Gravity is a tireless worker, never taking a day off, never calling in sick, and always pulling our tissues and muscles downward. Gravity is particularly tough on the breasts, especially if you add in changing breast size due to pregnancy or from weight gain and loss. If this sounds like what you’ve been noticing with […]
A patient may have beaten breast cancer, but the loss of one or both breasts can leave her feeling incomplete or flawed. Reconstruction of the breast or breasts by Dr. Barrera can make the patient feel whole again, which is a huge step forward in moving on with life. With over 30 years of private
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No one likes to see more and more hair on your comb or brush in the morning. While men usually have areas that become fully bald, women tend to suffer from universal thinning hair that starts along the part line. Dr. Barrera has been helping patients with hair loss for over two decades. The latest
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If you’re over 35 or 40, just about everyone has at least some degree of a stomach pooch. If you’re a mom and have had a couple children, it’s almost a certainty. Same is true if you’ve gained and then lost a good deal of weight. The skin and underlying muscles have been stretched to
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Having a child is, obviously, the focal point of a woman’s life. But who said it had to wreak havoc on her body, as well? The localized weight gain and subsequent loss, the changes in breast size and volume from pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the extreme hormonal changes can leave a woman with fatty, sagging,
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Even in Houston we have a winter of sorts, where our swimsuits and summer outfits go for a short vacation in our dressers. That’s why winter is a great time for a variety of cosmetic procedures with Dr. Barrera. One of those is liposuction. If want to address those stubborn pockets of fat that don’t
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Our eyes are the first thing people see when they meet us for the first time. It’s too bad what they’re telling that new acquaintance is that we’re maybe older than our actual years. Our eyes feature some of the thinnest skin on the entire human body, and they are exposed all the time to
Sagging skin is as much a part of getting older as needing reading glasses. Ugh. For some people, this can be especially true of their upper arms. Thanks to our toasty Texas weather most of the year, we wear lots of sleeveless blouses and sundresses. But sagging, loose skin — whether it’s because the person
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Whether your nose surgery was for cosmetic or functional reasons, the goal is to recover as soon as possible without complications. Dr. Barrera knows that a successful recovery is a critical component of your overall rhinoplasty experience. Patients want to see their final results as soon as possible, but patience is a virtue with recovery
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Platelets are the workhorses of the body’s healing response after being wounded. We all know about their clotting ability, enabling the wound to close and begin to heal. But there is far more power in our platelets beyond simply clotting — they also contain seven powerful growth factors that are critical for skin repair and
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