Breast lifts are not fully understood by most patients. Most people understand the goal is to lift the breasts, hence the name of the procedure, but details can get a little sketchy. Do they make the breasts larger? Do they make the breasts smaller? Where are the scars? Will I lose sensation? Since Dr. Yates […]
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Over the past five years or so an interesting phenomenon has become the norm. Women opting for breast augmentation are choosing larger implant sizes than those of just five to 10 years ago. While curvy, voluptuous figures are certainly in the public consciousness these days, there is a question to consider: Is there such a […]
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We all know squats are a tried-and-true exercise to tone and strengthen leg and buttocks muscle and burn fat. The same can be said of crunches for the abdomen. What if you could do 20,000 squats or crunches in a 30-minute session? Good luck with that. But you can with Emsculpt at Dr. Yates’s practice. […]
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In Utah, our summers can get pretty toasty, so we’re happy to get water skiing invitations up to Jordanelle or down to Lake Powell and everywhere in between. But some men turn those invitations down because they don’t want others to see them without a shirt. Most people assume the larger breasts are simply due […]
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When we think of pockets of stubborn fat, most of us have known areas that we can readily point out. The lower abdomen. The flanks. The thighs. But what about what’s going on under your chin? Yes, the dreaded double chin. In most people, their double chin is the result of accumulated fat under their […]
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It doesn’t seem that long ago when supermodels all seemed to strive to look like heroin addicts. Kate Moss was the poster child, looking as if she existed on a daily diet of two rice cakes and a teaspoon of humus. Uh, can you say unhealthy and a dumb body image for younger girls and […]
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While Dr. Yates performs most of his augmentation procedures by making an small incision at the bottom of the breast crease (inframammary) on each breast, some patients wonder about the pros and cons of using the transaxillary method, where implants are placed through incisions made in the armpit.   In this blog, let’s go through what’s […]
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A mommy makeover with Dr. Yates can get rid of the sagging skin, repair separated stomach muscles, and remove the pockets of fat that are the aftermath of having children. A mommy makeover is the combination of usually three procedures into a single surgical session. Dr. Yates usually includes a breast lift (with or without […]
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Fat is good when you’re cooking, as it usually provides the flavor that makes your recipe more like something you’d see on Food Network and less from the Hamburger Helper aisle at Smith’s. But on our figures, fat can be the enemy. It tends to accumulate in some locations, such as the lower abdomen, where […]
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We all have pockets of fat that are completely unwanted in their current locale, such as on the flanks or the lower abdomen. If only you could hire a U-Haul and move the fat to somewhere it was more appreciated, such as the breasts. Now there’s an idea! It’s not just an idea to Dr. […]
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