Keeping New Year’s Resolutions can be tricky—only a small percentage of people even make it to February before those good intentions are abandoned. To help you look and feel better in 2023, we are sharing 7 beauty resolutions that are worth keeping this year and what treatments will complement your efforts.

We advise our Richmond plastic surgery patients to take excellent care of their bodies so that they are well-positioned for a healthy healing process after surgery. One thing they don’t expect? The importance of hydration! If you wait until you’re feeling thirsty, you are likely already a bit dehydrated. Here are other, lesser-known signs of dehydration.

For a large majority of women, postpartum hormones cause excessive hair shedding, or telogen effluvium. This is considered normal, but can feel startling and increase stress for new moms getting reacclimated to their body after childbirth while also tending to the demands of a newborn. Here, to help ease your concerns, Dr. Sharline Aboutanos answers some of the most common questions about postpartum hair loss, and discusses medically proven solutions to help with hair recovery.

We are fortunate to call Richmond home, as this city offers a thriving wellness scene, including numerous healers and practitioners focused on restoring and rejuvenating our minds, bodies, and spirits.

If you’d like to invest in your wellness while also supporting our local community, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite health-boosting businesses in the capital area. We’re covering both the well-known, as well as options that are off-beat and might surprise you!

Tiny, candy-colored “skincare fridges” seem to be showing up on everyone’s bathroom counters, but does this mean that you need to keep your products in the refrigerator? If you are like our patients, you have invested in a regimen of science-backed, medical-grade skincare products—so this question is an important one! Below, we explain which products should always be kept at room temperature, as well as which products can (or should) be refrigerated. Pro tip: Your kitchen refrigerator works just as well as a beauty fridge!

Capsular contracture is a common condition experienced after breast augmentation surgery. Surgeons have made great strides in predicting who may be at greater risk for capsular contracture and have implemented the latest surgical techniques and methods to reduce the number of cases, but, despite best efforts to avoid capsular contracture, some patients will still experience this condition. I am dedicating this month’s blog to support women considering breast augmentation in understanding capsular contracture, the associated risks and symptoms, and what steps to take if you are concerned your breasts may be affected.