October 26, 2010
Changing Faces: Non-Surgical Nose Job and Ethnic Rhinoplasty
The nose job is still one of the most popular of all cosmetic surgeries. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) 152,434 rhinoplasty procedures were performed in 2008, and was the most popular cosmetic procedure for teens in 2009. Rhinoplasty has changed over the years however as many ethnic patients pursue this surgery looking for a different outcome than traditional nose jobs, and new methods of non-surgical rhinoplasty become available.
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October 12, 2010
The Khalili Center Helps The Chelews with Their Remarkable Weight Loss Success
Weight loss surgery performed on this couple by the Khalili Center gave them their lives back and a healthy outlook to enjoy their golden years.
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October 11, 2010
Ten surefire tips to maintain weight loss for the Holidays
Halloween looms, and the temptations that the festive fun-sized bags of everyone’s favorite candy brings is a huge problem for anyone watching their weight.
Next up is Thanksgiving, and then the onset of my own personal demon, Egg Nog (a.k.a. Christmas milk in my house), in the markets.
We all know the drill: To keep weight off, consume less calories and exercise more.
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October 1, 2010
Local Doctors Try Some New Approaches To Fight Obesity
On a daily basis, obesity is being recognized as a nationwide curse. A new UCLA study published in Pediatrics magazine reports on a five-fold increase among teens undergoing obesity surgery in California. This coincides with a study by the Center for Disease Control that 34 percent of the American population is now clinically obese.
The weight loss surgery program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is one of the leaders in this field and among its founders was a Beverly Hills doctor who served as its director
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September 13, 2010
Recognizing the signs of sleep apnea in kids
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — If a child can’t focus, is restless and doesn’t listen, many parents may think these are signs and symptoms of a hyperactivity disorder. But one local doctor says it could actually be a sleep problem. If it’s not addressed early, snoring combined with obstructed breathing could lead to long term health consequences.
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August 26, 2010
Red Carpet ready, put
your best face forward with Dr. Rivkin
Dr. Alexander Rivkin, MD. Situated near UCLA’s
bucolic campus in Westwood is the office of Dr. Alexander Z. Rivkin
M.D., a Yale trained facial cosmetic surgeon and UCLA faculty member
who focuses exclusively on providing his patients with the latest in
non-invasive, non-ablative cosmetic treatments.
The Emmys are this weekend, and there is still time to put your best
face forward, along with showing off that killer dress and perfect pair
of shoes.
The 62nd Emmy awards in Los Angeles have stars and stylists running
all over for the last minute items and spa treatments to deliver the
most optimal impression.
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August 25, 2010
Fired
Housewife Danielle: Is It Botox Or Brow Lift??
People are always talking about the 48-year-old, controversial New
Jersey housewife, especially her eyebrows, and to what she has
admitted to—4 boob jobs.
Let’s
take a closer look….Has Danielle Staub over-dosed on the Botox,
or are her very high eyebrows, the result of a brow lift?
Who
knows for sure.
A brow lift is a plastic
surgery procedure designed to correct sagging in the forehead
skin, upper eyelids, and eyebrows. It is a common cosmetic
surgery done under local anesthesia with minimal discomfort.
August 10, 2010
When Stress Takes a Toll on Your Teeth
By Camille Sweeney
With economic pressures affecting millions of
Americans, dentists may have noticed a drop in patients opting for a
brighter smile, but they are seeing another phenomenon: a rise in the
number of teeth grinders.
“I’m seeing a lot
more people that are anxious, stressed out and very concerned about
their financial futures and they’re taking it out on their teeth,” said
Dr. Steven Butensky, a dentist with a specialty in prosthodontics
(aesthetic, implant and reconstructive dentistry) in Manhattan.
One of his patients lost hundreds of thousands of dollars
invested with Bernard L. Madoff. Another reported that he had lost a job
with a seven-figure salary. A third, a single mother with a floral
design business on Long Island, said she was working twice as hard for
half as much.
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