HEALTH & WELLNESS
GET YOUR SEXY BACK
Transform with PDO Threads and CoolSculpting
appearance. After about 10-14 days, the
process of natural body protein synthesis
begins and continues over a period of
two years, keeping the texture of the skin
smooth and supple. My patients love to
look years younger without surgery with
the “lunch time facelift.”
Say Goodbye to Unwanted Fat
with CoolSculpting
Thanks to advancements in technology,
you can spot reduce an area of fat without
diet and exercise. CoolSculpting is the
world’s number one noninvasive body
sculpting procedure with more than
seven million procedures performed to
date. It was developed by two Harvard
physicians who invented Fraxel laser hair
removal technology.
Here’s how it works. You are born with
a finite number of fat cells. They do not
divide after adolescence. CoolSculpting
applicators attach to fatty areas with
vacuum suction. Proprietary cooling
plates are activated and after a few
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minutes the area goes completely numb. After 35-45 minutes
(depending on the area treated), the applicator is removed and the
area is massaged for two minutes. The body naturally processes
the fat and eliminates the affected cells from the body over the
next 12 weeks. The results are long-lasting. If you can squeeze it,
we can freeze it and permanently destroy an area of fat.
Patients typically relax and watch movies during the procedure
and can return to their normal routine afterwards. It requires no
surgery, no anesthesia, no knives, and most importantly, little to
no downtime. CoolSculpting has been FDA-cleared since 2010,
and can treat love handles, belly fat, inner and outer thighs, back
fat, bra fat and those stubborn lumps and bumps. We’ve also seen
excellent results for upper arm fat and for male breasts. My “goat
throat” is gone forever.
If you’ve been feeling like it’s time to get your “sexy” back,
PureLife Medi-Spa has the non-surgical treatments to restore your
looks and confidence. When you look good, you feel good! For
more information about PDO Thread Lifts and CoolSculpting,
call (727) 595-3400 to schedule your complimentary consultation.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: G. Joseph Fitzgerald, DO, MT (ASCP), owner and
medical director of PureLife Medi-Spa, has been practicing family medicine
for more than 24 years. Dr. Fitzgerald is also a medical technologist,
and in 2013 was awarded a U.S. patent for colon cancer prevention.
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The influx of spring breakers this
time of year always reminds me of
my youth; the days when I could
eat as much as I wanted and still
looked great without a shirt; and the days
before skin started to wrinkle, sag and the
age spots started to emerge. Nobody even
thought of applying sunscreen before a
full day in the sun. For most of us, those
“good old days” are long gone and we
have to work hard to maintain a good
physique with diet and exercise. We have
to protect our skin and find ways to keep
looking and feeling youthful.
Despite how much effort we put into
taking care of ourselves, all of us have
stubborn fat that lingers in the love
handles, saddlebags or under the chin.
Others will find their bodies improving,
but their faces aging more rapidly as they
reduce their BMI (Body Mass Index), a
measure of body fat based on height and
weight. I tell my patients not to worry,
since there are state-of-the-art aesthetic
treatments that can improve these issues and help them look
and feel better than ever.
Build Collagen and Lift with PDO Threads
The PDO Thread Lift is a procedure that rejuvenates, regenerates
and improves the structure of the face, in a similar way to a surgical
facelift, but without the need for surgery. The PDO Thread Lift
uses specialized threads that are introduced into the skin with
a very fine needle to lift tissue and muscle and improve skin
texture. The threads, which can be used all around the face and
neck, are extremely versatile. They can be used to treat vertical
and horizontal wrinkles on the forehead, sagging brows, drooping
cheeks, pronounced nasolabial (nose to mouth) and marionette
(corner of mouth to chin) folds, sagging jawline and neck and
folds and wrinkles on the chin. The threads are made of soluble
PDO (polydioxanone), a material that has been used in medicine
for many years, mainly in surgery. PDO sutures are used to
perform cardiothoracic surgery (such as open-heart surgery in
pediatric patients) and are one of the safest materials that can be
implanted in the body.
Research has shown that PDO relaxes muscles and tendons,
and also stimulates the production of new collagen in the skin.
It also stimulates the synthesis of elastin and hyaluronic acid,
both of which are vital for keeping the skin looking plump and
youthful. Improvement is gradual, with the best results seen over
the next few months as the skin builds new collagen. The PDO
threads will give the skin an immediate, natural improvement in
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Medical Director/Creator PureLife Medi-Spa
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