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Browsing Posts published in April, 2006

 Celebrity Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery for Better or Worse!  OK…even though it’s my day off to blog…I can’t help myself.  AOL is running a multiple sectioned piece by TMZ on the web today about celebrities and their Plastic Surgery Procedures.  Celebrities like Jennifer Anniston have their before and what is supposed to be an after picture of some type of Plastic Surgery…the news piece even zeros in on a particular feature that seems to have been changed and asked is Hollywood going under the knife?  Once again people, is this news?  Are there poeple out there that still believe the celebrities, the beautiful people are naturally gorgeous and stay that way forever without some plastic surgery help?  Really?  Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy or the Easter Bunny as well?

 Still the news piece gets your attention with dated photos of these celebrities and more recent shots that seem to support, according to TMZ, that plastic surgery may have been done.

 Matthew McConaughey…..Hair transplants (hair grafts or hair plugs).

 Paris Hilton…..Nose Job (Rhinoplasty or nasal refinement surgery). 

 Lisa Rinna…..Lip Augmentation and Enhancement.

 Patrick Dempsey….Eyelift (blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery).

 Jessica Simpson….Lip Augmentation and Enhancement.

 Meg Ryan……Lip Augmentation and Enhancement.

 Nicole Kidman…Browlift or Forehead Lift.

 Then TMZ asks the question if the following celebs look better or worse afte their admitted plastic surgery procedures?  Take a look and you decide.

 Kathy Griffin supposedly admits to having the following plastic surgery procedures…Rhinoplasty (nose job), Browlift or Forehead Lift, Liposuctuion and Botox.

Michael Jackson supposedly admits to having 2 Rhinoplasties (nose jobs).

 Joan Rivers supposedly admits to hving a Facelift (Rhytidectomy) and an eyelift (Blepharoplasty).

 Kenny Rogers supposedly admits to having an eye lift (Blepharoplasty).

 Howard Stern supposedly admits to having a Rhinoplasty (nosejob) and liposuction under the chin.

 Dolly Parton is not quoted in this article admitting what plasticsurgery that she has done but dated photos of the celeb are provided for comparison.

 Hilary Duff is rumored to have had cosmetic dentistry done and Queen Latifah is rumored to have had a Breast Reduction.

What amazes me is that this is something that seems hard to believe…but the hard reality is that celebrities need to look good.  Period, it’s how they make their living and I think that they should have the right…just like you do…to have plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures to help them maintain their appearance.  I think that it’s a shame that they feel that they have to keep everything so secret…but it makes for exciting reading and investigatory inuendo as TMZ has done…so I guess that’s pretty cool!

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+�-�Celebrity Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery for Better or Worse!+�-� OK…even though it’s my day off to blog…I can’t help myself.+�-� AOL is running a multiple sectioned piece by TMZ on the web today about celebrities and their Plastic Surgery Procedures.+�-� Celebrities like Jennifer Anniston have their before and what is supposed to be an after picture of some type of Plastic Surgery…the news piece even zeros in on a particular feature that seems to have been changed and asked is Hollywood going under the knife?+�-� Once again people, is this news?+�-� Are there poeple out there that still believe the celebrities, the beautiful people are naturally gorgeous and stay that way forever without some plastic surgery help?+�-� Really?+�-� Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy or the Easter Bunny as well?

+�-�Still the news piece gets your attention with dated photos of these celebrities and+�-�more recent shots that seem to support, according to TMZ, that plastic surgery may have been done.

+�-�Matthew McConaughey…..Hair transplants (hair grafts or hair plugs).

+�-�Paris Hilton…..Nose Job (Rhinoplasty or nasal refinement surgery).+�-�

+�-�Lisa Rinna…..Lip Augmentation and Enhancement.

+�-�Patrick Dempsey….Eyelift (blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery).

+�-�Jessica Simpson….Lip Augmentation and Enhancement.

+�-�Meg Ryan……Lip Augmentation and Enhancement.

+�-�Nicole Kidman…Browlift or Forehead Lift.

+�-�Then TMZ asks the question if the following celebs look better or worse afte their admitted plastic surgery procedures?+�-� Take a look and you decide.

+�-�Kathy Griffin supposedly admits to having the following plastic surgery procedures…Rhinoplasty (nose job), Browlift or Forehead Lift, Liposuctuion and Botox.

Michael Jackson supposedly admits to having 2 Rhinoplasties (nose jobs).

+�-�Joan Rivers supposedly admits to hving a Facelift (Rhytidectomy) and an eyelift (Blepharoplasty).

+�-�Kenny Rogers supposedly admits to having an eye lift (Blepharoplasty).

+�-�Howard Stern supposedly admits to having a Rhinoplasty (nosejob) and liposuction under the chin.

+�-�Dolly Parton is not quoted in this article admitting what plasticsurgery that she has done but dated photos of the celeb are provided for comparison.

+�-�Hilary Duff is rumored to have had cosmetic dentistry done and Queen Latifah is rumored to have had a Breast Reduction.

What amazes me is that this is something that seems hard to believe…but the hard reality is that celebrities need to look good.+�-� Period, it’s how they make their living and I think that they should have the right…just like you do…to have plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures to help them maintain their appearance.+�-� I think that it’s a shame that they feel that they have to keep everything so secret…but it makes for exciting reading and investigatory inuendo as TMZ has done…so I guess that’s pretty cool!

ssh tfbd 256 Celebrity Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery for better or worse!

Seeing lots of consults for Rhinoplasty (nasal surgery) in our Beverly Hills office.+�-� Seems people are looking to change and improve the shape of their nose and many travel from other parts of California, other states and distant countries to have their Rhinoplasty with us in Beverly Hills.+�-� If you are interested in seeing what nasal refinement surgery would do to improve your appearance, I suggest that you visit our website and review my+�-�Palmer Beauty Principles+�-�that define beauty….and in this case demystify+�-�the impact that the nose has on overall facial beauty.

+�-�In my opinion, the nose, does not greatly contribute to facial beauty but does have the power to distract away from more aesthetically important features.+�-� In other words, a perfect nose alone will not make you attractive.+�-� Conversely, a nose that is too large, crooked or in some other way attracts attention to itself…will make you appear less attractive.+�-� I often say that “the nose needs to be unobserved, get out of the way…so that the cheeks, eyes and lips are the focus of attention on the face.”

+�-�If the nose is distracting…. Rhinoplasty or nasal refinement surgery may be the answer.+�-� In my opinion, Rhinoplasty is one of the most difficult Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Procedures to perform and requires+�-�great technical skill, impeccable aesthetic judgement (know what beauty is and how to create it) as well as experience performing the many types of Rhinoplasty Surgery.+�-� After some 16 years of performing all sorts of Rhinoplasties, I have a logical, straightforward approach to Rhinoplasty and to the quantum level more difficult Revision Rhinoplasty cases.+�-� We get photos and patients from all over the world asking for Revision Rhinoplasty here in our Beverly Hills Surgery Center….and I can tell you that these are really…really touch cases..but we do them and do a great job.

ssh tfbd 256 Must be Rhinoplasty season!

+�-�Breasts are as popular as ever!+�-�

Breast Augmentation with Breast Implants is a very popular Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery procedure…especially as summer and warmer weather approaches.+�-� When thoughts of doning a bikini strike, women think of procedures that will enhance their body’s appearance and fuller breasts+�-�are definetly high on their list.

+�-�Breast Enhancement can be performed by using either Saline (salt water) or Silicone filled Breast Implants that are placed above or below the Pectoralis Muscle (chest muscle).+�-� I prefer placing the Breast Implant below the muscle.+�-� This procedure is quite popular with young women in their twenties as well as older women that have had a family and are looking to regain a more attractive shape to their breasts.

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

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Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria and Beyonce are beautiful!+�-� People magazines’s Beautiful People edition is hot off the presses and these beauties were included.+�-� Yeah…you bet!+�-� These women all rated 99 or 100 using my Palmer Beauty Principles out of a perfect 100 points.+�-� That means that these 4 women are about as close to perfectly beautiful as+�-�a body can get….and I have already said so on numerous occasions.+�-�

+�-�These true beauties have perfectly shaped cheeks, eyebrows/eyes and lips that make up a whopping 92 points in my “Palmer Beauty Principles” and account for what I refer to as the “1-2-3 Beauty Punch for the look that knocks people out!.+�-� This is the look that attracts and surely is one of the reasons that these women are so loved by millions of adoring fans world-wide.+�-� If you don’t look like these gorgeous women, don’t despair.+�-� Read my “Palmer Beauty Principles” and see how you can be more attractive….whether it’s with makeup or Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery…you need a plan on how to become beautiful.+�-� Just so happens, we have just such a plan.

ssh tfbd 256 Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria and Beyonce are Beautiful!

+�-�Skin Care and beauty products that really work!+�-� Can this be possible, you ask?+�-� Yes, my Cosmeceutical Skin Care Company Francis R Beverly Hills(R) was developed to provide you with effective skin care products.+�-� My wife, Robyn (has a Masters in Nursing) and I developed the current line of skin care products for our Cosmeceutical Company Francis R Beverly Hills(R)+�-�after testing many…many custom formulations.+�-�

+�-�As a Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon, my approach to creating skin care products was similar to modifying a surgical procedure.+�-� I’m only interested in the results.+�-� This problem solving methodology gave rise to a group of highly effective skin care products.+�-� I created the Perfect Skin System as a means for you to understand how to make your skin look beautiful and radiant.+�-� Three simple to understand steps and you can have skin that appears younger and more attractive.+�-� With Summer fast approaching, now is the time to get your

Francis R Beverly Hills(R)+�-�Products and start your Perfect Skin System today…don’t wait another minute!

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+�-�Saw the Superior Abdominoplasty patient this morning postop.+�-� She’s a bit sore but looks great.+�-� I had redone her Breasts with saline Breast Implants previously and this was the final stages of her body makeover.

+�-�Read more about Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tucks) here:

+�-�http://www.drfpalmer.com/Abdominoplasty.html

Read more about Breast Augmentation with Breast Implants here:

http://www.drfpalmer.com/BreastAugmentation.html

+�-�Contacted by someone wanting to speak, with me, about doing another TV show.+�-� Man, this entertainment biz requires a ton of work.+�-� You can’t imagine the time and effort that goes into bringing a show to your small screen.+�-� Most of the meetings, pilots etc….never go anywhere.+�-� We’ll see what happens.

+�-�Went to USC open house with the fam this weekend….Ashton was thrilled.+�-� Great tradition at that school as I’m sure there is at many other colleges.+�-� The kids broke the bank buying up sweat shirts, bears, mugs…even a bed spread at the book store.+�-� Great Fun!

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

ssh tfbd 256 Busy...Busy...Busy, just the way I like it!

 Beverly Hills is the capitol of the beauty buisness (PLastic & Cosmetic Surgery) because of the proximity to Hollywood.  The TV and movie biz needs a steady influx of beautiful people for you to admire and we…..the Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons are ready, willing and able to do our part in providing the latest Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Procedures.  I know…I know…it’s a tough job but someone has to do it. 

 Frankly, sometimes I am amazed that a grown man, such as myself, with some 10 years of intense medical training sits around and thinks of ways to make people more attractive?  What, you thought that there was some medical book…..some course taken in medical school called “good looking 101?”  I am sorry to burst your bubble but the training that Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons undergo is technical in nature.  Learn the anatomy, learn the procedure and how to perform it step by step.  But what is attractive?  What is beauty?  These questions are never answered in any great detail….and even more unfortunate, potential Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons…those guardians of your good looks…never have to proove that they recognize or understand beauty as a prerequsite to enter training or as a condition of graduation.  That’s a problem!  Want a designer who doesn’t understand the beauty of different design elements?  How about a composer that can’t appreciate the richness that certain note combinations create?  Get the picture?

Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery and Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, in my opinion, is all about human beauty…the understanding of what that beauty is and ultimately how to create it for my clients!  To me that is the essence of my job…it is what I do and what I stand for!  So, how did I resolve the conflict of not being taught the essence of my field.  I asked questions!  I asked questions of myself, my instructors, experts in the field and ultimately as a Virgo…and a Virgo Dragon…I came to a point of personal enlightenment so that I was able to do my job to my full potential. 

 I remember the conflict as if it happened yesterday.  I finished my Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery training, here in Beverly Hills, with some of the best known and respected Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons of the time.  My first year as a Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon was one of exploration.  As I did Facelifts, Rhinoplasties, Blepharoplasties, Chemical Peels, Collagen, Liposuction and much more… I realixzed that I didn’t understand what made a woman trluly gorgeous or a man really handsome.  I found that disturbing.  My iron-clad training seemed to have some chincks in its armour.  I have trained surgeons in training since then and I realize that it’s not part of their training.

 I spent the next 2 years in a continuous quest for knowledge of what beauty was…what it meant to be attractive.  I analyzed thousands of beautiful men and women looking for some discernible pattern….anything.  When the dust settled, I had developed my “Palmer Beauty Principles” that define and quantify human beauty.  For the next decade I used these principles on countless patients to successfully improve their appearance.  Honestly, I was certain it would work but it was great to actually see it work time and time again.

 Once I was convinced that my “Palmer Beauty Principles” were the key to making people more attractive, I set out to tell the public.  I believe that everyone should understand what makes them attractive…whether, or not, you ever choose to do anything about it…you should have the right to know.  You can read about the “Palmer Beauty Principles” in my blog roll or go to my website and learn more on the subject.  I’ve done all the hard part…all you need to do is read them.  It couldn’t be any easier!  You can also read the write of my “Palmer Beauty Principles” in the 50 Most Beautiful People Edition of People Magazine.   Read article here: http://www.drfpalmer.com/media_view_17.html

Read more about the “Palmer Beauty principles” here:

http://www.drfpalmer.com/palmer-beauty-principles.html

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

ssh tfbd 256 Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery!

+�-�Beverly Hills is the capitol of the beauty buisness (PLastic & Cosmetic Surgery) because of the proximity to Hollywood.+�-� The TV and movie biz needs a steady influx of beautiful people for you to admire and we…..the Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons are ready, willing and able to do our part in providing the latest Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Procedures.+�-� I know…I know…it’s a tough job but someone has to do it.+�-�

+�-�Frankly, sometimes I am amazed that a grown man, such as myself, with some 10 years of intense medical training sits around and thinks of ways to make people more attractive?+�-� What, you thought that there was some medical book…..some course taken in medical school called “good looking 101?”+�-� I am sorry to burst your bubble but the training that Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons undergo is technical in nature.+�-� Learn the anatomy, learn the procedure and how to perform it step by step.+�-� But what is attractive?+�-� What is beauty?+�-� These questions are never answered in any great detail….and even more unfortunate, potential Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons…those guardians of your good looks…never have to proove that they recognize or understand beauty as a prerequsite to enter training or as a condition of graduation.+�-� That’s a problem!+�-� Want a designer who doesn’t understand the beauty of different design elements?+�-� How about a composer that can’t appreciate the richness that certain note combinations create?+�-� Get the picture?

Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery and Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, in my opinion, is all about human beauty…the understanding of what that beauty is and ultimately how to create it for my clients!+�-� To me that is the essence of my job…it is what I do and what I stand for!+�-� So, how did I resolve the conflict of not being taught the essence of my field.+�-� I asked questions!+�-� I asked questions of myself, my instructors, experts in the field and ultimately as a Virgo…and a Virgo Dragon…I came to a point of personal enlightenment so that I was able to do my job to my full potential.+�-�

+�-�I remember the conflict as if it happened yesterday.+�-� I finished my Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery training, here in Beverly Hills, with some of the best known and respected Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons of the time.+�-� My first year as a Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon was one of exploration.+�-� As I did Facelifts, Rhinoplasties, Blepharoplasties, Chemical Peels, Collagen,+�-�Liposuction and much more…+�-�I realixzed that I didn’t understand what made a woman trluly gorgeous or a man really handsome.+�-� I found that disturbing.+�-� My iron-clad training seemed to have some chincks in its armour.+�-� I have trained surgeons in training since then and I realize that it’s not part of their training.

+�-�I spent the next 2 years in a continuous quest for knowledge of what beauty was…what it meant to be attractive.+�-� I analyzed thousands of beautiful men and women looking for some discernible pattern….anything.+�-� When the dust settled, I had developed my “Palmer Beauty Principles” that define and quantify human beauty.+�-� For the next decade I used these principles on countless patients to successfully improve their appearance.+�-� Honestly, I was certain it would work but it was great to actually see it work time and time again.

+�-�Once+�-�I was convinced that my “Palmer Beauty Principles” were the key to making people more attractive, I set out to tell the public.+�-� I believe that everyone should understand what makes them attractive…whether, or not, you ever choose to do anything about it…you should have the right to know.+�-� You can read about the “Palmer Beauty Principles”+�-�in my blog roll or go to my website and learn more on the subject.+�-� I’ve done all the hard part…all you need to do is read them.+�-� It couldn’t be any easier!+�-� You can also read the write of my “Palmer Beauty Principles” in the 50 Most Beautiful People Edition of People Magazine.+�-�+�-� Read article here:+�-�http://www.drfpalmer.com/media_view_17.html

Read more about the “Palmer Beauty principles” here:

http://www.drfpalmer.com/palmer-beauty-principles.html

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

ssh tfbd 256 Beverly Hills Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery!

+�-�Just finished a very interesting case.+�-� Patient had an upper Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) about 5 years ago by another Plastic Surgeon.+�-� The Tummy Tuck is performed to remove excess skin over the abdominal area and to tighten the abdominal muscles.+�-� She was never really happy with the amount of excess skin that remained after the procedure.+�-� We had removed her Saline Breast Implants, that had encapsulated making the breasts+�-�hard and mis-shapen+�-�and replaced them with slightly larger ones over a year ago.+�-� Today she was back to flaten out her abdomen with another Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty).

+�-�I’m not a big fan of the upper Abdominoplasty because the scar goes across the top of the abdomen but she had already had the procedure perfomed using that incision and approach.+�-� In simple terms, the blood supply to the skin of the abdomen comes from above, below and the sides.+�-� Once an incision was made along the top, that blood supply wass compromised so…if I made an incision from below, as is done in a standard Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty), the blood supply would have ben compromised from top and below.+�-� The result could be dead skin and a big mess.+�-� So reluctantly, I made an upper incision for the Tummy Tuck.+�-� This illustrates an important point in my line of work…sometimes you are forced to do things differently then you would like by the patients previous surgical history.+�-� This was just such a case.

+�-�The procedure went very well and she should be happy.+�-� I tacked the upper edge of the skin incisioin to the deep tough tissues of the chest to keep the incision and gravity from pulling it downward.+�-� I also placed multiple quilting sutures that go between the underside of the elevated skin and the underlying muscle fascia (thick tough layer over the muscle).+�-� Placed one dain to drain blood and fluid from under the skin flap that exits on the side of the belly button where it shouldn’t leave a noticeable scar.+�-� Abdominal binder for a couple of weeks and no strenuous activity for 6-8 weeks.+�-� Closed the incision in multiple layers with dissovable stitches.

+�-�The patient+�-�had a Laser Face peel elsewhere that left a line of demarcation on the neck, so I used some 30% TCA to feather that edge.+�-� Also used the TCA to perform a lower lid chemical peel.+�-� She’ll go to the after care facility for several days where muscle relaxants will make her comfortable.+�-� I’ll see her postop after my surgery cases tuesday.+�-� I will follow up with her after replacing her Breast Implants a few months back….she had them done years ago by another plastic surgeon and just wanted them slightly smaller and more shapely.

+�-�While I was busy in the OR…Robyn, my wife and Master in Nursing, was busy doing Botox and Restylane injections one after the other.+�-� Warm weather makes people more conscious about their skin and Botox, Restylane, Radiesse and our Francis R Beverly Hills Skin Care Products get very…very…popular!

Read more about Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tucks) here:

http://www.drfpalmer.com/Abdominoplasty.html

Read more about Breast Augmentation with Breast Implants here:

http://www.drfpalmer.com/BreastAugmentation.html

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

ssh tfbd 256 Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty), Chemical Peel and Botox!