In The Media

Plastic surgeons on both coasts are noticing a clear trend: Women are eschewing exaggerated hourglass figures and injectables (so 2021!) for a more athletic, less obviously redone look. It wasn’t so long ago — just last year, in fact — that social media was awash with...

Hair, nails, outfit and … Botox? The holidays are here, and the wish list of some of the city’s younger residents may have a surprising addition. That’s because an increasing number are considering Botox and other age-defying injectable treatments in an attempt to...

Traction alopecia is hair loss caused by repeated pulling or tension on the scalp. According to Dr. Truesdale, excessive stress on hair follicles is extremely common due to the rise in popularity of braids, extensions, wigs, and snatched-back hairstyles like buns and...

Over the years, I’ve watched some of my favorite celebrities get swept up in the obsession of “looking young” as they get older. I get it, it’s got to be hard getting photographed from every possible angle anytime you step outside and then having those pictures ripped...

It wasn’t that long ago that plastic surgery was only associated with one, very particular, type of patient—an older, wealthy, white woman. (Cue the Joan Rivers imagery.) But with every passing year, it becomes increasingly universal, no longer relegated to any one...

You researched. You vetted. You finally went through with the surgery you’ve been thinking about—only to find that it left behind a pretty gnarly scar. Plastic surgery can be a huge investment of both time and money, making it all the more discouraging when you’re...

We all have that one thing that sticks out as a source of insecurity: mine has always been the bump on my nose. When I got rhinoplasty, I documented all my thoughts, feelings, and photos—and gained not only a new nose, but a whole new sense of self. Read More

Those who are destined to live their entire lives without starring in a major motion picture and accompanying worldwide awards season press cycle, or appearing as the defendant in a blockbuster felony trial that is later optioned to become a major motion picture which...

Congratulations to Dr. Truesdale for being recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Black Doctor! Read More

Juanita Jimenez's intuition and advice from her father led the then-21-year-old to pull out her phone and start recording a woman walking extremely close to her on a New York City subway platform in 2022. Read More