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Like so many of us, Liliana Huerta wished someone, somehow, could transform the pudge around her middle to something a little more useful.
A pricey prescription drug thickens eyelashes, but it can cause light eyes to turn brown, hairs to pop up in surprising spots and other odd side effects, the FDA warns.
Doctors have tried warning young people away from tanning beds for years, but their threats of skin cancer typically fell on deaf (but bronzed) ears. Until yesterday, that is, when it seems something clicked.
For aesthetician Mindy McGinty, eyebrows aren’t just sculpted arches framing her face — they’re a walking billboard for her business. So when she lost her eyebrows after a “bad experience with permanent makeup,” she was completely distraught.
Andrea Lynch can’t exactly remember the last time she shampooed her hair. Maybe it was last summer? No, more like September. She thinks.
It sounds like the stuff of teenage nightmares: super strong, freakishly clever, mutant acne.
Ethan Crockett’s first outbreak of psoriasis escalated from an itch to a rash to an irrational panic in a matter of hours.
Some guys go for the backlash beard — ungroomed growth meant to defy the fussy scrubs and sprays of yesterday’s metrosexual. Others sport recession stubble: 5, 6 and 7 o’clock shadow in desperate need of a time clock. There are beards grown on bets, mustaches that raise money and whiskers worn simply (and sensibly) for winter warmth.
Liz Rankin’s condition has gotten so bad that she hides the empties from her boyfriend, makes excuses to get out of camping trips and spends hours behind locked doors.
Rae Gross knows her hair-removal techniques. The 26-year-old has spent half her life shaving, bleaching, waxing and weighing the benefits of other hair-elimination methods.
After gastric bypass surgery and the subsequent tummy tuck, Tracy Wilkinson became obsessed with an area of her body she’d never before worried about: her back. The 100-pound weight loss left her with droopy folds of excess skin that bulged beneath her bra line.
When Krystal Schwegel got a nose job last November, she kept her surgery on the down low. “I only told about three people,” says the 25-year-old publicist from Burnsville, Minn. “I did it during winter when people kind of hibernate and I didn’t go out or do anything with my friends for a month or two. Only the people immediately around me knew.”
We see them in ears, eyebrows, noses and tongues. They peek out provocatively from belly-baring shirts and cause us to wince when we encounter a bristling faceful at the local coffee shop. They’re body piercings, some visible, some not so much, and for the past few years they’ve been raising both eyebrows — and the occasional alarm.
Right now, 23-year-old Laura Brown has at least six lip glosses on her. They’re in her backpack, her purse, her pocket, her makeup bag — and just in case, she keeps a couple of spares at her desk and in her bathroom.
Here’s some unsettling news for anyone who ever sniffed a scented candle, essential oil or pricey pillow spray, hoping for healing or another kind of physical boost.
7 strange plastic surgery procedures-superficial "fixes" - offbeat procedures designed to fine-tune those near-perfect features - are also starting to attract consumer interest.
Move that muffin top to your chest?A new study suggests an inventive use for your muffin top: In Miami, a plastic surgeon is liposuctioning that excess fat and injecting it somewhere many women actually want a little more pudge - their breasts.
Wrinkles? Yes, you have become your motherThere may be some truth to the saying that all women will eventually turn into their mothers, with a U.S. study finding daughters age and wrinkle like their mothers.
Twin study reveals secrets to looking youngerA study of identical twins reveals some surprising answers (and they don't involve pricey treatments).
Cellulite? Back-ne? Solving skin problemsCellulite, back-ne, ingrown hairs, scars ... Sure, we all have flaws we'd rather not talk about, let alone show the world. Here are easy solutions to what may be the most mortifying skin issues.
Treat yourself to a total mouth makeoverKeep your smile in tip-top shape with our brush-up course.
15 ultimate age erasers for menLooks. Energy. Health. Time erodes them all, unless you follow these simple instructions to slow the clock.
Skin cancer can be inherited, studies suggestWant to reduce your risk of skin cancer? Wear sun screen, of course. But two new studies suggest that choosing your relatives carefully could also be helpful.
Just a little exercise can boost body imageWant to feel good about yourself? Just get off the couch and do a little exercise. You don't even have to get real serious, a new study finds.
Does free speech apply to touting Botox?Allergan Inc., the maker of the Botox wrinkle treatment, challenged the government's ban on off-label drug marketing to doctors, saying it violates the company's right to freedom of speech.
Take a one-a-day approach to beautyAre you taking an inside-out approach to beauty? You know that nourishing your mind, body, and spirit enhances your natural glow; what's surprising is that scientists now say it's worth adding supplements to your diet, exercise, and skin routine.
In lust for lashes, few bat an eye at odd risksA pricey prescription drug thickens eyelashes, but it can cause light eyes to turn brown, hairs to pop up in surprising spots and other odd side effects, the FDA warns.
Blindingly white: Teeth bleaching gone too farAs successful and satisfying as bleaching has proved for the millions of Americans looking to instantly boost their confidence, hide their age and/or keep up with the Catherine Zeta-Joneses, some have found it to be, well, a real pain.
Bad acne in teens? Parents may be to blameTeenagers' odds of developing moderate to severe acne may depend largely on whether their parents had the problem, a new study suggests.
In search of youth, women turning to hormonesWomen are willing to risk health complications, maybe even cancer, on the promise they can stay slim and beat back time. And M.D.s are helping them do it.
Tanning junkies soak up new cancer warningthat they now consider tanning beds as dangerous as cigarettes, arsenic and mustard gas. And for once, tanning junkies appear to be listening.
The ABCs of vitamins for more beautiful skinYou may eat your fruits and veggies. You may even pop a multi every day. Yet your skin is still missing out on the value of vitamins.
No sag in plastic surgery, despite economy woesWhile the recession continues, a poll of 1,000 women showed that most women younger than 50 still thought positively of age-camouflaging surgery procedures.
Tiny carp nibble your toes in fishy pedicureReady for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your feet in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
Smog could be toxic for your skinSmog is nasty enough in the atmosphere, but now research suggests that ozone, a key component of smog, stresses out human skin cells.
FDA warns against using some skin sanitizersThe Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Monday not to use skin products made by Clarcon because of high levels of disease-causing bacteria found during a recent inspection.
Sun-related health risks you should know aboutIt's easy to tune out warnings about the sun, but that won't do our skin any favors, according to the latest research.
Tanning addicts still soaking up sunSoaking up rays can seem intoxicating - and that may explain why many otherwise health-conscious women keep getting tan.
'Manscaping' ads building a buzz onlineProcter & Gamble Co.'s Gillette brand is building a buzz with online videos offering men how-to instructions on shaving everything from back hair to lower regions.
Eeeww! Your skin is a giant germ factoryHealthy skin is home to a much wider variety of bacteria than scientists ever knew, says the first big census of our co-inhabitants.
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