Quick links

Here are a few quick links if you have a few minutes to kill:

1. Body Philosophy presents: 26 Good, Bad, and Downright Unkissable Celebrity Mouths. See photo to the left. Do you recognize any of these lips?

2. Celebrity Plastic Surgery is Hot, from Cityrag.com.

3. Catholic hospital sued for refusing breast augmentation on a transgender person. Now I've heard everything... Link.

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

15 Worst Celebrity Plastic Surgery Disasters

TopSocialite.com has compiled a list of the Top 15 Worst Celebrity Plastic Surgery Disasters You Will Ever See. Yeah, some of these are just bad work and probably never should have been done (#s 1-3), while some others are likely due to known, sometimes unavoidable complications of plastic surgery (such as capsular contracture, or hardening of scar tissue around a breast implant). I believe that #'s 5,7,8,9,11,12, and 14 are relatively easily improved.
Link to story: here

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

Dr. 90210 Celebrity Facelift Game

Eonline.com has a Dr. 90210 Celebrity Facelift Game, where you can take the various features of celebrities and combine them into "the perfect face." It's pretty silly, but hey, it's a slow plastic surgery news week.

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

Savvy Miss Article on Plastic Surgery

Savvymiss.com has recently published an article on plastic surgery entitled: Plastic Surgery: How Far Will You Go? They were kind enough to include some of my comments in the article. I think the article is well-written, except some of the patient experiences are mind-boggling to me. These include breast augmentation patients not being allowed to shower for a week (mine shower the day after surgery) and being surprised at firm, hard breasts immediately after surgery (I warn all my patients about this, and in 98-99% of cases they will soften really nicely). All-in-all, worth a read.
Link to story: here

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

Reloxin - Botox alternative?

Medicis (maker of Restylane) has recently announced submission of Reloxin to the FDA for a BLA (Biologics License Application). This is a good thing for consumers, since Reloxin may become the first real competitor to Botox on the market. It is a form of Botulinum Toxin Type A, and can hopefully provide some competition for the massive Botox market. Currently, the makers of Botox (Allergan) have the only product of its kind on the market here in the States, and the prices seem to reflect this fact. I currently pay over $500 per vial of Botox, which is usually enough to treat only 5 different facial areas, or approximately 1.5-2 patients. This is the main reason why Botox treatments are so expensive. Hopefully the eventual arrival (still not sure when) of Reloxin on the market will bring the prices down, allowing more people to get the Botox they "desperately need!"

Photo credit: dermadoctor.com

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

America's Vainest City = Salt Lake City??

Forbes.com has released a report of the top 10 vainest cities in the United States. They took several factors into account, including the per capita number of plastic surgeons and the amount spent on beauty products and services. Here is the list:
8. (Tie) Los Angeles
8. (Tie) New York City
8. (Tie) Virginia Beach
6. (Tie) Nashville
6. (Tie) Louisville
3. (Tie) Miami
3. (Tie) San Jose
3. (Tie) San Diego
3. (Tie) Greenville, Michigan (just kidding)
2. San Francisco
1. Salt Lake City (!)

Why all the ties?
I would put L.A. much higher on the list. I once heard that there is one plastic surgeon for every 500 people in Beverly Hills. Contrast that to the Metro Detroit area, where I am at, and that number is closer to 1 for every 80,000 people.
Saly Lake City topping the list is a surprise. Who would have thought that a city of nearly 50% Mormons would be so vain?

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

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

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.:

Plastic Surgery Disasters

Here is a link to a website called Plastic Surgery Disasters. It has quite a few before-and-afters of celebrities and their plastic surgery. It looks like quite a few may have been lifted off the Awful Plastic Surgery website, though.

Click here for the site.

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

Which Presidential Candidate Most Matches Your Views?

Every so often there is an interesting non-plastic surgery website that I like to pass on to readers. This is a good one.
Selectsmart.com has a questionaire that matches you up with whichever presidential candidate most matches your views. There are 26 questions in all (takes 5 minutes, tops), and it allows you to place certain emphasis on issues which are most important to you (Iraq War, Health Care, Reefer, etc.). Try it and let me know if you are surprised at your results!

FYI: My top two matches were Rudy Giuliani (62%) and Hillary Clinton (61%), so I'm still undecided! Not surprising, since I am somewhat of a 'moderate.'

Link to site: click here.

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

Quick Hits

1. A 32 year old Toronto woman dies after having liposuction performed by a family physician/cosmetic surgeon. This is an unfortunate reminder that there are too many non-plastic surgeons who are performing plastic surgery without informing their patients of their lack of training and credentials. A cosmetic surgeon is not the same as a plastic surgeon. Click here for the article. Click here for my website page on how to choose a plastic surgeon.

2. Heidi Montag confirms that she's had a breast augmentation and rhinoplasty. Really? I didn't notice. Click here.

3. The Australian navy spent over $1.1 million for aesthetic plastic surgery (tummy tucks, breast augmentation, etc.) on its service personnel. I've heard stories about this with the U.S. military too, but have no concrete information on it. On a not-quite-so-related note, did you know that Medicare pays for penile implants for old men with erectile dysfunction? We have people living on the streets and children going without proper health care, and our tax dollars pay for this? Sigh. Click here.

Photo credit: prphotos.com

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

What 'American' accent do you have?

This has nothing to do with plastic surgery but is a little fun diversion. I've always been told that I have a 'Michigan' accent, which to me seems like no accent at all. Sure, I call 'soda' 'pop' and may sound a little more nasally than the next guy, but I never thought I actually had an accent. Below is a quiz which determines just what type of 'American' accent you have. This is how it pegged me:

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
Philadelphia
The South
The West
The Inland North
Boston
North Central
The Northeast
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Thanks to my cousins John and Eunice for the tip. (Congrats on the upcoming baby!)

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

Quick Hits

1. A disturbing study found longer wait times to see their dermatologist for patients with potentially cancerous moles (26 days) than for Botox (8 days). Link from KevinMD.com.



2. Reality TV star claims Lipodissolve worked for her. Link from Goodplasticsurgery.com.



3. Have you had gastric bypass and want to be on TV? A prominent national television show asked me to help them locate people who've had problems with their relationships after gastric bypass surgery. Email me at miplasticsurgeon@yahoo.com if you're interested for details.



4. Finally:








From Dr.Wes's blog.


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

Quick Hits

Here are some quick links for (celebrity) plastic surgery related items:

Plastic Surgery for Half-Price? It's done by residents but at least they're honest about it. Much better than many of those 'bargain basement cosmetic surgery centers.' Link

Jessica Simpson talks about plastic surgery. Yawn. Link.

Plastic Surgery of the Desperate Housewives, Tony Parker, and...Sheryl Crow? Strange bedfellows in this article from Make Me Heal.com. Link.

photo credit: photorazzi.com

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

Celebrity Rhinoplasty Link

Here is a link to an interesting site that comments on "did they or didn't they" celebrity rhinoplasties. They include references to numerous blogs, including this one, and analyze the noses of celebrities such as Britney Spears and Angelina Jolie. Check it out if you get a chance.

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

Celeb Boobalution

There is a new site called Celeb Boobalution which displays the breasts of various Hollywood women (clothed and unclothed) and allows the reader a chance to guess whom they belong to. Check it out to test your knowledge of celebrity figures. They plan to add male chests in the future as well...

Story credit: plasticized.com

Celebrity breast surgery

Dr. Rob Oliver has a nice post on celebrity breast surgery in his blog Plastic Surgery 101. He comments on the different ways to fix problems with poorly done cosmetic breast surgery. I do agree with just about everything that he writes, although I am still unsure about the "Pinwheel" thing.