Quotes about beauty often describe how it emanates from within. So true! A joyous attitude, an enthusiasm for others and life’s experiences creates an unmistakable aura of attractiveness, perhaps even beauty. But in this era, where people live and remain healthier longer, why not do what we can to look our best? It will please us to look in the mirror, and it may even cause others to look at us differently.

Let’s face it. If you had an opportunity to improve something about your face or body simply by waving a magic wand, wouldn’t you jump at the chance? Although I can’t promise that you will be able to solve your most pressing beauty concerns with the ease of a finger snap or in the blink of an eye, I can promise that within the pages of this book, a whole world of the newest and least invasive aesthetic solutions will be at your fingertips.

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought: If only I could fix my brown skin spots, my thinning hair, my flabby thighs, my waddle neck, my gapped tooth smile, etc. Don’t
despair. The technology is probably already out there to fix that thing that particularly bothers you when you look in the mirror. Today we have so many non-surgical options available to us to help stop the clock, turn back its hands or simply improve on the gifts Mother Nature has bestowed. And they might be simpler and more cost effective than you ever dreamed possible.

The goal of Tick Tock, Stop the Clock is to detail a wide array of aesthetic options. But for me to accomplish this goal alone, I would have needed the training, experience and expertise of many diverse disciplines – so many that I would still be going to graduate school well into my nineties! Instead, I enlisted the help of eleven highly esteemed experts – those who have earned outstanding levels of respect from their colleagues, with wide-range recognition within their chosen professions. Each has written one chapter of this book, sharing their particular area of expertise. Now you have the opportunity to learn from some of the best-of-the-best, rather than through sound bites and hype blending fact with fiction. A glance through the chapter headings will provide you with a quick overview of the topics awaiting you within these pages.

Tick Tock, Stop the Clock is my second book about aesthetics, a comprehensive term that includes all surgical and non-surgical options for facial and body rejuvenation and embellishment. As a person who normally values accomplishments and relationships beyond surface appearances, this was indeed an unexpected theme for me to continue to pursue. Yet there is no doubt in my mind that looking good adds to our feelings of well-being.

Each time I did a book presentation on Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery, someone in the audience invariably asked: “Could you talk to us about some of those non-surgical cosmetic procedures?” I didn’t feel equipped, but recognized a need for an authoritative guide to respond to such queries. Their questions inspired the genesis of Tick Tock, Stop the Clock, a book I compiled with contributing chapters from some of the best-of-the-best, eleven professionals highly respected within their individual areas of expertise. It serves to answer that all important question:

What are some of those non-surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic enhancements that can give people feelings of renewal within the space of their heads?

Tick Tock, Stop the Clock is my response to requests for accurate information about many
of these less invasive paths to beauty.


I have worked behind the scenes as the producer and director of this newest book – structuring its overall content, keeping the dialogue non-technical yet informative, suggesting appropriate visual effects, maintaining style consistency, serving as coach, cheerleader and at times, whip cracking, taskmaster! I wrote a two-page introduction for each of these highly credentialed contributors, for I want you, the reader, to feel confident that you are receiving honest, accurate information from some of the best-of-the-best. I am so proud of each and every one of these professionals for what they have contributed to the whole of Tick Tock, Stop the Clock.

Lucky you! You now have the benefit of learning from eleven ethical, highly skilled practitioners. I feel confident that you will find a solution to many of your specific aesthetic concerns within the pages of this book.