Permanent damage... can it be reversed?

Probably a better statistic would arise from doctors doing laser vs. technicians doing it? At any rate, I like this kind of dialogue: thoughtful and excellent. And “argument,” by the way, does not necessarily mean “argumentative.”

I have taken several classes with physicians on laser. Their depth of understanding was profound. Very smart guys.

Again, from my own experience, the several surgeons I know are frighteningly smart. My “own” Dr. Chapple is not just a great surgeon; he’s one of the best doctors I’ve ever met. I sometimes think I’ve “got something on him,” and he’s always way ahead of me. He seems to know, well, “everything!” (I just won’t ride in his “Alpina” because he drives WAY too fast!)

I should do some before and after photos because, on Monday, he’s doing some fat injections on my face. He’s filling in the areas that are getting hollow. This is a great procedure (under local, by the way … and LOTS of it! About 80-100cc.). No chance of “rejection,” because the tissue is your own. The harvested area, however, looks frightful: completely bruised. (I don’t have too much fat, but there is some on my butt.) I suppose you can now call me “butt face?” Which is fine; I’ve been called much worse.

Photos? You want to see this procedure? I’m really not shy at all!

You are giving me a serious case of “crows feet”, Michael Bono! I’m going to need Dr. Chapple to do surgery on my laugh lines! You are too funny!

Michael

Will that procedure work on other areas? I know a few women who would love to have that done for their breasts.

The fact is that MDs take the same training as non-MDs if they want to perform LHR. You can argue some MDs may understand the physics of the process a bit better due to their other training, but even that is a bit of a stretch and depends on the individual and their specific medical education. My ortho specialist friends laugh at internal medicine specialists and consider them incompetent. So even among various MDs there is usually a huge gap in medical knowledge (I’m not even going to go into the difference in getting a medical degree from Harvard vs. a school in the Caribbean somewhere).

Someone who’s been to LHR conventions lately can probably provide the best latest estimate, but in my experience in the last 10 years, there are still very few physicians that perform LHR themselves. They don’t really need to as it costs them less to hire someone to do it while they’re making money in the other room using the knowledge they actually went to school for.

I am not arguing that with you. :grin:

This is a MUST WATCH Video that sums up this thread very well!
Thanks James http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLDMqPBeKQ