Category: Injectables
Chew On This: The Truth About Gum and Jaw Sculpting
Welcome to the world of chin sculpting! New Jersey’s Dr. Carlos Burnett has heard from people ready to forget about dermal fillers and chin implants when it comes to shaping the look they want. Their reasoning? Who needs all of that when they’ve got good old chewing gum! But can gum actually help sculpt a …
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What Are the Benefits of Combining Injectable Treatments?
While you might notice only minor changes to your skin in your 20s—such as the first appearance of expression wrinkles—you can expect more dramatic changes once you reach your 30s and 40s. Collagen and elastin levels drop, skin cell turnover slows down, and the skin can’t recover from inflammation as easily as it once did. …
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5 Benefits of Sunlight for Your Body and Mind
Although sunny weather isn’t always ideal for certain types of procedures, injectables like BOTOX® and other wrinkle-relaxing injections from our NJ-based practice aren’t affected by sun exposure and patients don’t need to give their skin any special attention—beyond the usual. Want more good news? It’s true that excessive exposure to UV radiation can age the skin and …
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Bring a Natural-Looking Pucker Back to Your Lips with Filler Injections
When our skin gets older and makes less of the collagen that keeps it strong, we tend to develop a few extra lines and wrinkles, as well as see thinning in once-full areas. One of the features that’s affected most by aging is the lips. Although we can strive to maintain a defined Cupid’s bow …
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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 Rising Popularity of Injectable Anti-Aging Treatments
With the rise of social media sites, we are more and more exposed to the picture-perfect world of Instagram celebrities. As we are bombarded by hundreds of images of arching brows, plump lips, and impossibly high beauty standards, it can be difficult to distinguish the natural from the altered, despite the unrealistic examples of beauty …
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What if I Don’t Want My Dermal Fillers Anymore?
Dermal filler injections are an easy and popular way to reduce the signs of aging. They can be used to temporarily smooth wrinkles and fine lines, restore youthful volume, and enhance the contours of your face without invasive surgeries or lengthy recovery times. Despite the quick results of these treatments, there can be many reasons …
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“Staycation” Cosmetic Surgery: Short Down Time, Amazing Results
Summer is here and it’s time for a break! A vacation should be a time to relax and improve yourself, and what better way to improve yourself than by enjoying the amazing results you can achieve with summertime plastic surgery procedures. Summer is the perfect time to take a break to refine your appearance, and …
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Girl’s Night Out With Sculptra At Burnett Plastic Surgery
Last Wednesday night we hosted a fun Sculptra event with Ben Vernon our business development manager from Sanofi Aventis, the company that produces Sculptra Aesthetic. See the picture above with Ben and Amalia, RN of Skin Savvy Spa. Our goal for the evening was to educate our guests about Sculptra through a power point presentation …
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The New Age Of Anti-Aging
Sculptra is the “new age of anti-age”. Unlike other cosmetic injectables, this procedure actually replaces collagen which naturally diminishes with time. Here is an overview of this exciting product. It is often referred to as the liquid facelift. What is Sculptra? Sculptra, or poly-L-lactic acid, PLLA, is injected into facial areas where fat has been …
