Monsters and Critics / Dr. Nicholas Nikolov Face 2.0: Updating the face to go with the resume; top plastic surgeon weighs in January 11, 2012

January 11, 2012

Face 2.0: Updating the face to go with the resume; top plastic surgeon weighs in


It is no secret that beautiful people are revered. It may not be considered politically correct, but it is factual!

We are all painfully aware that each A-list celebrity can be described as beautiful, or drop-dead gorgeous.

A recent study proves that human beings are hard wired to actually prefer beautiful people. Couple that with the legion of books which all hail the science of beauty, including “Survival of the Prettiest” by Nancy Etcoff. This lead us to conclude that beauty is not quite as “skin deep” as stipulated by the popular expression.

A recent study conducted by ABC’s 20/20 shows that human beings react more warmly to a person in distress if they are beautiful.

Which begs the question, are people really that shallow?

The answer to this is based in scientific fact, and lends some much needed insight as human beings are reacting to their own genetic instinct when they appreciate and are drawn to beautiful people.

But when you combine the symptoms of “coveting beauty” to what can best be described as a rocky economy, you get an outcome that few could have predicted:  A spike in what many are labeling “survivalist” plastic surgery.

Of course, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” so what is beautiful to one might not be beautiful to another.

Beverly Hills board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Nikolov notes how “ego driven plastic surgery” has taken a back seat to “survivalist” surgery.

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ABC News / Dr. Constantino Mendieta Botox – or Bro-tox – increasingly popular gift for men. January 9, 2012

January 9, 2011

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What to get the man in your life is an ongoing dilemma. The go-to gifts have been gadgets, sports tickets, car equipment and the like.

But a hot item this year is Botox.

“Every time I would raise my eyebrows I would get creases all along my forehead,” 29-year-old actor Johnny Markoudakis told “Good Morning America.”

Orange County, Calif., plastic surgeon Dr. Tenley Lawton injected Botox into the actor’s forehead and around his eyes. Just a week later, Markoudakis says people told him he looked more refreshed and less stressed.

“So, thank you, to my best friend for my Christmas gift. It was awesome,” said Markoudakis.

“I got Botox for Christmas this year to see Dr. [Constantino] Mendieta in Miami,” another man, Julio Mendez, told “GMA.”

“My appointment is tomorrow and I’m really excited. I have these lines on my forehead,” he said.

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Entertainment Tonight / Dr. Nicholas Nikolov Red Carpet Ready January 9, 2012

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Sun Sentinel / Dr. Constantino Mendieta Miami is most vain city in America January 3, 2012

January 2, 2012

Miami is most vain city in America


Vanity, thy name is Miami.

Just look around at all the botoxed faces and tucked tummies decked out in designer duds, driving down U.S. 1 in Maseratis. Send them season’s greetings for boosting our economy.

Miami recently ranked as the most vain city in the United States, based on residents’ responses to a poll conducted by Mandala Research and released by LivingSocial.

Miami also topped the nation in such procedures as laser hair removal, tummy tucksliposuction and collagen injections, according to the poll, based on an unscientific percentage of respondents who know someone who had the work done.

It all translates into a windfall for local businesses that cater to enhancing beauty or selling the finer accoutrements of life.

“Miami has a little bit of ‘You are what you wear, you are what you drive’ culture,” said Cynthia Cohen, an expert on the luxury market and president of Miami-based Strategic Mindshare, a retail strategy consulting firm.

No doubt, the weather helps promote the Miami attitude.

“It’s easy to have a luxury car in Miami because it’s not going to be messed up by snow and salt,” Cohen said.

Also, a Prada dress doesn’t have to be covered up by a parka, or those Christian Louboutins traded in for lug-soled boots.

“You can always wear expensive high heels in Miami, and the worst thing that is going to happen is they get rained on,” Cohen said. In fact, Miami consistently ranks as one of the largest luxury car markets in the country, and local designer shops generate top revenue, thanks to high-net-worth residents and visitors willing to shell out for high-end goods.

Demand for cosmetic procedures, along with breast enhancements and even derriere lifts, also is surging. The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery said Americans spent almost $10.7 billion on cosmetic procedures in 2010. Dr. Constantino Mendieta, a Miami plastic surgeon and spokesman for the organization, said Miami is one of the top cities. His own business is up 10 percent this year.

Scarborough Research shows that South Florida adults are 50 percent more likely to have had cosmetic surgery in the past three years than adults nationwide.

Miami BeachSouth Beach, no question it’s the vain capital of the world,” said Dr. Leonard Tachmes, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon whose clinic and medical spa is in Miami Beach. “South Beach — there is nothing like it anywhere. The people are very obsessed with beauty and style and fashion and their bodies, and it’s a little crazy.”

Just take some of Tachmes’ most popular procedures: the Brazilian butt lift, liposuction and breast augmentation.

“We are busy, and there seems to be no end in sight,” Tachmes said.

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