If you’ve lost a dramatic amount of weight, whether through serious lifestyle change or bariatric surgery, you’ve reached your target weight, but your skin didn’t get the memo. While you are now dramatically smaller, your skin is sagging and loose all over. This is because if the skin is overly stretched for a long period […]
In Dr. Hetzler’s practice we offer three types of chemical peels: phenol, trichloroacetic acid, and alpha hydroxy acid. Each peel is a different strength with different goals. With any peel the overall goal is to get the body to shed the damaged outers layer or layers of skin, replacing it with younger, renewed […]
Let’s say you were on a game show and you had to answer this question: Which U.S. metropolitan areas were the Top 10 for the most plastic surgeons per 100,000 residents? What would you say? Dallas? San Diego? Beverly Hills? Phoenix? Surely Los Angeles has to be #1, right? Wrong. In statistics compiled by RealSelf, […]
Living so close to Sandy Hook, Monmouth, and all the water around us, we all get lots of sun. We know that sun is damaging our skin, both on the surface and into the deeper layers, so we apply sunscreen and wear protective clothing. Still, most of us are accumulating sun exposure. Since more information […]
These days it could seem odd that a woman would want to have smaller breasts. After all, in the U.S. breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery in 2014. But for women with overly large breasts, their breasts can be nothing if not a burden, causing both physical and mental problems. In these cases, […]
Unwanted pockets of fat aren’t cool. Beyond that they’re more stubborn than your mother-in-law. Unfortunately, fat pockets in certain areas of the body such as the abdomen and outer thighs can be almost impossible to get rid of with exercise and changes in diet. But you can give that fat the cold shoulder, so to […]
If you’re reading this blog of Dr. Hetzler, you know about dermal fillers. You may even know about hyaluronic acid. If you don’t, read on, as this basis of some of the world’s most popular dermal fillers is worth knowing about. What is hyaluronic acid? Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found in the human […]
At Dr. Hetzler’s practice we offer The SkinCeuticals Micropeel. This three-step procedure combines dermaplaning, chemical exfoliation, and cryogenic therapy to treat skin issues such as fine lines, wrinkles, dull skin tone, and other imperfections. The full treatment runs over a series of four to six sessions. The micropeel is formulated with niacin, lactic acid, and […]
You’ve done the heavy lifting, so to speak. You’ve lost the weight, whether by exercise and diet moderation or by bariatric surgery. You’ve achieved your goals but now all you see when you look in the mirror is skin — loose, sagging skin and muscle on the face and jowls, the arms, breasts, and all […]
Mythology was a part of everyday life for the Greeks. Today people pass around urban legends, which are akin to modern legends of sorts. The aesthetic industry has its share of myths and urban legends. Even the term “plastic” in plastic surgery is misunderstood. People think plastic is meant to be fake, akin to the […]
