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Dr Amiya Prasad: This Labor Day, “Don’t Let Your Guard Down”
Eminent Park Avenue Facial Aesthetic Surgeon Dr. Amiya Prasad Warns:
Don’t Let Your Guard Down
Author of Forthcoming Facial Beauty Guide Says
“Protect Your Skin … Even at the End of Summer!”
Park Avenue – Manhattan – August 25, 2010: Labor Day Weekend, the last big summer bash before heading back to school or the work-day grind, is known as the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of cooler weather. For millions, it represents their last chance to work on their tan, to catch a few rays, and to frolic in the summer sun.
This late in the summer season, many sun-worshippers will set aside caution, refusing to protect their skin from the ill effects of harsh and harmful UV rays. More important than caution – “just this once” – they’re looking for that one last shot at the coveted “sun-touched glow.” However, Park Avenue’s renowned cosmetic facial aesthetic surgery expert, Dr. Amiya Prasad, M.D., F.A.C.S., advises late-summer sun-bathers to resist the temptation of exposing delicate skin to UV rays, especially in the facial area.
“It may seem like fall is right around the corner, but the Labor Day sun is still a “summer sun,” with all the potential to create skin damage that can leave you looking older than your years,” Dr. Prasad explained. “Without protection from UV rays, your ‘sun-touched glow’ is going to cost your skin – and the price includes wrinkles, dry skin and premature age spots. Perhaps they won’t be visible this year – or next – but the damage is real, and it doesn’t automatically reverse itself.”
Dr. Prasad recommends using layered protection that includes moisturizers and high SPF sunscreens, as well as cover ups such as hats and UV-rated sun glasses. Sitting under shaded areas such as umbrellas or awnings – as part of minimizing exposure times – will help to eliminate or at least reduce the harsh effects of over-exposure to the summer sun.
“Combine several elements that – together – will greatly minimize the UV exposure to your skin,” he recommends.
“This is especially important for individuals who have had surgical, as well as non-surgical cosmetic facial treatments to reduce their apparent age, should take extra caution in the sun,” Dr. Prasad cautioned. “Procedures such as micro-dermabrasion, photo-facials, chemical peels, laser skin resurfacing, botox and facial fillers all dramatically enhance the skin’s sensitivity to ultraviolet rays. Over-exposure to UV rays diminishes the benefits of these procedures and advance by years the time before you’ll require follow-up treatments,” Dr. Prasad explained.
“In addition to the risk of developing melanoma, there are other negative side effects from elevated exposure especially to the face,” Prasad said. “Many of the surgical procedures I perform on the eyes and face are necessary just to correct sun-damaged areas – damage that has escalated the patient’s natural aging process.”
Whether you are staying in the New York area or traveling out of state, Prasad recommends that you check the Ultraviolet (UV) index for your destination and prepare accordingly.
“The UV index is based upon three factors; cloud coverage, upper-level ozone, and sun angle – with the summer months being the most intense,” according to Meteorologist Ted Pretty. The Las Vegas based KVVU Fox-5 weatherman explained that, “While southern the destination spots have higher UV indexes, New Yorkers will still face a UV index of 5-7 even as late in the summer as Labor Day. However, if they travel south for the holiday, they may find themselves burning quickly in Vegas’ 10-plus UV index.”
Specific activity may also have an impact on the amount of UV rays penetrating one’s skin and face. Dr. Prasad, author of the soon to be released beauty guide, “The Fine Art of Looking Younger,” alerts outdoor types not to disregard the “reflection” factor of the sun’s rays. “Many people do not realize that reflected sunlight also contains harmful UV rays – one reason why people burn so easily after a day at the beach,” Dr. Prasad explained.
Professional meteorologists who study the impact of the sun on the earth’s surface understand this situation. “Each surface has its own reflection rate,” KVVU’s Ted Pretty pointed out. “Grass has one of the lowest. Sand and concrete can reflect up to 25% of the sun’s incoming rays, while water has the highest reflection rate. In some conditions, water can reflect up to 100% of the sun’s most harmful UV rays. Travelers must keep in mind that while for many, Labor Day represents the end of the summer – and it might be cooling off a bit where they live – the sun’s rays remain intense through Labor Day weekend, and beyond. Officially, summer doesn’t end until late September.”
For a daily forecast of the UV index, Dr. Prasad recommends visiting the EPA website http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html), upload the EPA’s handy smartphone SunWise app or one of numerous UV index applications available for mobile devices.
For more information about Dr. Prasad, his facial cosmetic aesthetic surgery practice or his forthcoming beauty guide, “The Fine Art of Looking Younger,” or to arrange an interview, please contact Mary Vail at maryv@beautifulforever.com or at 702-257-2345.
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New York Post SIGHTINGS: Tinsley Mortimer visits Amiya Prasad, M.D.
Amiya Prasad, M.D. mentioned in New York Post Sightings again on August 26th, 2010!
Miss Universe host Natalie Morales wearing Robin Rothfield’s RichRocks jewelry . . . Budding novelist Tinsley Mortimer getting a facial from the New York office of cosmetic surgeon Dr. Amiya Prasad . . . Tyra Banks having a model-appropriate dinner of “water, watermelon salad and shrimp cocktail” at NYY Steak at Yankee Stadium.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/sightings_nmu0omeAcREbxB70hlWvXM#ixzz0xpR1qkja
Tinsley Mortimer visits Dr. Amiya Prasad's Upper East Side Manhattan Office
Tinsley Mortimer visits Dr. Amiya Prasad for ‘Much Needed Facial’
Socialite and TV Personality Tinsley Mortimer Receives “Much-Needed Facial” from Pre-eminent Park Avenue Cosmetic Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Amiya Prasad, M.D.
New York City: August 17, 2010 – Tinsley Mortimer, a pre-eminent young American socialite and fashion entrepreneur, is known as “one of the most famous faces of the New York scene.” Earlier today, she added to her formidable beauty by receiving a facial from the highly-regarded Park Avenue cosmetic facial plastic surgeon – and author of the forthcoming book, “The Fine Art of Looking Younger” – Amiya Prasad, M.D. “Going now for a much-needed facial from Dr. Prasad,” she tweeted earlier today on her Twitter website.
Mortimer, who has a line of handbags and clothing for Samantha Thavasa in Japan – where her beauty is famous – has appeared in the Season Two premiere episode of Gossip Girls on The CW cable network. This led to her own reality show, also on The CW, called High Society – it first aired earlier this year on March 10, airing immediately after America’s Next Top Model.
Mortimer also contributed a section to Dr. Stuart Fischer’s best-selling book, The Park Avenue Diet, in which she made recommendations on how to perfect conversational and social skills.
Dr. Amiya Prasad(www.draprasad.com) is a pre-eminent Manhattan and New York area cosmetic facial plastic surgeon with offices in Park Avenue Manhattan and Garden City Long Island. He is the author of the forthcoming beauty guide, “The Fine Art of Looking Younger – A Leading Cosmetic Surgeon’s Guide to Long Lasting Beauty.”
For more information about Dr. Prasad, or to arrange an interview, please contact Mary Vail at maryv@beautifulforever.com or at 702-257-2345.
Filed Under Celebrity, News, non-surgical, rejuvenationDr. Prasad at Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge Opening
On Saturday, July 24th, New York City Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Prasad was amongst the guests who attended the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge Opening at Blue Star Jets Field in Bridgehampton. Other guests included Kourtney Kardashian, Amber Rose, and model/athlete Nacho Figueras. Visit links to see photos.
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Filed Under Magazines, eventsLooking as Young as You Feel
Looking as Young as You Feel
By Dr. Amiya Prasad, M.D., F.A.C.S. – http://www.draprasad.com/
Aging has many components – and for many millions of Americans who are reaching what was once considered “old age,” life goes on with an exuberance and energy that belies their 60, 70, 80 or even 90 years. On Sunday, the New York Times covered this remarkable phenomenon, and I’m including a link to this article, and the article itself, here in case you didn’t read it on Sunday.
While Ringo Starr is still rocking as he turns 70, and Betty White stars in a new sit-com at 88, not everyone is ready for active aging. Some honestly feel their age, and they slow down. However, many more aging Americans believe that they “look their age,” and they force themselves to slow down, just because they think they are supposed to slow down for no other reason than because they think they “look old.”
For those with the energy to rock on at 70 or 80, there is no reason to slow down just because of how they feel they look. If you know someone who’s slowing himself or herself down – only because of the way they think they look, tell them there are ways they can look as young as they feel.
Today, it is medically possible to dial back your “apparent” age by ten or twenty years, and there is no reason for people to look older than they feel, or live life slower than they’d like to. If you don’t believe me, ask Ringo Starr or Betty White.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/weekinreview/11zernike.html?_r=1
Turn 70. Act Your Grandchild’s Age.
By KATE ZERNIKE
Published: July 9, 2010, The New York Times (c)
Ringo Starr celebrated his 70th birthday last week by playing at Radio City Music Hall and saying his new hero is B. B. King, still jamming in his 80s.
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Joining Mr. Starr in his 70s next year will be the still-performing Bob Dylan(“May you stay forever young”) and Paul Simon (“How terribly strange to be 70”). Following soon after will be Roger Daltrey (“Hope I die before I get old”) and Mick Jagger, who is reported to have said, several grandchildren ago, “I’d rather be dead than singing ‘Satisfaction’ at 45.”
A rock ’n’ roll septuagenarian was someone the gerontologist Robert Butler could have only dreamed of in 1968, when he coined the term “ageism” to describe the way society discriminates against the old.
Dr. Butler, a psychiatrist, died, at age 83, a few days before Ringo’s big bash. No one, his colleagues said, had done more to improve the image of aging in America. His work established that the old did not inevitably become senile, and that they could be productive, intellectually engaged, and active — sexually and otherwise. His life provided a good example: He worked until three days before his death from acute leukemia.
But as much as Dr. Butler would have cheered an aging Beatle onstage, his colleagues said he would have also cautioned against embracing the opposite stereotype — the idea that “aging successfully,” in his phrase, means that you have to be banging on drums in front of thousands — or still be acting like you did at 22 or 42.
That stereotype is almost as enduring as ageism itself.
“The stories that we hear tend to pull us toward the extreme,” said Anne Basting, the director of the Center on Age and Community at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. “It’s either the stories of young-onset Alzheimer’s, or it’s the sky-diving grandmas. We don’t hear enough about the huge middle, which is the vast majority of folks.”
In fact, for most people, the 70s represents the end, not a beginning. Life expectancy in this country is still 78 — higher for white women, lower for men and blacks. It is rising, but not as fast, perhaps, as our expectations. As Gloria Steinem said of her 70th birthday in 2004, “This one has the ring of mortality.”
Yet with Clint Eastwood directing films at 80 and Betty White starring in a new sitcom at 88, the pressure for 70-year-olds is not to face mortality, but to kick up those slightly arthritic heels ever higher.
The eighth decade, said Dr. Basting, is “now seen as an active time of life: you’re just past retirement, that’s your time to explore and play mentally.”
But while many will be healthy, others will not. “There will be an increase in frailty and disability because people are living longer,” said S. Jay Olshansky, a demographer at the University of Illinois at Chicago who studies aging. For some people, an increased risk of stroke and Alzheimer’s “is going to be the price they pay for extended longevity,” he said.
The risk, gerontologists say, is that in celebrating the remarkable stories, we make those not playing Radio City, and certainly those suffering the diseases that often accompany old age, feel inadequate.
Social policy may only contribute to that pressure. The European Commission recommended last week that European workers not be allowed to retire before 70, to keep state pension funds solvent. In this country, Representative John Boehner of Ohio, the Republicans’ leader in the House, suggested raising the retirement age for Social Security benefits to 70 to keep the program afloat.
Thomas R. Cole, director of the McGovern Center for Health, Humanities and the Human Spirit at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and the author of a cultural history of aging, said he hailed anyone who, borrowing a phrase from his mother, age 85, “is playing above the grass.”
At the same time, he said, “if we don’t pay attention to the dark side of our 70s and 80s, we’re not going to pay enough attention to the people who need help.”
“We’re going to make it look like if you’re sick, it’s your own fault; if you’re not having orgasms or running marathons, there’s something wrong with you. We need to think carefully about how to take care of people who are frail. We need to allow people to not feel like failures when they can’t do the things they used to do.”
He traces the origins of this “splitting apart” of the reality of old age — good and bad — to the mid-1800s, when people in the United States first experienced what he calls “the legitimization of longevity.”
Life expectancy was only 40, but people began to believe that humans could live to be old — which they defined as 80 or more.
“People first began to say, ‘I’m here to live a long life, and if I work hard and am a good person and am middle class, I will die a good death,’ ” Dr. Cole said, “ ‘and if I don’t do these things, I deserve a short life and a painful death.’ ”
That split persists, he said, in our obsession with health and longevity, visible to anyone glancing across a magazine stand.
“It assumes you can control these things through willpower,” he said.
Gerontologists tend to think of successful aging as taking advantage of what potential there is, staying as socially and intellectually engaged as possible. Our culture tends to measure it more in terms of how active people are.
“It wouldn’t do us a whole boatload of harm to reinstate some values to contemplation,” said Dr. Basting. “Part of the pressure on older people to be successful and give back and volunteer and be active and play tennis is that we are a culture of doing. We don’t really know how to be. That’s something that late life gives us, is time to be. But that’s stigmatized.”
We might take a new model from musicians and other artists growing older. Creative types tend not to retire, but their later work often reflects their different stage of life. Dr. Cole cited the roles and films of Clint Eastwood, and the songs of Mr. Simon. “Old Friends” reflected on the strangeness of 70 from a young adult’s perspective, but on an album released when he was 60, he sang of “growing old” from a first-person perspective.
On the other hand, Dr. Basting said, Mick Jagger might test the limits — can he really strut like that when he’s 75?
For boomers, it can be particularly jarring to watch the icons of the rock ’n’ roll era aging. Robert Kastenbaum, a 77-year-old psychologist who has written extensively on aging, compares it to a 50th high school reunion and meeting the girl you had a crush on.
“This bubble-headed girl who was too sexy to exist, there she is now as the most mature, sensible grandmother,” he said. “You think you can’t believe the difference. The fact is both of these things are true. She was truly adorable, now she is admirable.”
We need to recognize all those stages, he said, and not think there is some dissonance. “It’s tolerance of ambiguity.”
Dr. Butler might have agreed. In a recording of what was apparently his last interview, conducted less than two weeks before he died, and posted on The New Old Age, the New York Times blog on aging, he told Joshua Tapper, “Sometimes the oldest person in the room comes up with the most thoughtful thing — not always.
“I think we ought to have a realistic portrait of all different periods of life and not try to romanticize old age as the most wonderful, all these great old wise people,” he said. “I think that goes too far.”
Does the pressure ever let up? Maybe.
Dr. Basting, who has studied elderly theater troupes, recalled that one member declared that the age of 90 was “true freedom.”
“Anything you do, people are just shocked that you’re alive,” Dr. Basting said. “There’s no expectations at 90.”
Dr. Amiya Prasad: http://www.draprasad.com/
Filed Under cosmetic surgery, rejuvenationAmiya Prasad MD Official Newsletter: Summer!
Greetings!
appearance of fine lines and tighten their skin without surgery.
Remember to protect your skin!
Have a wonderful summer!
Dr. Amiya Prasad
Amiya Prasad, M.D., F.A.C.S.
A Smooth, Dry & Sexy Summer
Forget sweat and unwanted hair!
Non-surgical rejuvenation may be your summer solution to looking great! It is known that Botox and Dysport can smooth away facial wrinkles, leaving you young and fresh-faced. However, did you know Botox and Dysport can also prevent perspiration in your underarms, palms and feet? Sweating isn’t pleasant, and neither is unwanted hair! Laser Hair Removal is ideal for women’s bikini lines and men’s upper torso. It is a safe and effective technique for all skin types to have a desirably smooth body.
Our Non-Surgical Rejuvenation services also include fillers and injectables that can help you get that perfect pout or accentuated cheekbones you’ve always wanted. We offer Juvederm, Sculptra Aesthetic, Radiesse and more. Please visit our MediSpa website for more information on our non-surgical rejuvenation services for the face and body.
S-P-F!
Protect yourself with the Skin Survival Kit
Let’s remember that “SPF” stands for “Sun Protection Factor”! We all love the sun…It can give us a nice, glowing complexion and an extra dose of Vitamin D. However, harmful UV rays can sun-damage and age the skin, accelerating wrinkles, brown spots and even skin cancer. Protecting yourself with a good sunscreen of at least SPF-15 is vital to your long-term health and appearance. Apply and reapply sunscreen as often as necessary!
Ask about Dr. Prasad’s Skin Survival Kit, which includes our clinically-formulated and chemical-free Moist Silk Defense SPF-30.
Pellevé Skin Tightening
New Non-Surgical Rejuvenation
Pellevé is the newest FDA-cleared procedure for wrinkle reduction without surgery. Pellevé can be used to treat the skin on the face (including eye area) and neck. Using advanced radiowave technology, Pellevé works by improving skin firmness for a naturally refreshed appearance while boosting collagen production. Unlike other systems, Pellevé doesn’t require anesthesia or skin cooling. After a single treatment, my patients see lasting improvements for up to six months. About a one-hour procedure with no pain and zero downtime, Pellevé fits easily into busy schedules. For more before and after pictures, visit our website.
To set up your Pellevé consultation with Dr. Prasad, call our patient coordinator at (212) 265-8877.
For $50 Off Non Surgical Rejuvenation at Amiya Prasad, MD, FACS or at Le Visage MediSpa, click here!
Look Beautiful Without Makeup!
Looking beautiful without makeup? What a concept! Beauty has evolved, and looking natural and beautiful is not just a celebrity trend… it’s an ideal! Going bare-faced might make you a little uneasy, especially if applying makeup is much a part of your daily routine as, let’s say, brushing your teeth. Covering up those problem areas, such as dark circles, wrinkles, hollowing, scars and discolorations can be a thing of the past. And, let’s face it: makeup cannot camouflage everything!
If you have specific conditions that affect your appearance, there are appropriate treatments that can correct and restore your natural beauty. In my practice, our goal is to reduce the dependency on makeup by addressing the most common reasons women apply makeup:
1) Improve Skin Tone – Sun damage, brown spots and “broken blood vessels” are treated with IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) which is a no downtime 15 min- 30 min painless procedure.
2) Diminish Fine Wrinkles – Non invasive skin tightening with Pelleve, a painless 45 minute in office procedure.
3) Soften Deep Lines – Fillers such as Restylane, Radiesse and Dysport can take as little as 15 minutes and last up to 1 year
4) Prevent Aging Effects – Healthy diet, exercise and protecting your skin from environmental toxins such as excess sun and smoking
In my upcoming book, The Fine Art of Looking Younger (due May 2010), you will find plenty more information on advanced medical techniques and technology with a holistic approach to reaching your aesthetic goals.
It’s time to put the makeup down, and start looking your best!
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To set up your consultation with Dr. Prasad, please call (212) 265-8877. Dr. Prasad is located in Upper East Side Manhattan, New York City, NY.
Filed Under cosmetic surgery, rejuvenationDr. Amiya Prasad on the “Pretty Pill”
“No Lie, A Pretty Pill Exists”
CBS 2 Has What You Need To Know About Nutri-Cosmetics
by Chris Wragge
April 21, 2010, N
ew York (CBS)- It seems like there’s a pill for every problem. Ache, pain or ailment, just head to the drug store. But would you buy a pill to make you pretty?
Now, it’s an option available right in the vitamin aisle.
CBS 2 HD recently was shown two photos – of women who were said to be identical twins. But for one of the sisters doctors said years of bad habits made her look considerably older.
“The skin in many ways reflects our health,” Dr. Amiya Prasad said.
Smoking and sun exposure are the biggest culprits in making you look older, but there is another contributing factor you may not realize — a poor diet lacking in certain vitamins and minerals.
“Because what you do on the inside does affect your skin,” Dr. Prasad said.
With many people saying they’re too busy to cook and get the proper nutrition, a new product has been developed spawning an industry called nutri-cosmetics. They’re vitamins and other supplements designed specifically to help the skin, hair and nails. They promise to not only keep you looking young, but help reverse some of the damage you may have already done.
“It’s something that we have always known in the spa industry to be beneficial — that nutrition really affects the skin. It is definitely a growing category,” esthetician Caitlin Conn said.
Nutri-cosmetics can contain a whole variety of ingredients that have been proven to help the skin — like lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes than can protect against sun damage. Green tea complex is used for treating acne. Vitamins A and C are essential for the health of collagen, and Omega 3 fatty acids are proven to improve skin texture and softness.
“You can tell people to eat healthy and do the right things, but now you put a product together that bridges that connection. It will probably be easier for people to understand and certainly very convenient,” Dr. Prasad said.
However, Dr. Prasad pointed out multi-vitamins can be equally as beneficial.
“It’s been a way of life, you are what you eat,” Barbara Smith-Hawkins said.
“I’m not going to say how old I am but no one believes how old I am,” added Gail Douglas of Valley Stream, N.Y.
Smith-Hawkins and Douglas are both in their 50s. They said supplements have been a big part of their daily beauty routines for years.
“Vitamin C, green tea, fish oil, vitamin E,” Smith-Hawkins said.
But both women also said they exercise and eat healthy diets, which doctors said are the key to looking your best.
“The pills can’t make you prettier in isolation. Your diet has to be right. You have to exercise. You have to maintain. It’s all about habits,” Dr. Prasad said.
Other good skin habits include managing your stress levels and handling your skin gently when washing or removing makeup.
A very special thanks to CBS NY 2!
http://wcbstv.com/seenat11/nutri.cosmetics.pretty.2.1648726.html -
Filed Under UncategorizedDr. Prasad’s SPRING 2010 Newsletter: THE BODY ISSUE
Dr. Prasad’s SPRING 2010 Newsletter: THE BODY ISSUE: http://bit.ly/aaUanM
Spring time has finally arrived, and you know what that means…We’re taking off those heavy coats and layers, getting more active and going outside again! Summer will be here before we know it, and we all want to look our best, so getting back into shape is the focus!
As part of this special BODY ISSUE, Dr. Prasad is sharing information with you on rejuvenation procedures. Spring is a busy season, and we’ve got to make the most of it. Cool Lipo Liposuction and the safer Quick Recovery Tummy Tuck are great options with superior results for anyone who doesn’t want downtime associated with traditional methods.
Many exciting things in store: Dr. Prasad is very excited to be releasing his new (and first!) book titled “The Fine Art of Looking Younger” next month.
Check out this edition and receive a 50% off LASER HAIR REMOVAL package! http://bit.ly/aaUanM
Filed Under NewsletterDr. Amiya Prasad’s Red Carpet Rejuvenation for Oscars Night
The Oscars are only 3 days away, but it’s still not too late to get red carpet ready. Celeb beauty doc Amiya Prasad, MD dishes on the best cosmetic surgery techniques to have you looking like an A-lister in no time!
Dr. Amiya Prasad’s Red Carpet Rejuvenation Tips for Oscar Night
#1: Frown lines & crow’s feet are suitable for a character in a film, but certainly not for posing on the Red Carpet! Treat wrinkles with Botox or Dysport.
#2: Want Penelope Cruz’s pout from Academy Award-nominated movie “Nine”? Juvederm can give you plump lips no leading man will forget…
#3: Dr. Amiya Prasad’s Skin Survival Kit gets rid of under-eye circles, especially if you plan to cry during those Oscar night acceptance speeches
#4: Best Actress Nominee Sandra Bullock’s high cheekbones convey power & beauty in “The Blind Side” (nominated in the Best Picture category). For enhanced cheeks, RADIESSE is a sure stunner
…and the winner is..
#5: For picture perfect skin, you don’t have to rely on special effects like James Cameron’s Avatar creatures. Microdermabrasion gives you a smooth, glowing appearance like any celeb on the Red Carpet.
To set up a consultation with Dr. Amiya Prasad for your Hollywood look or to find out more about the Skin Survival Kit, visit www.draprasad.com or call 212-265-8877. Dr. Prasad has offices in New York City and Garden City.
Tune into the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday. For more info, visit Oscar.com
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