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Re: Cosmetic Laser...Yea or Nay From: Jay Kulkin (jkulkin@mindspring.com) Thu Feb 20 06:55:17 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Marilyn Ringstaff: "Nine Women Want to Join Branding Lawsuit" Previous message: Naomi W.: "Re: Cosmetic Laser...Yea or Nay" Maybe in reply to: Michael J. Wolpmann, MD: "Cosmetic Laser...Yea or Nay" An interesting answer. As many of you know, I am one of the few that is not annoyed by lay responses. This response is unfortunately classsic. It is a good example of why we have a responsibility to empower our patients with information to make good choices. Here we have a woman who would prefer to go to a facility where someone not trained or with minimal training in laser physics may use a laser on a consumer. There are "store-front", non-medical facilities in Atlanta using these devices offering discounts of 70%. There have been serious complications and even deaths reported with these devices. In addition, many hirsuit women are going to non medical facilities and are missing the opportunity to have their PCOS, insulin resistance and increased risk of heart disease and diabetes elucidated. I have seen this first-hand in my own office too many times. This is tragic for women given our knowledge of heart disease as their #1 killer. In this case "cheesy" may be gourmet! I'd go for the cheese! -- Jay M. Kulkin, MD MBA FACOG Women's Institute For Health PC 975 Johnson Ferry Road Suite 460 Atlanta, Georgia 30342 Ph: 404.832.0300 Fax: 404-832-3777 http://www.wifh.com >----- Original Message ----- From: "Naomi W." <anonymous@medispecialty.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Cosmetic Laser...Yea or Nay > At Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Robert Brenner wrote: > > > >If you are interested in trying to develop a laser practice without > >committing long term to a lease, I have an assumable lease with 18 > >months left at $3000 a month including service contract on a Palomar > >Diode laser with cooling unit and 3 handpieces for hair and spider vein > >treatment. > >In my area in Baltimore, it has not been profitable so I am looking to > >get out of the lease. > > > >-- > > > Flame me if you must (I'm not a medical professional), but have any of you done a marketing survey to determine how your patients feel about a potential cosmetic/medical practice? > > While I think there's some comfort in having an M.D. oversee the > process, (it sure beats having it done by an illegal immigrant in a > rented house on the wrong side of the tracks), it seems a bit cheesy to > have this service in a medical practice. I think if my gynecologist > told me he was going to do to this, I'd go elsewhere. > Next message: Marilyn Ringstaff: "Nine Women Want to Join Branding Lawsuit" Previous message: Naomi W.: "Re: Cosmetic Laser...Yea or Nay" Maybe in reply to: Michael J. Wolpmann, MD: "Cosmetic Laser...Yea or Nay"

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