Thermage Body Contouring now FDA approved

I am very excited about the recent FDA approval of Thermage for off-face use in body contouring. Now we have a non surgical option for the lower abdomen (you know the little pouch one has after a baby or two), upper arms (lax tissue in the back of the upper arm that giggles but just doesn't respond to tricep exercises) and inner thighs (flabby skin and fat resistant to even Suzanne Somer's

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith is becoming a classic example of a Hollywood starlet who has attempted to use plastic surgery to unsuccessfully retain her youthful beauty. During "Working Girl," she had a very nice look, which has been tampered with too much since then. The most obvious feature is her overly large, misshapen lips. She has augmented her lips too much, causing her to lose the Cupid's bow part of her upper lip. This is likely a sign of a gortex lip implant (a type of plastic that some plastic surgeons use to augment the lips, whereas I use it for the covering on my jacket). The easiest way to spot a gortex implant is to see how the lip moves while the person is talking. The gortex does not allow the lip to move normally, and therefore the lip looks too stiff. I find that the vast majority of patients who get gortex lip implants will later have them removed. Her lip augmentation is a misguided attempt to look young, as a sign of youth is larger lips. However, there is a fine line between "bee stung" and youthful, and she has crossed it. Interestingly enough, the person in Hollywood with the largest, most luscious lips, Angelina Jolie, appears to have had them all her life. While some actresses get their lips overly enlarged in order to look younger and keep up with the younger Hollywood stars, it usually doesn't help keep their careers going. While other actresses of Melanie's generation such as Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis have continued with successful acting careers, Melanie Griffith's career appears to have stalled in the early 90's.

In addition to the lips, she appears to have had some Botox to smooth her forehead, and laser treatments and a probable facelift to over tighten her face. This makes her facial movements appear too tight (à la Joan Rivers) and is a sign of too much plastic surgery.

Melanie has had so much work done that, reportedly, husband Antonio Banderas has forbidden her to have any more plastic surgery. She would look much more natural and glamorous, in my opinion, if she just had the implants removed from her lips.

Some Predictions for Plastic Surgery in 2006

Here's a timely link as we approach the end of the year from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery -- its 10 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Predictions for 2006 have just been released. The society expects silicone gel implants to be approved by the FDA and to become the dominant breast implant choice. It also expects to see an increase in plastic surgery procedures among men and

Gift certificates make holiday giving easy

Just a reminder that gift certificates for skin spa treatments such as facials, acne treatments and microdermabrasion make great gifts. So too for highly sought after non-surgical procedures such as Thermage facial tightening and VelaSmooth anti-cellulite packages. But if you really want to go all out -- consider giving that someone special carte blanche for that procedure he/she has always

Healthy Skin Event Featuring Obagi Skin Systems

Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa is hosting a 'Healthy Skin Event' on Thursday, October 7, 2005 from 6-9 p.m. at the skin spa in Duxbury. Attendees of the free event will learn how to correct sun-damaged skin, diminish appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and obtain healthy, beautiful skin using the Obagi Transformation Systems. For RSVP information, see this web page.

BLU-U Acne Treatments Now in the Duxbury Skin Spa

Just in time for the return to school....we are offering great deals on the revolutionary, FDA-approved BLU-U Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy for the control of acne. Unlike messy creams, washes and medications, BLU-U is painless and takes between 15-30 minutes per session to help eliminate the p. acnes bacteria in skin that causes acne. The result is a dramatic improvement in the appearence and

Labioplasty goes mainstream on Dr. 90210

Labioplasty, an increasingly popular procedure I perform here in my Duxbury, Massachusetts plastic surgery office, was featured recently on the cable TV show Dr. 90210 (7/20/05). The episode featured a young 18-year old with symtomatic enlargement of the labia minora. Dr. Gary Alter known for his wedge-resection technique, which minimizes scaring, performed the surgery on the hit show. This is