Straight Talk about Cosmetic Surgery with Dr. Arthur Perry

Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport are the three most common botulinum toxins.   They're widely used for wrinkle reduction and they can also be used to decrease bands in the neck.  On this podcast, we explore the safety of botulinum toxins outside of the forehead.  

Plastic surgeons spend a lot of their time helping you look younger.  We inject Botox and fillers, and we laser and lift wrinkled sagging skin.  With a younger face, we often neglect to rejuvenate the other parts of your body that everyone sees - your hands and upper chest. On this podcast, we discuss the use of fillers, lasers, and Ulthera to rejuvenate these forgotten areas.  

The FDA announced that breast implants will now be packaged with a black box warning.  That's the most serious warning the FDA has.  Joining me during this show is Dr. Alan Matarasso, former President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, to discuss this new warning.  

Do you want cosmetic surgery to "get" a mate?  A job?  To look some celebrity?  Or do you want it to feel better about yourself.  On this show, we discuss who is the best candidate for cosmetic surgery...and who should not have it...

Dr. Mehmet Oz, world renowned surgeon and host of the Dr. Oz television show, joined me on today's show to discuss the relationship of health and beauty.  His insights are always amazing!  We also discussed my upcoming appearance on the Dr. Oz show, as well as whether people should use aspirin to help prevent heart attacks. Also, Dr. Mira Kaga discussed the new Cutera laser that destroys red...

Radio host extraordinaire, Mark Simone, interviewed Dr. Perry on his show.  Tune in to hear Mark discuss whether he might be the next one in Dr. Perry's operating room....

Procedures in cosmetic surgery are often performed  before studies document their safety and even their effectiveness.  This year's example is the Brazilian Butt Lift.  On today's show, Dr. Jason Spector, Chairman of Plastic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, explained how research in plastic surgery is performed.  On this show, we also discussed the strange inflammation...

The autumn is the best time of the year for body contouring procedures.  It's after the beach season and before winter holidays.  So, tummy tucks, liposuction and breast surgery are the procedures that plastic surgeons do most commonly right after Labor Day.  

Wouldn't it be nice to grow your breasts with your own fat -taken from your tummy.  A true "2 for 1" procedure.  But one that has been associated with problems.  On today's show, my guest Dr. Evan Garfein, chief of plastic surgery at Einstein Medical School and my partner in Tribeca Aesthetics, discuss breast augmentation with your own fat. We also discussed face peeling and a...

Plastic surgery is an artistic medical endeavor.  And nasal reshaping, called rhinoplasty, is the most artistic procedure.  It is also the most difficult procedure in plastic surgery.  That's why there are so many bad rhinoplasties.  On this show, we discuss how I do a rhinoplasty, and a recent student that showed if you need your nose done a second time, you've got a 25% chance you&apos...

Sunscreen should not only be healthy, but it should keep you from getting skin cancer.  But dozens of sunscreens have been found to be contaminated with benzene, a carcinogen.  J&J has taken theirs off the market, but the others have not.  Listen to this show to stay safe with sunscreen. 

Look in the mirror.  You'll find two ridges running from between the nostrils to the tops of your cupids bows on your lips.  Those ridges go away as you get older.  And that makes your lip look longer and you look less attractive.  On today's show, we discuss how wrinkle filler can restore the philtral ridges and help you look better....and younger.  

Most people don't consider mole removal cosmetic surgery, but moles can enormously detract from your appearance.  On this show, I discuss how plastic surgeons remove moles with the best technique possible.  We can't erase them, but we sure want the scar to look better than the "thing" that was removed. 

Millenials are having Botox injected to prevent wrinkles.  Is this a waste of money or is there science to prevention of facial aging.  On this show, we explore the use of Botox and fillers in people in their 20s and 30s...before the development of wrinkles.  We also discussed Green Tea -  one of the few foods that is proven to protect from UV damage.  The catechins in green tea are now proven to...

From skin care to surgery and everything in between, facial rejuvenation can truly help you turn back the clock.  On this show, we discuss the steps you can take to take 5, 10, or even 20 years off your appearance.  Tune in.

So many different facelift techniques.  On today's show, I explain how I do the short scar, 2 layered facelift and what is the difference between a facelift, cheeklift, and neck lift.  And Dr. Mike Roizen returns to tell us about a new drug for osteoporosis and an exercise that may make drugs unnecessary.  And Dr. Christine Rhode, new Chairman of Plastic Surgery at Columbia, discussed lymphom...

The fractionated CO2 laser has become the standard for rejuvenation of sun damaged faces.  It can improve wrinkles, splotchy pigmentation, and aged skin.  New uses for the laser include dramatic reduction in earlobe wrinkles.  Combined with hyaluronic acid filler, earlobes can be completely restored to a youthful appearance.  Earrings can now be displayed without turning on their side.  We discuss...

I am partnering with the Einstein plastic surgeons - we're opening a new Aesthetic Surgery only surgicenter in Tribeca, New York City.  Dr. Oren Tepper, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, and my new partner, talked about how the new center will be the only one of its type in the country. And, we discuss the procedures that you still have time to do to look better before that wedding - wh...

Every year the American Society of Plastic Surgeons compiles statistics from the nation's plastic surgeons to determine how many different procedures are performed each year.  In 2020, liposuction was the most common procedure performed in the United States.  In this podcast, we discuss what the indications for liposuction are and how I do the procedure.  Tune in if you are interested in havi...

Every year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons asks their members how many procedures they perform every year.  This year, liposuction was the most common procedure.  Despite the pandemic, cosmetic procedures were still very popular.  On today's show, we discuss the most common procedures in cosmetic surgery and the ones that are declining in popularity.  We also discussed how lasers ca...

In this year's Oscars "swag bag", attendees were given free cosmetic surgery procedures.  This is considered unethical by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and can result in being thrown out of the society.  On today's show, we discuss why this seemingly innocent act is not in society's best interest.

Plastic surgeons are not the only physicians performing cosmetic surgery.  So many different doctors, and even nurses, are performing procedures.  And that's one of the reasons there are so many poor results out there.  On today's show we discussed how to choose a plastic surgeon and how to maximize the chances of getting a good result and minimize the chance of having a complication. We...

We all know what the "COVID 15" is - the extra pounds you gained while "socially distancing" during the pandemic this past year.  But it's almost over, and it's time to try on bathing suits because - yes - the beaches will be open this summer.  But those extra pounds - now is the time to lose them with dieting, exercise, or liposuction.  On this show, we talk all abou...

Believe it or not, the pandemic will end soon...just in time for the beach season.  You missed it last year, but this year, you're going to have to squeeze into that bathing suit!  Today, we begin a discussion of the procedures designed to help your body look beach worthy.  Tummy tucks are the most dramatic of these procedures, with removal and skin and fat and tightening of the abdominal mus...

Lasers have revolutionized facial rejuvenation.  These versatile machines can zap wrinkles, brown splotches, red marks, hair and tattoos.  I've been using them since I was an intern at Harvard in 1981!  On tonight's show, my guest, internationally known dermatologist Lisa Chipps, MD, tells us everything you need to know about looking better with lasers.