Plastic surgeons hope the recent wave of reversals serves as a cautionary tale for future generations. “I’ve had many people tell me, ‘I’m just not into the Instagram lips anymore,” says board-certified Beverly Hills facial plastic surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder. “They’re looking for a more natural aesthetic.”
AUG 18, 2022
From fledgling to more established, niche to mainstream, these are the skin-care brands you likely haven’t encountered through the usual PR channels or Insta ads—though, of course, now that you’ve read this, your phone will be serving them up on repeat. They’re the brainchildren of the aesthetics doctors and cosmetic chemists we trusted as experts long before the launch of their lines—which is precisely how we know they work.
JUL 7, 2022
Feeling no shame. Teddi Mellencamp defended her decision to get a neck lift to feel more comfortable in her skin amid criticism.
May 11, 2022
Teddi Mellencamp revealed on social media this week that she recently had a neck lift because she felt ‘insecure’ with how she appeared in profile.
May 10, 2022
Reality star, podcast host and wellness brand founder Teddi Mellencamp tends to get a lot of flack from fans and followers no matter what she does. The former Real Housewife of Beverly Hills chose to come clean about a recent facial surgery, sharing updates online and speaking openly about her decision to undergo a necklift to redefine her lower face, jawline and neck.
May 10, 2022
“The ideal candidate has extra eyelid skin,” says Dr. Sarmela Sunder, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. “Oftentimes people think they need an eyelid lift but really need a brow lift. As we age, our brow starts to descend and pushes on the eyelid skin. Sometimes people confuse the two.”
March 25, 2022
“Broadly speaking, we always have to be careful of patients with autoimmune conditions and treat them with a gentler hand,” says Dr. Sarmela Sunder, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California (and an advisor to Allergan, maker of Juvéderm products). While plenty of autoimmune patients “do fine with filler”—in small doses—there’s a sizable subset whose immune systems overreact to some, if not all, types of HA filler, she says.
March 21, 2022
“The ideal candidate has extra eyelid skin,” says Dr. Sarmela Sunder, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. “Oftentimes people think they need an eyelid lift but really need a brow lift. As we age, our brow starts to descend and pushes on the eyelid skin. Sometimes people confuse the two.”
March 21, 2022
“Let’s start by addressing the very large elephant in the room: Nothing, and we mean nothing, out there—be it an in-office treatment or topical cream or viral TikTok hack—will yield results that can even come close to that of an actual, surgical facelift. “There’s simply nothing out there that is going to give you surgical results,” says board-certified plastic surgeon Sarmela Sunder, MD.
February 04, 2022
“It’s important to go to someone who uses a variety of filler for a variety of places,” says Los Angeles-based board-certified plastic surgeon Sarmela Sunder M.D., estimating that she has about five or six go-tos for lip filler. “And that’s because there are so many different anatomical shapes of the lip and so many different end goals.”
December 14, 2021
This is hardly a universal truth, however. Some of the surgeons we spoke to were somewhat shocked to hear anecdotes of waning interest in the liquid nose job. In Beverly Hills, board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder says demand for the procedure has “been kind of insane” of late.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
December 6, 2021
For Grey, she’s personally looking for products that help moisturize her dry skin and treat the adult acne that occurs around her period. The 44-year-old is also open about the added boost she gets from doctors, namely Dr. Sarmela Sunder, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. “I recommend people go to her,” she says. “Because of my job, people think I know everything about everything, which I don’t, but I know people that know!”
October 26, 2021
Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Sarmela Sunder.
BY VOYAGELA
September 22, 2021
Unlike Botox and fillers, thread lifts aren’t as universally discussed, so we chatted with a few plastic surgeons for everything there is to know about the trendy treatment. Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder has another take. “The best candidates for thread lifts are patients who are just starting to notice some collagen loss and would like to boost the structure of their skin,” she says. “It is ideal for patients who are starting to feel as if the skin is starting to lose some of its tautness, not for people who actually have skin that is visibly sagging.”
June 28, 2021
No matter whether you’re figuring out when to schedule hair color appointments, booking a teeth whitening session or two, or if you are just trying to elevate your skincare regimen, the sooner you can get a jump on things, the better.
“Botox is an injectable that changes or softens muscle movement, reducing and even preventing the formation of lines and wrinkles,” explains plastic surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder. “It prevents the release of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that all nerve fibers need in order to trigger muscle movement.”
BY MELANIE RUD
June 28, 2021
Every second you’re alive, you’re aging. And while getting older is nothing short of a blessing, not every woman is ready for her age to show up on her face — or body. And many aren’t shy about it. “For patients who are concerned about fine lines, I always tell them that no treatment is going to be as effective or dramatic as Botox Cosmetic.” – Dr. Sarmela Sunder
BY KAYLA GREAVES
June 23, 2021
Notice a “pimple” or “bug bite” that’s not going away? It’s time to see your doc. “They’re not a substitute for seeing your dermatologist once a year, but they can help you stay vigilant,” says Sarmela Sunder, M.D., a skin expert and facial plastic surgeon in Los Angeles.
BY MARYGRACE TAYLOR
June 4, 2021
Dermatologists often say that Botox—or any injectable neuromodulator that softens lines, for that matter—is just as much an art as it is a science.
“There’s a little bit of a misunderstanding about what ‘preventative Botox’ is,” says Sarmela Sunder, MD, a double-board-certified plastic surgeon based in Los Angeles. “A lot of people think that they’ll put Botox in their forehead and lines will never develop there, but that’s not it.”
BY ZOE WEINER
March 22, 2021
As beauty treatments go, very few have received the kind of rock star status of Botox. It enjoys the same single name recognition as the likes of Cher and Beyoncé — it needs no other introduction, and has come to stand for an entire category of excellence.
BY MEGAN MCINTYRE
June 28, 2021
The way we- and cosmetic experts think about injectables has completely changed in recent years. The outcome: natural, tasteful, transformative.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
March 1, 2021
Many patients are going straight for lasting results instead of solutions that require repeat visits.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
April 9, 2021
There’s an intriguing trend emerging across top injectors’ Instagram accounts: lip augmentations that, at first glance, appear utterly…unaugmented. The absence of a striking size shift actually stops us mid-scroll, compelling us to take a closer look.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
January 28, 2021
There’s an intriguing trend emerging across top injectors’ Instagram accounts: lip augmentations that, at first glance, appear utterly…unaugmented. The absence of a striking size shift actually stops us mid-scroll, compelling us to take a closer look.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
January 28, 2021
Dr. Sarmela Sunder comments on patients with cosmetic facial fillers who may experience side effects with Moderna vaccine.
BY KIMBERLY CHANG
December 28, 2020
In line with its mission to create a reliable, elevated and technology-driven experience, Alchemy 43, which is currently raising a $10M Series B, announced today the hiring of Kimberly Joerger as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer, and Dr. Sarmela Sunder as its new Los Angeles Medical Director.
December 2, 2020
Even the most serious and widespread health crisis of our time hasn’t slowed the demand for injectables and plastic surgery procedures. We asked dermatologists and plastic surgeons.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
October 27, 2020
Gwyneth Paltrow’s became the global face of Xeomin (pronounced zee-o-min), an injectable wrinkle reducer that she calls a “uniquely purified” toxin.
October 30, 2020
The most popular treatment requests aren’t what you’d expect.
BY ERIN LUKAS
July 01, 2020
Seeing an aesthetic procedure all over social media can breed a strange sort of FOMO.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
May 27, 2020
Plastic surgeons and cosmetic dermatologists weigh in on what this means for those seeking less invasive lower-face procedures.
BY MARCI ROBIN
June 22, 2020
Seeing an aesthetic procedure all over social media can breed a strange sort of FOMO.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
May 27, 2020
Dr. Sarmela Sunder, board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California
BY JOLENE EDGAR
January 9, 2020
How Cosmetic Doctors Are Approaching Injectables in a World That Calls for Masks Allure explores the growing debate over mask-off injectable treatments.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
May 22, 2020
The reboot of a classic can often feel like a last gasp. So recently, when we learned of a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser aiming to woo millennials with promises of born-again skin and minimal downtime, we felt compelled to do a proverbial pulse check on the veteran resurfacing technology.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
April 10, 2020
Our series, Closer Look, takes a deeper dive into the controversial, critical, and of-the-moment issues facing doctors and patients in aesthetic medicine.
BY JOLENE EDGAR
March 31, 2020
If there’s one guarantee in life, it’s that we’re all getting older. Neurotoxins, fillers and lasers can stave off the signs of aging for years, but sometimes those line smoothers and volume boosters just don’t turn back the clock as far as we’d like them to.
BY JULIE RICEVUTO
October 4, 2019
Liquid nose jobs, jawline sculpting, tear trough filler—some of today’s hottest injectable tweaks are actually not sanctioned by the FDA.
BY KAITLIN CLARK
September 26, 2019
It’s the new botox alternative for wrinkles. Double board certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Sarmela Sunder joined us live to tell us all about Jeaveau and how it compares to botox.
BY JULIE RICEVUTO
August 28, 2019
Dr. Sarmela Sunder knows a thing or two about Instagram: the LA-based double board certified plastic surgeon has almost 40K followers to her name.
BY CRISTINA GIBSON
January 30, 2019
When it comes to hypoallergenic and sensitive beauty formulas, Physicians Formula has been an innovative leader for over 80 years.
Physicians Formula
Aug 01, 2018
Whether doctors are treating under-eye bags, loose skin, hooding or shadows, blepharoplasty, often referred to as an eyelift, is a safe, long-term solution that can restore volume and smooth contours to natural effect.
May 7, 2019
The Puff Piece
When you get a solid eight hours of sleep and your under-eye areas are still puffy, it might be time to seek out a professional.
BY COURTNEY DUNLOP
November 2018