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The Recession, Botox And Looking Good: An Interview With A Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Filed under: Services, Cosmetics and Fragrance

As the recession began to dig its claws in last year, the NY Times ran an article on how plastic surgery was becoming a luxury that some were cutting back on. It seemed like vanity just might be yielding to practicality.

But now six months later, how are people feeling about plastic surgery? We asked Dr. Gabriel Chiu, the surgeon behind Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, Inc to tell us what he's been seeing in his office. Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery is a full-service plastic and cosmetic surgery practice offering services that range from skincare and injectables to more invasive procedures such as breast augmentation. Their spa-like office is located on Wilshire Blvd. and has a retail skincare lounge, valet parking for medical appointments and the all-important private VIP reception.

It seems that while people are cutting back on some things, no one really wants to look badly. As Dr. Chiu puts it once they have "gotten used to looking a certain way and they don't want to risk losing it." In fact, in an increasingly competitive job market, some people are now coming in so that they can look younger and hold their own against floods of eager job seekers. What are people cutting back on most and what new treatments is Dr. Chiu most excited about? Our full interview is after the jump.

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Ology Spa

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Filed under: Spas

Medical spas are gradually becoming more and more commonplace. A new hospital-based spa, Ology in Carmel, Indiana offers a hybrid of spa treatments and medical procedures such as Botox and dermal filers. The spa is privately owned by plastic surgeons and professors of the Indiana University School of Medicine and has nine treatment rooms including a relaxation/meditation room. The spa offers plenty of high tech treatments including the Visia complexion analysis which compares your skin to those of the same age and skin type and threadlifting where ‘barbed sutures’ are placed in the skin to lift saggy areas. There are also eight massage therapies including a Thai Yoga massage, treatments with Indian oils and ayurvedic facials. The spa also has its own private label cosmo-pharmaceutical line called Philantropik, the proceeds of which are donated to various health care organizations. We keep seeing more and more of this mix of Eastern and Western techniques around the country.There are two locations for Ology and according to an article in the Indianapolis Star, both medical centers and hospitals around the country have expressed interest in franchising the business model.

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