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Robert Kotler, MD, FACS

Robert Kotler, MD, FACSRobert Kotler, MD, FACS

Cosmetic Facial Surgeon

Cosmetic Facial Surgery

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Bio

Robert Kotler, MD, FACS, practices cosmetic facial surgery in Beverly Hills, California.

Kotler attended the University of Wisconsin and is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School. He served his general surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. His specialty residency training in surgery of the face, head, and neck was served at Cook County Hospital, Northwestern University Hospitals, and the University of Illinois Hospitals. Kotler is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.

Credentials

Organization Affiliations:
  • Cosmetic Surgery Specialists Medical Group of Beverly Hills
  • University of Southern California, School of Medicine
  • American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
  • American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
  • Veterans' Administration Medical Center, West Los Angeles
 

My Answers

Q. Is it safe to have cosmetic surgery when you are pregnant?
A. The question of whether or not it is wise to have cosmetic surgery while pregnant comes up most often when a patient who is scheduled for surgery...
Q. Are fillers and Botox safe to use during pregnancy?
A. Injectable filling material such as Juvéderm, Restylane, Radiance, and Artefill typically do not enter the circulation and therefore it would not...
Q. Is it safe to have cosmetic surgery while breastfeeding?
A. That issue revolves around what medication one will get during the procedure, and whether or not these medications would enter the milk and then be...
Q. How long should I wait after my pregnancy before having cosmetic surgery?
A. I think it is reasonable to wait at least six weeks, and only with the consent of the patient’s obstetrician. There are changes that the body...
Q. Can Botox be taken out?
A. Botox and the latest entry in the muscle paralysant field, Dysport, cannot be removed. These are medications which are absorbed into the tissue and...
Q. Is a medical spa the right place for invasive surgery?
A. There are two issues which every patient needs to understand with respect to surgery. First, there is always the potential for problems and the best...
Q. How does computer imaging help my cosmetic procedure?
A. I think computer imaging is one of the great technological advances for our specialty. When I first say it in 1988, or 1989, and by the way, it...
Q. What are the things that I can do to recover more quickly from cosmetic surgery?
A. Well, patients do have an influence on their own recovery. The first is please follow our instructions, and if you’re having pain, take a pain...
Q. When should I expect to see my doctor after my surgery?
A. Dr. Kotler: Every operation has a certain routine post operative course, and depending on the procedure, there may be 1 or more visits in the first...
Q. If a cosmetic treatment is from Europe, is it safe?
A. I think anything new, particularly introduced from outside the United States it’s a yellow flag at least. And the reason is that we have tougher...
Q. As a plastic surgeon, are there patients you would refuse?
A. Body dysmorphic disorder is a very recognized condition where the patient’s mind doesn’t really reflect what their appearance is. They always thing...
Q. What medications and foods should I avoid before surgery?
A. We know aspirin interferes with blood clotting, so people go off aspirin for some period of time. But often patients don’t know that some of the...
Q. Why are you a fan of chemical instead of laser peels?
A. I think the chemical skin peel is one of the greatest gifts of cosmetic surgery to patients because it takes old skin and makes it new. It fulfills...
Q. Should I use the same surgeon for multiple procedures?
A. 13 It’s a great question. The answer is the best doctors will do the right thing. Those that aren’t quite at the top of the totem pole won’t...
Q. Why aren’t you a fan of thread-lifts?
A. The thread lift is a process by hooking the skin with almost like a fish hook, pulling it up, and affixing it up here, so in other words, you run the...
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