WHY WE GET SCAMMED AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT LAST WEEK: Annual Micropeel Special, Package of 3 $330, Details Below RF Microneedling to Tighten Loose Skin and Improve Wrinkles! Package Specials! Details Below. Facelift Pictures and Treatment for Cellulite McKenna Membership Rewards (MMR), 20 Butterflies Saves $50 Grilling Suggestions for the Last “Official” Weekend of Summer
McKenna’s Musings
A Newsletter of Health, Fitness and Nutrition
WHY WE GET SCAMMED AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
LAST WEEK: Annual Micropeel Special, Package of 3 $330, Details Below
RF Microneedling to Tighten Loose Skin and Improve Wrinkles! Package Specials! Details Below.
Facelift Pictures and Treatment for Cellulite
McKenna Membership Rewards (MMR), 20 Butterflies Saves $50
Grilling Suggestions for the Last “Official” Weekend of Summer
Mused after seeing an American Express ad that said, “You’re a Member when cravings are satisfied.” Some of you don’t know our own membership plan. McKenna Membership Rewards entitles you to a “butterfly stamp” for every $50 you spend on goods, services, and injectables (surgery and some procedures are not included.) For every 20 butterflies you receive $50 off on your next purchase. Call us for more details.
Why we get scammed and what to do about it
Recently I received a notice from my bank that there was an unusual charge on my credit card. Further delving found it to be a smallish charge that had been going on for 7-8 months. I had overlooked it on my statement in this time of autopayments and statements that come online. So how can we be more alert to fraud?
Our shortcuts for passwords is an easy example of how phishing can compromise our privacy. It is the first step in “business email compromise.” Ironically this happened when I was writing this article leading me to close down the computer.
“Truth bias” is when we automatically tag incoming information as true and requires extra effort so relabel it as false. Like a magician, you see what you want to see and not what may be truly happening. This tendency to focus narrowly usually benefits us by constraining the amount of information we need to consider before making a decision. Not looking at every charged item and only the larger ones was my problem.
We are also seduced by the simplicity of smoothness. It’s easier to interpret straight lines than complicated, jagged, “noisy” lines. Bernie Madoff didn’t guarantee outlandish short-term returns but rather steady yearly growth no matter what the economic circumstances.
(Did You Know? Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, and fake Mark Rothko paintings are classic examples of deception.)
Another easy example to remember is a study that showed that the price of homes with specific numbers sold for more than a round number. Buyers assumed there was less “wriggle room” in negotiations when a number was $367,500 than $370,000. Evaluating precise numbers avoids the lure and possible falsehoods they are meant to convey. We can be overly enticed by consistency and tend to treat precise claims as more believable than vague ones.
Establish a family password to ensure you’re talking to the person you think you are. This planning helps avoid traps especially as AI becomes more adept at impersonating the person you think it is.
Overall, we should “accept less and check more”. I’ve learned my lesson.
– Daniel Simmons and Christopher Chabris, WSJ
NEW RF FRACTIONAL TREATMENTS FOR SKIN REJUVENATION
We now offer Endymed’s 3Deep RF fractional treatments to improve wrinkles and tighten loose skin. It is a combination of microneedling with RF (radio frequency) which warms the skin stimulating more collagen production than just microneedling. This “state of the art machine” causes less pain than similar machines and only requires one pass saving you time. This also results in no bleeding or bruising and minimal downtime. So this can easily be done during the summer while using a sunscreen after a treatment.
The areas recommended include face, neck, chest (or decolletage), hands, stretch marks, and other areas of loose skin. Three treatments one month apart are highly recommended over an individual treatment. Maintenance treatments can commence 6-12 months later.
(Did You Know? Over 40 independent studies have been done to show the clinical improvement of RF fractional treatments.)
From now until September 1st, packages of three treatments of one area saves $300, two areas, $400, and three areas $500! One or more areas include face, neck, chest and hands. Normally three treatments of one area are $2250, now $1950, now two areas, $2900 (normally $3300), and three areas $3750 (normally $4250). For example, three treatments of the face and neck would be $2900 saving $400!
FACE/NECKLIFTS
Two examples of recent facial rejuvenation. Gotta love the neck!! Look thinner too!
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.
LA DOLCE VITA, JOIE DE VIVRE
End of Summer Grilling Ideas
There are the usual suspects: burgers (turkey, chicken, nonmeat), hot dogs (experiment with unusual toppings), steaks (flat iron or flank marinated in oriental seasonings), ribs (bake in oven first), and chicken (try beer can chicken with a can of wine). There are others less thought of including pizza (buy crust from Dewey’s Pizza), vegetables (a pan with holes helps), fish (coat grill with oil liberally to avoid sticking), kebabs, shrimp, pork tenderloin, and one of my favorites, a whole turkey (spatchcock it first).
Sauces and marinades other than BBQ sauce help enhance flavors especially on fish. Many can be bought in bottles to simplify grilling. An easy aioli is made combining mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, garlic and lemon juice.
Finally, there are a number of web sites to get recipes foodandwine.com, kingsford.com, delish.com, bonappitite.com, and again, one of my favs, foodchannel.com
Happy grilling this weekend!
SKIN CARE SPECIAL:
Our Annual Micropeel Special (LAST WEEK)
Buy a package of 3 micropeels for $330, normally $360. Must be purchased before September 1, 2023. Only one per patient.
Monthly Payment Plans for Surgeries, Skincare and Injectables Through CareCredit, Call Us for Details
Healthy living,
Peter McKenna, M.D.
513.793.5772
mckennamd.com
McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center | 513.793.5772 |10577 Montgomery Road | Cincinnati, OH 45242
30+ Years of Improving Lives
A Cincinnati Magazine “Top Doc” since 1998
Allergan Top 500 Physician
SkinCeuticals “Flagship” Practice
And now a Luminary (expert) for Endymed RF Fractional Treatments
(I do write all the emails and have done so since 2007. -PJM)
McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center | 10577 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
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