Ariana Grande said she hasn’t had any plastic surgery — just fillers and some Botox, but she stopped that four years ago. During a Vanity Fair lie detector test video posted on Saturday, Grande answered questions from her “Wicked” co-star Cynthia Erivo while hooked up to a polygraph. Erivo asked her if she’s had her … Read more
What’s unique about the implant itself is that it’s elastic enough to be compressed through the injection port, and then regain its shape once it reaches the breast, explains Dr. Randquist. (Traditional silicone implants weren’t flexible enough to make the journey—“they broke,” he says). The whole system took about six years to develop. The silicone … Read more
By credentialing doctors for us, removing the customary gatekeepers (receptionists, medical assistants), and shrinking wait times, Persana lets aesthetic treatment-seekers skip straight to the good part: the consultation. The vetting process If I’m being honest, when I first heard about Persana and the heavy hitters involved—Drs. Ben Talei, Mike Nayak, Rod Rohrich, Kami Parsa, Guy … Read more
When Amir Karam, MD, a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon in San Diego, performed a facelift on his 52-year-old wife Neda Karam earlier this year, he also gave her a fat transfer and a lower eyelid “skin pinch,” which is when you remove a small amount of skin underneath the eyelids. “Crepiness under the eyes … Read more
While operating on Ozempic patients, Dr. Few started to notice a trend: The skin quality of someone on a GLP-1 was reminding him of an “old, overused rubber band.” Mark Mofid, MD, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in San Diego and La Jolla, makes a similar comparison—it’s like the elastic waistband on a pair of … Read more
Christina Applegate is opening up about cruel remarks she’s gotten over the years about her appearance ― unwelcome comments that she says started when she was only 27 years old. The “Dead to Me” star opened Tuesday’s episode of her podcast “MeSsy” — which she co-hosts with her friend, actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler — by discussing … Read more
After a literal lifetime in the spotlight, obviously Selena Gomez’s face/body/appearance has changed. It’s called getting older. And she’d really like it if everyone could stop making a federal case out of it, please. After a TikToker posted a side-by-side comparison of Gomez’s face as a teenager and an adult—and, actually, declined to speculate on … Read more
Neda and Amir Karam met in medical school. Finally. They had been delivered by the same doctor in the same hospital in Iran. Both of their families later moved to San Diego; they attended rival high schools and worked at the same mall. They went to the same college. But they didn’t meet until they … Read more
But it’s also true that liposuction can be a life-changer for patients. “It’s been used as a spring board for people who want to change their lifestyle,” says Dr. Doft. “It can make a major change in a couple of hours, and when they look in the mirror, they feel confident and good and are … Read more
If you think you’ve been seeing a lot of exceptionally smooth foreheads around, you’re onto something: The number of Botox injections given across the country is up—way up—and so is the number of people getting filler. Combined, about 15.8 million injectable procedures were performed last year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)—and … Read more
