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Ready for the best Valentine’s Day yet? Whether you’re single and mingling, or coupled up and cozy, there are plenty of fun, heart-filled things to do in the NorCal and North Bay area, from Santa Rosa to Novato and beyond. To help you plan, we’ve rounded up unique activities and […]
Read MoreThe results are in—people LOVE the expert injectors at Allegro MedSpa! We have the best aesthetic injectors in Santa Rosa and beyond. When it comes to nueromodulators like Botox, Dysport, and DAXXIFY, or dermal fillers, the right injector is the key to great results. Not only do we have more […]
Read MoreThe event of the year is less than two weeks away! 2018 Black Thursday is going to be full of more fun, delicious food, deep discounts, amazing prizes, pampering products, live demonstrations, and sensational special guests than ever before! After everything you do for others during the Thanksgiving and Christmas […]
Read MoreWorking for an aesthetic medical practice certainly has its benefits, like testing new products or treatments, ‘lunch and learns’, and helping patients feel confident in their own bodies. One of the less-obvious perks at our practice is our family-friendly culture. Over 65% of our team members are parents, many with […]
Read More“You have a tan,” my professor noted as I joined him in the hospital elevator. I was a fourth-year medical student at UCLA enjoying two glorious weeks of a nonsurgical rotation. With easy eight-hour days and free weekends, I was cycling, running, and swimming…and getting a tan. During my previous […]
Read MoreWhat happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except at the annual Vegas Cosmetic Surgery meeting. What happens there? Teaching, learning, examining the newest technology, and discussing trends with colleagues. The Vegas Cosmetic Surgery meeting was unique because it united all four core cosmetic specialties: Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Oculoplasty […]
Read MoreDr. Canales and I spent a week in Montreal attending a meeting. In this high tech world of online conferences, webinars, videos, and smart phones, why would we fly all the way to Montreal for a conference? After all, it’s easier to share ideas, learn about new surgical techniques, and […]
Read MorePlastic Surgery: Right or Wrong A 23-year-old woman who wanted a breast augmentation recently wrote Dear Abby(1). She’d wanted surgery for years and could finally afford it. As a teacher, she planned to have the surgery during the summer. The stumbling block was her parents. She wrote, “I’ve heard it […]
Read MoreA great scrub technician performs an operation in her head so she can have the next instrument ready before the surgeon asks for it. Not long after she finished training, Raquel began working as a surgical tech in our operating room. She didn’t say much at first, but she did […]
Read MoreA few months ago a patient came in for a consultation. After I’d spent the allotted appointment time discussing her concerns, she pulled out three pages of “ask-your-plastic-surgeon” questions she’d found from a Google search. She began reading. I had other patients waiting, so I tried politely, but ineptly, to […]
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