The volume in your cheeks has a significant influence on your overall facial appearance. Full cheeks are associated with smoother-looking skin and balanced, pleasing facial proportions. In fact, high cheekbones, plump cheeks, and a slim jawline are the three attributes associated with what is often called the “triangle of youth.” However, aging causes the structure …Read More
Cellulite—while typically a strictly cosmetic condition and not a serious health issue—can be one of the most frustrating things to deal with when it comes to your skin. Since it’s caused by interconnecting collagen fibers below the surface, even losing weight won’t make it go away completely. Whether you’re just showing slight cellulite when your …Read More
If you have always naturally had thin lips or want to restore a supple appearance to lips that have lost their fullness due to aging, lip fillers at our Portland-based Waldorf Center for Plastic Surgery are ideal for adding volume. Lip fillers are a simple, straightforward treatment that only take a few minutes to be …Read More
In addition to quitting smoking, cutting back on or avoiding alcohol, and stopping taking certain types of supplements, carefully choosing what you eat before and after cosmetic surgery can also have a major effect on your recovery. This is because your body needs good nutrition to be able to heal quickly and fight off infections—not …Read More
So you’ve decided that you want to get rid of that excess (and stubborn) fat around the belly area. You’ve tried before, but didn’t see great results, maybe because of hormones, the effects of pregnancy, or genetics. Since there are several different procedures available to address a less-than-ideal abdomen, it can be difficult to decide …Read More
Lip fillers from our Portland-based injectors can do a lot for your look, from adding volume to evening out asymmetrical lips, from enhancing lip shape to smoothing wrinkles on and around the mouth—and even restoring lips that have lost their overall definition so that they have a more youthful appearance. Fillers are very versatile and …Read More
Wondering why your skin is wrinkling? Many of the lines and creases we get on our face occur in areas where there is a tendency for frequent and repetitive movement, such as around the eyes. Intrinsic aging isn’t the primary cause of happy-face grooves like crow’s feet and stress lines such as glabellar lines and …Read More
Facial fillers are an effective treatment, but the results are temporary, and the added volume is eventually absorbed by the body. The speed at which the results “wear off,” however, depends greatly on the area of the face where they are injected. Fillers tend to have a shorter lifespan in regions that are more mobile. …Read More
Summer is on its way, and as anyone who is building their ideal beach body knows, there’s nothing worse than the feeling of having resistant body fat in certain areas. This is fat that never seems to budge no matter how many workouts you do or how much weight you lose overall. If you feel …Read More
Sure, it’s always fun to flaunt a bold new color, but maintaining carefully applied lipstick that stays within the borders of your lips at all times is challenging, especially when you’re constantly pulling on or off face masks whenever you leave your home. We use our lips a lot throughout the day: when eating, expressing …Read More
