Medical Update

DR. RAI

Today, most plastic surgery is performed to enhance a person’s sell image. Vasdev Rai, a board certified plastic surgeon, most commonly performs breast enlargement surgery; liposuction (correction of unwanted bulges from thighs, hips, abdomen, arms and legs); rhinoplasty (reshaping of the nose); facelifts; eyelid surgery; abdominoplasty (tummy tucks); breast reduction; and breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery. Breast reduction and breast reconstruction surgery are covered by most health insurance Most of the cosmetic procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis. For an appointment and more information call 392-3511. Dr. Rai’s office is located on Forest Lane at Medical City Dallas.



HELP FOR WRINKLES AND DILATED VEINS

David Alkek, MD, a dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon says, “Retin-A is not magic, but it does help sun-damaged skin. ” Thin, wrinkled and discolored skin, even pre malignant keratoses can be improved or cleared by using Retin-A Improper use of Retin-A can cause redness, peeling and irritation. An experienced dermatologist should recommend the proper strength, vehicle and dosage of Retin-A, as well as a cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen.

Many people are not aware that there is a simple and painless way to eliminate unsightly dilated veins. Dr. Alkek uses a solution that does not cause stinging or sores like saline or other solutions can. In this procedure, called sclerotherapy, a tiny needle is inserted into the vein and the injected solution irritates and collapses the vein. Some veins may have to be treated more than once. Sclerotherapy is covered by most insurance plans. For information on Retin-A or sclerotherapy, call 691-6999.



GLEN OAKS HOSPITAL

Nestled comfortably on 14 acres in Greenville, Texas you’ll find Glen Oaks Hospital. Offering full service psychiatric and chemical dependency treatments, Glen Oaks Hospital was designed with health in mind.

Activity rooms, work-out areas, hydrotherapy, full-time teachers for adolescents, free assessments, a full staff of medical and clinical personnel, and a gym under construction are just a few of the hospitals attributes. Glen Oaks’ desire to continuously seek better ways to treat patients has resulted in the birth of the “Portrait Program. ” This program is a comprehensive psychological assessment and diagnosis that is performed in only three to five days.

The “Portrait Program” is just one way Glen Oaks Hospital is continually devaluating and improving its services to greater care for the needs of the community. Call 1 (800) 443-1109.



RHINOPLASTY: THE FACTS

Rhinoplasty was the second most common procedure done at the Cosmetic Surgery Center of North Dallas in 1987. It is generally recommended that the patient be at least 16 years old. Changes in nasal contour are made by removing, shifting, or altering underlying bone and cartilage structures. The operation is performed completely from inside the nose, leaving no external scars. Thinner skinned individuals usually achieve a better result. Thicker skin is more difficult to control- but it is not, however, impossible. Final settling of the nasal tissues may take up to nine months, during which time all final changes take place. While “perfection” is not a reasonable goal, substantial improvement can usually be achieved.

Dr. Fowler has a sophisticated electronic imaging computer. A video “before” picture of the patient is electronically altered to produce an approximate “after” of what the patient might look like following surgery. The patients and the doctors find computer imaging a most useful educational tool. The Cosmetic Surgery Center of North Dallas, 17330 Preston, Suite 216D, Dallas 931-1633.



HELPING TEENS THROUGH THE SUMMER

HCA Willow Park Hospital in Piano has created a special program designed to help troubled adolescents have a productive summer. Through the Adolescent Day Hospitalization Program teens receive the daily structure and guidance needed to help them deal with their problems. According to Arnold W. Mech, MD, HCA Willow Park Hospital Director, the program is geared toward those teens who do not require lull hospitelization, but need more structure than out-patient treatment provides. Participants get the benefit of consistent, intensive treatment while retaining the security of being at home with their family evenings and weekends, ” Mech said.

The Adolescent Day Hospitalrzalion Program is held Monday through Friday, Sam to 5pm. Treatment programs are tailored to meet the needs of the individual adolescent and include successful treatment methods such as occupational, activity, recreational and group therapies. In addition, the program provides the opportunity for educational enrichment. Teens will participate in tutorial and/or correspondence courses which allow them to earn high school credits.

HCA Willow Park Hospital, an affiliate of Hospital Corporation of America, is a fully-accredited mental health hospital specializing in the treatment of adolescent and adult psychiatric problems, chemical dependencies and eating disorders. HCA Willow Park Hospital. 867-8670, Ext. 4701.



RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER

The baby business is booming at Richardson Medical Center. During the last several months the hospital has seen the number of births reach capacity in their interim unit that was opened September 1986. Last December, the hospital board approved a $1. 6 million expansion of the interim Obstetrical Unit to help meet the increasing need. Construction and renovation are expected to begin this summer and be completed by January 1989. The newly expanded unit will consist of four labor/delivery/recovery rooms with a nursery twice the size of the existing one The number of post partum rooms will also double A separate waiting room will be provided on the unit for exclusive use by family members and friends.

To help finance this expansion, the RMC Foundation has recently begun a $1. 6 million capital campaign. Funds raised from the Foundation’s fourth annual Golf Pro-Am will support the current fund raising program through the purchase of obstetrical equipment. For more information about the hospital, its obstetrical services, or a physician referral, please call 680-4712.

CONTACT LENS UPDATE

“The most exciting new product we are working with is disposable contacts, which are worn for a week to ten days and then discarded, ” says Dr. Penick. Penick sites other important trends in the field of contact lens:

★”Motivated bifocal wearers are now achieving success with contacts 80% of the time.

★Extended-wear hard lenses that can be worn a week at a time are proving very successful.

★Exciting new tints improve eye color and/or natural appearance – especially for light eyes.

About the Optometrist: Dr. Penick has 20 years of experience and is nationally recognized as a contact lens expert. Dr. Penick also guarantees patient satisfaction on all contacts.

To schedule an appointment or for more information, call Dallas Eye Associates at 692-1901 on Greenville Ave. across from Old Town, or 747-0027 downtown at One Main Place.



DR. RICHARD ROSKOS, GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL

S. Richard Roskos, M. D., Medical Director of Green Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, serves as the chief liaison to Green Oaks’ open medical staff and network of allied health professionals. His goal: to provide a consistent therapeutic environment while allowing for individual practice differences among the clinical staff.

Other challenges that go with the job include monitoring the effectiveness of hospital programs, recruiting physicians and other key clinical staff, and responding to changes in the health care industry with new treatment strategies. Above all, Dr Roskos is responsible for assuring Green Oaks’ high clinical standards through good management techniques and staff education.

Currently, Dr. Roskos is a member of the medical staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, a faculty member of the Dallas Division of the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute, a member of the Dallas Psychoanalytic Study Group, a member of the Dallas County Medical Society and a key member of the Program Committee of the North Texas Society for Psychiatric Physicians. Green Oaks Hospital, 7808 Clodus Fields Dr. 991-9504



THE STRESS CYCLE

Stress in any of its forms can disrupt the proper function of the body’s intricately balanced systems. Stress frequency, intensity and duration determine the degree of hindered body function, resultant disorders and loss of resistance to disease. Thus the effects of stress play the most important role in the disease process.

The Chiropractic Center of Texas strives to treat not only the effects or symptoms of dysfunction and disease, but more importantly their ultimate causes-specific stresses. By correcting vertebral misalignments and balancing the body in other ways, the chiropractor relieves the major stresses on both the nervous system and the entire body. The extent to which alt stresses can be minimized determines the body’s ability to restore and maintain its optimum health. Dr. Roland D. Nadeau, Chiropractic Center of Texas, 850 S. Greenville, Suite 104, Richardson 680-8333.