Archive for May, 2010
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Anesthesia is safe under safe medical guidelines
Anesthesia is a serious part of most surgical procedures. According to sign on San Diego the drugmaker Teva said Friday it won’t make any more of its sedative propofol, which could intensify a shortage of an anesthetic widely used in operating rooms. The drug is hard to manufacture and the company gets little or no profit from it, said Denise Bradley, a spokeswoman for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Teva is also facing almost 250 lawsuits connected to the drug. The Food and Drug Administration says there has been a shortage of the drug since last fall because manufacturing problems forced both Teva and Hospira Inc. to suspend manufacturing and recall some of their versions of the sedative. With no U.S. companies making the drug, the agency authorized the importation of a version approved in Europe. The drug became infamous last year when it was connected to the death of Michael Jackson. The singer died in June after overdosing on propofol and other sedatives that were administered by his personal doctor, who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Dr. Conrad Murray used the drugs to help Jackson sleep.
Dr Stuart Kincaid warns his patients that just because anesthesia is not general anesthesia it doesn’t mean it is safe or if it is general anesthesia it is unsafe. One of the many benefits of an ASPS board certified plastic surgeon like Dr Stuart Kincaid is that his surgeries are performed only in accredited surgical facilities. These facilities must adhere to strict guidelines for anesthesia and it administration. Surgical procedures performed under general anesthesia are safe under safe medical guidelines. The combination of drugs used in anesthesia are more safe than ever before. Dr Stuart Kincaid educates patients seeking plastic surgery procedures to choose carefully.
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Plastic surgery procedures are serious and all risk should be considered
Since we are close to the border the allure of cheap surgery is very tempting. According to Sign On San Diego a Tijuana cosmetic surgery clinic where a Chula Vista woman died a week ago following a liposuction procedure has been shut down temporarily by Baja California health inspectors.
The Millennium Cosmetic & Laser Institute in Tijuana’s Rio Zone was found to have “several irregularities,” including deficiencies in the operating areas and in record-keeping procedures, a spokesman for the Baja California Health Department said Friday. In addition, the clinic’s director, Dr. Louis May Villanueva, was asked to present additional documentation of his medical credentials, the spokesman said.
The inspection was triggered by reports of the death of Maria de Lourdes Trinidad Mendivil, 48, who went to the clinic May 22 to remove pockets of fat in her abdomen. May performed the procedure
Dr Stuart Kincaid explains to his patients the importance of ASPS board certification. While any MD can perform plastic surgery procedures, the ASPS is the only board speciality recognized for plastic surgery by the AMA. Dr Stuart Kincaid consults with patients and educates them about plastic surgery procedures. He warns them that liposuctionis not an “easy” procedure and just because “light” anesthesia is used that doesn’t mean it’s safe. Plastic surgery should always be treated seriously and performed under the safest guidelines possible.
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Beautiful San Diego beaches require awareness about the dangers of the sun
In a sunny environment like San Diego it is unacceptable for residents to be oblivious to skin cancer and its dangers. According to Sign on San Diego it seems reasonable to expect that people in sun-drenched San Diego know more about the dangers of too much sun exposure than residents in most other cities. A survey by the American Academy of Dermatology suggests otherwise. The local metropolitan area ranked 17th among 26 of the nation’s biggest urban centers in what researchers call “suntelligence” — a person’s knowledge, attitude and behavior toward preventing and detecting skin cancer. San Francisco ranked 14th, the highest spot of any California city. Los Angeles came in at 22nd. Top honors went to Hartford, Conn., Salt Lake City, Denver and Tampa , Fla., in that order. Seattle , Cleveland , Chicago and Pittsburgh occupied the lowest spots. More than 7,100 people completed the online survey. Researchers asked participants a wide range of questions.About 43 percent of San Diegans didn’t know that it’s not smart to tan indoors on a tanning bed.
Dr Stuart Kincaid finds this information very disturbing. Dr Stuart Kincaid educates his patients about not only the dangers of skin cancer but also the dangers of tanning. Tanning is the source of many skin cancer diagnosis but Dr Stuart Kincaid warns patients that tanning is not a good idea even if skin cancer does not develop. Tanning the skin after surgeries like breast augmantation or liposuction can lead to darkening the skin where the incisions are and if there are bruises. The darkening can be noticeably darker than the rest of the skin. Patients should put sunscreen on the incisions for a year as a precaution. Tanning also ages the skin prematurely. Unfortunately this is irreversible. Tanning is never good San Diego!
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Addiction therapy may save lives; and technology may help plastic surgery recovery
Addiction is one of the most frustrating conditions facing our society. A new therapy may be able to cure it according to an article on Sign on SanDiego.com . This is the next frontier in substance abuse: Better understanding of how addiction overlaps with other brain diseases is sparking a hunt to see if a treatment for one might also help another.We’re not talking about attempts just to temporarily block an addict’s high. Today’s goal is to change the underlying brain circuitry that leaves substance abusers prone to relapse.It’s “a different way of looking at mental illnesses, including substance abuse disorders,” says National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Dr. Nora Volkow, who on Monday urged researchers at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting to get more creative in the quest for brain-changing therapies for addiction. Rather than a problem in a single brain region, scientists increasingly believe that psychiatric diseases are a result of dysfunctioning circuits spread over multiple regions, leaving them unable to properly communicate and work together. That disrupts, for example, the balance between impulsivity and self-control that plays a crucial role in addiction.
Dr Stuart Kincaid and other board certified plastic surgeons look to these brain circuit treatments as a future option for treating pain, thus accelerating the healing time for plastic surgeries. One of the main deterrents to scheduling surgery is the ability to get back to work quickly. Surgeries like abdominoplasty orthighplasty have longer recoveries mostly due to the pain involved. Dr Stuart Kincaid helps his patients to manage the pain effectively but is encouraged about new therapies that may be more effective.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
Eight pound baby delivered while mom was driving!
Just when you thought you had hear it all..according to local channel 10 news A woman gave birth while driving, TwinCities.com reported. The site said that 29-year-old Amanda McBride was working a late shift, though she was already more than a week past her expected due date. She left work and picked up the baby’s father, Joseph Phillips.
Phillips can’t drive because he suffers seizures, so McBride stayed behind the wheel.
McBride said that the labor pains weren’t that bad. But when her water broke, she told Phillips to grab the wheel.
She said she pulled down her pants after her water broke.
”And then the baby just came right out,” she said. “I was just sitting on the seat, and he just slid out. It really wasn’t bad at all.” The baby weighed 8 pounds.
Admittedly Dr Stuart Kincaid’s patients may not have had as bizarre of a delivery as birth while driving, but each woman carries her own story. Dr Stuart Kincaid consults with moms who are unhappy with the shape and contour of their body after delivery. Dr Stuart Kincaid can perform an abdominoplasty to tighten the abdominal muscles stretched during pregnancy and rid the abdomen of loose excess skin. If sagging breast are of concern he can also perform a breastlift and insert a small breast implant for fullness and lift. It is possible for a mother to love her body after child birth.
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Smoking will age your skin
I’ve never seen a recent article advocating smoking; however, there is much debate on how we deter chidren and teens from smoking. A recent article on Sign on San Diego.com reported on the problems in Indonesia with children and teens smoking. According to the article Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old. The smoking toddler was witnessed by a reporter who recently visited his home in the fishing village of Musi Banyuasin, in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province. “I’m not worried about his health, he looks healthy,” shrugged the boy’s father Mohammad Rizal. “He cries and throws tantrums when we don’t let him smoke. He’s addicted.” Ardi’s youth is the extreme of a disturbing trend. Data from the Central Statistics Agency showed 25 percent of Indonesian children aged 3 to 15 have tried cigarettes, with 3.2 percent of those active smokers.
While Dr Stuart Kincaid admits that the trend in Indionesia is extreme. Teenage smoking is still an issue in our country. Dr Stuart Kincaids warns young people that their skin will prematurly age from smoking. They may develop what is known as smokers lip (little lines around the lips) that will make their lips less than desirable. Wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes are also common in smokers. Dr Stuart Kincaid can perform facelifts, eyelifts, dermal filler injectables, and Botox to help these conditions. Smokers have delayed wound healing and have more risk from surgery than non smokers. The best advice is not to start.
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Beautiful bikini bodies take planning, and effort
Summer and swimming pools go together. According to sign 0n San Diego you might want to look before you leap into a public swimming pool this summer.
A new government report shows one in eight public swimming pools were shut down two years ago because of dirty water or other problems, like missing safety equipment.Kiddie pools were most likely to be the germiest, from fecal matter and improper chlorination.The report is based on more than 120,000 inspections of public swimming pools in 2008, including those in parks and hotels. It’s the largest study of the topic ever done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released the report Thursday.Each year, there are about 15 or 20 outbreaks from stomach bugs blamed on pools, the CDC said. Studies suggest a quarter of them are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites that should have been killed by proper pool treatment and chlorination.
While getting in the pool may seem a little scary, you can always look good laying around the pool. Dr Stuart Kincaid helps patients fit into their swimsuits better than ever before. Patients who don’t quite fill out their top may elect for a breast augmentation. Most women choose to increase their bust line by about two cup sizes. Dr Stuart Kincaid also helps women get a flatter tummy and lose the love handles with liposuction. With both procedures done together most patients are”pool ready” six weeks after surgery.
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
According to Sign on San Diego London has the first playground for the elderly. London’s first “senior’s playground” opened Wednesday in Hyde Park, after residents campaigned for more facilities to help older people get fit.
Organizers said people began lining up early in the morning to try the six low-impact fitness machines, which include a cross-trainer, a stationary bicycle and a sit-up bench.
“It was great seeing a large group of older people there, trying to outdo each other, even,” said Mark Camley, the chief executive of the body managing the park. “As we get an increasingly older population, it’s important to find ways to keep them active.”
The playground is aimed at people over 60, although the gentle exercise also helps patients recovering from operations and injury. It’s the first of its kind in London, and is modeled on similar play areas for the elderly in other European countries.
Dr Stuart Kincaid consults with patients who are over 65 and in excellent health. Contrary to what people may believe elderly patients are perfect candidates for plastic surgery. As long as they are in good health they can have surgery. That would include a facelift, rhinoplasty. or even abdominoplasty. Injectables like Botox or Restylane are also an option for older patients. Looking your best has no age limits.
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Blood pressure control is required to be a good candidate for surgery
The causes of high blood pressure are numerous. A new study added another cause to the list according to 10 news.com. People who live in urban areas with high pollution tend to have higher blood pressure than those who live in less polluted areas, according to researchers from the University of Dusiburg-Essen in Germany.
The study followed 5,000 people for three years.
”Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure are higher in people who live in more polluted areas, even if we take important factors that also influence blood pressure like age, gender, smoking, weight, etc. into account. Blood pressure increases were stronger in women than in men,” said Dr. Barbara Hoffman.
The heavier the pollution, the greater the increase in blood pressure, she said.
Dr Stuart Kincaid stress the importance of good health and diet to control blood pressure. You may be limited as to what you can do about your environment, but monitoring your blood pressure is important as when it is elevated it can be a sign of other issues. Plastic surgery procedures are usually performed under general anesthesia. Procedures like liposuction or breast reduction that can have a significant amount of bleeding require blood pressure to be within a healthy range. If Dr Stuart Kincaid has concerns, he may ask the patient to have a full medical clearance from their primary care physician. This is a reasonable precaution for the safety of select patients .
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
Nominate Dr Stuart Kincaid as San Diego's Best Cosmetic Surgeon
It’s that time of year again.The nominations are opened for Sign on San Diego best of 2010 issue. Sign on San Diego reports to their readers that as valued readers, they wield almighty power in the 14th annual San Diego’s Best Readers’ Poll. Click on the categories on this page and nominate Dr Stuart Kincaid as San Diego’s ”best” cosmetic surgeon. Your voice will not only be heard, it’s quantified. But hurry. You can only nominate through May 23, 2010.
The top 10 nominations in more than 140 categories will earn a spot on the official online ballot: www.sdbestpoll.com. Voting takes place June 5 through 27. Winners will be announced in August in the Union-Tribune and on SignOnSanDiego.com. So, nominate, vote, and tell the world that you helped decide which places are among “San Diego’s Best.”
Dr Stuart Kincaid appreciates every vote for nomination that he receives. He encourages patients to tell their friends and family to vote for him if they share in the level of satisfaction with his work that the patient has. Dr Stuart Kincaid encourages patients to review his state of the art website and schedule a consultation to see if plastic surgery is an option for changing their life.
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