Posted September 19, 2017
Hi everyone! Just a quick message to share that I just got back from Chicago after speaking at the Scientific Summit 2017 event! It was a blast connecting with friends and colleagues. I got to take some great pics, too – Check out the gallery below to see who I ran into! I shared my […]
Read MorePosted January 10, 2017
“When is the right time to have work done?” Patients often ask, “When is the right time to have work done? I don’t want to start too early, and I don’t want to wait until it is too late!!!” The truth is, if you see an area that you need improvement in (tired eyes, wrinkled […]
Read MorePosted January 04, 2017
What Story Does Your Face Tell? “Would you say we live in a visual society? Or does age or appearance make a difference in our relationships or workplace?” —Rich Castellano, M.D. We don’t do facelifts – we do ImageLifts. Consider that a “facelift” can many things. Most often, people associate this with a clinical term. […]
Read MorePosted December 14, 2016
Are you ready to embark on your journey? Taking the first step can seem like the hardest part. We’ve made it simple by providing you with a few questions below. We’ve compiled a list of questions that you might want to ask your surgeon prior to facial plastic surgery. Also, and more importantly, some questions […]
Read MorePosted December 14, 2016
With 2017 just around the corner, chances are that you have already made a New Year’s Resolution. You may have decided to eat healthier or even to exercise more, but there are also a few people who have decided to take a step that ensures they will look and feel young this year by rejuvenating their […]
Read MorePosted December 14, 2016
Did you know that smiling and laughing are programmed into our brain? I love this story; it is going blow your mind on how this works! Dr. Itzahk Fried is a neurosurgery professor at UCLA. What he found is literally shocking in every sense of the word. Dr. Fried’s team delivered electricity to a woman’s brain […]
Read MorePosted October 13, 2016
How Smiling Helped Me to Remove a Bullet This was not a typical day in the office! My friend and fellow physician Dr. Frederick asked for help. He needed my assistance to remove a bullet from a patient who had been shot multiple times and narrowly escaped death. This man had undergone surgery 6 months […]
Read MorePosted March 12, 2012
What’s in a name? Not much, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Based on results from across the United States, 70 percent of plastic surgery patients in 2011 requested procedures by describing the area of concern rather than asking for a specific product or procedure […]
Read MorePosted February 27, 2012
While many people associate liposuction with the lower body such as the hips, thighs or stomach, liposuction is actually a common and effective treatment for the face as well. In facial liposuction, fat cells are removed under the chin and jawline, which results in a much younger and thinner-looking appearance. At ImageLift™, liposuction is used […]
Read MorePosted February 13, 2012
Perhaps the most important element of a youthful-looking appearance is volume. As we age, we lose volume in our faces in particular, as our bones and muscle thin and our skin thins and sags. Injectable fillers have gained tremendous popularity as a way to regain lost volume. Facial fillers can be administered quickly and generally […]
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