OK, so you were kind of into The Matrix trilogy back at the turn of the new century, so Morpheus to you is the Lawrence Fishburne character leading the fight against the Machines. Your skin says it’s time to move on; that was 20 years ago, after all. Your skin is more interested in Morpheus8, […]
Not Neo and Morpheus. Morpheus8 and Better Skin. Read More »
CoolSculpting® has long been one of Dr. Kearney’s most popular non-surgical procedures at our La Jolla offices. And what’s not to love? CoolSculpting® freezes and the body then eliminates 20-23% of the fat in the treated areas. This revolutionary body-sculpting treatment is having its 10th anniversary — the FDA approved CoolSculpting® in September 2010 for
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If you’ve been losing your hair due to the effects of male (or female) pattern baldness, you know you’re not alone. But that doesn’t make it any easier to see more and more hair in the brush or comb every morning. But hair loss remedies have been borderline comical. Spray-on hair. Really? Rogaine. Can we
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Our bodies have some leftovers from our prehistoric past. Your tailbone is one of those; wisdom teeth are another. Even our appendix has little use to our modern iteration. Our ability to store fat is really a throwback to caveman days when we weren’t sure exactly when the next meal would be available. Our bodies
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In a couple of recent blogs we’ve discussed the new NeoGraft hair transplantation system that Dr. Kearney has added to his practice. In case you missed those, NeoGraft uses the follicular unit extraction (FUE) method of hair transplantation. It takes individual hair follicles from the back of the scalp and transplants them one by one
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When patients begin to consider having breast augmentation with Dr. Kearney, they think of where their incisions will be. Most people assume the incisions needed to insert the implants are made along the breast crease at the bottom of the breasts, and that is a popular location. One of the drawbacks to having implants placed
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When you begin to notice your hair is thinning, it can be a helpless feeling. You look at your comb or brush or at the drain in the shower and there seems to be more and more hair. You’ve heard about hair transplantation but it sounds really painful and it leaves an ugly scar across
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In recent blogs on Dr. Kearney’s site we’ve discussed the various decisions a patient will need to make should she choose to have breast augmentation. Of course, one of the first decisions will be the implant type, and there is a relatively new option that, while technically silicone, is different enough to merit its own
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Rhinoplasty is a complicated, delicate surgical procedure. That may explain why Dr. Kearney sees many patients who have had nose surgery elsewhere, but the surgery either was flawed in its execution or the patient simply wasn’t satisfied with his or her results. Now it’s up to Dr. Kearney to put his surgical expertise to work
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The first recorded nose-enhancement surgery can be traced back to ancient times in Egypt and India. Fast forward to 2019, nose surgery, clinically known as rhinoplasty, is one of the most frequently performed cosmetic surgeries. Some patients want to aesthetically improve the appearance of their nose while others want to correct deformities brought about an
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