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Corona-somnia: can’t sleep due to Covid-19? It’s been a tough year and if you’re having insomnia, you’re in good company – much of the world has it, too. Corona-somnia is rampant. We are all fatigued by this ongoing pandemic which has created a world where more people are struggling, often fighting anxiety and depression. Worries […]

To say the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted life including elective procedures this past year is like saying the Hurricaine Katrina disrupted life for a few days in the South. We have not seen anything like the mayhem this has created and continues to cause. In late March 2020, most state government called for a moratorium […]

DON’T WORRY; THERE’S BOTOX “Botox” for depression? Really? “TIME” magazine recently featured “Botox” on its front cover. A chemical that once was just a bacteria spore -forming toxin found in nature, a drug that some associate with frivolous vanity, and a word now firmly embedded in the Western world’s culture. Why does “Botox” make the […]

Teenage cosmetic surgery: To do or not to do? Self esteem issues and functional problems of the body are not owned solely by adults. Teenagers also struggle with (no surprise) their appearance and body image. Pressures to look good, feel attractive and to not look ‘too different’ are often more intense. Peer pressure is strong […]

Cosmetic surgery has been a topic of controversy from the beginning. In its worst forms it panders to the insecurity of people’s’ appearance and self worth and seems vain and shallow. Am I attractive enough? What do others think about me? Should I alter the way I look so I feel more desirable? Even if […]

YOU ARE YOUR EXPRESSIONS Much is made about one’s face and facial expressions. With our active facial muscles capable of myriad expressions, sometimes just one look is all it takes to read a person’s face. Is that face happy or sad? Angry or frustrated? Quizzical or confused? Just a little more or less muscle action […]