In case you missed it, Ann Thompson from #WVXU did a great story on Dr. Mendelsohn and team in her #focusontechnology segment.
She covered a wide variety of treatments, highlighting some of the newer technological advancements.
Cosmetic procedures are becoming more mainstream thanks in part to the increasing urge to take “digitally enhanced” selfies. In 2018, Americans spent $16.5 billion on such procedures, out of pocket, with no insurance.
To learn more about the latest technology that people are turning to to improve how they look and feel, we headed to Advanced Cosmetic and Laser Center of Cincinnati. While we aren’t endorsing these procedures, we found the range of options is vast.
Making Muscles Visible
For example, EMSculpt can get at muscles patients can’t seem to tone in the gym. Electromagnetic energy causes contractions and mimics doing 20,000 crunches in 30 minutes. This machine promises to increase muscle mass while killing fat cells.
Increase Hair Growth
We were also taken to a different room that focuses on hair transplants. The SmartGraft enables doctors and nurses to work on a microscopic level, extracting single hair follicles and placing them into targeted regions. A laser cap, worn at home, helps the hair grow in, six to eight months later.
This is different than the old way when doctors had to remove a whole strip and transplant it.
Botox
The Instagram face is in and Dr. Mendelsohn says for older people that can require fillers, like Botox. He says he is seeing more patients in their 20s coming in for these injections. Nurse Practitioner Hope Merz says a little can go a long way.
“The fillers over the years have really improved in the longevity that we can get out of them,” she says. “So we see fillers that can last two, three years, in certain areas of the face, which is great.”
Tattoo Removal
Statistics show 21% of Americans have at least one tattoo. The Picosure machine uses aesthetic lasers to remove those you don’t want anymore. It stays cool while delivering energy in trillionths of a second. “So that speed translates into a mechanical breakdown of the ink, rather than a thermal breakdown,” says Physician Assistant Karen Whitney. “So there is less pain and no bleeding.”
Most tattoos require seven to 10 treatments.
Bladder Leakage
EMSella is a chair that uses electrical stimulation to treat urinary incontinence. According to Mendelsohn, “this is like 11,000 kegel maneuvers.”
Not suprisingly, January is reportedly the busiest month of the year for cosmetic procedures.
All these treatments are approved by the FDA.
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