Horror stories about concerning med spa procedures gone wrong. But Dr. Guljeet Sohal, founder of Balle Bliss med spa in Cypress, Texas, says procedures are entirely safe – when carried out by a competent, qualified and licensed physician.
Med spa procedures are very safe - if they are carried out by the right physician, and you go to the right spa.
For example, there are a lot of places now doing laser liposuction, and from all the research that I have read, there is a lot of risk of complications if the person carrying out the procedure is not a surgeon. A lot of people who are not surgeons are doing these procedures in their offices, which I consider unsafe.
Many of my patients are asking about them, but that is not something I would recommend, going to a regular med spa and having liposuction done, because the risks are too great. I would recommend going to a plastic surgeon.
My patients are also asking me about fat grafting, moving fat form their belly and thighs into their faces, cheeks, etc. I would definitely leave that to a surgeon as well. But some medical spas are doing fat grafting as well, which I don’t think is a good idea unless carried out by a qualified plastic surgeon.
Here are some reasons why you should choose Balle Bliss as your med spa:
- I am a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine.
- I served as chief resident at Baylor College of Medicine.
- I received America’s Top Physician Award from the Consumers’ Research Council of America.
- I am a Member in Good Standing with International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine.
- I am is actively involved in aesthetic treatment of ALL her patients - unlike other medical spas where the physician serves as a “medical director” and patients never gets to see the doctor.
- All injections are performed by me, not a nurse or a aesthetician.
- Clients receive complimentary consultations with me, again not with a nurse or aesthetician.
In short, if you want to ensure that your experience at a med spa is as effective - and as safe - as possible, make sure you only visit one where a licensed physician does all the skilled procedures, and only have plastic surgery procedures carried out by a qualified plastic surgeon. Your health is, literally, in your hands.
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