The Importance of Skin Care

March 6th, 2013

Your skin is very important to your life even if you aren’t wholly aware of it. It protects you from natural elements, holds you body together and helps in the central functions of your body every day. Your skin helps you in many ways such as regulating you body temperature and flushing your body of harmful toxins, without it you would be in a bit of a pickle. Because of all this it is important to care for your skin and ensure that it is healthy, vibrant and functional so that your body is the same.

What is the Purpose of Skin and What is it Made Up Of?

Skin is comprised of three layers: epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous fat. The epidermis helps to regenerate new skin cells that are lost by the thousands every day as well as creating melanin that gives skin is pigmentation and protects it from UV rays. The dermis is just below the epidermis and is made up of elastin and collagen that help support the epidermis layer as well as support blood vessels, nerve endings and oil glands within the skin. Last is the subcutaneous fat layer which keeps you warm as well as cushions your inner organs from external forces. Each one plays a part in the normal functioning of your body and are reliant on the other layers to work properly.

What is Skin Damage and What Causes It?

Skin damage can be caused by a variety of things from the sun to unhealthy habits like smoking, bad eating habits, etc. The most damaging to your skin is of course the sun and it causes minute DNA damage to the skin with each exposure to it. Occasional exposure is okay, but prolonged exposure without any form of protection can be extremely damaging and is not recommended. When the skin is damaged it can lead to skin cancer, sun spots, a thinning of the skin, the body being more susceptible to free radicals (elements that cause cancer and diseases in the body) and more.

How Can You Protect Your Skin and What is a Proper Skin Care Routine?

Skin care is all about making smart choices by following a skin care routine to protect and moisturize it daily. The most important way to protect skin is by guarding it against the sun such as wearing clothing that covers the skin when outside and wearing sunscreen. Many people during the summer sit out in the sun to get a “healthy” tan, but tans are anything but healthy and should be avoided if at all possible. Besides sun protection, proper skin care involves moisturizing the skin regularly, eating a healthy diet to help the body replenish the nutrients it needs to function properly and protecting it from the elements such as wearing properly clothing during the winter, etc.

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The Importance of Researching Your Plastic Surgeon before Breast Augmentation

December 14th, 2012

Plastic surgery has been around for decades as a way for men and women to change their bodies to suit their needs and wants. When it first began it was a luxury for the elite of society, where only the most educated and skilled surgeons took up the mantle as a plastic surgeon. However, today breast augmentation and other forms of plastic surgery are common place, and doctors of all education and skill levels are performing breast augmentation in every city and country in the world. Because plastic surgery has become such a common thing with doctors of less reputable means getting into the breast augmentation field, the importance of researching your surgeon is more important than ever.

Breast augmentation like any surgery has its risks and if done incorrectly it can have serious consequences for you, both of the life threatening and non-life threatening variety. Doctors who aren’t skilled or educated enough to perform the surgery can cause damage to your body that could leave you with scars, malformed breasts and health issues that could be costly to fix if they are fixable at all. There is also the possibility that the doctor could grievous error during the surgery that could risk your life as well as your vitality.

With that said, there are many reputable doctors around the world who are skilled, educated and concerned for the welfare of their patients. The trick is to find these surgeons who are more than capable of performing breast augmentation surgery with a skill level that ensures you recover quickly and that the augmentation goes according to plan.

For those considering breast augmentation surgery there is certain set of things you should research about your surgeon before deciding to go ahead with the surgery:

  1. What is their education and where did they attend medical school?
  2. Are they board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)?
  3. Where will the procedure take place and does the doctor have surgeon’s privileges at that hospital?
  4. How many breast augmentation surgeries has the surgeon performed?
  5. How long has the surgeon been performing breast augmentations?
  6. Does the surgeon have a record of malpractice issues? (Check with your state’s medical board for a copy of their record.)
  7. Who will be assisting in the surgery and their qualifications/education?
  8. What does the procedure entail?
  9. Are there any medical concerns you should be aware of?

If you are interested in Breast Augmentation please do not hesitate to contact  the office.

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3 Common Misconceptions About Plastic Surgery

October 23rd, 2012

Plastic surgery has changed by leaps and bounds in the decades since it first began to be performed. In that time there has been information amassed on the subject from how plastic surgery affects the body to what the end results will be, but even still, misconceptions abound about plastic surgery in the general public. To help set the record straight, we’ve put together a list of 3 common misconceptions about plastic surgery that everyone should know about.

 

  1. Only Shallow People Get Plastic Surgery – The simple truth is that people of every walk of life get plastic surgery today for every reason under the sun and only some can be reduced down to a mere “shallow” reason. Plastic surgery has two different categories: cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery. Cosmetic surgery is the category that gets most associated with plastic surgery and involves procedures such as liposuction, tummy tucks, facelifts and so forth. However, reconstructive surgery involves procedures to fix an abnormality or health issues such as rhinoplasty to fix a breathing problem in the nasal passage or skin grafts to replace the damaged/lost skin of a patient.
  2. People Can Teel that You’ve Had Work Done – A great deal of the time plastic surgery patients show no outwards signs of having a procedure done except for bandages and bruising/swelling during the recovery process. It is true that whenever skin is cut it leaves a scar, but doctors are trained to make incisions in areas of the body that are better able to hide the scar such as in the crease of wrinkles, in folds of the skin or other unseen places on the body. For the most part plastic surgery goes unnoticed, but of course the moments when it begins to be noticeable is when patients begin having large amounts of plastic surgery done on one area of the body.
  3. Only Women Have Plastic Surgery Done – In the beginning plastic surgery procedures were largely on women, but as the times change and new procedures get created, men have joined the ranks of plastic surgery patients all over the world. Today men make up about 40% of the population that have had a plastic surgery procedure performed on them, from rhinoplasties to pec implants and facelifts. Society as a whole has become more accepting of plastic surgery and, as procedures become safer than ever, both men and women have turned to skilled surgeons to adjust their body image or fix medical or reconstructive issues on their body.

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