Other surgical specialties are presently investigating its special talents. The generated plasma biologically repairs and rejuvenates the tissues as it shrinks skin. Combination therapy with the aforementioned technologies further enhances our ability to deliver the results patients are looking for, all with very limited downtime consistent with our busy lives. J-Plasma®/Renuvion® may be the beginning of a quantum leap in the treatment of skin redundancy, much like liposuction changed the way we removed fat from the body in the 1970s. It took 20 years for liposuction to become mainstream and the Lipoplasty Society of North America organization was founded to research and advance
the predictability of this new technology. J-Plasma®/Renuvion® ismuch safer than liposuctionwas in its early days. By virtue of its cold helium plasma technology it cannot burn the skin or indiscriminately melt subcutaneous fat, destabilizing and deforming the overlying skin like other devices presently on the market. As with liposuction’s evolution, further scientific studies will light our path to more predictable non-surgical skin shrinkage, from person to person as well as body area to body area. Will it ever completely replace the need for incisional surgeries? I doubt it. However, it has already dramatically reduced their number in my practice. Despite the obvious changes in how medicine is presently practiced, I believe that good medicine will always be predicated on sound scientific studies and the individual physician’s skills. The right prescription for a given clinical situation will always lead to
the best long-term outcome. Liposuction’s results are much more consistent today but still very much depend on the person holding the cannula. J-Plasma®/Renuvion®’s mechanism of action and safety profile has enabled us to move forward much faster so that we can achieve what was not possible only a short time ago, skin tightening ( skintighten.net ). And this in turn, has translated to better quality of life for my patients. --- Dr. Kornstein is Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and The Rhinoplasty Society. For more information, visit kornstein.com * WESTONMAGAZINEGROUP.COM 191
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