The argument whether Zerona works or not based on science and medical research is a joke! Laser experts from around the world agree that the 635nm laser (that same red laser that reads bar codes in your super market check out line) cannot penetrate through the skin to cause the “holes” in the fat cells […]
Sculptra popularity among facial plastic surgeons is rapidly growing. Many patients in their 40’s, 50’s, and even some in their 60’s are able to rejuvenate their face and jawline with Sculptra injections, where in the recent past surgery was the only answer. Sculptra is also becoming a very popular choice in younger patients who are experiencing […]
When it comes to looking your best, Comedian Billy Crystal said it best back in his days Saturday Night Live days in his video, “You Look Marvelous”: You know, my father used to say to me, ” ‘Nando, don’t be a schnook. It’s not how you feel, it’s how. You. Look!” He was mahvelous! But […]
What if there was a way to target localized fat deposits that are resistant to diet and exercise with a quick, easy, safe, and effective non-invasive treatment? Thanks to the great minds of physicians at Mass General Hospital (Harvard Medical School’s Hospital), a revolutionizing new technology named Coolsculpting by Zeltiq is available to decrease targeted […]
Who wants to live to 100? Everyone who is 99 (and healthy)! Israeli physician Nir Barzilai and his staff at the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have asked hundreds of centenarians hundreds of questions about their nutrition, living conditions and habits, alcohol/tobacco/drug consumption, sleep, exercise/activity, education, […]
George Clooney recently donned a prosthetic nose, making his nose appear larger, while on a charity telethon with Jon Stewart for Autism. Many of my patients have commented that it is amazing how much of a difference a nose can make in a persons looks, even Mr. Clooney’s. In Mr. Clooney’s nose “prosthesis case”, removing the slight dorsal […]
“Modern Family” actress Sofia Vergara, 38, sums up the unnatural appearance of many of today’s women who have the body of a 20 year old, but have failed to maintain natural volume in their face. I have found that when properly used, injectable Sculptra is the answer to a natural facial appearance. In today’s Orange […]
Ouch! Here we go again. Just when it finally looked like the damage done to the plastic surgery profession by make-over shows had passed, it looks like the plastic surgeons of the once popular “make-over” show, “The Swan” are alive and well in Beverly Hills, and treating “The Housewives of Beverly Hills”. Leonardo da Vinci is […]
The Wall Street Journal (10/12/10) carried an article by Laura Landro, an excellent writer and patient advocate (“The Informed Patient” ), entitled “Wrinkle Erasing for Starters”. The article describes the “widening array of minimally invasive treatments…making facial work more accessible to many people, and becoming part of their regular upkeep.” Facial filler injections, laser skin rejuvenation […]