Visage Clinic: Dr. Marc DuPéré
101-133 Hazelton Avenue
Toronto, ON M5R 0A6
Phone: (416) 929-9800
Fax: (416) 368-3113
Toll Free: 1 (855) 8 VISAGE
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
1. What is a chin implant made out of? Dr. D.: Most implants used in Canada are made of very soft pliable but solid medical-grade biocompatible silicone material (a material used in medicine for well over 50 years!), same silicone material used in pectoral, buttock, hip and calf implants. Newer chin silicone implants also come …
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Dr Marc DuPéré, aesthetic plastic surgeon, answers your questions about how chin implants can adjust the early signs of facial aging. How does a chin implant correct the early stages of aging in the neck? “Most people understand that a chin implant at my Toronto practice will help in correcting 'small' or 'retruded' chins, yet few …
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DO NOT GAMBLE WITH YOUR FACE. You may have seen and/or read year after year about patients ending up in the ER with black (necrosed) nose, lips, or forehead, and it happened again a few months ago in Toronto. Often the story is one that involves a basement or a condo on a weekend, where …
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I feel compelled to write this blog to demystify liposuction, a popular Toronto procedure, and more importantly, to stress that liposuction is a serious procedure that commands safety and artistry. Many believe liposuction is a simple procedure—small incisions, aspirating fat, close the incisions. And because of that, many will be guided perhaps by cost only and …
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At Visage clinic, we offer a variety of laser treatments to address the concerns of our clients and one very popular request is permanent hair removal. On this blog, I will be answering the most frequently asked questions about laser hair removal treatments. What is laser hair removal? Laser hair removal is a method of …
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Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to breast augmentation here in Toronto—especially when it’s taken to the extreme. There are a few reasons why a plastic surgeon may say no to oversized implants, all of which are for your benefit. A trustworthy, honest surgeon is your main defense against extreme, unnatural-looking breast augmentation results. …
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Most people associate plastic surgery with bigger procedures such as tummy tuck, facelift, and liposuction. But we receive many requests for smaller, less-talked about procedures such as earlobe and other piercing repair in our Toronto VISAGE Clinic. As with tattoos and ear gauging (which I also repair), piercings come as trends and “phases” in one’s life. One might be …
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A rising topic around the subject of the tummy tuck here in Toronto is the c-tuck, a procedure in which a surgeon tightens skin on the abdomen at the end of a c-section delivery. While this procedure seems convenient, there are several reasons why the scenario is not ideal nor recommended or approved in Canada. …
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BIA-ALCL (Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma) is a relatively new condition that recently came up in the news and over social media. It is also relatively new to plastic surgeons. I want to emphasize this for women considering breast augmentation with implants at my Toronto plastic surgery practice: BIA-ALCL affects ONLY TEXTURED implants. Smooth silicone …
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Slowly but surely, more and more research is being done on lipedema, a condition I treat with a specialized liposuction technique at my plastic surgery practice in Toronto. This condition affects many hundreds of thousands of individuals, most often ladies. Lipedema is most commonly manifested by an exaggerated amount of excess fat in the lower …
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