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We have all watched Star Trek. It was a wonderfully cheezy sci fi treat to watch as a kid. Do you remember Dr McCoy, the on-board physician? He had this hand held device he would pull out and pass over patient’s bodies to diagnose their ailments. It was called the tricorder. It was goofy at the …

I consider myself a photographer. I learned the craft from my father and have been taking photographs since the summer of 1987. In my 47 years on this earth, never has a photograph gripped me like this one. I could not stop looking at it. I was left without words. All I could do was …

Body shaming has caught up with Barbie, and her creator Mattel has finally got the message. Anorexia is out and plus size mommas are in. Barbie is no longer a body shaming bitch as a plus sized Barbie is now available. Young girls (and eventually women) don’t have to labor subconsciously under an impossible burden. …

Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta died this past Monday at the age of 82. He meant a lot of things to a lot of people. He had an empathy, warmth, and grace towards women that stood out in an industry that is often cold, catty and narcissistic. As a passive bystander, “fashion” always seemed more about …

The world of liposuction can be a little confusing to the lay reader. It is the most popular cosmetic procedure annually, and not surprisingly, there are many competing factions or tribes staking claim to superiority of technique and technology. After its initial baptism by Oprah, Smartlipo™ has been at the forefront of newer technologies in liposuction. Physicians who own and …

She has the most famous and photographed butt in the world. Her butt has also changed the way many women think about their butts. Photoshop and surgical manipulations aside, what are we to make of this? Back in the 80s and 90s, when a more Caucasian aesthetic seemed to be in vogue, boobs were it. Pornography was …

The central concept behind SAFELipo is not new. In the past, it has been referred to as “Liposhifting.” In liposhifting, a rasp-like or cheese grater cannula was used to disrupt fat that was then molded and shifted to fill a soft tissue depression. It has been used historically to fill contour irregularities or holes from prior liposuction procedures …

The Oxford dictionary defines Narcissism as follows: noun Excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance. Psychology: extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one’s talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type. Psychoanalysis: self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in very young babies …