One question that my patients often ask me is, “How can I tell the difference between belly fat and belly bloat?” This is a pretty simple answer. Belly fat is something that doesn’t really change during the day. Fat doesn’t contract and expand much (with the exception of gaining a little water weight when eating […]
Technology is ruining our sleep. Our exposures to blue light, WiFi, 4G, radio waves, and dirty electricity can result in major sleep disturbances in ourselves and our children. With all this technology, is it no wonder that we are more stressed and less rested than ever before? Here are some simple tips to help reduce […]
Have you heard of the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD)? It’s currently all the rage in holistic health circles. Scientific studies have shown that fasting can result in major anti-aging benefits by promoting autophagy. Autophagy is the process where damaged cell components are replaced with newly generated, functional ones from activated stem cells. It’s like an old […]
What is the best injectable filler? This is a question I’m asked nearly every day. The answer is: It’s not that simple. Twenty years ago we had one injectable filler: collagen. Today we have a plethora of fillers, all with their own specific properties that make each one great for a certain part of the […]
If your life has been touched by birth control you need to hear this. There’s an emerging problem facing women globally when they stop taking hormonal birth control. This epidemic causes major challenges for women’s hormones including hair loss, weight gain, mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, libido loss, cystic acne, and digestive disorders. Even worse — […]
Looking younger can be expensive. I get it. Botox and fillers can cost $500 or more per session. Laser treatments can cost in the several thousands of dollars. And surgery is much more. So what is the most cost-effective, in-office treatment that actually works to turn back aging? Microneedling. Simply put, this treatment uses a […]
Most men aren’t great at taking care of themselves. They like their status quo, even if it’s not good for their health and wellness. So with this in mind, I’ve compiled some simple health promoting tips for men which should be pretty easy for them to do: 1. Eat REAL food, not factory food – Many of […]
Now that summer is definitely over (so sad!), it’s time for us to change our skin care routines. Here are a few tips on what you should do now that the weather is getting cooler: 1. Exfoliate your skin – As the weather cools, the humidity in the air lessens and our skin gets drier. Get rid […]
I’ve noticed a sharp uptick in the number of teens and young women calling and coming in to the office for consultations and treatments. As a general rule, at YPS we don’t see anyone under 18 for cosmetic procedures. But not all plastic surgeons agree with my policies. According to the Aesthetic Society, last year […]
Over the past several years, I’ve become friends with some of the top holistic health and beauty experts in the country. Many of these experts have been guests on my podcast, The Holistic Plastic Surgery Show, the most downloaded plastic surgery podcast in the country. At the end of each information-packed episode, I ask my guest […]
