Press Release

Dr. Mark Ballentyne Now a Sculptra Aesthetic Trained Physician

New Dermal Filler Gradually gives a youthful appearance

Portsmouth, NH – February 22, 2010 –Dr. Mark Ballentyne of the Skin Wellness Center at Atlantic Plastic Surgery has completed the official training enabling him to administer Sculptra Aesthetic, a new type of facial injectable filler. Sculptra Aesthetic offers this specified training to physicians to insure that the appropriate injection technique is provided to patients.

Sculptra Aesthetic is a stimulatory filler which restores lost collagen and provides noticeable, natural results that emerge subtly and can last up to 25 months. It helps correct shallow to deep facial wrinkles, and nasolabial folds, that appear with aging. Sculptra Aesthetic is made from poly-L-lactic acid. This main ingredient is a biocompatible, biodegradable synthetic material that has been used by physicians for decades, in treating AIDS patients for facial atrophy.

Collagen is a key structural component that keeps skin youthful looking and smooth. As you age, your body's collagen production decreases, and you may begin to see wrinkles. Sculptra Aesthetic works to correct shallow to deep facial wrinkles: nasolabial folds (smile lines), the lines framing your mouth (marionette lines) and chin wrinkles. Within the deep dermis, your skin's structure is reinforced as Sculptra Aesthetic helps to replace lost collagen. This reinforced collagen structure provides a foundation that gradually restores the look of fullness of your shallow to deep facial wrinkles and folds that has been depleted over time.

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The result is that Sculptra Aesthetic is different because it gradually and subtly corrects these facial wrinkles in a series of treatments administered by a Sculptra trained physician. The improvement builds over time, instead of producing overnight improvement. A full treatment of Sculptra Aesthetic, an average of three injection sessions over a period of a few months, can last up to two years. The number of injection sessions and the number of injections per session vary from person to person. Sculptra Aesthetic can uniquely provide a refined, more youthful looking appearance in a subtle fashion that can last up to two years.

For more information, contact Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center at 1-866-264-7738 or on line at www.atlanticplasticsurg.com


About Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center:
Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center is the practice of New Hampshire plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence N. Gray, in practice here since 1985. He has earned a great deal of respect in both his local medical community and the national plastic surgical community through his many publications, technical skill and personal demeanor. Dr. Gray is nationally and internationally recognized as the inventor of the scarless breast reduction, a revolutionary procedure that eliminates scars associated with the older, traditional method of breast reduction. He has a large following of satisfied patients from across New Hampshire, the United States and a number of foreign countries, who have sought him out for breast augmentation and scarless breast reduction. Dr. Gray has operated on patients from 31 states and 7 countries.

Additionally, Dr. Gray is a core investigator for the Mentor, Allergan and Silimed silicone breast implant studies. Dr. Gray received the significant honor of being the only investigator for the Silimed Corporation’s Silicone study, in New England, which is pending FDA approval. Dr. Gray is expected to be the only source for adjustable silicone implants soon. Dr. Gray has taught at educational conferences for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and is the only member of the International Society of Plastic Surgeons from New Hampshire.

Contact:
Suzanne Foley
1-800-633-6860
admin@atlanticplasticsurg.com

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