Beverly Hills - Plastic Surgery, inc.

By Carol at the Concierge

Oh facial fillers and the trouble they can get someone into….

After seeing many of our patients happily plumping up their lips with our available fillers, I decided enough was enough.  Not that I’m a thin lipped lass, but I’m nowhere Scarlett Johannsen either.  Therefore after much perusing of magazines and analysis of various model pouts I decided to ‘pump up the volume’ myself.

Dr. Gabriel Chiu uses different fillers for different reasons.  Our newest filler, Prevelle, has the slogan ‘today, for tonight’ which means the result is instant and there is no swelling or downtime.  It is a great idea for those who want to try before they really buy a filler.  It lasts three months and costs $250.  Therefore if the result is not something you want to live with, it’s not a long-term thing.  Also it is super cost effective for us recession gals & guys.

I’d say one of my most ardent users of lip fillers is not a female: guys, you can do this too! Our patient comes in for his ‘fill up’ and leaves pursing and pouting all the way out the door.  He gets a zillion compliments and loves to tell everyone to come to Dr. Gabriel Chiu.  He uses Juvederm, which is a longer-lasting filler . . . it lasts about ten months or so.  It’s a bit more pricey at $599, but worth every penny.  I think he has become ‘the kissing bandit’ of Los Angeles.

Since I haven’t filled in my lips for awhile I decided to go for the Prevelle.  It has painkillers already mixed in with the product, so the injections are almost painless.   Dr. Chiu and I had a discussion about the results I was looking for and fifteen minutes later, ta da, there I was, a secret sister of Ms. Johanssen. 

Now, I’m out of control!  I’m kissing strange babies on the street.  I applied for a summer job at a fair at the kissing booth.  I’ve started ‘air kissing’ friends goodbye European style.  I seal all my envelopes with a kiss, even to the IRS.  I wonder what they will think when they get my tax return?

After consistently applying lipstick and lip gloss, I think I’m looking great J

It’s that time again when we are looking at ourselves in the mirror, and wondering what we need to do to look good in our summer clothes… or out of them! Well, here are some popular procedures to get those eyes fixed on you!

After shedding those winter clothes, it’s likely time to shed the extra pounds that the winter holidays put on. Liposuction will not only remove the excess flab, but also contour and sculpt your body so that you can show off the muscle tone and details you work so hard to get.

For men, liposuction is an extremely common and popular procedure. Sometimes sculpting the stomach and reducing the love handles may not be enough to get you comfortable with taking off your shirt. Liposculpting the chest is a very popular procedure to get definition… and get that certain someone to take notice when you flex. Some men actually have breast tissue, known as gynecomastia, that needs to be surgically removed as well- and do wonders for your self-confidence!

Liposuction is also very popular with women getting ready for summer. It’s performed on trouble areas over the whole body to gain definition and reduce these areas that may not respond to diet and exercise. Liposuction is done not only to look good in those little, tight summer clothes, but sometimes to GET INTO that outfit!

Sometimes, the problem for women is not squeezing into a nice dress or ensemble, but to fill it out! That’s where breast augmentation, the most popular procedure at this time of year, comes in. Breast implants will not only increase your bust size, it can also completely change your proportions- so now you have that perfect shape that looks flattering in any couture designer you try on your shopping spree!