Just in:
Behomes Launches Behomes Hub – Cashback & Networking App for Real Estate Professionals // UAE Hits Milestone with EU Delisting From High‑Risk Financial Watchlist // TÜV SÜD Appoints Interim Leadership Following CEO Transition // Abu Dhabi’s Masdar and Iberdrola Back £5 Billion UK Offshore Wind Venture // ICONSIAM Showcases Thai Creativity to the World with “Lost in DOMLAND” — Reinforcing Its Role as a Must-Visit Global Art Destination // Anhui Unveils Teaser for 2025 World Manufacturing Convention, Extending a Global Invitation to Innovate Together // Nigeria’s Coastal Highway Passes $747 m Funding Milestone // Stonepeak Secures Strategic Co-Control of IFCO Stake // Results of the ixCrypto Index Series Quarterly Review (2025 Q2) & IX Digital Asset Industry Index Series Half Yearly Review (2025 1H) // DNA‑Crafted Nanomachines Self‑Assemble in Water // CGTN: Beauty in diversity: How wisdom at Nishan Forum inspires global modernization // Coffee Chains Join Bitcoin Mania with Bold Treasury Moves // Qingzhen’s Zhanjie Town Leverages Ecological Resources to Drive Industrial Upgrading and Integrate Culture and Tourism for Rural Revitalization // Ten Tips for a Healthy Summer Garden // Galaxy AI Elevates On‑Device Intelligence with Privacy at Core // Sharjah Elevates Real‑Estate Platform with New Digital Portal // Nvidia is the dream stock of our lifetime! // Record Global Interest Drives CDB’s Dual‑Currency Bond Triumph // “Eternal City” Pompeii Exhibition Opens in Hunan, Marking New Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange // OPEC+ Eyes Pause in Production Rises After September Surge //

In beauty terms, one size does not fit all, says Hollywood surgeon

1480798982 AR 161209822

The latest “8-point filler” or “vampire” facelift might seem like the perfect quick fix to the drooping and wrinkling that comes with age.

But when it comes to finding the right doctor to help slow the march of time, aesthetically speaking, those who offer handy marketing tools with catchy names and one-size-fits-all approaches are not the best way to go, says Dr David Alessi.

ADVERTISEMENT

“Most people who do that are lower-level providers,” says the Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist (a specialist in diseases of the ear and throat), who has completed more than 16,000 surgeries.

With fillers, for example, a good practitioner will carefully examine the patient’s particular needs before beginning treatment.

“Some people need more in their temple, some people need more in their cheek area,” he says. “Everybody looks different.” In other words, “if you have a hammer, then the whole-world-is-a-nail approach” produces a very obvious result.

Alessi uses obviously enhanced American actor Mickey Rourke as an example.

“You don’t want to do a cookie-cutter approach,” he says. “As a consumer, you need to really look at quality, because things evolve quickly in medicine – but not that quickly. Ninety per cent of things that happen are not true innovations, they’re just clever marketing.”

Recently, Alessi – who this year commented on former Olympian and reality-TV star Caitlyn Jenner’s plastic surgery, and is regularly quoted talking about celebrities in The New York Post’s Page Six column – started spending one week every two months working in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

He puts the decision down to a love of travel (he and wife Deborah are up to five Maldives trips and counting) and requests by patients from the region – including royalty – who have been travelling to his Los Angeles clinic for the last 15 years.

Alessi has partnered with Medical Park Consultants in Abu Dhabi and also carries out consultations in Dubai.

So far his main requests in the UAE have been for rhinoplasty – the ever-popular nose job, either done through surgery or using fillers – and facial rejuvenation, whether through non-invasive methods or surgical facelifts.

He also uses lasers, fat-dissolvers to tackle double chins, and a form of radio frequency called Thermage to tone and tighten, which he finds to be more effective than Ultherapy, another popular treatment that stimulates collagen using ultrasound waves.

He says: “I treat a lot of people you see on TV and in the movies [in the United States] who said they’ve never had anything done [but] have had things done.”

A tailored, less-is-more approach to a natural look does not always go down well with demanding clients.

“I had a patient who came in and said: ‘I want a vampire lift,’” says Alessi. The patient was referring to what they thought was a brand-new combination of laser treatments, followed by injections of platelet-­rich plasma created from the patient’s own blood, to promote quicker healing.

“I said: ‘That’s exactly what we do – we’ve been doing it for a year,’” he says. “It’s ridiculous.”

• Dr David Alessi will next be in the UAE for three days from December 18. A consultation costs Dh918. Call Medical Park Consultants, Abu Dhabi, on 02 304 8888

[email protected]

Source link


Notice an issue?

Arabian Post strives to deliver the most accurate and reliable information to its readers. If you believe you have identified an error or inconsistency in this article, please don't hesitate to contact our editorial team at editor[at]thearabianpost[dot]com. We are committed to promptly addressing any concerns and ensuring the highest level of journalistic integrity.


ADVERTISEMENT
Just in:
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar and Iberdrola Back £5 Billion UK Offshore Wind Venture // UAE Hits Milestone with EU Delisting From High‑Risk Financial Watchlist // Galaxy AI Elevates On‑Device Intelligence with Privacy at Core // OPEC+ Eyes Pause in Production Rises After September Surge // Record Global Interest Drives CDB’s Dual‑Currency Bond Triumph // Anhui Unveils Teaser for 2025 World Manufacturing Convention, Extending a Global Invitation to Innovate Together // Dong Yuhui’s Fujian Journey: The Sea’s Lesson – 30% Destiny, 70% Determination // Tokyo Real Estate Set for $75 Million Blockchain Shake‑Up // Behomes Launches Behomes Hub – Cashback & Networking App for Real Estate Professionals // Sharjah Elevates Real‑Estate Platform with New Digital Portal // ADNOC Gas Signs $400 Million LNG Deal with SEFE // Nvidia is the dream stock of our lifetime! // CGTN: Beauty in diversity: How wisdom at Nishan Forum inspires global modernization // ICONSIAM Showcases Thai Creativity to the World with “Lost in DOMLAND” — Reinforcing Its Role as a Must-Visit Global Art Destination // TÜV SÜD Appoints Interim Leadership Following CEO Transition // IIT Delhi and TeamLease EdTech Kick‑start AI for Healthcare Executive Programme // Coffee Chains Join Bitcoin Mania with Bold Treasury Moves // Can India Emerge As The Trusted Leader Of Global South Like Earlier Years? // BRICS Pledge Cooperation, Not Confrontation With U.S. // Nigeria’s Coastal Highway Passes $747 m Funding Milestone //