The revolutionary Simoni Lift (TM) tightens facial and neck muscles, skin, and fat in a minor outpatient procedure that avoids the two pitfalls of traditional face lifts: general anesthesia and an overly tight “done look.” In contrast to older cosmetic surgeries that put patients under with a general anesthetic, which sometimes created fatal consequences, patients of Dr. Simoni remain awake and alert throughout their procedures with local anesthetics.

Dr. Simoni contends that unwanted results from traditional face lifts came about because patients underwent surgery while unconscious and lying down. Dr. Simoni achieves more lifelike results when he can see how a client looks and will eventually look while upright and awake. Dr. Simoni’s approach minimizes incisions, pain, numbness, and recovery time. Most Simoni Lift (TM) clients return to work in only 7 to 10 days. With the lifting of restrictions on the use of stem cells by the Obama administration in recent years, Dr. Simoni increasingly has utilized fat stem cells in injections for faster repair of aging skin and volume loss.

Dream Liposuction (TM), another trademarked specialty of Simoni Plastic Surgery, combines VASER liposuction, which applies the latest ultrasound technology, with tumescent liposuction, in which the patient receives injections of a local anesthetic and epinephrine to shrink blood vessels in the critical area. Here again, Dr. Simoni eliminates cutting and suturing, thereby reducing recovery time. Patients are usually back to their daily routine in two days.

A board-certified ear, nose, and throat surgeon, Payman Simoni, M.D., also has perfected a Designer rhinoplasty (TM) technique that allows him to reshape patients’ noses without having to break and reset them or apply postsurgical packing. Innovative procedures like this one have distinguished Dr. Simoni from the many other Beverly Hills-based rhinoplasty specialists, making him one of the most highly sought-after cosmetic surgeons in the area.

The most serious of these cases though comes in the form of extortion. “In a few situations, patients threatened to post negative comments and ratings about our practice on social and forum websites if we did not refund their money once their procedure was completed”, explained Dr. Simoni.

One con artist requested $100,000 or she threatened to ruin Dr. Simoni’s reputation online. Soon finding out they were not the only victim of her scam (she has done this to handful of other plastic surgeons) they were quick to turn her down, and in no time hundreds of negative posts against Dr. Simoni were scattered throughout the Internet. Thus resulting in potential patients -who were not aware of this type of deception- seeing and believing the postings and then canceling their procedures.
These scam artists know these facts and use it to their advantage.

To make matters worse, some websites are taking part in this online fraud themselves and requesting exuberant amounts of money from plastic surgeons to remove these fake posts. Websites like ripoffreport.com and pissedconsumer.com are at the forefront of these extortion schemes. These websites invite negative comments and block positive ones to force plastic surgeons in to paying them kickbacks.

Online extortion has become an important expenditure for many plastic surgeons. These con men target top plastic surgeons to better ensure their paybacks. Many assume that plastic surgeons make enough money –“so who cares”. But in reality, once these unnecessary expenses occur, plastic surgeons have more difficulty easening up on their fees to try to help their patients in this tough economy. So once again, ultimately, the honest people are the one who get hurt, patient and their doctor alike.
Many say that a tough economy brings out the worst in people, but in terms of plastic surgery offices it’s bringing the worst people IN.

Heidi Montag was photographed on her recent Costa Rica Vacation with a suspicious tape over her nose, leading many to question if she had gotten yet another nose job. After the strange photos of her on the beach wearing the tape and a splint hit the web, Montag took to her own defense with the following statement; “Except for filming and a few photo shoots, I’ve had my nose tape on 24 hours a day since November. It takes a year for your nose to heal. This is just the first photo that anyone has seen of it. The last time I didn’t wear tape after surgery and my nose changed shape. The tape is supposed to keep the swelling down and hold my nose in place the way Dr. Ryan (celebrity plastic surgeon) sculpted it. Dr. Ryan always said I was his best, most cautious patient, and I’m not taking any chances now that he’s gone. I don’t want my face to fall off like Michael Jackson’s.” Beverly Hills Rhinoplasty specialist Dr. Payman Simoni does not recommend wearing tape that long after a nosejob. He adds, “The tape will actually increase the skin swelling, it in fact hinders the healing process due to the constant putting on and pulling off.” Montag also stated how she is however looking for a doctor in Costa Rica to reduce her breast size slightly from her current G cup to a D or Double D. Dr. Simoni recommends finding a doctor in the US and the more local the better.” You don’t want to have to keep flying to a different country for your follow-ups, it would be an extreme inconvenience for your post-op care”

The newest trend in Rhinoplasty is that of the ethnic Rhinoplasty. This new focus of plastic surgery is sparking a rise in “Ethnic Blending” which is the concept that as everyone wants to minimize their nose, the noses are looking more alike across the board. Typically, Asians want a more prominent nose as theirs are wide and have poor cartilage support, while the common concern with Black patients is the width of their nostrils. And in terms of Middle Easterners they have very distinct shape and often times a “hump” they are unhappy with.

One major concern with those of ethnic backgrounds seeking nose jobs is that they don’t want having the procedure to be seen as an unhappiness with who they are and that they are not proud of the attributes common with their heritage. Dr. Payman Simoni, a Beverly Hills surgeon who specializes in Rhinoplasty, focuses on minimizing the nose and drawing attention to the eyes instead. Simoni states,“ The ethnic nose job is very difficult and the key is to create subtle changes in the profile and in the definition of the nose, without completely changing their ethnic characteristic.”

In this ethnic Rhinoplasty, an experienced surgeon should maintain an individuals facial balance, as well as stay true to their given racial attributes. Dr. Simoni stresses, “A surgeon needs to be extremely knowledgeable to the unique anatomical nasal distinctions. He adds, “The technique for an ethnic nose job is very much different than the traditional process. If a surgeon is not skilled in this aspect and familiar with ethnic Rhinoplasty the result could be disastrous, and the nose can end up pinched, upturned or a number of other undesired variations. The most well known case of this type of mistake is that of Michael Jackson’s nose”

With the use of computer imaging, vital to this sort of procedure, Dr. Simoni is able to pinpoint both his and his patients’ desired objectives and therefore achieve remarkable results.