Celebrity Plastic Surgery Game

If you need a fun little diversion, check out this celebrity plastic surgery match game on ivillage.com. Click here.

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Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Debbie Gibson in Magazine

This unfortunate photo is from Star Magazine. I hope it's been photoshopped, since her nose was fine to start out with. I really like Debbie Gibson. I was a fan of hers in 9th grade, and think some of her pop songs (Only in My Dreams, Lost in Your Eyes) are pretty cool. Sometimes the nurses make fun of me because of it. Not as manly as Metallica I guess...

Photo credit: jezebel.com by way of dlisted.com

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Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Mommy Makeover Video with Dr. Youn

The local Fox affiliate here aired a nice segment last night on a Mommy Makeover which I performed on a patient of mine a couple weeks ago. If you'd like to view it, click here.

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Britney Spears Plastic Surgery Rumors Abound

Rumors continue to swirl regarding possible fat reducing treatments for Britney Spears. MakeMeHeal.com has a piece where yours truly is quoted regarding recent rumors that Ms. Spears has undergone either SmartLipo (dumb ads) or Lipodissolve treatments recently while in Las Vegas. At this point, I would say, "WHO CARES??!! Someone should get her some psychological help and keep the scalpel (or needle) away from her!"

On a different topic, I do like her song "Gimme More."

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Nikki Ziering is Cool

Nikki Ziering (American Wedding, Playboy magazine) is one of the celebrities whom I met during my time in Los Angeles. She frequently came to our office for endermologie treatments with the finest cellulite reducer in town, Pamela Lee. Anyways, she was absolutely stunning in person and was always very nice. Right before I left, she gave me a stack of her magazine appearances and signed them "To the top Beverly Hills plastic surgeon," even though she never went under my scalpel.
I haven't seen her in the media lately, except these photos from Hollywoodtuna.com, but I hope she is doing very well. I'd like to tell her "Thanks for being nice to a young doc from Michigan."

For more on anti-cellulite treatments, like Dermosonic, click here and scroll down.

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Meg Ryan - Plastic Surgery and Lip Implants?

I like Meg Ryan. Her roles in When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle are classics. But what the heck has happened to her lips???
Her lips do appear to have undergone quite a few changes over the years. She started au naturel (1st photo), then her lips seemed to enlarge and her mouth widen (2nd photo), and fairly recently (3rd and 4th photos) it appears that things are going back towards normal (or nearly that). Here is my take (totally unsubstantiated opinion here):

She appears to have had lip implants placed, most evident in her upper lip. Back in the late 90's many plastic surgeons used Gore Tex implants to "permanently" enlarge the lips. I put "permanently" in parentheses because most patients had them eventually taken out. The problem I see with Gore Tex implants (and most lip implants in general) is that they are too firm to look like normal lip tissue. This can cause the upper lip to look unnaturally stiff. In addition, it can also make the mouth look wider because the implant doesn't allow the lip to pucker normally. This result can be exaggerated with injectables like Restylane and Collagen, which surgeons use to enhance the borders of the lips.
Her lips do appear better now, possibly a result of removal of some or all of the implant, or maybe just due to laying off the additional lip injections. I like her the best before she appears to have had anything done.

Unlike what you see on many celebrities, lip enhancement doesn't always look fake. I enjoy using Juvederm at this time to enhance lips, because it's a very soft, natural-looking substance which seems to stick around for upwards of 6 months, possibly more.

At least she doesn't look like Lisa Rinna.

Check out cityrag.com's evaluation of Meg Ryan here.

Photo credit: 1st photo: urbanintimacy.org, 2nd photo: cityrag.com, 3rd photo: prphotos.com

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Anthony Youn, M.D.:

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Other Plastic Surgeon Blogs

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some links to blogs by other plastic surgeons you may be interested in:

Plastic Surgery 101 : Dr. Rob Oliver's blog provides a nice commentary on plastic surgery and medicine in general. He covers some of the medical liability, reform, and general plastic surgery subjects which can be beyond the scope of my blog.

Truth in Cosmetic Surgery: Dr. Disaia's blog was one of the first plastic surgery blogs which didn't focus solely on promoting his practice.

John Diaz, M.D.: Dr. Diaz is a fellow Dr. 90210 alum and friend of mine. He covers plastic surgery, diet, and fitness in his blogs.

Richard Hainer, M.D.: Dr. Hainer is a well-respected Michigan-based plastic surgeon and good friend of mine. His blog covers some general plastic surgery subjects.

Kevin, M.D. Medical Blog: Dr. Kevin is not a plastic surgeon, but his blog is a good read for anyone interested in medicine and medical issues in general.

Any plastic surgeons out there: feel free to leave a comment with a link to your blog.

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.: