AXILLARY HYPERHIDROSIS TREATMENT REVISITED

Treatment for excessive underarm sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, is now possible through a cutting-edge procedure utilized by Dr. Obi and is available exclusively at our Jacksonville plastic surgery center.

Since employing this unique treatment for excessive underarm sweating, Dr. Lewis Obi  has developed a unique population of new patients in the area of axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating from the armpit) with a high degree of success. 

The axillary hyperhidrosis treatments may be performed with local anesthesia and with minimal downtime. Dr. Obi learned of this new application last year while presenting at an Advanced Symposium in New York City with fellow faculty member Dr. Afschin Fatemi from Germany. Dr Fatemi has the largest population of patients and he reports significant improvement in 90% of patients after one hyperhidrosis treatment. Only the SlimLipo laser platform has exhibited this degree of success with treating excessive underarm sweating and is less expensive long term than the use of Botox injections. Botox has been the main solution for hyperhidrosis treatments in the past.

The following video is courtesy of Dr. Fatemi and Palomar. The video shows how axillary hyperhidrosis treatments are applied through the use of SlimLipo.

DR. JOHN D. MURRAY UPDATE

Dr. Murray began his third month of partnership with Jacksonville plastic surgeon, Dr. Lewis Obi this month and is already establishing an active practice both at the Obi Plastic Surgery center as well as the major hospitals in Jacksonville. The partnership is evolving into an alliance geared towards comprehensive plastic and reconstructive care for the entire Jacksonville medical community. As was recently stated in the December issue of the Florida Doctor publication: "What happens when two Renaissance men come together to form an alliance geared toward comprehensive plastic and reconstructive surgery: Itʼs a masterpiece in the making and quite simply a work of art and science."

Read more about Dr. Obi and Dr. Murray and their ever-evolving alliance in the plastic surgery industry.

THE LEWIS OBI PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER'S FIRST NEWSLETTER

Our plastic surgery patients will be receiving our first newsletter this week which will be published on a monthly basis. The newsletter will be filled with the latest news from the rapidly growing fields of cosmetic, reconstructive and plastic surgery. We will feature upcoming procedures, techniques, and products that are making their way into the plastic surgery field. We will also highlight happenings within our office and with our staff. Dr. Lewis Obi and Dr. John Murray will also contribute commentaries on topics of interest.

If you wish to receive the monthly newsletter, please fill out our contact form and request that you be put on our mailing list!

Dr. John Murray, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, joins Dr. Le

Dr. Lewis J. Obi is pleased to announce the partnership of Dr. John D. Murray into his practice. Dr. Murray was introduced to Dr. Lewis Obi in 2000 by his mentor Dr. John Bostwick of Emory University. The late Dr. Bostwick was a pioneer of breast reconstruction for breast cancer patients . He trained hundreds of eminent plastic surgeons, including Dr. John Murray, from the 1970ʼs until his death in 2001.

Dr. Murray served as the chief plastic surgeon at Susan Komen/University of Illinois for eight years and established the annual Susan Komen Breast Cancer Symposium. Dr. Murray will spearhead the effort to bring the Susan Komen Peoria system to the Jacksonville community of patients. To date there has been an enormous effort by the Jacksonville hospitals to provide quality care to breast cancer patients. Dr. Obi and Dr. Murray will surely complement these efforts.

In addition to continuing the legacy of quality care for all patients, Dr. Obi and Dr. Murray plan to establish a national Breast Cancer Symposium for the Jacksonville area in conjunction with Susan Komen/University of Illininois Medical College. This educational event will be a continuation of what Dr. Murray established in Peoria and will take place in Jacksonville next Spring.

Dr. John Murray is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. For seven years he was a practicing physician with Illinois Plastic Surgery and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. Dr. Murray received his BS from Furman University and his MD from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed residencies in General Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Emory University. He is married to Dr. Paige Murray and together they have two beautiful daughters.

A welcoming reception for Dr. Murray will be held at the Obi Plastic Surgery Center in Jacksonville, in early December. For more information, please call Carole Tindell at 904-399-0905.

DR LEWIS OBI TO LECTURE AT AN ADVANCED LASER LIPOLYSIS SYMPOSIA

On November 13th Dr. Lewis Obi will be one of the featured speakers at the Palomar Advanced Symposium featuring the Slim Lipo laser lipolysis (LifeSculpt) and other body sculpturing techniques. In April of this year Dr. Obi was a presenter at the annual American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) in Washington D.C. He has presented, lectured and taught numerous plastic surgeons during the past two years. In addition to advanced laser techniques, the symposium in November includes a work shop on the advanced science of concentrating stem cells from human fat. This will provide the patient with a more effective and long lasting filler from the patient’s own fat. This new science will also be applicable in the area of breast reconstruction following mastectomy.

DR LEWIS OBI ATTENDS SUSAN KOMEN SYMPOSIA IN PEORIA

Earlier this month Dr. Obi was the special guest of Dr. John Murray who chaired the Third Annual Breast Cancer Symposium sponsored by Susan G. Komen and University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. During Dr. Obi’s three day visit he attended dozens of functions and lectures by world famous breast cancer physicians and experts. The symposium was originally organized by Dr. Murray who is a plastic surgeon that has worked with the Komen Center and the Illinois College of Medicine for the past seven years. For the past three years Drs. Lewis Obi and John Murray have been actively collaborating in an effort to bring the Peoria model of comprehensive breast cancer care to Jacksonville. Linda Maricle, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, assured Drs. Obi and Murray that her organization would support their efforts on behalf of breast cancer patients in Jacksonville.

Questions About LifeSculpt Laser Body Sculpting?

We come across a lot of people who want to know more about the LifeSculpt and SlimLipo Laser Body Sculpting - as well as many other plastic surgery procedures. So in doing our part to answer any questions you may have we are proud to present our series of educational videos, begining with our LifeSculpt Laser Body Sculpting video. In this video, you'll find the answers to frequently asked LifeSculpt SlimLipo questions answered by me, Dr. Obi.



If you have any questions to plastic surgery procedures - even cosmetic and med spa procedures - that you would like to know more about, then submit them to carol@obiplasticsurgery.com or in the comment area below and your question may be featured on one of our medical videos!

LifeSculpt Demonstration Video - Courtesy of Palomar

Thanks to Palomar, we have a demonstration video of LifeSculpt! The video features an animated version and a live demonstration of the procedure itself.

Contact Obi Plastic Surgery if you would like to schedule a LifeSculpt consultation. And be sure to visit our photo gallery to review before and after photos of our LifeSculpt patients.

THE LATEST NEWS AT OBI PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

This past week Dr. Lewis Obi was in attendance at the annual meeting of the Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting in Washington, D. C.

On Tuesday morning he presented his paper entitled “A Novel Approach to Non-Surgical Neck Tightening” which was well-received by a large audience of plastic surgeons attending the meeting. This week Dr. Lewis Obi will be one of three plastic surgeon presenters on a national Palomar Webinar which will focus on body sculpting.

The Obi Plastic Surgery Center is finalizing efforts to integrate a comprehensive breast care center into our licensed ambulatory surgery center in Jacksonville, Florida. The Samuel Wells Surgicenter is pursuing a partnership with various local hospitals in these efforts and will spearhead efforts to bring the first accredited comprehensive breast care center into the Jacksonville area.

The Dr. Oz Show Features Palomar Medical's SlimLipo Body Sculpting Laser

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On March 17th, Dr. Oz featured one of Dr. Lewis Obi’s colleagues, plastic surgeon, Dr. Kenneth Rothaus of New York City, performing SlimLipo of the neck.

Dr. Lewis Obi was one of the early plastic surgeons following Dr. Routhaus’ pioneering efforts with Palomar’s cutting-edge LifeSculpt Technology. Next month, Dr. Obi will be featured on Palomar’s webinar presenting his 16-month experience in 180 patients - including Slim Lipo on the 63 necks. Also, next month, Dr. Obi will be featured as a panel speaker at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons in Washington D.C.

As demonstrated on the Dr. Oz “Age Erasers” segment, dramatic results in the neck and other body areas have been achieved with Palomar’s Laser Assisted Liposuction procedure. The neck tightening procedure may be performed under local anesthesia and is minimally invasive with the patient returning to work the next day.

Renaissance Center for Cosmetic Renewal New Website

Dr. Lewis Obi is in the process of updating the web pages for our Jacksonville medical day spa center. The Renaissance Center has been an integral part of our plastic surgery practice for 11 years with the recent addition of many new services. The acquisition of the Palomar Starlux 500™ platform includes “fractional skin resurfacing”. The Palomar Lux 1540 Fractional Laser handpiece delivers light in an array of narrow, focused “microbeams” to create columns of coagulation within the skin. The heated tissue within the columns initiates a natural healing process that forms new, healthy tissue. This results in a fresher, more youthful skin tone and texture. In addition to facial rejuvenation the Starlux 500 also includes specialized hand pieces for permanent hair reduction, treatment of spider veins and varicose veins, treatment of acne and other conditions.

Keep checking the Obi Plastic Surgery web site for the newly launched Renaissance Center pages!

JACKSONVILLE'S ACTIVE PLASTIC SURGEON

Although Dr. Lewis Obi is one of the busiest plastic surgeons in Jacksonville, he dedicates significant time writing papers, training other Jacksonville plastic surgeons, developing new techniques and also an extraordinary dedication to his plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery patients. Currently he is actively completing two clinical presentations for publication as well as an art lecture. His next major event is a presentation on American Modernist Manierre Dawson to the English Club on February 7, 2010. A life long dedication to the arts is quickly apparent once you enter the Obi Plastic Surgery Clinic. Dr. Obi’s work with British artist Daniel Samuels in the 1980’s won him an appointment as a fellow of The Royal Society of Art in London (FRSA 1985). More than a dozen original Daniel paintings are on permanent display at the Obi clinic.

SLIM LIPO - LifeSculpttm - UPDATE: SAFETY ISSUES AND EXPERIENCE

This week Dr. Lewis Obi will have completed Life Sculpt treatments, with the Slim Lipo™ platform in 160 patients over a 14 month period. He has experienced unprecedented success and safety with this procedure as well as a high degree of patient satisfaction. Because of Dr. Obiʼs leadership and expertise in this new technology, patients travel from distant national and international locations seeking these treatments. As the first plastic surgeon in Jacksonville and one of the first in the United States, Dr. Obi has been on the cutting edge of this new technology. In addition to treating traditional areas such as the abdomen, flanks, thighs, arms and neck, this new laser treatment has been a significant tool in the area of breast surgery. With larger breasts, Dr. Lewis Obi has been able to non-surgically achieve a one bra size breast reduction. Life Sculpt™ has also been used in conjunction with breast enlargement procedures to minimize breast sag without extra incisions or scars. As an innovator of this Slim Lipo™ technique Dr. Obi is currently presenting his results to other plastic surgeons. With the recent upgrade of the Slim Lipo™ platform from a 24 watt to a 40 watt system, the plastic surgeon is able to apply more than 3 times the energy level into skin tightening. Dr. Lewis Obiʼs performs all of these procedures in his licensed ambulatory surgery center with a full complement of professional staffing. This highly protected operating room environment includes a registered nurse, laser technician and licensed surgical assistant which we feel is mandatory for patient safety. As a result of this highly professional level of surgical care, Dr. Lewis Obi has had no complications with any of his Palomar Life Sculpt™ patients.

It's a Valentines Day Celebration at Obi Plastic Surgery

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WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

As we enter into a new decade of uncertainty with governmental legislation for health care reforms i.e. government take over of medicine, Dr. Lewis Obi and his staff are poised for a continued privatized system of medicine. In the works is an active effort to establish a privately based comprehensive breast care center free of government intervention. It is commendable that our local hospitals are establishing specialized centers of breast care. However if our political leaders are successful in their attempts to socialize our health care system then the care provided at these centers would be significantly compromised. Historically, in countries such as England, Canada and France, socialization drove patients to private care centers primarily outside of their national boundaries. As Americans, we will never accept rationed or mediocre healthcare and therefore the demand for a privately based system will escalate. Discerning patients deserve a high quality of medicare care both in the areas of aesthetic as well as reconstructive surgery. Plastic surgery has always been on the forefront of patient advocacy and in the future the last bastion of free enterprise medicine will be in the hands of our plastic surgeons. The history of plastic surgery dates back almost 5000 years as noted by Dr. Lewis Obi’s medical school publication in “Medical World News”. 56 years ago the first kidney transplant was performed by a plastic surgeon, Dr. Joseph Murray, at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He later went on to win the Nobel Prize for his accomplishment. Nobel laureates were held in high esteem prior to the dilution of this award by recent political events. Modern day plastic surgeons are comprised of the leading physicians in medicine and with the most comprehensive training. Therefore, as physicians and as plastic surgeons, we have an obligation to lead the cause of preserving the sacred doctor patient relationship free of overbearing governmental intervention.

SLIM LIPO UPDATE

On November 14th Dr. Lewis Obi presented his Slim Lipo first year experience in 132 patients to an international audience of plastic surgeons in Fort Lauderdale. His presentation was rated as one of the best by participants at the meeting. Soon after this meeting Dr. Obi was asked to submit an abstract to The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) for consideration to present his paper in April of 2010. Of particular interest were the results achieved with Slim Lipo treatments of the neck. In many patients surgical neck lifts has been replaced with the non invasive laser lipolysis treatment known as Slim Lipo. This is usually a 30 minute procedure that may be performed with the use of local anesthesia and with a down time of 1 to 2 days.

Click here to view our photo gallery of Slim Lipo patients. Here, you can view amazing before and after photos of these patients.

THE SO CALLED “IDEAL IMPLANT”

Many of our patients have been inquiring about the highly marketed and touted “Ideal Implant”. First of all the “Ideal Implant” is not a FDA approved device as has been advertised in recent paid for Sunday Florida Times Union articles. The “Ideal Implant” is a triple lumen saline device which is a variation of multi-lumen devices attempted during the past three decades. Dr. Obi was indeed one of the earliest pioneers of saline breast implants publishing his first study in 1975 after a 3 year trial of saline breast implants. From 1992 to 2007 Dr. Obi was a participating plastic surgeon with an adjuvant study of silicone gel breast implants conducted by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). During this period of time the two primary American manufacturers of silicone implants (Allergan & Mentor) have developed safe and state of the art gel breast implants. The international standard for safe and more permanent breast implants is not saline but silicone gel. Prefilled saline and multi-lumen breast implants have had a terrible track record in terms of deflation and implant failure. As with the FDA study of silicone gel implants which extended over a period of 15 years, the so called “Ideal Implant” will have to undergo similar scrutiny.