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Skin Tags, a High-Glycemic Diet and Radiosurgery

lasertouchadmin — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:00:24 +0000

Skin tags are annoying but harmless little bits of skin that can affect anyone at anytime. More precisely, skin tags or cutaneous (literally “of the skin”) tags are common superficial growths that appear as small, soft, finger-like appendages that protrude from the skin’s surface by way of a short, narrow stalk. Skin tags are normally non-cancerous, typically have no symptoms, and are often found on areas of the body such as the eyelids, neck, underarms, chest, breasts, groin and other body fold areas where skin rubs against skin or clothing. Treatment is not always necessary unless the cutaneous tag becomes irritated or is aesthetically displeasing.

Skin tags do not usually grow or change and can crop up almost anywhere. The cause of these growths is unclear, but new research shows a relationship between skin tags and increased insulin levels. Cutaneous tags are most commonly found among those who are overweight, insulin resistant, have pre-diabetes or are diabetic.

By decreasing your sugar intake, research suggests the reoccurrence of skin tags can dramatically reduced or even prevented. A diet of mostly low-glycemic foods such as apples, berries, brown rice, multigrain cereals and breads, and vegetables is recommended. As it happens, when we eat foods high in carbohydrates, such as baked goods, pastries, white breads and rice, the insulin in our body increases in an effort to take away the sugar from the blood stream. The sugar is then deposited in fat cells and when it is not metabolized successfully, the insulin level raises dramatically causing impaired carbohydrate metabolism, or insulin resistance. By decreasing the intake of these high-glycemic foods our body’s need for high amounts of insulin is reduced.

You may not be able to resolve existing skin tags by moderating your sugar intake, but you can have them effectively and painlessly removed with radiosurgery. Radiosurgery is a medical, non-invasive treatment of benign and malignant skin lesions. There is usually no re-growth or scar formation after a skin tag is removed and within seven to ten days the treated area heals leaving new skin which gradually blends into the surrounding tissue. From time to time, a biopsy may be performed to diagnose an atypical looking skin tag, but usually the doctor’s analysis can be determined solely on the appearance of the growth itself.

Lu Heaney, Aesthetician & Cosmetic Laser Specialist

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Pearly Penile Papules – quick treatment available now

lasertouchadmin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:29:14 +0000

Pearly Penile Papules is a common condition for men, and some sources indicate that as much as 10% of all men suffer from the condition. While not a sexually transmitted disease, the condition causes anxiety and discomfort in most cases.
At LaserTouch SoHo Medical Aesthetic Center, Dr. Vafa treats pearly penile papules with the radiosurgery technique. The advantages of this technique is that it leaves no scars, does not cause bleeding, heals quickly and is painless with some local anesthesia.
Patients with pearly penile papules no longer have to live with this condition, as the treatment is easy and affordable.
If you are interested in receiving more information, please visit the link below

http://www.lasertouchsoho.com/radiosurgery-mole-wart-removal.html#pearlypapules

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Dr. .Vafa offers complimentary treatments and treatment can be performed at the same visit.
Check it out… you will not regret
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Radiosurgery mole removal – “why did I wait so long?”

lasertouchadmin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:46:32 +0000

Mole and wart removal with radio-wave surgery is an extremely common procedure that I perform at my practice. I find that unlike cryotherapy, electrosurgery or scalpel surgery, this modality is more effective and leaves the least amount of scarring.
Traditionally most physicians have used liquid nitrogen to treat these lesions- mainly due to its ease of use. I find that this procedure tends to lead to a high incidence of hypopigmented and/or depressed scars.
In my opinion radio-wave surgery is the ideal technology for the “aesthetic medical practice”. It provides a precise incision with simultaneous hemostasis with the least amount of collateral tissue damage. What this all means to the patient is, faster healing with minimal scarring. My patients (most of whom were told by other physicians that mole removal will leave an ugly scar), are extremely satisfied with the results. They often say: “why did I wait so long to do this?”
Dr. Vafa

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Radiosurgery for mole removal – state of the art

lasertouchadmin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:54:21 +0000

LaserTouch SoHo clients have been seeing very satisfactory results with the application of radiosurgery for mole and wart removal. The procedure is quick, painless, and leaves no scars. Dr.Vafa performs the procedure very frequently on substantially all body areas.
Please click here to see procedure vidoes and for more detailed information regarding whether radiosurgery is the right option for you.

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