Before I start, a note to my parents: Ema, Aba, this post isn't about me. (I have only had a makeover on national TV, which you already knew about.) Now we can continue.
L.A. writer and former Jewish Journal editor Amy Klein was on Facebook when she saw her friend had posted a note seeking someone who "had bad bags" - his cousin was a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills who was innovating a "surgery-free" facelift, and was looking for a guinea pig who would be willing to have the (normally $10,000) procedure (and recovery process) filmed for TV broadcast. That's right, kids: this non-surgery was brought to you via social media, making it - say it with me - "a face(book)lift."
At a transitional moment in her life and career, Amy thought it would be a good article for her, and volunteered - she was chosen from a pool of 50 other people, and underwent the "Stem Cell Face Sculpting" procedure, which utilizes injections of "stem cells from your own body fat, known as autologous adult adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells." (Yum.) The doctor (Nathan Newman, see above link for details) also uses stem cells for hand and vaginal rejuvenation procedures (in case the MyUrbanKvetch readers are interested).
The segment airs tonight on NBC's Extra TV news magazine show at 7pm (your local time) - but if you can't wait, check it out below, as well as Amy's "before and after" shots after the jump.
So I'm convinced. Make up really does work! Never leave home w/o it... Cheers & Good Luck, 'VJ'
Posted by: VJ | February 07, 2010 at 10:12 PM
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Posted by: dental health care | April 29, 2010 at 11:40 AM
She definitely looks so much better now but the clock is still running and we can't stop it.
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Oh wow, is this one of the results of stem cell research? If this surgery-free facelift keeps on improving, then it's just a matter of time before cosmetic surgery and other intensive treatments become easy and widely available. More people will have the chance to improve their facial features like Ms. Klein through facelift.
Posted by: Terry Bayer | April 28, 2011 at 06:57 PM