Celebrities With the Best and Worst Skin

There is a photo gallery of the Top 5 Celebs with the Best and Worst Skin on AOL Health.com. I would have to agree with most of their assessments. My picks for the best skin: Cate Blanchett and Halle Berry (tie), worst skin: Lindsay Lohan.

In my opinion there are three things that are most important to having great skin as you age:
1. Wear sunblock and avoid excessive sun
2. Don't smoke
3. Hope that you inherited good genes

Some other suggestions include: Apply Retin A or Retinol creams, drink lots of water, avoid too much alcohol and fast food, and exfoliate. A good chemical peel also helps.




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Dr. Youn on the Plastic Surgery Channel

A new website dedicated to plastic surgery, The Plastic Surgery Channel, has kindly featured me and this site on one of their video segments. It's only about a minute long, but if you're interested, check it out.

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Amanda Holden's Got Botox

Britain's Got Talent star Amanda Holden's Got Botox. She admits to undergoing Botox injections into her forehead and at the top of her nose in a recent article in the Daily Mail. According to the article:

'I could see the make-up artist having to cake over the creases around my eyes more and more and I just hated it. It was really starting to annoy me and once I'd noticed it, that was it. So I went to a place in South Africa for Botox and that was that.'

'It's like getting your roots done. I think as long as you don't go stupidly over the top...I can move my face.

'One day I'll look my age. Actually, that's a lie - I want to look like Joan Rivers. I don't see the point in growing old gracefully.'

I've only seen her on the YouTube videos where she judges Susan Boyle's amazing singing. She is a stunning beauty, I must admit, although this recent photo doesn't do her much justice.

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Denise Richards Admits to Having Breast Implants

Denise Richards was on the Howard Stern Show last week and gave a very revealing interview in which she admitted to undergoing three breast augmentation surgeries. She stated that her first two surgeries left her too busty, so she underwent a third breast augmentation surgery and is now happy with the size of her breasts.

As you can see by the photo she looks great.

The second season of her reality show It's Complicated can be seen on E!. I saw a couple episodes of the first season and thought she was a complete train wreck, second only to Paula "Bipolar, manic-depressive" Abdul's show. I hear she was good in Starship Troopers, but I never saw it.

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Article on the Lifestyl- Lift and the Quicklift

There is a very well-written article on Ocala.com entitled : A Face From an Infomercial. It covers the recent emergence of mass-marketed mini-facelifts, such as the Lifestyl- Lift and the Quicklift. Here are some excerpts from the article:

Currently, 25 to 30 doctors receive patients through QuickLiftMd.com. The doctors attended a one-day workshop priced at $1,950 (and sometimes a few other days of training) taught by Dr. Brandy, a cosmetic surgeon with a background in emergency medicine.

Sharron Bryant, a manager for Lindt Chocolates in Dallas, who got a Lifestyl- Lift in 2007, said she had a “high pressure” consultation and put down a deposit before meeting a surgeon. Ms. Bryant, then 59, paid $6,100 for a Lifestyl- Lift and chin liposuction. She never needed pain medication during her weeklong recovery, she said.
But she disliked the loose skin that remained on her jowls and neck. “I got nothing for the money,” she said. She later paid $8,200 for a traditional face-lift from a different surgeon.

On Realself.com, a Web site where patients discuss cosmetic surgery, 37 percent of the 170 people who reviewed the Lifestyl- Lift said the procedure was “worth it,” while 63 percent didn’t think so.

I believe that you get what you pay for. I do not perform the Lifestyle Lift or the Quicklift. For the rest of the article, click here.

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Octomom Criticizes Kate Gosselin's Plastic Surgery

In a recent interview posted on Radar Online and Zap2It, Octomom Nadya Suleman criticizes Jon and Kate Plus Eight's Kate Gosselin:

Apparently, Suleman's main issue with the plastic surgery is because she herself has an easy time snapping back with her post-pregnancy body, so much so that her friends call her "rubberband." She calls Gosselin's method "cheating" and that the photos were "staged" and "desperate for attention."
In the same interview, Suleman says Gosselin probably also had a boob job and, "I personally don't like the shape of her body. It's a little boxy."

That's harsh, especially coming from a freak like Octomom. After seeing the photos above,I'd be shocked if Octomom's skin really rebounded as she claims. Octomom's probably just jealous because Kate Gosselin has stolen her spotlight. Who does she think she's kidding? Go away already!

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Kate Gosselin in a Bikini After a Tummy Tuck

Photos of Kate Gosselin (Jon and Kate Plus Eight) are all over the internet. She's had a tummy tuck, and overall looks great, especially for as many kids as she's had. If you look closely you can see her scar (runs from hip to hip) which is the typical tradeoff of a tummy tuck (or abdominoplasty). There is also a circular scar around her belly button. The scar initially looks red for a year or two, but usually settles down every year until it is often a barely visible fine line.

Other celebs who have copped to a tummy tuck include Patricia Heaton and Dayna Devon.

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