Diary of a CoolSculpting Patient
I had the pleasure of treating another CoolSculpting patient last Friday. Let’s say her initials are CS. She’s a very interesting, bubbly woman that likes to document her life as it’s happening via her e-diary, otherwise known as an iPad! Luckily she was kind enough to share her thoughts with me and give her permission […]
Real Quotes from Real CoolSculpting Patients!
We’ve had our two (that’s right two – cut treatment time in half!) CoolSculpting machines in our office for three weeks now and we wanted to let you know what some of our patients are saying. Check out the quotes below: I’ve got nothing to add to those comments other than, […]
CoolSculpting: Is it right for me?
Seems like a pretty simple question…is CoolSculpting right for me? CoolSculpting is for the patient that has small pockets of fat in the arms, love handles, muffin top or thigh areas. That can apply to most anyone. But CoolSculpting is also for the patient that doesn’t want surgery or downtime. Oh, that’s most anyone too! […]
CoolSculpting: My Experience
Once a physician purchases a CoolSculpting machine, Zeltiq (pronounced zel-teek), the makers of CoolSculpting encourage their doctors to use it on themselves. It’s much easier to tell a patient about the product once you’ve experienced it yourself. This includes gaining first hand knowledge of effectiveness, pain, pros, cons, etc. Prior to purchasing the machines, […]
CoolSculpting: How it works
Back in 1970, a little known article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, entitled Popsicle Panniculitis. Drs. Oren and Epstein noticed that children that frequently consumed popsicles had fat loss in their cheeks. Sometimes this fat loss even evolved into permanent dimples in their cheeks. The science behind the fat loss is […]
BuildMyBod at the Oscars 2014 Edition
Here’s the Oscars 2014 Edition from BuildMyBod! In case you want to read our live tweets posted during the Pre-Oscars Red Carpet, click here. In this blog, we’ll discuss who’s “enhanced” their look or who’s lucky enough to just keep it real. But what’s so interesting about that? Is there anything new about celebrities getting […]
Bringing the Price of Health Care Into the Open
In her article, “How to Bring the Price of Health Care Into the Open,” Ms. Beck touches on a snowball effect that’s occurring right now in healthcare. As state legislatures, insurers and startups push initiatives to shine a light on the cost of healthcare, the movement is gaining traction. Whereas claiming that negotiated rates between […]
Breast Implants – Now 30% Lighter!
Have you ever thought to yourself, I would like to get a breast augmentation but breast implants are just too damn heavy?! Well, now you can get a lighter breast implant! 30% lighter. Of course I’m joking to some extent because the weight of the implant isn’t the first concern most women have but I […]
BuildMyBod Highlights of 2013
What a year it’s been for BuildMyBod! Here are a few highlights of 2013 and these aren’t necessarily in order of importance, but rather chronological order. We started out 2013 with our first annual pricing report. This was the first ever compilation of cosmetic procedure pricing from across the nation as reported by plastic […]
10 Things You Don’t Know About BuildMyBod
1. BuildMyBod starts the conversation about plastic surgery. BuildMyBod is a consumer-searchable database of plastic surgeon-provided pricing information on cosmetic procedures that customers want. The ultimate question every patient has that’s interested in cosmetic surgery is, “How much is it going to cost?” BuildMyBod allows them to determine cost prior to going in for a […]