Author Archives: Peter A. Adamson, Ont, MD
Stem Cell Facelifts – Are They for Real?
It seems today that, “everyone wants a shortcut across the canyon.” In other words, is there a quicker or easier way to achieve a result than in the past? Time is so valuable to each of us. In the last few years there has been a significant amount of marketing...
A Brief History of Aging – And What the Future Holds
As a facial plastic surgeon, a deep understanding of the aging process is important. With this knowledge we can diagnose unique problems with each of our patients, and then provide the best advice for correction. Doctors Prabhat Bhama, Alyn Kim and I are just about to publish a chapter on...
Why Humanitarian Work is Good – For Me and You!
Many people, friends and patients alike, often ask me why I do so much humanitarian work. Since 1996, the Face the Future™ Foundation, of which I am President, has sent dozens of surgeons and nurses around the world to treat thousands of children with facial deformities. I myself have been...
Rejuvenating Responsibly
“I can always tell when someone has had…” fill in here, “cosmetic surgery,” “BOTOX® Cosmetic or filler treatments,” etc. How often have you heard that statement? Or, perhaps you have said it or feel that way yourself. It is the single commonest reason that I hear from people to rationalize...
“I Don’t Want a Facelift. I Only Want a Neck Lift.”
“I don’t want a facelift. I only want a neck lift,” is a desire expressed by an increasing number of patients. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgery, neck lifts increased 6% last year alone. What most patients are complaining about, if they just want a “neck lift,” is...
Face the Future Foundation Humanitarian Surgical Mission to Ulyanovsk, June 2014
Our Face the Future™ Foundation, of which I am President, mounted its second major humanitarian surgical mission of 2014 to Ulyanovsk, Russia in the first week of June, 2014. 13 surgeons and nurses travelled to this city of 600,000, about 600 miles southeast of Moscow. Here the local surgeons and...
Stem Cell Therapy – Fact or Fancy?
Just two days ago I had a patient come into the office to ask questions about rejuvenation procedures she had done “elsewhere.” One of her questions was about stem cell therapy, which she had done recently. It had been promoted to her as “the latest and greatest” treatment, without any...
Lola’s Rhinoplasty
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces available on Amazon.com and edited for our blog. Names of individuals mentioned have been changed to protect their privacy.) Lola, a public health worker, is a single woman in her twenties. She’s tall and slim, with the striking good looks of a...