For the rest of us, good gym workouts and counting calories often times are not enough. However, in recent years, non surgical fat management has accelerated and now has proven track records of inches lost, and sustained results. Can I get a “Hallelujah”? Continue reading
The demand for non-surgical body shaping has grown tremendously over the past few years. VASER Shape is effective for men and women who wish to improve specific problem areas but do not want or need liposuction. Continue reading
March 26, 2012
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Of the more than 9 million cosmetic procedures that were performed in the United States in 2011, lipoplasty (liposuction) was the most frequently performed surgical procedure. So we called on Dr. Aaron Rollins of Elite Body Sculpture in Beverly Hills, Calif., to tell us more about it.
March 22, 2012
It’s hard to believe that Beyonce gave birth just 10 weeks ago. The songstress had jaws on the floor at a New York fundraiser for President Obama this week, flaunting her flab-free figure in a body-hugging blue dress.
Beyonce joins the likes of Victoria Beckham, Miranda Kerr, Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie and Bethenny Frankel; celebrity moms famous for showing off miracle post-partum slim downs.
PHOTOS: Beyonce looks great post-baby.
But according to multiple industry insiders and experts, celebrities don’t always pop the pregnancy pounds the way they say they do. There is often a lot more than yoga and a low sodium diet going on behind the scenes.
“A lot of celebrities resort to very extreme methods to drop the baby weight. I highly doubt most celebrities are losing weight the healthy way,” Dr. Carson Liu, certified bariatric and gastrointestinal surgeon, told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “There is a tremendous amount of pressure on Hollywood mommies to lose weight. They’re not viable again until they lose the weight. It’s expected of them.”
One well-placed entertainment industry figure said it’s not uncommon for stars to starve themselves or undergo a quick liposuction session in an effort to squeeze back into their size zero designer jeans. Another said new Hollywood mommies routinely partake in fat grafting in particular to re-shape their bodies.
Otherwise known as “fat transfer,” this process involves surgically removing fat from one area of the body with micro-liposuctioning methods and transplanting it to another.
“Many women find that their post-pregnancy bodies are unresponsive to diet and exercise and A-list celebs who are under pressure to get their pre-pregnancy bodies back virtually overnight. I often remove fat from the abdominal region and transfer it to the buttocks to augment and return the fullness and roundness to the derriere,” said plastic surgeon Dr. Constantino Mendieta.“This is a great option for women looking to remove stretch marks – and re-contour and flatten the stomach.”
March 19, 2012
Eyebrows frame the eye and create a powerful balance on the face.
For women, their is no better ally to a pretty eye makeup than a perfectly turned out brow, groomed and highlighted in the right shade that does not conflict with her coloring.
“Eyebrows are back and full again,” says Emmy Award winning makeup artist Melanie Mills, who spoke to me on the phone today from Style Fashion Week LA, where she has spent the last week designing the makeup for fashion stars Anh Volcek, MILA, Skingraft, Ina Soltani and more.
“They frame the eye and set the mood for a makeup, and the more natural fuller, groomed brow is what we are seeing most this season. I love it.” Mills is also sponsoring the Fashion Event with her own line of cosmetics.
To achieve a fuller eyebrow is easier said than actually doing for many women. A lifetime of overtweezing or waxing can destroy the opportunity.
“I use Anastasia’s Brow colors and pencils, and Benefit’s Brow Zings too, along with MAC’s staple ‘Lingering’ brow pencil,” says Mills. “A good rule of thumb is to always feather the color from the top line of the brow, versus filling in from the bottom up.”
“The best thing to do when grooming is follow your natural brow shape. A full brow really does frame your face and emphasise your eyes in a classic way,” says Mills.
There are several ways to effect this look, some surgical, some topical and some cosmetic.
Surgical restoration
For those who have absolutely no eyebrow hair or sparse brows, there is some exciting new techniques that plastic surgeons can do to fill in and fix the issue.
According to the New York Times report – there is a new method for doctors to replace thinning eyebrows: transplanting nape of the neck or leg hair.
Originally developed to help burn victims, the procedure is now growing in popularity with women looking to regain fuller brows, after years of tweezing or even injury or illness.
Hair transplant surgery is the only way to restore eyebrows permanently and it’s also the solution for those who naturally have very fair or sparse brows
Board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Nikolov is an expert at restoring beauty and symmetry to the face, and spoke with me yesterday from his office in Beverly Hills, CA. about his NeoGraft procedure that has worked very well.
March 19, 2012
More than 300,000 men were injected with Botox in 2011, reports the American Society of Plastic Surgery, a 10-percent increase from 2010.
The ASPS also said the filler’s popularity has increased 258 percent since 2000.
Doctors are terming this increasingly popular procedure “Bro-tox.”
Urban Dictionary amusingly defines the practice as “Botox when used on a straight male, usually something he doesn’t want you to know about,” and, “Some men use to prevent or erase wrinkles, while others use it to improve their impassive poker face.”
Botox is becoming as hot an item for men as sports tickets, car equipment and gadgets. They have reasoned that they like their younger-looking selves, particularly on the forehead and around the eyes.
“They’ll inject the Botox to soften up this look to just give a more approachable appearance, so in business it helps,” said Miami-based plastic surgeon Dr. Constantino Mendieta. “It helps them too in the bars when they’re trying to meet the girls.”
Fat removal is becoming big business in the aesthetics world and there are a number of systems, utilising different forms of energy, that aim to remove the fat and sculpt the body into the desired shape. Vaser Shape is a non-surgical technique that uses ultrasound and massage therapy treatment to smooth, firm and shape the body, temporarily reducing cellulite, increasing lymphatic drainage and blood circulation. Continue reading
February 29, 2012
Hollywood actresses Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz made a splash at the recent Oscars when they turned and gave killer over-the-shoulder looks while flaunting their rear view assets.
Bootylicious behinds are in, andquoting the great HBO character Kenny Powers from Eastbound & Down, “It’s no? mystery ass has been tits greatest enemy.”
No truer words spoken according to renown board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Constantino Mendieta, the Butt Doctor of Miami, and man responsible for some of the most naturally redistributed derrieres in all of Tinseltown.
Dr. Mendieta is a popular gluteal augmentation specialist who has penned formal professional studies and authored the book “The Art of Gluteal Sculpting.”
The dramatic increase in requests for gluteal contouring procedures requires is a direct result of actresses like J-Lo according to Dr. Mendieta. His body sculpting work is exceptional and caught the radar of prolific reality production company, 44 Blue Productions, responsible for “Pit Bulls and Parolees” among many popular series.
February 28, 2012
Tall, dark and handsome, Dr. Aaron Rollins looks like one of the stars he takes care of at his practice located at the top plastic surgery address in Beverly Hills, 463 N. Bedford Street.
Dr. Rollins is naturally fit and a big believer in portion control and eating simply. He does not dissuade patients from eating meat as long as the source is natural, not factory food.
An avid hunter, Rollins only eats what he kills, “I use everything when I hunt an animal, nothing is wasted, I will not buy or eat industrial meat,”. And this renaissance man is conversant in English, French, Portuguese and Russian
Dr. Aaron Rollins, founder of the new Elite Body Sculpture, Beverly Hills, spoke to Monsters and Critics about the new FDA approved NIL laser liposuction procedure that has refined tickle Lipo, with enviable results.
“The finesse in liposuction thanks to NIL lasers delivers astounding results. I gravitated towards doing liposuction because it was physically hard to do and I’m very good at it. Traditional liposuction always made a person look like they were hit by a bus, but now NIL lasers Lipo has people are back to work almost the next day with minimal discomfort,” Dr. Rollins says.
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