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Pigmented Lesions Need to Feel Some Laser Energy

If you have any degree of fair skin, it’s likely you have lots of spots wherever the sun has hit your skin. When you were younger you probably even courted the sun. After all, human skin darkens/tans as a protection mechanism against bombardment from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. And we all wanted to be tan. […]

  • Posted on: Jan 15 2020
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Facial Raleigh, NC

Facials Make the Perfect Gift

Forget the sweater. Forget the chip and dip bowl combo. Forget the impersonal gift card for Amazon. Forget the fancy cooking utensil that only Bobby Flay could actually put to use. Want to make your best girlfriend really happy? Give her a facial for Christmas or Hanukah. At Skin & Cosmetic Solutions, we have just […]

  • Posted on: Dec 15 2019
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Winter Is a Great Time to Bid Adieu to Unwanted Hair

Our North Carolina winters are pretty tame compared to those you’ll find in Maine or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but they’re still winter, sort of. Although we’re not breaking out the -25 rated parkas here in Raleigh, we’re not putting on bikinis and heading to the coast either. That makes winter a great time […]

  • Posted on: Nov 15 2019
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Silky, Shapely, Smooth Lips for Your Holiday Parties

Many women aren’t exactly happy with the shape of their lips. Some have a thin upper lip. Some have asymmetrical lips. Others have watched as their lips have thinned with the passing years. Can you hear the cursing of Angelina Jolie and her shapely, full lips? Who says you have to live with the lips […]

  • Posted on: Oct 15 2019
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Getting the Most Out of Liposuction for the Long Haul

The modern American food landscape is filled with landmines if you’re trying to keep a trim physique. Fast food joints dot virtually every corner. Processed foods with a list of chemical additives a mile long hog all the space in most aisles of the grocery store. And entertainment options such as Netflix and video games […]

  • Posted on: Sep 15 2019
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Tumescent Liposuction

Having Liposuction? Here Are Some Tips for an Easy Recovery

Liposuction continues to become more and more popular. Some of this may be due to the American proclivity to eat less than the healthiest of foods. And some of this may be due to the relative ease of recovery from this body sculpting surgery. Since tumescent liposuction is a popular procedure with Dr. Puente here […]

  • Posted on: Aug 15 2019
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Questions You Should Ask Before Your Liposuction Procedure

Liposuction is one of the safest cosmetic procedures. It is truly minimally invasive, usually requiring just a couple of tiny incisions for Dr. Puente to gain access to the targeted fat pockets. It is a very popular procedure, as well, usually coming in second only to breast augmentation in yearly cosmetic procedure statistics in the […]

  • Posted on: Jul 15 2019
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Laser for Wrinkles? What You Need to Know

Even though Botox and fillers are one of the most popular noninvasive ways to get rid of fine lines and wrinkles, we have another method that we may recommend: laser. The unique thing about laser is that it can be used to treat just about anything from vaginal rejuvenation to, you guessed it, wrinkle reduction. […]

  • Posted on: Jun 30 2019
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SculpSure Isn’t for a Museum

No matter what kind of shape you’re in, odds are you have some pockets of unwanted fat here and there. In certain areas, such as the abdomen, fat tends to accumulate and is very difficult to target with exercise. You can remove this fat with liposuction, but you might want to avoid surgery, even minimally […]

  • Posted on: Jun 15 2019
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Give Unwanted Hair a May Date

Spring is many things to many people. In the Midwest, it may be the time to buy a new snowblower after the harsh winter beat up last year’s model. Here in Raleigh, we don’t deal with Nor’easters or 20 feet of snow, but everyone’s still happy when spring rolls around. This spring why not make […]

  • Posted on: May 15 2019
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