Image is important in how we perceive ourselves and how others perceive us. We all want to look our best, but the bar from which we set our standard of beauty is set at an unrealistic height. We use celebrities as our frame of reference of how we should look. It is becoming a trend for people to request plastic cosmetic surgery to alter their appearance to look like their favorite icon. More and … [Read more...]

California has some of the most beautiful men and women in the country. The Beach Boys summarized it pretty well with "I wish they all could be California Girls." But there are hundreds of songs in which California is the song writer's muse. Some see us as "vapid" and "plastic." Is this fair? Is it true? Of course not. However a large percentage of the California … [Read more...]

A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (from the Greek, meaning removal of wrinkles), is a fascinating procedure. According to recent statistics, facelifts were the 6th most popular cosmetic surgery as recently as 2011. According to Wikipedia, the first facelift was performed in 1901 by Eugen Hollander in Berlin, Germany. Skin grafting was one of the technologies later developed that … [Read more...]

A facelift is an important decision, and not one that you should rush into. Consider your options; ask your friends and family for references, research the Internet, and of course seek out a consultation on your facelift. This blog post gives some tips on selecting the best cosmetic surgeon in San Francisco for your facelift procedure. (Note: many patients confuse plastic surgeons and cosmetic … [Read more...]