| Get Longer, Thicker Eyelashes With Transplant
Who doesn't want thicker, longer eyelashes? If you're among those with sparse or short eyelashes, you now have real hope to grow healthy real lashes by having an eyelash transplant. This hot new plastic surgery procedure can be used to replace eyelashes that have been lost or damaged through trauma, or to enhance existing eyelashes that are short and/or sparse. The use of the single-follicle hair transplantation technique enables new, living and growing eyelashes to be permanently restored to the eyelid using microsurgery. Dr. Alan Bauman is among the leading surgeons in the United States specializing in eyelash transplants. As the only featured American surgeon in the recent first ever International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Live Regional Workshop on Eyelash Transplantation, Dr.
Cancer, yes, but how serious?
When Harry Lee announced today that he has leukemia, he left a crucial question unanswered. Jefferson Parish's seven-term sheriff knew he had some form of the disease that haunts bone marrow and warps white blood cells, but he told reporters he couldn't remember which one and wouldn't authorize his doctors to talk. For a man resolute about running for re-election this fall, that information would go a long way toward gauging the gravity of his condition, other physicians said. "It depends very much as to what kind he has," said Dr. Jayne Gurtler, an oncologist with East Jefferson General Hospital. While some types require nothing more than supervision, "there are some forms of leukemia that without very aggressive treatment can kill you in a matter of weeks," she said.
Keeping on the cutting edge of laser's healing powers
Light has been known for generations to have healing powers. But with low-level laser technology, we now can direct a light beam at targeted areas to promote healing and reduce pain for our patients. The technology is being used at Beverly Sports Medicine and elsewhere to help patients.
While experimenting with lasers to kill cancerous tumors in the 1970s, Hungarian physician Endre Mester implanted tumor cells beneath the skin in laboratory animals. He found that laser light in the red and infrared wavelength range (600 to 1,000 nanometers) healed the wounds caused when inserting a tumor rather than reducing the size of the tumor.
The ability of low-level lasers to speed tissue repair, reduce pain and stimulate the function of the immune and circulatory system is now well-known.
Economic Impact of Vision Loss in the United States Estimated at ...
CHICAGO, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Prevent Blindness America today released a new report estimating the costs associated with adult vision problems in the United States at $51.4 billion. The Economic Impact of Vision Problems: The Toll of Major Adult Eye Disorders, Visual Impairment, and Blindness on the U.S. Economy provides both the costs to the individual and their caregivers, and the impact on the U.S. economy of vision conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract, diabetic retinopathy, primary open-angle glaucoma, refractive error, visual impairment and blindness. This report marks Phase III of a concerted effort by Prevent Blindness America to address the critical need for better eye health and to ensure that sufficient governmental resources are dedicated to the research, treatment and prevention of eye-related diseases.
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