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   It is with profound sadness that Dr. Stephen Lazarus and staff announce the loss of Kelly Womack, a greatly loved and valued member of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates, PA. Kelly passed away on Thursday, June 17. As a highly skilled Certified Surgical Technologist, she was an invaluable member of our office based surgical team. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends as we all mourn the loss of a dear friend and associate.

   A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 10 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in the Great Hall, 413 W. Cumberland Ave., Knoxville. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.

Dr. Stephen Lazarus and the staff of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates, PA are excited and pleased to introduce Shelley Wagner, LE, PME, RMA. Shelley is a Tennessee licensed aesthetician. She received her training at the Tennessee School of Beauty and her paramedical certification from the Institut Dermed in Atlanta. Shelley recently moved back to Tennessee from Virginia where she developed and directed a successful plastic surgery skin care clinic.

Shelley will be providing a wide variety of skin care services in addition to V-Beam and Gentle YAG laser treatments. Please call to schedule  a complimentary skin care evaluation with Shelley at the office of Dr. Stephen Lazarus, Knoxville Tennessee.

   Dr. Stephen Lazarus and the staff of APSA,PA  are today wishing Lori Daniel a fond farewell. The arrival of her new baby girl is expected in May. The joy and responsibilities of caring for her three children will keep her a stay-at-home mom for the foreseeable future.

   Both the staff and patients of APSA,PA will miss her skills as an excellent and caring aesthetician and laser specialist. Thanks so much to Lori for all the care and support she’s given to the practice and her patients. We’re all going to miss you!

    Dr. Lazarus and staff will be introducing Shelley Wagner to you very soon. Shelley is an experienced aesthetician who will be providing skin care and laser services. Lori was kind enough to stay on for the past several weeks to assist Shelley in her orientation to the practice. So, many of you have already met Shelley and know what a pleasant and caring person she is.

     The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has released its 2009 statistics:

• The top five cosmetic surgical procedures in 2009 were breast augmentation, liposuction, eyelid surgery, nose reshaping (rhinoplasty), and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).
• The top five procedures for women were breast augmentation, liposuction, eyelid surgery, abdominoplasty, and breast reduction.
• 58% of the cosmetic surgeries were performed in an office based surgery facility.

   The top five nonsurgical cosmetic procedures were botox injection, hyaluronic products (e.g. Juvederm, Perlane), laser hair removal, microdermabrasion, and chemical peel.

   Dr. Stephen Lazarus is a longstanding member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. All of the above mentioned plastic surgery procedures are performed throughout the year by Dr. Lazarus.

    Patients generally request to have their surgery performed in the privacy of our office based surgery suite. Your safety is always our top priority: the office based surgery suite is certified as a Level III facility by the State of Tennessee and accredited by the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.

   All of the most popular nonsurgical cosmetic procedures are also provided in the office. For more detailed information, please call or schedule a complimentary consultation with Dr. Lazarus or his staff.

 The FDA has approved the addition of lidocaine to Juvederm. This new formulation is call Juvederm Ultra Plus XC. In clincial trials, over 90% of patients reported less pain with Juvederm XC.

Several of Dr. Lazarus’ staff at Knoxville’s Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates, PA,  have tried it and were very pleased with the ease and comfort of injection. For more information about Juvederm Ultra Plux XC or other cosmetic injectables please call and/or check out our web site.

Don’t know where the time has gone since the last post, but we’re all happy Spring has arrived.

February and into March has been busy at Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates, PA. Mastopexy (breast uplift) and abdominoplasty continue to be two of the more commonly requested procedures after breast augmentation. 

A special thanks to the area’s physicians who have voted to include Dr. Stephen Lazarus in the list of Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine’s “Top Docs” for Plastic Surgery. Dr. Lazarus and the staff of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates continue to strive to offer you the highest quality, personalized care with your safety and satisfaction our primary concern.

Dr. Stephen Lazarus and the staff of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates, PA, continue to be full time providers of plastic surgery and non-surgical cosmetic procedures for Knoxville and the surrounding areas. January 2010 was a busy month for us. Popular procedures were breast enlargement, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), and upper blepharoplasty (removing excess, drooping upper eyelid skin).

Although saline breast implants are still more frequently requested by our patients, silicone implants continue to gain in popularity. As always we will discuss with you the pros and cons of silicone versus saline breast implants.

Happy New Year to all!

Dr. Stephen Lazarus and the staff of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates, PA,  will continue to be active in the Knoxville plastic surgery community for 2010 (and the forseeable future). December was very busy for us for both non-surgical and surgical aesthetic procedures:

The FDA approved SculptraAesthetic injectable product continues to be very popular along with Botox, Juvederm, Dysport, and Perlane.

December procedures in our certified office based surgery facility included breast augmentations, facelifts, eyelid surgery, liposuction, and rhinoplasties.

In what may be an optimistic note for the economy in general, scheduled January surgery already includes quite a few breast augmentations (both saline and silicone), as well as facelift, eyelid, liposuction, and abdominoplasty procedures.

To accommodate your scheduling needs, Dr. Lazarus and his staff perform surgeries Monday through Friday every week.

  Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all.

Thank you for your support throughout this past year. Looking forward to seeing you in 2010!

From the staff of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Associates, PA.

   Congratulations to Cynthia St. Germain RN,BSN. She has received a certificate of membership certifying her as a member of the SculptraAesthetic Preferred Partnership Program. As an experienced nurse injector in the office of Dr. Stephen Lazarus, she has performed over a 1000 Sculptra/SculptraAesthetic injection treatments since 2006.  As members, Cynthia and Dr. Lazarus are part of a preferred group who may offer their patients FDA-approved SculptraAesthetic. This product progressively replaces collagen and can last up to 25 months for increased patient satisfaction.

   Cynthia also has expertise in other non-surgical injectable treatments such as Botox, Juvederm, Dysport and Perlane. Injectables are often used in combination to produce the most pleasant enhancement to facial features without surgery. For a complimentary consultation about what may fit your needs, call us at 865-588-1662.