Telemundo / Cliffside Malibu Cliffside Malibu on Telemundo August 13, 2012
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National Enquirer / Cliffside Malibu Cliffside Malibu discusses detection of heroin with The National Enquirer. August 8, 2012

August 8, 2012

 Cliffside Malibu discusses detection of heroin with The National Enquirer.

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Drug abuse AND addiction physicians tell The ENQUIRER exclusively that if MACAULAY CULKIN would undergo a hair follicle test it would provide evidence whether he’s  used heroin in the past few months.

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Celebzter / Dr. Constantino Mendieta Extreme Plastic Surgery: Toe-Shortening For Better High-Heels Look, But Are Women Going Too Far? A Plastic Surgeon Weighs In August 7, 2012

Aug 7, 2012

Extreme Plastic Surgery: Toe-Shortening For Better High-Heels Look, But Are Women Going Too Far? A Plastic Surgeon Weighs In

Women and heels go hand-in-hand. But just how far would you go to look good in your favorite pair of stilettos?

According to a new report from “Good Morning America”, some women are opting for toe-shortening surgery so they can squeeze into their favorite shoes.

While others are choosing injectable cushioning in the soles of the foot and even Botox, to prevent excess sweating.[You can watch the toe-curling segment here]

But even in today’s world of striving for perfection, is this surgery going too far?

According to leading plastic surgeon Dr. Constantino Mendieta the answer is “yes”!

“A lot of people suffer from over sweating of their feet and getting botox injections there is not a new procedure,” he says.  “People have been injecting botox in their high sweat areas for years that includes the armpits, the scalp and the feet. “This is a minor procedure that should work immediately and get you back on your feet in no time.

However, he goes on to say, “While I have not been asked about toe-shortening yet, I think that is a bit extreme.  You will have to be off your feet for a number of days and there will be a lot of pain involved just to wear open toed shoes.  And, depending on where you live, that might be good for only a few months out of the year.  I know this is coming from a plastic surgeon, but sometimes less is more!”

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Everyday Health / Cliffside Malibu Bath Salts: Dangers of a New Synthetic Drug July 30, 2012

July 30, 2012

 Bath Salts: Dangers of a New Synthetic Drug

Until recently, most Americans hearing the phrase bath saltsprobably conjured an image of a relaxing, therapeutic soak in the tub.

But that was before a spate of bizarre incidents involving people often likened to zombies. Like the Georgia man, 21, who rambled incoherently about eating people and, when he did not blink at the pepper-spray police blasted in his eyes, was Tasered 14 times before police could subdue him. Or a 35-year-old central New York woman, who, growling and barking like a dog, rampaged naked through her town before police subdued her with a Taser, witnesses said. She later died of an apparent cardiac arrest.

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Police and many drug experts believe events like these have been fueled by the synthetic drug called “bath salts.” And while every bath-salts experience is not ending up in the news, it is causing “an alarming number of ER visits across the country” and thousands of calls to poison control centers, says the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Until quite recently, they were entirely legal.
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