work paid off when just three months later, she’d shed an incredible 5o lbs.

You’ve finally set the date for that tummy tuck, liposuction or facelift you’ve been wanting for years. You know you’re in good hands at Southern Surgical Arts and you can’t wait to see the results of their expertise in time for your vacation this summer. But did you know that alongside your trusted medical specialist, you also play an important role in how flat or firm you become? Committing to your physical health and educating yourself before you go under the knife (or laser) will help give you the body you want and make the most of the money you’re spending to get it.

Last year was a busy one on our blog. Our award-winning surgeons, Dr. Carey Nease, and Dr. Chad Deal, brought our readers articles on all aspects of cosmetic surgery. From breast augmentation to ear reshaping to tummy tucks and more, we answered reader’s questions, cleared up common misconceptions, and shared important information every week. Keep reading for the five most popular posts from our blog last year.

Q: After I turned 40, I started noticing a droopiness to the jaw and lower cheek areas on either side of my chin. I am really unhappy with this area because it makes me look older than my age. Is there anything that can be done about jowls?

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