Laser hair removal has come a long way since the first laser for hair removal received FDA clearance in the mid 1990’s. Older generation lasers were slow, very painful and worked only on individuals with very dark hair and very light skin. Today, lasers can work on all skin colors and some lasers are even safe for treating tanned skinned.

Breast augmentation is more popular than ever. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (www.plasticsurgery.org), 254,140 breast augmentation surgeries were performed in 2003. But, the busty look of past decades is 'out' and patients are ‘rediscovering’ that the aesthetic ideal for the female breast is soft, supple, much fuller in the lower than the upper pole, and in proportion to the rest of a woman’s figure.