Check out the latest in plastic surgery for men, courtesy of Good Morning America Health. Last year over 1.1 million cosmetic procedures were performed in men. Which are some of the most popular? To read about my intense experience with having plastic surgery, click here.
There is an interesting article on MSNBC.com that discusses the recent trend of cosmetic belly button surgeries. More and more people are undergoing umbilicoplasties to turn their ‘outie’ into an ‘innie.’ These surgeries are basically belly button hernia repairs and have been done for years, typically by general surgeons, not plastic surgeons. Here is a […]
Thank you to Fox 2 and Deena Centofanti for this great segment! To purchase “In Stitches,” Dr. Youn’s tell-all about becoming a plastic surgeon, click HERE.
Enjoy this funny video a friend of mine made in honor of In Stitches! The Best Cheesy Pickup Lines Ever! I wish I had tried some of these back when I was single and couldn’t get a date. Maybe I would have gotten somewhere. In Stitches Update: Thank you to everyone who made it out […]
There is a fascinating liposuction study recently reported about in the New York Times. This new study, from the University of Colorado, focused on whether fat removed via liposuction can come back in a different area. From the NY Times: In the study, the researchers randomly assigned nonobese women to have liposuction on their protuberant […]
Thank you to Take Five for having me on the program!
An FDA advisory panel today voted to recommend approval for the use of cosmetic injectable Restylane as a lip enhancer. The FDA still needs to make a final decision, however they typically follow the advisory panel’s recommendations, according to an article on MSNBC.com. This is big news for Restylane manufacturer Medicis, which markets Restylane, its cousin Perlane, and the […]
Thank you to GMA Health for a nice segment!
For those of you who missed it, this is from today’s Fox and Friends. I debated my friend and prominent New York plastic surgeon Dr. Jennifer Walden about whether plastic surgery may be a solution to bullying. In general, I don’t think it is. For more background on this story, click here for yesterday’s post […]
ABC News has recently reported on a seven year old who is planning to have plastic surgery (otoplasty – ear pinback) as a way to prevent bullying. Her mother, an assistant principal at a school in Long Island, believes that plastic surgery could be a solution to her bullying problems. You can read the story here. According […]
