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Look Better Naked: Learn about injectable fillers Artefill and Silicone Oil

Editor’s note: This is the last installment of a four-part series on injectable fillers. To read the first part on Juvederm Ultra and Ultra-Plus, click HERE. To read the second part on Restylane and Perlane, click HERE.

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Dr. Susan Love: Are lesbians more at risk for breast cancer?

On Saturday, I am speaking at an event at the San Diego LGBT Community Center called "Lesbians & Breast Cancer: A Town Hall Forum."

Whenever I speak at event specifically for lesbians, this is the first question I am inevitably asked to answer:

Is it true that lesbians are at greater risk of getting breast cancer?

The root of this question dates back to 1993, and a lesbian cancer researcher's hypothesis that lesbians might be two-to-three times more likely to develop breast cancer than heterosexual women.

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Look Better Naked: Learn about injectable fillers Radiesse and Sculptra

Editor’s note: This is the third of a four-part series on injectable fillers. To read the first part on Juvederm Ultra and Ultra-Plus, click HERE. To read the second part on Restylane and Perlane, click HERE.

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Dr. Strober helps San Diegans one smile at a time

Located San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood, Strober Dental features a spa-like environment and state-of-the-art operatories that cater to all of your oral-health and smile-care needs.

Dr. Rod Strober, who prides himself on growing his dentistry with advanced dental techniques and technologies to provide the best care in the dental field, is also one of San Diego’s premiere Invisalign providers. He has performed more than 350 Invisalign procedures.

What is Invisalign?

Last week to participate in "Women's Global Sex Survey"

BLOOMINGTON, IND -- The Center for Sexual Health Promotion at the University of Indiana Bloomington has been churning away at the survey responses to their Women's Global Sex Study for months, and they are just about to wrap it up.

Indiana University Bloomington is one of the leading public research universities in the United States and the flagship campus of Indiana University's eight campuses statewide.

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Look Better Naked: Learn more about injectable fillers Restylane and Perlane

Editor’s note: This is the second of a four-part series on injectable fillers. To read the first part on Juvederm Ultra and Ultra-Plus, click HERE.

Restylane and Perlane, made by Medicis Aesthetics, known also now as Restylane-L and Perlane-L (with lidocaine added), are clear gel formulations of hyaluronic acid.

The difference from Juvederm is the lack of the Hylacross technology, which some studies have shown causes Juvederm to last longer.

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Dr. Susan Love to appear at free "Lesbians and Breast Cancer" forum Jan. 29 at The Center

SAN DIEGO -- Everyone knows someone who has or has had breast cancer.

Many studies have shown that lesbians are at even greater risk for the disease because a large number of them do not go through childbirth. Dr. Susan Love has been in the forefront not only for raising awareness of the disease, but even more specifically in research.

On Saturday, January 29th, the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (DSLRF) will host "Lesbians and Breast Cancer: A Town Hall Forum" at The San Diego LGBT Center.

Look Better Naked: Learn more about Juvederm Ultra and Ultra-Plus

Happy New Year! Whether or not you are ready to admit it, I am sure that “to look better naked” is included on quite a few New Years’ Resolution lists.

As someone who helps people “Look Better Naked” for a living, I can share with you that a new favorite procedure is injectable filler.

In last month’s column, I highlighted this process, and during the month of January I will offer a four-part series on the various types of fillers currently available.

Renown gay heath center in Chicago avoids shut down

CHICAGO -- The financially troubled Howard Brown Health Center will remain open after receiving more than $650,000 in donations during a rigorous 50-day campaign, officials said.

The 36-year-old agency is one of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender health centers and services more than 36,000 people a year from its Chicago-based multi-site operation.

The center accrued roughly $3 million in debt because of past mismanagement, and had to re-pay more than

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What is ovarian cancer, and am I at elevated risk?

Ovarian cancer is not a common form of cancer. However, it can be a lethal one. It accounts for only 4% of all cancers in women, but it’s the fifth leading cause of cancer death.

The ovaries are almond-sized structures that reside deep in the pelvis. They are responsible for producing estrogen and progesterone during a woman’s monthly cycle. Ovaries are susceptible to both benign and malignant (cancerous) tumors, and due to their small structure and location deep in the pelvis, malignant tumors commonly go undetected until they have spread throughout the abdomen.

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