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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

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Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is opening up about her decision to get a neck lift—and addressing critics at the same time.

MAY 11, 2022

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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

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Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave defends her latest cosmetic procedure.Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is not afraid to discuss her cosmetic procedures. The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star took to her Instagram Story on Monday to defend her decision on having a neck lift.

May 10, 2022

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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

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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

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“Do you appreciate me being open about my journey or would you rather I just pretend I did nothing?” Mellencamp asked her followers in an Instagram Story on Monday.

May 09, 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

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“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!” 

BY JESSICA RADLOFF

October 26, 2021

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Sarmela Sunder.

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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.”

BY REBECCA NORRIS

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. 

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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. Neurotoxinsfillers 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.

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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