I learned a lot of new tips of how to avoid problems with Botox, Restylane and Juvederm. Luckily, I am pretty conservative and careful and have managed to rarely have complications, but it is always good to see them and have colleagues who are willing to be upfront and honest about things that can go wrong. I also learned a lot more tips on how to make the most of Restylane and Juvederm to make people look younger. There is a new version of Juvederm available in Europe which looks very promising. I’m not so sure about this fat freezing treatment to get rid of fat. Will report back in a year.

Also, it was fun to see my friends, my parents and see Dr. Bennett get “roasted” as he was inducted as President of the ASDS this year. I was an indirect target of these roasts, but luckily nothing negative (I’ll take people calling me “young and hot” any day). Our musically talented colleagues were really entertaining, such as Tom Rohrer, MD from Boston who did a mean spoof rendition of Cake’s “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” and the

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Teamwork

Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” and  Tim Flynn, MD from NC who could be a Vegas impersonator of Rick James or Jim Belushi if Obamacare does us in.

My girls behaved well on the plane, thank god. These girls are spoiled. All they know are hotel suites so far. Little do they know that dad likes the Red Roof Inn. Mom begs him to upgrade to Hampton Inn to no avail.

Botox works by inhibiting muscle movement. Though muscle movement leads to wrinkles, it may also affect skin tautness because we somewhat rely on these underlying muscles to hold our foreheads up, to help our tears drain, etc. Will early Botox lead to early sagginess? There is no proof, but maybe.

Also, what are we saying about society and self-esteem that we are that obsessed with our looks at such an early age?

I think it is appropriate for someone in their late 20’s to begin Botox if they really have strong wrinkles between the brows or in the crow’s feet area.

Push came to shove when my mom commented on my photo in the new website. “You look lovely except for a few new wrinkles…” Ummm. thanks. I didn’t know what she was talking about until I noticed that my upper eyelids were heavier and bunched up. I also developed some new crow’s feet.

I have a tradition of teaching our surgical fellow the way I do Botox. For the first time, I had my crow’s feet done.

I am happy to report I do look better and it looks really natural. You’ll have to take my word for this until I publish an updated photo…