How is the procedure performed?
A. The procedure is performed in a sterile environment in our outpatient surgical suite. We utilize twilight sedation or general anesthesia depending on the patient. Your sedation will be provided by one of our anesthesiologists or CRNAs. This is an outpatient procedure so someone does need to bring you and pick you up. Our staff will care for you during the recovery process. We see all of our post-op patients within 24 hours of the procedure. Our surgeons will provide you with their home phone and cell phone numbers so you will always be able to contact your surgeon if necessary. Remember we are centrally located for both our Tarrant and Dallas County patients and we are only 15 minutes from Dallas Fort Worth Airport. Q. How much pain will I experience? A. Any pain or discomfort you will feel is dependent on how many cells are removed and how many areas are worked on. Most patients feel that they had a very heavy work out at the gym. Some people are more sensitive and require more pai
Laser Skin Resurfacing is usually performed using Light Sleep IV sedation. The procedure takes approximately 30 to 90 minutes. The laser is passed over the area of treatment in short computer controlled bursts which literally evaporate layers of damaged skin. A lubricant or moist membrane is placed on the skin at the end of the procedure to protect it from any further drying and environmental factors..
The patient is placed on a special table and positioned inside the opening of the MRI unit. A typical exam consists of two to six imaging sequences, each taking two to 15 minutes. Each sequence provides a specific image orientation and a specified degree of image clarity or contrast. Depending on the type of exam being done, the total time needed can range from 10 to 60 minutes, not counting the time needed to change clothing, have an IV put in, and answer questions. When contrast material is needed, a substance called gadolinium is given by IV injection during one of the imaging sequences. It highlights blood vessels, making them stand out from surrounding tissues. The radiologist and technologist leave the examining room during the actual imaging process, but the patient can communicate with them at any time using an intercom. We allow you to have a friend stay nearby, or a parent if a child is being examined. When the exam is completed you will be asked to wait to make sure that mor
A. A nurse or technologist will take you into a special PET examination room. You will lie down on an examination table and be given the radioactive substance as an intravenous injection (although, in some cases it will be given through an intravenous line or inhaled as a gas). It will then take qpproximately 30-60 minutes for the substance to travel through your body and be absorbed by the tissue under study. After that time, scanning begins. This takes an additional 30-45 minutes. Some patients, specifically those with heart disease, may undergo a stress test in which PET scans are obtained while they are at rest, then after undergoing the administration of the pharmaceutical, to alter the blood flow to the heart. Usually, there are no restrictions on daily routine after the test, although you should drink plenty of fluids to flush the radioactive substance from your body.
Blepharoplasty is usually performed using local anesthesia and light sleep sedation or General. The incisions are made within the natural creases of the eyelids. Your surgeon removes the herniated fat and excess skin and sutures the incision with very fine hair-like sutures. It should be mentioned that removal of the entire fat pads underneath the eye should be discouraged. Aggressive removal of this fat has proven to be quite disastrous in most patients, even further down the line in their lives. Aggressive fat removal often results in hollowness or a dark, sunken appearance. Although minimal removal (or re-suspension) has proven quite beneficial in those who may need it. In those who do not need it, only the excess skin should be removed.
