Archive for December, 2009
Beverly Hills Nose Job Problems
Thursday, December 31st, 2009 “My Friends All Have Trouble Breathing After Their Nose Jobs”
– patient consulting for nasal cosmetic plastic surgery
This is a very important statement. If a prospective patient believes that the majority of patients who have cosmetic nasal surgery are likely to wind up with breathing problems, then our specialty has a problem.
Difficulty breathing after rhinoplasty [...]
Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgery, Not Like Dropping-In For a Haircut
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Having Cosmetic Surgery is Not Like Dropping-In For a Haircut
Today our patient correspondent and consultant, mentioned a conversation with a patient from Europe. The patient was coming to us to have nose surgery done and seemed a bit put off when told that it was necessary to make all the arrangements ahead of time. Ideally, the [...]
Hazards of Over-the-Counter Medications
Monday, December 21st, 2009Alexa Joel, Daughter of Billy Joel, And the Hazards of Over-the-Counter Medications
We are pleased to hear that Alexa Joel recovered from the overdose of over-the-counter mediations that she took. These episodes should act as a wakeup call to patients who are considering cosmetic surgery. The point is that one must understand that even over-the-counter medications [...]
Cocaine and Rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Cocaine and Rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills
Unfortunately, cocaine use is still with us. There are significant consequences to cocaine abuse. The worst complication is its effect on the heart and blood vessels which causes high blood pressure that can possibly lead to a stroke – or even death.
With respect to nose surgery in Beverly Hills, patients [...]
Taxing Plastic Surgery In Beverly Hills
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Taxing American-Based Cosmetic Surgery
Here’s why the proposed 5% surtax on cosmetic plastic surgery is an insult to any thinking American.
Consider a cosmetic plastic surgery practice a business – which it is.
Each doctor’s practice/business starts from zero. To build a practice, we doctors first invest in ourselves by pursuing long and arduous training and education. Up [...]
Beverly Hills Rhinoplasty Surgeon
Friday, December 4th, 2009The Right Beverly Hills Nose for the Right Face
Recently I read of a research study that evaluated prospective patient satisfaction with a variety of computer imaged noses that were presented to them.
Various positions of the bridge, among other things, were presented, and the conclusion was that there are certain ethnic and nationality predications for certain [...]