Dr. Rafael Estevez, Plastic Surgeon In The Dominican Republic.

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Medical tourisim is growing rapicly. In this interview, Dr. Rafael Estevez talks about the current state of cosmetic medicine in Dominican Republic.

Dr. Rafael E. Estevez Dominican Republic Plastic SurgeonName: Rafael Ernesto E. Estevez, M.D.
Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Website: doctorestevez.com

Can you tell us what is it like practicing cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic in comparison with what you see in other countries?

The practice of plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic has risen as time passes by, and so have its standards of care. We now have state of the art facilities, where you can practice plastic surgery in a safe manner.

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Pioneer Of Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty, Dr. Alexander Rivkin In LA

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Dr. Alexander Rivkin is an international authority on non-surgical cosmetic treatments who provides non-invasive and non-ablative treatments in Southern California.

Name: Alexander Rivkin, MD
Clinic: Westside Aesthetics
Location: Los Angeles, CA 
Website: Westside Aesthetics

That's Interesting: After several years of being an Allergan Clinical Educator, Dr. Rivkin was recently honored with Diamond level status: recognition that he is among the top 1% of Botox providers in the nation. 

He is a prominent member of the national teaching faculties for Allergan, Contura, Johnson and Johnson, Medicis and Bioform. He is also a member of the physician advisory board for Contura and serves on the boards of a number of charities including the Lynne Cohen Foundation for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research.

I first met Dr. Rivkin somewhere around 2002 when I was attending a "medical spa conference" and Westside Aesthetics was on the tour. At the time, Westside Aesthetics was located above a salon but now Westside Medical Spa is tucked away on Gayley Avenue near UCLA. 

Dr. Rivkin is renowned for non-surgical alternatives to commonly performed cosmetic procedures. He was the first physician in the country to offer the Non-Surgical Nose Job, his signature method for non-invasive correction of cosmetic nasal irregularities.

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Dr. Roy Kim - Plastic Surgeon In San Francisco

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Dr. Roy Kim San Francisco,Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Roy Kim shares his thoughs on social media, marketing, technologies and treatments including the Iguide neck lift system.

Name: Roy Kim, MD
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: drkim.com

That's interesting: Dr. Kim has gone to Guatemala several times, and he has operated on patients from Rwanda as well. 

Dr. Kim is also an investigator in several elite clinical trials regarding facial fillers, the Iguide system, and cohesive or “gummy bear” implants and is a member of Operation Access, a way for local San Franciscans to get free health care.

You've got a blog on your site, you're on Facebook, Google +, LinkedIn and Twitter. You seem to be comfortable with social media and reaching out to patients online. How much of your marketing efforts are now online and are they working?

Most of my marketing efforts are concentrated on

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Dr. Carey Nease, Southern Surgical Arts In Chattanooga, TN

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Dr. Carey Nease Board Certified Tennessee Cosmetic SurgeonDr. Carey Nease's goal is to impact the lives of his patients in a way that they are transformed, but not different. 

Name: Carey Nease, MD
Clinic: Southern Surgical Arts
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Website: southernsurgicalarts.com

That's interesting: Dr. Nease is a Fellowship Director of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and trains surgeons from around the country the latest techniques in cosmetic surgery. The fellowship is a one-year training program open to current ABMS-certified general surgeons, plastic surgeons and head and neck surgeons. He is also a board-examiner and trustee of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and trains other surgeons around the United States in SmartLipo and Affirm fractionated CO2 laser resurfacing.

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Dr. Anna Rosinska Of Body Focus Laser & Longevity Center In Midland Texas

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Dr. Anna Rosinska Board Certified Physician Midland, TexasOA dermatologist from Poland, Dr. Anna Rosinskas aesthetic practice also offers medical weight loss and wellness medicine in Texas.

Name: Anna Rosinska
Clinic: Body Focus Laser & Longevity Center
Location: Midland, TX
Website:askDrAnna.com

Personally, I’m most interested in integrative medicine, which is the combination of traditional medical therapy with complimentary natural components that address each patient in a holistic way.

That's interesting: Dr.Rosinska was voted a Silver Medalist in Midland’s Top 100 Businesses and Personalities in category for Midland’s Favorite Physician in Year 2008. Dr.Rosinska was also voted a Gold and Silver Medalist in Midland’s Top 100 for 2009 (Best Physician and Weight Loss Clinic) and Silver Medalist in Weight Loss Clinic category in 2010 .

Can you tell us a little bit about how your interest grew in cosmetic medicine?

I always had an interest in weight loss and as one of the very few female physicians at that time in our area I had huge female patient population. My ladies were frequently complaining about

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Interview With Serbian Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Gorana Kuka.

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Gorana Kuka MD, Board Certified Serbian physician

Dr. Gorana Kuka works in private plastic surgery practice at the Colic Hospital with patients coming from around Europe.

Name: Gorana Kuka, MD
Clinic: Colic Hospital
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Website: dr-colic.com

That's interesting: Dr. Gorana Kuka is board certified by Serbian Medical Society.
She is a member of ISHRS (International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery), IPRAS (International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery) and a women for women organization that aims to supply help by female surgeons to patients.

Your website is translated in eight different languages including English, German, French, Russian and Italian. Where do your patients come from? Are you seeing 'medical tourism'?

Since around 60% of our patients are coming from abroad, we had to translate our webpage into different languages. Most of our patients come from Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Some of them are of Serbian origin and some of them are foreigners. They have found about us either from their Serbian friends living abroad, or looking through internet for aesthetic surgery of best quality and lower fees.

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Dr. Calvin Lee, Surgical Artistry In Modesto, California

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Building and managing a medical spa, vein clinic and cosmetic practice with his plastic surgeon wife is truly a dream come true for this physician.

Dr. Lee, Modesto CA Surgeon

Name: Calvin Lee, MD
Location: Modesto, CA
Clinic: Surgical Artistry
Modesto Plastic Surgery
Websites: SurgeryToday.com, InjectionArtistry.com, BigVeins.com

Thats interesting: Dr. Calvin Lee is a regional speaker for Allergan. He has lectured about the Latisse product in Reno, Fresno, Modesto, Santa Rosa, and Napa.

The genesis of Dr. Calvin Lee as an aesthetic physician

I was a busy general surgeon with a heavy load of trauma surgery. Conflicts with my six member general surgery group landed me without a job. This allowed me to reflect upon how I wanted to prioritize my time and my life. I wanted to spend more time growing artistically with my violin. I also wanted to continue making web pages to share information. And most importantly I wanted to spend more time with my wife who is a plastic surgeon. During my phase of soul-searching, I enrolled in a year long Medical Acupuncture course affiliated with Stanford University and added acupuncture to the list of skills that I have.

In 2006, my wife and I started Surgical Artistry which is mainly a plastic surgery practice.

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Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder, A Female Plastic Surgeon In Seattle

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Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder

Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder manages an accredited surgical facility and plastic surgery practice in Seattle, WA.

Name: Lisa Lynn Sowder MD FACS
Clinic: Seattle Plastic Surgery
Location: Seattle, WA
Website: sowdermd.com

That's interesting: Dr. Lissa Lynn Sowder is past president of the Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Washington Society of Plastic Surgeons, past chair of the King County Medical Society Grievance Committee and former Trustee of the King County Medical Society.

Your operating room is certified by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF). How much benefit is there for a physician who owns their own surgical suite instead of using other facilities?

The headaches are staffing and supplying the operating room. Equipment needs to be maintained and replaced. Supplies need to be ordered. The floor needs to be mopped, etc. Employees need to be trained. There is a boat load of paperwork necessary for AAAASF certification. Just doing it all right isn’t enough – it all has to be documented and documented and documented. It’s expensive and

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Dr. John S. Silverton, An English Plastic Surgeon In Stockton, CA

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Dr. John S. Silverton, An English Plastic Surgeon In Stockton, CA

With his UK medical education and US credentials, Dr. John Silverton brings his artistic sensibilities to his plastic surgery practice in California.

Name: John S. Silverton, MD, FRCS
(England and Edinburgh)
Clinic: Stockton Plastic Surgery
Location: Stockton, CA
Website: silvertonmd.com

That's interesting: Born and educated in the UK but practicing in Stockton, California, Dr. Silverton is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in England and the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh as well as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

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Dr. Robert Cohen, Breast Enhancement Specialist In Scottsdale, AZ

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Dr. Robert Cohen

As a plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, Dr. Rober Cohen specializes in cosmetic surgery of the breast.

Name:Robert Cohen, MD, FACS
Clinic: Scottsdale Center For Plastic Surgery
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Websites: robertcohenmd.com, cohenbreastsurgery.com

That's interesting: Dr. Cohen published a textbook chapter on technology and robotics in plastic surgery while at Dartmouth.

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Dr. Michael Kreidstein, Plastic Surgeon in Toronto

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Canada Plastic Surgeon Michael Kreidstein, MD, MSc, FRCS(C)

Keeping up with Canadian cosmetic surgery trends with Dr. Michael Kreidstein.

Name: Michael Kreidstein, MD, MSc, FRCS(C)
Location: Toronto, Canada
Website: drkreidstein.com

That's interesting: In 2010 he was appointed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to serve as a Physician and Premises Inspector of private surgical clinics for the Out of Hospital Premises Inspection Program. In 2011 he was appointed by the CPSO to serve as a Plastic Surgeon Peer Assessor. He is committed to excellence in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.

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Samuel Lam, MD, FACS: Plastic Surgeon, Artist & Entrepreneur In Dallas, Texas

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Double board certified in facial plastic surgery and hair restoration, Dr. Lam keeps himself busy with his Ova skin care line and lecturing worldwide.

Dr. Sam Lam is a triple board-certified facial plastic surgeon who is world renowned for his pioneering work in facial rejuvenation and hair restoration. He is the owner of the 27,000 sq.ft. Willow Bend Wellness Center. He has authored five major medical textbooks, Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation, Cosmetic Surgery of the Asian Face, Complementary Fat Grafting, Simplified Facial Rejuvenation, and Hair Transplant 360 along with over 150 book chapters and scientific papers. He lectures monthly nationally and internationally with well over 100 lectures to date. He is the 2002 winner of the John Orlando Roe Research Prize for his research on skin rejuvenation.

Name: Dr. Samuel M. Lam
Clinic: Lam Facial Plastic Surgery Center
Location: Dallas, TX
Website: lamfacialplastics.com, hairtx.com, ova-skin.com

That's interesting: After 2 years of research and development, Dr. Lam launched his new skin care line, OVA, that features plant-derived stem cells for skin rejuvenation, that is simple to use with only one morning product and one evening product.

He is an accomplished artist having completed all of the illustrations for three of his medical textbooks along with many drawings for his scientific articles and book chapters. He enjoys painting during his free time and has on display over 150 of his original paintings in the new wellness center. He's also a certified PADI divemaster.

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Dr. Tahl N. Humes: Vitahl Medical Aesthetics In Denver

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With two physicians, 30 years of combined aesthetics experience, and inclusion in the top 1% of Botox injectors in the US, Dr. Tahl Humes is rocking it at Vitahl Medical Aesthetics in Denver.


Dr. Tahl N. Humes Vitahl medical Aesthetics Medical Director Denver, Colorado

Name: Tahl N. Humes, MD
Clinic: Vitahl Medical Aesthetics
Location: Denver, CO
Website: vitahl.com

That's interesting: Dr. Tahl Humes is a Laser Trainer and Spokesperson for Cutera Lasers. She is in the top 1% of Botox injectors and the top 5% of Juvederm injectors in the country. 

In addition to serving as Medical Director for VITAHL Medical Aesthetics, Dr. Humes practices Internal Medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital in downtown Denver. 

You're an Internal Medicine Attending at a hospital in Denver. How (and why) did you end up making a move into cosmetic medicine?

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Dr. Stephen Bresnick: Plastic Surgeon in Encino, California

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Dr. Stephen Bresnick Encino, California Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Bresnick discusses how he balances his teaching career and private practice after 15 years as a plastic surgeon. 

Name: Stephen Bresnick, M.D., D.D.S., M.S.
Clinic: Encino Plastic Surgery
Location: Encino, CA
Website: drbresnick.com

That's interesting: Dr. Bresnick has published nine books in medicine and science and has authored over 20 articles published in medical journals.

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Dr. George Sanders, Encino CA Plastic Surgeon

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Dr. George Sanders, Encino CA Plastic Surgeon

Despite of the emergence of noninvasive treatments, Dr. George Sanders keeps himself abreast with the current trends.

Name: George Sanders, M.D.
Location: Encino, CA
Website: drsanders.com

The Sciton Erbium laser was purchased several years ago and remains a stellar performer for full face laser ablative therapy when the patient has 9 days to recover to the point that they can wear makeup and go out and look very good. I do many facelifts and this recovery time frame makes sense in that the remainder of the face is recovering at about the same pace. When I purchased the Sciton, other erbium lasers were available, but the dual head configuration and other factors made it more appealing. It has paid for itself many times over and remains a very reliable piece of equipment that provides a consistently excellent result with minimal complications. 

The Fraxel laser is used by my nurse in those patients who do not need as much of a result as the Sciton produces and who do not have as much time for recovery. These patients have at most one or two days of downtime.

Eventually we will need to replace our Sciton, and it may be that a fractionated CO2 laser may be the answer. I am also looking with interest at the nonsurgical fat sculpting devices as well as the nonsurgical skin tightening devices. Reliability, cost effectiveness, efficacy, and a usefulness that will last years are all things that I look at when deciding upon what to purchase. I am also not interested in a device that requires multiple patient visits to accomplish the desired result because of inherent limitations in office space and personnel time.

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Dr. Sabine Zenker: Aesthetic Dermatologist In Munich, Germany

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Dr. Sabine Zenker welcomes us to her clinic in Munich, Germany and she shares her thoughts on cosmetic dermatology, technology, and the operations of her clinic.Dr. Sabine Zenker Munich Board Certified Dermaologist

Dr. Sabine Zenker is a well know European dermatologist who has a passion for clinical research and teaching that we've been wanting to interview for some time. We finally got together to learn what this German dermatologist thinks. 

Name: Sabine Zenker, MD
Clinic: Dr. Zenker Dermatology
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: dr-zenker.de

That's interesting: Dr. Sabine Zenker is the consultant dermatologist for L'Oreal Paris and an internationally recognized authority on micro-invasive techniques. She is well known for her clinical research into both established and innovative technologies and treatments, teaching, training, and continuing professional development both in Germany and internationally.

She contributes regularly to medical journals, public press, print, TV and multimedia. Sabine Zenker is a member of a large number of national and international societies including DDG, AAD, ASCDAS, AAAACS, EADV, ISDS, DASIL etc. She serves as executive board member of ESCAD. She is also a speaker and clinical trainer on almost any recognized national and international congress in the aesthetic medical field

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