GABAPENTIN, A MEDICATION OF MOSTLY GOOD, BUT… Dr. McKenna is voted City Beat Magazine’s TOP PLASTIC SURGEON! Annual Micropeel Special is Back! May and June only. Save on Packages of 3 and 6. Breast Augmentation Special with Free Juvederm filler or Botox! LAST MONTH Healthy Tuna and White Bean Recipe
REMINDER TO SAVE ON ALLE GIFT CARDS THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 6:
Buy a $150 gift card for $100. Starts this Wednesday at 12:00 PM EST, only on Alle.com. Alle gift cards can be used not only for Botox and fillers, but also for CoolSculpting and breast implants. This offer from Alle will sell out within hours, as it does every year. Good Mother’s Day gift!
Mused after reading “May is considered the bridge to Summer, and the warm, sunny days to come. Bridges represent connections and transitions. Let us all strive to be bridge builders, forming and protecting valuable relationships by being patient and hopeful, listening before judging, and giving the benefit of the doubt to those around us. Nurturing the connections that we make with others adds meaning to our daily lives and spreads joy to those around us.”
BREAST AUGMENTATION SPECIAL
Breast augmentations on new patients between now and May 31, 2026, are just $6900 for silicone and $6500 for saline implants! Also, you get a free dose of filler (such as Juvederm) or Botox. This includes the surgeon’s fee, anesthesia, the OR fees, AND the implants! Schedule your consultation by May 31, 2026, and complete the surgery by June 30, 2026. Some restrictions apply. Call for your complimentary consultation.
GABAPENTIN, WHAT IT’S GOOD FOR AND WHAT IS CONTROVERSIAL
I am prescribing gabapentin more. Why? Not for its well-known help with anxiety or trouble sleeping. We use it to help with post-operative pain relief.
Gabapentin is a prescription drug derived from GABA, a neurotransmitter that’s found naturally in foods such as tomatoes, certain beans, and rice. Gabapentin helps to jump start the production of GABA in the brain, helping you feel more relaxed. This, in general, helps calm overly excited nerves. Hence, helping some surgery patients who have had their nerves disrupted.
(Did You Know? Some science shows that people who eat fermented foods such as yogurt, miso, and kimchi have higher GABA levels. The lactic acid bacteria in those foods might help produce GABA.)
Gabapentin is the fifth most common prescribed drug in the U.S. Again, primarily it is used to calm nerves, but can help with seizures, anxiety, migraines, pain of shingles, pinched nerves, difficulty sleeping, alcohol withdrawal, diabetic neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and those who generally cannot turn their brain off.
The problem lies with two things. One is that gabapentin can cause tinnitus or ringing in the ears. It may also cause dizziness and, rarely, slow one’s breathing. The second caution deals with worsening of pre-existing conditions such as COPD, kidney disease, and several others. Always make sure your physician supervises this med.
-Men’s Health; Gemini
LA DOLCE VITA, JOIE DE VIVRE:
Tuna and White Bean Salad
In a medium bowl whisk 1 TBSP olive oil, ½ minced garlic clove, juice from ½ of a lemon. Add 1 can drained tuna (pouch tuna also works), ½ cup cannelloni beans rinsed, ½ cup canned artichoke hearts, cut into quarters, 1 small tomato cut into eight pieces and 5 torn basil leaves. Mix well and let sit 5-10 minutes. Serve with toasted sourdough bread. 375 calories, 25 g protein, 29 g carbs (14g fiber) and 18g fat.
-Men’s Health
NEVER TRIED BOTOX?
Here’s your chance, and a $65 discount, courtesy of the distributor of Botox, Allergan. A special QR code here at the office provides the discount. Schedule an appointment and see what everyone has been saying about facial wrinkle improvement.
SKIN CARE SPECIAL:
Micropeel Package of three peels for $330 (savings of $30) and six peels for $600 (savings of $60). Good between now and June 30, 2026. (One package per patient, Thanks)
MONTHLY PAYMENT PLANS:
Monthly Payment Plans for surgeries, skincare, and injectables through CareCredit and Patient Fi. Call us for details. Currently, there is no interest on 6-month plans.
TESTIMONIAL:
“Not a darn thing, everything was excellent.” S.A.
Healthy Living,
Peter McKenna, M.D.
513.793.5772
mckennamd.com
McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center | 513.793.5772 |10577 Montgomery Road | Cincinnati, OH 45242
Over 30 Years of Improving Lives
A Cincinnati Magazine “Top Doc” since 1998
Allergan Top 500 Physician
SkinCeuticals “Flagship” Practice, Only one in Ohio
City Beat Magazine Top Plastic Surgeon
(I do write all the emails and have done so since 2007. -PJM)
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