Beverly Hills Facelift Specialist and Dr. 90210 Star Jason B. Diamond

Computer Imaging Involved in Plastic Surgery

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:09:02 +0000

The use of computer imaging in my Plastic Surgery practice:

The world of Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills is slightly different than most other regions in the world. As a Facelift and Rhinoplasty expert in Beverly Hills I see people from all over the world who are looking to have the Best Facelift and Best Rhinoplasty that they can possibly have. Many people who travel to Beverly Hills expect perfection or as close to it as possible. The computer imager allows me to show people what the likely results are that a given person can expect. It is imperative that the Plastic surgeon be careful to not show images that are not achievable because this will give the patient a false sense of what they should expect. After years of experience I am able to determine the results that any given person can expect and I show them these changes on the computer imager. This way the patient can make an educated and informed decision to have the proposed surgery or not based on the imaging. By showing realistic results and not over promising I am able to have an extremely high rate of very happy patients.

Laser Skin Rejuvenation in Beverly Hills

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:48:46 +0000

In the Plastic Surgery world of Beverly Hills, skin care has always been a hot topic. I would like to explain my philosophy on skin care. My approach for people who have existing sun damage depends on the person’s desires.
I first try to ascertain if the person wants an aggressive or conservative approach. For those people who wish to have every little wrinkle removed I recommend an aggressive approach which consists of a Phenol peel or a CO2 laser. Both of these treatments will require general anesthesia and several weeks of healing time and can leave the skin red for up to several months (although makeup can be used for camouflage after 1 week). For those people who want improvements but do not want the downtime associated with the Phenol or CO2, I recommend the E-Matrix or Fractionated CO2 lasers which have both minimal downtime technologies. Because of this, a series of 3-5 treatments are recommended about a month apart. Both of these lasers will resurface and provide textural smoothing and improvement in sun damage. The treatments are done in the office with topical anesthesia. These lasers will improve the skin texture and tone and will correct many facial wrinkles but not to the extent of the Phenol peel or Co2 laser. Resurfacing procedures can be done at the same time as surgery or at a different time depending on each individual person.

Face Models and Plastic Surgery

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:41:42 +0000

Late last week I was part of a documentary that is being produced by the upper echelon of the Ford Modeling Agency. One of the people involved is Shari Belafonte, who has had a very successful modeling career. The documentary is about the challenges that face models and role that plastic surgery plays in enabling certain people to become models and others to prolong their modeling career. I was asked to be the Facial expert out of several potential other famous Beverly Hills plastic surgeons and I am excited to have been selected for this.

I discussed the Golden ratio (i.e. the number 1.618) which is a ratio that is found in nature and describes a certain compilation of shapes that when put together in that ratio lead to beautiful shapes. This also pertains to faces and the practical applications are related to the equal 5ths that a face should demonstrate from the frontal view or the equal 3rds that a face should demonstrate from the horizontal view. These are only a few of the proportions that the perfect face would display. The documentary will be informative and fun and I look forward to its completion.

Revision Rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:06:00 +0000

International Patients

I did two Revision Rhinoplasties on people from Ireland over the last month. Both of these women are from Dublin and they do not know each other. I have treated several people from Ireland over the last 10 years but never 2 in the same month. Both of these women had their original Rhinoplasties in Ireland and one of them had a revision in Paris. They both had over reduced bridges that made their noses look scooped out. Both had collapse and lack of support to the tip. I used nasal bridge implants on both of them to rebuild the bridge and reconstructed both of their nasal tips. Both women were extremely happy and I look forward to seeing them both again over the next year.

For my European patients and other international patients I have them email photos on a monthly basis to check their progress. This has worked out perfectly for hundreds of foreign patients over the last 10 years.

The Best Facelift Website on the Internet

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:03:30 +0000

I have been working on a website that focuses strictly on Facelifts. My vision was to create a site that would be the most detailed and extensive authority on Facelifts on the web.

The information that will be available on this website is beyond the scope of my general website which gives general information on Facelifts, Rhinoplasties, Revision Rhinoplasties and other Facial Plastic procedures. My new Facelift website will go into great detail with regard to the different Facelift techniques that I have perfected over my career. After reviewing this website a person will be able to understand the differences between the available Facelift techniques and which technique would work the best for them.

My new website should be live by the August 1, 2010.

Facial Plastic Surgeon Training

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:16:26 +0000

As a Board Certified Facial Plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills I am often asked to describe the difference between a Plastic Surgeon and a Facial Plastic Surgeon. The main difference is as follows. A Facial Plastic surgeon does 5 years of residency doing nothing but Head and Neck Surgery which includes Cancer surgery and reconstructions as well as cosmetic surgery of the face. This is then followed by a 1 or 2 year fellowship where only cosmetic surgery of the face is performed. A Plastic surgeon does a 5 year residency in general surgery which is mainly surgery of the abdomen including appendix, hernia repairs, gallbladder surgery etc. They then do a 2 year fellowship where they learn cosmetic surgery of the entire body, of which facial surgery is small percentage of the training. There are excellent Plastic surgeons and Facial Plastic surgeons and the converse is also true, so the most important factor in choosing your surgeon for facial work is to make sure that they have a great reputation for the procedure you are interested in. If all else is equal, a Facial Plastic surgeon has more exposure and experience dealing with and working with the face than a Plastic surgeon does coming right out of their training.

Rhinoplasty Surgery in Beverly Hills

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:13:49 +0000

My family and I celebrated the 4th of July in Newport beach at a friends house who is a Beverly Hills surgeon and I just did his rhinoplasty and neck lift 3 weeks prior. He is thrilled with his results.
We were at a gathering where there was a very wealthy family with many young women who had extremely unnatural appearing noses. Clearly they were all the results of poorly performed rhinoplasties. I was amused as this was such a cliche and classic situation , the young wealthy women with 1980’s style noses. I came to find out that they all saw a very well known older surgeon in Southern California. I am surprised that Plastic Surgeons are still performing this type of rhinoplasty despite all the advances in knowledge and technique over the last 15 years. I am not sure if the young ladies in question are pleased with the appearance of their noses and that is really the bottom line, but I am quite certain that they aware that they have a surgically altered look. I was also quite proud to see the results of my work up close and personal next to the results of this other famous surgeon’s. (If this was a competition it would have been a blowout).

Facelift Recovery Time

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:36:34 +0000

As a Board certified Facial Plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills I specialize in Facelifts and have a wealth of experience with every different type of facelift technique. One of the most common questions I am asked is, “what is the downtime and when can I go back to work”? The answer to this question varies from person to person based on their anatomy and the amount of work that needs to be done. In general, people can return to work about 10-14 days after their procedure. Most patients will be able to be in front of clients or co-workers at the 2 week mark without having any evidence of having had a facelift. Most people can resume exercise at about 2 weeks after the Facelift. I advise people to allow about 4-6 weeks before they feel ready to have their pictures taken.

The final results will not be seen for up to 6 months for some people but most people are thrilled with what they are seeing in the mirror at about 10 days to 2 weeks after the surgery.

Noninvasive Laser Treatments in Beverly Hills

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:38:48 +0000

Laser treatments in Beverly Hills

I recently got the new fractionated CO2 laser and this is the best new technology on the market for non-ablative or no-downtime facial rejuvenation. This laser can improve wrinkles and the skin’s texture and tone and even provide a degree of tightening.

The treatments take about 20-30 minutes and are essentially painless. The downtime is very minimal although there may be mild redness and swelling for a few days. I am very impressed with the results that I have seen and plan to use this laser technology more and more now that I have seen first hand on my own patients what it can do.

Plastic Surgery on other Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons

Jason B. Diamond M.D., F.A.C.S. — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:53:48 +0000

As a Beverly Hills, Board Certified, Facial Plastic Surgeon I have had the privilege of taking care of several of my colleagues over the past few years. I use the same surgery center as a lot of other plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills use so we all see each other’s work on a daily basis. I am proud to say that many of these Plastic surgeon have asked me to do work on them, and they could have chosen anyone. Dr. David Matlock is one name that I can mention because we did his procedure for Dr. 90210. Dr. Matlock is a world famous Liposuction expert and has one of the best cosmetic practices in the world. Dr. Matlock has worked with and seen the work of literally hundreds of Plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills and thinks that my work is the best. There are 4 other famous and experienced Plastic and cosmetic surgeons who I have also done work for but I can’t mention their names (at least not yet), because they wish to remain confidential. This one of the best compliments I could ask for. I take my work very seriously and I am very proud to say that my attention to detail, skill and talent are noticed by those other Plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills.