WE TRIED TRUSCULPT iD AND HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED
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I HAVE GREAT NEWS FOR YOU…
(This is the text I woke up to one morning from Beauty and The Bag’s Editor in Chief Wendy Lewis)
????? I responded quickly wondering if perhaps I had won a Pulitzer for one of my groundbreaking articles on microneedling or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) LOL.
Would you like to try Cutera’s Trusculpt iD treatment on your tummy and flanks and write about your experience!!!!
My flanks??? I asked.
(True story: I never knew I had flanks.)
A back-handed compliment, to be sure, but once you are told you have flanks (by your editor who was known as the Knife Coach for her guidance on all things cosmetic surgery in her past life), there is nothing you w
MEET DR. BOB BASU: HOUSTON AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGEON
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Dr. Bob Basu graduated Magna Cum Laude with High Honors from Princeton University and received his M.D. and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degrees from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.
He completed his general surgery training at the prestigious George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and his training in cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery at Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
As a board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Basu’s medical research focuses on analyzing outcomes in cosmetic plastic surgery. He believes nothing matters more than patient safety.
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FAUX TO PRO: 4 WAYS TO TAME YOUR TUMMY
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Do you have a belly bulge that just won’t budge, no matter how mindful you are about diet and exercise? The holidays certainly don’t help, but skincare, professional treatments, waist-whittling apparel and other ab-improving hacks may be just what you’re looking for. So if crunches are getting you nowhere and your bank account is the only thing shrinking after Pilates, consider these alternatives…
Faux: Skinny Tan Gradual Tanner ($30)
If you can’t tone it, tan it—and this buildable self-tanner goes to work on more than your skin tone. Formulated with a caffeine derivative called guarana that helps flush away excess fluid, it helps smooth the appearance of puffiness as it deli
PAINFREE PELLEFIRM SMOOTHS POST BABY TUMMY
You know the feeling. Jiggly skin around the tummy, inner thighs, and upper arms, that doesn’t go away on its own, even with the help of a trainer, a slew of elliptical machines and crunches for firming and toning.
The NEW PelleFirm System from Ellman International may be just the ticket. It is CE Marked for body skin tightening and cellulite reduction and has received FDA clearance for tissue heating and the temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite. Building on the global popularity of Pelleve Wrinkle Reduction System, Ellman is now entering the body category.
The PelleFirm System provides a non-invasive, pain free RF treatment for the body, resulting in firmer skin and im
