In previous posts we’ve discussed the pitfalls and perils of some of the new alternatives to nose jobs that people are trying out. However, the quest for a non-surgical way to alter the nose’s appearance is nothing new. A patient recently told me that she had put a clothespin on her nose for years after…
Your sense of smell is an important part of your life. It can give you great pleasure, warn you of danger, and is your sense of taste’s BFF. If you have a “billion dollar nose,” your sense of smell might even land you a job! Because of its importance, many people wonder if having a…
Back in the “good old days,” nose jobs were seen as a luxury. If you broke your nose, a doctor would “set” it and put a cast on it like they would any other broken bone. Very little thought went into ensuring the nose looked good and functioned properly after it healed. Many people are…
Kim Kardashian West made waves this past year when she claimed, in the magazine Wonderland, “I used to hate this bump on my nose. Hated it. Now I love that it makes me look more ethnic.” While the verdict is still out on whether or not the most famous Kardashian has gone under the knife…
Humans have been trying to modify their looks since the dawn of time. Adam and Eve covered their bodies after eating from the tree of knowledge. The Chinese used to bind women’s feet to make them smaller. And deadly radioactive materials used to be added to cosmetics… on purpose. But just when I thought I…
When you think about New Year’s Eve what are the first things that come to mind? The ball dropping in Times Square? Champagne? Kisses at midnight? What about New Year’s resolutions? 45% of all Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions, and 17% infrequently do so, putting you in pretty good company if you make them…
One of the latest fads to hit the plastic surgery circuit is the no surgery nose job. While it may be tempting to alter your looks without going under the knife, it is not clear that injections are a safer or more cost effective solution than closed rhinoplasty. What is a no surgery nose job?…
One of the most frequently asked questions regarding rhinoplasty is whether or not it will hurt. The answer is a two part-er, the surgery itself will not hurt, but you will be sore during the healing process. During the Surgery During your nose job you will feel no pain at all because you will be…
Before his untimely death in 2009, Michael Jackson’s appearance changed so drastically that many of us in the plastic surgery world were aghast. There is a limit to how many times one should go under the knife, and the King of Pop had clearly blown past the line. So how many plastic surgeries are too…
If you asked people to name the most iconic episodes in television history, the episode of The Brady Bunch where Marsha gets hit in the face with a football would surely make the top ten. Her nose immediately swells up and she has to decide what she is going to tell her date, who she…
