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The Eyes of a Python

Last weekend, in Los Angeles, I came out of my hotel. The sun was out, the cars were roaring, and beautiful people were everywhere. It was a perfect spring day. And then, I glanced into the eyes of a python…a lady in her 50’s, impeccably dressed with a Hermes Kelly bag. She dressed like a million but, alas, her face truly looked like a python.

The Famous Cat Lady

As a plastic surgeon, I am always looking around me to see what is beautiful, and what has challenges. The concept of beauty has been well described in our art, literature and even better conceived in our media. But somewhere, somehow, things went wrong. A group of facial filler injectors, whether plastic surgeons, dermatologists, or expert nurse injectors started engaging in the unconscionable art of Herpetology-Study of reptiles. These injectors use their skills and surpass the boundaries of beauty by overfilling patients’ faces, especially upper cheeks, and make women look like python snakes. Slit like eyes, round high cheeks, and a 747-wide upper face….horrifying.

Audrey Hepburn

Beauty is like a fire on a candle in a still room. It has a perfect shape, it is still, it glows, and it is unassuming. Beauty follows lines that are not only societally appropriate, but are also age appropriate. Beauty is truly pronounced in an understated presentation and it becomes cheap and exuberant when it is overdone. The impeccable beauty and elegance of Audrey Hepburn, the presence and sultriness of Elizabeth Taylor, the incomparable harmony of Angelina Jolie’s face. All of these women are passionately beautiful and yet so understated. The act of overfilling the faces of women, enlarging the lips, and freezing all elements of animation is not commiserating with what I feel as sentinel marks of beauty.

Such negligent attempt at beatification is hubris. It is an attempt by these practitioners to do more, to do better and to fill more. We will leave the financial motivations out of this, but I know well that it cannot be ignored.

For 15 years I have been doing my own injections. I have not ever been able to relinquish this to a nurse or a PA, and it has been at a great financial cost. However I feel that as a surgeon who understands proportions and beauty and as one who has seen the insides of so many faces, I am highly obliged and qualified to do this type of treatment. Sure, I am not a productive injection center like so many around us, but late at night when I put my head down on my pillow, I know well that I did not engage in herpetology. No snakes in this office.

Primum non nocere (First, do no harm…)

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of our practice May 19,2020. Our clinic, operating facility, skin care and noninvasive center (ENIC) will resume their full activity. This is in line with Governor Jay Inslee lifting elective surgery ban effective midnight May 18, 2020.

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Practice policy update for Coronavirus (Covid-19):

Updated May 5, 2020

As previously stated, we are pleased to announce the opening of our practice May 19,2020. Our clinic, operating facility, skin care and noninvasive center (ENIC) will resume their full activity.

We know that so much of this has caused inconvenience for you. We want nothing more than to see our patients and resume what we do best. But we also know that we had to be patient and make sure that the timing is right.

We know clearly well that our work ahead is an important one. For over two decades we have considered safety as our most important prerogative. And, there has never been a more important time to put that to use.

As we stage the comeback of our States businesses and our own practice, we clearly understand that we must do everything in our power to ensure the safety of our patient, and our staff.

We also ask for your patience in the rescheduling process. Without any exception our patients have been kind, gracious and understanding. We sincerely appreciate your indulgence in this very difficult time.

Here is some of what we are doing to ensure that you are protected and that we maintain this facility as a Non-Covid Care (NCC) Zone:

Patient Flow and Clinical office Space

  • We are coming up with spacing and logistic protocols. This might include texting patients who are waiting in their car.
  • We are assigning everyone to hourly wipe downs of high use areas with approved sanitizing wipes.
  • We are asking for no one to wait in the waiting area.
  • We are coming up with protocols for room wipe downs after each patient visit.
  • We are creating a questionnaire and temperature control that will make the patient Covid-19 Clear.
  • We will ask staff to change out of their clothing into scrubs. Jackets for front office are being ordered.
  • Every staff will always wear masks while in the office.
  • Every staff will wear gloves.
  • Every staff needs to sanitize or wash hands after every interaction.
  • Use of virtual pre ops and nursing visits and questions.

Operating Room Experience

  • Similar precautions and questionnaires will be provided to establish Covid-19 Clear Status.
  • All staff will always wear masks. All staff will always wear gloves.
  • Hand washing with any patient interaction.
  • Specific wipe down of our OR, recovery and pre op areas.
  • Minimize accompanying care takers to only one. Those care takers will be treated just like the patients.

Anesthesia Experience

  • Every anesthesia staff will wear goggles protective equipment during intubation.
  • Our anesthesiologists have been fully trained and are implementing all precautions for prevention of Covid-19 spread.
  • All circuits will be changed between each patient.
  • Full wipe down of surfaces and floors.
  • A time out protocol that would confirm the Covid-19 Clear status of every patient.

As you can see, we are taking this very seriously. We fully understand that this will cause some inconvenience in the short term but realize that it is for the best.

Although Covid-19 is a serious issue, we strongly believe that it will pass and hopefully make our infrastructure and our ability to deal with pandemics in this Country even better than it currently is. We are monitoring this situation on a real-time basis and will not sit back until we know that we have done everything possible to avoid unnecessary exposure.

We know well that when you see us in action, you will realize that you have put your trust in the right practice.

Here are some links that might be useful:

State of Washington Department of Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

World Health Organization (WHO)

White House Opening Up America Again

CMS Reopening Guidelines Phase One

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