No More Double Chins

Brought to you by Lowcountry Plastic Surgery The Shot That Could Dissolve Double Chins! The Food and Drug Administration today approved a new drug that promises to get rid of double chins without surgery.The drug is called KYBELLA™, and it is an injectable substance that dissolves fat under the chin. Options at the moment have […]

Is Butter Getting Better?

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Even outside of the kitchen, butter has become so popular in America that many local, county and statewide festivals host butter-sculpting competitions, where winners can claim huge prizes for their works of art or simply carry on local traditions. For instance, artists have been carving the legendary “butter cow” for more than 100 years at […]

Hospice Care: Peaceful Surroundings

Virginia DeWitt lived a good long life. She raised five children. She loved cooking, gardening and creating art. In her later years, the tables turned, and, instead of caring for her children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren, she needed care herself. As her health declined, it became more difficult for her to live alone. Eventually, one […]

HIV & AIDS in the Lowcountry

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Much has changed since HIV and AIDS emerged in the United States in the 1970s. But decades later, a stigma remains concerning these deadly diseases, especially in the Lowcountry. Though HIV – a virus that attacks the human body’s immune system – and AIDS – which lowers a person’s ability to fight other diseases and […]

The Heart of the Matter: Caring for Your Heart

“It’s the big one, Elizabeth!” It was the running joke on the old sitcom “Sanford and Son.” Redd Foxx would clutch his chest as though he was having a heart attack. In the show, it was comic relief. In real life, heart disease can be deadly. Cardiovascular disease can occur at any stage of life […]

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