Afshin David Rahimi
| Afshin David Rahimi | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Afshin David Rahimi |
| 🏡 Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| 🎓 Alma mater | George Washington University School of Medicine, UCLA |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | Forever Young |
Afshin David Rahimi is a dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, California.
Early life and education[edit]
Rahimi grew up in Germany and moved to the US in 1984.[1] Rahimi received a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from UCLA in 1990 and his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1994. Afterward, Rahimi held a dermatological residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, winning the William Newman Award in Pathology and Walter F. Rosenberg Award in Dermatology in 2005, and becoming Chief Resident in 1997.[2]
Private practice[edit]
Rahimi is a board certified dermatologist and Diplomat of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, who founded the Forever Young cosmetic surgery practice in 1999.[3][4][5] He performs both elective and non-elective surgery.[6][7] Rahimi advocates against the "overdone" cosmetic surgery trend popularized by reality television shows.[8]
In practice of this, Rahimi developed a method of surgery called the "Tuliplift", which is a minimally invasive facelift technique that focuses on the under eye and cheek-horizontal vector, the jowl-combination of horizontal and vertical vectors, and the neck-vertical vector. The goal is to get these areas of the face to look approximately ten to fifteen years younger. The surgical procedure involves minimal incisions and is based a form of minor liposuction.[9] The entire surgery is done with only local anesthesia and mild (not full) sedation.[8][10]
Rahimi is a strong advocate of not using general anesthesia during cosmetic surgery and only using local anesthesia during surgeries, stating that he believes most complications from facelifts come from the use of general anesthesia during procedures.[9] Rahimi performs a large range of other cosmetic procedures in addition to the Tuliplift, all without the use of general anesthesia.[3]
In 2012 Rahimi was featured on the cover of Beverly Hills Times Magazine.[1]
Publishing[edit]
From 1998 to 1999, Rahimi held a cosmetic surgery fellowship at the Fulton Skin Institute. While at the Institute Rahimi published several papers in the journal Dermatologic Surgery.[11][12][13] Rahimi has continued to publish original research in addition to his private practice,[14] including additional research with the Fulton Institute.[15] In 2010 he self-published the book Please Don't Die Trying to Become Beautiful: A Surgeon's Plea, which centers on his belief that general anesthesia is not necessary for cosmetic surgery. In it he wrote "Hundreds, maybe even thousands of people die every year because of the adverse reactions of elective cosmetic procedures" done under general anesthetic, yet in studies of cosmetic procedures done using only local anesthesia, "There were no fatalities, and most side-effects were rare and minor."[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Suzanne Takowsky (December 12, 2012). "A Man with Vision and on a Mission to Lower Risks and Improve Results of Cosmetic Surgery: Dr. A David Rahimi". Beverly Hills Times. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Meet Dr. David Rahimi". Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rob Fenn (March 15, 2011). "Don't fight the 'Battle-of-the-Bulge' alone!". The Beverley Hills Times. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ Nadja Brandt (November 13, 2008). "Botox Tops Nip, Tuck in Los Angeles as Anti-Aging Push Goes On". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Medical Documents". Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ Noel Kelsch (2010). "Love The Skin You Are In". RDH Magazine. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ Judy Foreman (May 27, 2005). "Sunscreen, sunblock keep out damaging rays". The Baltimore Sun. p. 2D.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Litty Mathew (September 29, 2005). "Making faces: Real-life plastic fanatics know less is more". Variety Magazine. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Alice Goodman (July 2006). "Mini Facelifts: Newer, Safer Procedures". ENT Today. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Mini Facelift". ABC News. November 29, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ↑ Fulton JE, Rahimi AD, Helton P, Dahlberg K, Kelly AG. (September 1999). "Disappointing results following resurfacing of facial skin with CO2 lasers for prophylaxis of keratoses and cancers". Dermatologic Surgery. pp. 729–32.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ Fulton JE, Rahimi AD (September 1999). "Dermabrasion using CO2 dry ice". Dermatologic Surgery. pp. 544–48.
- ↑ Fulton JE, Rahimi AD, Helton P, Dahlberg K. (October 1999). "Neck rejuvenation by combining Jessner/TCA peel, dermasanding, and CO2 laser resurfacing". Dermatologic Surgery. pp. 745–50.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ James E. Fulton Jr MD, PHD, A. David Rahimi MD, Sohail Mansoor MD, Peter Helton DO, Paul Shitabata MD (January 2004). "The Treatment of Hypopigmentation After Skin Resurfacing". Dermatologic Surgery. pp. 94–101. Retrieved May 12, 2012.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ Fulton JE, Saylan Z, Helton P, Rahimi AD, Golshani M. (January 2001). "The S-lift facelift featuring the U-suture and O-suture combined with skin resurfacing". Dermatologic Surgery. pp. 18–22. Retrieved May 12, 2012.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ A. David Rahimi (2010). Please Don't Die Trying to Become Beautiful: A Surgeon's Plea. Lulu. pp. 19–22. Search this book on
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