Straight Talk about Cosmetic Surgery with Dr. Arthur Perry

Proper nutrition is important to look as good as possible.  Many vitamins and nutrients - like protein and Vitamin C - are necessary for a healthy, nice appearance.  On this show, Dr. Perry interviews the Nutrition Twins - Tammy Shames and her sister Lyssie Lakatos - they discuss nutrients and supplements that can hurt or help your appearance.   And Dr. Perry and cohost Susan Warner continued thei...

The sun is our friend - it elevates our moods and provides all the Vitamin D we need.  But more than 20 minutes of sun exposure a day during high UV index days will age the skin prematurely.  It causes immunosuppression, wrinkles, brown splotches, and rough old skin.  More importantly, skin cancers are much more common in people with excessive sun exposure.  On this show, we talk about the benefit...

Fat removal through tiny incisions, called liposuction, is wildly popular.  And for good reason.  It is safe and effective, and it can remove the fat that even dieting and GLPs can't remove.  On this show, we discuss how plastic surgeons perform liposuction - we'll talk about the risks and the benefits and help you decide if this procedure is for you. 

We've known for decades that cigarette smoking increases cosmetic surgery complications.  But not until this week did we understand that vaping, nicotine patches, and even chewing tobacco increases complications 4 fold!  Across the board in all cosmetic suergery procedures all complications, from infections to bleeding to wound problems are all enormously increased - from 4% to over 15% - in...

Cosmetic eyelid surgery, formally known as "blepharoplasty", is increasingly popular...and for good reason.  Blephs truly rejuvenate the eyelids and the entire face.  On this show, we discuss how plastic surgeons perform this operation and the benefits it can give you.  Co-host Susan Warner and I also debunk the myth that special skincare is needed for people taking GLP1 drugs.  

Wrinkles are the bane of many women's existence!  Billions of dollars each year are spent trying to destroy or hide them.  Is it Botox? Fillers?  Chemical Peels?  Lasers?  Dermabrasion?  Listen in as Dr. Perry answers this vexing question.  

Broadcasting live from the annual meeting of the Aesthetic Society in Boston, MA, internationally known plastic surgeon Dr. Rod Rohrich joins Dr. Perry to discuss the newest procedures and treatments in cosmetic surgery.  This is truly a "straight talk" episode - cutting through the hype and the influencers, and the "Insta-noise" as I call it.  Tune in!

The most common facial plastic surgery procedure is the blepharoplasty.  Eyelid lifts for the non-plastic surgeon...  On this show, I discuss how we perform this procedure and who is the best candidate.  We also discuss the 6 deaths just reported from rib remodeling procedures!  Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that I predicted this???

Women are the biggest consumers of cosmetic surgery.  But men still get old looking and somewhere around their mid 50s, they realize that their neck skin is hanging and fatty.  But facelifts are problematic in men - they bring hair into the ears and scars are hard to hide without makeup.  So, fat suction, band repair, chin implants, and direct excision of excess skin help make middle aged men look...

There are many stupid things in plastic surgery - on this show, we discuss the removal of submandibular salivary glands.  Those are the lumps in the sides of the neck that break up the beautiful contour of a youthful neck. Those lumps make up about 2/3 of your saliva - and when they are removed, you might have dry mouth symptoms, or your might have more tooth decay, or you might require lemony squ...

Sometimes you just have to wonder what has happened to common sense in plastic surgery?  There are plastic surgeons and patients who are actually removing or cracking ribs to create a thinner waist.  Did these "doctors" forget the first rule of medicine:  do no harm?  Have they forgotten that the ribs are designed to protect lungs, heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys and pancreas?  And hav...

There are so many different facelifts.  SMAS lifts, skin only lifts, deep plane lifts, short scar lifts, S lifts, subperiosteal lifts....and so many more.  But which one is better?  A landmark paper was just published that punched the biggest hole in the deep plane facelift - you know - the one that those influencers had and paid over $100,000 for...  It turns out that, while they didn't wast...

My cosmetic surgery patients care about the appearance of their skin and their overall beauty.  And it follows that the same people who are concerned about appearance are also concerned about their overall health.  An annual physical exam can only go so far.  And that's where the total body MRI and advanced bloodwork that the Prenuvo company performs comes in.  On this show, I interview Dr. D...

There are literally dozens of different types of facelifts.  Every surgeon claims theirs is the best technique.  And now there's the "deep plane" lift (described in 1979, by the way!), with some plastic surgeons charging over $200,000 for this 4 hour operation!  And some gullible celebrities and affluent people are falling for the deep plane myth.  In this show, we begin a discussio...

The mommy makeover is increasingly popular.  This procedure combines a tummy tuck with a cosmetic breast procedure - either a lift, reduction, or augmentation.  In the last month, there have been 3 high profile deaths of young women undergoing this procedure.  On this show, we discuss why the mommy makeover is a dangerous procedure and how you can stay safe with cosmetic surgery.

Ulthera - high energy focused ultrasound - has been the leader of noninvasive facial skin tightening for 15 years.  The FDA just approved the technology for tightening crepey skin of the arms and tummy.  On this show, we discuss how Ulthera can help with this hard to treat problem.  And, we continue the discussion of the craziest things in plastic surgery - focusing on fat grafting to the breasts...

Mini-facelifts are sort of like being "a little pregnant".  You either do it or you don't.  Most "mini-facelifts" are simply marketing gimmicks - designed to lure you in to a procedure that sounds small.  In fact, there really are very few mini-facelifts.  Most are short scar cheeklifts that have limited usefulness and longevity.  On this show, we discuss the various types...

The cold weather does a number on your skin.  Heating your house drops the humidity to levels seen in the Mohave Desert!  And so we get rough, chapped skin, often with tiny painful cracks around our lips and hands.  But spring is around the corner, and so we discuss how to battle back from winter skin on today's show.  From skincare to removal of unsightly blemishes and moles, to filling wrin...

Blepharoplasties are cosmetic eyelid lifts.  This procedure usually removes excess skin and fat from the eyelids and is a great facial rejuvenator.  Many people think the surgery is a minor procedure because the satisfaction rate is very high and the complication rate is fairly low.  But the truth is that all sorts of issues can occur with eyelid surgery - from visible scars to a pull-down of the...

I call it the "Frankenstein procedure"!  There's a company that is processing dead people's fat and selling it to plastic surgeons who will inject it into your face or buttocks...or anywhere.  Wow.  This raises a lot of questions.  First - the ethics.  You or your family donates your organs, expecting that your kidneys, liver, heart, and lungs will help another person live a no...

A high hairline with a long forehead is considered a masculine feature.  On this show, we discuss how a brow lift is a "2 for 1" procedure - simultanously elevating the eyebrows and lowering the high hairline.  Tune in.

One of the characteristics of a masculine face is a strong chin.  The operation of a chin implant along with liposuction of neck fat reinforces a strong masculine appearance.  On this podcast, we discuss how plastic surgeons make chins "stronger" with either fillers or implants.  Tune in.  

It's getting harder and harder to believe new plastic surgery procedures actually work.  With the advent of "pay to play" medical journals, almost anything can get published.  This has weakened the age old trust of publications in "peer reviewed journals".  Just this week, journals published articles concluding that acupuncture can reduce wrinkles and deep chemical peels c...

There are many facelifts being performed in the US.  Most leave scars in front of the ears.  But many people, particularly men, don't want these scars.  It seems obvious that you can just grab the excess skin in the middle of the neck and say..."if this were gone....".  On this show, we talk about exactly that procedure - it's experiencing a resurgence in popularity.  Tune it....

Earlobes are the forgotten stepchild of facial beauty.  While women adorn earlobes with diamonds and gold jewelry, when earlobes age, they wrinkle and shrivel, often relegated to a life behind hair.  But earlobe rejuvenation has come of age!  With fillers, lasers, reshaping procedures and repair of elongated earring holes, ears can once again become a center of sensuality.  Listen to this show to...