Here’s a question we sometimes get from clients interested in Botox.

Why do repeated Botox injections achieve longer lasting results?

Botox targets the muscle that has created the wrinkle in the overlying skin. An injection prevents the muscle from moving, and every time you get another injection, the muscle remains virtually immobile. Gradually, the targeted muscle atrophies, weakening to the point that it can no longer contract as much as it could before the treatments started. That’s why repeated Botox injections can achieve longer lasting results. While the first treatment you have usually achieves results that last up to 18 months, subsequent treatments achieve results that can last longer.

If you stop getting Botox, after a while the effects of treatment wear off, and the muscle will be able to contract again.

Toned and taut – you wish your upper arms were like that. But in reality, age has made your arms flabby and one of the first places fat settles. The solution? You’ve got two:

1) Arm lift. Perfect for flab that’s from poorskin elasticity, an arm lift removes sagginess by getting rid of excess tissue, whether it’s skin and/or fat.

2) Liposuction. Fat upper arms can slim down with liposuction, which will remove excess subcutaneous fat deposits to recontour the area. While laser assisted liposuction, like Smartlipo, can tighten the skin a bit, serious sagging is better addressed with an arm lift. In fact, you can get lipo and an arm lift at the same time.

Not ready for cosmetic surgery? Target your upper arm muscles by doing lots of reps on lighter weight, rather than heavier weight and lower reps. This will help tone rather than bulk up. You can also fill your closet with long and 3/4 length sleeve tops. Choose looser sleeves to avoid showing off those bulges.

How does Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation at Toronto Cosmetic Clinic improve sexual sensation?

LVR®, or Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation®, is a procedure that was developed by the OBGYN, Dr. David Matlock. He designed the procedure after speaking with women regarding their genitalia and sexual performance. He found that women wanted to be tight rather than loose – and for this reason, Dr. Matlock sought to offer a viable solution. LVR® is a proprietary method that treats vaginal relaxation. It is a modification of a surgical procedure that exists for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in females.

Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation® corrects looseness by decreasing the diameter of the vagina (both internal and external) and building up and strengthening the perineal body. The procedure involves specific laser techniques to make incisions and remove excess tissue (if necessary).

Don’t know how big to go for your Toronto breast augmentation? You know you want to be bigger, but how big is right for you? Consider these factors to help you decide on the right size for you:

1. Lifestyle. Play sports a lot or are physically active most of the time? If you are, larger breasts may impede your performance by getting in the way. Take Australian Olympic hurdler, Jana Rawlinson, for example. She got breast implants then decided to have them removed about a year later so that she could be in optimum physical shape for the Olympics in 2012.

Think about that when you’re deciding on size.

2. Your body frame. If you’re on the skinnier side and don’t have much of your own natural breast tissue, then larger implants may look odd. Plus, you may experience more stretch marks. Larger body frames generally are able to support larger breast implant sizes.

3. Employment. Although many people don’t think that their job isn’t something to consider, think about this: most of us spend the majority of our days at a job. A dramatic change may cause a few eyebrows to raise and tongues to start wagging.  If this is of no concern to you, then disregard this.

When you come in for your consultation, you’ll be able to try out a few sizers so that you can “test run” some implants. As a result, prepare for your consultation by bringing in a few bras in the sizes you’re thinking about so that you can put them on and get a better feel. Although they might not be exactly how they’ll feel following breast augmentation surgery, you’ll get the general idea. We’ve also got hundreds of before and after photos you can see, as well as 3D breast augmentation visualization software.

Tummy tucks, or abdominoplasty, are one of the more invasive types of cosmetic surgery. The procedure can correct excess subcutaneous fat, sagging skin, weak abdominal muscles and even stretch marks located primarily below the belly button to a certain extent.

When a tummy tuck removes excess subcutaneous fat, liposuction may be used as a technique for its removal. Liposuction can effectively minimize these localized fat deposits to achieve a more desirable abdominal contour. In fact, liposuction may be the only technique necessary to recontour the abdominal area.

Your cosmetic physician will discuss the techniques used during your tummy tuck procedure in the consultative process.

Television, film and Broadway actress Kristin Chenoweth uses Botox, but it’s not to keep her forehead smooth.

Rather, the blonde 41 year old soprano gets Botox injections to help her deal with migraines. While they’re still injected into her forehead, Ms. Chenoweth says that the amount administered is to ease the chronic and debilitating headaches she gets, saying that “without it, I would not be able to sing or perform.”