(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Fear can be a powerful obstacle preventing us from reaching our goals. Sometimes that fear is of the unknown. Sometimes we fear the way our desire might be perceived. In our five-part series we...
Author Archives: Peter A. Adamson, Ont, MD
The Top Five Cosmetic Surgery Myths Revealed: Myth #1 – Only the Rich
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Many fears are based on what we don’t know, as well as what we think we know. Many people have preconceived notions about cosmetic surgery. Their assumptions are based on myths and hearsay. Knowing...
Tips to Prevent Bruising and Swelling After Injections
As we all know, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a very true aphorism. This is especially true when it comes to preventing, or at least minimizing, bruising and swelling following Botox® or facial filler injections. You might ask, “Why do I get bruising? Why...
Your Nose, Part 5: The Process Of The Modern Rhinoplasty
(Excerpted from Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com, and edited for our blog. Be sure to read parts 1, 2, 3 and 4!) Part 5: The Process Of The Modern Rhinoplasty So the nose bears a huge load of emotional and psychological baggage for its owner. The goal...
A Historical View Of Noses And The First Nose Jobs
Part 4 from Your Nose: A History of the Nose, Rhinoplasty and the Attitudes that Shape our Perception, in Five Parts (Excerpted from Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com, and edited for our blog). Part 4: A Historical View Of Noses And The First Nose Jobs The ancients...
Famous Noses of History
Part 3 from Your Nose: A History of the Nose, Rhinoplasty and the Attitudes that Shape our Perception, in Five Parts (Excerpted from Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com, and edited for our blog). Part 3: Famous Noses of History: A collection of anecdotes about noses of note...
The Preoccupation With Your Nose
Your Nose: A History of the Nose, Rhinoplasty and the Attitudes that Shape our Perception, in Five Parts (Excerpted from Toronto facial plastic surgeon Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com and edited for our blog.) Part 2: The Preoccupation With Your Nose Tell me about your nose. What...
Why Your Nose is a Sexy Beast
Your Nose: A History of the Nose, Rhinoplasty and the Attitudes that Shape Our Perception, in Five Parts (Excerpted from Dr. Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces, available on Amazon.com, and edited for our blog.) Part 1: Why Your Nose is a Sexy Beast History is full of superstition, rash judgments, and...
Face the Future Foundation Mission to Rwanda February, 2013
What an amazing surgical mission we have just had to Rwanda with the Face the Future Foundation! My Foundation was established in 1994 and to date we have had missions to Russia and Guatemala. In February I was Chef de Mission of our first major mission to Kigali. Dr. Ife...
Should I Have a Rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty, or nose re-shaping, is the commonest aesthetic surgical procedure of the face. There are many reasons for this. Studies show that each of us is always scanning other people’s faces – we can scan seven faces a second, and initially we see a pattern which instantaneously tells us if...