John Travolta wearing a wig?

Dlisted.com has this photo of John Travolta's wig. If you look closely you can see the lace work. Take that away and it looks fine!
Receding hair and baldness is a genetic trait. Don't worry, if you're 35 and have a full head of hair you are unlikely to lose it later on. Most men who go bald either get hair transplants (maybe Kevin Costner), a hairpiece (Andre Agassi's brother?) or just shave it all off (Andre Agassi and Bruce Willis). I only see the horseshoe combover look on older men who don't care how they look so much anymore...and Rudy Giuliani...

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

Kelly Clarkson and Weight

Singer Kelly Clarkson has been in the news lately for her recently cancelled summer concert tour. She has also recently admitted to Cosmogirl magazine that as a high schooler she unfortunately battled bulimia.



Patients often ask me what weight they should be before having plastic surgery. I usually answer that when their weight is stable, that is the time to consider plastic surgery. While some physicians may disagree with me, I do not believe that everyone is made to weigh their 'ideal body weight.' I believe in a life of moderation: exercising a few days a week (not every day of the week) and eating healthy but also enjoying bad food every once in a while. It does no good for someone to go on a crash diet, lose 40-50 lbs, have plastic surgery, and then gain the weight back because they couldn't stay on that crash diet for long. I believe that surgery is best done when your weight is stable, you're off cigarettes, and you feel and are healthy.

So where does that leave Kelly Clarkson? I don't think she wants or needs plastic surgery, but she looks healthy and happy to me. Plus, she can really sing.

photo credit: photorazzi.com

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

Mesotherapy articles

I get a lot of questions on mesotherapy, and its related techniques such as Lipodissolve. I do not perform this procedure but have been following it ever since I heard of it back during my year in Los Angeles (4 years ago). For those of you interested, here is a list of articles about mesotherapy, starting with the ones I recommend the most by the two main plastic surgery societies:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons article
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery article
My blog article
Wall Street Journal
U.S. News and World Report
New Beauty Magazine
Plastic Surgery 101 - Dr. Rob Oliver's posts

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

Ali G talks to a Dr. C Everett Koop

Thanks to plasticized.com for the link to this funny video.

Tommy Lee

Motley Crue is in the news today because they are currently suing their former manager over claims he made drummer Tommy Lee look "lazy and incompetent," partially by advising Mr. Lee to appear on the reality shows "Tommy Lee Goes to College" and "Rock Star: Supernova." Whatever. What about singer Vince Neil and his VH1 reality show "Remaking Vince Neil"? Some of you may recall that this is the television special which showed Vince Neil getting a facelift and other facial plastic surgeries. I would think that this tarnished the band's reputation more than "Rock Star: Supernova."

As far as Tommy, he's looking a little rough these days. There aren't a lot of plastic surgeries I would recommend for him, but a transconjunctival lower blepharoplasty would be a nice one. This is a surgery where the bags of fat are removed from under the eyes using small incisions on the inside of the eyelid, hence no visible scars. Takes about an hour with little to no pain or bruising afterwards. It's take a good five to ten years off, and could make him look more like he was in his Dr. Feelgood and Heather Locklear days. Rock on.

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

Breast Augmentation for Free - Ethically Wrong?

My Free Implants.com and a "Board-certified cosmetic surgeon" have gotten together to offer a free breast augmentation at Erotic LA, a three day sexuality and lifestyle exhibition to be held next week at the LA Convention Center. This is the second year in a row that they have had this contest.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which is the largest and most trusted plastic surgery organization in the world, considers it an ethical violation to give out plastic surgery as a contest without following specific ethical guidelines. According to their guidelines, a member is subject to discipline or explusion if:

The member participates in a charity raffle, fund raising event, contest or other promotion in which the prize is any procedure* or gift certificate or other document redeemable for all or part of the cost of a procedure*.

There are a number of other rules regarding contest participation that I won't bother going into here. As a board-certified plastic surgeon I am always fighting against the perception that plastic surgeons are unethical, money-grubbing crooks. Contests like this don't help us in showing the public that the vast majority of us are physicians who strive to be ethical and use our skills to make people's lives better. Do we benefit monetarily through this? Yes, and for some more than others. Is that all we care about? No. I can honestly say that the best part of my job is seeing happy patients after their surgery and going home feeling that I helped some people feel better about themselves. I feel very blessed to be able to have the career I do.

And no, this isn't b.s.

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

Scary...

Wow, this is a photo that was presented on Dlisted.com. This is a good example of the statement: Just because you can do something (as a plastic surgeon) doesn't mean you should. Wonder if all three of them have the same surgeon?

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Anthony Youn, M.D.: