Posted by: Joe in Lips, Lip Augmentation, Botox on
Jul 3, 2010
From time to time, we get feedback from clients about our work. Juvederm is an amazing treatment for wrinkles and for thin lips.
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Dear Dr Brilliant,
I love my lips! I have to tell you, at first I was apprehensive to switch doctor's. I have only had my lips done once before, and I thought I was happy with the results. Now, after having my experience with you and the staff, I am elated! Besides being completely satisfied with the physical results, I truly appreciated your honesty and patience during my consultation. I am a raving fan! Oh, and I could not believe that it was virtually painless during the treatment compared to my first time at another office. Do not hesitate to provide my contact information to any of your potential clients. Please thank Marie and Julia as well, they treated me with warmth and were very supportive. You are Brilliant!!!
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Our staff gets asked this question all the time. With all of the fillers on the market, which one is right for me. First, you have to know that fillers can be categorized by their main ingredient. The most widely used fillers today are based on hyularonic acid, which is a compound that is naturally occuring in our bodies. It is what gives our skin its elasticity. Fillers made from this compound are Juvederm, Restylane, and others. These fillers last anywhere from 6 months to a year. Then, there are are other fillers made of collagen. These are Cosmoplast, Cosmoderm, etc. These fillers typically only last a few months after being injected.
Some of the newer fillers on the market are Radiesse and Evolence. Radiesse uses a calcium-based compound to deposit particles under the skin which then promote the generation of collagen creating a lattice-like structure under the skin. Evolence is a new formulation of collagen which lasts up to 12 months - much more than the traditional collagen-based fillers of the past. Then, there are other semi-permanent or permanent fillers like Sculptra. Most people stay away from these, because these generally cannot be removed once injected and they are not absorbed.
Posted by: Joe in Laser Hair Removal, Botox on
Sep 25, 2009
I learned a new term this week - "astroturf marketing". I have never heard this term before. I learned this term when I received a phone call from the owner of another facility similar to ours, who accused our marketing department of placing detrimental comments on a public forum website about their facility. The comments, as I found out, were not placed by anyone associated with our office. In good faith, I did ask the forum administrator to remove the comments because I did not want in any way to be associated with any negative statements toward another facility. I was saddened to find that the owner also reciprocated by putting negative comments about our office on this same forum. In his commentary, this person accused our office of "astroturf marketing". Now this term was quite an enigma to me. What in the devil is astroturf marketing?
Posted by: Joe in Laser Hair Removal, Botox on
Jun 6, 2009
Blogging is a Web 2.0 tool that let's us express what we think, to share our thoughts, and information. Blogs are not reserved for only those who publicly rant about some cause or event. Blogs are a medium for communicating and provoking thought.
When I came across a blog on another site from a facility similar to ours where the editor simply copied content from another site (a vendor of a skin care product), I wondered how this may reflect on the facility. Fact is, that the doctors running an office seldom write their blogs. The task is usually delegated to a marketing person, or worse, someone outside their organization - a free lance writer. In this case, it would be better than handing the reins to a Blog to a someone who under normal circumtances would have trouble writing their name on their GED exam. By copying content form another site, the author was actually hurting this facility's website with duplicate content. Google simple dismisses or worse, penalizes such practices.
Posted by: Joe in Botox on
Apr 17, 2009
One of our most frequent clients stopped me recently and asked me an interesting question? She asked me "do you know why I come here, and not to another office?" I responded that "it was because of our good service and fair prices, right?".
Posted by: Joe in Botox on
Jan 2, 2009
I just came back from California. Beverly Hills plastic surgery practices selling Botox for as low as $10 per unit. The catch - I had to get implants to get it. Implants? Yeah, implants -- so where does a guy stick an implant -- ok - don't answer that one. I'll pay a bit more for my Botox, thank you very much. Our price is a bit higher, at $12 per unit, but then again, we guarantee our Botox to be legitimate from Allergan Corp., delivered by FEDEX on dry ice temperature controlled, and not dilluted to weaken the potency. Our Botox is reconstituted by published medical guidelines and provided with 4 hours of opening the vial. Fresh Botox equals great results.