Hair Removal

In the May 2008 issue of Self magazine, featuring Jennifer Garner and Danica Patrick on the cover, there was an article entitled “Hair Removal Made Simple” by Eleanor Langston.  In it, she examines three hair removal options to get you smooth and ready for bathing-suit season and states ‘SO, whether you use a razor, wax, [...]

Non-Surgical Solutions

In the June 2008 Issue of In Style magazine, featuring Cameron Diaz on the cover, Elizabeth Lamont writes tips on how to achieve the flawlessly natural, ‘bare’ makeup look that has become wildly popular this year.  Stars and models alike are donning light, glowing, fresh faces in nude barely-there shades for summer and looking more [...]

Fade-Proof

In the June 2008 issue of In Style Magazine, featuring Cameron Diaz on the cover, a brief Beauty Q & A addresses the sun protection in many common skin products, such as foundation powders and crèmes.  Foundation powders, even if they are listed to have an SPF of 10 or more, do not offer sufficient [...]

Need A Lift?

In the June 2008 issue of Oprah magazine, Susan Logan writes an article about a friend receiving a major surgical facelift.  She discusses not only her friend’s process of nervousness about the procedure, and then being afraid of the results throughout the initial healing process (a lengthy one where cosmetic surgery is involved!), but also [...]

Summer Skin

In the May 2008 issue of Image Magazine, a lengthy article by Cherri Straus details some of the hazards of UV exposure and ways to protect your appearance – and your health – from the damaging effects of the sun.  There’s no doubt that spending time out in the sun has an extremely positive impact [...]

A Little Leg

In the May 2008 issue of Oprah Magazine, the Style and Beauty section features an article about getting the appearance of your legs in shape for the warmer, more scantily clad months of summer.  Among the discussions are cuts of clothing and types of shoes to flatter your shape, conceal flaws (such as dimpling), and [...]

Surgery

In the April 2008 issue of Glamour Magazine (featuring Salma Hayek on the cover), an article about cosmetic surgery, a statistic notes a 400% increase in ‘elective’ plastic surgeries in the last ten years.
What AMA has to say:
The advances in cosmetic surgery that have taken place over the last few years have been huge.  [...]

Better Than Botox

In the March 2008 issue of InStyle magazine featuring Eva Longoria Parker and Nikki Hilton on the cover, there was an article called “Better Than Botox” that stated ‘Leading dermatologists agree that Botulinum Toxin is the preferred treatment for glabellar lines, that tiny space of moderate to severe lines between the eyebrows.’
What AMA Has to [...]

The Right Treatments at the Right Time

In Self.com Magazine’s February 2008 issue (featuring Eva Longoria Parker on the cover), a writer chronicles her experience with the guided, professional cosmetic medicine wherein she was in fact steered away from procedures that would be ‘too much’.  While some forms of plastic surgery and other invasive procedures have seen an increase in popularity over [...]

Smooth Operator

In the February 2008 issue of In Style Magazine (featuring Halle Barry on the front cover), the beauty section features an article about why aging skin behaves the way it does.  Hormone levels can begin to decline as early as your late thirties, slowing collagen production in the skin.  The glands that produce the natural [...]