Pediatric ER Resident Versus Plastic Surgeon

I think this is absolutely hilarious and completely realistic! Like most plastic surgeons, I take ER call, which means the ER docs will call me for plastic surgery emergencies (dog bites, car crashes, etc.). I can't count how many times I've been called by the ER doc to take care of something any 3rd year medical student can do. I was once called into the ER in the middle of the night to see a patient with a "severe eyelid laceration." I lugged myself out of bed, drove 20 minutes to the ER, and found the patient lying on a gurney with a little blood on his eyelid. I proceeded to wipe it off to find absolutely no injury there.

No, it's not all boob jobs and facelifts!

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon

Anthony Youn, M.D.

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Funny FatBooth App - See How You'd Look 100 Lbs Heavier

There's an iPhone app for everything these days! The newest one is the FatBooth iPhone App that allows you to see how you'd look like if you doubled in size. Somehow Megan Fox still looks pretty good!

Check out some celebs made fat (like George Clooney) on the slideshow here. I'd buy this app if I had an iPhone, but I'm sure it's not available on my Blackberry Storm. Bummer.

If anyone picks this up and has a chance to put my photo in it, please send along and I may post it on this site! I'll probably look like Margaret Cho.

Story credit: Cosmetic-makeovers.com

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon

Anthony Youn, M.D.

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See How You Might Look in 20 Years

If you want to be depressed, check out in20years.com where you can upload a photo of yourself and see what you might look like in 20 years. I hope I don't look like that when I am 57!

From a plastic surgeon/aging expert's perspective... that actually looks pretty realistic. As depressing as that may be!

Thanks to Cosmetic-Makeovers.com for the link!

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon

Anthony Youn, M.D.:

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Man Nips??

This is a very disturbing photo from Dlisted.com. As you can see, this poor chap has enlarged nipples, or Man Nips. How would I treat him?

First off, I would ask him to shave off that Jack Shepard off-the-wagon beard. Then, as far as the nipples, we have two options. Some plastic surgeons would just lop them off at the mid-point, and allow the tip of the nipple to slowly heal in (ouch!). Another option would be to cut out a donut of skin from around the base of the nipple, causing the nipple to resemble a mushroom. Then I would stitch the end of the nipple (head of the mushroom) down to the base of the nipple to shorten it.

However he decides to have it done, this guy needs some professional help!

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Just thought you might need a chuckle...

Thanks to the Beauty Brains.

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Play the Celebrity Plastic Surgery Concentration Game

If you are looking for a pleasant diversion, check out iVillage.com for a Celebrity Plastic Surgery Concentation Game 2. In this game you try to match before and after photos of celebrities and their plastic surgery. My time was 87 seconds. Can anyone beat that?

Click here for the game.

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Yes, it's a baby's bum...

Some of you guessed the photo right. It's the butt of some poor child whose mom had a bit too much free time! (No, not my child.)

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Guess the Cup Size?

Here is a fun little quiz. Can you guess the cup size?

I'll post the answer later this weekend.

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Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in 25 years

Worth1000.com recently posted this photo which depicts an artist's rendition of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in 25 years. While she has aged well, he, unfortunately, has some facial gauntness issues. Nothing a little facial fat grafting wouldn't fix!
On a side note, from what I've seen, it appears to me that he's had at least two facelifts in the past...

Photo credit: plasticized.com

Extreme Makeover and the Swan

I was excited to see the first episode of the new Extreme Makeover this past Thursday night on ABC. Unfortunately, ABC cancelled it at the last minute and instead broadcast reruns of Gray's Anatomy. Bummer. Although I am partial to E!'s Dr. 90210, I do hope ABC finds a spot on their schedule for this show. I am not as fond of the Swan, which I thought was more of a freakshow. This was filmed during the time I was practicing in Beverly Hills. At the time I heard rumors of major complications in some of the Swan's contestants, who had apparently been overoperated on. This information never made it to the show's broadcast. Although I haven't heard official word about this, I do believe that the Swan's propensity to make everyone look the same (Overarched eyebrows, long curly hair, big lips, large chest, and tiny waist) was a bit disturbing. It is important to retain some of the characteristics that make each of us unique, otherwise everyone will end up looking like Brad Pitt and Pamela Anderson (or Burt Reynolds and Joan Rivers).

Star Jones

Star Jones announced today she's leaving the View. Everyone knows that she and the new host, Rosie O'Donnell, don't get along. I hear that some of it stems from Star's refusal to acknowledge gastric bypass surgery as the source of her massive weight loss.

As Star has lost more and more weight, her face has become more and more gaunt. In most people this is a natural part of the aging process, however with Star it has been vastly acclerated due to her weight loss. The best treatment for this is fat grafting, or transfer. I'd recommend taking some fat from her butt (or thighs or tummy) and tranferring it to her cheeks to give her more youthful fullness. It's a short surgery (only about an hour) and would look fantastic for her, although it would not improve her personality. Plus, she will have the time off soon to recuperate (takes 2 weeks).

Photo credit and copyright: galleryoftheabsurd.com

Funny Video

There's a funny video at http://www.doubleagent.com/video.php?v=911. A genuine model??? Or a FAKE?