The BOTOX® Brow Lift Revisited
The understanding of how BOTOX ® Cosmetic and other neurotoxins selectively weaken some muscles while allowing other muscles to function more strongly is something that I lectured about extensively back at the turn of this century. I called it differential pull.1,2 This concept, where a weakened portion of the muscle strengthens other portions and allows […]
Branded Lifts….Explained
5 Minute Read: Many patients come into the office for a consultation knowing exactly what they want, as they have prepared themselves by extensive online research. Their knowledge is reinforced by watching channels on YouTube and by reading Instagram posts of some of the best reputed surgeons in the country, and certainly those with large […]
Facial Fat Transfer: The Ultimate Guide to Facial Liposculpture
In the more than 25 years I have been in practice, I have watched fat grafting (liposculpture) go from being something that everyone said didn’t work to being almost a staple in aesthetic surgery. In my practice, 99 percent of patients that undergo surgery such as blepharoplasty, brow lift, midface lift, and face lift undergo […]
10 Signs of Bad Cosmetic Surgery
You’ve all seen it—a random stranger in a restaurant that you look at, no you stare at, thinking that something is not quite right. Yesterday evening I got a text message from one of my patients who is about to undergo cosmetic surgery that had an out-of-focus picture of a couple at an outdoor table […]
Will Vitamins Help Your Plastic Surgery Recovery?
2 Minute Read: In this month’s (August, 2020) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, there are evidence-based recommendations for what nutraceuticals and nutritional supplements you should take around the time of your plastic surgery. Studies have shown that not taking these may result in poor healing, and/or that taking them can speed healing. Many of these […]
ARE THERE IMMUNE HACKS THAT MIGHT PROTECT AGAINST THE VIRUS?
These are the recommendations I am giving to my family and friends. Some of this is common knowledge—and common sense. Some of it is controversial, particularly my neutraceutical recommendations. Follow CDC guidelines.1. Obviously. Meticulous handwashing (soap is better than hand sanitizer!). Viruses hate soap! Don’t touch your face, and avoid crowds and maintain social distancing […]
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