April 16, 2015 Luxury, People, Technology

“To understand beauty, first you must know how to properly drink a glass of champagne,” said plastic surgeon Pierre Fournier, M.D., as his lovely wife Michelle placed an exquisite silver ice bucket carrying a bottle of vintage Moët on the table in front of us. By Angela O’Mara. My first memory of meeting Dr. Pierre […]
April 10, 2015 Marketing, People

OK. So we’re biased. Aesthetic Insider awards Angela O’Mara and the team at The Professional Image, Inc. with the BEST medical publicist’s award. Here are the reasons we vote her agency and the TPI team as TOP POWER PUBLICISTS! In 1988, TPI was the First PR Agency to meet with Women’s Magazines editors and New […]
April 1, 2015 People

For Cristina Chiappe nursing has been more than a career. It has been a vocation for most of her life. Born in Chili, after completing college, she moved to Los Angeles where she obtained her teaching credentials from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Upon finishing UCLA, Cristina became a teacher at the Centinela […]
March 5, 2015 People, Technology

For aesthetic physicians one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome is the downtime associated with a cosmetic procedure. Many female patients are afraid of being seen in public after undergoing an elective cosmetic treatment, or missing time from work. Barry Knapp, Founder and CEO of Oxygenetix Breathable Foundation, a breakthrough medical grade foundation make-up that covers, heals and […]
February 14, 2015 People, Trends

“Prior to 1986, all liposuction surgeries were done under general anesthesia and were associated with significant surgical blood loss, as well as prolonged post-operative recovery of two or more weeks,” states Dr. Jeffrey Klein, a dermatologic surgeon who practices in San Juan Capistrano, CA and is the inventor of Tumescent Liposuction. “When my patients started asking me about liposuction, […]
December 5, 2014 People, Technology

When Melanie Palm, M.D., M.B.A. moved to San Diego, CA helping people who suffered with a variety of skin conditions was her first passion, becoming a leader in laser dermatology came as an unexpected and gratifying calling. Nominated as “Woman of the Year” by San Diego Magazine, Dr. Palm is an international speaker on laser and light […]
December 2, 2014 People, Practice Leadership

An Imaginary Story. Or is it? The doctor arrived at his office at his habitual 8.50 a.m. He parked his Mercedes Benz in the fire lane of the parking lot as he always did and strolled up to his office via the back stairwell. After calmly entering the back entrance of his established medical practice, […]