Archive for March, 2009
Revision Rhinoplasties – Why Are There So Many?
Monday, March 30th, 2009Last Thursday I performed four nasal surgeries. Two of the four patients each had three previous rhinoplasty surgeries!
So why are we seeing so many redos? My sense and that of other experienced nasal surgeons is that the rate of revision rhinoplasty is too high. There is a small percentage of patients, who in the best [...]
Dissatisfied With Your Cosmetic Surgery
Friday, March 20th, 2009I am often asked by friends and family about “a friend who is unhappy with her cosmetic procedure done elsewhere.” My answer is that the patient should not despair. The patient has options. Most importantly, if the dissatisfaction is early in the post-operative period, most likely the situation will either improve with time or can [...]
Appearance and Job Prospects in a Tough Employment Market
Friday, March 13th, 2009A recent article in one of the major magazines, Marie Claire, was entitled “A Career Lift”. The author did a good job of making a case for why appearance is important and perhaps even more important in tough economic times.
They cited a survey by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in which [...]
Beverly Hills New Eyelash Enhancer Is The Real Deal
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Recently, the FDA approved Latisse ® as a beauty treatment to darken, lengthen and thicken eyelashes. It is interesting to note that this effect was noticed as an unanticipated side effect of treatment with a parent drug for glaucoma.
I am rarely super enthusiastic about cosmetic products because frankly most of them do not work. But [...]
What We Learned From Focus Groups
Friday, March 6th, 2009In the past several months, we invited a cross section of Los Angeles ladies who spent some time with us in a focus group.
As I indicated in my best-selling book, SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC SURGEON, we cosmetic surgeons need to understand the patients’ desires and need to study what they feel is important [...]
Tameka Raymond (Usher’s Wife) Suffers Cosmetic Surgery Cardiac Arrest
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Recently the newspapers were filled with whatever sketchy details were available. What we know is that Tameka Raymond went to Brazil to have liposuction two months after giving birth. Prior to the beginning of the actual surgery, Ms. Raymond suffered a cardiac arrest. She was placed in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital in which [...]