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There are many causes linked to hair loss in men and women, some of which are reversible and can be repaired, allowing the return of healthier hair growth and sustainability. One reversible cause of hair loss, in particular, is stress. This condition is also known as Telogen Effluvium. With this condition, you may start to see an increase in hair shedding three months after a stressful event. Stressful events on the body may include, but are not limited to:

Illness
Childbirth
Surgery
Emotional Stress
Significant weight loss
Fever
Inadequate sleep
Inadequate dietary intake

When you begin to notice stress-induced hair loss, it is essential to identify its cause. Once you identify the root cause, you can work towards a solution.

Solutions to Stress-Induced Hair Loss

Possible solutions may include:

Eating a healthy diet – the best way to do this is to track the foods you eat regularly to determine what you may be lacking. 

To prevent further hair loss, it is essential to focus on whole food and a well-balanced diet (fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein).

Over-the-counter supplements – nutritional deficiencies can cause stress-induced hair loss. A health care provider can assist with blood work to see if you lack any of these nutrients (Ferritin, Vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin B12) and recommend the addition of supplements into your daily routine if necessary.

Managing your stress – learning to manage the stress that you are currently experiencing is not only beneficial in the short term but can also help you cope with stressful situations that may arise in the future. There are many ways you can practice stress management at home, including:

Yoga/Exercise
Meditation
Deep breathing exercises

For most individuals, the effects of stress-induced hair loss can be temporary and reversible. The sooner you can identify the cause, the sooner you can work toward a solution. While managing your stress, it is crucial to remember that it can take 1-3 months for the shedding to stop and up to a year for any hair loss to regrow after the stressor is adequately managed fully.

At Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Dr. Steven Davis specializes in state-of-the-art processes that help stimulate growth or re-growth of your hair. Please contact our offices to discuss your hair restoration treatment options and how DCPS is here to help.

Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery hopes that everyone had a safe and joyous holiday season and New Year. We know that just because the calendar changes, your goals, and ambitions do not. 

The DCPS team is here to help you usher in the New Year while following the safety guidelines we put in place in March 2020. To us, everyone’s continued safety is our number one concern for your visit to our practice. 

After a quick COVID questionnaire is submitted, you are greeted at the door and ushered into your treatment room. We found this practice minimizes extraneous contact with staff and maximizes our patient’s comfort and safety.

To learn about our full safety procedures, please visit https://daviscps.com/the-new-normal-since-covid-19/

2021 is going to be a banner year for everyone at Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery. We are currently expanding our breadth of non-invasive in-office procedures to better assist you with your aesthetic goals.

To learn more about our new technology for radio frequency micro needling and thread lifting techniques, please watch Dr. Davis’ video.

Lastly, we plan on continuing the practice of virtual consultations. Virtual consults allow us to meet with you one on one in a private safe manner while determining the best course of action for treatment. Our patients have enjoyed the convenience of virtual consultations in the privacy of their own homes.

If you wish to learn more about our new procedures, technology, safety protocols or schedule a consultation, please feel free to reach out to our team, and we can get you scheduled.

Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery is here for you for all your gift and beauty products for the holidays. At DavisCPS.com, we have products available for your home self-care routines. Our products make it easy to keep your fabulous look.

The product line we are most excited about is our Davis Beauty Boxes. Our beauty boxes have products curated by our staff that are easy to use, long-lasting, and of the same quality as we use in our office.

The line of Davis Beauty Boxes include:

• Plumping Lip Kit
• Anti-Aging Lip Kit
• Here’s Looking at You (Eyes)
• In the Neck of Time (Neck)
  
  

Each kit comes with 3-4 DCPS products to treat each of the Beauty Box areas. Also, in our store, we offer complementary products and services to help you fully ‘Complete the Look.’

The Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Product lines available at DavisCPS.com are perfect for the holidays and a gift for yourself or that special someone. 

For more information on all of our products and Davis Gift Cards, please visit: DavisCPS.com/products.

If you have any questions about Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery or wish to schedule a consultation for any of our other aesthetic services, please contact our team.

In our continuing series about Body Contouring and your options to kickstart your Summer Body in the colder months — let’s now discuss when Liposuction is the right treatment for you.

At Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, we typically advise a patient to consider Liposuction once diet, exercise, and the other treatment options (as previously discuss) do not achieve your desired results.

Stating facts, Liposuction is not a weight-loss procedure; it is a fat reduction procedure. Many people get this fact confused, or it is misrepresented by medical professionals. Liposuction is an outpatient surgery performed under general anesthesia where fat pockets are reduced on the patient.

Dr. Steven Davis, a board-certified plastic surgeon, performs Liposuction on candidates as part of a whole treatment plan to meet the patient’s goals. Once our patient has undergone a full recovery, which usually lasts 2-4 weeks, we advise returning to your regular fitness and nutritional routines. 

We believe that fitness and aesthetic goals are made in the winter months. The colder months are the perfect time to plan time for procedures, change diet and fitness habits, schedule recovery downtime (if necessary) in order to exercise the patience needed to get that body you desire.

Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery is a part of every one of our patient’s aesthetic journey. We are available to answer any and all of your questions and get your path to a new you planned. Please contact us if you have any questions, or wish to schedule a consultation with Dr. Davis. 

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Next up we wrap up the Body Contouring in colder months series and review all your options for that new look.

We have heard a lot about how good fitness and summer bodies are made in cold-weather months— and we can’t agree more. So, while you are busy dialing in your fitness and nutrition, why not start considering body contouring with Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery to dial in the rest.

During the colder months, especially between holidays, many of our patients find themselves with some vacation days or off time from their busy lives. This is the perfect time to book CoolSculpting sessions to remove some unnecessary stubborn fat. Or, in more extreme cases, maybe it’s an in-office FLASH Lipo appointment needed. Either way, let’s work together to get you where you need to go.

What is CoolSculpting?

CoolSculpting is an FDA Approved fat-reduction treatment for men and women who want to get rid of stubborn pockets of fat in certain areas of their body. When you schedule your DCPS CoolSculpting consultation, Dr. Davis and his staff will discuss your body contouring goals and plan the number of sessions needed accordingly. 

Many patients first go the CoolSculpting treatment route with us because of the little to no downtime required and the less invasive approach to meeting your goals.

If, during your consult or after your first CoolSculpting sessions, you feel this course of action is not best for you, we can discuss other treatment options such as FLASH. FLASH Liposuction is Dr. Steven Davis’ own Fat Lipo Away Same Hour procedure. Again, a very popular and effective way to remove stubborn pockets of fat.

At Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery it’s our job to make sure you know and understand the options a board-certified plastic surgeon have available. We want to make sure you look great and feel better all the time — not just in the summer.

If you want to begin discussing your options with the DCPS staff, please contact us and let’s get a consult scheduled for you.

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Preview: Later this week we will go into more details about the benefits of FLASH Liposuction and how it may be the perfect way to kick start the new you!