Nip This Tuck That

You can read my post on ABC’s new hit series “Miracle Workers” in the News Flash section.+�-� It’s sure to be a smash hit.+�-� I’m off to the OR this morning to do one of our most popular Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery procedures….The Minilift with Injection of Radiesse to shape the cheeks.+�-� This combination can make people look almost 10 years younger in less than 1 1/2 hours.+�-� We even do about 1/3 of the cases under a Novacaine-like anesthesia with the patient fully awake.+�-� I use dissolveable sutures and the patients can literally go back to work the next day.+�-� I’d love to take this procedure on Oprah!+�-� I think this is one of the best procedures out there at the moment.+�-� You may be wondering if your favorite celebrity has had one…

+�-�Ashton’s producer called and has two record labels interested in signing her…keep+�-�your fingers crossed for that…her agent wants her to do movies and TV and went crazy over her Pilot.+�-� We’ll see what happens.+�-� Evan starts a new season on “Unfabulous in July”.+�-� He was up for a+�-�part on the OC but we wouldn’t let him audition because of high school.+�-� He’s still angry about that.+�-�

+�-�The bottle manufacterer miscounted lids for our current production run of Francis R Beverly Hills Skin Care Products and then tried to tell us it was our fault.+�-� Talk about Crazy Logic!+�-� I had a brief chat with the supervisor and made him see the error of his ways.+�-� The lids are going overnight to the manufacturing facility as we speak.+�-� This CEO stuff is much more difficult than I ever imagined.+�-� I really need a CEO or President to run this Cosmeceutical Skin Care Company for me.+�-� I just don’t have the time for all of these projects…..case in point.+�-� I just turned down an offer to participate in a book because I couldn’t devote the time needed to do the project.+�-� Also declined an offer to head up a Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Clinic in the Middle East….for the same reason.+�-� More meetings about TV projects this week….see what I mean!+�-� Oh, I forgot to mention that we’re talking about having the resident surgeons rotate through the office for Facial Plastic Surgery training.+�-� They will bring their patients here for me to teach them Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Procedures…probably 1 day a week.+�-� Stay Tuned for more…

+�-�Francis R Palmer, III MD

March 7, 2006: I saw the lady that had+�-�the Tummy Tuck+�-�yesterday…see that post…for her first post-op visit.+�-� She has 2 bulb drains+�-�under the skin over the abdomen to remove any excess blood and serous fluid. These typically remain in for 3-4 days after the surgery.+�-� She’s also wearing an abdominal binder. It’s like a girdle that goes across the abdomen and gives some compression to the surgical area.+�-� She’s slightly bent over…we pulled and removed excess skin and patients usually can stand upright at about 1 week after the surgery.+�-� The muscles are a bit sore…we tighten them along the entire abdomen…that’s what gives the nice tight flat appearance to the abdomen after the surgery.+�-� But all in all she looks fantastic and she’s going to be thrilled.+�-�

+�-�Saw some consults+�-�for Tummy Tucks, Breast Augmentation, Face Lifts, Revision Rhinoplasty, Lip Augmentation, Blepharoplasty, Cheek Implants, Chin Implants, Brow Lift, Botox Restylane, Juvederm+�-�and Radiesse injections to scuplt the face without implants.+�-� They want what the celebrities get…natural beauty.+�-� You can read all about all of these procedures on my surgery website (sorry I’m still new at the HTML code for hyperlinks)

http://www.drfpalmer.com

I’ll share+�-�all of these prcedures, with you,+�-�over the coming days and weeks.+�-� But for now, feel free to read all the material that+�-�I have written on the subject and take a look at some of the before and after photos.

+�-�Celebrities are getting facelifts, Rhinoplasty and Breast Augmentation+�-�in post-production!

Now I don’t want to burst any+�-�bubbles so close to Hollywood’s big night but it seems that the celebs are getting a liitle help in the digital realm.+�-� That’s right, yours truly, the good doctor, has administered more than a little help to some celebs images using $250,000 computers at a post production visual effects house.+�-� This is a kick…I use my Palmer Beauty Principles +�-�to make the images younger and more attractive…best part is there’s no bleeding, bruising or recovery time.+�-� This will be the wave of the future in TV and Movieland and you heard it here first!

The technology allows the stars faces and bodies to show effects of Botox, Radiesse, Cheek Augmentation, Rhinoplasty, Face Lifts, neck Lifts, Blepharoplasty, Browlift, Liposuction, Breast Augmentation, Tummy Tuck, Lip Augmentation and skin Care….basically all similar results tahn if the celebrities had actually and recently undergone all of those procedures.+�-� How cool is that!

+�-�Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

Am I the only one that wonders what happened to all the plastic surgery makeover shows?+�-� They seem to have fallen off the planet despite very favorable ratings?+�-� Well it’s going around the rumor mill that lawsuits filed by, less than thrilled, makeover recipients may be the cause.+�-� I have mixed feelings about this if this turns out to be true.+�-�+�-�Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons make no guarantees implied or otherwise (we do our+�-�best each and every time)+�-�and the people did get an awful lot of surgery for free…they did look better…so what’s their beef?+�-� Do you think this is right that they then turn around and want what?+�-� Money on top of free surgery?+�-� Seems no insiders are+�-�talking, so I guess we may never find out for sure.+�-� It’s a shame that a few people are able to completely eliminate you from seeing these types of shows.+�-�

There may be a revamped rendition of these shows in the near future using some C and D list celebrities looking to jump start their career after having Rhinoplasty, Facelift, Breast Augmentation along with some Botox, restylane, Radiesse for Cheek Augmentation and for sure some lip augmentation with Alloderm or Juvederm.+�-� Should be interesting.

I feel that the more information that you, as a consumer, can obtain…the better you are at making the correct decisions when you want to improve your appearance.+�-� It’s human nature to want to look good.+�-� I just want you to make the right choices.+�-� In my experience, the number 1 reason that people are unhappy after plastic & cosmetic surgery procedures is the fact that the wrong procedure was done aesthetically.+�-� This is a very complicated issue but read my Palmer Beauty Principles+�-� and+�-�How To Choose Your Plastic Surgeon+�-�for some really good basic information.

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

Now that I wrote a bit about the Oscars and the Celebs…..it’s time for me to go earn my keep.+�-� I’m off to the OR to do a Tummy Tuck for a lovely woman who hates the excess skin on her abdomen.+�-� After several kids, the abdominal muscles+�-�are loose (no amount of sit ups will ever tighten them back up) and there’s quite a bit of excess skin to be removed.+�-� It should be about+�-�+�-�2 1/2 -3 hour surgery.+�-� Also seeing consults for Breast Augmentation/Enhancement with Breast Implants, Rhinoplasty, cheek Augmentation with Radiesse Injections or Cheek Implants+�-�and Facelift.+�-� Psst, maybe a celebrity or two.+�-�+�-�

Read more about Abdominoplasty here:+�-� http://www.drfpalmer.com/Abdominoplasty.html

Read more about Cheek Augmentation with Cheek Implants here:

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

Read more about Cheek Augmentation with Radiesse Injections here:+�-�

http://www.drfpalmer.com/radiesse-injections.html

Read more about Breast Augmentation here:+�-� http://www.drfpalmer.com/BreastAugmentation.html

Read more about Rhinoplasty here:+�-� http://www.drfpalmer.com/Rhinoplasty.html

Read more about Facelifts here:+�-� http://www.drfpalmer.com/FaceLift.html

+�-�Dr. Francis R Palmer, III

Well the Oscars were full of glitz and glitter as the modern day royalty ( our celebrities ) strutted their stuff down the red carpet.+�-� I, for one, still noticed some beauties that seem to have missed the news that the severely skinny, “I only eat lettuce for meals” look is unattractive.+�-� I thought that movement had undergone a justly deserved timely demise.+�-� Who thinks that is a good look?+�-� Worse, what type of message is this giving our children that idolize these young actresses?+�-� Does anyone think we, as viewers are fooled?+�-� We can tell that something is wrong when their bodies are so thin that their heads appear huge.+�-� Who’s propagating this look?+�-� Are casting directors, producers, agents insisting that these poor women starve themselves to look+�-�thin and more thin?+�-� I say enough is enough.+�-� I am an expert in beauty and I am telling you that this IS NOT ATTRACTIVE!+�-� Period!+�-� Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.

OK.+�-� Now+�-�for the beauty part of+�-�Hollywood’s biggest evening.+�-� Reese Witherspoon is just plain adorable…but Charlize Theron scored a 99 out of a possible 100 points using+�-�my Palmer Beauty Principle+�-�scale.+�-�Wow, she looks amazing.+�-� She may have been the most attractive woman at the Oscars.+�-� Winner Rachel Weisz scored solidly in the 90′s and was looking especially cute.+�-� Keira Knightley also scored a 99 out of a perfect 100 and is drop dead gorgeous.+�-� Full round cheeks, beautiful eyes/eyebrows and full plump lips.+�-� The top three aesthetic beauty features of the face that will make you a knockout!+�-� Speaking of knockouts, how beautiful did Jennifer Anniston look Sunday.+�-� She truly is an American Beauty.

Just to be clear, when evaluating the faces and bodies of Celebreties, Royalty, Socialites or anyone els, it doesn’t matter whether the features are from Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery (Cheek Implants, Rhinoplasty, Breast Augmentatuion, Lip Augmentation, Chin Implant, Radiesse Injections, Botox, Restylane, FRBH skin care products+�-�or a Facelift) or that they are from God.+�-� I only care that they are there or they are not!

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III+�-�

Friday 3/3/06: Man oh man+�G��-�let+�G��G��s call the last couple of days +�G��+�Plump, Fill and Freeze+�G��-�. It seems that the whole world was here getting Restylane, Collagen or Radiesse to their lips, various folds, lines and wrinkles. I put enough Botox in faces to single handedly raise the price of Allergan stock (Allergan is the company that makes Botox for the US). There+�G��G��ll be a whole lotta smooth and plump faces for the Academy Awards this Sunday+�G��-�.Botox like all of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery is an art, so if you see someone with that frozen +�G��+�I+�G��G��ve had to much Botox look+�G��-�+�G��-�we didn+�G��G��t do it! I+�G��G��ve been doing Botox for almost 12 years+�G��-�and it+�G��G��s totally slick and amazing, but like all things, you can have too much of a good thing and look bad! Think Quality not quantity and you should do fine. Robyn, my wife has a Masters in Nursing and also does Botox and soft-tissue fillers like Restylane, Collagen and Radiesse+�G��-�In fact she does most of it since I+�G��G��m usually in the OR doing surgery. However, we both use my own special dilution formula and method of doing injecting the Botox.

The most popular Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery treatments, pre-Oscar night, remain Botox to smooth out lines around the mouth+�G��-�you know those nasty little lines around the lips that seem to defy treatment. Botox in the right spot+�G��-�and no more line. Yes, it+�G��G��s really that easy. Restylane or Collagen in the Lips give a very sexy pouty look that never goes out of fashion+�G��-�.seems everyone on and off the +�G��+�Red Carpet+�G��-� wants that very attractive look for this very special night in +�G��+�tinsel town+�G��-�. Let+�G��G��s not forget the nasolabial folds+�G��-�.these are the folds that go from the edge of the nostril down to the corners of the mouth+�G��-�.Restylane in these can literally soften the entire face and make you look years younger. The stars have known this secret for about+�G��-�an eternity and there was a whole lotta plumping and filling before the Academy Awards this year like all the years past.

The British film crew was here yesterday afternoon and it was a really cute piece. A young (in her mid twenties) aspiring actress was here to have me evaluate her appearance and share with her what Hollywood looks for in a female superstar. Of course, I used the Palmer Beauty Principles and gave her sound solid advice on how she could be star quality beautiful. I can+�G��G��t promise, of course, that she+�G��G��d get movie or TV role but she definitely would be more attractive. I suggested improvements in the Top three areas that I refer to as the +�G��+�one-two-three Beauty punch+�G��-�+�G��-�the shape of the cheeks, eye area and lips+�G��-�..explained in detail in my Palmer Beauty Principles. The producer asked me if anyone had ever approached me to do a reality show about my family+�G��-�.My daughter is almost 18 and has an amazing voice written and recorded several original song with a producer that worked with the band Maroon Five, my 15 year-old son has a recurring role on a Nickelodeon sitcom called +�G��+�Unfabulous+�G��-� and my wife is intelligent, strong and beautiful+�G��-�+�G��-�I laughed and said yes+�G��-�a couple of producers were actually working on that show idea as we speak.
That doesn+�G��G��t include the Doctor 90210 shoot or the new show that is being proposed for future development+�G��-�..sometimes I get dizzy with all my irons in the fire. But I am a Vigo and in particular a Virgo Dragon. I am the most happy when I have many, many projects and I thrive being able to juggle them all! Have a great weekend and be sure to watch the Academy Awards on Sunday. Hey, while you+�G��G��re at it+�G��-�tell your kids to tune into Unfabulous at 7:30 Sunday on Nickelodeon and you might see my son. Ciao!

Monday 2/27/06: Well here we are. The inaugural launch of a glimpse into my life+�G��-�.wow, no pressure. I have so much that I want to share with you, that I don’t know where to start.+�-�+�-�Hopefully, I can give you some insight into what it+�G��G��s like to be me. Christian, family man, father of 2 teens (please pray for me), artist, writer, aspiring TV Star (that+�G��G��s an entire story in itself) and the gatekeeper to my patients beauty+�G��-�their identity+�G��-�an awesome responsibility that I take very seriously. I believe that a truly gifted Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon must have: The Eyes of an Artist, The Hands of an Angel and The Heart of a Lion. The artist must know how to make you more attractive. The Angel treats your tissue gently and with respect. The Lions Heart gives me the strength to hold someone+�G��G��s identity in the palm of my hands and allows me to cope with this awesome responsibility. Welcome to my world! I am wrestling with my son one moment and the next, I am laying open the face of a 45 year old lovely woman who wants nothing more than for me to make her look more attractive. She has a loving family that cares deeply for her and wants only the best for her+�G��-�and the pressure mounts!

I was contacted by another talk show wanting to do a makeover. The woman, for the makeover, had lost a great deal of weight, had a ton of surgery elsewhere for sagging skin +�G��+�everywhere+�G��-� and still wants to look better. This breaks my heart, but she+�G��G��s never going to look good and I+�G��G��m not sure that another tummy tuck, thigh lift or arm lift will make a significant difference. The tough part is breaking the bad news to the patient, who desperately wants to look normal, and to the TV Show Producer, who wants to put together a dramatic show. I feel badly, but I think I+�G��G��ll have to pass on this one.

Robyn, had me look at numerous photos from potential patients, from all over the world, asking for plastic and cosmetic surgery via e-mail. I am still amazed at how many hundreds of e-mails we get each day. It floors me every time I think about the number of these initial contacts that wind up having surgery with us. I never imagined this would happen. Not in my wildest dreams. I wrote the original material for the website over 8-9 years ago just as a way for people to get a sense of who and what I was. Maybe, that+�G��G��s why it works? It+�G��G��s like speaking with me+�G��-�only from the comfort of your house computer.

Saw a very hip woman, doctors wife, in her late 50+�G��G��s who hasn+�G��G��t done any plastic surgery to this point in her life+�G��-�she+�G��G��s looking for a little +�G��+�spruce up+�G��-� and wanted to speak with me about Contour Threads

Thread Lift This is always an interesting conversation. Patients don+�G��G��t want any incisions but are amazed when I go through the logic of that means +�G��-�no skin is removed as well+�G��-�. She finally realized that one of my custom Minilifts Face Lift with lower Bleph Blepharoplasty was the ticket. She+�G��G��s going to look amazing+�G��-�..7 years younger+�G��-�what a cool job I have.

Assisted on a Rhinoplasty this afternoon. The patient wanted the bridge of her nose built up, so we used a dorsal solid silastic (silicone) implant. I personally would have asked the patient to consider using Radiesse. Radiesse would have been done as an office treatment with a simple skin injection. No surgery, no anesthesia, no recovery and the material lasts up to 2 years. Not my decision however. That+�G��G��s what makes Plastic Surgery an art and not cookbook+�G��-�the way each surgeon looks at each individual patient and decides what to do or not do. No 2 decisions will ever be completely alike.

Drove down to Irvine to review the prototype device for the think tank group. If this thing works, the way we think it will…we are going to make a whole lot of people very happy. I am hired by an East Coast think tank that brings emerging new technologies to physicians and the public in the field of Plastic Surgery and beauty. The latest project is nothing short of remarkable+�G��-�.sorry, can+�G��G��t share anymore at this time+�G��-�.confidentiality agreements+�G��-�stay tuned!

Dr. Francis R Palmer, III