MOLI VIEW™

I arrived at JUVA, a "MediSpa" in the heart of New York's shopping district right off Madison Avenue near the giant Sony store, and the vibe was exactly halfway between a doctor's office and a swank salon. I had to fill out forms asking me for my insurance information, which made me laugh out loud. I mean, I was here to subject myself to semi-medical procedures for pure VANITY — not generally something covered by health insurance in the United States. Maybe not even something covered by health insurance in someplace where beauty is supreme and governments are super liberal, like France.

Since I'm not traveling much this month, I've swapped exotic places for blogging about pop culture, fashion, and design. This blog is more about my personal designs on understanding a foreign language that my friend Karen Loftus, an LA-based writer, who covers the Hollywood beauty beat, speaks. Fraxel. Thermage. Radiesse. These are the new designer brands. But these labels aren't for clothes; rather they refer to non-invasive treatments performed by licensed doctors (or at least under the supervision of one) that, together, help the rich and famous dip into the elusive "fountain of youth."

I had heard tell that some of these new treatments were so effective, they might one day make surgeries like liposuction (having the fat suctioned or vacuumed out of your jiggly bits) or face lifts (having the skin on your face lifted or pulled back) obsolete. And, I was told, these new schools of designer treatments don't even hurt that much!

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