Straight Talk about Cosmetic Surgery with Dr. Arthur Perry

While many women want to "free the nipple", some women have too large nipples and some have barely any projection. But plastic surgeons can fix both of those issues. On this show, we discuss nipple reduction surgery and nipple augmentation with hyaluronic acid filler. With those fixes, women can feel more comfortable in an out of clothing.

As a plastic surgeon, I love to operate. Helping people look and feel better is a honor. But I met a pig at the Ross Mill Pig Farm in Pennsylvania who was "fat blind". Popo lost 100 pounds and had excess skin covering his eyes. And that made him unhappy. So, I designed an operation to remove the skin from Popo's head- I actually did a brow lift, a facelift, and a rhinoplasty...on a pig! On this show, I describe this unique surgery. And then we segue into rhinoplasties in actual humans...which is the majority of my unusual practice!

Lidocaine is so safe - but it's now "over the counter" in a 4% concentration. But companies are putting as much as 10% lidocaine in products and selling them online. The FDA just issued warning letters to 6 companies that are selling illegal lidocaine products. On today's show, we talk about the dangers of lidocaine and the dangers of hyaluronidase. We also discuss when filler is too much and when it is time to perform a facelift instead of more filler.

My daughter Meredith Perry, CEO of Elemind Technologies, Inc., talks about her new "electric medicine" product. We also spoke about gummy smiles and what plastic surgeons can do - both surgically and with botulinum - to fix them.

Sometime around the 50th birthday, women will experience menopause. It's a life changing event involving declining hormones and accelerated aging. And along with menopause, many women experience psychological disturbances. The Menopause Makeover is a procedure or combination of procedures designed to reverse some of the cosmetic changes the occur at menopause. This includes drooping of the eyelids, face, and breasts, and accelerated aging of skin. In this podcast, we discuss how plastic surgeons perform procedures to counter the cosmetic effects of menopause. On this episode, we also discuss the TCA peel, designed to even out skin tone and reduce splotchiness.

Tattoos have never been more popular. When you get one, you trust that the artist is "clean" and you won't get infections from the procedure. And you trust that the injected pigments are safe. Turns out that they are completely unregulated by the FDA and that people who get tattoos have a 27% increase in lymphomas! And lasering those tattoos off makes things even worse. Tune in to this show as we discuss this disturbing information.

I have had many mothers and daughters coming in together and having the same procedures. From Botox to Fillers to breast lifts, so many 30 year olds have come in with their 60 year old mothers to have the same procedures. We discuss the mother/daughter procedures on this show.

Mark Simone - the best voice on radio - interviewed Dr. Perry about fake Botox, dangerous Vampire Facials, and Kim Kardashian's impossibly skinny waist. Listen in.

A lot of people have very large foreheads with high hairlines. This condition has been long overlooked by plastic surgeons. On this show, we discuss how I make large foreheads smaller.

Botox is an effective but very expensive cure for wrinkles. There's counterfeit Botox in the USA now - and it sickened dozens of people and at least one person wound up in the ICU. On this show, we'll discuss Botox and how to protect yourself from the fake stuff out there. My daughter Julia joins Susan Warner and myself on this show.

On today's show, Dr. Ed Zuckerberg makes his 4th appearance on the show to discuss how bacteria in your mouth can cause systemic illness. Dr. Zuckerberg, Mark's (of Facebook fame) father, explained new therapies that will be able to help dental disease and at the same time help dementia, diabetes, and other diseases.

Seborrheic keratoses are one of the most common "things" that grow on the skin. On this show, we discuss how plastic surgeons "clean up the skin" by shaving off these unsightly things. We also talked about sunless tanners - they might not be as safe as you think.

Can we really prevent aging? Some people think so. On this show, we discuss whether prejuvenation is a real thing and whether it can really work.

Nasal reshaping procedures are called Rhinoplasties. These procedures are so popular in teenagers, but many "seniors" also have rhinoplasties. Skin and cartilage thicken as we age. The tissues are more brittle, and rhinoplasties are "less forgiving" . On this show, we discuss rhinoplasties in people over 50.

We are in a new world with effective weight loss drugs. Ozempic is the most well-known of these drugs. The weight loss is so rapid that skin doesn't have a chance to shrink and so it just hangs. Plastic surgeons have come up with a series of procedures designed to repair the Post Ozempic appearance of the face, breasts, and the abdomen.

Lip augmentations are now so popular - not only with the 20 year olds - but also in women who are over 50. We will discuss the use of hyaluronic acid and fat grafting for lip augmentations to make "Valentine's Lips". Tune in to learn all about bigger lips.

Lips have many functions. Of course, they help us eat. But lips are sex organs - they are important in sexual attraction. As we age, lips involute and lose their sex appeal. On this show, I talk about how I restore aging lips to their prior beauty.

Rhinoplasties are nasal reshaping procedures. Many people older than 40 have rhinoplasties - the operation is done differently as the bones become more brittle and the skin thickens. Tune in for information about rhinoplasties.

Aestheticians in New York City are charging as much as $1800 for various "procedures" - facials, micro needling, and facial massage. Is this fraud or is this the future of beauty? On this show, we look into whether aesthetician's procedures are useful or useless.

B, C or D cup? That is the question! Literally - asked by patients, plastic surgeons, and the public. And now science has answered that question, and so many more. On this podcast, we ask the pithy questions - what is the best lipstick color? Should the top or bottom of the breast be larger, and...how big should breasts really be? Listen to this podcast, with the return of my cohost, Susan Warner.