Body

Written by Nina Melendez for Charlotte’s Book: an online resource dedicated to aesthetic health + wellness.

You’ve heard of waist training: Read more

You’re invited to a wedding, and it’s July, and the forecast is steaming hot. It’s a semi-formal outdoor affair, and you’d like to wear that gorgeous loose silk dress, but it’s backless and you’ve got two fading butterflies book-ending a random chinese phrase on your shoulder blade. Read more

Living in the digital age means dealing with a whole host of technology-related pains that didn’t exist in previous generations. In the past, we’ve covered how social media could actually cause you to get more plastic surgery. Read more

Have you noticed a perkier than usual Red Carpet this year? You might be seeing the rise of a new trend in breast enhancement: the Botox boob job. Read more

This post was originally written by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Dara Liotta for Travel Beauty.

Believe it or not, facial plastic surgery, like fashion, is subject to trends. Read more

It sounds like a dream. Lounge during your lunch break and watch a movie while reducing fat in your problem areas for good. CoolSculpting has made this fantasy a reality for many. Read more

While there’s an arsenal of cosmetic procedures to address skin laxity, when it comes to addressing the dreaded turkey neck, short of getting a mini facelift, there are no quick in-office fixes—until now. Read more

In recent news: New York stock analysts are too busy crunching figures to bust out a sit-up, or a few. But, luckily, they don’t have to. Read more

By now, most people are aware of the aesthetic wrinkle-reducing benefits of Botox, but it is also starting to be used to treat a wide variety of other conditions. Read more

Renowned dermatologist and skincare product extraordinaire, Dr. Dennis Gross is the first of Charlotte’s Book Premier Providers to feature the new, noninvasive body-slimming machine that has us all eager to know more.  Read more

Google Glasses are one of those defining technological advances that makes you realize the future is now. As if we weren’t already impressed by the routine tasks that these high-tech specs can help you with when your hands are otherwise occupied, such as getting directions while driving, tracking a workout while running or reading a recipe while cooking, here’s a new, and way more extraordinary, use. Read more