More than 40,000 online votes were cast between April 1 and April 27, 2019. The Award winners for excellence in the field of Aesthetics span the categories of Companies, CEOs, Presidents, Executives, Doctors, Medical Spas, Aestheticians, Nurses, Staff, Products, Services, Training, Publications, Meetings, Charity, Videos and more, according to Aesthetic Everything, in a media release.

“It is very gratifying to witness the outpouring of support for our annual awards and for all of the nominees,” says Vanessa Julia, founder and CEO of Aesthetic Everything, in the release.

“Tens of thousands of votes were submitted. On a daily basis, all of the nominees and winners put in incredible efforts in order to advance the industry. They deserve to be recognized, and I could not be happier that our company is able to present the opportunity to do so,” she adds.

To view the full list of winners, visit Aesthetic Everything.

[Source(s): Aesthetic Everything, PR Newswire]

An Atlanta-area dermatologist is defending her singing and dancing in videos during surgical procedures, saying the videos were recorded with her patients’ permission to chronicle and celebrate their physical transformations.

Dr Pimple Popper’s work is extremely popular, having amassed almost two billion views on YouTube alone. Watching pus-filled pops may be gross but stomach-churning stuff like this is clearly in demand.

When we asked Dr Lee why she thinks people enjoy watching her work, she explained that some people find it genuinely therapeutic or fascinating. Well, if it works for some…

“Ultimately I think it really makes many people happy/content/relaxed,” she told LADbible. “There’s a sense of completion, of cleansing. It calms people with some obsessive compulsive tendencies.

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You probably haven’t heard of Sandra Lee, a board certified dermatologist in California. But you might know her by her alias, Dr. Pimple Popper.

She posts videos doing exactly what she advertises: clears out large, pus-filled blemishes (and treats other dermatological conditions, too). It’s objectively disgusting. And yet, Lee has about 2.5 million subscribers on Instagram and Youtube, with over 1 billion views on the latter. You would think that most of us have more pleasant ways to spend our time on the internet—and yet it’s clearly hard for people look away.

There’s actually a psychological explanation for loving these videos—or at least voluntarily watching more of them even when they make us uncomfortable. “People are often drawn to things that bother them,” says Alexander Skolnick, a psychologist at Saint Joseph’s University who studies what is possibly the most under-appreciated emotion: disgust.

Disgust is a feeling we’ve carried with us since our ancient, reptilian brains had to figure out how to keep us alive. We tend to feel it when there’s something harmful around: We know snakes and some insects mean danger. Vomit means something made someone else sick. Poop carries diseases. When we see any of these, we naturally want to avoid them.

Just about opposite of disgust on the human emotional color wheel, there’s curiosity, which draws us into explore. Whereas disgust repulses us, As BBC reports, our brains have made us sponges for learning. We’re wired to collect information when it’s available to us.

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There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but it isn’t always that easy to break ties with your Internet marketing company. All sorts of nuances and financial disincentives, such as long-term contracts, can make it hard to say goodbye.

Are you ready for a change? If you’re satisfied with your current provider, Google rankings, and traffic flow, great. If, however, you’re not sure you’re getting the return on investment that you were promised, it may be time to do a little due diligence.

You likely hired a search engine optimization (SEO) company to bring more patients to your practice. The best way to see if the plan is working is to evaluate your key word rankings and Web site traffic.

HERE’S A SIMPLE WAY TO CHECK

Do a few Google searches for the terms on your initial wish list. How does your practice stack up? (Don’t expect to rank for search terms that were not part of your package.)

As far as traffic goes, Web site analytics can tell you if there has been a surge, moderate uptick, or even a decline. It’s important to distinguish between traffic created by SEO and that which comes from word-of-mouth. Your analytics program can subtract out the visitors who searched for your name or practice name instead of keywords.

Be patient. It takes time for SEO strategies to take hold. Expect to see some minor traction immediately, but great strides can take up to 6 months. Of course, the results will depend on how well your site ranked to start with. It’s easier to move from page two to page one than from page six to page one.

David Evans

SCRATCHING THE 7-YEAR ITCH

Don’t wait for that 7-year itch. If there has been no ranking or traffic movement in 18 months, it may be time to put out some feelers.

Like a scorned lover, some SEO vendors may try to damage your rankings and traffic if you try to break things off prematurely.

Some disreputable companies may attempt to:

• Remove images, videos, or other files from your site;
• Rewrite text or metadata;
• Alter the URL address of each page to disrupt your Google rankings;
• Change the login for your Web site, e-mail, or domain name server; or
• Deactivate the e-mail address on the Web site contact forms.

You don’t have a prenup to fall back on, but that doesn’t mean you’re defenseless. Here’s how to protect your investment:

• Maintain the login information for your Web site(s), domain name, e-mail accounts, Facebook, and blogs.
• Keep copies of all images or videos on your computer.
• Hold on to the files for all before-and-after photos on your site.
• Always make a full copy of the site before officially calling it quits.
• Send test messages periodically through the e-mail contact form on your site.

A DRAMA-FREE BREAKUP STRATEGY

Sure, it seems like actress Katie Holmes was a bit sneaky when she blindsided husband Tom Cruise by filing for divorce, but sometimes you need to hold your cards close to your chest. Start playing the field about 3 to 4 months before the official breakup. Your new company will need to do lots of prep work before taking over your Web site, particularly if it is large and/or uses a content management system. You may not be crazy about the idea of paying two companies at the same time, even for a few months, but this is often necessary to ensure a smooth, drama-free transition. It’s always better to play it safe when the stakes are this high.

David Evans, PhD, MBA, is the CEO of Ceatus Media Group, based in San Diego. A recognized authority on Internet medical marketing strategies, Evans has spoken at meetings of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, among others. He can be reached via plasticsurgery@allied360.com.

Why did Christine A. Hamori, MD, FACS, choose plastic surgery as a lifelong career? It’s the pace, the excitement, and the personal reward, she says, adding, “I always liked surgery, thought about doing cardiac surgery, but loved plastic surgery.”

As Hamori belongs to the same demographic of most of her patients, she holds a unique first-person knowledge of what her patients go through. “Women want to look younger and healthy,” she is known to say. “I can help.”

At her private practice in coastal Duxbury, Mass, her clientele is mostly women. “All different types, young, old, thin, not thin,” she says. She specializes in facial and body contouring via both surgical and nonsurgical procedures.

As for her staff of eight, she says they are friendly, hardworking, and dedicated. Most have been with her for more than 5 years; some, 10 years.

Hamori is a speaker at several conferences throughout the year, including the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) meeting and the QMP Aesthetic Surgery Symposium. Her skill of speaking candidly and in concise terms that all can understand is why media outlets ask her back again and again to share her expertise and knowledge.

She has appeared in magazines such as Allure and New Beauty; on TV on Boston’s WCVB news program; and on The Montel Williams Show and The Doctors. In addition, Hamori has published articles in numerous peer-review journals.

“Educating the public about new aesthetic solutions is so important,” she says. “That’s why I agreed to appear as a guest on The Doctors earlier this year, to discuss new labia-rejuvenation techniques.”

THE GO-TO EXPERT

In fact, Hamori has become an expert on labiaplasty, which is a fast-growing trend in the world of cosmetic surgery. As medical societies and plastic surgeons in general have grown more comfortable with speaking openly about labiaplasty, Hamori has been there to clarify falsehoods and educate those who will listen.

The labiaplasty procedure, she says, “is more for aesthetic rather than functional [purposes].” The patient demographic is mostly 20 to 55, and most have not had children, which she says squashes a popular, misguided theory that the main customer is women who have had children but now want to repair any change that occurred during childbirth. Instead, Hamori says, “They are young women very concerned with looking good in a tight bathing suit and just not looking loose. The procedure takes about 45 minutes, and many times we just use topical aesthetic cream plus local anesthesia.”

Hamori has presented on this topic for some time now, especially on the cosmetic surgery circuit. At the Chicago QMP Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, she offered “Female Genital Surgery with Video” to her peers and was a part of a discussion panel on patient safety.

At the annual ASAPS meeting, she informed other plastic surgeons and insiders on surgical techniques for vaginal rejuvenation, including labiaplasty, fat grafting to inflate the labia, and labial puff treatment using cosmetic injectables to renew a lax labia majora. In addition, she recently published an editorial in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, titled, “Aesthetic Outcomes of Labiaplasty,” which is available on the SAGE Insight Web site.

Very media savvy, Hamori publishes a blog on the Web, which keeps patients and readers current with the latest news and treatments available, as well as provides them with links to her interviews and educational videos from various media outlets.

Hamori graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her surgical residency at Boston University. She was distinguished in her class and given the honor of being chosen to be administrative chief resident during her fifth year. She then completed a plastic surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania.

She is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeons, and in addition to being a member of the ASAPS she is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Hamori is involved in the charities Cranberry Hospice and Children Without Borders, has a dog named Elvis, and has two school-aged boys. “We love to hike. I do triathlons and love to run with our dog in the woods,” she says.

As far as the future, Hamori says she will continue “learning as I go, working with my wonderful staff and patients.”

Sarah Russel is a contributing writer to PSP. She can be reached at plasticsurgery@allied360.com.

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