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Sat, 29 Apr 2007 05:57:00 GMT

posted by jadenadezhda
Adobe Photoshop and similar programs can do amazing things when it comes to altering images. It's understandable that magazines, etc., want to touch-up celebrity images and make everything look as good as it can. But the art of the touch-up has been taken to new extremes as technology has advanced. Images are sometimes modified so much that the subject looks as if they have undergone plastic surgery.

Some of the artists doing this are so good, that most people don't even know they are looking at an altered image, and unfortunately many people will admire or even envy the "beauty" they see in the picture. On the other hand, some photos I've seen in major publications are altered so unskillfully that it's completely obvious. It has gone so far that sometimes the images take on cartoon-like qualities. Our standard of female beauty has become so hard to attain that even the most beautiful people have their images altered on magazine covers to make them even more "perfect." And so many people buy into this. Men admire the images of women, while women envy them. And how ridiculous is this when the images are not even true to reality? There is more real beauty in the world to admire than would fit on the cover of every magazine printed, yet we are wasting our time on this destructive phoniness.

(thanks to the awesome Swedish site G!rlpower.)

There is so much evidence that these images destroy girls' self-esteem. And what is beauty anyway when we are all trying to look the same? Differences are what make us beautiful. Listen to the messages that a publication like Playboy sends our culture, and it could be determined that the epitome of female beauty entails light skin, a thin physique, blond hair and a tan (both of which are often fake) and the ubiquitous breast implants (I find it hilarious that the women are marketed as "girl next door" after all that surgery and airbrushing.) The ideal has become nearly impossible to achieve. Plastic surgery rates for women are increasing at a rapid pace, most notably breast implant surgeries. I am not against plastic surgery, but we need to promote real beauty instead of lies. Interestingly, some celebrities have talked about how their images have been altered, and some have even complained about it. Both Angelina Jolie and Kirsten Dunst have publicly complained about the way their chest sizes were artificially augmented in images to promote their respective roles in "Tomb Raider" and "Spiderman."

Jessica Alba talked in an interview about the same thing being done to her image to promote "Into the Blue." And both Alyson Hannigan and Jennifer Aniston have marvelled at the "photoshop plastic surgery" done to their images-- Hannigan publicly questioned whose breasts had been edited onto her body for her FHM cover photo, and Aniston sued a publication for making her nose appear smaller than it is.

Check out this article: Perfect touch-ups

This website is a must-see. Click on "portfolio" on the top. Click one of the images at the bottom, and run your mouse over it to see the image before it was altered. Most notably, check out Kelly Clarkson (third one on the top row.)

And we've all seen the Dove "Evolution" clip already, right?

This is so cool. Click on the image.

Photo retouching for the new century, by Ramsay Edwards-McNear:

All too frequently, celebrities’ heads are grafted onto other peoples’ bodies for promotional purposes. Julia Roberts, in the poster for her movie Pretty Woman, was outraged to discover that a picture of her head had been placed on the slimmer body of a model.

A New Skincare Treatment Available at RDPS

Sat, 25 Jul 2004 21:22:00 GMT

posted by lkrieger

Continuing its work providing innovative plastic surgery services, Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery has been named the exclusive distributor of (true)Promise...Uplifted!! Soap actress turned Emmy nominated makeup artist, Gail Johnson, knows beauty. Gail, who was recently dubbed the "Skin Savior" in a Los Angeles Times feature story went from soap star to premiere celebrity makeup artist. As a Hollywood makeup artist for the likes of Kelly Hu, Ali Landry and Maria Menounos, Gail worked her way up to Dept. Head (Key Makeup) on NBC's Sunset Beach where she and her team were nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Now Gail has expanded her resume to include founder of (true)Promise...Uplifted!!Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills provides the famed city's most elegant of medical facilities, featuring state-of-the-art exam rooms, marble counter tops, bamboo floors, original Andy Warhol paintings, and leather chairs. As of March 31, 2007, (true)Promise...Uplifted!! will be available exclusively at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery. Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery and its medical director Dr. Lloyd Krieger have been featured in the local, national, and international media including KTLA Morning News, The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, The Los Angeles Daily News, Access Hollywood, Univision, Telemundo, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Elle, Star, InTouch Weekly, Life & Style, French Television, Japan's Chocolat Siene Magazine, Mexico City's Reforma Magazine, Denmark's Q magazine, and Britain's Daily Mail newspaper and Grazia Magazine."We've sold (true)Promise...Uplifted!! exclusively on the net until now," explains Gail. "I was waiting to find the right retail outlet and what could be better than to launch the product on the world's most glamorous boulevard? Rodeo Drive is known as the capitol of fashion, style and beauty and Dr. Krieger is one of Beverly Hill's most respected plastic surgeons. He offers the state of the art plastic surgery procedures and I feel (true)Promise...Uplifted!! is a great compliment to his work."With its exclusive hidden back entrance and as the only plastic surgery center on the world's most glamorous boulevard, Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery caters to those seeking refined elegance and superb service, such as people seeking celebrity plastic surgery. "While we have developed a patient base in the entertainment industry, our philosophy is to treat everybody like a celebrity," notes Dr. Krieger.More information can be found at http://www.rodeodriveplasticsurgery.com/philosophy.html and at http://www.rodeodriveplasticsurgery.com/dermatology.html.

Celebrity Plastic Surgery: Who’s Done What?

Fri, 23 Feb 2008 17:47:39 GMT

posted by TheImproper

Plastic surgery is all the rage these days, and not surprisingly, celebrities are leading the charge. Since beauty and youth are perennial trump cards in Hollywood, everyone feels the pressure to go under the knife. Back in the day, an aging starlet might get a facelift in secret, hide out for a while until she heals and no one would be the wiser for it. But these days, while some stars swear they’ve never gone under the knife, others simply ‘fess up. So who’s done what? TheImproper.com takes a closer look.

New Celebrity Skincare Line Available at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery

Wed, 5 Apr 2007 05:51:00 GMT

posted by lkrieger
Continuing its work providing innovative plastic surgery services, Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery has been named the exclusive distributor of (true)Promise...Uplifted!! Soap actress turned Emmy nominated makeup artist, Gail Johnson, knows beauty. Gail, who was recently dubbed the "Skin Savior" in a Los Angeles Times feature story went from soap star to premiere celebrity makeup artist. As a Hollywood makeup artist, Gail worked her way up to Dept. Head (Key Makeup) on NBC's Sunset Beach where she and her team were nominated for a Daytime Emmy.

Now Gail has expanded her resume to include founder of (true)Promise...Uplifted!! Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills provides the famed city's most elegant of medical facilities, featuring state-of-the-art exam rooms, marble counter tops, bamboo floors, original Andy Warhol paintings, and leather chairs. As of March 31, 2007, (true)Promise...Uplifted!! will be available exclusively at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery California.

Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery and its medical director Dr. Lloyd Krieger have been featured in the local, national, and international media including KTLA Morning News, The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, The Los Angeles Daily News, Access Hollywood, Univision, Telemundo, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Elle, Star, InTouch Weekly, Life & Style, French Television, Japan's Chocolat Siene Magazine, Mexico City's Reforma Magazine, Denmark's Q magazine, and Britain's Daily Mail newspaper and Grazia Magazine.

"We've sold (true)Promise...Uplifted!! exclusively on the net until now," explains Gail. "I was waiting to find the right retail outlet and what could be better than to launch the product on the world's most glamorous boulevard? Rodeo Drive is known as the capitol of fashion, style and beauty and Dr. Krieger is one of Beverly Hill's most respected plastic surgeons. He offers the state of the art plastic surgery procedures and I feel (true)Promise...Uplifted!! is a great compliment to his work."

With its exclusive hidden back entrance and as the only plastic surgery center on the world's most glamorous boulevard, Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery caters to those seeking refined elegance and superb service, such as people seeking celebrity plastic surgery. "While we have developed a patient base in the entertainment industry, our philosophy is to treat everybody like a celebrity," notes Dr. Krieger.

More information can be found at http://www.rodeodriveplasticsurgery.com/philosophy.html and at http://www.rodeodriveplasticsurgery.com/dermatology.html.

Maintaing Patient Privacy

Thu, 6 Apr 2007 02:35:21 GMT

posted by lkrieger
Plastic surgery is a private undertaking and a very personal decision. At Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, the first and only plastic surgery center on world-famous Rodeo Drive, we have developed a unique patient privacy program to assure the utmost discretion for our clients. Because of our unique location and relationships, our plastic surgery center caters to members of the entertainment industry. But when it comes to privacy, we adhere to the same standards for celebrity plastic surgery as for all of our patients.

The program starts with the physical layout of our offices and on-site surgery center. We built a hidden back entrance -- far from prying eyes of celebrity photographers -- that leads to a discreet service elevator. This elevator opens deep in the building's parking structure and also on the alley behind Rodeo Drive. Our back entrance is unusual among medical offices and assures discretion. This novel feature of our design and layout has been featured in Elle magazine, Denmark’s Q magazine and on France’s Télévision Française 1, France’s most popular TV network.

Our plastic surgery staff, in our offices and our operating rooms, is thoroughly trained in patient privacy issues. Our organization has a designated privacy officer to oversee the routine work of the staff and confirm that our strict confidentiality policies are enforced. No member of our staff will discuss any aspect of patient care (or even that someone is receiving care) with anyone at any time, unless that person have given us permission to do so.

Each employee signs an agreement to maintain patient privacy at all times -- again, this applies to celebrity plastic surgery and for all patients who go our plastic surgery center. Patients also are asked to designate how they would like to be contracted (such as cell phone only), so communication is always done in the manner that makes the patient most comfortable and allows for the most discretion.

These steps offer reassurance to all patients that their confidentiality will be maintained. And since we treat every patient like a celebrity, we take firm steps to maintain discretion and safeguard confidentiality for all our patients.