KISS of the Plastic Surgeon

1. I wouldn't be putting Gene Simmons down as a reference. It wasn't a very good job - he doesn't look any different.

Posted at 5:18PM on Nov 15th 2007 by Peach

2. Considering the picture of Gene Simmons posted last week, I wouldn't go to Dr. Ryan.............LOL.

Posted at 1:38PM on Nov 15th 2007 by The DQ

3. Oh wow, was this the same Doctor accused of selling pictures of Kevin Federline and Shar Jackson's children to USWeekly and National Enquirer? New York Post reported this. Google it...

Posted at 1:50PM on Nov 15th 2007 by GOOGLE!!

4. What did D.J AM have done? He needs his money back.

Posted at 2:18PM on Nov 15th 2007 by wisegirl

5. Oh my...Dr. Ryan's eyebrows are as high as the McDonald's arches...doesnt anyone see how fake he looks? Just to add, his face is pulled as tight as my Great Aunt's couches. I just wonder WHY would you trust this man to host a show, let alone fix other people's faces???

Posted at 2:44PM on Nov 15th 2007 by BECKS

6. How old does everyone think Dr. Ryan is? Just curious.

Posted at 2:51PM on Nov 15th 2007 by BECKS

7. What is it with Hollywood that non-Board certified plastic surgeons can become surgeons to the stars? They wouldn't even be able to get a job in my town.

Even Dr. Rey, "Dr. 90210" isn't board certified in plastic surgery!

Posted at 3:04PM on Nov 15th 2007 by CAFF

8. I am sure that he's got plenty of time to work on the general public and would be happy to reduce his prices for bartenders and other people with moderate incomes (like TMZ employees).

Posted at 3:28PM on Nov 15th 2007 by truth and reality

9. Glad this whole chirade has been exposed. Who cares if he's board certified? Plastic Surgery will become past tense sooner than Vioxx was. Everyone is now starting to look alike who has had it, and few of them can produce a natural smile anymore. And to risk that for potential life threating complications?

Posted at 3:49PM on Nov 15th 2007 by Plastic Ono Band

10. Dr. Ryan was one of the plastic surgeon's I interviewed prior to my surgery - sorry, but there was something about him that creeped me out. This was 4 yrs ago.

I chose someone else to do my work and am very , very happy w/ the natural looking results.

Posted at 4:20PM on Nov 15th 2007 by echoecho

11. # 5 (BECKS) wrote: How old does everyone think Dr. Ryan is?

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The doctor looks about 70.
Too much plastic surgery can make you look old and weird.

Posted at 6:08PM on Nov 15th 2007 by Chiro

12. THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY IS A FAKE BOARD FOR SURGEONS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY TRAINED IN PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.

NOTICE HOW THE "CHECK YOUR SURGEON" LINK NAVIGATES TO AN OUTSIDE SITE. THAT SITE LISTS ALL PHYSICIANS CERTIFIED IN ALL SPECIALTIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SITE IS FOR DOCS WHO WANT TO DO PLASTIC SURGERY BUT DON'T WANT TO DO ALL OF THE EXTRA TRAINING.

THE REAL BOARD IS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS. www.plasticsurgery.org.

Posted at 9:32PM on Nov 15th 2007 by Anon

13. What did Adrienne Curry have done? It should have been her nose.

Posted at 11:33PM on Nov 15th 2007 by Cindy

14. This is just ridiculous, all this misinformation on who is and who is not board certified by all these folks posting misinformation. Are you secretly working for or a non ABPS surgeon?!?!?

Fact - any licensed doctor (M.D.) in the US can claim "board certified" plastic/cosmetic surgeon status legally. They may be board certified in something else and make seem like they are specialists or they are "certified" by one of dozens of "boards" not recognized by the ABMS.

Fact - dentists in over a dozen states can legally perform face lifts, nose jobs, etc. without further training. In fact, until the 1970's, the American Board of MaxioFacial surgeons (not M.D.'s) was known as the American Board of Oral Surgery.

Fact - thanks to lawyers, anyone who practices plastic/cosmetic surgery is by definition plastic/cosmetic surgeon. Try stating otherwise, and get sued.

Fact - there is only one and only one board recognized by the umbrella medical organization that oversees the 24 recognized medical specialties, the American Board of Medical Specialties (www.ABMS.org) with "plastic surgery" in its name. This one recognized board is the American Board of Plastic Surgery (www.abplsurg.org), which mandates 4 years of medical school, 3-5 years of General Surgery to become first a American Board of Surgery diplomate (Dr. Robert Rey is such), and then an additional 2-3 years of Plastic Surgery (most of the "dr 90210 docs are not) to become eligible. The ABPS graduates less than 200 diplomates a year, and they total less than 7,000 of the 800,000 licensed medical doctors in the US. No other "board" has the same rigorous requirements.

Would you want your baby delivered by a plastic surgeon? would you want your allegies treated by a plastic surgeon? If the answer is NO, why would you want these specialists trained in other medical specialties performing plastic surgery?

Lastly, even among the ABPS plastic surgeons, there good and bad ones. Forget lawsuits, a surgeon can have DEATHS on his/her record, license suspension(s), and criminal records, and still not lose either his board certification or his medical license.

Again, thanks to lawyers who are sue happy, the medical establishment overresponded by being overprotective in not revoking licenses and board certification

So what is the consumer supposed to do? Do you darn research!!! Look for cosmetic surgery adviser that can pull medical education and court records if you don't know how. You only have one life, and better make sure it is well taken care off.

Good luck people! I'd welcome anyone even remotely attempting to challenge my facts.

Posted at 12:42PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Lisa

15. Funny...Dr Ryan has a pending malpractice lawsuit filed in LA Superior court. Board certified means nothing.

Posted at 3:29AM on Nov 16th 2007 by Corey