Posted July 27, 2010
Art Linkletter’s classic 50’s television show “Home Party” always ended with Art interviewing young children in the segment “Kids Say the Darndest Things”. Having participated in answering facial plastic surgery questions on line for the past few years, I must say that some of our patients ask the “darndest things”! I have decided to share […]
Read MorePosted July 25, 2010
“What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul” -Jesus When evaluating new and exciting medical technologies and advances it is essential that we use good science as well as common sense in our evaluations. Unfortunately many highly touted technologies are just that, hype and company generated promotion […]
Read MorePosted July 21, 2010
Hi friends. It has been a while since I last wrote; hope that your summer is going along well. We traveled to Italy, visiting the Vatican and Michaelango’s Sistine Chapel, Bernini’s sculptures, and Da Vinci’s masterpieces. Michelangelo’s David (1504) in the Uffizi Museum, wow! Wonder what these great masters would be doing if they were […]
Read MorePosted July 21, 2010
Ever wonder what you might look like when you are older, or more importantly what your prospective mate may look like when they are 64? The Beatles weren’t the only ones to ponder that question. Well, a website called Make Me Old (http://www.makeold.com) will do the aging for you. What is striking is the loss […]
Read MorePosted June 22, 2010
The study of youthful, beautiful faces reveals two common findings. A youthful face has adequate volume or fullness, and secondly, the skin appears flawless and well hydrated. With aging, we lose volume from our faces through the loss of fat, bone, and muscle. The skin ages due to loss of underlying support as well as […]
Read MorePosted May 31, 2010
Sculptra Aesthetic is FDA approved to treat nasolabial folds (smile lines from the nose to the corner of the lip). Off-label use of Sculptra includes filling hollows in the temple area, building up the upper lateral eyebrow which in turn gives more show to the upper lateral eyelid, adding volume to cheeks and cheek bones, […]
Read MorePosted May 25, 2010
Now there is a more comfortable solution for patients who are hesitant to start or maintain their facial filler injection treatments because of perceived discomfort during injection. Both Juvederm-XC as well as Restylane-L and Perlane-L have “numbing” medicine (lidocaine) mixed in with their product. This results is much less discomfort. Patients are noting a much […]
Read MorePosted May 05, 2010
Many of my patients, and many more of you out here in internet-land have asked me what my thoughts are regarding Zerona laser treatments. For the past year I have researched Zerona technology (since it came to market). I remember first seeing advertisements for Zerona at The Aesthetic Show in Las Vegas, July 2009. The […]
Read MorePosted April 28, 2010
Plastic surgeons are frequently asked what they think about 23 year old Heidi Montag’s multiple cosmetic surgeries performed last winter by Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Garth Fisher. The best answer to that question was this weeks episode of the reality TV show that launched Heidi to “reality fame”, “The Hills” (April 27,2010; http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-hills-season-6-ep-1-put-on-a-happy-face/1637514/playlist.jhtml ) Dr […]
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