Dr. Youn Interview on Make Me Heal Website

The folks at Make Me Heal have been kind enough to interview me for their Plastic Surgery News website. In it they ask about my thoughts on various celebrities including Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Tara Reid, and more. There are other interviews with other prominent plastic surgeons on their site as well, including Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, Dr. Garth Fisher, and Dr. Robert Kotler. I'm with some very good company.
Click here for my interview. Thank you to Make Me Heal.com for the attention!

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Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Vanessa Williams Comes Clean About Botox

Here is a recent quote from Vanessa Williams from Starpulse.com:

"I did it after I turned 40, but I told the doctor, 'My face has got to move. I am not looking for perfection, I am looking for refreshment.'" Vanessa Williams on her Botox injections.

It's nice to hear her come out about her Botox injections. Botox is now the most common cosmetic treatment performed by plastic surgeons. In 2005 over 3 million Botox treatments were performed according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The injections take about 20 minutes to give, and results can be seen within 2-7 days. The results last for 3-4 months on average. The treatments are easier than going to the dentist. If performed properly, patients can avoid having the "frozen forehead" look that many people can get from too much Botox. While I think the beautiful Vanessa Williams is aging very gracefully, her hair at the Golden Globes was hideous.

Photo source: photorazzi.com

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Jennifer Aniston Rhinoplasty?

TMZ.com and US Weekly are reporting that Jennifer Aniston may have had a rhinoplasty recently. US Weekly reported that Jennifer underwent a nose job at Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Raj Kanodia's office on January 20th. She was supposedly very upset that he talked with the press about rhinoplasty although he never confirmed that he actually did her surgery.

I'm not sure why she is upset with him, if he never confirmed that he actually did the surgery. It is her personal medical information, and he does not appear to have violated that. If anyone asks me if I've done someone's surgery I will often not give an answer in order to be as vague as possible, whether I've done their surgery or not.

The above photo was taken about one month before the reported rhinoplasty. We'll see what she looks like over the next couple months!

For my other post on Jennifer Aniston, click here.

Photo source: photorazzi.com

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Celebrities with Breast Augmentation on Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a list of celebrities who've supposedly had breast augmentation. It's not a really complete list, but does appear to be pretty accurate to my eyes. For those of you not familiar with Wikipedia, it is an online encyclopedia which is written by the readers. The readers are the ones who alter the information by adding, subtracting, and correcting it. It can be a very valuable resource for certain subjects, although can be influenced by the opinions of the people writing it. Any comments on Wikipedia are appreciated, as I am not really familiar with it. They also have a list of celebrities who've had breast reduction. I didn't know that Whoopi Goldberg had a breast reduction...

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Paris Hilton Considering Blepharoplasty?

Hollyscoop is reporting that Paris Hilton may be considering plastic surgery to repair her uneven upper eyelids. Her left eyelid looks a bit droopy at times (medical term is eyelid ptosis) and this can be repaired with a blepharoplasty with ptosis repair.
Sure, her eyelid may be a bit asymmetrical, but I wouldn't be rushing off to fix this. Somehow I think we'll be seeing her droopy eyelid for years to come...

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Marge Simpson - Breast Augmentation!

The Sun is reporting that Marge Simpson has had a breast augmentation. Apparently she planned on liposuction but instead ended up with breast implants!
DOH!
Although it has already been taped, the show will premiere later this year.
I wonder if she used silicone or saline?

Story credit: plasticized.com
Photo source: simpsontrivia.com

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Ivanka Trump - Breast Augmentation?

Ivanka Trump attended the Golden Globe Awards last night, sporting what appears to be a new set of breast implants. Although they look a bit big for her body, there is a possibility that they will decrease in size over the next few months. Her breasts look a bit swollen in the upper pole (the upper part of the breast). This is very common in breast augmentation where the implant is placed under the chest muscle. It can take several months for the implants to settle or drop, after which they will look smaller and more natural.
When breast implants are placed above the muscle, the swelling is less and the upper pole swelling is less as well. I would bet that over the next few months her chest will look better and better.

Photo credit: celebritysmack.blogspot.com, absolutenow.com

For more information on breast augmentation, check out my website: http://www.dryoun.com/
To view a video of a breast augmentation I performed on Fox News, click here.

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LaToya Jackson - Plastic Surgery

Latoya Jackson is currently one of the stars of CBS's Armed and Famous, where a number of D-list celebs join real-life police officers on the job. She is really looking like a female version of her brother Michael. Why does her nose look so bad?
It appears to have been overly thinned (as if I need to tell you this). Nostrils can take an unnatural shape like she has when an aggressive alar resection is performed. This is a procedure where the bottoms of the nostrils are cut out to make the nostrils smaller and the nose thinner. It can create an appearance where the nostrils appear pasted onto the face. Thinning the nose by removing too much cartilage can make the nasal tip appear pinched. This can be accentuated by using stitches as well.

Photo source: fourfour.typepad.com

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What is going on with Lil Kim?

Lil Kim continues to look more and more bizarre. She just may have a bona-fide case of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). She needs an intervention...stat!

Click here for my last post on Lil Kim: Lil Kim...Big Mess

Source: hollywoodrag.com

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Fraxel vs Fractional Skin Resurfacing

We are excited to introduce the Palomar Star Lux system to the Skin Spa this month. Patients may now schedule laser hair removal, photofacials and non ablative skin resurfacing (Fractional Skin Resurfacing) at the Skin Spa. Many patients do not understand the difference between Fraxel and the Palomar 1540 Star Lux treatments. Basically the difference is in the treatment depth and preparation

Courtney Love - Plastic Surgery?

There are reports that Courtney Love has recently travelled to France for corrective plastic surgery. Apparently she underwent a rhinoplasty to correct two previous nose jobs, and possible lip surgery to remove lip implants.

According to MakeMeHeal.com:
The surgery reports were confirmed after Love arrived on Thursday (January 4, 2007) at the premiere of Hilary Swank's new movie "Freedom Writers" with a swollen, healing face, accompanied by old boyfriend Billy Corgin of the Smashing Pumpkins.

When asked if she had more cosmetic surgery in France, Love said, "I'm not going to comment on that tonight. I just think me looking human is cool."

Having rhinoplasty performed more than once or twice can create deforming scar tissue. It's always best to have it done right the first time, not the third. Hopefully she is now comfortable in her 'Celebrity Skin!'

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Cosmetic Skin Care Products - Fact or Fiction?

Dr. Rob Oliver's Plastic Surgery 101 Blog has an interesting post on the boom in skin care products on the market today. There are many celebrities hawking their new elixir or lotion of youth, including Victoria Principal and Courtney Cox. Do any of these products actually work? What's the big deal with Copper, or Squalene, or whatever the heck is in Strivectin? From I've seen, there is no big deal.

According to a recent New York Times article:
“People are spending $450 on a jar of cream just because it is made out of something exotic like salmon eggs or cocoons,” Dr. Brademas said. “But the cheapest products work just as well as the more expensive ones.”

A study of wrinkle creams published last month by Consumer Reports concluded that there was no correlation between price and effectiveness. The study, which tested nine brands of wrinkle creams over 12 weeks, also concluded that none of the products reduced the depth of wrinkles by more than 10 percent, an amount “barely visible to the naked eye.”

The Consumer Reports study found, for example, that a three-step regimen of Olay Regenerist products costing $57 was slightly more effective at reducing the appearance of wrinkles than a $135 tube of StriVectin-SD or a $335 combination of two La Prairie Cellular lotions.

“I am seduced by fancy packaging as much as the next person,” Dr. Brademas said. “But I have a theory that all these skin-care things come out of the same vat in New Jersey.”

Here's my summary of the whole skin care trade:
1. Any over-the-counter products do little except moisturize the skin. The FDA does not allow medically-active products to be sold in department stores. In addition, cosmetics companies are not rash enough to allow a product which actually changes the fundamental structure of the skin to be sold by someone not trained in skin care. It would be a liability nightmare.

2. Sunscreen is the most important skin care product, followed by a retinol product. Retin-A is the only skin care product I know of that is actually scientifically proven to decrease fine lines and reverse early pre-skin cancers. Hydroquinone can actually remove age spots and pigmented lesions over the span of several weeks.

3. I've tried and studied many different skin care lines, and the only one I have found to create visible results in the majority of patients is Obagi. It can be hard to tolerate, but it does actually work for those who stick with it.

4. I'm sure that there are products that people use which work for them, but I've found that many of the really expensive cosmetics, whether sold by a department store, TV show, or pyramid scheme salesperson, do little overall.

For more information on skin care, visit my skin care website at http://www.dryoun.com

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Greta Van Susteren

Cosmetic Surgery Truth blog is reporting a story from the Daily Press regarding Greta Van Susteren and the plastic surgery she had a few years ago.
According to the article:

Greta says, “I had eye surgery because I wanted to look better for me.” If anyone told her to do it she would have told them “to go jump in the lake.” A reporter from a major media outlet asked Greta if she thought the surgery would affect her credibility.

Greta’s response was precious: The plastic surgeon had merely fixed her eyes — not removed brain matter or deleted her education or news experience.

Nobody should have plastic surgery because someone else told them to do it. It must be a personal choice made for oneself. I do believe that she had an endoscopic browlift and Botox injections into her forehead in addition to the eyelid surgery. The eyebrows don't become elevated by just a blepharoplasty. If you see her now, it does appear that her brows have descended somewhat. This is not uncommon with certain endoscopic browlifts.

Photo credit: justice4twosisters.blogspot.com

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Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a good January 1st! I spent it in relatively quiet fashion with my wife and son. I thought I'd write about some of the big events in plastic surgery over the last year. Here's a countdown, off the top of my head, of the significant events of 2006 in celebrity plastic surgery:

5: Kenny Rogers shows up on American Idol with the same bushy beard, but a new set of overly-tight eyelids. He later admits that his plastic surgeon was too aggressive with his surgery, and that he needs a revision. Unfortunately, the main technique to correct this is with a skin graft.

4: The famed Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery Blog begins its ascent of the blogosphere, starting with a post on Melanie Griffith. as far as I know, it is now the most visited blog by a plastic surgeon in the United States. Thanks!

3: The world's first face transplant occurs in Europe, with steadily improving results. The woman had most of her face mauled by a dog, and appears to have healed relatively well. This is in contrast to the world's first genitalia transplant, which was not so successful.

2: Ashlee Simpson undergoes a rhinoplasty and becomes the talk of the tabloids and blogs. While her image may have improved, her music is another story.

1: Silicone implants are approved by the FDA. This allows millions of women access to a product which is arguably superior to the saline implants which were used almost exclusively over the last 12 years. While the approval is definitely controversial, it allows both doctors and patients a choice we did not have a couple months ago.

That's it! I'm sure you can think of other big events which should be on this list, but these were the ones that immediately jumped out at me. Feel free to post any other ideas!

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