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Mentor, OH Clarisonic Arrives at Dr. Vanek’s Office
April 19th, 2010
Mentor, Ohio ProFractional Laser
April 10th, 2010Mentor, Ohio ProFractional Laser -A Springtime Sunburn
Emerging from the winter hibernation may make you feel like your skin could use some brightening and tightening. Utilizing a revolutionary technology can really brighten the skin with a few days of down time. A microlaser peel with erbium laser followed by a ProFractional laser treatment is called a “Mentor Peel”. This takes advantage of removing surface irregularities with superficial erbium laser energy. In the same treatment session the ProFractional laser energy places a depot of energy deep into the dermis. It does this through a pore size laser spot that treats 11% of the skin, leaving 89% of the skin undisturbed for healing in one day! Think of it like lawn aeration. Your friends will think you had sunburn over the next 3 days or so until you heal. The patient is treated with a high tech, safe cooling device for the microlaser peel, and then anesthetized with topical local for a comfortable second phase profractional laser. No injections. Just walk into the office and walk out on your way to remodeled, youthful skin.
PS
About 5 days after your first session you can go out in the sun with SPF 25 sun block. Make-up covers the red by the 3rd day after the “Mentor Peel” until it fades.
Lake County Brachioplasty and VASER surgery
April 2nd, 2010Tripoint Lake Health in Concord, Ohio Dr Vanek performs Brachioplasty and VASER Lipo surgery.
Are your Arms Bothering You?- As short sleeve weather approaches the loose skin and excess fullness of the arms will become more difficult to camouflage with bulky clothing. Patients with good skin tone can be candidates for Arm Vaser, which can dramatically improve the contour and appearance of the arm diameter in s few short days of recovery. A 4mm incision is sited over the elbow near the crease and another in the axilla for optimum post op concealment. Vaser ultrasound energy is delivered through the two small incisions via a titanium probe passed under the skin. The skin is stimulated to tighten as the fat layer is liquefied selectively. No compression is needed after the first day. The incisions are dressed with a steri-strip. For patients with heavier arms or lots of excess skin, the Vaser technique can be combined with an arm lift or “brachioplasty” technique to facilitate shrinking of the excess tissue not addressed by surgical removal alone. Exercise can be resumed for the larger procedure in 2 to 3 weeks. Either procedure allows you to shower the next day.
PS Vaser patients have permanent removal of subcutaneous fat.
Arms bothering you? See PaulVanekMD.com for results you’ll love! Call (440) 205 5750 for a consultation. 9485 Mentor Ave, Mentor OH 44060. Board Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery and The American Board of Surgery.
Facelift in Mentor, Ohio
March 27th, 2010Women Series at TriPoint Medical Center
March 26th, 2010
Concord, Ohio TriPoint Medical Center
On Thursday, March 25, 2010 Dr. Vanek presented a power point presentation
on “What’s Hip, What’s Hype to the ladies of the What Every Woman Needs to
Know… Series at TriPoint Medical Center. The presentation discussed
Facial Rejuvenation, VASER lipo of the Neck, Endobrow, Blepharoplasty, Laser (including Profractional, MicroLaser Peel, BBL, Skintyte and Hair Removal)
Fillers, Sculptra and Skin Care.
We had a great time with the ladies and they asked some inquisitive questions about our services such as spider veins, recovery for surgical procedures & non-surgical procedures and also will the Laser help with liver spots on my grandmother. We also provided door prizes for the event including microdermabrasion treatments, Colorescience Pro and skin care. Thank you TriPoint and the Women’s Series for allowing us to come and share our information and presentation with them.
Kansas City, Missouri - Aestheticare
March 20th, 2010KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AESTHETICARE Kansas City’s Premier Medical Spa
Dr. Vanek and our office staff recently traveled to Kansas City to participate in a Laser Symposium.
After work on Thursday we left the office and drove to the Cleveland airport for our
departure flight to Kansas City. We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn in Overland Park a beautiful town. The Aestheticare office was located about 4 blocks away where we spent all day Friday. A great facility with the most advanced equipment, including 18 FDA approved lasers and a staff that had an endless wealth of knowledge. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. Thank you Matt and staff of Aestheticare!!
United Way of Lake County
March 17th, 2010
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Lake County, Ohio United Way of Lake County 7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebrity Server Luncheon held at LaMalfa Centre. Dr. Vanek was asked to serve at this event in recognition of his efforts and contribution to the Haiti relief. The St. Patrick’s Day event is a fun and festive way to bring family, friends, colleagues and the community together for a great cause. Our office staff was there to support Dr. Vanek, who proudly wore his Irish green and served our table with traditional Irish food and Irish coffee. The crowd was lively and monies were raised for the United Way cause. Dr. Vanek is co-chair of the United Way for Lake County with Dr. Juhasz.
Breast Reduction Comment
March 15th, 2010Breast Reduction Comment:
I have been thinking about a breast reduction for years. Once I decided to find out more information, it still took me over a year to make an appointment! After consultations with Dr. Vanek and Dr. Vanek’s staff, I made the decision to have the reduction. However, even the day before my surgery, I was still wondering if I was doing the right thing. It’s fine to look at pictures and talk with Dr. Vanek but it was hard for me to really grasp what the recovery and results would be like without experiencing it. I was very worried about the surgery itself but also the scars, the pain, and the final results. Two weeks after my surgery, I could not be happier. My anxiety and fear were much worse than the reality. I did not have any pain after the surgery and my scars are far more acceptable than I had imagined. I can honestly say I have not had a single minute where I have regretted my decision. I only regret not meeting Dr. Vanek sooner.
JS
SCULPTRA available in Lake County
February 22nd, 2010
SCULPTRA, FDA approved injectable for facial rejuvenation
WILLOUGHBY, OH – Sculptra injectable is available in my office to use for facial rejuvenation. Injectable medical anti-aging treatment continues to respond to patient desires. The molecule, poly-L-lactic acid, has been used safely for the past 25 years as absorbable suture material. It works by stimulating your own collagen production in the face where aging lines and deep folds manifest because of collagen loss. Injectable Sculptra has been used widely in Europe for close to a decade. This treatment will allow gradual improvement in facial aging over a 3 month period. The effects last over 2 years. Juvederm and Restylane last about a year. Radiesse lasts for about 2 years. All are injected in an in-office procedure with local anesthesia. 71% of women surveyed preferred a longer lasting result that came on gradually. Sculptra does exactly that. Even when the effect wears off, you manifest more volume than your start point. The amount of agent to be injected is decided upon in your consultation and the three injections are about a month apart. It can be combined with lip enhancement or laser skin rejuvenation in the same treatment day.
Would you like to see gradual improvement in your facial aging? Contact my office about a Sculptra consultation. Look at PaulVanekMD.com for results you’ll love. Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. (440) 205 5750.
Quick Enough
January 15th, 2010Some people may think that a Quick lift is something new. It is a repackaged name for a skin lift, called a Mac lift, that has been around since the early 70’s. Most board certified plastic surgeons agree that the SMAS lift is the gold standard lift against which all other rejuvenation procedures are compared. A skin lift under local anesthesia can be performed by me in a minor surgical setting. It requires no drains and has indeed a little quicker recovery than a more extensive architecture suspension seen with the SMAS lift. A short scar face lift is an even more limited procedure that has an incision that starts at the earlobe and stops at the top of the ear in the hair. This too can be done under straight local anesthesia. How much recovery time you may need and how much result you want will be discussed at the time of our consultation.
PS Some patients who have a few more days available for recovery can have their skin laser resurfaced at the same time as a facelift.
Celebrate your Beauty! Contact my office for a consultation at 440 205 5750. Board Certified by The American Board of Surgery and The American Board of Plastic Surgery. Check out PaulVanekMD.com for results you’ll love
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