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20 Years a Cincinnati Magazine “TOP DOC”
Mused while thinking about my own role as a father in the #MeToo era. Couldn’t we all be better especially if we work at it?
The New Father-Son Sex Talk (and lessons for fathers with daughters)
A May 2017 report from Harvard surveyed more than 3,000 18-25 year olds and found that 87% of females had experienced some form of sexual harassment. Yet 76% had never had a conversation about how to avoid sexually harassing others. The majority had also not had a discussion about consent or the importance of “being a caring and respectful sexual partner”.
(Did You Know? As parents it is our responsibility to have discussions about “the talk” including the importance of what was found in the Harvard study.)
How to Navigate “the talk”
Talk early and often.
- Look for teaching moments. TV shows and movies may provide opportunities.
- Listen, don’t lecture, judge, or get angry.
- Focus on values and self-respect
- Explain consent. It’s not always verbal and silence does not mean yes. It can change from moment to moment.
- It’s ok for him to say no.
- Teach him to discuss expectations with a partner.
- Focus on your child, not yourself.
- Don’t assume, be open and honest.
- Don’t scare them.
- Be a role model.
-WSJ, Elizabeth Bernstein
SERVICES:
There are a number of other services either I or my staff provide that have little or no downtime. Our Micropeels, or lunchtime peels, are probably the best known as we have hundreds of patients (yes women AND MEN) who come in regularly for this. The exfoliation and mild peel not only improves the appearance of the skin on your face but allows our prescription strength products to be more effective.
Cellulite?
Cellfina, www.cellfina.com, is the only FDA-cleared minimally invasive procedure clinically proven to improve the appearance of cellulite for at least three years. The best candidate has dimpling that is not caused by loose skin. The benefits are a long-lasting, single, in-office treatment that usually takes under an hour. No general anesthesia is needed and downtime is limited in most cases to the day of treatment. 96% of patients were satisfied after two years.
Permanent Makeup?
Micro-blading is a technique of applying permanent makeup to your eyebrows with individual strokes simulating individual hairs. We also do permanent eyeliner and lips.
Facial Wrinkles?
Vollure is the newest filler for fine wrinkles. It doesn’t project as much as Juvederm but is smoother and lasts up to 18 months. Volbella is a lip filler that DOES NOT exaggerate the lips but improves wrinkles and creases in the lips and the skin just above the lips. Studies show it lasts for about a year. Come in and see what it has done for Diane, Crystal and Dianna. Voluma augments the cheeks and lifts some of the lower tissues.
Neck Bands or Hypersweating under Arms?
Botox can help with both. Come in for a free consult.
Weak Chin, Nasal Imperfections, Aging or Thin Earlobes?
Juvederm plumps chins and earlobes and sometimes nasal imperfections.
Lax Skin or Brown Spots?
Collagen Induction Therapy or microneedling reduces facial pigmentation and improves wrinkles.
Fat under Chin?
Kybella is an injected solution that melts the fat under your chin.
Do you have unsightly brown spots on your face, hands or body?
SkinCeuticals (many of you use their skincare products) has developed a “pen” that uses cryotherapy or freezes age and sun spots as well as skin tags. It uses carbon dioxide which freezes the superficial part of the skin at -79 degrees C. The technique is similar to when family physicians and dermatologists use liquid nitrogen to treat skin cancers.
The procedure takes just a few minutes. The area is cleansed then sprayed with CO2 to freeze the spot. There is very little if any temporary discomfort. Immediately after, Vitamin C is applied and so can makeup. Vitamin C and a sunscreen are encouraged and should be applied while healing.
The lesion will get darker and possibly scab before it sheds. It can take 7-21 days to shed completely. Healthy pink skin or lightening of the dark spot will appear. Maturation of the skin then follows the normal skin cycle of 6 weeks.
If the spot is appropriate, we charge $150 for the first three spots then $30 for each thereafter.
Leg Veins?
Sclerotherapy improves spider veins in your legs.
LA DOLCE VITA
I lived in Squirrel Hill (area of the Jewish Massacre over the weekend) during my plastic surgery training. A wonderful community much like Hyde Park. With people that are very caring and while a diffcult time, they will endure. And become closer.
SKIN CARE SPECIAL:
Rid your skin of the damage caused by this summer’s harsh sun with one of our exfoliating products. Some include: Obagi Exfoderm Exfoderm forte, Dermesse exfoliator and exfoliator forte, SkinCeuticals Retexturing Activator, Dermesse Sugar Scrub and Baby Foot. All are 20% off!
Healthy living,
Peter McKenna, M.D.
513.793.5772
www.mckennamd.com
McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center . 10577 Montgomery Road . Cincinnati . OH . 45242
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