Choosing a healthcare provider is one of the most important decisions you can make. You want someone
who
is caring, knowledgeable, and accessible. Someone willing to take the time to go over all of youroptions and treat you as
a person, not just a patient.
At our practice, we pride ourselves on our patient service. We offer a knowledgeable
staff, safe and proven procedures, and the latest in medical technology. Dr Bruce Wallace and his PA, Karen Korski,
have been doing medical weight loss (bariatrics) in
Gastonia,
NC, for 3 years and we feel we have a superior low-carb diet, plus are able, pending medical reasons otherwise, to offer
one
of a number appetite suppressants and hCG injections. We also have a novel medication
to help deal with those "carbo-cravings" that can sabotage your diet.
Currently I am making
appointments to see patients for Botox cosmetic and Juvederm treatments and MESOTHERAPY (also called "fat-dissolve")
injection treatments.
Look for more information HERE soon written by Dr. Capps for more information about Mesotherapy
and hCG for weight loss.
-John Capps, MD, July 11, 2008
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July
12, 2008
SO WHAT IS THIS MESOTHERAPY???
Mesotherapy. also called injection lipolysis, is the treatment or dissolving of the middle layer of fat, meso-meaning
middle.
The first layer of fat is protective,
usually quite thin and right under the skin.
The
LOWER layers of fat get there by gaining considerable weight in general AND can be attacked by losing that same weight or
by the procedure known asliposuction.
The meso- or middle layer, however, can be very tenacious. Unsightly
fat pads can remain in this layer even after you have lost considerable amounts of weight overall. In the thigh
and buttocks of women, for example, this is often called "cellulite."
( More later).
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July
13, 2008
Why is this meso-layer of fat so difficult to get rid of?
GOOD QUESTION! Well, we all have areas like this: commonly men will complain of "love handles" and women
of areas under bra straps in back or the fore-mentioned cellulite. The reason this meso-layer is so difficult to get
rid of by exercise or caloric restriction and diet changes is that it is sequestered in place by stands of connective tissue.
This is what gives cellulite that "puckered" appearance, where the strands of connective tissue connect to top of
skin and pull down.
How does Mesotherapy work then? Mesotherapy
is often called fat dissolve for a good reason, it allows your
body to naturally dissolve the fat tissue ordinarily
"captured" and protected in the meso-layer inside strands of
connective tissue. Mesotherapy involves
a doctor injecting a combination of natural chemicals into this fatty area
to allow lipolysis but is done
with a variety of medicine and by a variety of techniques. I am convinced
that
the medicines I have chosen and techniques I have chosen to use, of
a variety taught, are not only the
most
effective but also the least painful.
(more later)
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July 18,
2008
Some helpful references from lay literature:
Article from US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: Although I don't use the medicines discussed specifically in
this
(Still more to come)
COMMON
QUESTIONS (or email more!)
1. What does Mesotherapy
cost? I charge $400 a body area (both "love handles" counting as one body area for
example)
per treatment, or $600 if you are having two body areas being treated at once. Usually it takes 4-10
treatments
to get the complete results looked for. We ask for at least for the first two treatments to be paid for
at
time of first treatment. Initial consultation is free. If you opt to start treatment, also given then without
extra
charge is a "test" dose given to be sure you tolerate it well, which is only usually about 1/4
dose of normal dose.
2. How many treatments will I need?
The short but flip answer would be "it depends." But honestly it does depend
on the size
and depth of the area, but anywhere from 4 to 10 treatments. Also, generally these are 4 weeks apart,
except
for very small collections, such as under the chin.
-John Capps, MD
Here is short VIDEO of me doing mesotherapy on a patient using the most comfortable
"fanning" technique.
