Choe Center Blog

When it comes to wrinkles and signs of aging on your face, there are as many old wive’s tales and myths as there are realities. For example, one common myth states that your face has all the wrinkles it’s ever going to have by the time you’re in your mid-20s, they just haven’t surfaced yet. […]

Spots, wrinkles and loss of volume are just a few of the ways your face starts to show its age. While you might be aware that volume loss can occur in the cheeks as you get older, you might not realize that another prominent facial feature can also lose volume, making you look older: your […]

When you hear the phrase “skin cancer,” is your first thought melanoma? Melanoma might get most of the attention, because it is the most dangerous form of the cancer. But, it is far from the most common. Several others occur more frequently and should be just as much cause for concern. Some skin cancers are […]

Why have surgery when you don’t need it yet? These days, non-surgical options, such as injectable fillers, are all the rage. They offer the benefits of surgery, such as making you look younger, without the long recovery time or high upfront cost. At this point, there are plenty of fillers available on the market. So […]

When it comes to non-surgical cosmetic treatments, such as Botox Cosmetic and other injections, there tends to be a persistent misunderstanding that “non-surgical” is the same as “non-medical.” While having an injection isn’t the same as having surgery, it isn’t something that just anyone can do. If you are thinking about Botox, you want to […]

You’re never too old to stop learning and the new school year is quickly approaching. For some who have kids, it has already arrived. Either way you may be thinking of having a cosmetic treatment or two to refresh your appearance or make you feel a bit better about the end of summer. While there […]

The area around your forehead, eyebrows and eyes is often the first to show signs of aging. While many people think of a facelift as the go-to anti-aging surgical procedure, a facelift does little to help the signs of aging in the forehead and brows. If your eyebrows are starting to droop and you have […]

Those first few signs of aging can be the toughest to handle. You look in the mirror one day and see a laughing, youthful-looking twentysomething looking back. When you look in the mirror the next day, you see an older, wizened 30 year old, complete with laugh and frown lines. While the old argument went […]

If someone told you that there is a treatment option that can help a variety of skin concerns with little discomfort and almost no recovery time, would you believe him or her? While microdermabrasion isn’t a miracle skin treatment and won’t help everyone, it can be a useful tool when it comes to repairing mild […]

The great majority of plastic surgery procedures are reserved for people who are fully grown and in most instances, have started to show signs of aging. It doesn’t make sense to perform a facelift on a young child or teenager and it’s often ill-advised to perform rhinoplasty on a child who hasn’t finished growing. The […]