Dermal Fillers It seems like every day there are new products for facial rejuvenation. These products such as the dermal fillers, can rejuvenate the face or augment areas of the face to amplify beauty. Most of these products are temporary.…
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Injectables That Reverse Aging
3 Injectables to Restore Youth Injectables come in the form of products that reduce wrinkling and those that add volume. This article discusses 3 injectables that are commonly used and why plastic surgeons use them. But in short, because wrinkles…
Youthful Jawline in 15 minutes
Erasing Jowls with Fillers Jowls may be “in” for canines, but not humans. As we age, the jawline loses its straight, youthful lines as fat from the face descends. The skin loosens. Volume loss kicks in. Jowls, the droopy area…
End of the Beauty Recession?
End of the Beauty Recession? In Beverly Hills, where beauty and vanity are the rule, plastic surgery for many is not just a luxury, but a necessity. Even as the Dow dipped to multi-year lows in 2011, men and women…
Chipmunk Cheeks and Buccal Lipectomy
I saw a woman today in my Beverly Hills office who wanted to get rid of her chipmunk cheeks (as she called it) which led to a discussion about buccal lipectomy. Buccal lipectomy refers to removing fat in the cheeks…
Umbilical Hernia
The short on umbilical hernias Today was a fun day to be a plastic surgeon despite having to travel in the rain to the hospital. A rare event to say the least in sunny Los Angeles. The best part of…
How to Fool Your Friends After Plastic Surgery
Outside of Beverly Hills, many people feel uncomfortable about friends and family knowing about one’s desires for facial rejuvenation or breast enhancement. While walking on Rodeo Drive with a splint on a nose indicative of a recent rhinoplasty is somewhat…
Wrinkles Aren’t The Enemy
Today I saw a fifty year old woman in the office who wanted me to make all of her wrinkles disappear. For your edification, wrinkles are called rhytids in the plastic surgery world, but I digress. She was upset because…
Features of Beautiful Lips
We know beautiful lips when we see them. They are often full and pouty, but is that all that is necessary to qualify them into the ranks of sexy? This article will briefly discuss some of the components we routinely…