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Seal the Deal This Valentine’s Day With the Best Kiss Yet
Valentine’s Day is either your most favorite or your least favorite holiday. If you have plans to spend the day with someone special, then it’s likely on your list of most favorite holidays. And the best way to show your significant other that you care? With a kiss, right? So, how can you seal the… Read More
3 Ways to Keep Your Weight Loss Goals This Year
Now that the holidays are behind us, so are the tables full of cookies, cupcakes, bread, and other calorie-filled treats which means that now is the perfect time to set some weight loss goals that you can stick to all year long. But, one of the hardest parts about setting goals— especially weight loss ones—… Read More
Canthal Tilt Surgery
Read the Latest Article Featuring Dr. Schlessinger! Dr. Schlessinger was recently featured in an article on Zwivel about Canthal tilt. Your Canthi are also known as the corners of your eyes, and Canthal tilt is a key factor in facial aesthetics. Read The Full Article on Zwivel.
Why Has Botox Remained So Popular?
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Botox injections have increased by nearly 800% since the year 2000, and they were up 4% in 2016. With the popularity trend of Botox still on the rise, it has some people wondering, “Why exactly is Botox so popular?” It Works Fast One of the biggest perks… Read More
What to Know About Hemifacial Spasms
Involuntarily offering to clean the kitchen is one thing but suffering from involuntary twitching or contracting is a whole other issue. As a rare neuromuscular disorder, hemifacial spasm causes patients to suffer from regular, involuntary muscle contractions on one side of your face. In fact, according to The National Center for Biotechnology Information, Hemifacial Spasm… Read More
Need to Lose Weight? How a Nutrition Group Can Help
There is one thing that nobody wants to hear: you need to lose weight. As an epidemic that is taking over our country, obesity is a disease that is not only bad for your self-esteem, but it’s bad for virtually every part of your health as well. Affecting more than one-third of our population, obesity… Read More
Dr. Schlessinger Weighs in on Medical Mystery from the New York Times
As an Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon, I am frequently called upon to see patients with drooping eyelids. Many times this is simply a cosmetic problem that can be fixed with a surgical procedure. However, drooping eyelids can also be associated with other medical problems. As a Surgeon that is also trained in Neurologic Eye diseases, I… Read More
SculpSure Vs. CoolSculpting: How to Get a Leaner You
If you spend your time of working your fat off at the gym and you’ve traded in cupcakes for protein shakes, you know that losing weight is a full-time job. However, even if you have tried dieting and consistent exercise, you can still have stubborn fat cells that are almost impossible to get rid of…. Read More
The Importance of Sunblock in Cloudy Weather
Although you may have spent your childhood or teenage years laying out in the backyard with lemon juice in your hair and tanning oil on your skin, you now know that although that was fun, it was setting you up for premature skin cancer. As your sun’s natural protection against the sun, sunblock is a… Read More
Caring for Your Eyes When the Weather Takes You Outdoors
Summer May Be Ending but…Caring for Your Eyes When the Weather Takes You Outdoors By David Schlessinger, M.D. During the summer months or when we take a vacation to a warmer climate, the outside calls to us. Millions of people flock to the beach, move their recreational activities from the comfort of the indoors to… Read More
3 Benefits of Mineral Makeup
Even supermodels like Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner don’t look flawless without the help of some makeup. However, with so many different brands of makeup out there, it can be beyond overwhelming to land on a kind that is right for you and your skin type. With two main options: traditional and mineral makeup, you… Read More
How to Lash Out Rationally: 2 Ways to Darker Lashes
If you are a woman, one of the best ways that you can accentuate your entire appearance is to have long, dark eyelashes. However, because not everyone is blessed with eyelashes that are bat-worthy, women have to go to crazy and unique measures. If you have blonde, gray, or even red eyelashes, they won’t stand… Read More
