Dreaming of Augmentation?

Breast augmentation is one of the most sought after cosmetic procedures among women. It can dramatically enhance the size and shape of a woman’s breasts, even correcting a number of issues including asymmetric conditions, congenital deformities and breast cancer. Each woman is unique and there are many breast implant surgery options to choose from.

Breast implant technology for augmentation has come a long way, giving women today the very best options for more natural results than ever before. Improvements in surgical methods and breast implant technology have made this procedure safer and more refined, providing better post-surgical results every year, making breast augmentation with implants the most common and uncomplicated cosmetic surgery procedure. 

Breast implants come in many sizes and shapes and can be either silicone gel or saline. Though both types provide highly successful results, there are many factors to take into consideration when choosing the type of breast implant for surgery. These should be discussed with a qualified cosmetic surgeon and based on your desired results for profile and feel, and not just size. Other things to take into account with your surgeon include positioning, surface texture, shape and personal anatomy. Augmentation can be very successful and rewarding when performed on the right patient, however, it is not always appropriate for every woman. The best way to determine if someone is a good candidate is with a thorough, in-person examination and evaluation by a qualified cosmetic surgeon.

Let us help you begin your journey to decide what kind of implant is right for you. At Ciao Bella Medical Spa, a breast augmentation evaluation is performed during your initial $50.00 consultation with Dr. Edgardo Zavala. Your initial consultation covers many aspects, beginning with discussing your personal goals, anatomy and any other influencing factors. We offer silicone gel-filled and saline-filled implants from the two leaders in breast implant technology. Dr. Zavala explains all of the pros and cons of each implant technique and placement to help you make a decision you are confident about to fit your goals. We also offer a unique opportunity through our Vectra 3D studio to photograph each patient and produce a 3D image. Using the Vectra 3D Sculptor software, Dr. Zavala is able to simulate the expected results for your own breast augmentation surgery. To learn more about our breast augmentation process and procedure, please visit our website or call us to schedule your initial consultation at (480) 686-8121.

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Vanquishing Vexing Varicose Veins!

A majority of American adults have or will develop spider veins or varicose veins in their legs during their lifetime. If you have them, you’re not alone, and you didn’t necessarily do anything wrong or live an unhealthy lifestyle to develop them either. There are a number of factors which cause a person to develop these veins. Some causes can be heredity or hormonal influences such as pregnancy, puberty or menopause. There are even influencing factors such as obesity, occupations that involve a lot of standing, and trauma or injury to the skin. Whatever the reason a person develops spider or varicose veins, it is important to know they are a symptom of venous disease.

For most people, varicose and spider veins are merely unsightly, but as venous disease worsens, for some they can make walking and standing extremely painful. In extreme cases, these diseased veins can cause skin ulcers. Unfortunately, there is no way to entirely avoid developing venous disease and the unsightly symptoms that go along with it. You can take comfort, however, in knowing that regardless of what influence developed them and what type of problem they are now posing, no one has to live with their varicose or spider veins.

Laser vein treatment is an option that can be performed in less than 30 minutes and leaves no scars. This type of treatment does not require hospitalization and patients can return to their normal routine immediately. Best of all, most insurance plans cover the diagnosis and treatment of venous disease. Anyone experiencing the symptoms of spider veins or varicose veins from venous disease should look into these treatment options.

Ciao Bella Vein Clinic offers free consultations and fully diagnoses each individual's specific condition so each individual can be treated the most effective way possible. Our Vein Clinic uses the most advanced technology and treatment options for spider and varicose veins, ensuring a pain-free, professional experience. How patients feel during and after their procedure with Ciao Bella Vein Clinic is a great source of pride to us.

Ciao Bella Vein Clinic was founded in 2007 by Dr. Edgardo Zavala-Alarcon, M.D., who is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Vascular Medicine, the American Board of Echocardiography and the American Board of Phlebology. We have served the greater Phoenix community diagnosing and treating this under-diagnosed disease for both men and women. To receive your free consultation at our Vein Clinic, please call our office at (480) 686-8121 or visit our website to learn more.

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Recognize Yourself Again!

When we start to notice wrinkles and sagging skin on our face, neck and other areas, we naturally long for our youthful appearance again. We've all looked in the mirror and attempted to smooth out new wrinkles as they appear, buy products to try to slow the process, but not everyone wants to go through the cost, risks and pain of a face lift to rid themselves of sagging skin. Today there is a huge demand for non-invasive treatments that are effective, deliver excellent clinical results and are comfortable and safe. Venus Freeze is the latest technology for painless, non-surgical body contouring, cellulite reduction and skin tightening for the face, neck and body.

Referred to as "Freeze," because this technology literally seems to freeze time, it is growing quickly in popularity. It is the first FDA cleared aesthetic technology for facial wrinkles. By harnessing the remarkable power of multi polar radio frequency combined with pulsed magnetic fields, it has the ability to penetrate deeply, quickly, comfortably and safely into the skin. Complete skin penetration dramatically improves results and produces immediate visible results due to thermal reaction in the tissue. This reaction stimulates the body’s natural healing response and the restoring response causes new collagen to form and the production of new elastin fibers.  The active collage in the skin contracts and the result is tighter skin, softening of wrinkles and reduced cellulite.

Because the procedure is pain-free, it does not require any cooling agents or numbing creams. During treatment, patients can just relax, feeling only a warm comfortable sensation. Treatments are faster than other comparable technologies and can be done over lunch time. Many patients have compared the Venus Freeze treatment to a hot-stone massage. Treatments take approximately 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the area, and you can expect to see results as the treatments progress. Generally a minimum of six treatments for the face is required, eight on the neck and up to ten on the body.

Ciao Bella Med Spa offers Venus Freeze treatments for the treatment of cellulite, wrinkles, skin tightening and more. To learn more about the Venus Freeze procedure, please visit our website where you can view videos on the procedure and set up a consultation in our office. We are currently offering many summer specials. You'll find our commitment to excellence in both clinical care and individualized patient service is second to none. We want to offer the opportunity to enhance your natural beauty and achieve the look you’ve always wanted, while ensuring the personalized care necessary to make your cosmetic procedure a rewarding and satisfying experience.

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Cellulite Conundrum

Are you uncomfortable with cellulite on your legs and other areas? You’re not alone. Nearly all women and many men have cellulite. Cellulite appears more often in women than men due to women not only having thinner skin, but due to the way fat attaches just under the skin in bands called septea. In women, these bands run straight up and down under the skin and begin to pull straight down. As the bands pull down, the result on the outside skin is the forming of a dimple, indentation or lumpy appearance. On men these septea bands pull at an angle and through thicker skin are more easily disguised.

Unfortunately there is no cure from cellulite forming, as cellulite is not an issue of being fat. “Although cellulite IS a form of fat, its causes and cures have little to do with diet, exercise or lifestyle. It can result from a complex combination of factors ranging from hormones to heredity... While exercise -- part of any healthy lifestyle -- tones muscles, burns calories, and increases blood flow, it does not target cellulite specifically. A sensible diet that is low in fat and rich in antioxidants and adequate water intake may help prevent the formation of cellulite, but cannot reduce it once formed... Truly combating cellulite must be done at its source, on a cellular level.”  http://www.mfacrc.com.au/cellulite_faq.htm

There are a variety of effective cellular treatment techniques for cellulite which do work. The Venus Freeze procedure is a non-invasive treatment that generates heat to reduce the appearance of cellulite and tighten the skin. Ultrasound treatments use sound waves to destroy fat cells beneath the surface of your skin without the need for incisions. Laser and liposuction treatments require a number of tiny incisions to insert a laser fiber or liposuction cannula beneath the skin. The laser fiber liquefies fat and promotes collagen production, while the cannula removes excess fat cells to reduce the appearance of cellulite.

At Ciao Bella Medical Spa we understand that everyone is different. A prescribed treatment for one patient might not be optimal for another. For this same reason, our doctor carefully evaluates each patient’s condition so he can recommend the best cellulite treatment technology for the given condition. Schedule a personalized consultation to discover which treatment technique is best for you by calling (480) 686-8121. You can find a full listing of our treatment options as well as current specials when you visit our website.

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