Be a Sleeping Beauty

If, like most of us in the Beverly Hills plastic surgery community, you're a beauty aficionado, you're probably aware of the fact that Angelina Jolie's new film from Disney, "Maleficent" opens today. It's a retelling of sorts of the classic 1959 animated "Sleeping Beauty," film from the point of the view of the villainous but beautiful witch who curses a princess to a potentially eternal sleep. (Spoiler alert: charming princes seem to be something of an antidote.)

The movie is getting mixed-to-negative reviews and it'll be interesting to see how the film does at the box office. The main reason we're mentioning it is that, while we love "Sleeping Beauty," we love beauty sleep even more.

The fact of the matter is that Americans work more than people in most other countries and our home lives are pretty busy and stressful as well. In the squeeze for time, sleep gets short shrift, and that's a shame.

The very important health benefits of getting enough sleep aside, who among us hasn't noticed that truly good night's sleep can be the closest thing there is to a facelift in Beverly Hills? Indeed, while many prospective breast augmentation clients might lose sleep over whether they'd like a gummy bear breast implant or some other product, they might be doing just as much good for their appearance by sleeping a bit more.

There are, of course, a number of reasons why sleep improves our appearance, such as preventing dry skin, dark circles and puffiness around the eyes. Still, we think what sleep does in terms of improving our mood is even more important. When we feel better, we look better.

Of course, there's only so much proper rest and a good mood can really do for your appearance. If you'd like to take your attempts at improving your appearance to another level, the top cosmetic practitioners of We Know Beauty are ready to help. For a free initial consultation, give us a call at 310-300-1500. We'll do what we can to make you both a sleeping and a waking beauty.

Why We Care about Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery

If you've been anywhere near a celebrity news web site this past week there's one thing you've almost certainly seen. That's speculation about whether or not Kim Kardashian has taken advantage of Beverly Hills plastic surgery and gotten herself a nose job in advance of her wedding to superstar rapper Kanye West.

Sure, the speculation is fun, though it's not always possible for even the best plastic surgeons to be completely certain about whether or not surgery has been obtained just on the basis of a few photographs. The real question, however, is this: why is it so important?

After all, in a better world, we wouldn't compare ourselves to people who are much better known than us and who happen to have been genetically advantaged with both good looks and some money in the bank. What's really going on here?

Whatever else they are, and however they may have become famous, celebrities are reflections of ourselves. If Ms. Kardashian took advantage of a cosmetic procedure then, on some level, it makes it more thinkable for ourselves or others. Humans are social animals and it's impossible for us not to be influenced by what others are doing.

At the same time, whatever we do on behalf of our appearance, we should do it for ourselves. Really. Fortunately, if you're really do want to do something for yourself, from revision rhinoplasty to liposuction or buttock augmentation, the leading edge specialists of We Know Beauty are here to help. Just call 310-300-1500.