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Can a Tummy Tuck Repair Post-Pregnancy Diastasis Recti?
Pretty much everything about your life changes after you have a baby—with body changes being perhaps the most obvious. Hormones have a major impact on a range of things, including weight gain and retention. To that end, many women often start a new post-pregnancy workout regimen to lose their “baby weight.” Unfortunately, many of these …
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Three Things to Know About Selfies
As any plastic surgeon in Westfield, New Jersey, or throughout the country can attest, many patients these days have different motivations for having cosmetic procedures than they would have had decades ago. They’re also younger. Due to the selfie phenomenon, people in their 20s and 30s are studying pictures of themselves more, finding more little …
Body Contouring: 5 Benefits of LaserBodySculpting
Body contouring is a term used to describe cosmetic treatments for enhancing the body’s shape by removing or reshaping skin and fat. Dr. Carlos Burnett, based in Westfield, New Jersey, uses liposculpture to hone a balanced, attractive physique for patients with an advanced method called LaserBodySculptingSM. Also known as laser lipo, this technique combines standard …
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Body Contouring for Unique Body Types
One of the most common reasons women and men alike choose plastic surgery is to alter their body shape. Bodies come in a wide range of different types and sizes. Each one is beautiful in its own, unique way—but having a shape that seems disproportionate or different from a person’s own “ideal” figure leads many …
Defining and Plumping Lips with Juvederm®
Doesn’t it seem like everyone is obsessed with getting fuller lips these days? Whether it’s social media, big-lipped celebrities, or something else, there’s no denying it: A perfectly pouty lip is on more than few people’s lists for their year’s goals. Some people have naturally smaller lips, often due to genetics. Unfortunately, however, even people …
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How Does Ethnic Rhinoplasty Work?
In the majority of cases, except when a patient specifically requests something different, most rhinoplasty surgeons strive to preserve the basic, existing features of the patient and sculpt a nose that fits their unique personality. Finding a doctor who can produce a natural-looking rhinoplasty for African Americans can often be challenging, as the choices for …
At What Age Should You Consider Getting Dermal Fillers?
At Burnett Plastic Surgery in New Jersey, collagen is a subject we take seriously. Why? Because your skin was at its softest, most supple, and radiant stage when you were a baby. That’s also when you had plenty of collagen. On the other end of the age spectrum, someone in their 70s or 80s is …
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update from Burnett Plastic Surgery
Dear Patients, In light of the ongoing crisis, we are doing all that we can to maintain a clean, safe environment at Burnett Plastic Surgery for our staff and patients. We are advising any patient and staff members that maybe unwell to stay home until they are fully recovered. We are disinfecting all hard surfaces …
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Fillers for Lines Around the Mouth
Fine lines and wrinkles are one of the most common skin concerns that people face as they get older. With aging comes lower levels of collagen, which can lead to more lines and creases, and damage built up over the years from sun exposure and free radicals starts to show. While there are some topical …
The Benefits of Combining Liposuction and Other Body Contouring Procedures
If you want to go beyond exercise to enhance your body shape, cosmetic surgery is something to consider. Liposuction and lifts go hand in hand when it comes to creating lean, attractive proportions. At Burnett Plastic Surgery in New Jersey, liposuction surgery is often paired with procedures like tummy tucks or Brazilian butt lifts, or …
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