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Most people probably think of a plastic surgeon in conjunction with breast augmentation. You may not know that breast reduction is another procedure offered by surgeons, in order to improve the quality of life of women with larger breasts.

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It happened again. You were deep in thought, sipping a cup of coffee, trying to plan your day, when a colleague sits down and asks you, “Is everything alright? You look angry.”

Well, you weren’t upset before that question, but it kind of touches a nerve.…

Is your skin blotchy and uneven? Maybe you get tiny breakouts on your cheeks, near your mouth and chin, or on your nose.

Redness, irritation, and visible blood vessels are all signs of rosacea. Hillcrest Plastic Surgery can help you.

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If you’re a man that has experienced breast growth, you know how embarrassed and self-conscious it can make you feel when it’s time to go to the pool or hang out on the lake with friends. Gynecomastia…

Neck exercises, expensive moisturizing creams, and even turtlenecks. You’ve done everything you can to downplay the double chin that you see each time you look in the mirror. In fact, you’ve even found the right pose for when you’re taking photographs with friends.…

You’ve spent countless hours at the gym, but you can’t seem to tone those love handles, or the slight tummy left behind after having those two babies. Lean and toned is what you’re going for, but you’ve finally determined that you may need a bit of help other than just doing crunches every day.

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Hands down, without a doubt, undeniably, the answer is YES!

Laser skin rejuvenation has come a long way and the results are synonymous!

We use lasers on a daily basis for all types of skin problems and our patients are thrilled!…

Dr. Spence specializes in revisionary facial plastic surgery and he is seeing a dramatic increase in the number of patients coming to him with facial deformities, serious infections, and in some cases irreversible damage after being injected with bootleg "Botox" and folly (illegal) fillers. More and more people are being lured into clandestine hotels, 'spas' and people's homes, no questions asked,…

More often than not, when patients hear Dr. Spence say the word 'facelift,' I see an immediate change in their posture and a grimace come across their faces.  This is because the traditional facelift done years ago typically resulted in a 'windblown' or 'pulled back,' unnatural look which is definitely NOT a desired look for most patients and it certainly is not a look Dr. Spence wishes to deliver.…

The answer is...it depends.   It depends on the person, the timing, the doctor, and the procedure.  The possibility of being able to breast feed after cosmetic breast surgery is correlated to a number of variable.  It is…