{"id":402009,"date":"2026-07-17T08:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402009\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:14:58","slug":"hollywood-top-docs-reveal-their-secrets-at-thr-a-list-aesthetics-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402009\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Top Docs Reveal Their Secrets at THR A-List Aesthetics Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGone are the days of getting cosmetic procedures done quietly behind closed doors. Instead, The Hollywood Reporter hosted its inaugural A-List Aesthetics<\/a> event in Beverly Hills on Wednesday for a day of open discussion about plastic surgery<\/a>, post-procedure care and knife-free alternatives to maintaining a youthful look.<\/p>\n

\n\tTimed to THR\u2018s \u201cThe New Face of Hollywood<\/a>\u201d special digital issue, the event was presented by Skinbetter Science and SkinCeuticals and sponsored by Alma, Body by Apyx, Galderma, Omnilux and The Practice Healthcare. The day featured five wide-ranging panels at the Hotel Bel-Air, and in between guests were able to grab some goodies from the sponsors at a curated marketplace. <\/p>\n

\n\tMindy Kaling<\/a>, Chloe Fineman<\/a>, Paula Abdul<\/a>, Heather Graham, James Charles and Garcelle Beauvais were among the stars in attendance, mingling alongside some of the top doctors<\/a> and aesthetic experts in the country. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tFrom left: Dr. Tess Mauricio, Paula Abdul, Nina Bergman and Heather Graham.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresley Ann\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tThe day kicked off with remarks from THR publisher Lori O\u2019Connor and the first conversation of the day, \u201cThe Comeback: Restoring Balance, Beauty<\/a> and Trust.\u201d THR senior vp sales and brand strategy Liz Culley moderated the chat between Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, Dr. Darren Smith and Dr. Sarmela Sunder, which touched on the intricacies of facelifts, upper blepharoplasty procedures and the so-called \u201cmommy makeover.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSunder, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, spoke about how impactful work around the eyes in particular can be, as \u201cyou can make the smallest difference in someone\u2019s eyelid surgery and everyone will notice. You can have the most dramatic lower face and neck lift, and people will be like, \u2018Oh, you look refreshed.\u2019 But when you do your eyes, people really notice.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tAzizzadeh, director of the Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery and the clinical chief of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Cedars-Sinai Health System, also explained the importance of finding the right surgeon, emphasizing, \u201cYou have to make sure that not only are they amazing on social media, amazing surgeons and so forth, and safe \u2014 but their aesthetic eye, the way they\u2019re looking at the face, are the same as your goals.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLiz Culley, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, Dr. Darren Smith and Dr. Sarmela Sunder.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresley Ann\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tA conversation followed on \u201cThe After Party: Post-Procedure Protocols,\u201d where THR contributing editor Elycia Rubin sat down with Dr. Kelly Killeen, Dr. Prem Tripathi and Dr. Carl Truesdale to discuss the best ways to heal from cosmetic work, with diet, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, red light therapy and peptides all mentioned. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhat I tell my patients is everything begins with the preparation,\u201d said Beverly Hills surgeon Truesdale. \u201cI can perform a flawless, beautiful surgery, but unless we have a plan on how the patient can recover, everything will go in the trash can.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tDr. Carl Truesdale, Dr. Kelly Killeen and Dr. Prem Tripathi <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresley Ann\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tNext up was \u201cAge Against the Machine: The Longevity and Optimization Edit,\u201d with Rubin joined by Dr. Ava Shamban, Dr. Tess Mauricio and Crystal Muilenburg. <\/p>\n

\n\tMauricio, a dermatologist and founder of M Beauty Clinic, shouted out her longtime client Abdul from the crowd as the \u201cqueen of longevity\u201d as she applauded how far regenerative aesthetics have come. \u201cIn the past, really, what we\u2019ve been doing is filling, cutting extra skin. But what if we really can reverse the action of the skin? What if we really can make your skin and the cells behave like it\u2019s younger? And we are able to do that now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe group also highlighted the efficiency of Sculptra, an aesthetic injectable that stimulates the body\u2019s natural collagen production, and Shamban highlighted the combo of lasers at a doctor\u2019s office and science-based skin care at home. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tElycia Rubin, Dr. Ava Shamban, Dr. Tess Mauricio and Crystal Muilenburg.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresley Ann\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tEntertainment reporter Catt Sadler helmed the \u201cNo Knives Out: Nonsurgical Solutions\u201d conversation, which she kicked off by noting that she got a facelift three years ago and \u201cnow I\u2019m talking about my facelift all the time, ad nauseum.\u201d Sadler was joined by Dr. Macrene Alexiades, Natalia Guzman FNP-C, CANS and Dr. Kian Karimi for a discussion of the knife-free alternatives. <\/p>\n

\n\tKarimi, a facial plastic surgeon, told the room that \u201cfor patients that are trying to do non-surgical aesthetics, Sculptra, EZ Gel [a natural dermal filler\u00a0made from a patient\u2019s own blood] and lasers \u2014 that is like the cornerstone of every single treatment that we do, almost every single day.\u201d He also teased that the job of plastic surgeon requires that \u201cwe have to be equal parts scientists, artists, technicians and psychologists in every single setting,\u201d and that he has some envy for dentists, whose celebrity clients proudly show off their teeth \u201cbut you can\u2019t talk about your facelifts or your fillers or your biostimulators.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tAlexiades, a scientist and dermatologist to the stars, said her approach is to \u201ctry to restore the skin back to the age before it starts to deteriorate. Hence, my ability with celebrities, actors, people of stature, to enable them to continue to move their faces, but they don\u2019t have wrinkles \u2014 just like we did when we were young.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tFineman is one of those clients and made an appearance during the panel to talk about how she showed Alexiades a red carpet picture of herself with \u201ca Spock brow\u201d and after one appointment, her face was softened. \u201cI had no idea I looked so bitchy,\u201d the comedian teased, while also noting, \u201ca lot of the girls at SNL look really good, the producers and a lot of women in New York. I feel like there\u2019s a secret group of us who share who we go to \u2014 everyone\u2019s getting shit. I think there\u2019s a new trend of being a little more open about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tCatt Sadler, Dr. Macrene Alexiades, Natalia Guzman and Dr. Kian Karimi.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresley Ann\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tThe event closed out with a \u201cHair Today, Hair Tomorrow: A Little Science. A Lot More Hair\u201d conversation, with Dr. Blair Murphy Rose, Jennifer Hollander MSN, FNP-C and Dr. Drew Taylor, moderated by Culley. The chat touched upon scalp health and hair loss, with Hollander emphasizing, \u201cHair is very emotional. When patients come in, they\u2019re sort of distraught. They\u2019ve tried everything under the sun, and our approach to scalp health or hair restoration in general is very holistic; in the same way that I approach skin health, I also approach scalp health.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTaylor added that \u201cthe hair space is one of the fastest-growing spaces right now in aesthetic medicine,\u201d with some new treatments in the works that are still years away. \u201cThere\u2019s still those early phases of testing, but we\u2019re also really seeing hair as a great target in regenerative medicine, and as regenerative medicine is surging, and regenerative aesthetics is surging, we\u2019re seeing a lot of that.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThat also included a discussion of stem cells, as Taylor explained that \u201ccells are the next currency in our healthcare\u201d and spoke about how beyond beauty treatments, there are eight people in the U.S. right now living with 3D-printed bladders made from their own cells. \u201cLoss that can happen can be due to age, due to damage, disease, any of those things, and we actually bring ourselves back to a previous state of function and use our own biology to be able to do that,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the promise of regenerative medicine.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tOther notable names stopping by the event included Jeannie Mai, Jamie Chung, Monet Mazur and Holland Roden. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLiz Culley, Jennifer Hollander, Dr. Blair Murphy Rose and Dr. Drew Taylor.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandy Shropshire\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tGarcelle Beauvais <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresley Ann\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tJames Charles <\/p>\n

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