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August 15, 2022

Literally, younger and smoother skin is hidden underneath your skin. If you can only peel off the damaged skin, you can reveal healthier and younger-looking skin. A chemical peel is an exfoliating solution used on the face and hands to reveal the clear skin underneath. One of the main reasons chemical peel is a preferred …

Breast Lift

July 15, 2022

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Breast Lifts

As women age, the shape and size of their breasts change. This happens for many reasons, including pregnancy, heredity or simply aging. To bring back a more youthful appearance to your breasts, there are several options available. One procedure that has become very popular, now performed twice as often as breast implants, is breast lift …

CoolSculpting

June 15, 2022

Get Rid Of Your Stubborn Fat With CoolSculpting

We all have areas of our body that hold onto stubborn fat, and no matter how much we diet and exercise, they never seem to go away. Does this sound familiar? Then we may have a solution for you! Here at Providence Plastic Surgery & Skin Center, we offer a non-surgical procedure called CoolSculpting that …

Botox

May 15, 2022

Myths About BOTOX® Cosmetic

Botox® is one of the most famous cosmetic treatments, but that fame has a cost: there’s so much popular discussion about Botox that it’s shrouded in mystery and myth. The truth of the matter is that, no matter what you read about Botox in the tabloids, it’s a safe and effective injectable. The injection team …

Kybella

April 15, 2022

About that Double Chin

If you don’t care for the look of your softening profile, it’s probably a combination of slacking tissues and fat that has taken up residence under your jawline. That would be a description of a double chin. The clinical term, submental fullness, sure sounds better. Regardless, if you have a less than contoured profile these …

Laser Hair Removal

March 15, 2022

Show that Unwanted Hair Who’s the Boss

Unwanted hair is like your mother-in-law. No matter what you do, she just keeps coming back for Sunday dinners. To get rid of your unwanted hair, you shave, pluck, wax, and use harsh depilatory creams to remove the stuff but then two or three weeks later there it is again. At Providence Plastic Surgery & …

Hyperhidrosis

February 15, 2022

Summer Doesn’t Have to be the Pits

Summertime in the Carolinas can get a little, uh, sweaty. There is no getting around that. But for some people, it’s like August all the time, even on a cool February day here in Charlotte. That’s because they suffer from a condition known as hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis causes a person to sweat excessively without any internal …

Non Surgical Solutions

January 15, 2022

Your Skin Can Strike AquaGold

Now that we’ve put another COVID year behind us and made it to 2022, we all deserve a little pampering. That includes your facial skin. Why not introduce it to AquaGold? Huh? We know, that kind of sounds like the latest Marvel superhero or something. But AquaGold is a great treatment that combines microneedling with …

Breast Augmentation

December 15, 2021

Have Your Heard of Ideal Implants?

If you’re considering breast augmentation with Dr. Gear, it’s likely you’ve been doing lots of research. In your research you’ve probably read that most people believe silicone implants feel more natural than saline implants. But many women are unsure about silicone implants. They’re afraid of what is known as a “silent rupture,” where the implant …

QWO® Cellulite Treatment

August 18, 2021

TO QWO OR NOT TO QWO: THAT IS THE QUESTION

Cellulite is the bane of most women’s existence. Over 85% of women above the age of 21 have some form of it regardless of dieting, exercise and BMI. Cellulite manifests as a cottage cheese appearance of the skin of the buttocks, thighs and abdomen. It is caused by two things: 1. tethering between the dermis …