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 […]
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Posted on: Apr 10 2011
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By: editor
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 […]
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Posted on: Apr 8 2011
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By: editor
My next segment of the Rachael Ray Show is scheduled to air this Thursday, March 3rd! I’ll be covering “Dr. Youn’s Plastic Surgery Dos and Don’ts.” We’ll be discussing facelift fads, pot bellies, cellulite, and other fun topics! For a teaser on the Rachael Ray Show website, click here! I hope you enjoy it!
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Posted on: Mar 1 2011
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By: editor
This is the video from my appearance on Good Morning America Health today. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released its statistics for 2010, revealing that cosmetic plastic surgery was up 5% from 2009. Some notable bits: 1. Breast augmentation remains the #1 cosmetic surgery procedure, with nearly 300,000 women undergoing the surgery. 60% […]
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Posted on: Feb 10 2011
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By: editor
So the season finale of E! Entertainment’s Bridalplasty drew over 1 million viewers. Not too shabby! I must admit that I saw the first episode and then never returned. It wasn’t my thing. One of the only shows I regularly watch nowadays is Modern Family. I miss Dr. Robert Rey and Dr. 90210! They should […]
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Posted on: Feb 5 2011
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By: editor
My next segment of the Rachael Ray Show airs this Tuesday, January 11th! We test three mail-order skin treatments that guarantee surgical results in mere minutes! It’ll be Products versus Plastic Surgery! You’ll be surprised at the results… For a teaser of the episode, click here.
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Posted on: Jan 10 2011
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By: editor
This is a recent appearance I made on HLN’s ISSUES with Jane Velez-Mitchell. I join the distinguished panel in discussing the troubled Heidi Montag. Troubled fame junkie or plastic surgery victim? I’d bet on the former. Also, see if you catch Jane Velez-Mitchell revealing what plastic surgery SHE had! Thank you to Jane Velez-Mitchell and […]
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Posted on: Dec 31 2010
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By: editor
In my last post we covered the basics of laser facial rejuvenation. Today we’ll cover the general types of lasers and what they can do for you. 1. Ablative Lasers – The oldest types of facial lasers include the CO2 and erbium lasers. These were widely used in the late 90’s and early 2000’s and, […]
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Posted on: Dec 4 2010
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By: editor
>Last night I was featured in a segment on the local NBC affiliate Channel 4 WDIV in a segment titled Who’s Getting Breast Implants? In the segment we meet a patient of mine and you can even see how we’ve been using the Portrait 3D by Axis Three to help the patients decide what size […]
According to a survey released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, plastic surgery operations were down 17% last year due to the recession. Nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, like Botox, increased by 0.6%, with a total of 10 million surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed last year. For the third year in a row, breast augmentation […]