Category: Surgeries
Jun
17

JAWSpodiatry Now Performing Silhouette Insta-Knee Lift Procedure™

When it comes to getting older, you can’t stop time and you can’t turn back the clock. Every year we celebrate another birthday is another year that our bodies feel the effects of aging, including the toll it takes on our skin and our appearance. While we tend to focus on how the passage of time affects our facial features – wrinkles, lines, loss of volume, and such – aging and the increasingly saggy skin that comes with it changes the appearance of other parts of our bodies as well. This includes sagging skin on and around our knees.

Until now, there was little that could be done to address this imperfection, which can make men and women alike self-conscious and embarrassed when wearing shorts, skirts, or bathing suits. But a revolutionary new procedure – Silhouette Insta-Knee Lift™ – provides immediate lifting, tightening and natural-looking contours around the knee with minimal downtime and without any scarring or surgical intervention.

Board-certified podiatrist, Dr. Abraham Wagner of JAWSpodiatry, is the only physician in South Florida to offer this game-changing technique that can lift sagging knee skin without the need for surgery or general anesthesia.

What is the Silhouette Insta-Knee Lift?

The key to Silhouette Insta-Knee Lift’s effectiveness is a process called “thread-lifting.” We use threads made from absorbable sutures and bidirectional cones, which upon entering the skin, provide immediate, subtle suspension to sagging tissue.

The sugar-based cones we use are comprised of a material called poly-L-lactic / glycolic acid (PLLA and PLGA). As they dissolve into the tissue over weeks to months, the cones have a bio-stimulatory effect on the skin, producing long-term natural collagen production and gradual skin tightening benefits.

These dissolvable sutures latch onto and lift the skin in areas of mild sagging, tightening loose skin while also stimulating long-term collagen production. While Silhouette is specifically FDA-cleared for lifting in the face — Dr. Wagner uses its thread lifting technology OFF-LABEL to achieve remarkable results for ‘Saggy Knees.’

What is the Procedure Like?

Dr. Wagner begins each Insta-knee lift™ thread lifting procedure by identifying, marking, and numbing (local anesthesia) the desired treatment areas. The absorbable InstaLift threads are attached to microscopic needles, which allows Dr. Wagner to direct precisely where he wants the lifting and tightening to occur. Once the threads are inserted beneath the skin, he uses his fingers to activate the cones, which elevates and repositions the skin and provides a visible, “instant” lift to the underlying tissue. Over the next few months, the sutures and cones are absorbed by the body as new collagen forms, further lifting the skin.

If needed, additional threads can be added after 3 to 6 months if further improvement is desired. Depending on your unique needs, Dr. Wagner will often combine Silhouette InstaLift thread lifting with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) or Sculptra, an injectable filler for enhanced volume.

Why Choose JAWSpodiatry For Your Silhouette Insta-Knee Lift?

Silhouette Insta-Knee Lift must be performed by an experienced physician like Dr. Wagner, who knows how to use thread lifting techniques to obtain both lateral and vertical lift. Expertise, meticulous skill, and an artistic vision are essential to ensure proper placement of the threads at the right depths to achieve the desired outcome.

The results generally peak at six months and can last up to 12 to 24 months. However, the collagen-building benefits of a thread lifting procedure provide long-term improvement. Individual results may vary, and often more than one treatment may be needed to obtain the best outcome.

JAWSpodiatry: South Florida’s Only Silhouette Insta-Knee Lift Provider

If you are interested in learning more about this state-of-the-art procedure and how it can fix the nagging problem of sagging knees, please call JAWSpodiatry today at (954) 922-7333 or contact us online to schedule a consultation with Dr. Wagner.

Jun
10

Types of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Types of Foot & Ankle SurgeryEach of our feet contains 26 bones, 33 joints, and a whole array of tendons, ligaments, and muscles. That is a lot of moving parts – and a lot of things that can twist, break, become infected, or otherwise not work as they should. When that happens, discomfort, pain, diminished mobility, and the potential for even more problems can make it necessary to seek professional treatment by an experienced podiatrist.

At JAWSpodiatry, we can resolve many foot and ankle issues through non-surgical treatments, including medication, lifestyle adjustments, or changes in footwear. Recent advancements in technology and techniques also allow us to increasingly use minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery to address many problems. Sometimes, however, a condition’s severity or failure to fully respond to other treatments may make foot and ankle surgery the only effective option to get the results that you want and need.

Just like other surgical procedures, foot and ankle surgery may be performed either in an inpatient or outpatient setting, involve the use of a local or general anesthetic, and take from a few hours to a few weeks of recovery time. Some of the most common types of foot and ankle surgery we perform at JAWSpodiatry include:

  • Bunion Surgery. This procedure involves removing or realigning the soft tissue and bone in the crooked joint that sticks out from the base of the big toe to bring the joint back into its proper alignment. The surgery may also include the insertion of small screws, plates, or wires to keep the bones in place after the procedure.
  • Hammer Toe Surgery. Changing footwear, using protective padding, and reducing calluses can often treat the contraction of joints in our lesser toes that lead to hammer toe. But if those efforts don’t work, your podiatrist may recommend arthroplasty, which involves removing the deformed joint between the toe bones to create needed flexibility. We may also decide to perform arthrodesis, in which we fuse the toe bones together to provide better stability.
  • Heel Surgery. Plantar fasciitis can devolve into extremely painful heel spurs, which are calcium deposits that cause a bony protrusion on the underside of the heel bone. Ninety percent of the time, we can use non-invasive treatments like stretching, physical therapy, orthotics, regenerative procedures, and over-the-counter pain relievers to effectively address this condition. For more serious cases, surgery that usually involves making a tiny incision to partially cut the ligament in order to release tension can ultimately lower inflammation, relieve pain, and restore full mobility.
  • Neuroma Surgery. The nerves between our toes can sometimes become painful and inflamed, either because of genetics or other factors such as improper footwear or excessive and sustained pressure. This surgery involves removing a benign enlargement of a nerve, typically between the metatarsal heads in the ball of the foot.
  • Fusions. We can relieve painful arthritic conditions with a fusion procedure. We remove cartilage and any diseased bone, exposing the underlying bone on both sides of the affected joint. These joint surfaces are then compressed together to create the fusion. Some standard ankle fusion surgeries are done arthroscopically through a small incision, which takes between one and two hours.

JAWSpodiatry: The Hollywood, Florida Foot and Ankle Specialists

These are just a few of the foot and ankle surgical procedures we perform at JAWSpodiatry. We know that no one wants to have surgery if they don’t need to, so our foot and ankle specialists will explore all possible alternatives, including minimally invasive procedures before we recommend traditional surgery. If surgery is necessary, our experienced podiatrists will perform your procedure with the utmost care and precision, using the most advanced technology and methods.  Please contact us today at (954) 922-7333 to schedule a consultation.

Questions? Contact our office today: (954) 922-7333