Pearlman Aesthetic Surgery — Local services in New York

I am beginner to anything besides microderms at a "spa" and I've never had Botox or filler or gone under the knife for cosmetic reasons. But the reason I am writing a review is because I was scared, nervous and pretty uneducated and I couldn't have asked for a better support system. I am also never spending the $thousands$ I used to on fancy eye creams and serums from spas anymore. Let me explain.

Some people tell their friends or family when they get an injection or filler or laser, but most people do it privately and hope people only notice they look heathier or well rested but don't know why. This exacerbated my nervousness because I hadn't talked to anyone about what I wanted to do; I was scared by doing more than topical creams meant I had failed. Or it meant I was too superficial and should concentrate on something more besides what I didn't like about my face everyday. But Donna Fay and Ashley became the judge-less support system I wish I could get from my everyday friends: they made me laugh and told me about their experiences, showed me personal photos and told me personal stories. Even Dr. Pearlman knew exactly why I was scared and told me what I was scared of looking like was the result of about 5x as much injections as I was getting. Every client who leaves his office is his work, his walking review, an advertisement for his skills.

REVIEW OF DR. PEARLMAN and Tear Trough Filler and Cheek Filler: Genetically I have more visible tear troughs that most people and I thought buying eye cream was the fix. Dr. Pearlman suggested 1cc of Restylane for my tear trough (.5 each side) and 1 cc of Juvederm Voluma for my cheeks (.5 each side). I was not expecting the cheek filler suggestion at all and this made me a bit nervous (would I have big Real Housewife cheeks?), but Dr. Pearlman explained it would help lift right under where the filler was going on everything would look more "rested" and less sunken-in. He promised me I wouldn't leave him not happy or scared. I trusted him and I liked his sense of humor (when he was drawing lines on my face he said "this should come off by the weekend" -- I almost fainted). The whole process was maybe 15 minutes or less. And what was really cool was that the injections had numbing stuff in them so no need for extra needles -- as the injections were working they were numbing at the same time. I was worried about bruising and puffiness (both normal things after this) and had such minimal of both not even my boyfriend knew I had done anything when I saw him that night. My friends said I looked "rested" and happy. It was the perfect outcome and $thousands$ less than the amount I've been spending EVERY YEAR on fancy creams like Biologique Recherche, Erno Laszlo, and Yonka Paris, which just made my eyes smell good.

REVIEW OF DONNA FAY GRAZIANO aka “The Beauty Expert” and BBL: I'm naturally freckly and always thought it was adorable, until my face started to look uneven. I had tried IPL (2x on my face) - there was hardly a change. Donna Fay is a straight-to-the-point esthetic coach who won't lie to you and she'll help you get what you are looking for. She promised to show me my own gorgeous skin on my arms, too -- the clean, Swedish-looking skin I always envied (not my Jersey Shore used-to-be-tan-once skin).

I bought BBL for face and arms and three MD Face products from Dr. Pearlman that I was to use every day before and after to make my skin brighter and healthier. I'll attach the images here so you can see before and after sun damage on my face and arms. This is after 1 treatment and using their products.

I'm never wasting money on Sephora, spas, medical spas, or any other cream or face product again. I'm only coming here for BBL and fillers every few years and re-uping my skin brightening creams from MD Face. And I'm going to hope for friends like Ashley and Donna Fay who totally support being happy in this life and making me feel like it's all going to be okay. Actually - it's all going...

Pictures arranged before then after, & so on

My only intention is to help prevent someone from making the same mistake I did.

I went to Mr. Pearlman for a standard, first time rhinoplasty. First time exploring any real type of cosmetic enhancement. No previous Botox, lip filler, never even had my eyelashes done.

I asked him about taking in my nostrils, thinking this was standard. He very casually said I didn’t want to do that then quickly moved on. Never once mentioning “taking in my nostrils” meant cutting into them. Morning of the surgery I’m laying on the gerny when he asks if I’m ready, and if there was anything I wanted him to focus on. Feeling like I had to respond, I reminded him ‘well I was wondering about my nostrils’.

Even though he talked me out of this during our initial consultation, my casual answer to his question was enough confirmation for him to go and create irreparable damage. In hindsight all I needed was the bump lightly shaved down. What I didn’t realize at the time was that my nostrils were already very small, in fact ideal. Perfectly symmetrical & beautifully proportionate to my face.

Dr. Pearlman was supposed to be the expert in the room. Under no circumstance should he have allowed such an inexperienced patient make such an irreversible decision.

My nostrils will never be the same. I’ll never be able to recreate that natural & seamless wave connecting my nose to my face. Will always have incision scars, which is such an obvious sign of having work done. Just look absolutely ridiculous compared to what I originally had.

The part of my nose that was actually beautiful dr. Pearlman completely chopped up and ruined.

All I got from this experience was a new, and even more unhealthy, obsession in place of a previously unhealthy obsession.

Things I didn’t learn until my Revision Consultation: (To be clear this is after our initial consult, morning/ day of surgery, & post op) Apparently Pearlman implanted some type of artificial tip to the top of my nose to help create that lifted affect. I would never have approved this because of how adamant I was about removing stuff from my nose, not adding anything (like Botox for example.) Pearlman and I have different definitions of the word “nostrils”. Multiple times he interrupted me to let me know the area I was referring to ‘wasn’t considered my nostrils’. Crazy to think this clarification didn’t come any sooner , preferably before cutting into my face. According to him the solution to my problem is to simply not take pictures from a certain angle - the angle being directly facing the camera anything shoulder level and below. Basically any angle where you see how my nostrils are connected to my face. Also according to him “There is no need for me to be upset because” and I quote, “the world will not see what I see.” - Dr. Pearlman

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All of the staff at Dr. Pearlman's office are so friendly and knowledgeable! This was my first experience with Pearlman Aesthetic, and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a bit of revitalization. From the moment of booking the appointment up to the day of, his staff made everything easy and stress free. I was a bit skeptical, but each of the ladies took the time to explain products and procedures to me. Mina, who works as the Executive Admin, was super helpful and communicative throughout my entire experience as well. She emailed before and after the appointment to check in on me and make sure that I was satisfied with my service there. Very professional, and courteous.

On the day of appointment, I had a consultation and two treatments (Microdermabrasion and Hydrofacial) with Audrey. She walked me through the proper skincare routine and products needed to rejuvenate my skin and made the entire process painless. I have quite a bit of sun damage from my younger years of bed tanning (eek!) and living in tropical climates. I was a bit embarrassed to see the sun spots and to know that I haven't been doing my best to treat my face as I should. Knowing this, Audrey, and the rest of the ladies, recommended a new skincare regimen that was simple enough and also very affordable. They didn't push any products on me, and in fact, sent me home with a bag full of samples. I ended up buying two of the products, Image Clear Cell mattifying moisturizer, and a salicylic gel cleanser from the same line. These are prescription grade, but there has been no harshness or real side effects, other than clear skin. I've been using both products as instructed for two weeks and my skin still feels amazing! (Disclaimer: My nose was a bit dry the week after, but Audrey said that was probably due to me using too much cleanser. I've since laid off, and literally use a pea size amount daily to every other day.)

As far as the actual microdermabrasion I didn't feel any pain, as one might expect. That and the facial were both relaxing and left my skin feeling cleansed, hydrated, and oh so soft! I honestly kept running my fingers across my face for the next 24 hours because I hadn't felt my skin that smooth in years! I'm planning on purchasing the rest of the Image Clear Cell products and have since referred a few friends to Pearlman Aesthetic.

Thanks again to all of the wonderful staff there. Looking forward to...