​How Beauty Pageants Can Affect Self Esteem

Beauty pageants have been around for a long time. They take place in anywhere from small midwestern towns to major metropolitan cities. Their purpose is to find, and crown, the most beautiful girl in the competition. Women of all ages participate in these events which judge them on beauty, talent, and sometimes intelligence. The girls […]

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Injectable Fillers for Men

The de-facto standard for beauty for men has long been the Clint Eastwood-esque rugged look. Sun-weathered faces and wrinkled age lines combined to make most men look like extras in a 1960’s western movie. Not so much anymore. As more and more men reach age 30-40, they start to realize that proper diet and exercise […]

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Can a Breast Implant Stop a Bullet

Every so often a news story comes to light about how a woman was shot in the chest by a handgun and her life was saved by her breast implants. The stories all have a similar theme: woman gets shot, breast implants prevent bullet from hitting vital organs. You can chalk this story up to being “mostly […]

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​What is the Perfect Female Body Type/Shape?

Throughout the centuries civilizations have had different ideas regarding what constitutes the perfect female body shape. For example, in today’s society large breasts, straight hair down to your shoulders, a big butt and full lips are considered the ideal standards of female beauty. But if we were to put that same woman in a time […]

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​Can Injectable Fillers Cause Blindness?

By now you’ve probably read in the news or heard from a friend that injectable fillers can potentially cause blindness. Several news stories and a few medical journals have told the story of someone going to get fillers injected into their face and within a few hours they go blind. While these stories are well-documented, […]

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