Month: October 2023

Manhattan, Long Island, New York City, NY – Countess Vaughn, a former child star and current star of Hollywood Divas has been enjoying a much slimmer, toner appearance since undergoing liposuction last year.

In a recent interview with International Business Times, Vaughn opened up about maintaining her weight after the procedure. “I just want to be a role model for plus women and let them know that you’re beautiful also, and that there’s not one type of beauty. There [are] all different sorts of flavors, shapes and sizes, and you can enjoy all of them.” 

Since her liposuction procedure, Vaughn has eliminated breads and soda from her diet. She also tries to stay active. The actress admitted that it’s a lot of hard work since she’s down to a size 8 from an 18. Her body took about a year to fully recover because of some health issues.

But now that she has embraced a healthier lifestyle, Vaughn has set her sights on joining Dancing With the Stars, something she was afraid to do previously.

To take control of your body contours and change the way you feel about your curves, call Allure Plastic Surgery today at (212) 661-2563 to arrange your body contouring consultation with an experienced New York plastic surgeon. 

Manhattan, Long Island, New York City, NY – There is a pervasive myth that woman cannot breastfeed after undergoing breast surgery, such as breast augmentation or breast reduction.

There are many factors that affect whether a mother can breastfeed her child, such as milk supply and an adequate support system. Prior breast surgery is just one consideration that generally does not stand in the way of experiencing this special bond with your child.

The myth that breast surgery interferes with breastfeeding probably stems from a misunderstanding of how breast surgery procedures are performed. During breast augmentation, breast implants are placed in a way that should avoid interference with milk ducts or mammary glands. While breast reduction does involve the removal of breast tissue, enough glandular tissue remains in most cases to allow for milk production.

Discuss your concerns about breastfeeding with your surgeon prior to surgery. Techniques can be used to ensure that nerves are not severed in the breast and nipple that would inhibit your ability to nurse.

You may also want to consider waiting until after childbearing to have a breast augmentation, lift or reduction, simply because breast tissue will naturally be altered during pregnancy and breastfeeding and can alter your results.

To discuss your breast surgery options and the proper timing for your procedure, call Allure Plastic Surgery today at (212) 661-2563 to arrange your free consultation with an experienced New York plastic surgeon. 

Manhattan, Long Island, New York City, NY – Between 2000 and 2014, men’s use of Botox injections has skyrocketed 337 percent. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 400,000 men elected to receive Botox injections last year, and more than 90,000 men opted for dermal fillers.

Although men have always taken advantage of the enhancements that both surgical and non-surgical plastic surgery procedures provide, it seems that now men feel comfortable being open and accepting about their facial rejuvenation procedures.

Recently, celebrities like Simon Cowell and reality star Todd Crisley, of Chrisley Knows Best, have opened up about getting the age-defying injections. Simon Cowell recently told Glamour magazine, “To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works, you do it once a year.”

More and more men are choosing non-invasive procedures because they create natural-looking, youthful results with no downtime required. The procedures fit conveniently into men’s busy lives.

Are you looking for a simple and convenient way to rejuvenate your facial appearance without undergoing a surgical procedure?  Botox or dermal fillers may be the right solution for you. Call Allure Plastic Surgery today at (212) 661-2563 to arrange your free consultation with an experienced New York plastic surgeon. 

Manhattan, Long Island, New York City, NY – In a recent episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian spoke with her sister Khloe about Caitlyn Jenner’s now famous Vanity Fair photo shoot.

Kim was with Caitlyn at the shoot, and Kim said she was impressed with how great Caitlyn’s breasts looked. She compared them to sister Kourtney Kardashian’s implants. Kourtney received breast implants in 2009. Caitlyn’s impressive new look inspired Kim to consider getting breast surgery.

Kim talked about how great Caitlyn looked and felt about herself: “It was so good to just see how comfortable she is in her own skin.”

Caitlyn Jenner recently revealed that her implants give her a 36D cup size on her 6’2” frame. Caitlyn also underwent facial feminization, nose and cheekbone surgery before her big reveal in Vanity Fair earlier this year. 

Kim Kardashian has always denied that she has had any plastic surgery done herself. She went so far as to have an x-ray in 2011 to prove that she has not had butt implants. Many plastic surgeons have agreed, however, that she has likely undergone a Brazilian butt lift, and that fat transfer would not show up in an x-ray.

Are you interested in enhancing your figure with plastic surgery? Call Allure Plastic Surgery today at (212) 661-2563 to arrange your free consultation with an experienced New York plastic surgeon. 

Manhattan, Long Island, New York City, NY – Mixed martial arts fighter Brye Anne Russillo has been getting media attention for her sport lately because her heavy breasts are standing in the way of her preferred fighting weight class.

Instead of being able to compete in the 145-pound weight division, Russillo’s 12-pound F-cup breasts have bumped her up into the 150-pound weight division. It took her team more than three months to get an agreement in place for her to fight at the 150-weight division with Paige Lian in last month’s Aggressive Combat Championships in Queens, New York. A match that Lian won.

Unlike other public figures, like Ariel Winter who has recently undergone breast reduction to feel more comfortable with her body and better suited for her career, Russillo isn’t considering the procedure yet. She is quoted by the New York Post as saying, “It’s not like I have a pink sparkly shelf to put them on. I’m trying to lose weight, but my boobs are what they are. I went to pastry school and I’m Italian, so I ate a lot of cannolis.”

Want to find out how a breast reduction can help you feel comfortable with your figure? Call Allure Plastic Surgery today at (212) 661-2563 to arrange your free consultation with an experienced New York plastic surgeon. 

Manhattan, Long Island, New York City, NY – Ariel Winter, the 17-year-old star of Modern Family chose to undergo breast reduction surgery in June to reduce the size of her breasts from a 32 F to a 34 D. She recently opened up about her experience in an interview with Glamour magazine.   

Winter found it difficult to deal with the physical pain of breasts that were too large for her 5’1’’ frame. She said that standing up straight for hours caused immense pain on set. And the emotional turmoil that came with not being able to find clothes or bras that fit, along with dealing with unwanted attention for her overly large breasts was too much for the teen to endure.

The final straw came when she was swimsuit shopping with a cousin and couldn’t find any swimsuits that fit. “I really felt bad about myself,” the actress told Glamour. That’s when she decided that a breast reduction would help her feel confident and comfortable in her body.

Since undergoing the procedure, she’s received a lot of support from women and young girls across the country who identify with the pain she was experiencing and are inspired by her choice to start talking about their own desires for breast reduction.

She told People magazine at a recent event that she receives tweets from fans saying, “this wouldn’t be accepted where I am, but now that you did it and opened a conversation about it, I can actually like talk to my friends and family about the possibility of this.”

Are you interested in exploring how a breast reduction can help you? Call Allure Plastic Surgery today at (212) 661-2563 to arrange your free consultation with an experienced New York plastic surgeon. 

Manhattan, Long Island, New York City, NY – With the prevalence of social media in our daily lives, it should be no surprise that many women are turning to Instagram, Facebook, and other social media outlets to find inspiration and support for their own plastic surgery experiences.

Gone are the days of the previous decades, when men and women quietly slipped away to undergo cosmetic enhancement and only shared their beauty secret with their closest friends, if at all. As highlighted in a recent New York Times Women in the World article, today’s beauty seekers are proudly showing off their new looks. 

Women today find and review their plastic surgeons online. They rely on sites like RealSelf.com and plastic surgeon’s own websites to learn about procedures and hear each other’s stories about how plastic surgery has changed their looks and changed their lives.

On social media, you can see real photos from real patients and hear first-hand how they have progressed from being insecure about their flaws to loving their new face and body.

Are you ready to explore your plastic surgery options? Call Allure Plastic Surgery today at (212) 661-2563 to arrange your free consultation with an experienced New York plastic surgeon. 

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK – For many, the thought of allowing your child to undergo an elective cosmetic procedure such as rhinoplasty may seem crazy, but for others it’s not a far-fetched idea. From increasing self-esteem, to eliminating bullying and helping a child fit in, alterations to appearance can be crucial in the teen years. But is surgery the answer? Germany says no.

According to recent news reports, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the government have agreed to start a ban, effective in 2014. The reasons given include the child being too young to completely understand the decision, and subjecting a body that is still growing to a procedure without knowing the long-term effects on their physical and mental well-being.

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union reports that nearly 10 percent of all plastic surgery procedures performed in Germany are performed on those under the age of 20. However, the German Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons has disputed those numbers, claiming instead that only 1 percent of procedures are performed on patients under the age of 20.

Germany also performed a study that was released in October that found one in seven children between the ages of 9 and 14 had thought about plastic surgery to improve their looks. The surveyor, Bausparkasse LBS, asked 10,000 children what primary procedures they had thought about and the most common were nose jobs and liposuction. NY plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Miller advises patients of all ages on when is the best time to have a cosmetic procedure performed.

“Plastic surgery in minors is a tricky subject,” says Dr. Miller, who is a plastic surgeon in Manhattan. “Teens bodies are still growing and maturing, so we won’t always know what the final result of nature will be once they’ve reached adulthood. We often think that we’ve reached adulthood when we turn 18, but for our bodies that might not be the case. Many girls continue to add weight between the ages of 18 and 21 that can reshape their figures, making a breast augmentation that seemed essential at 18 no longer needed.”

While clinical trials and studies are not available for explaining the long-term effects of plastic surgery on minors, in 2004, The American Society of Plastic Surgeons did release an official statement explaining their position against breast augmentation in patients under the age of 18.

In 2012, the ASPS reported that nearly 300,000 patient under the age of 18 underwent some form of cosmetic procedure. The most common procedures are nose reshaping, ear surgery, acne and acne scar treatment, and breast reduction.

“Any good plastic surgeon will work with each patient on an individual basis,” says Dr. Miller. “While some patients may be mature enough to understand everything that involves a cosmetic procedure, others simply may not. A good surgeon will ensure that before performing surgery on any patient, no matter their age, he or she is able to understand the procedure and any stresses that may accompany it. While cosmetic surgery is commonplace today, it is still surgery that typically requires anesthesia and recovery time.”

The surgeon will also understand how the human body grows, and know the correct time to perform a procedure. For example, if a 13-year-old girl were to come in for a rhinoplasty, a surgeon may turn her away based on age alone because the nose typically continues to grow until the age of 15 or 16. For boys that might even be a year later.

“It’s important to remember that our bodies are growing and shifting during our teen years,” says Dr. Miller. “Something that looks off when we’re 14 may look perfectly normal when we’re 19. And remember, everyone is self-conscious – even the head cheerleader who seems impervious. The teen years can be hard, but except in extreme cases, cosmetic surgery probably isn’t the right answer.”

Plastic surgery can offer amazing results and help patients feel more secure and confident. But for minors, it may be best to wait until their bodies have finished growing and they’ve had a chance to live in their adult bodies before choosing to go under the knife.

MANHATTAN AND NEW YORK CITY – If you have used dumbbells and kettle bells in an effort to achieve sculpted arms, but have not seen results, it may be stubborn sagging skin that is the source of your flabby-looking arms. Luckily, even though exercise cannot give you the arms you desire, there is a solution.

Brachioplasty, or arm lift, can improve the look of arms in ways that working out and liposuction cannot. The surgery uses an incision made in your armpit or along the inside of your arm to get rid of excess skin. It changes the appearance of the upper arm—from the underarm area to the elbow.

“Even though exercise can strengthen and tone upper arm muscles, it cannot treat skin that has lost its elasticity,” said Dr. Elliot Heller, a plastic surgeon in NY who specializes in a number of enhancement procedures. “The only option for weakened skin tissues is surgery.”

Arm lift surgery has increased in popularity since 2000, rising from 300 procedures performed in 2000 to more than 15,000 surgeries completed in 2012. There are several possible explanations as to why more patients are undergoing arm lift surgery, including the growing number of those who are choosing weight loss surgeries, like gastric bypass, to help them drop the pounds. Weight loss procedures may help patients get rid of weight and fat, but it does not decrease the amount of skin that covers their body. And once skin is stretched out, it will not and cannot return to its natural shape.

On the other hand, sources like the American Society of Plastic Surgeons claim the large jump in occurrences of arm lift surgery is because more women are paying attention to the look of their arms—especially the way it compares to the appearance of celebrities’ (http://www.plasticsurgery.org/news-and-resources/press-release-archives/2013/upper-arm-lifts-jump-4000-percent-since-2000.html).

There are several reasons why arm skin sags, including weight loss (whether due to surgery, or diet and exercise), weight gain, aging and genetics. Removal of sagging skin due to those causes is just one of the reasons why patients undergo arm lift surgery. Other explanations arm lift surgery patients give for undergoing the procedure include to feel more comfortable about wearing short-sleeved tops and reshape their upper arm.

You may be a good candidate for an arm lift if you identify with the above reasons and:

1. Are currently at your ideal weight
2. See the skin and fat on your upper arm as excessive in comparison to your overall body mass
3. Have sagging skin on your upper arm that you have not been able to get rid of using diet and/or exercise
4. Are not obese
5. Are healthy and do not suffer from serious medical conditions
6. Have realistic expectations of the results

If you have considered undergoing an arm lift by an experienced plastic surgeon in the Manhattan area, do not wait any longer. You can turn to Dr. Heller, who has the expertise and knowledge necessary to give you tighter, younger-looking arms. He can also help you and other New York City patients target other sagging areas using procedures like a thigh lift and body lift. To learn more about arm lift surgery and the other surgeries Dr. Heller offers, call Allure Plastic Surgery today to schedule a consultation.