I’m extremely excited to have Theresa Pinson, NP-BC, to our team.  Theresa is the epitome of southern hospitality, being raised in Alabama. Theresa brings her years of experience with injectables to our team. Theresa’s first–class services include Chemical Brow Lift using Botox Cosmetic and Dysport, lip enhancement, cheek augmentation, and overall facial rejuvenation.

Ms. Pinson is considered an expert in the arena of injectables.  She is a sought-after educator and shares her passion for anti-aging, working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist coaching physicians, physician’s assistants and other nurse practitioners perfecting their skills.

She graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing and is certified in Advanced Facial Enhancement and Facial Anti-Aging Treatments using Botox Cosmetic and Dermal Fillers. In addition, Theresa is Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

The need for otoplasty may come from a congenital defect, trauma, or deformities. Natural proportion, contours, and general appearance of the external ear are managed during the otoplasty procedure.

Otoplasty one of very few facial plastic surgery procedures that are appropriate for young children. Others include procedures to correct cleft lip and cleft palate as well as other craniofacial deformities.

There are three main deformities that may require otoplasty:

• Protruding ears that are due to excess cartilage
• Lop ears that bend down and forward
• Cupped shell ears that may be tiny or without natural creases.
  • A typical surgery is outpatient and will be completed in two hours.
  • General anesthesia is used in small children.
  • Afterward, the childs head is wrapped in a large bandage.
  • A few days later, the child will visit the surgeon to change to a lighter bandage.
  • Children will have to restrict activity for seven days after the procedure.
  • Up to three weeks after the surgery they may need to restrict certain activities.
  • Up to six months after the procedure they may need to wear a head band to bed to prevent the bending of the ear.

If you’re considering this procedure, please discuss the procedure with a board-certified facial plastic surgeon.

Children’s ears are fully formed by the age of five years old. Most facial plastic surgeons will suggest this as the age to begin considering otoplasty if your child is a candidate. The cartilage in the ear is most pliable at this age and is easier to mold than an adults.

Abnormal physical appearance in children can have long-term psychological affects due to teasing from other children. The younger a child is when they undergo the procedure, the longer they will have to reap the psychological benefits.

What to expect during an otoplasty procedure:

As many parents can attest, young children are usually very resilient. Taking children for a visit to the surgeon can help them become comfortable with the procedure. Computer imaging helps a lot too. Children really light up when they see how they will look with theirs ears pushed back.

To make the surgery easier on your child, you can even bring a special stuffed doll or favorite toy to hold during the procedure to enhance comfort. Filling recovery time with special activities can also make the process go more smoothly.

When total ear reconstruction is needed, a surgeon may graft cartilage from the rib cage onto the ear, to serve as material for reconstruction. Artifical bone like substances such as Medpor are also commonly used. This is called Microtia repair.

Want to see the results of an otoplasty procedure performed by Dr. Pearlman? Watch the video below and call for a consultation: (212) 380-1541

The cost of care may be lower, but many times it comes at the expense of the level of care received. Facility accreditation can be iffy at best, leaving you open to much higher risk than in a hospital or clinic in the United States. Plus if you have a complication after surgery, there is little to no recourse or chance to follow up if you travelled outside the US for surgery.

So, if you have your heart set on the experience of a destination cosmetic surgery coupled with a recuperative vacation, come see us in The Big Apple. New York is an obvious choice when considering contenders for the medical tourism crown. Not only should all Americans visit New York City at least once in their lifetimes, visiting a Park Avenue facial plastic surgeon can give you the experience of a lifetime…the beginning of the rest of your life, if you will. You won’t find that in Barbados!

Our office is located in Manhattan on the famous Park Avenue, just two blocks away from Central Park, a short 16-minute walk to Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall, and a short 7 minute drive to the MET – Metropolitan Museum of Art.

After your procedure, New York City has countless luxurious and elegant five star accommodations for you to relax and recuperate in. In fact, Pearlman Aesthetic Surgery has special arrangements with a number of high quality New York Hotels. The Kimberly is a beautiful boutique hotel with mostly suites in the heart of mid-town, yet price sensitive. For real luxury we have affiliations with the Pierre, Lowell, and Carlyle hotels. Another option is the Affinia Gardens, a hotel specializing in post-surgery care. When some time has passed and you’re feeling up to it, the countless delights of New York City are yours to discover. Try out your new face on a nice stroll through Central Park to the Central Park Zoo, or during a visit to the Museum of Modern Art. Indulge yourself in a trip up to the top of Empire State Building, or a little retail therapy in one of many New York City boutiques.

There’s really no need to take the risk of leaving the good old USA for a cosmetic surgery vacation. It’s safer to do it right here at home. So pack your bags and prepare for an adventure in the city that never sleeps. You’ll come home looking like a million bucks with memories that will last a life time.

To learn more about traveling to New York City for facial plastic surgery for Dr. Pearlman, please visit our Concierge page.

Then call for a consultation: (212) 380-1541

Back when I started my training in the ‘80s patients sought out the doctors who taught other doctors. This group included those who published articles in peer reviewed journals, legitimate medical journals that require stringent review of all submissions for content and contributions to medical education. This also included the doctors who routinely gave lectures at medical meetings. These physicians were the leaders in their field as recognized by their peers and subsequently the general public. I was fortunate to have four articles published last year in such journals on rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty and Botox treatments, as listed below:

 Radix grafts in cosmetic rhinoplasty; lessons learned from an 8 year review. By Justin Cohen MD and Steven Pearlman, MD. Published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 14 (6), November/December 2012

An Anatomic Basis for Revision Rhinoplasty. By Steven Pearlman, MD and Ben Talei, MD. Published in Facial Plastic Surgery Volume 28(4), August 2012.  

 Avoiding Complications of the Middle Vault in Rhinoplasty. By Steven Pearlman MD and Roxanna Baratelli, MD. Published in Facial Plastic Surgery Volume 28(3), June 2012.

 Physician Confidence in Fillers and Neurotoxins: A National Survey. By Steven Pearlman, MD, Ben Talei, MD, Heidi Waldorf, MD, Michael Kane, MD and Roger Dailey, MD. Published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 14(1) January-February 2012.

Facial Plastic Surgery Journal, Dr. Pearlman Guest editor

This might not look like much, but getting one article published per year is considered an accomplishment. Additionally, I was guest editor for the journal, Facial Plastic Surgery for June 2012. In that Journal, I invited 12 highly respected Facial Plastic Surgeons, Cosmetic Dermatologists and Oculoplastic Surgeons to discuss the most common complications found in various aspects of facial surgery, how and why they occurred and suggestions on how to avoid them in the first place. Dating back to my residency, the monthly Quality Assurance meetings were just that, a review of all complications to be used as a teaching tool on how to improve quality and reduce future complications.

Now we spend time when we are not engaged in patient care writing blogs, posts and website copy to get the “word” out. But, as physicians, we cannot lose sight of the extreme importance of contributing to the medical literature.

This might not look like much, but getting one article published per year is considered an accomplishment. Additionally, I was guest editor for the journal, Facial Plastic Surgery, for June 2012. In that journal, I invited 12 highly respected Facial Plastic Surgeons, Cosmetic Dermatologists and Oculoplastic Surgeons to discuss:

• the most common complications found in various aspects of facial surgery,
• how and why they occurred, and
• suggestions on how to avoid them in the first place.

Dating back to my residency, the monthly Quality Assurance meetings were just that, a review of all complications to be used as a teaching tool on how to improve quality and reduce future complications.
Now we spend time when we are not engaged in patient care writing blogs, posts and website copy to get the “word” out. But we cannot lose sight of the extreme importance of contributing to the medical literature.

*Radix grafts in cosmetic rhinoplasty; lessons learned from an 8 year review. By Justin Cohen MD and Steven Pearlman, MD. Published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 14 (6), November/December 2012

An Anatomic Basis for Revision Rhinoplasty. By Steven Pearlman, MD and Ben Talei, MD. Published in Facial Plastic Surgery Volume 28(4), August 2012.

Avoiding Complications of the Middle Vault in Rhinoplasty. By Steven Pearlman MD and Roxanna Baratelli, MD. Published in Facial Plastic Surgery Volume 28(3), June 2012.

Physician Confidence in Fillers and Neurotoxins: A National Survey. By Steven Pearlman, MD, Ben Talei, MD, Heidi Waldorf, MD, Michael Kane, MD and Roger Dailey, MD. Published in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, Volume 14(1) January-February 2012.

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Sagging Skin is Thirsty

Hydration is life. If we drank as much as we are supposed to, many of our tiny aches and pains would go away. We are meant to be lubricated. The more water we drink, the better we look and feel. That’s how simple this one is. You can’t get around it, either. No one is immune to the benefits of water. So drink more water and watch how quickly you look and feel better.

Get Rid of the Junk

How many cleansers and moisturizers do you have? Many of you reading this may have ten or more bottles of skincare products floating around the bathroom. They are supposed to renew and refresh and do any other number of things to our skin. The truth is, however, it is just too much. It’s time to simplify. Throw out the old and start a new skin care regimen. Cleanse, moisturize, exfoliate: that’s all you usually need. For a personal regimen just for you, please contact a skin care specialist in our office. Our favorite products are only sold in doctors’ offices, MyBody. Since it’s a skincare professional and not a salesgirl giving you advice, you should get much more out of your products.

Bye Bye, Old Cells

Exfoliate your skin once a week. It feels amazing, and your skin will feel refreshed. When you exfoliate, your skin will be able to absorb moisturizer better. Getting rid of the old skin cells will also make your skin look smoother and younger.

Be gentle with your skin. It’s an organ we all have that takes a lot of abuse. Our skin knows karma. If we treat it well, it will reward us by making us look and feel amazing.

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The skin on the face can benefit from being exfoliated routinely, as you can uncover the younger looking skin that lies beneath the top layer of the dried and damaged skin cells which need to be removed. Your arms and legs are also another area that can significantly benefit from exfoliation. In fact, the knees and elbows need to be paid special attention, as they dry out faster than other parts of the arms and legs.

Other areas of the body that you should be exfoliating include the feet, heels, ankles, thighs and the buttocks area. Our feet and heels are a much-neglected area which has a tendency to dry out and become scaly from walking and being in shoes all day. One of the areas of the body that can benefit significantly from exfoliation is the thighs and around the buttocks area. By exfoliating these areas you’re not only helping to keep the skin smooth and supple but you are also stimulate circulation which can help with cellulite issues.

With that in mind exfoliating your skin should be a gentle non aggressive process. Being over aggressive with your skin can cause it to become red, raw and even inflamed thwarting the positive properties that exfoliation can have on your skin.

By exfoliating regularly and following these basic rules your skin will be clean, healthy and radiant looking.

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Of course, not everyone should get laser treatments for scar removal. If you have skin already struggling with the pressure of a condition such as psoriasis, it isn’t a good idea to use lasers to reduce scarring. In fact, scar removal on sensitive skin can just make things look and feel worse. There are also some medications that shouldn’t be mixed with laser scar removal.

The basics of how lasers remove scars is by removing layers of skin. Exposing fresh, healthy and ultimately unmarked skin below, you leave each treatment with your scar less and less visible. The laser also activates collagen cells in your skin, the very things that help your skin heal and stay firm. This means that getting laser treatments for scar removal can actually help your skin look, feel and actually be healthier and firmer.

The biggest risk you will be taking in getting laser scar removal is a change in color around the area treated. The sun often makes the color difference more obvious, too. In the case of infections post laser scar removal, antibiotics can keep you healthy and healing.

The most common type of scar removal these days is done with lasers or dermabrasion. This is a simple, low risk procedure that takes less than two hours to complete. Depending on the strength of the scar, more treatments may be needed.

For very severe scars, your doctor may recommend getting it surgically removed or re-arranged instead. Techniques such as z-plasty or W-plasty can improve the appearance of facial scars by re-orienting the scars into what are called resting skin tension lines. Youw own wrinkles and facial muscles then help the re-aligned scars to heal better. This type of scar removal takes a lot longer to heal and is usually only done in severe cases. However, it is the more traditional method as laser scar removal is still a relatively new technology. What type of procedure is best for obliterating your blemish is a decision to be made with your cosmetic surgeon.

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