Houston Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Blog

Acupuncture has become more mainstream in recent years. It was reported that in 2007 3.1 million tried acupuncture compared to 2002 when only approximately 2 million people reportedly tried it.. Acupuncture reportedly originated from ancient China but its evolutions there are unclear. It made its great exposure in the West in 1971, when NYT reporter …

We all know that fast food is bad, but can it affect your children too? A recent study has confirmed that a bad diet can affect your children in ways that we previously had not considered. The study was published in Nutrition Journal and takes a look at how Western diets can affect people’s immune …

No doubt you have heard of apps such as Uber and Lyft. They’re both mobile apps that connect passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire and ridesharing services. These have both picked up in popularity and have reached every major city in the United States. It’s easy. You click a button that you want a …

Everyone wants the perfect selfie right? Now there is an app for that. There is a free iOS app called Beauty Mirror which reshapes an image of your face in real-time which would show you what certain features of your face would look like if they were shaped differently. There are four looks or fourteen …

A new TV series has popped up in the realm of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeons Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow plan to reverse failed medical procedures. These patients range from a woman with massive breast implants to the man who attempted to look like Justin Bieber. Dubrow states that there is a lot of …

Selfies are becoming more and more ubiquitous among today’s society. The efforts made to stop this are far and few. Those that have tried have failed valiantly. Now the selfie trend has transitioned into another realm. Imagine you just received a 3.9 carat princess-cut, platinum engagement ring with a diamond band. But your hand looks …

We all know that vegetables are healthy. They can help you lose weight and ever since a young age we are told that they are healthy. However there are some surprising facts that you may not know about vegetables: Vegetables can fight bloat. Vegetables are rich in fibers which can flush out waste and gastric …

Do you like to work at home?  It probably gives you the flexibility of being able to take care of things at home while also doing work at the same time. How about visiting the doctor while at home? That’s right! This technology is finally reaching the medical industry in a ground breaking way. Interactive …