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About Face.


At last, a doctor who makes house calls.

Dr. Alexander Gorup, a Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities.  plastic surgeon plastic surgeon A surgeon specialized in reconstruction or cosmetic enhancement of various body regions, most commonly the face–nose, chin, and cheeks, breasts and buttocks; PSs remove fat deposits through liposuction; PSs reduce scarring or disfigurement , will be more than happy to show up at your home to give you botox or collagen injections to perk up perk 1  
v. perked, perk·ing, perks

v.intr.
1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk.

2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner.
 that tired, wrinkled face.

For the patient with little patience, there's no snarled snarl 1  
v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls

v.intr.
1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.

2. To speak angrily or threateningly.

v.tr.
 traffic to contend with, no parking problems and no valuable time wasted in the waiting room.

Gorup started his service, called MD Face Call, in January.

"I had been doing this for a few patients. Based on the response from them, I considered offering it to any established office patient," the physician said.

The price for a botox house call: $400. Collagen injections: $300 each.
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Feb 26, 2001
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