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PreOp & PostOp: Chlorophyll benefits and risks

PreOp & PostOp: Chlorophyll benefits and risks

While plastic surgery procedures vary in complexity and anticipated recovery times, it is pretty widely known that everyone is ultimately looking to heal faster and minimize downtime after a procedure. Diet regimens (pre and postOp) are important to consider to ensure a fast recovery.  One of the dietary supplements to highlight is chlorophyll. —— What is chlorophyll? Chlorophyll plays an…

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Let’s talk about expectations vs reality of plastic surgery

Let’s talk about expectations vs reality of plastic surgery

ON THE LEFT: client before weight loss???? whether you lose weight quickly from dieting, from VSG, or from cosmetic surgery, swift weightloss almost always leads to loose skin as the skin doesnt have time to retract. There are things you can do to offset this such as adding positive resistance weight training to your regiment before and after surgery, adding…

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phase1: picking a surgeon

phase1: picking a surgeon

Topic: HOW TO PICK A SURGEON ???? Here is an interesting article on picking a surgeon: does board certification matter? It breaks down the history of how the 24 specialty boards were created, and two main arguments that imma sum up for you—————ARGUMENT A: great way to keep surgeons up on their ever changing industry (<——- logic) and separate general…

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phase1: Wish pics & expectations: are yours realistic?

phase1: Wish pics & expectations: are yours realistic?

————Make sure the pictures you choose line up with YOUR body. Your goals cannot exceed your body limits… especially if youre only planning on getting one round of surgery. Find photos that mimic the features of the body you have NOW to protect your mental health later…If you have a broad back and/or wide shoulders, look for a wish pic…

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phase1: telling others about your surgery

phase1: telling others about your surgery

To tell or not to tell, that is the question. People hesitate to open up about their surgery for a lot of reasons. A woman might not want to tell her husband because she fears he might dismiss what she wants and insist that he likes her just the way she is. She might be afraid of what her kids…

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Phase1: planning a tummy tuck

Phase1: planning a tummy tuck

Abdominoplasty surgery, better known as a tummy tuck, continues to be one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in the United States, with over 128,000 tummy tucks completed in 2015. Today’s tummy tuck procedure is vastly different than the first procedures performed 100 years ago by French surgeons. Now there are different types of abdominoplasty techniques, each of which…

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