It has often been debated what if any effect our diet has on our skin. Does chocolate lead to acne? We’ve all heard these sorts of questions. Well several studies have recently shown that a diet rich in certain nutrients can give your skin a healthier glow. Other foods, when avoided, may prevent break outs or poor skin appearance. Here’s a short list (put together by the authors of Eat This, Not That) of skin ...
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We recently celebrated our first year in practice in Salt Lake City. I’ve been privileged to perform hundreds of eyelid surgeries and other procedures in that time and I’ve come to learn that every patient is unique in how they get through surgery. I strive to make my techniques consistent so that my patients can expect consistently good outcomes, but despite my best efforts, some patients have a more difficult time of it. Whether it be significant differences in swelling ...
Continue Reading ?I have seen many articles lately about children and plastic surgery. Many have discussed whether it is acceptable in certain situations, like when children are bullied or teased because of their looks. Another article mentioned parents giving plastic surgery to their kids prior to the prom to “look their best.” It may be disturbing to think that people so young are permanently altering their appearance, often to please others or build their fragile self confidence, but is there a time ...
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This past week I took a basal cell skin cancer off the eyelid of a man younger than I, and I’m in my mid-thirties. Remember when skin cancer was something your grandma and grandpa dealt with? Well those days are past and we are ushering in a generation of young people who will be dealing with skin excisions, biopsies, deforming surgeries and possibly early death due to their love of the sun, tan skin, and refusal ...
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Think about the first image that crosses your mind when you hear the word Botox or facial filler. It is likely one of a plastic, frozen faced woman with evidence of one too many facial plastic surgery procedures, unnatural facial proportions, oversized lips and unnaturally tight skin. These are the extremes that websites and the media have convinced us are common place. For this reason, many of my patients are hesitant or scared about using these products as they don’t ...
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Each year the statistics on which forms of plastic and reconstructive surgery, along with less invasive cosmetic procedures, are collected by several groups. This infographic below from RealSelf.com, a great website to peruse if you are considering a surgical procedure, breaks the stats down with some simple charts. Eyelid surgery is in the top 5 most common procedures, and enjoys are very high “worth it” rating by patients. Check it out:
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Often when people come to our office complaining that their eyelids are sagging, they actually have a drooping forehead and brows. This downward sliding skin causes the upper eyelid to look especially redundant and fold over the eye. Many times, especially in men, the brow hairs are down at the level of the eyelashes and the brows block out their entire upper visual field. Simply raising the forehead without even touching the eyelids corrects most of the problem and dramatically ...
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I began my private practice in July of 2011, but almost a year before I began researching EHR systems. I happened to do my medical school and residency training during the time when most health systems were transitioning to EHR in some form. In the space of 10 years, I used PowerChart (Hershey Medical Center), VISTA (VA), Medflow and GE Centricity (UNC-Chapel Hill), SRS and Epic (West Virginia University Eye Institute), along with a proprietary system at UNC Hospitals and several ...
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Our second day of lectures and surgery was much like the first, only the Vietnamese doctors were eager to get their hands into the work and apply what we were showing them. On day one, a certain doctor followed me closely, recording with his cell phone several of my procedures. He stood so close with his phone that at times it blocked my view. I could tell he was paying close attention because he would comment if I did something ...
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Vietnam 2012
Several months ago, my partner Dr. Branson Call asked me if I’d like to accompany him to Hanoi for a medical mission he and LDS Charities had been planning for several months. I jumped at the chance. After a few delays, we finally made our way to Vietnam on March 4th.