Tattler - Dr. Stevens' featured in the May Issue of Tatler.

When it comes to looking polished and groomed, Manhattanites are the world's professionals. Botox and fillers are viewed as necessities - and a skilful surgeon's phone number is a hot commodity rather than a secret. Jet in for quick, slick services that require minimum downtime.
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Easy Living - Does this woman need plastic surgery?

Have you ever wondered what a top cosmetic surgeon would make of your face? When A-list surgeon Dr Leslie Howard Stevens visited the UK, Easy Living's beauty and health director, Catherine Turner, couldn't resist asking him what he would recommend for her 45 year old face.
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Easy Living - Botox and beyond...

Botox is the sure-fire wrinkle-buster of the last decade, and in its wake follows a whole new generation of fillers, lasers and the like. We ask five experts who practise in the field what they think really works.
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Hello! - A cut above

Do careful research before going under the knife, advises the man at the cutting edge of cosmetic surgery and behind Sharon Osbourne's glow.  There's a reason why Dr Leslie Stevens has become America's hottest cosmetic surgeon and the phone at his Lasky Clinic is constantly ringing off the hook.  It's not simply that he has more than 20 years of experience in his field, or even that his reputation for delivering excellent results and meticulous patient care is second to none. Read Article

New Beauty - Dr. Stevens featured in New Beauty magazine

Practicing on a quiet residential street is the boutique-style practice of Dr. Leslie H. Stevens - the plastic surgeon of many famous personalities, including Sharon Osbourne.
But, With that said, Dr. Stevens, in practice for over 20 years, explains it this way, "I subscribe to a philosophy that treats each an every patient with dignity, imparting startreatment to everyone who walks through the door." Read Article

Dr. Stevens featured in New Beauty magazine.
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Harper's Bazzar - Plastic Surgery - How Safe Are You

In certain hospitals, anesthesiologists supervise multiple nurse anesthetists and move from surgery to surgery. I prefer an anesthesiologist who stays in the operating room through the entire procedure, says Leslie Howard Stevens, M.D. (310-556-1003), an L.A. plastic surgeon whose clients include Sharon Osbourne. If you are anxious about your anesthesia, ask to speak to your anesthesiologist prior to your surgery.

Cosmopolitan - The Quicker Picker Upper

But as much as I loathed my baggy bustline, plastic surgery wasnt a consideration. I knew implants could fill out and lift droopy boobs, but I had no interest in being bigger and just didnt like the idea of having something foreign permanently installed inside my body. The other option, a breast lift, was even less appealing. Then one day, I saw an article in one of my nursing magazines, about a new procedure called the mesh breast lift. The next day, I called Beverly Hills surgeon Leslie Howard Stevens and made an appointment for a consultation.

During that initial visit, Dr. Stevens explained that the procedure would involve making one incision around each nipple, through which hed insert a supportive, dissolvable mesh sling under each breast gland to hoist it into a higher position. The slings would dissolve over the next 90 days, leaving enough scar tissue in their place to keep my breasts aloft. Then he demonstrated what my breasts would look like postsurgery by cupping and lifting them with his hands- and I was ready to sign on the dotted line.

I had the surgery on a Thursday morning, and it wasnt nearly as bad as I expected, but after, my breasts felt incredibly sore, bruised, and swollen. I couldnt see much, because they were wrapped in surgical tape (the tape, which stays on for two weeks, is there to keep your breasts immobilized while theyre healing). Two hours after the procedure, I was sent home with a bottle of pain pills, I spent one day in bed, but by the weekend, I was up and around and, though still tender and swollen, I went back to work on Monday.

When the tape came off two weeks later, I was a little freaked out. The area looked puckered and lumpy, and I could actually feel the mesh under my skin. Dr. Stevens reassured me that my breasts were still healing and it would take several months before everything to settle down. He was right. Now, nearly seven months since the surgery, the mesh has completely dissolved, the skin looks firm and taut, and according to my very relieved boyfriend, my boobs feel as soft as ever. All those low-cut spaghetti-strap tops and dresses that were always off-limits for me are fair game. Now, everythings looking up!

Los Angeles Magazine - Well-being

THE PROBLEM A losing battle in the war against gravity.
THE SOLUTION A mesh breast lift.
WHAT IT IS A virtually scar-free alternative to the traditional nip-and-tuck.

WHAT IT CAN DO After removing a doughnut-shaped section of skin around the areola, the surgeon anchors breast tissue to the pectoral wall using a layer of dissolvable mesh. As the mesh dissolves, the body forms scar tissue, which acts as an internal bra, says Dr. Leslie Howard Stevens, clinical chief of plastic surgery at L.A.s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The skin redrapes and tightens around the breast in a higher position. THE UPSIDE Results tend to last longer than with a traditional lift, and the areolar scar is practically invisible.

Beverly Hills Surgeon Leslie Howard Stevens performs the procedure and says its slow to catch on because of the steep learning curve for doctors. Bruce Cunningham, chief of plastic surgery at the University of Minnesota, said he doesnt do it because It adds an unnecessary level of complexity. Houston surgeon Thomas Biggs, president-elect of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, says he prefers another new lift procedure that uses a loop of pectoral muscle as a sort Internal underwire. The technique requires an incision around the areola as well as a small incision toward the outside of the breast- A block of breast tissue is hoisted up, hooked through the loop of muscle and stitched into place.

A study In the Journal of Aesthetic Surgery this month reported that nearly all of 1,521 women who had the procedure were satisfied with the result four years later; When a woman puts on a bra, shes pushing breast tissue upward, says Dr. Biggs, one of four authors of the study. Were doing exactly the same thing.

As with the mesh procedure, not everyone is a good candidate for the muscle technique. Dr. Biggs, who has performed the procedure about 100 times, says he only uses It on women who needless than 600 grams of breast tissue removed, so women with large breasts arent good candidates.
Doctors say neither procedure interferes with breastfeeding or mammograms. The downsides: Theres far less research on either technique than on traditional lifts and few doctors In the U.S. perform the surgeries. The cost Is about the same as traditional lifts, which range from $5,000 to $8,000.

Women with mild sagging may be good candidates for other procedures that have less scarring and can be half the cost. Surgeons can lift the breast by excising a crescent shape of skin from just above the areola. Another procedure cuts away a swath of skin around the areola and uses a purse-string suture to pull the skin toward the areola. Manhattan surgeon Paul R. Weiss says that to reduce scarring, he sometimes performs a vertical breast lift, which uses a vertical incision.

Other doctors say many patients are willing to put up with scarring because they just want to, look good in their clothes and eliminate bounce. Even so, they say, women should be realistic, because no procedure can defy nature permanently.