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My “haute secrets” for living the good life

haute-livingWhen Haute Living Magazine contacted me about sharing my secrets for living the “good life” in San Francisco, I didn’t realize how wonderful and overwhelming it would be to tip toe through all of my favorites and them narrow down.  I hope you find some new nuggets for your own enjoyment in the number of amazing places and experiences I love in San Francisco.  Read my list


Castle Connolly

Castle Connolly Top Dr. Cover 2016

 

For the second consecutive year, I was chosen by Castle Connolly to appear Castle Connolly’s highly selective list of America’s Top Doctors, 2016.  The prestigious Castle Connolly program honors the “most outstanding doctors in the United States,” representing only 1% of the thousands of medical specialists and sub-specialists in the country.

Every year, Castle Connolly survey’s thousands of physicians and other healthcare professionals and asks them to identify excellent doctors in every specialty in their region and throughout the nation. Over 230,000 of the nations’ leading medical specialists, department chairs, residency program directors, vice presidents of medical affairs and presidents of the nations’ leading medical centers and specialty hospitals are interviewed about the nominated doctor.

In addition to mail and online surveys, the Castle Connolly physician-led research team makes thousands of phone calls each year, talking with leading specialists, chairs of clinical departments and vise presidents of medical affairs, seeking to identify top specialist for most diseases and procedures.  The result of this extensive research is the identification of America’s Top Doctors.

Castle Connolly is world renowned and respected.  It is an honor to be named to this prestigious list, and I am committed to upholding the honor for future years to come.


Scientific Medical Advisor for Juice Beauty

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Dr. Carolyn Chang, Juice Beauty’s Scientific Medical Advisor and Co-developer of the Stem Cellular Instant Eye Lift Mask

I am happy to announce that Juice Beauty, a company known to have the highest authentically organic standards in the beauty industry, has asked me to be their Scientific Medical Advisor. As an expert in the field of plastic surgery, I will provide guidance to the company in developing products that have their genesis in my office.

Since I started my practice, I have looked for skin care products that will hydrate and soothe sensitive post surgical skin and assist in healing.

Aware that many of my patients were susceptible to allergies or irritation to products, especially around the delicate eye area, I realized I needed a product I could confidently recommend, a product that was pure and natural enough to restore healthy skin without the use of synthetic chemicals — a product that would soothe and calm highly sensitive skin and reduce swelling without irritation.

That’s when I reached out to Juice Beauty, a company known to have the highest authentically organic standards in the beauty industry, and a company who I knew would be committed to using the most pure and natural formulations.

The result of my collaboration with Juice Beauty is the STEM CELLULAR™ Instant Eye Lift Algae Mask (I’ll hyper link this to the video interview you did with Karen), a nearly pure organic product that soothes and smooth’s the skin around the eyes, decreasing puffiness and swelling without chemicals.  Unlike eyelid surgery where excess skin is removed, by applying the Instant Eye Lift eye mask for just 10 minutes the eye area becomes firmer and instantly smoothed — reviving and perking up puffy tired looking eyes.

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STEM CELLULAR™ Instant Eye Lift Algae Mask

Who Should Use It?

Juice Beauty’s STEM CELLULAR™ Instant Eye Lift Algae Mask is ideal for all skin types and especially beneficial for skin showing the signs of aging including fine lines and wrinkles.

Benefits

  • Pressed algae can not only provide great skincare benefits but replaces pesticide laden cotton from being placed around the delicate eye tissue. *
  • Reduces the appearance of puffiness around eyes with organic cucumber, white tea, and arnica extracts.
  • Hydrates and refreshes with algae and organic aloe.
  • Encourages supple skin texture with hyaluronic acid and chamomile.

*Concentrated algae biomatrix technology is a great skincare alternative to cotton masks, which can be heavily sprayed with pesticides and then subsequently processed with harsh chemicals (acephate, dichloropropene, diuron, fluometuron, pendimethalin, tribufos, and trifluralin).

Powerful Action Without

Formulated without parabens, petroleum, propylene or butylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfates, pesticides, phthalates, artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances. Our products are never tested on animals.

 


The Doctors

The Doctors

Deserving Dream Makeover

Several months ago the producers of The Doctors, an internationally syndicated television show, asked if they could feature me as the first surgeon in their new series called, Deserving Dream Makeover.  The producer wanted me to identify a “deserving” patient who needed plastic surgery to repair or correct an exceptional cosmetic facial issue, beyond normal aging.  Timing is everything – I had the perfect patient, a woman who had recently been referred to me by her dermatologist and neurosurgeon.

Caroline Martin, a kindergarten teacher, had back-to-back brain aneurysms that nearly took her life.  She spent weeks in a coma that left her looking 30 years older, and in her eyes, deformed.  Although she told me she was happy and grateful to be alive, she felt insecure with her appearance and it was a constant reminder of her trauma.  I wanted to help her regain her confidence and give her a second chance to live her life looking as she did before her brain trauma.  Her results are amazing.

You can see the entire episode with her “big reveal” in the link below.


Castle Connolly

Castle Conolly - 2015

This year I was chosen by Castle Connolly to appear in their highly selective list of America’s Top Doctors, 2015.  The prestigious Castle Connolly program honors the “most outstanding doctors in the United States,” representing only 1% of the thousands of medical specialists and sub-specialists in the country.

Every year, Castle Connolly survey’s thousands of physicians and other healthcare professionals and asks them to identify excellent doctors in every specialty in their region and throughout the nation. Over 230,000 of the nations’ leading medical specialists, department chairs, residency program directors, vice presidents of medical affairs and presidents of the nations’ leading medical centers and specialty hospitals are interviewed about the nominated doctor.

In addition to mail and online surveys, the Castle Connolly physician-led research team makes thousands of phone calls each year, talking with leading specialists, chairs of clinical departments and vise presidents of medical affairs, seeking to identify top specialist for most diseases and procedures.  The result of this extensive research is the identification of America’s Top Doctors.

Castle Connolly is world renowned and respected.  It is an honor to be named to this prestigious list, and I am committed to upholding the honor for future years to come.

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