“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful”—Mae West I just returned from the SkinMedica Educational Summit. SkinMedica skin care products are based on the science of beautiful skin. SkinMedica founder Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick’s mission for the company was to create products that gave his patients the best possible outcomes. When he insisted on […]
“If perfect is what you’re searching for Then just stay the same So don’t even bother asking If you look okay You know I say When I see your face There’s not a thing that I would change Cause you’re amazing Just the way you are And when you smile, The whole world stops and […]
“…to the sole end that my beauty may soften thee; for the tears of beauty in distress turn rocks into cotton and tigers into ewes.” Cervantes, “Don Quixote” Classic literature often describes beauty in timeless accounts that facial plastic surgeons should be aware of, and embrace. The above quote from Cervantes’ classic “Don Quixote” is as […]
I was privileged to attend the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery’s recent biennial meeting in Chicago, “Advances in Rhinoplasty 2011”. Course directors Minas Constantinides, MD (NY, NY), Stephen S. Park, MD (Charlottesville, VA), and Stephen W. Perkins, MD (Indianapolis, IN) deserve to be commended on bringing together a highly qualified and diverse […]
While getting a little Botox this morning, an intelligent, entertaining, and beautiful patient was complimented on her eyes and eyelashes by my nurse. Our patient responded, “Latisse is life changing! Everyday I receive compliments on my eyes and eyelashes. It is fantastic! I love it!” Allergan, I don’t know if you are looking for another […]
I attended our high school reunion recently. Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, CA. One of my female classmates (whom I had not seen or heard from in 40 years), who now “works with children” shared with my wife and I,in a degrading fashion, that in elementary school I was “such a little boy” and that I probably still was. […]
It can be seen in any stationary spinning class in the world. Most of us have experienced it when we sit down in our jeans. It may even rear it’s ugly head during shoulder stand in yoga class. We join health clubs, gyms, go on diets, and eat healthy to try to get rid of […]
Anthony Youn, MD, FACS board certified Detroit, Michigan plastic surgeon has just released his memoir of medical school, internship, and residency training. I highly recommend “In Stitches”. For those of you who enjoy hearing about what a plastic surgeon goes through from first inspiration to current practice, Dr. Youn’s book will be a page turner with a […]
“…he carries his nose above a punchinello ruff, a nose that…Ah, gentlemen, what a nose! Those who see it pass by can’t help exclaiming, “No, it can’t be true!” Then they smile and say, “He’ll soon take it off.” But Monsieur de Bergerac never takes it off….He keeps it on—and runs his sword through anyone […]
