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Dr. Richard Ellenbogen in the Media

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World-renowned Dr. Richard Ellenbogen has severed as consultant and guest plastic surgeon on several television programs, including: "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Dr. Phil," "The O' Reilly Factor," "Good Day LA," "CNN," "Inside Edition" and "Entertainment Tonight" to name a few. He has also had numerous articles published and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek and Time Magazine.

Recent Press, Articles & Media

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on the Dr. Phil episode, "Unforgettable Weight Loss Stories," when the program featured a guest named Jennifer who was interested in post-weight loss body makeover surgery. The surgery involves a body lift, which is used to remove excess skin left after massive weight loss.

A Summary of Jennifer's Journey on Dr. Phil
 

BEFORE
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"My life is more miserable now then when I weighed more than 300 pounds. The more weight I' lost, the more distorted my body became," said Jennifer, who struggled to lose 162 pounds in three years. "Now that I am at my goal weight, it's like a cruel joke that I have excess skin. My body resembles a melting candle."

Dr. Ellenbogen
with Dr. Phil

AFTER
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"I think I look amazing," Jennifer said, post-surgery. "Myarms are finally toned. My breasts now look incredible. Before they were just horrible: embarrassing, hanging, sagging. My body finally resemble how I actually pictured it. Everything's toned and tight. It's ablessing."

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on the first season of E!'s television series, "Doctor 90210," and also occasionally in the second season. The series began in July 2004 and featured the doctors' travels to the Vancouver Plastic Surgery Conference, as well as their practice at their Sunset Strip office doing what they all do best—plastic surgery. Click here to visit Dr. Ellenbogen's profile on the E! Entertainment Web site.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen is a plastic surgery consultant to TV Guide.

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  • Cosmetic Surgery Times Article Featuring Dr. Ellenbogen
    Secondary Rhinoplasty Corrects Bad 'Nose Job'

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  • Lip Augmentation: Hip on Hot Lips
    CosmeticSurgery.com
    Dr. Ellenbogen was quoted in an article on CosmeticSurgery.com.

  • "Dr. 90210
    Richard Ellenbogen, M.D., one of the plastic surgeons featured on E! Entertainment's Dr. 90210, offers 'Expression Surgery,' a procedure which lifts down-turned corners of the mouth to eliminate or reduce the frowning appearance caused by drooping facial tissues. 'It's called 'Expression Surgery' because the sagging expressions of some people over 50 can send unspoken and unintended messages like anger, hostility or sadness,' Dr. Ellenbogen says."

  • AccessHollywood.com also quoted Dr. Ellenbogen in a story about revision breast surgery and Tara Reid's experience with the procedure.

  • Take a 'Lunchtime' Lift Break! Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on Extra to discuss the "Lunchtime Lift" — a procedure he performed on "Nip/Tuck" star Ruth Williamson. Learn how you too can have a wrinkle-free face in a matter of minutes.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen appeared on ABC's "The View" to discuss teen elective surgery guidelines for both parents and teens to consider. On the program, he explained when teen plastic surgery is appropriate and other cases when it should be postponed until the teen is both physically and emotionally more mature.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was named one of the "Top 10 Plastic Surgeons" on the popular men's website, Askmen.com.

  • Plastic Surgery Secrets Of The Stars by Allison Van Dusen featured Dr. Ellenbogen, which was later published on Forbes.com

  • "Actresses who've already hit 40 but don't want to look it have been turning to Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, a plastic surgeon at the Beverly Hills Body practice. He uses the Volumetric Face Lift, which makes the face look young again by treating it like a deflated balloon. After taking fat via a needle from a patient's abdomen, he inserts it under the eyes, in the cheeks or between the nose and mouth to sculpt full features. Ellenbogen sometimes also tightens the skin via small incisions around the ears."

  • PEOPLE Magazine featured an interview with Dr. Ellenbogen. Please click on the image below to read the article.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on "The Insider" to discuss the phenomenon of plastic surgery obsession.

  • GQ magazine interviewed the two of the best plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills, Dr. Richard Ellenbogen and Dr. Garth Fisher in the October issue for an article about male plastic surgery. Click here to read the article.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on caymannetnews.com in the article, "Cosmetic Surgery's Emotional 'Lift'." In the article, he was quoted, "a survey of popular women's magazines suggests articles tend to portray cosmetic surgery as an empowering option for improving women's emotional health and physical appearance."

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on Bloomberg.com in the article "Botox Tops Nip, Tuck in Los Angeles as Anti-Aging Push Goes On" by Nadja Brandt and Samantha Zee.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured in an issue of the Beverly Hills Times in an interview with Suzanne Takowsky, discussing his lasting success and innovative techniques.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on "Extra" to demonstrate a new laser technique to firm and tighten the face with minimal downtime.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was interviewed on CNN's "The Edge with Paula Zahan."

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was interviewed by popular French reporter, Patrick Dedole, on his revolutionary fat grafting and facial reshaping techniques. The show will air next Spring in France.

  • Designing Facial Beauty: Some Doctors Find That Having A Pretty Face Is Really Nothing More Than A Formula
    CBSnews.com (see photo to right)
    "The former painter is now one of the most prominent cosmetic surgeons in Beverly Hills. His patients are his works of art."

  • The Future of Plastic Surgery Is Stem Cells
    by Sarah Lahiany at MakemeHeal.com,
    "The future of plastic surgery according to renowned plastic surgeon Richard Ellenbogen, M.D. will be all about injecting stem cells into the target body areas and procedures will have no scalpers or scars and require no surgical operations. But you're still going to need a surgeon and you'd be lucky to be in the hands of Dr. Ellenbogen."

  • Click to read "Adipose Stem Cells," an article co-authored by Dr. Ellenbogen in an issue of Plastic Surgery Products magazine. "Why has facial rejuvenation by fat grafting been so successful? The answer may well be found in those little stem cells..."

  • The Los Angeles Times: Dr. Ellenbogen was quoted in an article about the FDA's approval of silicone implants, "Silicone: Now a solid 'Maybe' " by Melissa Healy.

  • The Los Angeles Business Journal interviewed Dr. Ellenbogen about Shanteque.

  • WebMD: Dr. Ellenbogen was quoted in the article, "Cosmetic Surgery Can Boost Mood: Researchers Say Some Patients Stop Antidepressants After Plastic Surgery" by Kathleen Doheny of WebMD Medical News, CBSNews.com and PSYCHOLOGYTODAY.COM.

  • Because of his expertise in revision breast surgery, Dr. Ellenbogen was quoted in the article, "The Saga of Tara's Boobs" which covered Tara Reid and her revision surgery on Access Hollywood's Web site.

  • Healthday.com - Dr. Ellenbogen was interviewed for an article about Artefill and Artecoll, which can be read at:http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=534192. The article was also published by Forbes.com.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured in the February issue of Los Angeles Family magazine in an article titled "Considering Cosmetic Surgery: One Woman's Story," which is Part One of a magazine staff member's pre-op experience with Dr. Ellenbogen and Beverly Hills Body. The upcoming March issue will be a round up story on her post-op and overall experience, so stay tuned!

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was quoted in an issue of Angeleno magazine in an article titled "Hollywood, Head to Toe" by Alexandria Abramian Mott, Gary Baum, Georgia Cassimatis, Audrey Davidow, Ashley Muir, Elise Hofer, Wendy Schmid, Jenn Smith and Kristin Young. Dr. Ellenbogen's quote can be found in the breast implant section.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was one of the featured doctors on KTLA Morning News in a segment called "Beauty by the Numbers." The doctors discussed what procedures to consider as we age. Also featured were several patients who attested to looking at least 10 years younger as a result of procedures performed by Beverly Hills Body.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen spoke to the Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons to build support for D.A.T.E.S. (Doctors Addressing Teen Elective Surgery). For a copy of his speech or to voice your support, click here.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was featured on CBS's "The Early Show" in a segment titled "Searching for the Cellulite Cure," which discussed endermologie and lipo-selection as remedies for cellulite and fat deposits. Click for the transcript and video link. Video.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen co-authored an article entitled "Facial Reshaping using Minimally Invasive Methods," which was published in the March/April 2005 issue of The Aesthetic Surgery Journal. You can download the article as a PDF by clicking here. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the image below to download it.

  • Dr. Ellenbogen was quoted in "Surgeons Torn on Ethics of Reality of Plastic Surgery" written by Shayla Dressler for Montana Kaimin (www.kamin.org).

Dr. Richard Ellenbogen is a Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery expert whose team of surgeons has helped many Los Angeles breast augmentation patients achieve lasting and natural looking results. These surgeons are also considered Beverly Hills liposuction, tummy tuck, face lift, rhinoplasty specialists. Dr. Ellenbogen's Los Angeles cosmetic surgery practice is well known for their quality of service and surgical outcome.

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