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Facelift Before & After: What To Expect From Your Transformation

At The Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, we understand that deciding to undergo a facelift is a significant step. Seeing is believing, and nothing speaks more to the effectiveness of a facelift than real patient results. Let’s look at some advanced surgical techniques and our patients’ facelift before and after photos to see how you might benefit from this rewarding procedure. Facelift Before and After: Envision the Possibilities Looking at these before and after photos, you’ll notice significant improvements in facial contours, skin tightness, and overall symmetry. The SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system) facelift goes beyond just tightening the skin. This technique lifts … Continue reading »

Should Your Breast Implants Be Placed Under or Over the Chest Wall Muscle?

Dr. Robert Shenker takes us through the process of deciding if a patient’s breast implants should be placed under or over the muscle of their chest wall. Recently, the American Society of Plastic Surgery published the statistics showing the most common and sought-after cosmetic procedures of 2017. As has been the case for many years, the single most common procedure done in North America is breast augmentation, and it’s popular with women in the greater Waterloo and London, Ontario, areas too. It’s favoured because it works, it’s safe, and it makes patients happy! Despite its popularity, breast augmentation is not without … Continue reading »

Can Breast Augmentation Look Natural?

Addressing a common concern about breast augmentation surgery. Breast augmentation is by far the most popular plastic surgery procedure in North America. Unfortunately, its ubiquitousness also means that there are plenty of examples of breast implants that look exaggerated or unnatural. The anxiety over an unnatural-looking or unnatural-feeling breast augmentation outcome prevents many Kitchener-Waterloo, London, and Southern Ontario women from pursuing breast augmentation. This is unfortunate because the procedure can benefit women concerned with underdeveloped breasts, breast asymmetry, volume loss, or other aesthetic breast concerns. What makes breast implants look fake? In some cases, a patient may have implants that … Continue reading »

Winterize your skin.

November already, can you believe it? With much of the year gone, we’re now heavily into the season of harsh weather conditions. By now you’ve likely prepared your vehicle and your home for said conditions, but what about your skin? You’re probably aware that your summer skincare routine doesn’t quite have the same level of effectiveness in the winter. So, what should you do to ‘winterize’ your skin? Moisturize. Moisture is good for your skin all year-round, but the cold weather conditions tend to dry out skin more than warmer months, especially when your skin is forced to adjust from … Continue reading »

Become a ProFractional™ Pro.

ProFractional™ Laser skin resurfacing. Heard of it? If your answer is ‘no’, it’s your lucky day! Let’s talk about what it is, why it’s great and how it can help you look and feel your best. We all age, that’s a given. But how we age differs among all of us. The speed at which our skin loses volume and elasticity and develops lines and wrinkles happens differently for all of us. But why? Other than genetic disposition, the most important contributor to visible skin aging is sun damage. Most of us just didn’t use sun protection they we should … Continue reading »

Meet Our Surgeons

The talented, experienced plastic surgeons at our Kitchener-Waterloo clinic have the advanced training to create exceptional, natural-looking results that meet the individual needs of our patients. The collaborative nature of our practice benefits patients in many ways.

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