Welcome to the Marin Aesthetics blog. We hope to create a forum where patients can discuss plastic surgery, learn about the latest developments in the news and dispel some of the myths regarding cosmetic surgery. Feel free to comment and ask questions, and we will do our best to help educate and occasionally entertain! - Dr. Marin
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2017 is the Year to Have Plastic Surgery
You might still be busy ticking off all the checkboxes on your New Year’s resolutions. But life is starting to settle back into somewhat of a routine now that the Holidays are behind us. Nonetheless, there is no better time than the present for plas...Continue Reading
Does Bella Hadid Have the Perfect Female Nose? [Infographic]
Bella Hadid, the sister of model Gigi, is rapidly becoming a style icon herself. She recently became a Victoria’s Secret Angel and recently walked in their annual Holiday Lingerie runway event. The Hadid sisters have both become fixtures in the epic...Continue Reading
How to Give Your Loved One Plastic Surgery This Holiday
The holidays are the season of giving. However, not many people consider plastic surgery as a “gift.” Not uncommonly, we see husbands, wives or even parents consider the gift of plastic surgery to celebrate a milestone or birthday. Plastic Sur...Continue Reading
Anatomic Breast Implants
Since their approval in 2013, anatomic or “tear-drop” or “gummy bear” breast implants have been one of the most sought-after implants in breast augmentation surgery. These implants are made of highly cohesive silicone (HSC), more...Continue Reading
Capsular Contracture
Any implant placed in the body will induce a thin protective scar layer commonly termed a capsule. This is the body’s response to something foreign and primarily protects the body from whatever that “foreign” item is. This occurs in pace...Continue Reading
Christie Brinkley Plastic Surgery
Christie Brinkley is one of the most beautiful women globally, and like one of the most beautiful women ever over the age of 60! It’s hard to believe that she made it into her 7th decade on good genetics alone – but she has never admitted to u...Continue Reading
Kim Kardashian Plastic Surgery
Kim Kardashian is one of the most recognized faces globally and a beauty icon for many women. She is mobbed in every country globally and has changed how we look at beauty in the 21st century. She has admitted to dabbling in plastic surgery procedures in ...Continue Reading
Courteney Cox Plastic Surgery
Despite being one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood, Courteney Cox still likely needs some help in maintaining her beauty as she continues to age. From these photographs, it seems that she has barely aged over the past ten years, but this is li...Continue Reading
Tummy Tuck Side Effects
Because cosmetic surgical procedures are elective (rather than medically necessary), it can be all too easy for prospective patients not to take cosmetic procedures as seriously as other surgery types. This can be particularly true in tummy tuck (abdomino...Continue Reading
Top Plastic Surgery Trends for 2014
Just as with trends in fashion, fitness, or beauty, studying the latest plastic surgery trends can tell us a great deal about how societal attitudes toward self-improvement have changed over the years. For example, we should expect to see more non-surgica...Continue Reading
Pre-Op Instructions For Breast Augmentation Procedure
By the time patients have gone through consultation with the plastic surgeon, they will have selected the implant material, implant size, profile (widest diameter of the implant concerning its height), and incision approach. The type of anesthesia to be u...Continue Reading
What you should know about Calf and Ankle Liposuction
Liposuction is a consistently popular cosmetic procedure that removes pockets of stubborn fat. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) 2018 statistics, liposuction was the third most popular cosmetic surgical procedure performed by it...Continue Reading
Tightness after Facelift
Facelift procedures have consistently been among the top five most popular cosmetic surgical procedures performed in the United States. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeon’s (ASPS) annual member survey, almost 130,000 facelift procedure...Continue Reading
Tummy Tuck and Abdominal Muscle Repair
A tummy tuck procedure (abdominoplasty) is designed to remove excess loose skin and underlying tissue following dramatic weight loss. It can be done alone or in conjunction with a liposuction procedure to remove stubborn pockets of abdominal fat that do n...Continue Reading
Breast Implant Revision to Go Bigger
One of the most common cosmetic reasons for breast implant revision surgery is the patient’s desire to go bigger. When the swelling subsides after breast augmentation surgery, many patients find that they preferred the look of their breasts when they we...Continue Reading
Breast Augmentation D-cup
Many women that decide to undergo breast augmentation surgery wish to achieve a dramatic enhancement in bust size. In many cases, patients want to achieve a size D cup size after breast augmentation. We have helped many patients achieve their cosmetic g...Continue Reading
Symmastia Correction
Synmastia is a condition where a patient’s breast implant crosses the chest’s midline, resulting in the loss of the distinct cleavage area. The skin is often lifted up from the breastbone (sternum), which is usually firmly attached. This can r...Continue Reading
Revision Plastic Surgery Costs
Revision plastic surgery techniques tend to be more complicated than those used during the initial surgery because the surgeon must correct a problem and produce a cosmetic enhancement, which was the intended goal of the first surgery. Dr. Vincent Marin i...Continue Reading
Teardrop Shaped Breast
Is there a consensus on the shape of a perfect breast? Recent medical studies suggest there may be ideal for shape and breast proportion. A surgeon from England at University College London evaluated over 100 women who were Page 3 models from the UK to ...Continue Reading
Chin Implant Revision Surgery
A strong chin has been a sign of bravery, honesty, and (at least for men) virility within Western culture. In fact, some of the recent research into facial attractiveness has examined this phenomenon. A 1997 article in the journal Behavioral Ecology exami...Continue Reading