Editing Nicholas Perricone (section)

{{short description|American doctor (born 1948)}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. --> 
| name          = Nicholas V. Perricone
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1948|6|23}}
| birth_place = Branford, Connecticut, US
| occupation  = [[Dermatologist]], author
| education = [[Michigan State University College of Human Medicine]], [[University of New Haven]]
| subject     = Health, [[weight loss]], [[anti-aging]], [[Skin care#Skin Care Products|skin care]] 
| children    = 1
| website = 
}}
'''Nicholas Perricone''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɛr|ᵻ|k|oʊ|n}} is an American [[celebrity doctor|dermatologist]] and author.<ref name=law360/> His [[self-help book]]s about weight loss and maintaining the appearance of youth have been criticized for making controversial and unsupported claims. 

Perricone earned his medical degree from [[Michigan State University College of Human Medicine]].<ref name="NYT20015" /> He opposes the use of [[Botox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/hair-beauty/trends/botox-wrinkles |title=Botox Makes You Look Older? One doctor swears it does. |publisher=Marie Claire |date= August 23, 2007|access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref>  He argues that exercise, an [[anti-inflammatory]] diet plus [[dietary supplement]]s, [[superfoods]], and topical products can help fight aging and its effects on appearance.<ref name="NYT20015">{{cite news |last1=Witchel |first1=Alex |title=Perriconology |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/06/magazine/perriconology.html |work=New York Times |date=February 6, 2005 |language=en}}</ref> His company, N.V. Perricone, M.D. Ltd., sells branded products described in his books.<ref name="law360">{{cite news |title=Celebrity Doctor Perricone's Patents Invalidated |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/51087/celebrity-doctor-perricone-s-patents-invalidated |work=Law360 |date=March 25, 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NY2011">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/05/30/strange-fruit-john-colapinto|title=Strange Fruit|last1=Colapinto|first1=John|author-link= John Colapinto|date=May 30, 2011|magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref>