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Aesthetics

Indulge in Living Magazine’s ‘Aesthetics’ section and celebrate the art of beauty and self-care. From dental procedures to plastic surgery advancements, our mission is to educate readers on available options for making ‘how you look’ = ‘how you feel!’

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Elevated Eyebrows

The Dynamic Duo of Microblading and Ombré Brows
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Battling Breakouts

Adult Acne: Causes, Cures, and Prevention
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High-Tech Teeth

How 3D Printing is Reshaping Dentistry
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Stress-Free Smile

Taking the Anxiety Out of Dental Work
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Elevated Eyebrows
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Battling Breakouts
Creative, woman and portrait smile with glasses for vision, career ambition or success at the office Happy female employee designer face smiling with teeth in happiness or satisfaction at workplace; high-tech teeth How 3D Printing is Reshaping Dentistry By Annette Brooks
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Stress-Free Smile
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

By Annette Brooks Tired of razor burns, stubble, nicks and cuts, ingrown hairs, chemical-laden ...

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Wrinkle Free

By Audrey Sellers Picture this: Smooth, plump skin, free of pesky lines and wrinkles. ...

Different Types of Massage and Benefits

The Road to Relaxation

By Audrey Sellers When life feels especially stressful or busy, make room in your ...

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Inspired Inspection

By Annette Brooks Did you know that around one in five Americans will develop ...

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Upgrade Your Smile

By Annette Brooks It’s natural to feel like hiding your smile when you’re self-conscious ...

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Medspa Menu

By Mimi Greenwood Knight A medical spa is a bit of a hybrid. Take ...

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Au Naturel

By Annette Brooks Have you ever noticed someone who’s had plastic surgery that looks ...

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Making A Splash

By Annette Brooks Enhancing your skin with marine-based ingredients may seem like a recent ...

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Gum Fitness

By Pete Alfano There is a famous saying that “the eyes are the window ...

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On Trend Treatments

By Annette Brooks Looking your best is always in style, no matter what year ...

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Focus on Foreheads

By Annette Brooks Did you know that forehead rejuvenation can address more than horizontal ...

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A New Dimension to Your Smile

By Pete Alfano When we think about technology in three dimensions, the first thing ...

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The Right Fit

By Annette Brooks Some women choose breast augmentation surgery to address unwanted changes due ...

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Laser Focused

By Annette Brooks Lasers have transformed how we approach cosmetic services. Here are a ...

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Teeth Tips

By Mimi Greenwood Knight My dentist recently told me the craziest thing.  I brush ...

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A Better View

By Annette Brooks Wouldn’t it be great to stop relying on glasses or contact ...

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Post-Weight Loss Procedures

By Annette Brooks You’ve done it! You’ve lost weight, and now it’s time to ...

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Holistic Dentistry

By Annette Brooks When looking for a new dentist, you’ve likely encountered practices offering ...

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A Little Lift

By Annette Brooks Have you ever looked into the mirror, gently pulled your lower ...

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Eyes Wide Open

By Annette Brooks From saggy, baggy, and puffy to droopy, hollow, and darkened, many ...

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A Flawless Face

By Leslie Chatman In recent years, Korean beauty or K-beauty trends have really grown ...

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Swimsuit Season

By Annette Brooks Are you ready to wear a trendy bikini or sexy one-piece ...

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Lip Love

By Annette Brooks Have you been thinking about perfecting your pout?  Show your lips ...

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Peel Please!

By Annette Brooks Medical-grade facial peels are an effective way to rejuvenate your skin. ...

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Mouth Matters

By Annette Brooks New Year’s resolutions usually include eating healthier, getting more exercise, and ...

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Procedure Planning

By Annette Brooks You’ve decided to make your dream a reality and have cosmetic ...

Tame Your Turkey Neck

By Annette Brooks Let’s talk turkey. Sun exposure, weight fluctuation, and especially age can ...

Plump it Up

By Annette Brooks Think of your face as a plum. Voluminous and plump when ...

Holiday Hustle

By Annette Brooks You want to look your best for family gatherings, events, parties, ...

Bothersome Bite

Oral care is an important part of your overall health. The mouth is a ...

Peak Procedures

By Annette Brooks Almost anyone who longs to correct or enhance something about their ...

A Smoothing Success

By Annette Brooks Botox Cosmetic — aka Botox — is a household name, but ...

The Nose Knows

By Annette Brooks Even a tiny adjustment to your nose can significantly change your ...

Skin Deep

By David Buice You may not usually think of your skin as one of ...

Bat Wings Be Gone

By Annette Brooks Sometimes jiggly flab under the upper arms just won’t go away ...

Wrinkle Free

By Mimi Greenwood Knight The hardest part of any Zoom meeting has to be ...

No Sweat

BY DAVID BUICE Sweating is a perfectly normal human function. It’s your body’s natural ...

Cosmetic Comeback

By Annette Brooks We saw a surge in cosmetic procedures during the pandemic, and ...

Quick Fix

BY ANNETTE BROOKS Nonsurgical aesthetic services are accessible to nearly everyone these days, and ...

Know Your Moles

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT Nadia Popovici was a pre-med student and a hockey fan. ...

Get Glowing

By Mimi Greenwood Knight Like the rest of your body, your skin is nothing ...

Smiles At Any Age

BY DAVID BUICE If you’re an adult with a less than perfect smile and ...

Taming Your Tummy

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT If you’re eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly but ...

Stressed Strands

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT If you’re a gardener, you know what comes up in ...

Small Bites

BY CHRISTI BLEVINS Are you ready for some news you can sink your teeth ...

Open Your Eyes

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT There’s a reason we refer to someone youthful as being ...

Micromanagement

BY AUDREY SELLERS You have a cabinet full of lotions and potions, but nothing ...

Crowning Achievements

BY CHERYL ALEXANDER Predicting what your next visit to the dentist will reveal is ...

Don’t Let Cellulite Dictate What You Wear

BY DR. ANNA TOKER If you scrutinize your reflection in the mirror and cringe ...

Adult Acne: Causes and Cures

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT Acne was bad enough in your teens and 20s. In ...

Makeup Your Mind

BY CHRISTY BLEVINS Permanent or semi-permanent makeup can help make your morning routine a ...

Party Prep

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT This year, along with the perfect holiday decorations and drop-dead ...

Male Makeovers

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT We’ve all heard of men experiencing sympathy pregnancy symptoms while ...

Ray Reversal

Ray Reversal

BY CHRISTI BLEVINS You probably grew up singing songs about sunny days chasing the ...

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Disappearing Ink

BY CHERYL ALEXANDER Like a lot of things in Texas, tattoos are a big ...

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Strong Smiles

BY CHRISTI BLEVINS According to the American College of Prosthodontists, around 178 million American ...

Which Breast Procedure Is Right For You?

Which Breast Procedure Is Right For You?

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT If you’re like most women, when you stand before the ...

Mouth Makeover

By David Buice Smile makeovers have never been more popular, but it may surprise ...

Bottoms Up

By Mimi Greenwood Knight It goes by many names — gluteoplasty, buttock lift, and ...

PDO Medithread Lift

By Annette Brooks Have you ever gently pushed your cheeks back and upward to ...

Get a Leg Up

By Christi Blevins Varicose veins can leave your legs looking like a confusing roadmap ...

Bikini Body Basics

By Christi Blevins Swimsuit season is right around the corner but have no fear! ...

Not So Fresh Breath

By Mimi Greenwood Knight We’ve all found ourselves in conversation with someone and wondered, ...

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

By Christi Blevins Are you ready to toss your tweezers, get rid of your ...

The Perfect Pout

By Samantha Gluck The appearance of your lips affects the symmetry and overall look ...

Belly Breakup

By Christi Blevins “Love handles” is a sweet term for the excess fat around ...

Battling Bruxism

By David Buice When you think of the common causes of dental problems, the ...

Aesthetics - Skin Care - December 2020

Get the Wrinkles Out

By Samantha Gluck We’re in the midst of the holiday season, and the air ...

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About Face

By Christi Blevins As if 2020 hasn’t given us enough to worry about, now ...

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Procedure Pondering

By Samantha Gluck Are you plasticurious? That is, curious about new advancements and options ...

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Presents that Pamper

By Christi Blevins When planning your holiday gift-giving, think outside the wrapped box and ...

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Get Glowing

By Samantha Gluck Throughout our lives, environmental pollutants, sun damage, and aging take a ...

The lowdown on procedures with fat-fighting technology

Summer Contours

Body contouring, also known as body sculpting, is ideal for people with problem areas ...

Turn Back Time

The benefits of injectable wrinkle reducers and dermal fillers. Aging isn’t the only thing ...

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Spending Less Time in Braces with Faster Orthodontic Treatments

It’s easy to take modern dentistry for granted. Digital X-rays, in-office teeth whitening, and ...

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Is a Mommy Makeover Right for You?

If you spend your days being a super mom, but you aren’t feeling so ...

DIYs for Sun Kissed Skin

DIYs for Sun Kissed Skin -With summer upon us, your skin will breathe a ...

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Find Out About Face Lifts

My friend, Jeannie, is one of the most naturally beautiful women I know. No ...

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Shed Some Light on Protecting Your Skin with Sunscreen

Shed Some Light on Protecting Your Skin with Sunscreen. Summer weather in Texas isn’t ...

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More Smiles with Less Stress

Recent advances in dental technology provide a wide array of anxiety-easing options. Frankly, not ...

Spring Skin Care

Tips for making your skin feel as fresh as the weather   Take a ...

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Assembling the Ideal “Capsule Wardrobe”

Building a capsule wardrobe, which consists basically of the style essentials, allows you to ...

How to get the softest skin ever

Plane to See

Smooth, gorgeous, glowing skin is undeniably breathtaking, whether you’re 22 or 82. It’s why ...

Medspa Confidential

By Annette Brooks Looking good makes you feel good. Sure, you’ve heard this before, ...

Restorative Treatments For Your Gums

Hold On Restorative treatments for your gums can help your teeth stay healthy and ...

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Doing the Research

What procedures are people looking into? By Mimi Greenwood Knight Like many others, it’s ...

LOW DOWNTIME TREATMENTS TO GET YOU LOOKING BETTER THAN YOUR BEST AS THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN ON END-OF-YEAR Parties

Forward Fast

By Melissa Chiang MD, FAAD – Board-Certified Dermatologist, Spring, TX Holiday season is fast ...

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Fleece Navidad – Ugly Christmas Sweater Ideas

By Christi Blevins Do you remember when your favorite aunt used to break out ...

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Cranberry Infused Products We Love

  Berry Beautiful A holiday skincare routine that’ll leave you with the scent of ...

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A Day Away

Any time’s a good one to decompress at an area oasis If you think ...

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Caring For Yourself and Your Body After Baby

Baby Steps By Mimi Greenwood Knight You’ve just done one of the most astonishing ...

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Lone Star Hallmarks

Lifestyle. Travel to virtually any location on the planet and mention you are from ...

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Western Stars

There’s something that just feels good about a nice pair of boots as summer ...

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Get the Glow

How to combat dull, lackluster skin By Audrey Ashe Radiant, velvety soft skin is ...

How to make the right choice when it comes to beauty treatments

Face to Face

By Young Cho, MD, PhD – Board-certified plastic surgeon, Spring, Texas The aesthetic medical ...

Low to No Downtime Aesthetic Treatments

Magic in Moments – Low to No Downtime Aesthetic Treatments

Low to No Downtime Aesthetic Treatments By Annette Brooks Not so long ago the ...

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Future Proof Your Body

If you’re in your fifties, you’ve probably started to notice changes in your face ...

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Plastic Surgery – Modern Art From an Ancient Era

Plastic Surgery Continues to Transform By David Buice It may surprise you to know ...

Personalized Pampering

By Audrey Ashe Plenty of things can cause or exacerbate dry skin, such as ...

A Closer Look – How one popular treatment is helping people look more youthful

How one popular treatment is helping people look more youthful By LaRue V. Gillespie ...