CBS 4- Plastic Surgery and MTV News
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
- The iSurgeon application lets you “Heidi yourself” by giving you a simulation of what you might look like after getting work done.Have you ever wondered how you would look with a smaller nose, a bigger chin, or breast implants? There’s an app for that. A South Florida plastic surgeon created an aphony app that has become an international success.
Bal Harbor plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer’s face is now front and center on more than half a million iPhones around the world.
Using comical sound effects of screaming, grinding and sawing, Dr. Salzhauer’s iSurgeon app allows anyone to see how they could look after plastic surgery.
From bigger chins, and smaller noses, to bigger behinds, Dr. Salzhauer says this app gives a fairly good idea of a surgically improved you.
“They could do this in the privacy of their home, and if they were ready to take the next step, they could e-mail it to a plastic surgeon or make an appointment and have a realistic discussion about what’s possible and what isn’t,” he told CBS4′s Natalia Zea.
MTV is now using the iSurgeon app on its website allowing you to “Heidi yourself,”referring to reality star Heidi Montag, who admits she had 10 plastic surgeries in just one day.
Dr. Salzhauer is not advocating that, but he does believe plastic surgery is valuable.
“As long as its done within reason, it’s done safely by a board certified plastic surgeon and the patient is mature and can understand the risks and benefits, there’s nothing wrong with it, he said. “It’s no different than getting braces to straighten your teeth or changing the color of your hair.”
Dr. Salzhauer says in the end this app is for fun, meant to help you satisfy your curiosity about how you’d look with that illusive perfect body and face –or not.
To get the iSurgeon app, you go to the App store through your iPhone, and search and download “iSurgeon”.
To “Heidi Yourself” using the iSurgeon technology, click here: http://www.balharboursurgery.com/digitalimaging.php
