Are spots on your forehead, cheeks, or chest becoming a problem? It might surprise you to know that in many cases skin conditions of this type can be easily treated and minimized. Age spots and skin blotches are common, and you should be happy to know that we carry the Obagi® therapeutic skin care line as a possible remedy.
Many are aware of Obagi, but not everyone knows that it is the top skin care line sold exclusively to physicians. Obagi® has gained a reputation for effectiveness with its Nu Derm® System, also known as Corrective and Enhance®, which smoothes out fine lines, fades brown spots and can correct other skin imperfections in just a few months.
During the aging process, dark spots and uneven skin tone can appear on a person’s face.
A ‘mask’ may even form over the nose and cheek area, especially after a pregnancy or use of birth control. Obagi Clear™ contains prescription strength hydroquinone to correct discoloration and equalize skin tones. Hydroquinone is the active ingredient used for its “fading” properties, which proactively corrects the early signs of damage by regulating the cell production responsible for skin pigment.
Obagi skin care products are far more effective than any over-the-counter product, so they are by prescription. They are specially formulated to achieve a desired end and they get visibly dramatic results! Obagi® is considered a medical grade skin care program so speaking with a physician like Dr. Haiavy is necessary before purchasing.
Why delay treatment any longer? If you want to lighten those dark spots on your face, chest and hands with Clear™ or if you’re interested in other Obagi® products, give us a call at (909) 987-0899 or request a private consultation here. You’ll look better and feel so much better about your one and only face.
If you happen to know someone who has pigmentation problems, have them get in touch with us. If this type of problem goes untreated and if sun exposure continues, these areas can darken to the point where even make up won’t cover them. Anyone that has struggled with these problems should know this firsthand.
The first thing you should do is call Dr. Haiavy at Inland Cosmetic Surgery!
It is possible that your breast implants are covered under a manufacturer’s warranty, which can often help to cover the replacement cost. While a ruptured saline implant poses no immediate danger to the patient, it will certainly look and feel strange. Failure of a silicone breast implant on the other hand, can only be diagnosed by MRI.
Implant deflation is far from being a common occurrence but it can happen for a variety of reasons. In some cases, the problems occur because implants are filled beyond (or below) the manufacturer’s recommended fill range. Other times, texturing of a saline implant results in excessive wrinkling and premature wear, causing the implant to fail.
In the event of implant failure, safe removal and replacement can be achieved in a surgical procedure similar to the original breast augmentation. Usually the same incision is used to approach the deflated implant.
This all might sound like a major hassle, but there is good news; recovery from breast implant repair surgery is usually easier than the original surgery, since the pectoralis muscle has already been stretched.
If you haven’t already heard, a new eyelash-enhancing drug called Latisse has received FDA approval and is now available by prescription. Latisse is manufactured by Allergan Inc, maker of Botox and Juvederm.
When applied to the base of the lashes, Latisse keeps hairs in their growth phase, producing longer,thicker and darker lashes. The effects are not permanent;the patient must keep using Latisse to maintain the look and eyelashes return to normal after discontinued use.
Like many new drugs in recent years, positive side effects of the Latisse’ active ingredient came about inadvertently during late clinical trials of a drug called Lumigan, which was meant to treat glaucoma. Researchers documented an interesting, unintended effect of Lumigan; significantly longer, fuller eyelashes were seen in patients.
Further research and clinical trials were conducted and now Latisse is available to treat Hypotrichosis, or “inadequate eyelashes.”
Click here to see video of CBS 2 Los Angeles’ recent report on Latisse.
Contact us for more details on Latisse!
A diverse medical team of doctors and surgeons at Cleveland Clinic have performed the nation’s first ever 80 percent face transplant.
While personal details on the patient have been withheld, the clinic issued a press release stating that the patient is a female who had previously suffered serious facial trauma. During the procedure, many complex facial components of the patient’s face were restored. Trained in microsurgery and transplantation techniques, the surgeons integrated facial structures like the nose and lower eyelids, while also replacing complex tissues like nerves, arteries and skin.
Dr. Maria Siemionow, director of Plastic surgery research and team leader for the project has spent her career researching and developing such procedures. She was able to direct professionals from a variety of disciplines. Surgery, transplant, anesthesia, opthamology, dentistry and bioethics are just a few of medical disciplines that played a significant role.
A multifaceted approach of this caliber is probably the only way to achieve such a complex surgical procedure.
Regarding the importance of facial surgery, Siemionow says, “No other aspect of our anatomy is capable of even a fraction of the complexity of motion and emotion allowed by the muscles and tissues of the face.” She describes her motivation in a recent Wall Street Journal article saying,”Patients with facial disfigurement have very difficult challenges in society. We hope that one day we may be able to help the tens of thousands of patients who are quietly suffering.”
The United States’ foremost breast implant maker Mentor Corp. (MNT) succumbed to Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) at the stunning price of $1.1 billion on December 1, 2008. 
With the declining market, Mentor tried to boost sales of silicone breast implants, which have typically generated twice the revenue as saline implants once the FDA had lifted the fourteen-year ban on them two years ago.
Michael Weinstein, a JP Morgan analyst, believes that the recent economic plunge has forced Mentor Corp. to give way to J&J, even though they will continue to stand alone.
Although 90% of Mentor’s income is generated from breast implants, they have decided to increase their profile by adding another product to their line – PurTox.
PurTox is a neurotoxin that fights facial wrinkles and the FDA is estimated to give it approval by mid to late 2010. When this happens, Allergan, the makers of Botox, will be in competition with whatever cutting edge or price break that PurTox has to offer.
CNN News reports this week on the new breast augmentation method that is gaining ground in Japan and worldwide; stem cell assisted lipotransfer uses a combination of the patient’s own fat and cells to successfuly perform breast augmentation.
A surgeon in Tokyo, Japan has received a certain amount of notoriety in the industry for this
method. He appears in the news segment, as well as a cancer survivor that was apparently one of his patients. She says “I hope women are able to choose this type of surgery.”
According to the news program, clinical trials are underway in the United States.
Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that consumer demand for Botox and injectable is still growing. Botox is a common household name and over the last ten years has grown to be a part of our everyday lives.
A recent FDA report reveals 900 reports of adverse events over the past six years. The FDA will also convene a panel of experts to review the safety and efficacy of cosmetic fillers now on the market.
The problems reported to the FDA, although extremely rare, included facial numbness, swelling, and in the worst cases, severe allergic reaction and disfigurement.
Safety is extremely important and we recommend that you have Botox and all injectables with a trained cosmetic surgeon.
Orlando plastic surgeon, Richard Bosshardt recently outlined the status of modern breast cancer treatments and the medical efforts to minimize negative effects associated with the disease.
Most women know that early detection is key and many are aware of the statistics – For example: “about 1 in 8 women will have to face breast cancer in their lifetime.” However, there are new reasons to be optimistic: Doctors have begun practicing “breast conservation” rather than outright removal, chemotherapy is more advanced and reconstruction has become more sophisticated than ever, with patients often improving their appearance as a result.
Also, family ‘genetic markers’ have become excellent risk indicators, narrowing the search for a definite cause. Of course, as Dr. Bosshardt says, breast implants, the choice to wear (or not wear) bras and high-fat diets have never been shown to have any correlation with increased breast cancer risk.
Read Dr. Bosshardt’s original article at the Orlando Sentinel here.
In August, The Suwanee Democrat, a small time Florida news provider printed an incredible story about a woman named April Pinkard. She’s a 35-year-old wife and mother of four who has suffered from a never before documented “floating heart” condition. The treatment for her condition may also be the first of its kind.
In 2005, while undergoing a routine exam, something strange occurred. Ms. Pinkard recalls the situation saying, “he listened to my heartbeat one day and it just wasn’t there.” Closer medical investigation revealed that her heart had shifted to another area of her body.
At birth, Pinkard suffered from lung disease, requiring doctors to remove one of her lungs at age 4. Apparently, this condition opened up enough space to mobilize Ms. Pinkard’s heart over the course of 30-some years. The “misplaced heart” was now posing a threat to her life and making her ill.
Pinkard’s doctor referred her to surgeons at the Jacksonville Mayo Clinic, where an interesting solution was formed. They gave her breast implants, but not in any conventional, aesthetic sense. They are intended to keep her heart positioned correctly, by preventing float. Light heartedly, she describes the feeling, “you can hear it move. If I push on my chest you can feel the squishes.”
Ms. Pinkard still faces the possibility of a lung transplant later in life, as well as other health challenges, but she has a very positive outlook. With such forward-thinking medical professionals, such as those on April’s side, maybe we can all share in her hope and high spirits.
Arthur Caplan is the author of over 25 books and directs the center for bioethics at University of Pennsylvania. Last summer, he gave a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. The topic was a philosophical (and scientific) approach to the possibilities of true anti aging.
Early into the lecture, Caplan recalled a story about a middle aged woman who had gotten a facelift. A younger female counterpart had said of her, “that’s terrible, it is unbelievable that you would do that. You should just accept the changes as they come.” Sharing this story served as an introductory example of a common attitude present in many people to day; a “puritanical” outlook on medical technology.
In his philosophical argument, Caplan presents many reasons why we should use medical technology and pursue new discoveries in the science of stem cells. With adequate funding and a more informed public, it is possible for us to achieve methods of whole-body anti aging, through the regenerative capacities of stem cells.
You can listen to the lecture here on Minnesota Public Radio.