Dr. Garcia of Las Vegas is the Dr. Phil of Plastic Surgery. A doctor who isn't afraid 'to tell it like it is', he'll let you know what to expect from different surgeries and the latest laser phenoms (Fraxel? He's ho-hum about it).

He must run into his office and update his site between patient visits and tummy tucks, because questions are answered amazingly fast.

If you are considering plastic surgery or any kind of cosmetic treatment - this is a great resource to let you know what to expect - and just as importantly - what not to...

Reading through the Skin Inc. slush pile, I've discovered an article by Rebecca Gadberry (well-known ingredient guru) about the presumed ingredients in Jan Marini's Lash Growth Factor I wrote about here.

The good news is these 'hormone-like compounds' (the formula is being kept under wraps until the patent process is completed) have a very low incidence of irritation - Marini reports only 1/10th of 1% of customers have had any problems.

Also - as hoped - trials are underway to see how this will affect growth on the scalp - so far the results range from nothing to 'remarkable'...

I've been losing several hours a day to this site - and thought it was high time I shared the addiction. Skin Actives let's you create your own skincare products by providing active ingredients direct to the public!

In other words: rather than buying an Alpha Lipoic Acid Cream from the Perricone line for about $100, you can buy ALA from Skin Actives and add it to your own cream (or their base cream) and apply the significant savings to that trip to Italy. Seriously: 12.5 grams of ALA for $8.50...

You need to sift and persist through a maze of info - but it's entirely worth the effort.  They also provide ready-to-use kits for anyone, unlike me, who doesn't want to linger and lose a few hours. Trust me, this is the first ever featured site on theSkintellect – there’s gold in them thar pages (and many other beneficial minerals besides…)