Aesthetic Medicine

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Have you heard of the new breast implants that don’t use silicone or saline? In fact there are no implants at all. Your fat is the best replacement for the implant! Moving fat from your undesired areas into the breast sounds perfect. But how does it work, what can patients expect, and is it safe?

Natural breast augmentation is a relatively new procedure in the United States, but it has a long history and very successful following in Europe. There are very few physicians performing this procedure in Tampa Bay area.

I use fat taken from your own body via liposuction to add volume to the breasts. You can be rest assured that the procedure is painless, safe, very effective, and results last very long.

The procedure begins with liposuction. I remove fat where it’s not wanted and contour the body where it is most needed, safely and permanently without the need for invasive surgery. The patients will work with me to decide which area they would like to see reduced, commonly the hips, thighs, stomach, or buttocks, and what areas will need to be re-contoured and to what volume.

One of the greatest gains with the new procedure has been in the fat survival rate which is between 85% to 90%. With the addition of adult stem cells to enhance the fat transfer and breast splinting technology, adipocyte survival rates have shown to be even higher. In fact, when the fat transfer is concentrated with adult stem cells harvested from the patient’s own fat, and is injected into the fat that is already within the breast, the result can equal a permanent increase of 250cc to 500cc in overall breast size equating to a 1 to 2 cup size increase. Read the rest of this entry »

And there’s rarely a true need for a surgical face lift! We have amazing new technologies that help us achieve remarkable results without the excessive trauma of surgery. These solutions are effective, minimally invasive and affordable. Our three laser modalities (Nd YAG, the Erbium and Lipotherm) can be used for 90% of all popular and highly effective procedures to turn back the clock and make anybody look younger for months if not years.

The non ablative 1064nm YAG laser is used to painlessly remove hair, sunspots, age spots, Rosacea, pigmented lesions, spider veins, treat active acne, and to rejuvenate, plump up and tighten the skin around the eyes, face and neck – all with little or no down time. Using this laser every 4 weeks for 3 to 4 sessions will yield outstanding results.

The Erbium laser is used for laser peels of variable depths. The laser resurfacing removes the aged and abused superficial layers of the skin while stimulating growth of new, younger and healthier skin. The smooth new skin is free of lesions, scars and wrinkles.

The two laser can be used together to provide a Bi-Modal Facial Restoration. The combination of these lasers stimulates epidermal tone and texture while improving collagen remodeling. The new skin is free of all those conditions that age the skin such as sun and age spots, wrinkles and acne scars. The treatment is simple, safe and efficacious.

The Lipotherm laser is used to model the chin, neck, jowls and cheeks by melting the excess fat and tightening the skin in the lower and mid face.

Facial wrinkles appear because as we age we lose our subcutaneous fat which in turn causes marionette lines, pronounced nasolabial folds, smoker’s lines and wrinkles around the eyes. These wrinkles can be eliminated by using injectable dermal fillers such as Radiesse, Restylane, Evolence or your own fat – the best natural filler. These fillers last from 6 months (for Restylane), 18 months (for Radiesse) and the fat transfer can last a year or longer. The beauty of fat transfer is that it is your own, natural, readily available, cheaper and limitless.

These procedures will help your body rejuvenate and repair itself and they are available at Rinnova Med-Surgical and Laser Institute.