Each year, Dr. Adamson participates in many teaching, humanitarian, literary, and professional association activities. As founder and director of the Face the Future Foundation™, Professor and Head of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto, and...
Tag: Facial Cosmetic Surgery
Big Ears, Big Problems: Children and Otoplasty
The condition of protruding ears is one that has attracted many epithets – bat, elephant, donkey, dumbo, butterfly, lop, flop and jug ears to name but a few. There was a day when these terms may have been used somewhat humorously, or considered only as a teasing term. Today we...
“Do You Think I Look Younger and Prettier?”
Perceived Age Reversal and Improved Attractiveness after Aging Face Surgery Recently I was the senior author on a peer-reviewed publication that received a lot of attention in the international media. We had articles in or interviews with The New York Times, The Today Show and The Huffington Post. We think...
Toronto Facial Cosmetic Surgeon, International Scholar
A study by Toronto Facial Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Peter A. Adamson and colleagues has been attracting quite a bit of attention from the international media. Reports have appeared in Australian, British and American newspapers and blogs. And most recently, Dr. Adamson gave an interview on HuffPost Live to discuss the...
Brad’s Rhinoplasty Diary’s Secrets Revealed! Part 4 of 4: My New Look
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Toronto-area everyman Brad began disliking his nose at age 16 (link to first post in series). At 30, finds his chin lacking and by summer of his thirtieth year, he begins pursuing cosmetic surgery...
Brad’s Rhinoplasty Diary’s Secrets Revealed! Part 3 of 4: Selecting a Surgeon
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Brad, one of my rhinoplasty patients in Toronto, has agreed to share his experience with cosmetic surgery so others may get an insider’s view. Read Chapter 1 here, here for Chapters 2 and 3....
Brad’s Rhinoplasty Diary’s Secrets Revealed! Part 2 of 4: Chin Problems
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Everyone interested in rhinoplasty wants to know what will happen, how to prepare and what to expect. Thankfully Brad, one of my Toronto rhinoplasty patients, agreed to share his “an almost perfectly normal boy’s...
Brad’s Rhinoplasty Diary’s Secrets Revealed! Cosmetic Surgery Insider Info, Part 1 of 4: My Big, Crooked Nose
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Rhinoplasty is like painting or sculpting in a patient’s tissues. The last day I do one—and I will have done thousands of them— I know that it will still be a challenge, and I’ll...
THE TOP FIVE COSMETIC SURGERY MYTHS DEBUNKED: MYTH #5 – YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL
Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) The most prevalent fear among those considering cosmetic surgery is that everyone else will be able to instantly tell they have had work done. And just like we have debunked myths 1, 2, 3,...
The Top Five Cosmetic Surgery Myths Debunked: Myth #4 – PATIENTS ARE NEVER HAPPY
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) Fear can hold us back, and when it comes to cosmetic surgery, it is fear of what the results might be that affects us most. But it’s just a myth that patients are never...