Do you know the Lap Band system-answer to weight loss?

It seems I am becoming some kind of a medical consultant. (hahaha)

After my close encounters with rhinoplasty, liposuction and breast augmentation surgeries, now I am face to face with a totally unique kind of surgery (no need for all the usual surgical instruments) to reduce obesity.

I read somewhere that 50% of the Americans are concerned with over weight. (really?)
Over weight people all over the world might have tried just about everything in the medical history to address their worry.

Everyone knows the miracle pills that promise to make you shed excess weight in weeks, the wonder exercise machines that keep popping up in the market, the attractive of flyers of plastic surgeons and so on.

Now the inventors of surgical procedures have come up with an option called Lap Band system.

"The LAP-BAND® System is an adjustable gastric band designed to help you lose excess body weight, improve weight-related health conditions and enhance quality of life.

It reduces the stomach capacity and restricts the amount of food that can be consumed at one time. The LAP-BAND® System procedure does not require stomach cutting and stapling or gastrointestinal re-routing to bypass normal digestion.

The LAP-BAND® System is the only adjustable and reversible weight-loss surgery available in the United States and the only weight-loss surgery approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)."
Acknowledgement:lapband.com
While doing a research on this surgery, I also came to know about a controversy on this issue concerning Travis County Commissioners.

Thats enough of blood and tissues for me.
I hope to find something interesting about Halloween tomorrow.

Do you know the correct meaning of Plastic?

Refer to Greek and it says Plastikos is "to shape"

Hence the name ‘plastic surgery’ which is to correct an unshapely nose or lips.

Plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery is performed only by board certified surgeons like Dr. Daniel G. Becker, M.D., FACS-the chief surgeon of New Jersey cosmetic surgery.

When I said ‘board certified’, I meant American Board of Facial Plastic and Re-constructive Surgery (ABFPRS).

Not only that, he is also certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology (ABO).

People from various parts of the world approach The Rhinoplasty Center for a variety of nose problems like Nasal Bump, Bulbous Tip, Too Wide, Too Narrow, Overprojected, Underprojected, Nasal Fracture, Twisted Nose, Droopy Nose and Upturned Nose.

The common name for rhinoplasty is ‘nose job’.
Rhinoplasty can be performed to rectify all the above said problems to meet aesthetic appeal or for reconstructive purposes to correct birth defects or breathing problems.

As per Dr. Becker’s informative website, he has been in the news for his expertise.

I have posted only a few below.

* "On the Nose "- Aesthetic Book 2006,
Are you ready for the new Rhinoplasty?

* "TOP DOC"- Philadelphia Magazine 2003, for Cosmetic and Re-constructive Nasal Surgery (Rhinoplasty).

*NATIONAL TOP 10 RATING by US News and World Report - From 1997-2003, Dr. Becker was a full-time faculty member of the Department of ENT at PENN, where he specialized in nasal and sinus surgery. During that time, US News and World Report consistently gave a NATIONAL TOP 10 rating to this team.

*25 People to Watch in 2005, SJ Magazine
Dr. Becker was recognized as one of '25 People to Watch' in New Jersey by South Jersey Magazine, in January, 2005.

*Dr. Becker was inducted into the National Register's WHO's WHO in Executives and Professionals 2004-2005.

*The Gloucester County Times reported on the Becker Nose and Sinus Center. They highlighted that the Becker Nose and Sinus Center is the first center in the state of New Jersey dedicated to treatment of problems of the Nose and Sinuses.

For testimonials from patients and doctors, please refer therhinoplastycenter.com

Why my nose bleeds frequently?

My earliest memory when I first noticed blood streaming down my nose was when I was studying 3rd Std.

I did not notice it at all because there was no pain associated with it. One of the class mates started screaming when he saw the blood on my shirt.

I do not remember now who gave the first aid, but I remember that someone applied wet cloth on my nose and asked me to tilt up my head to stem the flow.

I experienced it again a dozen times after that before my parents took me to a doctor.
One look at my face and he declared that I have a deviated nasal septum (DNS).

I did not know what it meant, but I told him my nose bled when the temperature is very hot outside, or when someone squeezed my nose playfully or whenever I ate very hot food.

Anyway, it happens occasionally now; I am not too concerned as I am accustomed to it by now.

But now after all these years, I think I should have undertaken a rhinoplasty. This idea struck me when I was doing a research on Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery which linked me further to rhinoplasty Toronto.

That’s how I found out about Dr.David Ellis, an exceptional board certified cosmetic surgeon in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Patients from all over the world seek his assistance for their requirements for such cosmetic surgeries like facelift, forehead lift, midface elevation, rhinoplasty, and chin and cheek augmentation.

Dr.David Ellis also offers less-invasive rejuvenation procedures like Botox and other injectable fillers, photodynamic therapy, treatment with radiofrequency and laser technology, lifting of the jowls, neck and cheek mounds using delicate threading sutures, needle liposuction, S-lifts and neck lifts.

Dr. Ellis’s envious credentials are:
He is a member of:
*The Canadian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery;
*The American Academy of Facial Plastic& Re-constructive Surgery;
*The Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery;
*The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery;
*The Canadian Medical Association and the Ontario Medical Association.
*He is also President of the Canadian Academy of Facial Plastic and Re-constructive Surgery, as well as the Canadian delegate to the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgical Societies (IFFPSS).
*Dr. Ellis is also a Professor at the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Oh, this list goes on, no wonder he is called the surgeon’s advisor.

Who is a Otolaryngologist?

I did not know that my E.N.T. doctor who performed the tonsillitis surgery to me when I was nine years old is also called Otolaryngologists.

Only when I was asked to do a review on rhinoplasty in Houston Texas, I stumbled onto this new word.

Surgeons who perform cosmetic surgery on nose are called Otolaryngologists. But they also do surgery to remove tumors from the oral, nasal, and neck areas and carry out reconstructive ear surgery.

The Rhinoplasty patients:
Those who want to reshape their nose mainly for making it attractive by reducing or increasing its size, or change the shape of the tip or the bridge, or narrow the span of the nostrils, or change the angle between the nose and your upper lip, or to solve a chronic breathing problem approach a rhiniplasty surgeon

Rhinoplasty is the most common of cosmetic surgery, very popular among cine artists, models and beauty conscious people.

Ok, you might have decided on getting a nose job done, but you won’t be able to explain to your doctor exactly what do you want. You might show some pictures to your surgeon as examples; suppose you want your nose to look like Steffi Graf. ( I like her nose very much when I look at her profile). But it is better to listen to the advise of the doctor.

Dr.Russell W. H. Kridel, M.D, Houston's premier facial plastic surgeon, will study the contour and shape of your face, your skin's texture and thickness, and your other features. Once he has done this, he'll have in mind a nose that suits your face and balances with your features.

Trust him for he is considered as the doctor's doctor. When doctors have their noses done, or a member of their family goes in for nose surgery, Dr. Kridel is their choice. They know the inside scoop on who is the best, and they go to see Dr. Kridel.

Don’t you want a star to do your nose surgery? After all you may pay through your nose.(smile)