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Limited Time Rebate on Restylane® & Perlane® Injections at Southern Plastic Surgery
By admin on February 8, 2010
If you are considering Restylane® or Perlane® injections, Dr. Whiteman wants you to know about a limited time rebate on these products. Until March 31, 2010 patients can receive a $50 rebate per 1 ml syringe (up to $300) for both Restylane® and Perlane®.
Both products are made by the company Medicis; and are considered HA (hyaluronic acid) fillers. Restylane® is the world’s leading dermal filler, works correct fine lines and wrinkles on the face and plump the lip area. Perlane®, a similar product made up of larger particles, can be effective for the treatment of deeper wrinkles.
For more information on these fillers, or additional treatment options for the correction of wrinkles, contact Southern Plastic Surgery.
Southern Plastic Surgery Announces their February Feature Procedure!
By admin on February 3, 2010
Southern Plastic Surgery February Feature Procedure
Southern Plastic Surgery: Reaching out to Patients in the Southeast and Beyond!
By admin on February 1, 2010
While seeing surgical consultations recently, Dr. Whiteman noticed an interesting trend: many of the patients coming to see him had traveled to his Atlanta, Georgia office from various parts of the country. Within one day of consultations, Dr. Whiteman met with patients who lived in Florida, North Carolina, Illinois and even Italy!
This trend of traveling patients highlights the fact that you don’t have to “settle” for a plastic surgeon based on geography. If there is only one wedding dress shop in your town and none of the dresses struck your fancy, you aren’t going to settle on a dress you don’t like; instead you would travel to a dress shop that better fit your needs. Why should you not do the same with something as important as a cosmetic procedure?
When choosing a plastic surgeon, you need to first and foremost make sure that they are board certified in plastic surgery. In this economy, many general surgeons are offering plastic surgery services as a way to make extra income. Board certification in plastic surgery however, means that an independent board has reviewed and approved a surgeon’s experience, education, and ethical/moral commitments. It is very important for your safety and your satisfaction that you only have the most qualified and experienced physician performing your procedure. (Click here to learn more about Dr. Whiteman’s qualifications).
But choosing a plastic surgeon is not just about medical credentials, you should also feel comfortable and “at ease” with your surgeon, their staff, and their practice before you opt for a procedure. What sets Southern Plastic Surgery apart is that most of Dr. Whiteman’s staff has been working together for over a decade. The close bond that we share is reflected on every patient that walks through the door of our practice and it is our goal to make every patient as comfortable as possible. Contact us to visit our office for a consultation.
Buy a massage for your Valentine at Laser Lights!
By admin on January 29, 2010
Call for your appointment at (770) 495-9322
Join Dr. Whiteman & The Sport of Giving for the Gwinnett Gladiators 3rd Annual PINK IN THE RINK!
By admin on January 25, 2010
Each season the Gladiators and The Sport of Giving team up to dye the ice Pink and wear special commemorative jerseys to help raise cancer awareness!
3 Great Games to Choose From:
Friday, Feb. 12 @ 7:35 p.m. vs. Charlotte Checkers
Saturday, Feb 13 @7:05 p.m. vs. Charlotte Checkers
Sunday, Feb 14 @ 4:05 p.m. vs. Florida Everblades
The Sport of Giving, a nonprofit organization committed to cancer care and prevention in your community, has committed to selling 600 ticket and/or vouchers. Each voucher is redeemable for a Premium Level Ticket to any of the three Pink in the Rink Games.
Tickets/Vouchers are $15 each ($3 off walk-up price).
***$5 from the sale of each ticket goes directly towards the Sport of Giving!
So get your office, your friends, your church, your family, and everyone you know together! Come out and enjoy the fun and excitement of a Gladiators Hockey game and help The Sport of Giving to raise money and awareness for cancer care and prevention in your community!
GROUP SALES POSSIBLE!! Buy tickets and sit all together! Groups can be designated IN HONOR or IN MEMORY of someone and group names will be shown “in lights” on the Gladiator video board. Contact us for more information.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS CONTACT:
Dr. David Whiteman at 770.622.9100
The Sport of Giving Helps Give Local Atlanta Women Access to Breast Cancer Diagnoses
By admin on January 19, 2010
As an active board member and medical director for The Sport of Giving, Dr. Whiteman is committed to supporting breast cancer care and prevention in the local Atlanta community. The Sport of Giving, a nonprofit that raises money for women’s cancer care and prevention in local communities around the nation, was founded in north metro Atlanta, and has since risen over $1.2 million dollars for the local Atlanta community.
It is the goal of The Sport of Giving to raise funds for local programs and medical equipment needed to allow women access to the very best medical care, support, education, and cancer prevention. What makes them different than other breast cancer and women’s cancer organizations is that ALL of the money raised goes towards the local community in which it was raised.
One such local initiative that The Sport of Giving took on for the Duluth, GA community was funding a diagnostic mammography center biopsy program at Gwinnett Medical Center, Duluth. Since the program’s inception last May, 215 patients have been examined and 38 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer. That is 215 women who are taking a more active role in their health and 38 women that have caught breast cancer earlier than they otherwise might have without these diagnostic resources.
With the assistance of The Sport of Giving’s fund raising efforts and the generosity of donors/event participants, you can see for yourselves the very important role we are playing in the community and the impact our efforts have had. For any nonprofit/volunteer organization, it is important that people know exactly where and to whom their money, time, and hard work is going towards. It gives them motivation to continue giving, and puts faces to the cause.
If you are looking for a way to start your involvement with The Sport of Giving, you can start by attending Pink in the Rink – a Gwinnet Gladiators hockey game where they dye the ice pink and raise money for breast cancer organizations, including The Sport of Giving. To find out more information, visit Southern Plastic Surgery’s facebook fan page and click on the Pink in the Rink event page posted on his wall! We hope you will answer “attending”! You can also call (770.622.9100) or email Dr. Whiteman’s office for more information.
Visit www.thesportofgiving.org for more ways you can get involved.
What color is your bra? Facebook grassroots campaign asks women this question in order to raise awareness for breast cancer
By admin on January 11, 2010
If you got onto your facebook account late last week or this weekend, you may have noticed a confusing trend – women posting colors as their facebook statuses. The statuses were answering the question, “What color is your bra?” Users were encouraged to only post the bra color in an intentional effort to confuse other users who were not aware of the breast cancer awareness campaign.
The cryptic color status prompted thousands of people to ask their friends and Google the question, “what does this mean?” – only to find out that this was a sneaky effort to promote awareness for breast cancer.
The campaign is suspected to have been started by a small group of facebook users through a series of inbox messages encouraging women to answer this question. Said one facebook representative:
“What is particularly unique about this grass-roots campaign is that it seems to have been started by a user or group of users, as opposed to an official entity, and spread virally throughout Facebook,” Facebook’s Malorie Lucich said. “It’s an ideal example of how an individual voice can be magnified to create awareness for a good cause and ignite action among millions by using a site like Facebook.”
This campaign is yet another example of the power of social media. What started from one facebook message turned into thousands of status updates and thousands of people talking and thinking about breast cancer when they normally would not.
To follow more stories like this one and to learn more about the specials available to facebook users at Southern Plastic Surgery, become a fan of Dr. Whiteman.
Dr. Whiteman Helps You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution for 2010
By admin on January 4, 2010
As we say goodbye to 2009, it is that time of year to say hello to our New Year’s Resolutions. While many of us make big promises for the upcoming year, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep these promises to ourselves in the midst of our busy lives. Recent studies by John C. Norcross, a professor of psychology at the University of Scranton shows that only about 46 percent of people who make New Year’s Resolutions will keep them. Since the statistics were self reported, the real number is probably even lower. Here are some tips on how to keep your resolution this year:
Be Realistic! You know what you are and are not capable of. While you should also push yourself, be aware of what is realistically possible with your other responsibilities.
Make your goals manageable. You may have big dreams in mind for 2010, but make sure to break this huge goal into realistic and manageable steps or benchmarks. If you are trying to lose 30 pounds, break it down to working out 5 times a week or losing 8 pounds in the first 2 months.
Find Support. It is much easier to complete a goal if you have the support of a friend or loved one. They can offer encouragement or give you motivation to keep going. Team up with a buddy and track your progress together, and you will more likely see success.
Know it is okay to make some mistakes. People who experience a setback in their initial goal have a tendency to just give up and throw the entire goal out of the window. Just because you go on one vacation and spend more money than you should, doesn’t mean you should throw out your resolution to spend less money this year.
Make your resolution explicit! If you announce your resolution to people other than yourself, you will feel more accountable in fulfilling it. Tell your friends, post it on your blog or Facebook, or join a support group. If you keep your resolution a secret, no one will know if you don’t succeed – giving you less motivation.
Don’t get discouraged. If New Year’s 2011 comes around and you haven’t exactly lived up to your own expectations, use that as a learning experience and try again. You may need a more realistic goal or just some more motivation.
As you know, many New Year’s Resolutions have to do with weight loss or looking your best for the upcoming year. At Southern Plastic Surgery, we offer a full cosmetic and surgery services. Whether you want to look and feel younger with injectables, wish to feel more confident with a breast augmentation or touch-up areas of the body that are resistant to diet and exercise with liposuction, Dr. Whiteman can consult with you on the best treatment plan possible. Visit our website to see before and after pictures or to schedule an appointment.
Older Women Who Drink Alcohol May Have Higher Risk of Recurrent Breast Cancer
By admin on December 28, 2009
A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests that older women who have three to four alcoholic beverages a week are more likely to have their breast cancer return.
The study, performed though Kaiser Permanente Northern California Cancer Registry, looked at 1,900 women who had beaten early-stage invasive breast cancer between the years of 1997 and 2000. The women, who self-reported the amount of alcohol they consumed weekly, were followed for eight consecutive years.
The findings revealed that the women who reported drinking less than a half a drink a day had no higher risk of the breast cancer returning. However, women who reported drinking three to four alcoholic beverages a week experienced a 30 percent increased risk of breast cancer recurrence. The more alcohol the women reported drinking, the higher the risk. The study also found the risk to be even higher in the women who were overweight.
Researchers believe the cause of these findings to be linked to estrogen. Many breast cancers are propelled by estrogen, and alcohol has been known to increase the rate in which a women’s body processes estrogen.
While these findings do not mean that if you drink alcohol you will get breast cancer or that your breast cancer will return, it is simply another reason to consume alcohol in moderation and strive to maintain your overall health.
Dr. Whiteman is a board member and serves as medical director for The Sport of Giving, a nonprofit organization that has raised over a million dollars in support of breast cancer care and prevention in the local area. It is progressive research such as this study that will help women to be informed about the disease and allow them to make the healthiest choices possible.
For more about Dr. Whiteman’s involvement in the breast cancer cause and to learn about his breast reconstruction ‘buddy system’ visit our website.
Phew! Cosmetic Surgery Tax Thrown Out, Tanning Bed Tax in its Place
By admin on December 22, 2009
You’ll be glad to hear that proposed cosmetic surgery tax discussed in a previous blog entry has been thrown out! Due to opposition from surgeons, pharmaceutical companies, patients, and the American Medical Association, the proposed 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery procedures is no longer in the healthcare reform bill. Instead, the Senate announced a .9 percent increase for some American’s Medicare payroll tax and a new 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons. While this is good news for the cosmetic surgery and medical industry, it is bad news for the tanning industry and opposition to this proposal is expected.
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