I'm driven by helping my patients feel confident about their appearance and improving their overall quality of life with beautiful natural results. To see them smile with pride is the best part of my job and what keeps me continuously wanting to advance my craft.
Very happy with my results. Six days out, and I feel great. The staff, nurses, Dr. Karam, and everyone else have been wonderful. I was very nervous about getting my sutures removed, and Ishani helped immensely feel very relaxed and took away a lot of that anxiety. Very very professional staff and practice.
Dr. Karam and his staff are exceptional. They addressed my concerns and made the entire experience non-stressful. Antonio was such a pleasure to work with from the very beginning and prompt with his responses. Nurse Stacy is hilarious and really helped me understand the healing process, which alleviate my anxiety. Both Ishani and Casey were so helpful each day I met with them and were very gentle with cleaning and my stitch removal. They are both very nice and helpful.
Dr. Karam and his team were nothing short of amazing! I felt like I was working with the dream team from start to finish. I’m only 7 days post op but I can tell the final results are going to be spectacular. I’m very confident in Dr. Karam’s ability to make people look exactly like themselves but just about 20 years younger. I’m excited to send in my pictures after the healing process. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know some of Dr. Karam’s team. I plan on staying in touch and referring my friends and family to Dr. Karam.
It was a truly incredible experience. The entire team, beginning with my scheduler, Antonio, the nurses, Joanna and Stacie, even their medical assistant, and finally Dr. Karam, were so kind, simply amazing with follow up, answering all of my questions, etc,
Overall experience is top notch. Results at day 7 look good, and excited to see them without swelling. Dr. Karam and staff are the crme de la crme. Referrals for the Residence Inn and Melodee the VIP nurse were so good. I could not have asked for a better experience.
Dr. Karam and his staff have been incredible. They have made what could have been such a difficult experience, a not nearly as bad experience because of the excellent care that i received from all of the staff. They are so warm and friendly. They made me feel at ease at each of my follow up appointments.
I am very impressed by how personable and professional the staff is. They seem very hard working, yet have a relaxed attitude, making everybody easy to talk to. Dr. Karam is heads above other surgeons out there. I feel fortunate that my tv broke, and I started watching his You Tube videos, wondering if I could actually get a 'Vertical Restore'. Am I glad I did it! Thank you all for your great work.
Staff as helpful and pleasant. Antonio knocked it out of the park in terms of making me feel like my concerns about planning my trip to San Diego were things he cared about. He really made a difference for me in terms of my comfort level. I felt that Dr. Karam cared about the experience and the outcome and felt confident making this choice based upon his excellent presentation online, both about his patients and his clearly happy family life. Both of those things mattered when I chose a doctor.
Simply, it’s a World Class Experience from the first moment of contact with the clinical staff by telephone to the completion of the last follow up after surgery. It’s an experience just as seen via social media, all is truth, everything from clinic to people look as real as you’re watching them on social media, since that is how I navigated learning about Vertical Restore, physician creditionals, proven results, procedures, helpful suggestions of do’s and don’t of less invasive procedures, after care and real life experiences of Dr Karam’s patients. Over the two years I spent getting ready for having a vertical restore, I became to trust Dr Karam, clinical staff, results and the process. I came with complete trust and that never changed. I took a lot of suggestions from Dr Karam’s patients and his wife Neda and incorporated them into my real life after care in a hotel. I had a nurse with me (Keshia) for the first 48 hours, so I could sleep knowing someone was watching over me and set up a daily regime, including a medication schedule, so I could follow it while recovering. I walked to my follow up appointments - 5 minute walk. Everything went as I expected, the process unfolded just as all the videos, literature, you tube and social media posts portrayed it. It’s a honor to have Dr Karam perform my surgery, his Skill is a Gift. Trust the Process.
I am on day 6 so it's early to know results, but the clinical staff has been wonderful , and informed me very accurately so far. I also loved my nurse Diana Canty. Both her and the staff made the process a lot easier . I am trusting that it will look better from today on and i have felt in great hands and trusting Dr Karam sand his staff 100 percent.
Great question! CoolSculpting is a no downtime, non invasive procedure that permanently kills fat cells in the areas treated. If you are visiting a practice with the most current machines and protocols, your treatment can be as short at 35 minutes. Our practice has fully embraced the need of our patient's very busy lives and because of this, we offer DualSculpting. This allows our patients to have 2 areas of the body treated at 1 time, cutting their treatment time in half. If you are interested in having your lower abdomen and upper abdomen treated, your appointment time could be as short as an hour and a half. We always recommend to visit your practice for an in person consultation prior to booking a CoolSculpting or DualSculpting procedure. During this consultation, your provider can educate you on the treatment plan that is best for your individual aesthetic goals. Be sure to check the credentials of your provider as well. Many providers are graduates of CoolSculpting University, which trains CoolSculpting technicians the most advanced and safest treatment to transformation protocols.
Thank you for your question! CoolSculpting truly is a treatment that is totally customized and that varies depending on the patient's body. Many patients that visit our practice are candidates for anywhere from 2 treatment areas up to 8 treatment areas in the abdomen area. We always remind our patients that it is not what we take away that they will notice, so much as what we leave behind. If it is just your lower abdomen that bothers you, be sure your provider is taking a holistic approach with your treatment plan. Many patients notice that their lower abdomen is perhaps the area of concern but after consulting with an experienced provider, they learn that their entire upper and lower abdomen area must be addressed to give the desired result. Applicator sizes vary and we do often use a handful of different applicators to achieve a completed result. Having a team of providers that have attended and graduated from CoolSculpting University is crucial to a successful treatment to transformation program so don't forget to check their credentials!
Often times doctors will brand their procedures, to help gain exposure. A one-stitch lift sounds like a marketing campaign. I would request to see before and after images, and make sure the images are several months to a year after the procedure. Chances are if you have moderate laxity in your jawline and neck then one stitch won't get the job done. While this procedure may sound like a nice, easy procedure, it might not be right for you. Take your time, and see several different physicians for a consult. You want to feel comfortable with the physician that is going to be taking care of your face.
It is important to remember to be patient! You just had surgery and you need to give your face time to heal. It can take anywhere from 3 to 4 months for all of the swelling to subside. While you may have already gone back to work, most of the initial swelling has likely gone down. There can still be swelling, and it can be 3 - 4 months before that swelling is completely gone.
Sometimes doctors brand their own procedures. Don't get confused by all these marketing terms. They really don't mean anything. A good facelift is one that tightens and supports the SMAS and Platysma muscles in the neck. Sometimes these procedures are branded to entice people to do a procedure because it sounds easy and less invasive. No matter how great these procedures sound, remember that any surgical procedure has a downtime. If you are going to undergo a facelift or other surgical procedure, you should expect to get a significant improvement and lasting results. Don't look for short cuts here - they won't pay off in the long run. A good facelift may only take an hour or two, but the key is to learn about what is actually being done to your face, not how long it takes. You only have one face - take care of it!