Don’t Stick Your Feet into Uranium Dirt

Years ago, when I was growing up in a small Texas town, a man arrived driving a truck containing flat wooden boxes filled with dirt. The man rented a vacant building in the middle of town, and lined up the boxes inside. It turned out that this dirt was actually magical dirt, because it contained [...]

Thoughts on Tummy Tucks

I am seeing more patients in my practice now, who have a lot of loose abdominal skin, than ever before. Traditionally, tummy tucks were performed on women , after childbearing age, who had a lot of loose skin. Because of the increased frequency of bariatric surgery i.e. gastric banding and gastric bypass, there are [...]

Dermal Fillers Are They For You?

1. What are dermal fillers? Dermal fillers are products that can be injected directly beneath the skin or to deeper layers of facial tissue to “fill in” wrinkles dramatically reducing their appearance.
2. What are Dermal Fillers made from? There are three basic types of injectable fillers. Calcium Hydroxyappetite, Hyaluronic Acid, and Adipose (Fat [...]

Nonsurgical facelifts-too good to be true?

In this day and age, we have a “gotta have it yesterday” mentality. Information is sent around the world in microseconds, packages are shipped overnight, we can even microwave dinner in three minutes. We’re always on the go, multitasking, working even more than before. We are taking the kids from school, to soccer [...]

Your Keys to Safety

Put your car keys beside your bed at night . . .
If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car.he alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or [...]