Robert Kotler, M.D.
Dr. Kotler Bio
Television viewers worldwide first saw the genial, good natured Robert Kotler, MD on the E/Entertainment TV show, Dr. 90210 as he deftly painted a chemical peel solution onto the wrinkled facial skin of a 60-something-year-old woman who was a high profile Beverly Hills personality, and soon to be married.
Then – with compression of the two-week recovery period —viewers saw the smooth facial skin resulting from the once-in-a-lifetime, low tech (but time honored!) acid peel. For half a century, the so-called “nonsurgical face lift” has been regarded as the gold standard for wrinkle removal and complete skin rejuvenation.
Behind Dr. Kotler’s amiable exterior lies the serious, deep scholarship inherent in a remarkable and successful 40-year career. Starting his professional life as a US Army Major and faculty member at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Dr. Kotler has always been a popular teacher and lecturer. He is credited with 63 medical papers and presentations, and is currently a volunteer instructor at both UCLA and USC Medical Schools in Los Angeles.
He has penned two consumer-oriented books:
- Secrets of a Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgeon
- The Essential Cosmetic Surgery Companion
Dr. Kotler is well-known in medical circles for his landmark medical textbook, Chemical Rejuvenation of the Face, used worldwide. He is additionally a member of the American Medical Writer’s Association.
Always an advocate for patient education, Dr. Kotler is the cosmetic surgery blogger at WebMD, in addition to blogging here as “Dr. Face.”
Dr. Kotler, the arch typical modern super-specialist, pursued additional – yet optional – education and training even after becoming board certified in head and neck surgery. Consequently, he holds a diploma from the National Board of Medical Examiners and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Contributing to the medical profession has been another important ingredient in Dr. Kotler’s sense of service. He has been a consultant to:
- The California Medical Board
- The City and County of Los Angeles
As the founder of the Cosmetic Surgery Specialist Medical Group of Beverly Hills, Dr. Kotler is regarded as a Master Surgeon, the highest accolade that one receives from his surgical brethren.
In his 40 years as a surgeon, Dr. Kotler has performed over 10,000 facial procedures, including 4,000 rhinoplasties as well as septoplasty and other nasal procedures. Other popular procedures have included face lifts, neck lifts, upper and lower eyelid surgery, chin augmentation and otoplasty, the surgical correction of protruding ears.
His practice is additionally one of the country’s leading providers of:
- Botox Cosmetic
- Juvéderm
- Restylane
- Other facial fillers
Dr. Linder Bio
Stuart Linder, M.D.
As a child, Stuart Linder never dreamed that he would revisit — as a physician in training – the very same room in which he was born at the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) Medical Center.
Yet, Twentyfive years after leaving his birthplace, the then adult Stuart Linder returned to study in the very same room as a fourth year medical student and soon-to-be M.D. degree holder.
You may recognize Dr. Linder’s name as one of the premier plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills, the global Mecca of plastic surgery.
Dr. Linder is seen on television on a regular basis on:
- Discovery Health
- BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
- The View
- Entertainment Tonight
- Extra
- The E Channel, among others.
His most recent media assignment is being named a host on Pink Channel XM Radio where he leads discussions on plastic reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and women’s body sculpting
Additionally, Dr. Linder – who specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery procedures of the body – has been quoted as an expert spokesman on rejuvenation surgery in dozens of leading newspapers and magazines. Moreover, he has written articles about cosmetic plastic surgery for peer-reviewed professional journals read by other physicians
His academic record includes being named F.A.C.S. (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) and scoring 100% on his most recent board certification exam — while the national average score for board certified plastic surgeons is 85%.
The author of The Beverly Hills Shape: The Truth about Plastic Surgery, a book for lay readers, Dr. Linder maintains a busy practice where he has performed breast augmentation and other enhancements on hundreds of cover girl models including some Playboy centerfold models.
Consequently, he is a world-renowned body sculptor and has placed over 14,000 breast implants.
He is also a leading breast revision surgeon, correcting the breasts of women from all over the world who have had unsatisfactory, botched or unsymmetrical augmentation in less capable hands elsewhere.
Dr. Linder’s other frequently performed procedures include tummy tuck (technically known as abdominoplasty) and other breast operations like breast lift and breast reduction
He also performs:
- Liposuction
- Gynecomastia surgery, the male breast reduction procedure
- Body sculpting (For patients who have lost massive amounts of weight and are left with sheets of loose, hanging skin all over their bodies. )
Dr. Linder and his wife generously donate to many charities and are parents of children, aged six and eight. The Linders spend their free time traveling the world, deep sea fishing, and enjoying Las Vegas shopping, dining and shows while eschewing the gaming tables altogether.
Starting in January, 2009, Dr. Linder will be seeing patients in Las Vegas, Nevada, for consultations on body sculpting, breast augmentations, breast lifts plus breast revisions.
