For his surgical procedures, Dr. Barrera uses a combination of IV sedation and local anesthesia. Patients often have misconceptions about this, so let’s get into this a bit for this cool January blog of the new year. Why IV sedation? Whereas many surgeons opt to have patients under general anesthesia during their surgeries, Dr. Barrera […]
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Living in sunny Houston, we’ve all had our share of sun exposure. And now we have the sun spots to show for it! Otherwise, your skin may have some acne scarring, hyperpigmentation, even rosacea, and you wonder what you can do to improve it. At Dr. Barrera’s we would advise you to get “intense” with
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In December’s first blog, we addressed the reasons you’re seeing more and more hair in the shower drain every morning. From male pattern hair loss in men to alopecia areata in women, there are many different causes behind hair loss. And exactly none of them are welcome changes in your life. That’s why Dr. Barrera
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If you’re suffering from male or female pattern baldness, every morning can be scary when looking at the drain after your shower. We all shed around 100 hairs every day from our scalp. With normal hair growth these are replaced by a similar amount of new hair produced from follicles in the growth phase of
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This should be a welcome holiday season with that stubborn virus mostly in the rear-view mirror. And a holiday season isn’t a holiday season without lots of parties, hanging with friends, and general social merriment! So, as we move past the food coma of Thanksgiving and into prime party season in Houston, maybe you should
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At Dr. Barrera’s, first and foremost, we want our patients to be comfortable with the decisions they are making about their bodies and potential cosmetic surgery. Sometimes patients have mixed feelings about silicone breast implants because they can rupture without the woman knowing, a phenomenon known as “silent rupture.” In most cases, they will only
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Rhinoplasty is often credited with being the original plastic surgery. It has been around since ancient Egyptian times, around 3,000 B.C. Back then a common punishment for criminals committing theft was rhinectomy. You guessed it — having their nose removed. As you would imagine, enterprising doctors saw a need for reconstructing noses in response to
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As we’re coming into the entertaining season here in Houston, it’s a great time to come see us at Dr. Barrera’s to have us add some volume to areas across your face with the Restylane® line of dermal fillers. Restylane has continued to expand the line, targeting new areas of the face and lips. Dr.
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The eyes have it. While this is a take on the usual “ayes have it” from parliamentary procedure, when it comes to the face the eyes do have it. When asked, most people say the eyes are the first thing they notice when looking at another person, particularly for the first time. Unfortunately, the skin
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These days, there are many people who just get way too intense. Whether it’s about politics or whatever else they want to blather on about, they get too close when they’re talking to you. They get overly excited when pushing their viewpoint on you. Just too intense to be around very much. But there is
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