Why is it that certain lip jobs look so bad? We interviewed Dr. Lips to clear up the mystery behind bad celebrity lip enhancements and how to avoid them. Words: Ivette Figueroa You just can’t seem to pick up a supermarket tabloid without seeing “the horrors of plastic surgery”—especially bad lip jobs. Believe it or [...]

Are you familiar with all the deadly signs of aging? You might have heard of crow’s feet and sagging neck skin, but one of the biggest age giveaways is literally right under your nose.

Is there such a thing as the perfect set of lips? Yes and no. It all depends on what you start with, and what you want. Clearly, one size doesn’t fit all. Just ask Dr. Lips. WORDS Ivette Figueroa The quest for perfect lips is as old as civilization, and as new as the latest [...]

Cosmetic surgery procedures are on the rise, and, guys, this time it’s all you. From facelifts to liposuction, recent statistics reported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) indicate that you’re fueling the trend. Overall cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in men were up 2 percent in 2010 compared to 2009. However, many male surgical [...]

Julie Mansfield Age: 42 Profession: Runs the “Give Me Dignity” charity Home: Miami, FL Procedures: Breast augmentation Doctor: Ary Krau, M.D. For Julie, being a mother of two and breastfeeding for an extended period had taken its toll. The only concern she had about undergoing surgery was the potential for scarring. “As a woman of [...]

Beatriz Munoz Age: 35 Profession: Food Store employee Home: Fort Worth, TX Procedures: Laser resurfacing Doctor: R. Craig Saunders, M.D. All her life, Beatriz hung her head as she walked and styled her hair in such a way as to hide a large mole that covered her left eye. She went to various doctors who [...]

Duncan Hadley Age: 21 Profession: Arboriculturist (tree surgeon) Home: Gloucester, MA Procedures: Rhinoplasty Doctor: Anna Petropoulos, M.D. When Duncan was 14 years old, he broke his nose. “My friend and I tied a wagon to the end of a bike, and we were going down a pretty steep hill and going pretty fast. My buddy [...]

New You interviews Adriana de Moura, the star from the cast of Bravo’s new show “Real Housewives of Miami,” on aging, beauty and cosmetic procedures. NY: What physical changes have you noticed the most as you age? Adriana: For me it has been a little bit of weight in the midsection, like my waistline is [...]

Maria Islas Age: 57 Profession: Medical Assistant, Urodynamics Home: Dana Point, CA Procedures: Rectocele (bladder), Uterus enterocele, Vaginal tightening Doctor: Red Alinsod, MD Every year, Maria and her kids would travel to Lake Tahoe for their family vacation. “Whenever we did any activities, like hiking, I would leak. It was embarrassing,” she says. “At first [...]

Pilar Fernandez Age: 69 Profession: Bookkeeper at a middle school Home: Palm Coast, FL Procedures: Facelift, brow lift, lip implants, upper and lower blepharoplasty Doctor: Curtis Schalit, DDS When Pilar used to wake up in the morning, she saw a lot of things she didn’t like. “I used to kind of pull my face a [...]