Dr. David Rosenberg: Kelly’s Plastic Surgeon Returns!

Summary

Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa
Episode: Dr. David Rosenberg: Kelly’s Plastic Surgeon Returns!
Date: September 10, 2025

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Overview

In this lively and candid episode, Kelly Ripa welcomes back her own plastic surgeon, Dr. David Rosenberg, for a no-holds-barred discussion about facial plastic surgery. The episode serves as a live “free consultation”—fielding live questions from callers about everything from finding a reputable surgeon, recovery expectations, motivations behind cosmetic procedures, and the cultural factors shaping trends in aesthetic enhancement. Kelly’s signature humor and transparency are front and center as she demystifies the cosmetic process, recounts friends’ experiences (including that of her colleague Kelly Burkhardt), and discusses the psychological side of surgical “transformations.”

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Why Does "Bad Plastic Surgery" Stand Out?

• Obvious vs. Invisible Results ([03:00]):
  • Dr. Rosenberg emphasizes that poor surgical results are simply more noticeable, but well-done work goes undetected:
    • "They don't see the great work. The great work walks by and nothing’s noticed. We see the disasters." (Dr. Rosenberg, 03:16)
  • Overdoing procedures, lack of updated aesthetic judgment, and post-surgery overuse of fillers/Botox often cause unnatural results.

The “Waddle” and the Reality of Neck Aging

• Terminology & Procedures ([05:26]):
  • The “waddle” refers to neck laxity, often dubbed “turkey neck.” Correcting it usually involves a lower facelift, not just a necklift.
  • The neck ages quickly—like “dog years.” Dr. Rosenberg quips:
    • "It lets go pretty quickly…within a few years of being great, it looks terrible." (06:03)
  • Ripa jokes about inventing a surgery that would “lift my ass cheeks from my neck,” highlighting the limits of current procedures.

Real Patient Experience: Kelly Burkhardt’s Journey

• Recovery & Results ([07:22]):
  • Burkhardt recounts her positive surgical experience: minimal bruising, rapid recovery, no drains—"It was the best I've ever looked. It was the best I've ever felt." (Kelly Burkhardt, 08:06)
  • Dr. Rosenberg’s practice uses specialized IV medications pre-surgery for swift healing and minimal post-op discomfort.
  • Ripa highlights the contrast between expectation and reality: “Your nurse was like, 'You are not going out to dinner and you are going back to bed.'” (09:15)
  • The absence of pain and quick social integration post-surgery are underscored.

Quitting Smoking for Surgery

• Risks & Motivation ([09:59]):
  • Nicotine (from smoking or vaping) is “disastrous for healing” after a facelift.
  • Dr. Rosenberg required Burkhardt to quit vaping prior to surgery, resulting in her quitting altogether.
  • Ripa: "It is a known fact that quitting smoking is harder than getting off heroin." (Kelly Burkhardt, 11:17)
  • Burkhardt’s willingness to quit reflects the powerful motivation tied to cosmetic aspirations.

The Hidden Challenge of Facial Fillers

• Complications During Surgery ([12:17]):
  • Older, persistent fillers can interfere with surgery. "You have to milk it out... it's not very appealing," says Dr. Rosenberg.
  • Fortunately, Burkhardt’s fillers had dissolved; in other patients, long-lasting fillers can obscure facial structure.

The Psychological and Social Impact

• Self-Perception & Societal Change ([14:03]):
  • Dr. Rosenberg reflects on the deeper meaning of his work: "People who poo-poo it... they don't understand the power that waking up in the morning and looking in the mirror and feeling that you look good has on one's psyche."
  • Ripa: "Having your outsides match your insides..." (14:25)
  • Cosmetic surgery is not for everyone, but for those whose appearance doesn’t reflect their self-perception, it can be transformational.

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Notable Caller Questions & Dr. Rosenberg's Responses

Shift in Prioritizing Aesthetics Over Material Goods ([15:07]–[22:49])

• Perry from Palm Beach observes a trend: women in their 40s-50s prioritize spending on health and beauty over luxury items.
• Ripa identifies with this, especially as someone remaining on camera into her mid-50s:
  • "My face is what serves me. I'm not a naturally vain person, but... I'm constantly judged for how I look." (16:03)
• Dr. Rosenberg says he's seeing more clients choose “baby facelifts” in their late 30s/early 40s as a return on their self-investment.
• Both agree: money spent on appearance offers more lasting personal satisfaction than fleeting designer purchases.

The Social Rewards of Looking Younger ([26:18])

• Kelly notes people treat her colleague Kelly Burkhardt nicer after surgery.
  • “People are kinder to youthful-looking people... they no longer feel invisible.” (Dr. Rosenberg, 26:44)

How to Research & Find a Great Surgeon ([27:27]–[34:20])

• Angela from NJ (a woman of color): "What advice would you offer for lay persons looking for reputable surgeons?"
  • Dr. Rosenberg recommends word-of-mouth, dermatologist referrals, consulting services like “the beauty broker,” and scrutinizing before/after galleries. Social media and online research should be combined with personal recommendations.
  • Burkhardt and Ripa highlight the anxiety among women—especially women of color—about finding safe, skilled, and attuned surgeons both locally and abroad.
  • Dr. Rosenberg cautions against traveling abroad solely for cost; suggests looking to lower-overhead U.S. cities for accredited surgeons (e.g., NC, SC, Midwest). The risk of post-op complications is lower when treated locally.

Timing & Durability of Facelifts ([34:20]–[43:49])

• Stacy from Ohio: What’s the out-of-town recovery process? Is it better to wait until older for a facelift for longer-lasting results?

  • Half Dr. Rosenberg's patients come from out of town; recovery is streamlined—luxury hotel, private nurse, virtual consults, social activity by day 6, fly home by day 10, full-confidence appearance by day 21. (35:54)
  • Durability varies by age:
    • Early 40s patients: 12-14 years
    • Late 50s: 10 years
    • 70s: 7–8 years
    • Most patients benefit from a “tuck up” (less invasive touch-up) years later.
    • "We set this clock back... 12 years." (Dr. Rosenberg, 38:50)

• Technical Insight: Why Some Surgeons Use Drains ([41:35]):

  • Dr. Rosenberg uses the deep plane technique, which generally does not require drains (unlike the more old-fashioned SMAS facelift which involves more skin elevation and thus more bleeding). If a “deep plane” surgeon uses drains, Ripa says: "That's a way... it's definitely suspicious." (43:40)

Neck-Focused Surgeries & Non-Facial Candidates ([47:58]–[54:56])

• Lori from Wisconsin, age 65: “I like my face, but my neck bothers me. Do I need a full facelift?”
  • Dr. Rosenberg: Majority of consultations are for “the loose neck,” but purely neck lifts are not usually durable for over-45.
    • "They're connected. So when a person comes in over the age of, let's say 45, if I do just a neck lift, they're going to be unhappy a year later because there's recurrence that's too significant to be satisfying" (50:04).
    • Solution: Lower facelift/jawline-neck lift—dramatic results, about a decade of improvement.
  • For finding surgeons in less populous regions: Ask trusted dermatologists for referrals; Dr. Rosenberg’s own fellows practice across the U.S.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On the Culture of Cosmetic Enhancement:

  • "It’s just, within a few years of being great, it looks terrible. It wants to give up."
    —Dr. Rosenberg, on the neck's rapid aging ([06:03])

• On Social Shifts:

  • "I think people buy Birkins so other people can see their Birkins... there’s no better way to say look at me than your face."
    —Kelly Ripa ([21:12])

• On Motivation:

  • "If you're feeling down about it... and you wake up and look in the mirror and it makes you miserable, I would say do it now. Don't look at the age and just be happy."
    —Dr. Rosenberg ([40:20])

• On Transparency:

  • "My job is to make you feel really, really pretty and make you love your face... so we can find that happy place."
    —Dr. Rosenberg ([53:05])

• Comic Relief:

  • "No unnecessary conversations happening to my side or behind me. Just come around to the front."
    —Kelly Ripa, advising a caller how to avoid neck movement after surgery ([54:30])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:00] Why do we see so much bad plastic surgery?
• [05:26] The “waddle” and reality of neck aging
• [07:22] Kelly Burkhardt’s recovery story
• [09:59] Quitting smoking for surgery
• [12:17] Managing facial fillers in surgery
• [14:03] Cosmetic surgery and self-esteem
• [15:07] Perry from Palm Beach: Prioritizing beauty over luxury items
• [26:18] Social advantages of youthful appearance
• [27:27] Angela from NJ: How to find a reputable surgeon, especially for women of color
• [34:20] Stacy from Ohio: Out-of-town recovery, ideal timing, procedure longevity
• [41:35] The difference between facelift surgical techniques (deep plane vs. SMAS)
• [47:58] Lori from Wisconsin: Neck-focused surgery, fears, and expectations

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Conclusion

This frank and entertaining episode blends practical advice with real-life testimonials, candidly exploring the realities of facial plastic surgery. Dr. Rosenberg’s direct, educational approach serves to empower listeners to make informed decisions, while Kelly Ripa ensures the tone remains accessible and relatable with her humor and vulnerability.

Whether you’re seeking a “baby facelift,” pondering the right age for a procedure, or seeking trusted referrals, this episode delivers expert insights—from the science behind the scalpel to the psychological and social dimensions of “putting your face forward.”

Transcript

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

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[Kelly Ripa]

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[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I'll work on that.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay. Please work.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Next podcast, I'll have it.

[Kelly Ripa]

I volunteer to be patient.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

X.

[Kelly Ripa]

Somebody gotta cue me or do I cue myself?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Cue yourself.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay. Oh, this one is big. It is big. Big. Welcome back, everyone. We are back with a new live episode of let's Talk off camera. Buckle up, pull over the car, get into a rest stop. You know, if your kids are in the playpen, make sure they've got something there to play with. Take the roast out of the oven or turn the oven down low because this is gonna be the biggest one yet. You've seen the headlines. We've all seen the celebrity transformations. We've seen the before and after photos. And we have all wondered what. What actually is involved in plastic surgery? And does it hurt? No. They have painkillers for that. Today we're gonna cut through the confusion and give you direct access to one of the most respected names in facial plastic surgery. That's right. I said facial plastic surgery. Cause he won't do my boobs.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No.

[Kelly Ripa]

Many times I have begged back by popular demand. He is the master of the craft. My personal go to plastic surgeon Dr. David Rosenberg is here and he is ready to answer your questions live. Consider this your free consultation. You're welcome, America. That's right. I do this for you, Dr. Rosenberg.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Welcome back.

[Kelly Ripa]

How are you?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I am great. I'm thrilled to be here. I'm excited to hear some questions that are coming from the audience.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, we've got a lot. We've got a lot right here in the room. I won't bombard you quite yet, but here is the number one question we all sort of have. Why do we see so much bad, bad work out there? And by bad, I mean, like, obvious work.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Great question. So the hardest part of my job is smoothing out the anxiety that patients and their significant others have when they walk into my consultation room that they're going to look overdone, look distorted, and they're getting that fear from what they see on the street. Well, I point out to them, they don't see the great work. The great work walks by and nothing's noticed. We see the disasters. So it's not like every facelift or eyelid lift is a disaster, but the ones that are bad really stand out. And I think a lot of it may have to do with too much surgery was done, meaning operation after operation, or the person performing it maybe has an aesthetic that isn't current, isn't modern anymore. And it can be surgery plus dermatology interactions as well, where someone has a great facelift, and maybe that person then gets overfilled or over Botox. And the person observing that says, wow, that person had terrible plastic surgery, but it's actually what went on after the surgery.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So many possibilities.

[Kelly Ripa]

That's right. Okay, so we've all covered this before. If you didn't hear our original podcast with Dr. David Rosenberg, you can go back and listen to that at any time. But when we first spoke to Dr. Rosenberg, one of my work colleagues who shall remain nameless. I'm just kidding. Her name is Kelly Burkhardt. She's our talent booker. Okay. She books the big stars, and. And she's always been foxy. She's gorgeous. You know, a million times we've said, you don't need anything. You don't need anything. But she came, and she came right here in this room, and you gave her a consultation, and you said a word. You said a word that really struck fear in all of us. You said that you could fix her waddle. You called it a waddle. And by that you meant like a neck lift. Correct?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Turkey neck.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right, a turkey neck.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So the waddle is another word for neck laxity. So I was talking about the. In quote, turkey neck.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So Kelly kind of thought it was a necklift, but it was actually a.

[Kelly Ripa]

Facelift A lower facelift.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yes, yes, yes. Okay, that, that really means jawline and neck. Delicious.

[Kelly Ripa]

You know, here's my other question, and this is so off topic, but I do find that the ages in dog years. Is that true or false?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yeah, it goes fast.

[Kelly Ripa]

And why is that? What is it about our neck? It's just holding up our head.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So unimportant. It lets go pretty quickly.

[Kelly Ripa]

It really does.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

It wants to give up. Yeah, it's just within a few years of being great. It looks terrible.

[Kelly Ripa]

So here's my third question. I'm sorry I'm dominating this, but we're going to get to it in a minute. When are you in fact going to develop the body lift? The body lift for those of us women over the age of 50 where gravity has taken effect and has sucked our skin down into middle earth. What are you, you, David Rosenberg, going.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

To do about that? My hope is I can get so good at the neck. It lifts everything, the breast and the abdomen up.

[Kelly Ripa]

Really?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I'm not there yet, but we're working on that technique.

[Kelly Ripa]

What about if you pull the skin on the back of my neck will lift my ass cheeks up because I have. You know how, you know how cute young girls get that under boob tan line from their boobs? Yeah, I have that on my butt cheeks, which is a whole kind of horror. You gotta start.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I'll work on that.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Please work on next podcast I'll have it.

[Kelly Ripa]

I volunteer to be patient X, the mystery patient, the experimental patient. That's how much I trust.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

And then we can check your tan lines.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes. I don't want to have them, Jan.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Well, Kelly had the surgery.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh yes, that's right. I talked to her off track. Kelly had the surgery. I buried the leak.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So we have direct information of how.

[Kelly Ripa]

This all went for her. Kelly, you recovered here. You came to what I like to call the doctor Rosenberg plastic surgery recovery suites. And I have to say, when I came home from work after you had gotten out of surgery, I went down to check on you and you looked incredible. As if you could go. If you weren't so high, I could have taken you to dinner. But she didn't have a. I was with you.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

She didn't have a bruise or anything. It was incredible.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I had nothing. It was the best I've ever looked. It was the best I've ever felt.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

It was.

[Kelly Ripa]

I felt good from day one.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Like I left your office.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I'm like, cut this thing off my.

[Kelly Ripa]

Head, I'm ready to go.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I was though.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So Kelly Had a wrap on her cheeks for the night. And there's no drains used in our practice, which is a remarkable remark. So much nicer for a patient than having drains come out the head. And then we're using some new medications now in the vein. So before the surgery starts, after the patient's asleep, we put these healing medications in the vein that are infused and have helped the bruising so much that by day five, everyone, I would say, who's getting a facelift is out walking around. And then there's other pain medicines that we're using, some of them. If people need the opiates, sure, we provide them, but a lot of people aren't using them. And we've been able to diminish the pain that's going on with this, the bruising and the recovery. As I'm saying, within a few days, people are able to do zoom audio and within five days, zoom video. And you experience that. I experienced, like two days.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

And I'm not kidding.

[Kelly Ripa]

I was out here and felt like we should go out to dinner.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Kelly Ripa]

I was like, let's go out to dinner. And literally your nurse was like, you are not going out to dinner and you are going back to bed.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Like, I'm like, is this real? You guys seen it?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Like, do I look amazing? It was incredible.

[Kelly Ripa]

There wasn't even any swelling.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I thought it was a dream.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, you're talking about it like, you look. You. You did look incredible in past tense. Look better now. You look incredible. You look better now, which I didn't even think was possible.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

You had a great recovery. You have beautiful bone structure. Your neck is pristine. Yeah, that was a wonderful.

[Kelly Ripa]

Can we talk about. Also one of the greatest benefits that.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Came out of it. She was a lifelong smoker.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

All right. We had an interesting encounter regarding. Let's talk about that. So can we talk about this?

[Kelly Ripa]

Absolutely.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So in. In the pre op conversation, it became evident that Kelly, not Kelly Rip, but Kelly Burkhardt, was an extremely heavy vapor. Vaping has nicotine. And nicotine is disastrous for healing of facelifts because it diminishes the blood supply and you need blood flow for skin to heal. And so I had a very difficult conversation and I. We had surgical date booked three days after this conversation. I'm like, we can't do it. I'm going to have an empty slot, but I'm not taking a risk. Wow. And you have to quit your smoking. She says, well, I've smoked since I was a teenager. I can't quit.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. She used to Smoke cigarettes.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Cigarettes first and then switched.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right, Right. So we felt like the vaping was the healthier choice.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Right. And it might be right. Not. Not highly recommended.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So I had to show her literature search and show her the proof in the plastic surgical literature that it really forbidden to do facelift on heavy smokers for six weeks. Kelly, you have got to stop this. And against all odds, what happened? Kelly, can I say that it is.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

A known fact that quitting smoking is harder than getting off heroin. Yeah.

[Kelly Ripa]

Drugs.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

It's very, very hard.

[Kelly Ripa]

And he said it to me and I'm like, I wanted this waddle taken.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Off for too long and I'm not gonna risk.

[Kelly Ripa]

I'm gonna get this done. Yeah. And I dropped that vape and I.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Have not gone back.

[Kelly Ripa]

Thank God. I'm so proud of you.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Incredible.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Three.

[Kelly Ripa]

It's for. It's four and a five months.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yeah. We did this in March. Was it we. Or in May?

[Kelly Ripa]

We.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

May 27th was the date we were.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Supposed to do it.

[Kelly Ripa]

And then you went before that. We went. July. Yep.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Today's six weeks. Today's my six weeks. Wow. You look so wonderful.

[Kelly Ripa]

This is like the time I wish. I wish we were an on camera podcast so that people could actually see the before and after.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

It's crazy. And then I have a question, because.

[Kelly Ripa]

When you were originally looking at her.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

When we did our first podcast, you were concerned because Kelly admittedly has put a lot of filler in her face and you were saying you might have to scrape that out or that's bad. How did that work out for you? So funny enough, during the surgery, I did not see that much in her face. So fortunately, the filler that she was getting is one that does dissolve on its own. There's different types of filler. And the challenge I encounter as recently as today in the operating room is filler that's 10 years old and all of it's still there.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, my gosh.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So then you have to milk it out. You kind of have to use your fingers and other instruments to remove it because it's obscuring the beautiful face. If you have this wad of filler, this collection of filler on each cheek, it's distorting the natural bone structure when you're doing a facelift. So I like to remove it.

[Kelly Ripa]

And how do. How do. You said the word milk. Milk it. How do you milk it out?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So let me use an analogy.

[Kelly Ripa]

I'm just curious.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Let's just imagine you have a sponge on the counter filled with water.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Instead of. You can't really squeeze the face and have it come out. You run your finger along the length of it and the water will squeeze out.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes. Like you're kind of massaging it out.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Massaging it out. That's right. And then it comes out like a jelly. It's a jelly. It's not. Not very appealing.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, God.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Kelly Ripa]

And then for pain for you.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Were you.

[Kelly Ripa]

Was there ever a moment?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No pain. I had no pain and I'm not.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Kelly Ripa]

Numb.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Which I thought was a blessing.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. That goes away.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

And I felt great.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I feel. I literally feel the best I've ever.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Felt in my whole entire lifetime. And I can't thank you enough. It was the best thing I've ever done. I think you're the greatest doctor.

[Kelly Ripa]

He's a gift.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Yeah, you are a gift.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Well, it's interesting to listen to you because what I've learned in this life of doing this is how much it means to people. Like, there are people who poo poo it and say, oh, you look great. Don't do it. Well, they don't understand the power that waking up in the morning and looking in the mirror and feeling that you look good has on one psyche and the.

[Kelly Ripa]

Or having your outsides match your insides.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Exactly.

[Kelly Ripa]

It's like if you feel good and you wake up and you look exhausted, it has a negative impact on your overall, you know. And again, I don't think it's for everybody. Like, I'm not trying to sell this to everybody, but if you are, like, questioning yourself because your insides feel a certain way and your outsides aren't matching how you feel on the inside, that's when I would say it's Time to see Dr. Rosenberg.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Time to look into it. Yep.

[Kelly Ripa]

We have a caller.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yeah, let's take our first caller.

[Kelly Ripa]

It's time to take our first.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Well, let's. We can go back and forth.

[Kelly Ripa]

We're going to go back and forth because we have so many questions. We have. We're on with Perry from Palm Beach. Hey, Perry, how are you? You're on with Dr. Rosenberg.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I'm great, thanks. Thank you both for taking my question.

[Kelly Ripa]

Of course.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

So really, my question is I see a trend among my friends, really, in their 40s and 50s, prioritizing spend on beauty and health, really, over material things, being excited about more jewelry or handbags. I'd love to hear from you both. Are you observing this shift as well? And really, how does this. How do you see the landscape? Shifting. Shifting for these top doctors as people, you know Prioritize, you know, beauty over, you know, material items.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Is this for me to answer?

[Kelly Ripa]

We can both answer it. I mean, I, so, so Perry, I'm in this unique position where I am like, I find myself in a position I didn't think I would be in. I'm about to turn 55 and I'm still working on camera. This is something I never thought would happen to me literally when I say this. I, I thought I would be off camera like 15 years ago. So I decided instead of investing in luxury goods and things that I, that I think would take, like, instead of investing in things that won't serve me, what serves me, my face is what serves me. I'm not a naturally. Like, I don't consider myself a vain person, but I work in an industry where I am constantly judged for how I look and people expect to see you the way they found you. And I started in this business young and people sort of. And I'm not blaming people. This is not a per. Like, I'm not blaming anyone. I'm just saying this is how I started to perceive myself. So for me, I would certainly rather invest in an instrument that serves me, which is my face other than like a handbag or a car or. That's how, that's how I prioritize it. If, if I wasn't on camera, I, I don't know, I, I don't, I don't have, like, I don't have that reference point for myself. Dr. Rosenberg, what do you think?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Well, Perry, I think your comment and question is very relevant to what I'm experiencing in the office. And it kind of ties in with the trend I'm seeing is patients are coming in younger and they have made the exact choice that you're suggesting right there. Desiring to have, let's call it a baby facelift at age 39 or 40, where they're starting to notice these changes and they're choosing to spend their savings on something that's going to give them joy every waking minute of their life and maybe pass up on those short lived joys that you get from a material item. And they say this to me and they're often with a significant other. And it's a decision that there's resources and how they're going to spend those resources. And more than ever, I'm hearing, I'm working out more, I'm getting maybe something like moxie to help their skin. And what's moxie? So moxie is a radio frequency kind of device that people use on their Well, I hear about it on the body and the skin on the body for skin spots, sunspots on the body. And it's a repeated treatment and it helps people. And then going for the surgery, and that's in lieu of maybe getting a handbag or many handbags or as you're saying, prioritizing those resources, just people. As you're seeing Kelly Burkhardt, there is so much reward. You come in and we spend this time together. Eight years later, it's still making you feel good. And that's very powerful. And I think that word is out and people are responding to it.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. And also I, you know, if, if a younger person. And again, it's like when I was 39, that's when I got my first Botox, you know, like it, like this world was not even something I could have conceived of. I, I wish I did, because I think that if you are a, a person in, you know, a business market, a front facing person, you know, a younger woman investing in her appearance this way gives her long term, I think, I mean, maybe I'm talking out of school, but I think it could boost their earning potential long term down the line. I don't know.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I agree.

[Kelly Ripa]

I'm just, I'm just saying I agree with you. I mean, I'm just, again, don't at me, don't come after me. I'm just, this is my opinion.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I can tell you this. I see a lot of business women coming in. I also see a lot of businessmen.

[Kelly Ripa]

Coming in and we never talk about the men.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Well, I did a very renowned architect recently who's in his early 70s. Listen, he's selling beauty, right? And his feeling was that his face was not communicating his brand. And afterwards it absolutely was. He looked appropriately corrected, but he felt that his face now was a representation of expertise and wisdom and not aging. And that return on the investment is undeniable. And it helps women too, of course, and the percentages are more women do this than men. But it was, let's say seven to 10 years ago, 98% women. Now it's 90% women.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah, I mean, I definitely see a shift. I also think, and Perry, I might be speaking out of turn, but I think people buy Birkins so other people can see their Birkins.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Like they're, you know, that's my opinion, is to be like, look at me.

[Kelly Ripa]

And it's like, there's no better way.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

To say look at me than your face. Like, everybody's seeing your face. You know, it's my Same theory of, like, why a vagina tightening surgery wouldn't be my first priority because nobody's seeing.

[Kelly Ripa]

It and Dr. Rosenberg doesn't do that kind of thing. It's your face. It's your face.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So, like, that I think is the best investment ever.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. Perry, are you like in a. Are you like on the fence? Are you thinking new bag versus some work?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

So, I mean, in my mind, I know Dr. Rosenberg and a lot of my friends have gone to him and he's considered sort of a God among my friends. Or I guess, what is that word? Like a proprietary, you know, like Kleenex to tissue. Like. So, I mean, I think, you know, my friends in New York and Florida are very familiar with him. But I do see this trend of people getting less excited about shopping and spending material things. So I just thought it was, you know, interesting to hear your take, which I agree because you're obviously in it, you know, you're front facing and you're, you know, known for your beauty and it makes sense. But yeah, I think he. I see this shift and I think that the landscape is for these top doctors, they're just gonna get busier and busier because I think people, you know, I think it is a real shift. I see it among my friends. So it's been. So. Yeah, I agree with everything that you said.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, thanks for calling, Perry. We really appreciate it.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Thank you, Perry.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Thanks for taking my question. Bye. Bye.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, we have to go to a commercial break now and then we're gonna take more calls when we come back. Is that right, Jan?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

We are.

[Kelly Ripa]

All right, stick around. More with Dr. Rosenberg.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

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[Kelly Ripa]

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[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Everything was better. You told me.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I'm like, yeah, okay.

[Kelly Ripa]

I hate to say it. We live in a society where people are nicer to youthful looking people. And I don't know what that is. It scares me because the clock is only going one way for all of us. But people are kinder to people who look younger. Do you hear that a lot, Dr. Roseberg?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I hear it a lot. You do feel after facelifts, but I hear a lot is they say they no longer feel invisible. They feel like they're noticed again and that they are treated better. They're treated better. That's.

[Kelly Ripa]

Wow. I don't Know what that says about us as a society. But I, it's, I, I, it has to be said. It really does have to be said. Yeah, yeah. Okay, let's see. Oh, listen, we got a Jersey girl on the phone. Okay, Dr. Rosenberg. Maybe a potential patient who knows she's right, she's right around the corner from us. Okay. This is Angela from New Jersey. Hi, Angela, you're on with Dr. Rosenberg.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Good afternoon. Thank you guys so much for taking my call. And of course you to the gentleman who answers the phone because he helped me cultivate my question.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, good. Oh, good. Were you confused? You had many. I know, I know a lot of people have a multitude of questions for Dr. Rosenberg.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Yes, absolutely. And so my question for the doctor is what advice would you offer for lay persons, people who are not very savvy in this area, looking for reputable surgeons in the tri state. And also just Kelly Ripa, you're adored and revered. Thank you.

[Kelly Ripa]

I love you, Angela.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Wow, Angela, that is a really good question. Many people who come to me, and I would say almost most are referred by their friends who know me through word of mouth or through having had surgery with me. Alternatively, they're referred by their doctors and that usually means a dermatologist and some savvy internists. Keep a list of plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons. So it's kind of ideal if you could have a friend or a doctor, a dermatologist who can recommend to you several people in your vicinity. If that's not an option, I think you can call a consultant. There are consultants who do this one is known as the beauty broker. And she has a very sizable list of surgeons in throughout the country actually, and the world. And she's going to learn your financial requirements for the intervention and geographic requirements and lead you. You can go on social media, you can go on Google and ChatGPT and get some leads. But then you really have to dig deep and see what is going on behind the scenes.

[Kelly Ripa]

Angela, I have a question. Do you have any friends that have had worked on that you like?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No, but all of us are in our early 40s and so there's that. Several are still in the motherhood, new motherhood phases or second and third children. So they're not quite there yet, but I do find it interesting, particularly around women of color trying to find a doctor. They feel safe within the space. I think it's a very interesting thing. There's a lot of discussion about going overseas for women of color. I'm sure, doctor, you've heard of this Turkey and all these other places. So I was just curious that such a reputable doctor, what your thoughts would be on that stateside and locally. So thank you, I think.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

You're so welcome. I think the reason to go overseas would be a financial reason. To go to a foreign land and have surgery is scary in terms of what if you have an issue at three weeks, even two weeks, you've departed, let's say on day 10. And now there's a healing concern that's, that's a little concerning. I think when you're pursuing surgery, largely it comes down to that individual surgeon. So there are good surgeons in Turkey. I am certain you'd have to really do good research on who that is. But if you're trying to find a particular operation at a cost effective manner, I would suggest that you look within the nation and look at some of the, what we call second tier cities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Midwest, where there's good surgeons and their fee structure might be less because the overhead of that practice is infinitely less.

[Kelly Ripa]

That's smart. That's really smart.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I would be more comfortable with if it was a family member or friend leading them somewhere within the states. So if there's a medical concern, they're closer.

[Kelly Ripa]

Do you have a dermatologist, Angela, here.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

In the tri state? I do not. That's definitely on my list of things, things. I've only been here a little over two years.

[Kelly Ripa]

Where are you from originally?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

So I'm originally from D.C. and LA parent in each long story. But so this isn't new to me. But I think in my circle, if anything it would be women thinking of mommy makeovers.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

If anything. And then a few people that I know of who've had their noses done, et cetera, but they were really concerned about, you know, being, as you guys stated earlier, overdone, maybe looking a little too pinched and things of that nature. So it's very, it's a very interesting topic.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Well, in terms of nose, you can look at the webpage and look at their surgeons before and after and listen, doctors are going to put their best work up. If you don't think that work is appealing to your aesthetic, that's not the right surgeon for you.

[Kelly Ripa]

You.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Right, Yep.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So do judge what they're putting up there because they are putting up what they consider beautiful.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. And also I, I like, I like your idea of like having. Because Angela just said that she's in her early 40s, her girlfriends are all in their early 40s and the fact that they're talking about it earlier. You know, this is, this is a, you know, but, but I do think, think that you have to really ask around and shop around. I wish there was like a national database where it ranked, you know, by state. Who the. I mean, maybe there is. I don't know.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

We talked about creating this.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

And maybe one day that's. That's non biased.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes. Right.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Non biased.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Certain.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Parameters.

[Kelly Ripa]

That's right. Yeah. Those other lists are always kind of shady. I'm just talking about like an actual fact based list of top doctors in each state based on what they do. Angela, I hope, I mean, I wish you all the luck in the world and success and. Do you have kids?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No, I personally do not. I'm the auntie of the bunch.

[Kelly Ripa]

Well, just knowing that, know that, you know, know that you look better than everyone else. Okay. So you've got that going for you. I adore you.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I adore you.

[Kelly Ripa]

Thanks so much for calling, Angela. We really appreciate it. Okay, take care. All right, we've got Stacy in Ohio. Stacy, hi. You're on with Dr. Rosenberg.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Hi, Stacey. So I'm 55 and a friend of mine went to Dr. Rosenberg about seven years ago and she looks fabulous. I'm from a small town in Ohio, so I don't have a lot of friends who have, you know, experienced a facelift. She's one of my few friends that I see her in Florida that has done this. So all kind of a. She's really the only person that I have any kind of opinion to go on as far as her experience. And it was all positive. And I've been following him on Instagram and just seeing what wonderful results you have. I guess my two questions really three, but they're all kind of self related. One, how would being from out of state, how would that recovery process or what would that involve staying in New York? And then secondly, you know, my faith is just starting to really kind of bother me. The wrinkles on the side of my face and my neck. But when's too soon that you, you know, only want to have to do this once? Probably. So, you know, should I wait a little longer and get results to last longer into my 70s or how long does the results usually still look pretty fresh?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Okay.

[Kelly Ripa]

Multilayered.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Okay. So great, great questions. Questions that I'm asked, I would think on a daily basis. So it's good for the audience to hear these.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yes.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

In my practice, half the patients fly in from out of town and for instance today was from Saudi Arabia. Wow. So we have to have a system that pretty much guarantees that the recovery will fit their lives and be accurate to what we promise. So if it's a facelift, let's say, and a facelift can include eyebrow lift or blepharoplasty, which is eyelid surgery, the recovery would be as follows. Surgery is done in our private clinic. When the person wakes up, there's a private duty nurse waiting for them. There's a wrap on their cheeks for one night. There are no drains used, ever. Within an hour and a half, that patient is in their hotel room, which we've arranged, and they will be luxuriated for two to three days with nursing services. If they need medication for pain, they will have as much as they want. Let's for instance, say surgery is on a Monday or let's say, Tuesday, since you're flying in from out of town, we can do a virtual consultation before the surgery. So you do not need to make a flight just for the consultation. We meet on Monday, the day before surgery. If there's any adjustments, they can be made to the plan on that Monday surgery is Tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon, you're at the hotel on Thursday, which is two days after surgery. Your hair is washed and you're showered. You're coming back to feeling quite good. And by that Saturday or Sunday, I would expect you're out walking around Central Park. If you have a girlfriend or a guy friend who knows you did the surgery by day six, you should be out for a lovely lunch, a dinner by day six or seven, and I would think you're flying home day nine or ten. And that doesn't mean you're fully recovered, but you are able to do light work, certainly from home. And if you're not uber private, you can be at work in the Office on day 10. By day 21, three weeks, you look absolutely fantastic. And I tell patients the only thing they're not recovered well enough for is their own or their kid's wedding.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

It's the 21 day mark that really is superb. So we really are able to condense this recovery and have just about everyone on their flight home by day 10.

[Kelly Ripa]

And if Stacy is considering doing, say, Stacey, you said you wanted a face and neck. Is that what I. I'm sorry, yeah.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Yes, I'm pretty sure.

[Kelly Ripa]

So if Stacy is thinking about doing, you know, full face, neck. Right. How long can she relatively expect that to last?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Great question. So the. The durability, hopefully we all keep aging. Right, means we're alive. Yes. Correct. So we set this clock back in the operating room, I would think 12 years. And for a person in their 40s, that's on the young side of doing this, but it's well within the norm. We can get them to mid-40s, we can get them close to 60, 14, 15 years. As someone comes in at a later age, the quality of the material we're working on, the skin is diminished. Skin and muscle, it gets thinner. The durability would probably go down to 10 years. If you do it in that 53, 55 range. And then we see people who do it in their 70s, they're going to get seven, eight years out of it. Now, it doesn't mean you go right back to where you were on year 10 or something. You slowly get a little bit looser. I believe people. I saw a woman today, I did her 14 years ago. She looks better than her pre op, but she does look a little older and her neck's looser than when it was at year one. Right. So she'll get what we call a tuck up. It's actually less surgery than the primer.

[Kelly Ripa]

Write down tuck up. Write it right down.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Tuck up's like a little touch up for you. Like a little. It's less. Less than the initial operation.

[Kelly Ripa]

Got it.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Tuck up.

[Kelly Ripa]

You know what, Stacy? You're educating us all today. You're asking a lot.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

55 is definitely the time to do it.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Yes. That's this.

[Kelly Ripa]

You would say do it.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I think sooner rather than the thing about your own personal case is really, how much does it bother you? And if you're feeling down about it, if you're constantly thinking about it and you wake up and you look in the mirror and it makes you miserable, I would say do it now. Don't look at the age and just be happy. Because it really, as you see with Kelly Burkhardt here, it makes people happy. So I kind of assess how much is it affecting their mood and their, their sense of self and kind of gauge that because honestly, we don't know what we're, where we're going to be and if we're going to be in the future. So, like, there's a degree of if it really bother you, fix it.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. Stacy, when, when you look in the mirror, I always ask, this is my big question. Like, does. Do. Does how you feel on the inside match what you're seeing in the mirror?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Right. You know, it's, it's, it's, it's. This is why it's weird a little bit. It's been. I haven't Jumped the gun yet. It's because when I look at myself straight on, I'm like, okay, you don't look so bad. And then I see myself from a side angle, and I'm like, oh, boy.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I have a question for you, because.

[Kelly Ripa]

You'Ve brought up drains a couple of times, and I know you don't use that, but why? What's going on?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Why are some doctors using them and you're not? Like, why aren't these equally. That's a great question. Oh, good. So. Well, I want my patients experience in the recovery process to be easier than they anticipated. I want them to leave the experience say, oh, my God, if I knew it was that easy, I would have done it three years ago.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

And not worried so much.

[Kelly Ripa]

That's right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

And so one of the things that really is unpleasant for patients is having drains in place. Now, if you have a breast reduction and it's a big operation, drains take out fluid. And if there's fluid accumulation, because you've had a lot of breastwork, it's necessary. In a facelift, there's two main techniques used. There's the deep plane facelift, which is what I do, which is deep to the facial musculature, and it slides back that layer and muscles are hardy, and that correction is hardy. But that muscle is also deep. It's under the skin. So the tension is below the skin. You don't see that tight look. That operation does not require a drain because the anatomy under that muscle does not have a lot of blood vessels. Right now, the SMAS facelift S M a s, which is the other type of facelift being done and which is what Kris Jenner had, is a very significant elevation of the skin itself. The skin is lifted all the way from the ear. I'm being anatomic.

[Kelly Ripa]

Right.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

To almost the nose. And that's a. That skin bleeds. So when that operation's done, a surgeon puts a drain in because there's going to be bleeding under the skin. But a deep plane lift does not have that.

[Kelly Ripa]

I see.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So it's one way of knowing if your surgeon's putting a drain in and they're telling you they're doing a deep plane facelift.

[Kelly Ripa]

That's a way.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Well, it's definitely suspicious.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

It's not an absolute, but it's definitely like, well, I don't understand, because why do these other deep plane searches not.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, everybody sitting at this table. Okay. And Stacy, by the way, thank you so much for your phone call, and I hope we answered your question.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

You did. How far different? More if you don't care. How long does it take to get a virtual consultation and to get in for surgery?

[Kelly Ripa]

Dr. Rosenberg, how long will it take? Stacy from Ohio?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I try to keep it within three months for the consult surgeries and I don't want to book up a year. It's not. It's not satisfying. So I keep it in the three month range. Three to four months.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Okay, great. Thank you.

[Kelly Ripa]

Thanks, Stacy. Thanks for calling. Guys, sitting at this table, how much do you want to book a facelift right now? Like, right? How much do you as you.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

I think we just booked one for him. Stacy's calling your office right now.

[Kelly Ripa]

As you were telling Stacy about the process of like, and then there's a hotel and you're dedicated nurse. And I was like, oh, my gosh, that sounds amazing. Yes, I will. I'll be right there after this podcast.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

All right, we'll open the ORs. Just don't eat. Don't eat between now and then.

[Kelly Ripa]

I'm fine. I won't, I won't. Fortunately for you, I work in a morning show. I haven't eaten all day. All right, we have to take a commercial break. We're going to Talk more with Dr. Rosenberg when we return. Okay, quick gut check. Literally, if you're dealing with tummy trouble and bloating, this is for you. We're told to go plant powered and stick with what's backed by science, not hype. Atranteal is both. Atrantial is a supplement developed by gastroenterologists to actively prevent bloating. Where it begins with a patented blend of polyphenols. It's the only product with Quebracho Colorado, a proven polyphenol that relieves bloating. Together, they help stop the gas producing bacteria in your gut. 88% of patients found relief in clinical trials. That's serious proof. If your gut's not happy, you're not happy. Head over to atranteal.com and that's Atrantil spelled A T R A N T I L. Use code off camera for 15% off your first order. With free shipping and a money back guarantee, you can trust your gut. Atranteal. Real relief backed by research. If you know anything about me, it's that I love to do laundry. It just gives me such satisfaction. But did you also know that skincare can start in the laundry room? The first step of a sensitive skincare routine is choosing the right laundry detergent. Allfree Clear is the number one detergent brand recommended by dermatologists for sensitive skin. Allfree Clear is 100% free of dyes and fragrance allergens. It provides an effective clean that's gentle on the skin while removing impurities like dirt and body oil that can irritate your skin. It's made with eight carefully selected ingredients to fight stains and be gentle on skin. How great is that? Allfreeclear has been a game changer for me. It leaves my clothes feeling fresh and my skin feeling happy. I especially love that it doesn't give my laundry a strong artificial odor like some other brands. You know what I mean? For an effective skin friendly clean wash with All Free Clear, summer break should be fun, but it also means setbacks for kids from losing reading skills to facing mental health struggles. That's why Macy's is partnering with Reading is Fundamental and the national alliance on Mental Illness in their work to keep kids reading over the summer and to help young adults find the mental health resources they need now. Through September 14, Macy's shoppers can donate to these incredible organizations at checkout, in store or online. Visit macy's.compurpose to learn more. We are back with Dr. David Rosenberg. The phone lines are off the chain and the insane questions that we're discussing here at the table. I wish that we didn't have commercial breaks today, Jan. So should we take another call right now? Yeah, let's do it. All right, let's go to Lori in Wisconsin. Hi, Lori. You're on with Dr. David Rosenberg.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Hi. So I am in my mid-60s, and I don't look it. I have great skin. No lines, wrinkles on my face. But I am very happy with my neck. And I'm wondering what that process would involve. A neck lift. And is there something, you know, less invasive that could be done? I feel like my neck is what ages me when you look at me. It's just sort of like rope neck, if you. I'm sure you're familiar with that term. I just feel like if, you know, if that were smoothed out, that I would feel more like myself.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So did I hear correctly? You're. You said you're in your 50s, or did I hear 60s?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No, I'm 65.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

65.

[Kelly Ripa]

Okay, 65. And you have, like, no lines on your face.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No, I don't. I don't know if I would, you know, if I'm just doing everything right or if I was just born into a fabulous genetic gene pool. My mother.

[Kelly Ripa]

You're lucky. Let me tell you. My mom is 84 and she has never had Botox. She's had no plastic surgery and she doesn't have a line on her face. I think some people are just born lucky.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Yeah. And my mom is in her mid-90s and I mean, definitely, you know, she looks like an elderly woman, but she. And she was a sun worshiper too. I am not. I have not been for years. I really protect my skin. I use good girls skin care. I have a great diet, but I don't know, I don't have lines and wrinkles on my face. It's just, it's my neck that makes me so uncomfortable. I will say there's just maybe a little bit of laxity like that I notice around my mouth, but it doesn't bother me as much as the whole neck thing does.

[Kelly Ripa]

Dr. R, what do you say to Laurie? What are her options?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Lauren, what you're complaining about is the number one complaint I see it is the loose neck that brings patients into my office. When I see individuals like you come in and say, I just want my neck fixed, I'm scared of doing more. I put a mirror in their hand and I show them what that correction of the neck will look like. And they're all thrilled. But I then point out that there's a little bit of jawline looseness above that neck that has to be corrected at the same time. And the reason is that jawline correction helps the loose neck. They're connected. So when a person comes in over the age of, let's say 45, if I do just a neck lift, they're going to be unhappy a year later because there's recurrence that's too significant to be satisfying. So by doing a tiny bit more of surgery, which we'll call a lower facelift or jawline neck lift, you're getting a home run. So I would think of this, as I was describing a few minutes ago, as after 10 days, you're really good. After three weeks, outstanding. And then you'll never have to think about it again in your life.

[Kelly Ripa]

So, Lori, are you surgery averse? Are you really looking to avoid surgery?

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No, I'm not surgery averse. I just paranoid of finding the right person to do it. I don't really know how to go about that. Again, I'm in Wisconsin. I'm very close to Chicago. Obviously. I don't know if. I don't know. I don't know how to create a.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Referral service for the Midwest. There's great people in Chicago, in Salt Lake, in Denver. There are, there are very talented surgeons. I know because I've Trained them through my fellowship. So there's a bunch of people do a little research on who's come through our office.

[Kelly Ripa]

Oh, is that. Is that listed like in your. Oh, gosh. You know, what you. What you should do, Laurie, is I don't know if you heard what Dr. Rosenberg said to our pre. Two callers ago. I think it was Stacy, about. You can ask a dermatologist. If you have a dermatologist, ask for their referrals and see if they can put you in contact with someone. You know, ask a doctor that you trust.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Okay, so just one last question. So from what I've described, and I know it's hard without seeing me, but Dr. Rosenberg would. You're not necessarily thinking I would need an entire facelift, just a lesser procedure to bring up the neck?

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

That's correct. Because, listen, what is our job as surgeons? My job is to make you feel really, really pretty and make you love your face. So if you point out to me what's bothering you, my job is to correct that problem in a way that's going to look beautiful, but also last a long time so we can find that happy place. That's nothing more than that lower facelift, which will give you exactly what you're asking for.

[Kelly Ripa]

That's one of Dr. Rosenberg's patients pulling up in an ambulance to our house. Just kidding. Kidding. Sorry about that. That was an alarm. There a siren outside, Laurie. Sorry. Only we can hear it. Go ahead, ask your question.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Right. No, I was just. I was just wondering what you would speculate the durability of that kind of procedure would be for somebody my age.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

A decade.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

I'm sorry.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Ten years.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Decade. Okay. Okay. Well, yeah, that and probably longer if.

[Kelly Ripa]

You never turn your head again.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

And you sleep on your back.

[Kelly Ripa]

You sleep only on your back and you never cough or sneeze again.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Work on. I could definitely do the sleeping on the back thing.

[Kelly Ripa]

Good.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Not so sure. I suppose I could just turn in the circle and not use my face.

[Kelly Ripa]

Yeah. I mean, who needs to turn their neck if people really want to talk to you, Lori, I say. Here's what I say. Come stand in front of me, and then you can talk to me. No unnecessary conversations happening to my side or behind me. Just come around to the front.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Absolutely. Sounds good. I will come to New York and stand in front of you.

[Kelly Ripa]

Perfect.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

You're funny.

[Kelly Ripa]

Thanks, Laurie. Thanks so much for the call.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

Yep. Thank you. Have a great day. Good luck.

[Kelly Ripa]

That, I mean, I really like Lori.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Laurie's good. I was thinking that I didn't realize how hard it is in New York. We're so surprised by how everyone knows somebody who's had it done. They know who to ask. That's not the case everywhere. It's a really interesting phenomenon.

[Kelly Ripa]

Here's my thought for you. And I really do think you should put together a referral directory for people who cannot. Because not everybody is fortunate, love. Fortunate enough to live here and have access to you. And there's a whole big world out there of people that really don't know where to go and who to turn to. And you should definitely, definitely put that, you know, next time we talk to Dr. David Rosenberg, he is going to have that list for us callers. Thank you all so much. Dr. Rosenberg, thanks for being here today. Kelly Burkhardt, you look phenomenal. Thanks so much for being here. Thank you and thanks to all of you callers. You guys brought it. Talk to you all off camera next week. Bye. Bye. Let's talk off camera with Kelly Ripa is a production of Malojo Productions. From Malojo, our team is Kelly Ripa, Marc Consuelos, Albert Bianchini, Jan Chile, Seth Bronquist, Roz Therian, Devin Schneider, Michael Halperin, Julia Desch and Team Radio Inc. Andy Lisa Mantineo, Scott Marlowe, Jake Getz.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

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[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

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[Dr. David Rosenberg]

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[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

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[Dr. David Rosenberg]

Anyway, that's all. Enjoy the rest of your food.

[Caller/Guest (e.g., Kelly Burkhardt or various callers)]

No worries.

[Dr. David Rosenberg]

So are you just gonna watch me eat? Oh, sorry.

[Kelly Ripa]

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[Dr. David Rosenberg]

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