Posted December 07, 2011
Many celebrity web sites have postulated whether the incredibly talented Lady Gaga has had a rhinoplasty or not (see photos below). That is not where I am going with this short vignette. A few weeks ago at the end of a rhinoplasty I realized that the patient had a “Lady Gaga Rhinoplasty”. Pre-operatively the patient’s […]
Read MorePosted September 06, 2011
More than 70% of women wish to have plastic surgery, and more than 50% plan to have aesthetic surgery in the near future according to a recent survey by More! magazine. For those of you not familiar with More!, it is not only one of my wife’s favorites, but is an excellent magazine that targets […]
Read MorePosted March 28, 2011
“Amber: Ms. Stoeger, my plastic surgeon doesn’t want me doing any activity where balls fly at my nose. Dionne: Well, there goes your social life.” From Cher’s (one of plastic surgery’s Queens) 1995 movie “Clueless” Injection Trauma…Dana Delany had an injection mishap when her dermatologist traumatized a nerve over her right eye causing permanent weakness. This […]
Read MorePosted March 28, 2011
Continuing our review of celebrity plastic surgery “gone wild” that has caused regrets from the patients. This is presented to educate those considering plastic surgical procedures on the importance of taking the time and effort to chose your plastic surgeon most carefully. Especially your facial plastic surgeon, as a poor result cannot be covered by […]
Read MorePosted March 27, 2011
I am often asked, “Doc, do celebrities get better plastic surgery because they can afford to pay more?” I usually give a two word answer, “Michael Jackson.” Cost is not necessarily a guarantee of excellence. Conversely, paying less for surgery, fillers, Botox, or laser rejuvenation can result in poor results. “Why do so many people who have […]
Read MorePosted February 21, 2011
“If anyone invents a ray gun that undoes every face job in Beverly Hills, I want to be around when whoever pulls the trigger” Cameron Diaz, an advocate of staying au naturel What with awards season upon us, tis the time of the year when Hollywood’s A, B, and even C Lister’s are getting tuned up for […]
Read MorePosted February 15, 2011
Around my office this week, the talk among my patients has been about Suzanne Somers face, and that talk has been “What did Suzanne Somers do?” From the looks of it, it appears that she has had a great deal of volume placed into her face (perhaps it is still very swollen). The most likely procedure […]
Read MorePosted February 09, 2011
A few years ago I listed Audrey Hepburn’s list of beauty tips. It was actually one of her favorite essays to quote in public, and whenever she did, she always carefully gave credit to it’s author, humorist Sam Levenson. Sam Levenson also said that “Insanity is hereditary–you can get it from your children!” Here is Ms. […]
Read MorePosted November 25, 2010
On this Thanksgiving, I wish good health and happiness to all, and an additional message to Darlene Montag, the mother of Heidi Montag. Darlene, you should be very proud of your daughter. Heidi’s sincere words of wisdom about her plastic surgery experience (learned the hard way by America’s first darling of reality TV) on ABC’s “Celebrity […]
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