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What does laser hair removal have to do with self confidence?
Our mission statement is centered around improving our patients self confidence by enhancing their self image through advanced technology and education in a warm secure environment. Some people may wonder how laser hair removal fulfills this mission statement? More...
Wake Up Sleeping Beauty!
Awake Cosmetic Procedures Patients are increasingly demanding cosmetic procedures with as little downtime as possible. They want to walk out of a procedure without the drowsiness of general anesthesia. Now more than ever cosmetic procedures such as laser liposuction,...
Florida interest in Selphyl enhanced Fat Transfer
Selphyl platelet rich plasma fibrin matrix or the Vampire Facelift is getting a lot of media attention. I do believe that it's biggest impact may be how it enhances facial fat grafting as featured on our web link: http://laserandvein.com/facialgrafting.php. A patient...
Vampire Facelift: Brent Farris of KZST interviews Dr. Walter Tom
vampire lift interview KZST 021511 Brent Farris and Debbi Abrams of KZST maintain a rapid paced, high energy morning show. The Vampire Facelift has generated a lot of media attention. They make an impromptu call to me because I am the first to introduce this...
Vampire Lift KSRO Radio Interview Dr. Tom
01_18_2011_648am_Vampire Treatmen_Walter Tom Vampire Lift is the latest cosmetic technology that has great potential in facial rejuvenation because it uses the patient's own blood serum so the risks are minimal. The serum that is rich in platelets that signal and...
Launching a weight loss program
WEIGHT LOSS. We see it everywhere on the covers of magazines at the grocery checkout counter, TV infomercials, and billboards around town. Why is there seemingly such a demand? Nearly two‐thirds of U.S. adults are overweight (BMI ≥ 25) and nearly one‐third of are...
Thin person desires subtle natural face improvement.
Very thin patients can be problematic in aesthetics especially in the face where natural aging results in fat deflation. In the thin patient this is even more pronounced. A recent email question and answer is printed below. Question Title: 52 and thin...looking for...
Vampire Chronicles – Happy New Year Update
Time for a Vampire Update as we enter 2011! What will be the next hot trend in Cosmetic procedures? I predict it will be using our own tissues to rejuvenate our faces. Selphyl is a unique technique ; one's own blood serum with concentrated platelets (hence the...
Day #4 Vampires at Christmas Progress Report
Recycle our blood to enhance our facial appearance. This is the basis of using one's own platelets (a component of our blood) that initiates cell and tissue growth. The commercial process is the Selphyl platelet rich plasma matrix (PRPM). This is our day #4...
Day #1 Vampires at Christmas time! Selphyl progress report…
Well it's day one after my patient's facial fat grafting procedure with the addition of her Selphyl platelet rich plasma matrix. She drove herself into our office and she looks quite good. She actually has a little less than typical swelling. Her skin is smooth,...
Vampires at Christmas time? Selphyl progress report…
Selphyl is a simple but ingenious way to isolate one's own platelets and growth factors to be injected back into our faces to enhance positive skin cell growth and volume restoration of our aging face. The so called "Vampire Lift" has arrived in Northern California...
Smoker's lines…continued….
Our last blog post was based on a question and answer from a Facebook exchange. Further discussion followed: Friend (I) am one of the fortunate ones who kicked the smoking habit - the lines around the lips are dreadful evidence. (I) had several peels and even laser....