Okay, so multitalented megastar and extremely funny Jim Carrey made the cover, and Dr. P made page 34, but can Jim perform rhinoplasty? The current edition of Valley Magazine (Jan/Feb 2009) has a comprehensive article about Fraxel repair, Marta Waller, and I. Author Ms. Bonnie Steele accurately describes the Fraxel repair skin rejuvenating laser, and includes the experience of popular television journalist Ms. Marta Waller, including before and after photographs. If you would like a copy please either call our office (818) 501-FACE (3223), or e-mail me at drpersky@aol.com. Be well!
Peri Basel, New York City beauty consultant has a great beauty web site/blog that can be subscribed to at www.itsthelatest.com. Her January 18, 2008 blog includes the following about Radiesse filler for aging hands, a procedure that we are offering our patients:
"One of the most age-telling body features is our hands. As we age, our hands lose firmness and plumpness and begin to look bony and fragile....with vein and joint protrusion, thin crepey skin texture and often they've become flecked with brown spots from sun exposure.
Combating the aging hand syndrome takes more than hand cream (though that simple step does make a difference). The latest technology has given us a set of procedures that will have similar effects as those we have been able to accomplish for the face. Radiesse injections immediately re-plump and replenish volume to the back of the hands to provide a supple and youthful appearance instantly. Placed beneath the skin, Radiesse raises the skin level so that tendons, joints and veins lose their prominence. Radiesse provides instant and durable long lasting results. Radiesse.
Because Radiesse provides scaffolding for collagen-building, the body's own collagen interweaving into this structure keeps the skin feeling softly natural and smooth. To see before and afters... http://www.totaldermatology.com/pages/aging-hands.html"
Ever wonder how Hollywood's hottest star's skin looks so great on the red carpet? Sure, many have visited Kate Summerville for her world famous facials and magic potions, or Arnie Klein, MD for a little Botox and filler here and there, but the best kept secret among those showing off their great skin at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this past Sunday is Fraxel repair laser skin rejuvenation. Both young stars as well those (especially those) a "little longer in the tooth", both men and women have reaped the remarkable benefits of Fraxel repair treatment. Fraxel repair Lite was most popular this year because of the one to two day downtime. Who had the treatment? Only their Fraxel repair physician knows for sure. Congratulations to all of the nominees and award winners. See you at the Oscars!
Seth Godin, author of "The Dip", many other books and daily blog has discussed "Beauty" in his blog today. His article is true not only for facial cosmetic surgery, but to all facets of our lifes that we add value to. His article begins, "What's beauty? You know it when you see it, sure, but what is it? It turns out that beauty is an important evolutionary byproduct.
An organism needs to invest energy in being beautiful. You won't see healthy skin on a sick animal, because maintaining a healthy coat is too 'expensive'. A sick peacock isn't as spectacular as a healthy one. Or a genetically damaged chimp isn't going to have as symmetrical a face. As a result, most creatures evolved their definitions of beauty in a mate to match the displays of healthy creatures.
Human beings have adopted this signaling strategy with a vengeance. I know a woman who is going to spend more than $9,000 having her hair styled in 2009 (hey, that's less than $200 a week). Entire industries are based on human beings spending time and money in order to manufacture temporary physical beauty.
Businesses build lobbies that they rarely use, giant atriums with big windows and lots of empty space. It's a waste, it's expensive and it's beautiful. It's beautiful because it's expensive.
Stop for a minute and think about the relationship between expense and beauty.
Do you make something beautiful? It could be the way you write hand written letters or leave a little extra on the product, even if maybe it's not so efficient. Sometimes efficiency is beautiful, but only when it took a lot of extra effort to get there. Ordinary products are almost never beautiful. Austere products might be, but only when real effort is expended to make them that way."
To read the entire article go to http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/01/beauty-as-a-sig.html. You can subscribe to Seth Godin's daily blog.
A study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (January 2009) has found that the use of antidepressant medication prior to surgery may have potentially harmful effects on patients undergoing cosmetic surgical procedures. The study identified a number of harmful, intraoperative risks, ranging from increased bleeding to fatal interactions. It is recommended that patients consult with their prescribing physician, and stop the antidepressants for at least two weeks prior to surgery.
