You may have seen my segment on the Rachael Ray Show Friday where I discussed the new Zerona laser. Does it really work to reduce inches without pain, downtime, needles, or surgery? The answer is yes. In my experience, the majority of patients who have Zerona treatments achieve inch loss. The studies appear to show […]
Set your TiVo’s folks, I’m making my return to the Rachael Ray Show tomorrow (Friday Sept 25th). I’ll talk about four of the newest plastic surgery “breakthroughs.” It’s at the beginning of the show, so don’t tune in too late! Also, you can learn the secret of her Sloppy Dawgs! Link to a teaser for […]
The FDA has issued a warning letter to Allergan, makers of Latisse, claiming that the company has omitted certain risks of the popular eyelash lengthening medication in their advertising. Specifically, the FDA focuses on possible complications including iris pigmentation, hair growth outside the desired area, bacterial eye infection, and allergic reactions. You can find the […]
An interesting article from the Daily Mail describes some recent techniques in treating the “cankles:” You can have Botox injections in the balls of your feet so you can wear high-heels for longer without pain; operations to shorten toes so they look dainty in Louboutins – and now you can have France’s hottest export: cankle […]
Coapt Systems, makers of the Endotine device which I use for browlifts, has recently announced FDA approval for their hyaluronic acid filler Hydrelle. What makes Hydrelle significant is that it is one of the first FDA-approved hyaluronic acid fillers that contains lidocaine, an anesthetic. Therefore, Hydrelle may be less painful to inject. According to the […]
I had a little extra time over the holiday weekend to catch up with some programs on my TiVo. Addicted to Beauty is a reality program on Oxygen that follows the employees at Changes Plastic Surgery and Medspa in La Holla. I’ve actually found the show to be quite entertaining. Although some of their employees […]
Terrible story coming out of Las Vegas. A woman won a free breast augmentation by the doctor of a medspa, the Skin Body Institute. She had the surgery performed under local anesthesia, but then sufferred horrible complications. Some details from ABC 13: – She was awake for the whole procedure, and was crying the entire […]
eTalk, Canada’s number one entertainment news show ran a week of plastic surgery segments last week. Click to view some of their segments: Nip Tuck Botch Jobs Thanks to the folks at eTalk for including me in their program! Thanks for reading.Michigan-based Plastic SurgeonAnthony Youn, M.D.
You may be following the terribly tragic story of the model, Jasmine Fiore, who was recently murdered by the reality TV star Ryan Alexander Jenkins. For those who haven’t heard, Jenkins is accused of murdering the former swimsuit model and stuffing her body into a suitcase. She was later found with her teeth pulled out […]
For anyone in the L.A. area, the plastic surgery-themed documentary Youth Knows No Pain will screen at the ArcLight Cinemas on Wednesday August 19th! Chris Kattan will emcee the post-screening Q & A with director Mitch McCabe, cast members, and the audience. You can buy your tickets in advance here. Check out what is sure […]
