Resources

LATISSE® solution, a prescription treatment for hypotrichosis used to grow eyelashes, making them longer, thicker and darker. Eyelash hypotrichosis is another name for having inadequate or not enough eyelashes.
www.latisse.com

BOTOX® Cosmetic, a prescription medicine, is a purified protein that temporarily improves the look of moderate-to-severe frown lines between the brows in adults younger than 65 years of age.
www.botoxcosmetic.com

Natrelle® silicone gel-filled and saline-filled breast implants.
www.natrelle.com

Information regarding breast implants is available from the FDA. Most of the implants used in our office are from the Mentor corporation.
www.mentorcorp.com
www.fda.gov/oca/breastimplants/bitac.html

JUVÉDERM®, a smooth consistency gel made of hyaluronic acid—a naturally occurring substance in your skin that helps to add volume and hydration.
www.juvederm.com

Dr. Altman has added the Nlite laser to the list of available office procedures. This is the first FDA approved laser in the U.S. for the non-ablative treatment of wrinkles.
www.wrinklereduction.com

American Society of Plastic Surgery: Good resource for information about plastic surgery and procedures. Excellent link to the latest information on the specialty of plastic surgery.
www.plasticsurgery.org

The most popular skin care products used in our office are the Obagi line. An important aspect of the treatment involves follow up with the office so that we may tailor the treatment to your specific requirements.
www.obagi.com

California Board of Medical Quality Assurance: known as BMQA, this is the organization in California that keeps track of the physicians malpractice or complaint history.
www.medbd.ca.gov/

Mutual Protection Trust, Cooperative of American Physicians.
Dr. Altman&'s insurance company.
www.cap-mpt.com

During 1999 and 2000 Dr. Altman was featured along with several other patients and their doctors several times. In Dr. Altman's portion of this educational production he performed cosmetic breast surgery. The feature was entitled: "Cosmetic Surgery, Pursuit of Perfection." Copies of this tape are the property of the Discovery Channel TM, and may be viewed at www.youtube.com.