Midtown Dentistry Combats Mouth Wounds During Radiation Treatment with New Medications

Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 15, 2013

With our aging population, more people receive radiation treatment and need private care for the side effects. Midtown Dentistry is part of a new wave of dentists offering private care for radiation complications and medications to help the patients through their journey. Dr. Penchas is using a new rinse Caphosol to treat patients with mouth sores and ulcers from radiation. The oral health in cancer therapy guide is the new hallmark for such therapy. It is published by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Radiation is a common treatment for tumors in the head and neck. It is used alone or in combination with surgery and chemotherapy. Generally the radiation is given once a day five days per week. Radiation has side effects that can injure and hurt the person receiving the radiation.

Side Effects of Radiation:

Mucositis - the skin of the mouth is inflamed and ulcers are common.

Hypogeusia - taste loss that can be permanent

Xerostomia - radiation of the salivery glands results in low to no saliva and the resulting tooth decay

Osteoradionecrosis- poor bone healing and serious bone destruction - this is a permanent side effect

Trismus - contraction of the muscles and inability to open the mouth

Treatment of Side Effects:

Up until the last few years, most of the treatment of radiation side effects in the mouth has been provided by the radiation departments. With the growth in numbers of patients and complications, it has been harder for these providers to deal with the oral side effects. Dentists with special training in dental oncology such as Midtown Dentistry in Houston, Texas are picking up the treatment of these needs.

Explains Dr. Penchas - a Dental Oncologist: "Oncologists don't have the manpower or time to deal with this growing problem - and they are glad to refer their patients to a private setting where they can have this dealt with"

New Medication for Radiation Side Effects:

There are several new medications used to treat the inflammation and ulcers in the mouth. One of the new rinses recommended by Dr. Penchas is Caphosol. " This prescription mouth rinse keeps the mineral balance in the mouth - reducing infection and pain. We are seeing wonderful results"

Sensitive Touch Medical Spa in Midtown Manhattan Reports a 25% Increase in Laser Hair Removal Treatments for Men over the Last 5 Years

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 09, 2013

Sensitive Touch Medical Spa in Midtown Manhattan reports a 25% increase in laser hair removal for men over the last 5 years, with the trend continually growing. Men are slowly catching up to the ladies and more of them are grooming their bodies for vanity, comfort, to please their partners or succumb to the pressure of our youth obsessed society. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgery laser hair removal for men has become one of the most popular non-invasive treatments.

For centuries, humans have equated hairiness with beasts and hairlessness with beauty. There is also an erotic, sexual component to hairlessness because your skin is more sensitive when its more exposed, said Nancy Etcoff, a psychologist at Harvard Medical School. For decades, the male beauty ideal was hairy and beastly while the hairless youthfulness was reserved for the ladies. However, in the last decade it has become more acceptable and actually more desirable for men to be groomed and hair free.

The trend in male beauty has shifted. Men are looking increasingly more and more metrosexual. The management at Sensitive Touch Medical Spa in NYC quickly recognized this shift as well as the growing demand for laser hair removal treatments among men. Believers in the giving men what they want motto, these industry leaders have regularly been designing offers and marketing materials that cater to this manly demographic.

We carefully plan and design select specials and marketing materials that speak to the male client, who makes purchase decisions very differently from the female client. Facts and benefits are the two dominant factors that determine a commitment from a male client and our past and current promotions are centered on these two principles, reported Sabina Kozak, the Spa Director of Sensitive Touch Medical Spa. Over the last five years that we have been in business we have seen a steady growth of male clients interested in removing excess hair from their body and face.

Blame it on the metrosexual David Beckham, the youth obsessed society, or men wanting to show off their sculpted bodies. Whatever the individual reason for the treatment, 30% of Sensitive Touchs current clients are young and young at heart men that want to look and feel their best. Laser hair removal treatments help them achieve this goal.

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