Nippon Vogue
Beauty

How many people would you say you’ve met over the course of your life so far?
Not enough to achieve enlightenment. Too many to ever achieve inner peace.

What has been the most powerful piece of business advice you’ve ever received?
Compete with yourself, not with others

Men are being nipped, tucked and rolled like never before. And in a society where fast food rules, it’s no wonder cosmetic surgery rapidly becoming our quick fix solution to problem lumps and bumps. Young male clients of Dr. Randal Haworth, plastic surgeon from Fox’s The Swan, often want to emulate the Hollywood ideal. “People want to customize themselves as organically as they can to compete in jobs or to look younger,” says Dr. Haworth. Men now make 20-25% of his patients and liposuction of the abdomen is his most requested cosmetic procedure. Male patients as young as 30 undergo eyelid surgery to correct tired eyes, while men in their teens and early 20s opt for a “Hollywood” nose.

Early Start: “Younger people (starting in mid-20s) are getting smaller, strategically planned surgeries at tactical times in their lives to make full use of the skin’s elasticity, looking better and more natural in the long run than if they wait until 49 and need a huge-enchilada surgery.”

Lip Clip: Upper-lip lifts are all the rage. “Just look at any of the fashion magazines. Models’ lips are parted and you can see their upper teeth, and that imparts a sense of youth.”

Marathon Regimen: “Plastic surgery is only a pit stop in terms of the race through life. It’s up to the patient to continue running the marathon and maintaining their looks.” Four keys to ongoing skincare success: sun protection, moisturization, antioxidation, exfoliation.

I’ve been heavily into Mac right from the beginning. We have four iMacs in the office, plus Ethernet and wireless connecting everything. In the operating room we connect it to a big-screen plasma TV, where we burn photos and video for each patient. Every patient has their own CD right in the chart, so they can see their progress. The hard part is getting good software for the Macintosh that’s plastic-surgery-related, but I use iListen and Dragon Systems to dictate all my notes and transcribe them to text, so I don’t have to pay for human transcription.

Face Facts: Though critics often slam “The Swan” for its “glorification of plastic surgery,” it’s hard to ignore the remarkable transformations that take place.

“The Swan’s” own Dr. Randal Haworth happens to agree that “it, in fact, is gloryifying plastic surgery. But there’s nothing wrong with that, “adds the surgeon, whose client list includes high-profile celebrities and top models.

“It has evolved to the point where it can be performed relatively safely with consistent results as long as it’s being performed by board-certified plastic surgeons. People sort of bestow upon some magical, dangerous force…but it’s just a tool by which you can customize your appearance.”

Despite the ease in which the procedures seem to be performed on TV, Haworth admits they can be “very, very difficult. The hardest cases are not the ugly cases but the ones who are so bland-looking. It’s like trying to create a mansion out of desert sand,” he explains.

In Hollywood, they’re superstars-not the ones you see wearing designer dresses on the red carpet, but the ones you might find sporting a white coat while walking through the corridors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. With some of the top hospitals in the country, Los Angeles attracts the best and the brightest physicians. And let’s not forget, LA is notorious for spawning tons of New Age medical treatments and it’s the plastic surgery capital of the country. Following is a list of doctors, gurus, and shrinks who keep this city functional and functioning.

Dr. Randal Haworth/Beverly Hills
Selected by The Swan for his true artistry, he also is known for “natural” face-lifts.
310-273-3000

He’s nipped and tucked some of the most famous bods in Hollywood, and now Dr. Randal Haworth has made an even bigger name for himself as the plastic surgeon pro on Fox’s makeover series The Swan. CW spoke exclusively with the surgeon to get a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest trends in plastic surgery today.

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Allure Magazine – September 2004