–>You may still be covered up in your winter wardrobe, but spring will be here before you know it. Are you ready for bikini weather? You could be with CoolSculpting at The SHAW Center.

You don’t have to settle for accepting parts of your body that you simply don’t like. CoolSculpting is an ideal procedure for those who have tried and tried through diet and exercise to eliminate unsightly parts of their bodies like saddlebags, muffin tops, love handles and back fat.
CoolSculpting is not just the latest in fat-reducing technology – it is backed by science and FDA approved. The body-contouring procedure, also known as Zeltiq, uses a method called cryolipolysis, which actually cools the adipose tissue just above the freezing point to induce lipolysis to permanently damage fat cells without harming others tissues around those cells. The process tricks the body into thinking that the fat has been melted and thus is begins to eliminate it through the natural metabolic process.
CoolSculpting is a non-evasive procedure with no pain and little downtime involved. Over the weeks after the procedure is done, you will begin to see your body change as the fat literally gets melted away and the inflammatory mediators called cytokines are released and remaining fat cells condense down. Some results – up to one centimeter with a single treatment – can be seen immediately.
If you want to walk proudly on the beach this spring and summer, what are you waiting for? CoolScuplting is just the procedure to take your body to the next level so you can feel as confident and beautiful as you should.
Our team has the expertise and professionalism to help you determine the best procedure for you to obtain your ideal body shape. Make an appointment with us today for a consultation to discuss your desires and watch your dreams come true!
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We at the SHAW Center are proud of the variety of outpatient, minimally invasive treatments that we offer that can change a life, or an outlook, with just a few hours of surgical “adjustment” and minimal recovery time for the patient. But there are certainly circumstances when a greater amount of surgery in called for, and the recovery time for the patient is increased. Preparation for these circumstances, such as a “tummy-tuck,” will need more planning and organization to assure the optimum, least stressful, outcome.
First of all, listen closely to the physician and the staff as they explain the procedure, and don’t be afraid to ask specific questions regarding recovery times. How many days will you be “off your feet?” Some recovery conditions make it imperative that there is minimal movement during the first few days. This means arrangements will have to be made to provide meals and laundry service for you and your family, not to mention making arrangements for car-pooling and other duties.  You can’t be bouncing in and out of bed to find someone’s shirt or shoes. No matter how supportive your spouse might be, taking on all your duties can be daunting.
This leads to the issue of whom you tell about your surgery, as we covered in a prior issue of The SHAW Center Blog. If you have another close, discreet friend or family member upon whom you can rely to help cover you during your recovery, that’s excellent.  You will need at least one trusted advocate to help you make decisions. It is too confusing to have a committee of well-meaning people inundating you with their personal opinions.
This is why many women would prefer not to get outside family too involved. In such cases, it makes perfect sense, and is extremely acceptable, to look into services available in the community that can take up the slack.  Investigate grocery delivery services in your area. There are many temporary maid services that can cover the household chores and on-call nursing services to attend to your specific recovery needs, as there are many mother’s helper or errand-running services, that can also provide valuable assistance. Perhaps the staff will even know of such services, and be willing to recommend the most reliable ones.
This is the time to contact your insurance company to find out exactly what will be covered. You might qualify to have in-home care covered. See if you can have post-operative medications filled ahead of time.
Your first priority is your healthy recovery. This is no time to be thinking of yourself as a Super-Woman. You have to acknowledge that there will be down-time and prepare for it. The belief that “nothing’s gonna’ break my stride,” is what gets many women into overwhelming situations, unprepared for the physical and emotional strain of a major surgery.  Recovery is a relatively small amount of time, compared to the rest of one’s life. As so many women have joyfully noted, the benefits of having the surgery far outweigh the amount of inconvenience and discomfort that come with the recovery time. We here at The SHAW Center want to do everything we can to help you have that joyful feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment of a well-planned surgical recovery.
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In days not too long ago, many people regarded cosmetic surgery as an expensive exercise in vanity. Now, in an age when people are living longer than ever before, and remaining in the work force longer, the question of vanity goes out the window. Consider this: for the first time in history, women are living long past their child-bearing years. Not only that, they are expecting to have happy, vibrant lives. No longer relegated to being only grandma, and waiting to die, woman feel it is their right to be as attractive as they can be, well into their 60’s and 70’s. If that involves cosmetic surgery, well then, they are worth it. 
The attitude regarding “surgery vs. vanity” has changed drastically for men, as well.  More men are availing themselves of a variety of procedures as a way to boost the odds of getting and keeping good jobs. With competition for jobs increasing for both sexes, the issue goes far beyond vanity – it’s become an economic necessity.
Sometimes the decision regarding the “worth” of surgery, or of “surgery vs. vanity,” is easier to make if you equate the care and maintenance of your appearance to the maintenance of a piece of property. What would you think of the owners of property who allow it to become ramshackle? The doors and windows are sagging, the stairs are chipped, the whole place looks neglected and out-of-date? You wouldn’t think much of them. Why would you give your own appearance any less attention than a piece of property? You wouldn’t. You shouldn’t. You don’t have to.
One of the more popular, least invasive, appearance enhancing procedures done at the SHAW Center is the SmartLipo Necklift. For both sexes, the first sign of aging is a “double chin”. Fat accumulates around the neck and jaw, pulling down the entire face. 
According to Dr. Shaw, “SmartLipo actually has the ability to tighten the skin by heating the dermis from the underside and causing contraction.” Dramatic results can be obtained in one procedure, erasing years off the faces of happy men and women. 
Don’t let doubts, uncertainties and too much worry about the opinions of others hinder your decision to update your look. There are so many new procedures available to improve your appearance. Dr. Lawrence Shaw and the SHAW Center invite you to call us for a consultation.
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If you undergo a major cosmetic augmentation, there may be some downtime involved in your recovery. Avoid the boredom blues with these fun tips.
Pick up a good book
Chances are you’ve been too busy to do much reading lately. But with a few days off of work or in bed, you can get engrossed in a good novel.
Enjoy the break from the gym
A major surgery may require some time away from the gym. While we’re not encouraging you to go soft on us, it’s okay to take a break from the gym while under doctor’s orders. If your surgeon allows, take a brisk stroll around your neighborhood (or around the mall in inclimate weather.
Get some rest
There isn’t a person out there that couldn’t use a few more hours rest each night. If your procedure requires significant downtime, take advantage of it to catch up on some shut-eye.
Connect with friends
Jump on your computer and send out a few emails to friends you’ve been meaning to connect with over the past few weeks, months or even years!
Don’t freak
Remember that part of the downtime process includes allowing swelling to go down and bruising or cuts to heal. So try not to freak out if you don’t look exactly how you envisioned right after your cosmetic surgery. This is why downtime is required after most major cosmetic surgeries.
Respect the downtime
No matter how long or short your surgeon recommends downtime after any procedure, be sure to heed his advice! Aside from allowing swelling to go down and cuts and bruises to heel, downtime is required to allow you to recover from your procedure. If there are any specific things your doctor requires you to do during your downtime, make sure to follow his instructions to ensure optimal surgery results.
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Periorbital lines around the eyes have been called laugh lines or worse – crow’s feet. But the fact is they are still just unsightly crinkles and creasing around the eyes alluding to your true age.
If you prefer to keep your age a secret, consider treatments to rid the skin around your eyes of crow’s feet. The SHAW Center offers many wonderful treatments to disguise, reduce or altogether eliminate crow’s feet.
If you are noticing the beginning stages of crow’s feet, try a chemical peel or microdermabrasion procedure to remove the outermost layers of skin, resulting in a softer, smoother appearance. The use of a topical retinol cream after the procedure can help accentuate the results.
Dermal fillers such as Juvaderm, Restylane/Perlane and Radiesse and others offered at the SHAW Center are non-surgical injectable agents that can effectively treat facial lines and wrinkles. The fillers offered at the SHAW Center contain all natural substances such as hyaluronic acid and/or calcium hydroxylapatite. Dermal fillers promise a smoother, more youthful appearance of the skin.
Light/RF treatments can also solve your crow’s feet woes. The SHAW Center uses we the latest light technologies from Lumenis, Syneron and Alma to eliminate wrinkles via skin tightening procedures ranging from in-office light laser procedures to surgical laser systems for more dramatic results.
The SHAW Center offers the following laser procedures: Intense Pulse Light Laser (IPL), ReFirme and Alma 360.
Procedures to eliminate crow’s feet can also be used to correct laugh lines around your mouth, worry lines on your forehead and other age-revealing facial creases.
As always, if you are considering any procedure, seek out professional experts such as the ones at The SHAW Center who are available to meet with your for an in-depth consultation designed to discover your age-defying needs.
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The secret to looking young is in your hands… actually it is your hands. While face lifts, hair color and body sculpting can do wonders to fight the effects of time, your hands can reveal the truth of your age with brown spots, veins and lack of fat. But your hands can tell a different story with hand rejuvenation procedures at The SHAW Center.
Turning back the hands of time on your hands begins with laser treatment using Intensive Pulsed Light (IPL) and/or Pixel laser treatments.
The IPL laser works to correct imperfections on the hands like freckles, age or brown browns and spider veins through a light energy that is applied to the skin in pulses via a computer-controlled hand piece.
The Pixel laser peel works to smooth and revitalize the skin, producing fresh, youthful skin.
While the IPL treatment require no down time, the latter Pixel laser treatments offer require “social downtime” of about three to five days.  
Another step to lend to the youthful appearance of your hands is to plump them up with the help of injectable fillers such as Radiesse and Sculptra Aesthetic. These fillers can plump up the skin around the bones and minimalize the appearance of veins, resulting in a younger looking hand.
Radiesse is biocompatible gel composed of microspheres that can offer immediate results that last up to two years. There is a slight risk of allergic reaction with this filler so speak with your cosmetic surgeon in detail before deciding upon this procedure.
The other filler option is Sculptra Aesthetic, which stimulates your body to manufacture new collagen, which promote healthy skin and tissue. The results from this procedure are not immediate, as they are with Radiesse. Typically, a patient may need two to four treatment sessions of Sculptra Aesthetic before results are noticeable. However, results last up to three years.
The final key to disguising your age lies in your hands. What are you waiting for?
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So you’ve had a little lift, a nip here or a tuck there – does it have to become public knowledge?
The choice is yours
Choosing to have cosmetic surgery is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, especially as popular as it is today. However, even if you decide to have a minor augmentation such as Botox or something more apparent like breast enhancement or liposuction, don’t feel obligated to share the news. After all, it’s really no body’s business but your own, right?
Be selective about who you tell
If you decide to share your news, be choosy about who you tell. You don’t have to announce it to everyone in your neighborhood coffee house, but it’s probably smart to discuss the decision beforehand with your spouse or partner and your parents. And your best friends who will probably want to know why you look so much more amazing as of late.
If you are undergoing a major augmentation that will require some downtime, you may need to inform your boss in case you need to take some time off of work. However, just because you tell your boss does not mean your facelift has to become the topic of water cooler gossip. If you choose to be discreet about your cosmetic surgery, ensure that the people you do tell (including your boss) will use the same discretion.
Be prepared
You don’t have to tell anyone if you don’t want to. However, you may want to be prepared with a response if a close friend or family member asks if you have had something done. You can choose to be honest, coy or share the most intimate details. Once again, the choice is yours. If you’ve decided to enhance your look with cosmetic surgery, be proud of your new look.
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When you are considering cosmetic augmentation of any kind, it’s important that you choose the right doctor for you. Before going through with cosmetic surgery, consider these tips.

Recommendations
If you have friends or family who have had cosmetic surgery, talk to them about their experiences. Ask how they felt about the plastic surgeon that performed their procedures.
Do your own research
Look online for board certified surgeons in your area. Check their websites and look for testimonials on the site from prior clients.
Find a specialist
When you are looking for a specific procedure whether it be breast enhancement, face lift of liposuction, make sure that the surgeons you interview have experience in that specific area.
Conduct interviews
Before you settle on a surgeon, meet with at least two to get a feel for the office, staff and surgeon who will be operating on you. When you interview, explain what you are looking for and get suggestions from him or her regarding your ideas. It’s important that you and your surgeon are on the same page when it comes to your desires and what the final outcome will be.
Ask if you can contact prior clients to get their personal testimonials or if he or she has ever had unsatisfied clients. If so, ask why the client was not happy and how the surgeon was able to make it right.
Listen to your gut
If you get a good feeling or a not-so-good feeling while you are conducting interviews, don’t ignore them! Your gut instincts are usually right on and it’s crucial to have a good rapport with the surgeon who will be performing the desired procedures.

Final preparation
Before you go forward with any cosmetic surgery, make sure you are fully aware of details like downtime/recovery time, expected pain, costs and anticipated results.
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Don’t let the holidays sabotage your slim physique

If you’ve recently taken advantage of some CoolSculpting of other body slimming treatments at The Shaw Center, the upcoming food-centric holidays can be a bit daunting. Take these tips into consideration all season long.
Snack before a party
Never go to a cocktail party on an empty stomach. You’ll end up over indulging on passed appetizers or booze. Snack smart before you head out the door and keep some almonds or an apple in your bag that you can nosh on in the car if you are on the go from party to party.
Stick to your exercise routine
During the hectic holiday season, it’s easy to let your work outs fall by the wayside. But remember: It’s much easier to maintain a routine than restart one! Even if you can only get to the gym for 30 minutes at a time or you only have time for a quick walk around the block before heading to work or the mall to finish up some holiday shopping, pencil it in.
Just say no
No doubt you’ll be offered sugar cookies, a slice of pie after dinner or a second serving of Christmas ham at some point over the holidays. And though it’s okay to indulge a little so you don’t deprive yourself, you should also know when to say when. Rely on your will power to pass on some of those excess holiday treats. Your body will thank you!
Remember the past
If you’ve slimmed down dramatically thanks to treatments from The Shaw Center, take a minute to look back on how far you’ve come and how your new figure has changed your confidence. The temptation to dig into a holiday feast is temporary, but your fabulous physique will be with you for a long time if you treat it right!
Visit our CoolSculpting site for more slimming information: http://www.coolsculptingscottsdale.com
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–> Man or woman – everyone loves the look of a full luscious head of hair. Don’t settle for less than luxurious locks due to hair loss, damage or breakage! Regain a fabulous head of hair at The SHAW Center Hair Loss Clinic.

The SHAW Center offers several options for stopping hair loss and re-growing hair. Men and women with male/female pattern hair loss, thinning hair, broken and damaged hair or alopecia areata/traction alopecia and others can greatly benefit from the SHAW Center’s hair loss treatment programs.
One of the options clients can consider is low-level laser therapy, which is administered to the scalp to improve the health of your current hair as well as stimulate new hair growth without breaking the skin. The treatment stimulates the blood supply in the scalp with a wavelength of light, resulting in enhanced cell activity and allowing for more nutrients to reach the hair follicles thus improving hair growth.
For those who prefer an in-home DIY treatment for hair restoration, The SHAW Center offers home laser hair therapy devices, like the “laser comb” or the 90-laser diode portable dome. Both of these treatment options administer phototherapy to the scalp, enhancing the results of in-office laser treatments.
The SHAW Center proudly offers an innovative line of hair loss treatment products designed to improve all types of hair loss conditions, like the ones mentioned above.
The line is the only no-prescription drug/medication treatment that is FDA-approved for hair growth. The line of products has shown effectively re-growing hair of more than 19 new terminal hairs her square centimeter as well as stopping the progression of hair loss in 85 percent of patients.
If you’ve noticed hair loss or damage, don’t wait until it’s too late! Visit one of the experts at the SHAW Center Hair Loss Clinic to discuss the best options for you. Imagine yourself with a luscious full head of hair again!
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