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YourNewBodyBlog.com welcomes two eminent Beverly Hills plastic surgeons, Dr. Stuart Linder and Dr. Robert Kotler.

Here, Dr. Kotler is known as “FaceDocBlogger” because he devotes his practice exclusively to cosmetic plastic surgery of the head and neck. Dr. Linder prefers to be known as “BodyDocBlogger” because his practice focuses on plastic surgery procedures of the body.

Priscilla Presley still – even while appearing on Dancing with the Stars – suffers the after effects of bogus injections into her face by an unqualified “doctor” who has now been deported. Doctors Linder and Kotler explain legitimate plastic surgery uses for liquid silicone and how the whole painful episode could have been avoided.

BodyDocBlogger (Linder): Where do you think Priscilla Presley first went wrong, Dr. Kotler?

FaceDocBlogger (Kotler): For starters, she took up with the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll at age 14!

BodyDocBlogger: It seems to me a red warning flag would have gone up because the doctor who “treated” Priscilla Presley carried his medical supplies in a shopping bag!

FaceDocBlogger: Another large warning flag should go up when somebody touts a procedure or substance only he can offer.

BodyDocBlogger: Sure, anybody can obtain automotive liquid silicone but it takes real chops to go around injecting the stuff into people!

FaceDocBlogger: Plus, the “doctor” who had no U.S. medical license “treated” his patients in a bedroom or at parties. We’ve seen Priscilla Presley around town and she looked fine. She did not need any more facial enhancements at all in my professional opinion.

BodyDocBlogger: But you know how celebrities can be, doctor. They pick up on the latest fad and then try to convince a plastic surgeon they need the procedure. Do you use any liquid silicone, Dr. Kotler?

FaceDocBlogger: I certainly do, doctor. But the only liquid silicone I use are small drops to fill in imperfections on the nose. Do you have any uses for liquid silicone in body procedures, Dr. Linder?

BodyDocBlogger: My god, no! In fact, I’ve done incredibly complicated and bloody operations to remove liquid silicone that has been injected into breasts. I do not believe anything — including the patient’s own fat — should be injected into the breasts.

FaceDocBlogger: People ask me what Priscilla Presley could have done differently. I reply that anybody interested in rejuvenation surgery should devote as much time to studying the procedure — and the surgeon who performs it — as they would reading about a new car they plan to buy.

BodyDocBlogger: Sure, just look on the doctor’s Web site for board certification in plastic surgery or board certification in otolaryngology. Look at all of his or her before and after pictures. Even ask if you can call a former patient to see how that procedure went. And then do that with at least three such surgeons.

FaceDocBlogger: And be aware the surgeon just may turn you away. You have to be healthy enough to have a plastic surgery procedure.

BodyDocBlogger: And that often means having medical tests, checks and other clearances before even discussing the surgery. But we’ll talk more about that next time.

Have a question for FaceDocBlogger or BodyDocBlogger? Let us know and we’ll do our best to have it answered. Feel free to leave your comments below!

*The opinions shared by FaceDocBlogger and/or BodyDocBlogger are their own personal professional viewpoints and in no way should be taken in place of an actual consultation with a licensed medical physician. The opinions of Tuck ‘n’ Stitch are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions/feelings of YourNewBodyBlog.com.