July 20, 2010

Bullockproof Best

We love our Sandy, but we rue what it appears she’s done to her once lovely face. Partly as a reaction to the Best Actress winner’s masklike presence at the Oscars, image-conscious Angelenos are asking for a kinder, gentler touch when it comes to anti-aging injectibles. Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Nikolov is known for his less-is-more approach to Botox and Juviderm-used, respectively, to ease lines and plump up depressions in the skin. "I prefer to treat new patients conservatively," he advises. "It’s much wiser to underdo than overdo injectibles the first time I see someone, then touch up as required when they return to see me about two weeks later. An experienced plastic surgeon can determine the most effective initial treatment in way that less experienced health professionals do, given our knowledge of facial musculature and anatomy.

This is especially true in the brow area for my patients who are actors; an inability to show expression would be extremely unfortunate in their line of work." (Sadly, some who should have seen Dr. Nikolov have gone to more-is-more practitioners.) There’s also big news on the Juviderm front: the FDA has just approved an upgraded product with the topical anaesthetic Lycodaine in the formula, for less pain and more gain than ever before

- http://www.edgelosangeles.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=life&sc2=features&sc3=&id=106317

- http://www.drnikolov.com/