Cosmetic Procedures

Hi Doctor, I’d Like To Schedule A Moob Job

A new buzz word is taking over the U.S. cosmetic surgery industry by storm. Moobs. Taken straight from the urban lingo, the term refers to:

“A combination of the words “man” and “boobs.” This is what happens when fat gathers in a male’s chest area, and gives him the appearance of having breasts. Usually seen in overweight males, but can strangely also occur in men who are not really overweight.” Urban Dictionary

The actual medical terminology for moobs is ‘gynecomastia.’

Most likely, moobs are caused by hormonal imbalances in the body combined with poor diet and lack of exercise. Understandably, men who get them odd titties eventually start feeling like they have something to get off their chest (!) – and that’s why so many of them are willing to pay between $5,000…

What To Eat: Pre-Lipo

The ideal candidate for liposuction isn’t overweight, but rather struggles with stubborn fat areas he/she just can’t get seem to get rid of. Perhaps you are a little overweight and considering lipo as a motivational starting point to jumpstart drastic changes in your lifestyle? Or, you are already motivated and have been doing the best that you can to get your dream body, but after reaching a plateau, you’re eager to get even more visible results? And maybe… you’re just a perfectionist and you want to look your very best. Those are ALL good reasons to schedule an appointment with us.

Learn more about our liposuction offers

First off, let’s just agree on the fact that liposuction is not a weight loss treatment; we think of it as a body shaping treatment. Although it literally is fat removal, lipo is not designed for…

6 Rules To Help You Choose The Best Filler For Your Needs

Bad cosmetic surgery is a common reality – articles and images are there to prove it all over Google. Truth is, many people go to the doctor’s office with a set mind – for instance, they’re thinking: “I just want my lips or my cheeks filled.” That’s just like a consumer going to the market thinking if they buy a head of lettuce, they’re going to be able to make a perfect salad. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple; many different elements need to be taken into account in order to achieve optimal results. Follow these six simple rules to avoid making costly and dangerous mistakes.

Rule # 1

When you decide to get injectable fillers, don’t think about it as a commodity. Rather than setting your mind on a specific brand or treatment, think of what’s going to work to make…

Instant Inch Loss? 7E Treatment Says Yes!

The woman above isn’t thinking about how many times she’s going to the gym this week. You wouldn’t be either if you were in the middle of a contraption-looking spa treatment that’s known to contour the body, reduce stress, help your body regain its natural strength, tighten and rejuvenate the skin, all while shedding inches of fat.

Enter: the latest slim-down spa session on our radar: the 7E Treatment, an FDA-cleared bio-electrical stimulation treatment for body contouring. According to the RejuvaLife Vitality Institute in Los Angeles, one of the few medspas offering the treatment: “Patients remain in a relaxed state while special waveforms contract and relax the muscles, providing immediate, long-lasting results. Patients benefit from immediate inch reduction and increased muscle strength.” They also report that patients feel completely relaxed during the treatment, putting them into a “zen-like” state of…

What Can Liposculpture Do for You?

Liposculpture, as opposed to Liposuction, is a minimally invasive procedure which involves removing localized fat deposits from certain areas of the body (abdomen, buttocks, thighs, knees, chin, cheeks, neck). In Beverly Hills Liposculpture is becoming much more popular than traditional tumescent liposuction, because it is much more accurate, less invasive, and delivers similar results with little to no downtime. Liposculpture is the only method that can permanently reshape the fatty deposits that create an imbalance between parts of the body and which are due to a hereditary characteristic and not overweight.

As a Liposuction alternative Beverly Hills specialists suggest liposculpture where applicable. Liposculpture (also known as laser lipo) can be employed for reshaping the abdominal area to give the appearance of six-pack abs, or on the thighs and buttocks to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Likewise, liposculpture may be employed around the jawline…

Dracula Blood Therapy: Can it Make You Look Younger?

KTLA recently interviewed Dr. Andre Berger regarding a new technology that uses your own blood to stimulate collagen and give you a younger, more restful appearance.

“We’re only talking about a small amount,” says Dr. Andre Berger, Medical Director of the Rejuvalife Vitality Institute in Beverly Hills, one of the facilities that offers the “Dracula Therapy” to its patients. In Beverly Hills, cosmetic treatments such as Dracula Blood Therapy are becoming increasingly popular among local and out of town patients.

Sephyl is a patented system for the safe and rapid preparation of Platelet-rich Fibrin Matrix or PRFM. Plastic surgeons or dermatologists are using this system to collect a small amount of your blood and through a patented process, separate and concentrate the platelets and fibrin. The resulting PRFM is then applied to your face (hands, buttocks or breasts)…

Lashes with Benefits?

It may surprise you to know that Latisse®, originally created to treat glaucoma patients but subsequently found to be a fabulous lash growth product, has some pretty impressive “side effects.”

Made from a compound called Bimatoprost, a version of Latisse® for hair growth on the scalp is now being explored, as well as using Latisse® for bushier brows, like those sported by Megan Fox or Kiera Knightly.  The future also looks rosy for Bimatoprost in the hair-loss industry, although treatments to regrow hair with Latisse® may be costly compared with current hair growth creams and hair replacement procedures.

The most exciting potential use for Bimatoprost is that it’s been shown to reduce fat in mammals. Imagine being injected and losing weight for weeks afterwards! Don’t start wolfing cheeseburgers yet, however, as it will take years for the FDA to approve it for that purpose. So, in…

Breast Augmentation without the Implants?

I’ve written about surgical fat transfer before. As in many cosmetic procedures, surgical fat transfer originated from a reconstructive procedure—primarily in breast reconstruction for mastectomy patients. It only makes sense that fat is a perfect filler. There’s absolutely no chance of an allergic reaction, as it comes from your own body. Plus, since it’s injected, there are no incisions.

Yet, already other doctors have voiced concerns about the long-term safety of the procedure, claiming that it may increase the risk of breast cancer and that the implanted tissue could harden, causing deformity and possibly masking tumors.

There is no evidence of any increase in breast cancer or that the implanted tissue will harden. We can increase a woman’s breasts up to 2 cup sizes when the breasts are properly prepared.

In a platelet rich plasma-infused fat transfer using Selphyl, a small amount of the…

The 5-minute nose job

Walk down any street in Beverly Hills and I promise that within 5 minutes you’ll pass at least 10 people who’ve had a nose job. Beverly Hills is one of America’s top cosmetic surgery cities and rhinoplasty is one of the most popular procedures here.

Unfortunately, a rhinoplasty is expensive, might involve numerous revisions, and requires a fairly long recovery period during which it’s obvious to the world that you just had a nose job. Not to mention the whole general anesthesia issue.

There’s another option that’s gaining in popularity: the 5-minute nose job, AKA Nose in a Needle.

OK, it’s not exactly 5 minutes—maybe 10—but it is fast, vastly less expensive, much less risky, and the results are immediate with little down time. There’s no general anesthesia, no packing and no sutures. Instead of a scalpel, my tools are a syringe and…

Solutions for Acne and Chickenpox Scars

Anyone who’s suffered with scars as a reminder of teenage acne, chickenpox or measles, knows the  embarrassment those scars and pock marks have upon them as adults.  Facial pits are the pits but modern skin laser and filler treatments can help them disappear or, at the very least, fade.

These kinds of scars can be filled with dermal fillers or smoothed down with microdermabrasion or laser resurfacing, depending upon the scar’s depth. The laser that I use the most, the Pixel, is very effective for acne scars and pock marks, as well as a variety of fillers. A combination of laser treatments and fillers provide an excellent solution with minimal or no downtime involved.