Tourette’s syndrome

Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder that is inherited with an onset in childhood.  This disease is characterized by the presence of tics, physical and vocal.  Today, people have a negative connotation of TS associate it with people who shout loud obscenities or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks, known as coprolalia.  However, this symptom [...]

Treatment Resistant Depression and the use of Ketamine as a form of treatment

A mental illness that might have affected you or someone that you love is a disorder called Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).  MDD is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem and a loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities. [1] Since there is no laboratory test to show [...]

Nicotine and its relation to Depression

I will open this topic with a quick trivial question.  What do a tobacco plant and a deadly nightshade have in common?  They belong to the same family of plants known as Solanaceae, and both are used as a poison.  Deadly nightshades have been used for poison arrows and nicotine has been used as an antiherbivore chemical and an [...]

Non Surgical Facial Enhancement

Many patients desire to improve their facial appearance but do not want to invest the money and recovery time necessary for complicated surgical procedures. This is probably truer during the summer months which requires giving up hard-earned vacation time. A “slow economy” obviously affects decisions also.
Patients are often dissatisfied with fine, or somewhat deeper, lines [...]

Clinical Research in a Nutshell

A background on the developement of a new medication ranging from conception, development, research, and marketing. Clinical Research is a highly regulated necessity for new breakthough medication. Without it, we would not have the advances that we have today.

Focus on liposuction

Over 350,000 patients had liposuction procedures in 2008, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. That only includes procedures by board-certified plastic surgeons who are members of that society. When you include other “cosmetic surgeons” including ENT surgeons, dermatologists, gynecologists, family practice doctors, and emergency room physicians, that number is well over 600,000.
It [...]

Medical Tourism Part Two

During our last broadcast we discussed medical tourism and how it is rapidly becoming a very popular endeavor. According to Deloitte, 750,000 US citizens traveled abroad for medical care in 2007 and 400,000 people came to the US for care. Both of these numbers are expecting to increase significantly.
As I stated previously, patients seek healthcare [...]

Importance of Maintaining Proper Nutrition and Exercise, Before and After Surgery

I see hundreds of patients in my practice every year, who desire body contouring. By that I mean liposuction, tummy tucks, removal of excess skin and fat from the upper arms and thighs. Some of the patients are overweight, others have lost significant weight through diet and exercise, or surgical procedures such as gastric banding [...]

How to Find an Implant Dentist

If you are about to undergo an implantation procedure, you may have quite a few questions for your Houston implant dentist. It can be a daunting process, but a trustworthy Houston implant dentist will set your mind at ease by answering all your questions in advance of the procedure. Following are the 5 most commonly [...]

Fat grafting

In the last 20 years, there have been significant advances in treating patients with unwanted fat. In a previous report ,I discussed the various surgical and nonsurgical treatments out there. Liposuction and it’s more advanced techniques, such as laser assisted and ultrasonic assisted liposuction, have improved results with less downtime, less pain, and faster recovery.
Instead [...]

Upper Abdominal Lift

Many patients seek body contouring surgery for looseness of the abdominal skin, particularly after childbearing or after massive weight loss. Traditional abdominoplasties, i.e. tummy tuck ,involves making an incision horizontally across the top of the pubic region and extending the incision laterally to the hip bones. The skin and fatty tissue are then elevated off [...]

Juiced Up

Baby Boomers have lived through a lot of changes in the American landscape. We started life in the postwar World War II era, lived through the Cold War, lived through the 60s with Vietnam and “Flower Power”. We were the “excess of the 80s”, the “.com era”, and made it to the 21st century. We [...]

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