Here’s your cheat sheet for all things injectable! How long does this filler last? What’s the recovery like? All those FAQs and more in one easy spot with The Art of Injection’s Appointment Cheat Sheet.

As an aesthetic injector, I see beauty and lip trends come and go. Recently, I’ve seen smaller lips coming back into style. Let me explain before you run out to get your lips plumped.

Everyone knows what Liposuction is, but do you know the danger behind this popular procedure? Learn what doctors don’t tell you about this weight-loss treatment and how Kybella is a safer option.

Whenever we think about skincare treatments, fillers, or plastic surgery, we assume it's rooted in vanity. But it's not always about perfecting the human body to live up to some archetypal beauty standard. Sometime's it's about bringing you back to YOU.

When we scroll through our Instafeeds full of big, pillowy lips, there's no surprise that you want in. A perfect pout is easy to get these days and it's growing in popularity.

And now on to Stage 3 of Facial Sculpting: Dermal Fillers! If you read my previous post, “The 4 Stages of Facial Sculpting,” you know my approach to sculpting; I do it in stages, instead of jumping right in and going to town on your face. These stages can take anywhere from 6-12 months!

Time to cover Stage 2 of Facial Sculpting: BOTOX®! Botox® is stage 2 because I’m looking to smooth out the appearance of wrinkles or skin laxity in the neck after we have sufficiently treated under chin or jowl fat with Kybella™. Relaxing platysmal bands with neurotoxins tightens and smooths the skin of the neck, literally taking years off of your face/neck.

Hands down, this is one of my favorite treatments because it works wonders for slimming the face WITHOUT surgery or liposuction. It used to be that the only way to eliminate fat pockets under the chin or in the jowls was through liposuction, which requires a lot of downtime and expense. Kybella™ has changed that for good AND is FDA-approved for the treatment of double chins in adults.

What does it mean to be aesthetically pleasing as a woman? Is it symmetry? Full lips and high cheek bones? And, who gets to decide whether or not you are aesthetically pleasing? Men? You? Is it anti-feminist to invest in your appearance? These are all questions that I’ve encountered during my career in aesthetics and time spent in arts education.

Did you know that Facial Sculpting can and sometimes should be done in stages? I actually recommend that some patients receive facial sculpting in 4 separate stages. I wanted my first blog to be a bit of an introduction to my methods and preferred sculpting techniques.