I am happy that this patient has raised a point about one of the strengths of Lifestyle Lift: the marketing and sales pitch. I would like to remind this patient of one basic concept: if performance of a unique, revolutinary procedure was feasible "in about an hour", don't you think every... more










95 posts
9 Dec 2008
I strongly advise my patients to consider pricing last when considering a cosmetic procedure. Once you have decided to undergo a procedure after consultation with several physicians, you should decide on which physician you want to work with. Cosmetic procedures are medical procedures and not a commodity. I'd not haggle much. I will refrain from discussing the merits of Lifestyle lift, any other cosmetic procedures or indeed as to who is qualified to perform them. These are subject matters that interest me a lot and would gladly debate those that feel they should take ownership of certain aspects of medical practice as an exclusive right. Medical Science would never have advanced if we restricted ourselves to what we learned in school. Continuing education is vital in the practice of medicine.
11 posts
21 May 2009
As part of a firm which specializes in marketing and PR for board certified plastic surgeons, I take issue with Dr. Banda's remarks about "those that feel they should take ownership of certain aspects of medical practice as an exclusive right". Would I be willing to subject myself or a loved one to an open heart procedure performed by an internal medicine physician who had little more than cursory training in open heart surgery, ie a few weekends? Uh, I think not. So why would it be so far-fetched to think that I should be willing to subject my FACE, which is there for all the world to see, to the hands of someone who does not have years of experience and training in face lifting procedures? How bizarre and ridiculous. Board certified plastic surgeons have many years of training in reconstructive facial procedures as well as cosmetic procedures. They are, in point of fact, more qualified and in my opinion, doggone well do deserve to "take ownership of certain aspects of medical practice as an exclusive right". They worked for that right, they earned it and they continue to earn it through years of dedicated labor and research. To think that someone with no more than a medical degree should be allowed to alter the appearance of others through surgery for which they are untrained or poorly trained is a reflection of greed, not a reflection of someone truly interested in the best outcome.