November, 2016

Ivo Pitanguy died recently at the age of 93 – a mere day after his last public appearance, carrying the Olympic torch through the streets of Rio – and we couldn’t let the moment pass without paying tribute, as he leaves a colossal legacy behind him. He’s best known as the pioneer of the Brazilian...  read more

Worried about your double chin? Wish your cheeks were a bit less chubby? Starting to get a bit jowly, or want to approve the appearance of your neck? It’s a sad fact that as we mature, our face and neck are the first areas people notice when they look for signs of ageing: fortunately, Refresh...  read more

You can’t move on the internet without wading through ‘life hacks’ these days, and while some of them work – or at least are worth sharing on Facebook – a lot of the medical-related ones leave us wincing. Take teeth-whitening hacks, for example: while some of them appear to make sense at first glance, they...  read more