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Sclerotherapy in the spring
Posted in General on March 8, 2010
Now is the time to get your legs ready for summer. Those of you who are embarrassed to show your legs in shorts or skirts because of those veins on your legs should consider sclerotherapy. A simple 30 minute procedure can improve the appearance of the veins by shrinking them or causing them to disappear completely.
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In our clinic, this procedure is for people (men or women) with small spider veins: anyone with larger veins or veins that stick out should see a vascular surgeon -
They sell only the sizzle but not the steak
Posted in General on March 4, 2010
It is becoming popular for franchise-type purveyors of "cosmetic surgical procedures" to heavily market themselves. These facilities often have no state licensing, have no reputation in the community, sometimes have unknown doctors that fly in from another state, have been in practice for less than 3 years, and more often than not, have doctors that are not board certified in cosmetic surgery (or often no doctor at all at the facility.)
Washington state does not regulate this.
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That’s DR. Michelle Batson
Posted in General on December 21, 2009
Weekends that change your life...
As many of you have known, I've been working on completing my doctorate in Audiology. You see, when I joined this profession a master's degree was the highest non-research based degree available to us. There have always been doctors of Audiology--but only PhDs: doctors who typically are found in university positions.
The AuD. is a clinical doctorate, one meant for those who will be in clinical practice evaluating and treating auditory and
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Snoring - a social nuance or a life threatening problem?
Posted in General on December 2, 2009
Having spent over 25 years analyzing and trying to find the "best" solutions for treating snoring and more serious sleep disorders particularly sleep apnea, a number of interesting observations come to light.
The most common problem is that of snoring that may in many cased be associated with varying degrees of sleep apnea. There is a very wide spectrum of problems ranging from negligible to life threatening.
The key concept in dealing with the problem is to start with the
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