Allergan, the international pharmaceutical company and maker of BOTOX®, recently took an international poll of 7700 women’s motivations for cosmetic facial treatments in 16 nations including most European countries, the U.S., Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Thailand and others. The women ranged in age from 18 to 65, making the average age 40. Asked about their motivation to… Read More »
Once many of our patients have finally had a long-desired cosmetic plastic surgery procedure — after putting it off for a long while — I can almost bet dollars to doughnuts on what phrase they will utter when sufficient healing has taken place to see the results. The phrase? “Why did I wait so long?” Our practice… Read More »
While most people consider Memorial Day summer’s official start, most years I’ve donned my Army uniform and taken part in the Memorial Day Ceremonies at the military cemetery near our Beverly Hills office where 80,000 war dead are interred. Why? I was a Major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1967 to 1975, serving… Read More »
Time was, only women asked their cosmetic plastic surgeons what could be done about torn earlobes, resulting from wearing ear rings that were too heavy or danged too far down. In some cases, toddlers grabbed and tugged on a dangling earring, tearing the earlobe. But time changes. Men and teen boys started wearing ear studs and then… Read More »
Prominent Hollywood publicist, interviewer and career coach, Michael Levine, interviews Dr. Kotler about his life and career.
These blog pages have often advised that people searching for an aesthetic or non-surgical procedure should do lots of homework on cosmetic surgeons and their training before going ahead. Why? Plastic surgery offices are often staffed by what the medical profession knows as “cross-overs.” That is, the doctor was trained in radiology or some medical specialty other than cosmetic surgery, but crossed over… Read More »
More than once, we’ve seen a patient for cosmetic plastic surgery, completed the paperwork, had the physical exam and scheduled her for surgery. Then, she calls, saying she is with child and asks if she should go ahead with that face and neck lift… or hold off on surgery. (See some face & neck lift before and after… Read More »
Say you’ve just had some rejuvenation surgery, perhaps a nose job or a face and neck lift. Do you tell everybody? Or, do you make like most celebrities and clam up, claiming you’ve never gone anywhere near a needle or cosmetic surgery scalpel? (See some face & neck lift before and after photos.) With almost 40… Read More »
After just about any cosmetic plastic surgery, most patients are concerned about: Swelling Bruising Healing times Of course, your surgeon will, or has, provided after surgery patients with medications to take care of the most common concerns. But some foods have natural properties that assist in healing, most particularly after rhinoplasty. It should not be a burden to anybody… Read More »
Between years 2000 and 2016, patient requests for larger lips increased 50 percent. Egged on by ever-present pictures of celebrities with ever bigger kissers — think Kardashians and other Queen-sized or “trout pout” lipped celebs — the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in its yearly statistics figures that a literal ocean of fillers — like Juvéderm®,… Read More »
