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I was looking through a newspaper this week and came across an ad for a “cosmetic surgeonâ€� and his face lift using a laser, with before and after photos. The photos were interesting- a rather dramatic result was shown, with the caption “before face liftâ€� and “after face liftâ€�. Examining the photos a bit more carefully, I noticed a couple of classic tricks that advertisers can use… Firstly, in the “afterâ€� photos, the woman was wearing a significant amount of makeup- she was “dolled upâ€� as my grandmother used to say. (more…)

I’ve been given permission by one of my patients who came for breast augmentation in Santa Barbara to post a video of the transition between her pre-operative breast form and her post-operative breast form. This video is on our YouTube Channel, “videoplasticsurgergery” with several others.
-Dr. L

This video runs through photos pretty fast, but is entertaining nonetheless.  Use the “pause” button to examine closer! Some of it is pretty scary…
‘Extreme LA Women’ - Dillon