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Pat Monroe RN comments on Submit a guest post on Medical Spa MD

Is anyone else having login issues? I can log in fine then when I go to post or look at a different article I need to log in again. I tried to send Jeff a message but I am just not sure if he is getting them due to the issue.

I figure if I did something to get booted, which I don't remember doing, that I wouldn't be able to log in at all. Anyway any help would be appreciated cause I am missing some of my subscriptions posts.

Pat

LH comments on The Next Frontier: Stem Cell Enhanced Treatments

The stem cells be discussed have no controversy as they are not embryonic. Basically all of the stem cells used in cosmetic surgery in the US are derived from the patients own tissues.

Lornell E. Hansen II, M.D.
LazaDerm Skincaer Centre
www.LazaDerm.com

Stem cells comments on The Next Frontier: Stem Cell Enhanced Treatments

Regardless controversy in relation with research of stem cells, stem cell research will change the way numerous diseases are being treated and improve medicine in so many different ways.

Pat Monroe comments on Medspa MD: Contacting others by email.

Hey Jeff, this seems an opportune time to let you know I am having log in issues. I log in as usual and read some messages but sometimes I get the normal posting box, like the wasted botox post I did today. And other times I get the guest post box. Is this a known issue or have I screwed up some setting again? Thanks. Pat

Pat Monroe RN comments on Pretique: Newest DIY Fake Botox Fraud Site

You know Miss Kriss I can't argue with a zealot so I am not going to try. But I just want to remind you that every profession has scammers and tricksters. The answer is finding a reputable person to do your treatments. How do you find a reputable person, talk to others who have been to that person. Word of mouth is the best way to find out information. Second, yes that child can be taught to do insulin injections but chances are mom or dad has filled the syringe, so the child gets the proper amount of medication. And lastly, do you want to trust a country that knowingly puts lead in paint and other plastic products known to be used for children? If they don't care about the quality of our children's health what makes you think they care about yours?

misskriss comments on Pretique: Newest DIY Fake Botox Fraud Site

Oh, and in case the next argument is how a certified MD would never use a product from China, here is an article in Marie Claire citing numerous docs that have done that or worse to their patients.
http://www.marieclaire.com/health-fitness/advice/tips/bad-plastic-surgery-3

And in case you wonder where I get my radical ideas, I am friends with the owner of this salon, who has suffered greatly after having a con artist show up and convince her he was a doctor and would inject her clietele for a discount. I was a lucky patient who wasn't home when she called offering this service!
http://www.ktka.com/news/2008/feb/29/women_experience_pain_following_fake_botox_and_fau/

So, how should the average consumer who can no longer trust their doctor deal with all of this? Avoid Botox all together? Or educate yourself, find a reliable supplier, and learn the musculature of the human face and how to do a proper injection?

misskriss comments on Pretique: Newest DIY Fake Botox Fraud Site

If you actually bother to do your research, there is an entire community of women in various countries who are ordering from these sites, comparing notes with each other, comparing their results with the results from their doctors, and becoming educated. Education has traditionally been power. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to do a few intramuscular injections, if a child with diabetes can inject insulin, then why couldn't the average woman figure out how to inject her own botox, especially after paying a doctor to do it in the same spots every 3 - 5 months over a period of years? Trust me, any woman who has had botox more than a few times is going to remember the approximate injection sites, pain is after all, the best teacher. And if she doesn't happen to remember, she can always look on youtube, there are a million educational videos on there showing exactly how and where to inject.
Is the Chinese product any more dangerous than what is being produced by Allergan? Possibly. But when you factor in shady doctors who over-dilute to save a few dollars, or who are anxious to get their own botox from China for the same reason, ordering onine is probably no more dangerous than some things going on in doctors offices. Then add in the frauds that have no training or medical degree but show up at your local spa offering Botox at a discount, or the Botox parties, and well, this is maybe even safer. The Chinese actually do more cosmetic procedures per capita than the populations of many other countries, and their research is a growing body. If they can come up with procedures to increase someone's height, why can't they make a safe botox? I know doctors are annxious to blast this as a dangerous and unsafe practice, but seriously, look around you, there are plenty of things going on that are far worse. And, with an average savings of over 90%, unless legit docs are going to start charging more reasonable prices, this is probably going to be the wave of the future.

Charles MD comments on Frontdesk SEO: Medical Spa Marketing & Keyword Selection

I really appreciate the clarity this post gave me. Thanks. I'd been paying a local 'SEO consultant' for almost a year and without any real benefits that I could identify. We've been trying to rank for words like; Botox, Juvederm and Thermage... it's actually very obvious that we couldn't make any headway, but my guy never mentioned anything to me about changing our keywords. He just took the list and said, "OK". (We'll be having a talk with him shortly.)

Pat Monroe comments on Pretique: Newest DIY Fake Botox Fraud Site

No C. Nelson we don't care about being a practitioner and how much money we are or aren't making when it comes to this stuff. What we care about is you have no idea what that product is. I can guarantee the vial you bought doesn't have the Allergan hologram on it which verifies this product is a safe and effective treatment. What you bought could be research grade botulinum toxin type A-G. It might not be purified properly for facial administration, it might be a botox grade that hasn't been tested for cosmetic procedures or it might not be botox at all.
With the price this person is selling for and the assumption that they are making a profit of at least 50% of the price, then it worries me more and more. Just exactly what is the stuff in the vial?????

c.nelson comments on Pretique: Newest DIY Fake Botox Fraud Site

I bought from these people and the stuff was great. I think that Dr.s miss out on a bunch of money when people do it themselves and that is why the Md's are angry.

Pat Monroe RN comments on Botox Effects Beyond the Obvious

So the pre and post treatment was "the same" for the "most" positive and negative videos, but there was a decrease overall? The second question is did they show the same set of videos, if so wouldn't the person have become at least a little desensitized to them. Even if they were different in specifics but similar in nature wouldn't a person become desensitized to them? I am not a psych nurse nor do I play one on TV, but it seems to not make a lot of sense to me.

I do understand the whole if you appear panicked it is easier to become more panicked, and if you show calm outwardly it helps you remain calm, but just because my forehead doesn't wrinkle doesn't make me less angry when the kids are bickering in the back seat. Just my thoughts.

Pat Monroe RN comments on America's best paying jobs. Guess who's at the top?

I'm considering opening up an anesthesia spa.

So you would put people to sleep... then what just wake them up. Michael is spinning in his whatever they buried him in. LOL

I wish that nurse practitioners were somewhere on that list. While we don't go to school as long as docs, we are starting to make a significant contribution to health care in areas that are not just general medicine. I know several NP's working with cardiologist and oncologist who do their rounds and write orders for these docs, but still are looked upon as a "simple" nurse. Oh well maybe in a few years.

LH comments on How to: Hire estheticians for your medical spa or clinic. Part 2

Summer Devine,

The first thing you need to do is look at the laws in your state. Some states allow aestheticians to use lasers or IPLs and some do not. The state I live in basically only allows the aestheticians to work very superficial in the skin. The only sharp thing they can use is a lancet to aspirate a acne cyst.

Do not pay a bunch of money to a company for something you will never use. Make sure of what your legal limitations are in your state and then decide if it is worth furthering your education. Most importanntly go back and treat everything like you did when you were in school. You tried to study as much as you could. you need to read the journals talk to others using the lasers read info on this site and go to the sites of the laser companies like Palomar, Sciton, Lumenis etc. There is a lot of free information on the web so use it.

Summer Devine comments on America's best paying jobs. Guess who's at the top?

I admire the fact that not only are you rewarded finacially but you are repected and are able to be proud of what you do. The eduation, loans etc. are worth it.

Summer Devine comments on How to: Hire estheticians for your medical spa or clinic. Part 2

(2-14 )I really enjoyed reading your post. I am an aesthetician who has not done much to further her career. I have always wanted to work in a Dr.'s office but am unsure how to get my first job. I studied everything I could while attending school but felt my expectations were so much higher, we had broken equipment, outdated products etc.
I would love some real advise on what steps I should take to move closer to my goal. What are your thoughts on attending National Laser Institute? I was informed I would be a medical aesthetician but it seems like everyone thinks that term is a joke. I am motivated but also nervous that I might spend $9000.00 and still not be any closer to finding meaningful employment. Thanks in advanced!