History

Nefertiti and the Legacyof Beauty Standards By Dr. Andrés Pérez Nieto. Modern beauty standards are deeply rooted in ancient civilizations, with the bust of Nefertiti standing as one of the most iconic examples of this legacy. Nefertiti, the renowned Egyptian queen and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, ruled over 3,000 years ago and remains a symbol […]

Why Is It Called Plastic Surgery? By Dr. Andrés Pérez Nieto A humorous anecdote I often recall is when a patient once asked me, “Dr. Pérez, for my plastic surgery, do you provide the plastic, or should I?” While this question is amusing, the term “plastic surgery” has nothing to do with the synthetic material