February, 2000
Publication: Los Angeles Magazine
Article Topic: Beauty, Fitness & Health Section

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Face Off

Though fantasies about noninvasive laser surgery abound, it's doubtful we'll see instantaneously healing sci-fi-style laser surgery anytime soon. Most experts believe that the future of face-lifts lies in endoscopic procedures, which are less invasive than coronal incisions and are performed with a video-camera lens that slides into a series of minuscule incisions. Endoscopy does not require peeling the skin down from the hairline or from ear to ear, methods currently in use that sometimes result in the appearance of a receding hairline and that "surprised" look. According to Dr. Peter Fodor, who has a clinic in Century City and has written a book on the subject, this new field has the potential to deliver "more refined results with less surgical trauma," such as bruising, bleeding and swelling.

Body Talk

Amid a tempest of bad press, surrounding botched liposuction procedures by unqualified doctors, armies of Angelenos continued over the past decade to have their thighs, tummies and hips instantly slimmed down, most without incident, thanks to new technology. And more improvements are in store. One new procedure, for example, uses ultrasound, which involves liquefying the fat to be removed - a gentler approach than the current one, which uses a narrow vacuum that breaks up fat cells before suctioning them out. In addition, Fodor envisions body sculpting via endoscopy, wherein in refined fillers or fat are injected and not reabsorbed by the body.

Though he believes that a healthy body and lifestyle will continue to be key in all matters cosmetic, Fodor predicts a return to less of a hard-body aesthetic and more of a celebration of the softer feminine shape - even in California.

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