Could Botox help you stop grinding your teeth?

Wouldn’t you like to find a way to stop grinding your teeth successfully The article below from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery discusses how Botox may be able to help nighttime teeth grinders. Sleek Surgical & MedSpa offers Botox as well as many other MedSpa services. Make sure and take advantage of the last day of our promotion with $10 per unit Botox. For more information on Botox or other services visitwww.sleekmedspa.com or give us a call at 1-800-SLEEK-USA. We look forward to seeing you at Sleek shortly!

Botox may help nighttime teeth grinders

Have you ever woken up after a long night's sleep feeling like you had been chewing on gravel while you slept? A pair of new studies has found that Botox, the drug commonly used to help individuals improve their looks by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on the face, can also help those who suffer from nighttime teeth grinding.

MyHealthNewsDaily.com reports that researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston tested the efficacy of using Botox injections to treat nocturnal bruxism, or chronic nighttime teeth-grinding.

For the study, 23 patients with nocturnal bruxism were randomly assigned to receive a Botox injection or a placebo injection. Four weeks after the initial injection, participants and their partners were questioned about whether their nighttime teeth grinding had improved. Scientists found that the Botox was found to provide significant relief to those who received it, while the only side effect was a slight change in appearance for some people when smiling.

A separate study, conducted by scientists at the Henry Ford Medical Center in Detroit, showed that patients who were experienced severe bruxism following head injuries benefitted from Botox injections, and experienced no side effects, according to MedicalXPress.com.

DeltaSleepLabs.com reports that nocturnal teeth grinding is one of the most common sleep disorders affecting 30 to 40 million Americans. Many people don't know they have the condition and are alerted to it by their partner or a dentist. Nocturnal bruxism can damage the teeth, and has been associated with headaches and pain in the jaw area.

Experts say larger scale studies are needed to determine if Botox is effective in treating teeth grinding.

It's important to note that the wrinkle-reducing injectable has been approved for several other non-cosmetic uses as well. According toBotoxMedical.com, Botox is also commonly used to treat urinary incontinence, chronic headaches, muscle stiffness, cervical dystonia and eye problems including muscle problems with the eyes (strabismus) or abnormal spasm of the eyelids (blepharospasm). Scientists are also currently testing Botox's efficacy in treating other conditions such as asthma.

However, the most common use of the drug is to treat crow's feet, laugh lines and other wrinkles by temporarily paralyzing the muscles. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Botox was the most commonly performed non-cosmetic surgical procedure in 2011, with more than 2.6 million individuals undergoing it.

While Botox often provides positive cosmetic results with few side effects, its effects are not permanent and injections need to be repeated every three to six months for the best results.

Individuals interested in the procedure should speak with a licensed, board-certified plastic surgeon or cosmetic dermatologist to ensure their safety and a positive outcome.

Getting Even: Better blepharoplasty outcomes depend on appreciation of asymmetry

This piece is taken from the Cosmetic Surgery Times magazine, by Cheryl Guttman Krader, Senior Staff Correspondent. The article discusses blepharoplasty in relation to asymmetry. Blepharoplasty is the surgery of the eyelid, which can make one look more awake, young and fresh. If you are interested in eye surgery, Sleek Surgical & MedSpa can help you to achieve the look you desire. Schedule a FREE consultation with one of our surgical centers in Manhattan, New York, Fort Lauderdale or Boston and find out how eyelid surgery can work for you.

The ability to recognize pre existing asymmetry and address it with an asymmetric approach to surgery is important for achieving satisfaction in patients presenting for cosmetic upper eyelid blepharoplasty, says Robert A. Goldberg, M.D.

Speaking at the 2012 meeting of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Goldberg discussed detection and management of subtle asymmetry in upper blepharoplasty.

“Most people are not aware of differences between one side of their face and the other, even though facial asymmetry is ubiquitous. However, patients are likely to spot unevenness after cosmetic surgery, particularly as they concentrate on their appearance in a magnifying mirror and partly because a procedure that removes skin, fat and soft tissue can unveil pre-existing deep asymmetry,” says Dr. Goldberg, chief, orbital and ophthalmic plastic surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, and Karen and Frank and Frank Dabby Professor of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.

In my referral practice, I commonly see patients who are very unhappy because of asymmetry after upper blepharoplasty and who are convinced is the fault of the surgeon,” Dr. Goldberg says. “This information underscores that it is incumbent on surgeons venturing into procedures addressing the aesthetics of the periorbital area to be able to understand the nuances of asymmetry existing around the eyes and to discuss the preoperative findings so that the patient understands the situation. Then, unless the patient chooses against it, surgeons must be prepared to surgically treat the asymmetry, which usually requires operating more on one side than the other.”

SLEEK Testimonial

Below is a GREAT testimonial about Sleek Lipo. We love hearing from patients that are happy with their surgery and treatments at Sleek Surgical & MedSpa. Feel free to tell us about your experience at Sleek by writing a review on Yelp! For more information on Sleek Lipo or other Sleek procedures visit us on the web at Sleek Surgical & MedSpa. 

 "Hi my name is Givanna DelRosso and I had a procedure done on February 20th at the Sleek Surgical spa in New York, and I have to tell you that I am so please with the results! About 4 years ago I had my first son and I had gained 100 pounds, then 16 months later I gave birth to my second son, I had hit 245 pounds, I know real sad, I had become very depressed, but a couple years after my kids were born I finally decided to go on a diet and I had lost about 110 pounds, and then I had the loose skin on my stomach, so I started working out, but that didn’t help to much, my sides were still big and my tummy wasn’t going anywhere!! That’s until my mom saw a commercial on tv and told me about this sleek spa, I made a consult appointment right away, I went the next day and met with a nice woman voula and she looked at what I wanted done and said if you have this done you will be so happy with the results, at first I thought yea right this woman is just telling me that I truly did not believe it, well I finally decided to book it for the 20th, I went there so nervous for the procedure, and the staff was so kind and made me feel so comfortable, so I finally relaxed and they took me in the room to start, I did not want to get put out, so I did it awake, and it was not painful at all, less than 2 hours I was done. I had done lipo on my tummy, abdomen, and my sides!!! The nurse put a bandage on me and I walked out with no pain, the crazy thing was I was just a little sore, like I had worked, the next day I went out and I was fine!! It’s been a month since the surgery and I went from a size 11 to a size 6, if they told me I was ever gonna be a 6 I would have never believed it, and I am!!!! I am so pleased with my results, and I’m so happy I met Dr Haramis and the staff!!!! Can’t wait to do my inner legs and I also can’t wait for the summer : )) again thank you so much for making me feel beautiful again Sleek med spa and staff you are all so great!!!!"

Thanks Giavanna for your kind words!

Listening to music calms patients during plastic surgery procedures

This article from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery examines how patients benefit from classical music during their cosmetic surgery procedure. Surgery can be stressful for the patient and music is really a way to help anxiety. If you are thinking of having plastic surgery, give us a call at 1-800-SLEEK-USA to schedule your free consultation. A Board Certified Plastic Surgeon will speak with you regarding your procedure and answer all of your questions. Sleek Surgical & MedSpa will make your surgery as anxiety free as possible. You will be so excited about your procedure that you will be completely worry free on surgery day!  

A new study from Oxford University Hospitals finds that patients undergoing plastic surgery procedures may benefit from having music playing in the operating room.

Researchers from the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford measured the respiratory rates of 96 surgical patients before, during and after their procedures. They were also asked to rate their feelings of anxiety and worry. All of the participants were awake during surgery using local anesthetic for procedures like removal of skin lesions and cleansing of limb wounds. Half of the surgeries took place in rooms with music playing, while the others did not have music in the background.

The study found that those who listened to music during their procedure had lower respiratory rates and reported lower levels of anxiety.

"Undergoing surgery can be a stressful experience for patients and finding ways of making them more comfortable should be our goal as clinicians," said the study's lead author, Hazim Sadideen. "There are also good medical reasons - calmer patients may cope better with pain and recover quicker. This small scale work is the first time an attempt has been made to measure the impact music has in this specific group of patients and hints at the need for bigger multi-center research to establish whether this should become part of standard practice."

As for what type of music has the greatest calming effects, researchers say most of the subjects listened to classical pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi and Bach, according to The Telegraph. Others chose to listen to Frank Sinatra music.

This research may help patients have more enjoyable surgical experiences, as the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reports that more than 9 million people underwent cosmetic procedures in 2011, some of which were performed while patients were awake.

Did Tom Cruise Get Plastic Surgery?

Happy Friday! The article below taken from The Orange County Register speculates as to whether Tom Cruise has had plastic surgery. Cruise denies he has ever had lipo or any plastic surgery for that matter, however some just don't understand how he has managed to look this good, at this age, without it. Do you want to have the body of Tom Cruise? If so you can at Sleek Surgical & MedSpa for an affordable price. We currently have a promotion this month for 10% off 3 areas of lipo and perform many other surgical procedures. Check us out on the web at www.SleekMedSpa.com to learn about each procedure and give us a call today at 800-SLEEK-USA to schedule your free consultation. We could all use a little nip and tuck to get our bodies looking great for summer. 

Tom Cruise rocks ’80s look, denies nip-tucks

Here’s Tom Cruise, tatted up and wearing “guyliner” on the latest cover of W magazine. He’s promoting his role as an ’80s rock star in the upcoming summer movie, “Rock of Ages.”

How’d Cruise, who is pushing 50, get this look?

“A combo of some funky lipo coupled with a spray-tanned six pack and a hefty dose of Photoshop as well,” opines the website Cele-bitchy. ” … Tom has to take everything to extremes, so he has to have the best little spray-tanned abs available. As a result, he looks like a freak.”

Over at Playboy, meanwhile, Cruise denies he’s ever gotten plastic surgery. ”I haven’t and I never would,” he says in the June issue.

And, on how he maintains the looks of a 25 year old:

”I honestly have no idea. I work. I’m always with family. I train, go without sleep.

I just go hard.”

Glad that’s been cleared up.

Not everyone’s buying it.

Some Daily Mail comments:

“I think he looks wonderful,wouldn’t mind more mature men looking like this instead of the overweight pot bellied man I usually see in London.”



“He’s an actor. He doesn’t work down the mines. Of course he’s aged well.”



“Mr. Cruise I salute you! I’ve no reason to disbelieve you are a miracle of the modern age, honestly I haven’t !
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“He is just a good looking bloke.”

And some of the Cele-bitchy comments:

“Well, you have to admire his courage in being willing to look ridiculous. A lot of image-obsessed megastars wouldn’t be willing to try something so far out.”

“Dude. Give it up. Hair bands didn’t take themselves seriously. They had fun. They loved it every minute of it. They still love it. You aren’t going to win an Oscar for being Tommy Lee. Although I will say some of those boys should have had Cover Girl contracts back in the day because their cosmetic application (especially eyeliner) was perfecto.”

“I’ve never seen a well-muscled guy who has muscles that look like that. Random thought: this is Tom’s last shot at putting a cap on that role where he sang or whatever while in his underwear. He’s getting a little long in the tooth for these movies.”

Cruise came in for the same type of scrutiny when he starred in Mission Impossible 4.

The plastic surgery website Make Me Heal wrote, ”On set photos of Tom without a shirt reveal that while he has an impressive physique for a man of his years, it also looks a little lumpy, like he has had liposuction. The ripples and bumps are reminiscent of Tara Reid’s notoriously botched plastic surgery.”

The site quoted Miami plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer saying, “Tom Cruise is flaunting a very unevenly toned abdomen.  It is very possible that he has had some liposuction to his abdomen in the past that has left him with this look.”

Breast augmentation celebrates milestone

Happy Birthday to Breast Enhancement Surgery!! Are your breasts sagging? Would you like them to be larger? Sleek Surgical & MedSpa can help you achieve the look that you have always wanted. Check us out on the web at Sleek Surgical & MedSpa and give us a call today at 1-800-SLEEK-USA. We look forward to seeing you in Fort Lauderdale, the Boston area, or New York very soon! 

The article below is taken from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery -

While many people get breast implants as a birthday gift, others treat themselves to the surgery in order to improve their physical appearance and self-confidence. But this year, those who celebrate a milestone in their lives with this cosmetic procedure should know that the procedure itself is hitting a milestone. That's right – 50 years have passed since the first Breast Augmentation procedure was performed in 1962, so 2012 marks the surgery's 50th birthday!

Today, there are two types of breast implants available – silicone and saline. Silicone implants are filled with sterile salt water. According to ASAPS, these implants may be pre-filled to a predetermined size, but they can also be filled at the time of surgery. The average cost for these implants in 2011 was $3,308.

Silicone gel-filled breast implants are medical devices implanted under the breast tissue or under the chest muscle. These implants have a silicone outer shell filled with silicone gel. They come in different sizes and have either smooth or textured shells. ASAPS reports the average cost for these types of implants in 2011 was $3,694.
"Surgical techniques for breast augmentation and breast implants themselves are continuously being refined, increasing the safety and reliability of the procedure," reports ASAPS.

In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new type of silicone-gel breast implant, manufactured by Sientra. These implants are available textured or smooth and either round or shaped, which some believe helps to create a more natural looking breast.

A licensed, board-certified plastic surgeon can help patients decide which type and size of breast implant is best for their desired outcome. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), more than 316,000 individuals underwent the surgery in 2011, making it the second most common surgical procedure done by ASAPS members.

Plastic surgery’s link to psychology

Check out this article from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery regarding plastic surgery and how how it can improve a person's psychological thought process.

When you feel better about your self you are more confident and have a better outlook on life! At Sleek Surgical & MedSpa we can help you achieve your goals to achieve the look that you desire. Whether you are interested in larger breasts, a tighter tummy, or a butt lift, Sleek Surgical & MedSpa can help! Call us today at 1-800-SLEEK-USA today for your free consultation.

A recent study presented at the 30th Anniversary Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) finds that individuals who undergo various plastic surgery procedures enjoy a positive psychological effect, improved quality of life and increased perceptions of well-being.

"The purpose of cosmetic surgery is to improve a person's psychological functioning by modifying their body image," said plastic surgeon Dr. Gregory Borah, author of a 1997 study on the effects of plastic surgery. "This prospective study is important because it demonstrates that objective measurements of a patient's quality of life are improved after cosmetic surgery."

According to ASAPS, the study involved 105 cosmetic plastic surgery patients between the ages of 18 and 70. Researchers found that most participants experienced positive effects, such as increased quality of life, following their procedures.

However, experts warn that while many people choose plastic surgery to discreetly improve their appearance, drastic changes can be shocking to some. A recent article on Buzzfeed.com examines those who have issues with their identity after drastic plastic surgery, like Heidi Montag, who many believe has body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). This psychological condition is a “red flag” for plastic surgeons who screen patients to make sure they are not having surgery to become a different person or make a perfect image.

One plastic surgeon from New York screens patients for psychological disorders and if he suspects a problem, refers them to a psychiatrist. Although “most surgeons are increasingly aware of a need for psychological screening,” experts warn, “there are unscrupulous people in every field.”

Sociologists and therapists suggest that cosmetic changes over the course of many years might be an easier adjustment than extreme plastic surgery. A person’s identity forms at adolescence and major changes could cause a shock. As always, it is best to consult with board-certified plastic surgeons while considering cosmetic surgery to make the best choice for you.