How to Get Injectable Treatment Safely

How to Get Injectable Treatment Safely Injectables are an effective and versatile way to treat signs of aging such as wrinkles, loss of volume and skin laxity. There is extensive marketing in the mainstream media and social media for neuromodulators (e.g. botox) and fillers (e.g. Juvederm). How do we know where to go and with whom to book a consultation? There are a few key […]

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Top 5 Reasons to Consider Getting Lip Filler

Top 5 Reasons to Consider Getting Lip Filler Lip augmentation procedures are more popular than ever! According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, there was a 50% increase in lip augmentation procedures between 2000 and 2016 in the age group of 18-55+ year old.  Some statistics globally show an even bigger increase in lip filler inquiries. So, why has society become so seemingly obsessed […]

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How to Get Rid of Those Pesky Under-Eye Bags

How to Get Rid of Those Pesky Under-Eye Bags We’ve all experienced this. You wake up in the morning to experience puffy under-eye bags after having a salty meal or drinking alcohol. That puffiness from food or drinks generally tends to decrease as our body processes the food and alcohol. As we age, muscle weakens and under-eye skin loses elasticity. This can cause our natural […]

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How To Prepare For Filler Injections

How to Prepare for Filler Injections Undergoing an injectable treatment can be exciting. But for someone who doesn’t know what to expect, it can also inspire some anxiety. Keep your anxiety at bay by following these tips before coming in for your treatment. You’ll also be helping to bring forth an optimal result (a double-win ☺). Because post-procedural swelling is to be expected, and can […]

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How To Get Your Skin Summer Ready

How to Best Get Your Skin Summer Ready Botox Repetitive movement of our facial muscles can cause moderate to severe lines on our skin. To smooth out these lines, Botox can be used, which is an FDA approved, non-surgical treatment. It reduces the activity of the muscles that cause lines, such as frown lines between the brows, crow’s feet and forehead. The treatment takes only ten minutes […]

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Best Lunch Break Aesthetic Treatments

Best Lunch-Break Aesthetic Treatments With so many beauty treatments available at our fingertips, it can be confusing and overwhelming to know which procedures are most appropriate for you and how much downtime is needed to plan accordingly. From last minute dinner plans with colleagues to a first date, it may be hard to predict how our schedules may change at the drop of a hat. […]

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Top 5 Reasons to Get Red Carpet Ready with FORMA

Top 5 Reasons to Get Red Carpet Ready with FORMA With so many beauty treatments available at our fingertips, it can be confusing and overwhelming to know which procedures are most appropriate for you and how much downtime is needed to plan accordingly. From last minute dinner plans with colleagues to a first date, it may be hard to predict how our schedules may change […]

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Top 5 Reasons to Choose Morpheus8 – Microneedling with Radiofrequency Energy

Top 5 Reasons to Choose Morpheus8 – Microneedling with Radiofrequency Energy By New York Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Joshua Zimm Morpheus8 is a non-invasive in-office procedure that combines microneedling with radiofrequency energy for fractional treatment of the skin. This minimally invasive procedure helps to stimulate collagen production of the deep layers of the skin by using micropins to create microchannels. PRP can be applied to […]

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Top 5 Myths About FaceTite

Top 5 Myths About FaceTite Myth #1: It’s Very Painful A local anesthetic and tumescent fluid are used to minimize any discomfort that may occur. We add a mild oral sedative (such as Xanax or Ativan) in addition to Pronox, prior to the procedure. Pronox is nitrous oxide (a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, a.k.a. “laughing gas”), which may be used for an added calming […]

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Naomie Olindo, Star of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm, Speaks to Dr. Joshua Zimm, Renowned NYC Facial Plastic Surgeon About Her Rhinoplasty Experience

Naomie Olindo, Star of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm, Speaks to Dr. Joshua Zimm, Renowned NYC Facial Plastic Surgeon About Her Rhinoplasty Experience In a tell-all interview with Dr. Joshua Zimm, Naomie Olindo discusses all of the details surrounding her decision to have rhinoplasty surgery in February 2018.  Naomie opens up about her longtime desire to have a nose job and the process she went through […]

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Support That 8 Year Old

Support That 8 Year Old Imagine being able to make a substantial difference in the life of an 8 year old boy or girl. Each one of us has deep down inside an 8 year old version of ourselves whose dreams have yet to be fulfilled. One of my patients fulfilled her childhood dream when she scheduled her consult with me to discuss her decision […]

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Cosmetic Surgery and YOU: Are you a Gambler or an Investor?

Cosmetic Surgery and YOU: Are you a Gambler or an Investor? I recently came across an interesting, yet somewhat disturbing, article regarding the recent surge in non-trained & unspecialized practitioners performing cosmetic procedures on their patients. While I’m not inclined to make a blanket statement saying that “just because a person lacks the schooling, training, and specialization to perform such procedures, that this automatically disqualifies him from […]

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5 Things to Know About Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

5 Things to Know About Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) You may have heard it described as the “vampire lift” or “vampire facial.” Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is created by taking a sample of your blood, spinning it down in a centrifuge thereby extracting the growth factors and stem cells, and then giving it back to you in a concentrated form targeting the areas you want […]

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5 Surprising Benefits an Eyelid Lift (Eyez Lift) Will Give You That You May Not Have Thought Of

5 Surprising Benefits an Eyelid Lift (Eyez Lift) Will Give You That You May Not Have Thought Of Many people who get facial aesthetic enhancement procedures want to improve their appearance, but did it ever occur to you that when you make yourself more attractive, you also make everyone in your life more attractive to you? Your enhanced level of attractiveness will be calling forth […]

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Top 5 Cosmetic Enhancements before your Wedding

Top 5 Cosmetic Enhancements before your Wedding Here’s how you can look your very best for those wedding photos! Botox® How it helps: It will help smooth wrinkles for your photos and videos, especially the crow’s feet when you smile, and your frown lines (“the number 11’s”) between your eyebrows. When to get it done: 1-2 months before your wedding. No closer than 3 weeks […]

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Simulation (morphing) in Rhinoplasty – What to Expect

Simulation (morphing) in Rhinoplasty – What to Expect Before you order a meal in a restaurant, the waiter may give you a description of a particular dish you are considering. His description of the meal is not the meal itself, and you shouldn’t expect to eat the description. The purpose of the description is to afford you an opportunity to give yourself an experience of what the meal […]

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Top 5 Myths About BOTOX® and Fillers For Men

Top 5 Myths About BOTOX® and Fillers For Men 1. It’s a procedure only for women Surprisingly, the fastest growing demographic for injectables is men, particularly in uber-competitive environments such as New York City. When you think about it, it makes sense. Wanting to look and feel your best is not a desire held exclusively by women. Common reasons that men are seeking out these […]

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Thinking About Combining Your Rhinoplasty (Nose Job) With A Chin Implant Surgery? Here are some things to consider:

Thinking About Combining Your Rhinoplasty (Nose Job) With A Chin Implant Surgery? Here are some things to consider: Is it necessary (why combine the procedures)? You may be thinking about getting a chin implant to compliment your rhinoplasty. This is a good idea, and they work well together. An under-projected (small) chin, for instance, can make your nose appear larger. It can also make the […]

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What’s So Special About Kybella® – Facts you need to know

What’s So Special About Kybella® – Facts you need to know Dear Dr. Zimm, I have (what some would say) a turkey neck. Recently, a friend told me about Kybella® and I wanted to learn more about it. Can you shine some light on this for me? – Amy Dear Amy, Thank you for your inquiry; and yes, I’m happy to share some facts you […]

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Top 5 Reasons to get Voluma By New York Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Joshua Zimm

Top 5 Reasons to get Voluma By New York Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Joshua Zimm 1. Lifting/Anti-aging Traditional fillers replace lost volume (one of the by-products of aging). One great thing about Voluma® is that it can actually lift those sagging cheeks (you know, the ones that make your midface appear hollow and cause those deep laugh lines) Click here for Voluma Before and After. 2. […]

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Top 10 Myths About Facial Fillers

Top 10 Myths About Facial Fillers Myth #1 – It won’t look natural Fillers are products used to replace the volume we lose in our faces as we age. If done carefully and with a good aesthetic sense, you will look rejuvenated and natural. Certainly, if too much filler is placed, or it is placed into the wrong location, it can look unnatural. For best […]

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Top 5 Myths about Lip Fillers

Top 5 Myths about Lip Fillers It will look obvious/too done (duck lips) There is a fine line between creating a result that looks subtle and natural versus one that looks obvious or over-done. When a surgeon uses too much filler, it produces a less-than-natural aesthetic that doesn’t appeal to most. This can easily be avoided by using a clinician who is trained in facial […]

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How To Get The Best Nose Job Rhinoplasty in New York City

How To Get The Best Nose Job Rhinoplasty in New York City 1. See a rhinoplasty specialist In the realm of facial plastic surgery, the most complex and detail-oriented operation is rhinoplasty. Therefore, it’s best to seek out a facial plastic surgeon who specializes in rhinoplasties and performs them frequently. A surgeon with a strong background in rhinoplasty surgery will have expertise in the anatomy […]

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Top 10 Myths About Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Balloon Sinuplasty

Top 10 Myths About Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Balloon Sinuplasty 1.) My nose will need to be packed and the packing removal is very uncomfortable. In the past, many sinus doctors would pack the patients’ noses with gauze and remove the packing a day or days later. Ask anyone who has had nasal surgery with packing, and they will remark about how uncomfortable it was […]

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Top 10 Myths about Rhinoplasty / Nose Job Surgery

Top 10 Myths about Rhinoplasty / Nose Job Surgery 1. It’s really simple to just take off that bump right? Rhinoplasty is the most complex and challenging operation in all of plastic surgery. Not only must the nose match the face, but also each section of the nose must be harmonious with all the others. For example, removing a bump without changing the tip in […]

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