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A brief guide on what to look for in a plastic surgeon by William F. DeLuca, MD FACS. Dr. DeLuca is a board certified plastic surgeon in Albany, NY with over 26 years of experience. This presentation is based on the slides from a recent open house Dr. DeLuca hosted at his practice (which is located at 711 Troy Schenectady Rd, Suite 123 Latham NY.
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Contact us:
7157 Howard St,
Niles, IL 60714, USA
T: 847.696.9900
F: 847.696.9913
prplastic@yahoo.com
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9 Criteria For A Good LASIK Candidate
By Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD
A successful LASIK procedure is determined largely by whether you meet certain patient criteria and if laser eye surgery is right for you.
LASIK and PRK outcomes are almost always favorable; however, not everyone is a good candidate for vision correction surgery.
The following laser eye surgery checklist is a good start to help you determine if LASIK or PRK is right for you.
1. Your Eyes Must Be Healthy
If you have any condition that can affect how your eyes respond to surgery or heal afterwards, you must wait until that condition is resolved. Examples are severe dry eye syndrome, conjunctivitis(pink eye), infection and any type of eye injury.
If you have persistent dry eyes, where you do not produce enough tears to keep your eyes lubricated and healthy, LASIK surgery may aggravate this condition. Common symptoms of dry eyes include burning or stinging, a gritty sensation in the eye, reduced tolerance to wind, intermittent blurry vision, and even excessive tears in some cases. If you have some of these symptoms, be sure to discuss them with your doctor prior to surgery.
Your eye doctor can determine if you have dry eyes during your preoperative exam and usually can successfully treat the condition so you can then proceed with laser eye surgery. Possible treatments include artificial tears, punctal plugs, medicated eye drops, flaxseed or fish oil supplements, or a combination of these approaches.
Cataracts that interfere with your vision and uncontrolled glaucoma also will typically prevent you from being a candidate for LASIK or PRK procedures.
2. Your Cornea Must Have Sufficient Thickness
Most refractive procedures improve visual acuity by reshaping the front surface of the eye (cornea). Performing laser eye surgery on a cornea that is too thin or has a surface that is extremely irregular and misshapen (for example, if you suffer from keratoconus) could compromise results and impair your vision.
If you've been told in the past that you couldn't have LASIK because your corneas are too thin, recent advances may mean you're now an acceptable candidate for laser vision correction. For example, using a femtosecond laser instead of a microkeratome may enable your surgeon to make a thinner corneal flap and thereby preserve more underlying corneal tissue for laser treatment.
And, if you're still not a good candidate for LASIK or PRK despite new technologies and techniques, another type of refractive surgery, such as implantable lenses (phakic IOLs), may be an option.
3. Your Pupils Must Not Be Overly Large
If your pupils are naturally large, you could be at increased risk of side effects such as halos, glares and starbursts in low light, especially when driving at night.
4. Your Prescription Must Be Within Certain Limits
If your prescription is very high — whether due to nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism— your eye surgeon may advise you against the LASIK procedure.
Resu.
Dimple creation, also known as dimpleplasty, is a cosmetic procedure that is performed to create dimples on the cheeks or chin. Dimples are small indentations or depressions that appear when certain facial muscles contract. They are often considered attractive and can enhance the overall appearance of the face.
Doctors work multiple strategies for Minimally Invasive Surgery. The surgery causes less harm to the body than as compared to Open Surgery. Thus, benefiting in lesser pain and fewer complications. The surgical process involves one or more small incisions, little tubes, and tiny cameras and surgical instruments.
You will like this information explaining how your nose can be beautified by surgery.What nose re-shaping can do?
It can make the nose or nostrils larger or smaller, straighten bumps on the bridge, alter the angle between nose and upper lip and change the shape of the nose tip.
This is a video about eye laser treatment, particularly LASIK. It was made to inform you about the procedure as well as what to look for when choosing clinics and doctors.
Watch the video and learn all the vital information about this life-changing treatment in 4 minutes!
Mandel Vision
211 E. 70th Street
New York, New York 10021
(888) 866-3681
http://www.mandelvision.com/
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Airway management is a fundamental responsibility and skill of all involved especially for emergency physicians, anaesthetists and critical care physicians.
Ellen makes the point that mismanagement of airways leads to severe morbidity and mortality.
She provides a few harrowing examples.
The 2015 Difficult Airway Society guidelines, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia in December 2015, provide a sequential series of plans (A to D) to implement when tracheal intubation fails.
They promote patient safety by prioritising oxygenation and minimising trauma. Furthermore, they highlight the role of neuromuscular blockade in making airway management easier. The guidelines recognise the difficulties in decision making during an emergency and stress importance of human factor training.
The guidelines include steps to assist the anaesthetic team by providing a common stem of options (a simple algorithm) for maintaining oxygenation, limiting the number of airway intervention attempts, encouraging declaration of failure by placing a Supraglottic Airway Device and overtly recommending a time for stopping and thinking.
They emphasise the importance of considering discontinuing anaesthesia and waking the patient up (if appropriate) when tracheal intubation has failed. The guidelines recommend videolaryngoscopy and second generation Supraglottic Airway Devices. All anaesthetists, intensivists and emergency medicine physicians should be able to use these devices.
There is limited evidence relating to the management of the ‘can’t intubate can’t oxygenate’ situation (CICO) PLAN D. However, all anaesthetists should be able to perform a surgical cricothyroidotomy (and trained accordingly).
Join Ellen as she provides you with what you need to know for management of the difficult airway, in line with the DAS Guidelines.
For more like this, head to our podcast page. #CodaPodcast
Signs of aging appear first in eyes for most of us; wrinkles, eye bags, drooping eyelids, and eye brows. cosmetologists at Shanghai SKY Clinic have successfully performed eyebrow lift surgeries, fat removal from the eye bags and eyelids, and Asian Blepharoplasty, to name a few. Contact our cosmetologists @Shanghai SKY Clinic for all your aging related problems.
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Description: Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery Center, under the directorship of Dr. Michael L. Thornton, provides various procedures in Facial Plastic Surgery, Breast Cosmetic Surgery, Body & Buttock Contouring, SculpSure® Non-Invasive Fat Reduction, Male Cosmetic Surgery and Non-Surgical Aesthetics from our Medical Spa.
Considering a breast augmentation? Learn what you need to know from the board certified plastic surgeons at Renaissance Plastic Surgery in Macon, Georgia. For more info visit http://www.renaissanceplasticsurgery.net
Correct Your Droopy Eyelids for a Youthful Appearancejerryvostom
Eyelid lift surgery also called blepharoplasty is a cosmetic procedure that tightens sagging skin around the eyes to give a taut and smooth appearance to a person.
We Chicago Facelift Surgeon are here to help you restore your facial contours, resulting in a more refreshed, and energetic look.
Contact us:
7157 Howard St,
Niles, IL 60714, USA
T: 847.696.9900
F: 847.696.9913
prplastic@yahoo.com
Dr. Horn, with 54,000 Lasik procedures of which the last 10,000+ are All Laser Lasik, describes the modern Lasik procedure as he currently performs it.
9 Criteria For A Good LASIK CandidateBy Brian S. Boxer Wachler, .docxransayo
9 Criteria For A Good LASIK Candidate
By Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD
A successful LASIK procedure is determined largely by whether you meet certain patient criteria and if laser eye surgery is right for you.
LASIK and PRK outcomes are almost always favorable; however, not everyone is a good candidate for vision correction surgery.
The following laser eye surgery checklist is a good start to help you determine if LASIK or PRK is right for you.
1. Your Eyes Must Be Healthy
If you have any condition that can affect how your eyes respond to surgery or heal afterwards, you must wait until that condition is resolved. Examples are severe dry eye syndrome, conjunctivitis(pink eye), infection and any type of eye injury.
If you have persistent dry eyes, where you do not produce enough tears to keep your eyes lubricated and healthy, LASIK surgery may aggravate this condition. Common symptoms of dry eyes include burning or stinging, a gritty sensation in the eye, reduced tolerance to wind, intermittent blurry vision, and even excessive tears in some cases. If you have some of these symptoms, be sure to discuss them with your doctor prior to surgery.
Your eye doctor can determine if you have dry eyes during your preoperative exam and usually can successfully treat the condition so you can then proceed with laser eye surgery. Possible treatments include artificial tears, punctal plugs, medicated eye drops, flaxseed or fish oil supplements, or a combination of these approaches.
Cataracts that interfere with your vision and uncontrolled glaucoma also will typically prevent you from being a candidate for LASIK or PRK procedures.
2. Your Cornea Must Have Sufficient Thickness
Most refractive procedures improve visual acuity by reshaping the front surface of the eye (cornea). Performing laser eye surgery on a cornea that is too thin or has a surface that is extremely irregular and misshapen (for example, if you suffer from keratoconus) could compromise results and impair your vision.
If you've been told in the past that you couldn't have LASIK because your corneas are too thin, recent advances may mean you're now an acceptable candidate for laser vision correction. For example, using a femtosecond laser instead of a microkeratome may enable your surgeon to make a thinner corneal flap and thereby preserve more underlying corneal tissue for laser treatment.
And, if you're still not a good candidate for LASIK or PRK despite new technologies and techniques, another type of refractive surgery, such as implantable lenses (phakic IOLs), may be an option.
3. Your Pupils Must Not Be Overly Large
If your pupils are naturally large, you could be at increased risk of side effects such as halos, glares and starbursts in low light, especially when driving at night.
4. Your Prescription Must Be Within Certain Limits
If your prescription is very high — whether due to nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism— your eye surgeon may advise you against the LASIK procedure.
Resu.
Dimple creation, also known as dimpleplasty, is a cosmetic procedure that is performed to create dimples on the cheeks or chin. Dimples are small indentations or depressions that appear when certain facial muscles contract. They are often considered attractive and can enhance the overall appearance of the face.
Doctors work multiple strategies for Minimally Invasive Surgery. The surgery causes less harm to the body than as compared to Open Surgery. Thus, benefiting in lesser pain and fewer complications. The surgical process involves one or more small incisions, little tubes, and tiny cameras and surgical instruments.
You will like this information explaining how your nose can be beautified by surgery.What nose re-shaping can do?
It can make the nose or nostrils larger or smaller, straighten bumps on the bridge, alter the angle between nose and upper lip and change the shape of the nose tip.
This is a video about eye laser treatment, particularly LASIK. It was made to inform you about the procedure as well as what to look for when choosing clinics and doctors.
Watch the video and learn all the vital information about this life-changing treatment in 4 minutes!
Mandel Vision
211 E. 70th Street
New York, New York 10021
(888) 866-3681
http://www.mandelvision.com/
Patients have a higher level of confidence in choosing Dr. Mandel as he is the only exclusive laser vision surgeon in New York named in America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly, the most discriminating of the peer surveys, for twelve consecutive years. He is always at the cutting edge of laser eye surgery so patients in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut can be assured of the highest quality of care.
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Ellen O’Sullivan presents an outline of the Difficult Airway Society (DAS) Guidelines on airway management.
Airway management is a fundamental responsibility and skill of all involved especially for emergency physicians, anaesthetists and critical care physicians.
Ellen makes the point that mismanagement of airways leads to severe morbidity and mortality.
She provides a few harrowing examples.
The 2015 Difficult Airway Society guidelines, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia in December 2015, provide a sequential series of plans (A to D) to implement when tracheal intubation fails.
They promote patient safety by prioritising oxygenation and minimising trauma. Furthermore, they highlight the role of neuromuscular blockade in making airway management easier. The guidelines recognise the difficulties in decision making during an emergency and stress importance of human factor training.
The guidelines include steps to assist the anaesthetic team by providing a common stem of options (a simple algorithm) for maintaining oxygenation, limiting the number of airway intervention attempts, encouraging declaration of failure by placing a Supraglottic Airway Device and overtly recommending a time for stopping and thinking.
They emphasise the importance of considering discontinuing anaesthesia and waking the patient up (if appropriate) when tracheal intubation has failed. The guidelines recommend videolaryngoscopy and second generation Supraglottic Airway Devices. All anaesthetists, intensivists and emergency medicine physicians should be able to use these devices.
There is limited evidence relating to the management of the ‘can’t intubate can’t oxygenate’ situation (CICO) PLAN D. However, all anaesthetists should be able to perform a surgical cricothyroidotomy (and trained accordingly).
Join Ellen as she provides you with what you need to know for management of the difficult airway, in line with the DAS Guidelines.
For more like this, head to our podcast page. #CodaPodcast
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What to Look For in an Albany NY Plastic Surgeon by William F. DeLuca, MD (NSFW)
1. What
to
look
for
in
a
Plas/c
Surgeon
By
William
F.
DeLuca
Jr.,
M.D.
F.A.C.S
Board
Cer9fied
Plas9c
Surgeon
and
Member
of
the
American
Society
of
Plas9c
Surgeons
(ASPS)
and
American
Society
of
Aesthe9c
Plas9c
Surgeons
(ASAPS)
2. Part
1:
“Must
Have”
&
“Should
Have”
Traits
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
3. The
“Must
Haves”…
1.
Board
Cer/fica/on
in
Plas/c
Surgery
2.
Hospital
Privileges
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
5. 1.
Experience
Odds
are,
the
more
your
surgeon
has
the
beSer
off
you’ll
be
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
Rickie
Fowler
The
“next”
genera9on.
Lot’s
of
talent
but
s9ll
very
erra9c
and
prone
to
errors.
Phil
Mickelson
The
“old
guard”.
Clutch
under
pressure.
His
results
over
the
past
19
years
as
a
pro
do
most
of
the
talking.
6. 2.
References
Get
references
and/or
reviews
from
other
pa/ents
&
doctors
Do
not
trust
only
your
ins9ncts
when
a
scalpel
is
involved
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
7. 3.
Pa/ent
&
Safety-‐First
Philosophy
How
do
they
define
what
a
successful
experience/outcome
for
“May
I
always
act
so
as
to
preserve
the
finest
tradi9ons
of
my
calling
and
may
I
long
experience
the
joy
of
healing
those
who
seek
my
help.”
-‐
Hippocrates
(460–370
BC)
The
importance
of
first-‐class
pre-‐procedure
&
post-‐surgery
care
can
not
be
understated.
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
you
will
be?
8. 3a.
Pa/ent
&
Safety-‐First
Philosophy
My
process
for
selec9ng
the
best
procedure
for
YOU
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
9. 3b.
Pa/ent
&
Safety-‐First
Philosophy
My
Decision
Matrix
for
Surgical
vs
Non-‐Surgical
•
Price
•
Age
•
Expecta9ons/Desires
•
Down9me
available
for
recovery
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
10. 4.
Reasonable
Prices/Rates
When
choosing
a
cosme9c
surgeon,
does
more
expensive
always
=
beSer?
Why
do
plas9c
surgeons
in
NYC
cost
so
much
more?
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
11. 5.
Training,
Vision,
Talent
&
Technique
Surgeons
that
have
high
levels
of
the
above
• Minimize
traits
are
surgeons
who:
scaring
• Minimize
down9me,
speed
up
recovery
• Minimize
post-‐opera9on
complica9ons
(key)
• Deliver
consistent
&
reproducible
results
(i.e.
what
you
see
in
the
before
and
aher
photos
is
what
you
can
reasonably
expect
to
get)
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
12. 6.
Knows
What
to
Do
to
Achieve
the
Opitmal
Result
It’s
your
Surgeon’s
job
to
know
what
the
best
op9on
is
when
there
are
more
than
1
op9on
(which
is
ohen
the
case).
“His
surgeon
choose
poorly…”
-‐
Temple
Knight,
Indian
Jones
In
plas9c
surgery,
there
are
ohen
several
ways
to
address
a
cosme9c
issue,
but
in
most
cases,
one
way
is
superior
to
all
the
rest
–
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
13. 7.
Consistently
Achieves
GREAT
Results
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Do
they
consistently
produce
great
work?
How
many
“average
or
just-‐ok”
movies
has
Steven
Spielberg
directed?
Not
many.
Are
their
results
natural
and
a]rac/ve?
15. Shortcuts:
Non-‐Invasive
≠
Long
Las/ng
Especially
when
it
comes
to
cosme9c
surgery
• Examples:
“Weekend
facelihs”,
“lifestyle
facelihs”,
etc.
• “Achieve
instantaneous
perfecEon”
…
Really?
• Healing
takes
9me
–
Las9ng
results
require
healing
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
• The
pa/ent
has
to
be
commi]ed
to
the
procedure.
• You
need
to
follow
post-‐op
care
instruc9ons
• If
you
want
to
have
a
facelih,
there
is
going
to
be
2-‐3
weeks
of
healing
involved.
It’s
not
overnight.
Surgeons
who
give
the
impression
that
it
isn’t
a
big
deal
should
not
be
taken
at
their
word.
16. Gimmicks:
The
Oprah
Effect
Why
the
‘latest’
media
darling
isn’t
always
the
greatest
or
safest.
• “Thread
Lic”
-‐
aka
single
s9tch
“weekend”
facelih
• Thermage
-‐
non-‐surgical
skin
9ghtening
using
radio
frequency
•
“SmartLipo”
-‐
aka
‘laser
liposuc9on’
for
large
areas
• Breast
Augmenta9on
through
the
belly-‐buSon
(“scar
free!”)
• “Twilight
Surgery”
-‐
aka
using
local
anesthesia
for
major
procedures
like
liposuc9on
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
17. Tricks:
Limited
Post-‐Procedure
Care
• Salesman
Great
surgeons
provide
Surgeon
vs
Ar/st-‐Engineer:
You
should
great
care
never
feel
like
you’re
being
“sold”
during
any
part
of
the
consulta9on.
Good
salesmen
focus
on
the
sell.
Good
MDs
focus
on
the
result.
• What
does
their
personal
fee
cover
in
terms
of
pre
&
post-‐op
care??
In
my
prac/ce:
ü Pa9ents
can
call
me
any9me
(especially
aher
surgery).
Our
phone
system
forwards
to
my
cell
phone.
ü Aher
surgery,
I
offer
pa9ents
as
many
follow-‐up
visits
as
they
need
or
want
at
no
addi9onal
cost.
If
there
are
any
complica9ons
aher
surgery,
what’s
your
surgeon’s
revision
policy?
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both
before
&
acer
your
procedure.
18. In
Other
Words…
Seek
out
a
surgeon
more
like
Captain
Sully
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(or
Viper)
19. In
Other
Words…
*Of
course,
many
Vipers
started
out
as
Mavericks.
The
difference
is,
they’ve
added
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wisdom
&
experience
to
their
arsenal
of
confidence,
ins2nct,
passion
and
talent.
And
less
like
Maverick*
20. The
Surgical
Procedures
• Facial
Rejuvena9on
• Breast
Enhancement
• Body
Contouring
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56. Thanks
for
listening.
Ques9ons
or
comments?
Please
don’t
hesitate
to
contact
me
any9me
at:
Office:
(518)
724-‐2444
Email:
info@delucaplas9csurgery.com
DeLuca
Plastic
Surgery
5
Ulenski
Drive
Albany,
NY
12205
www.DeLucaPlas9cSurgery.com
Editor's Notes
When considering plastic surgery, there is no substitute for an ASPS Member Surgeon. Member Surgeons: Are certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery® or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada®. Operate only in accredited medical facilities. Adhere to a strict code of ethics. Fulfill continuing medical education requirements, including standards and innovations in patient safety.
If you don’t know anyone who has been a patient of the surgeon, have the surgeon’s patient coordinator put you in contact with at least 2 former patients. Ask friends and acquaintances – word travels wide and far. Speaking with others who have had the same surgery you are considering is a fantastic way to become more informed. The internet … use wisely.Subjective impression is meaningless when selecting a surgeon. Craft should trump your desire to like them; in fact, it's OK to hate your surgeon. You simply need him to cut and sew very intelligently. So always select the surgeon who has already done the most iterations of whatever procedure you need. Stated in Zagat-ian terms: Which restaurant do you want to go to—the one with the line or the one that sits empty?
Good enough is not enoughDifference is in the details… Less complications More consistent results The patient experience – the goal is to have you feel perfectly at ease.
NYC vs Albany NYDoes more expensive always = better? It cost more to run a practice in a big city than it does in a little city. Rent, people/employees. Basic market forces at work.You pay the difference.Unlike most other forms of surgery, cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance. Patients must pay out of pocket. Physicians who perform cosmetic surgery know their patients are price sensitive. Thus, patients can typically (a) find a package price in advance covering all services and facilities, (b) compare prices prior to surgery and (c) pay a price that is lower in real terms than the price charged 10 years ago for comparable procedures, despite huge increases in demand and considerable innovation.“Competition and innovation have led to lower-cost cosmetic procedures.”
Consistent NaturalOptimal
In plastic surgery, there are often several ways to approach an aesthetic problem, but usually one way is better than the rest – your surgeon needs to know which one that is.
Salesman vs Engineer Odds favor the engineerIf it sounds too good to be true it usually is Too busy to make you feel like you’re his only patient.Patients can call me anytime (especially after surgery). Our phone system forwards to my cell phone. Any question you may have is a question he should be happy to answerWhat’s he like after the check has been cashed?This goes back to the importance of getting references.If there’s a problem, will he fix it (at no cost to you).