The Body Beautiful Surgeon

If the springtime flowers were not enough to convince you that summer was just around the corner, then certainly the heat wave that hit the Boston area in early June was. With 90 to 98 degree weather, everyone felt like it was mid July. And for Boston Plastic Surgeons, Dr. Richard A. Moss and Dr. Fouad Samaha the phones were ringing constantly with patients inquiring about breast augmentation, tummy tucks, and liposuction. Everyone is thinking beaches and bathing suits and “Oh boy! I want to look my best!” But Hey! Wait a minute! Don’t forget your skin, ladies (and gentlemen). If there is ever a time to think about the health and beauty of your skin it is now. And I mean N-O-W, now! Unfortunately many patients think “I’ll just bake in the sun, get a tan, and worry about it in September.” But not Carla Moss, wife and Practice Manager for Dr. Richard A. Moss. She considers healthy skin a year round investment. And part of her routine includes occasional laser treatment sessions with Kathy Antonowicz R.E., R.I., a licensed medical aesthetician who provides skin care in the office of Dr. Samaha. Dr. Samaha’s practice is also known as Boston Plastic Surgery.

This is a picture of Carla Moss having her broken capillaries (telangiectasias) around her nose treated. The treatment is painless and you look normal after treatment.

Dr. Samaha has a cosmetic surgical practice similar to that of Dr. Moss and like Dr. Moss performs many procedures such as breast augmentation, abdominoplasty surgery, and liposuction as well as many facial procedures. In addition to his surgical practice Dr. Samaha has opened a Skin Wellness Center within his practice and also offers many of the current treatments for skin care such as Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), the Titan Laser, Photo Laser, and the Genesis Laser Treatments. These treatments provide improvements to the skin with very little down time. Dr. Samaha also provides treatments with an Erbium laser. For more information on specific treatments please go to www.bostonplastic.com This link will take you directly to Boston Plastic Surgery website pages that are specific to the laser skin care treatments.

Because Dr. Moss has chosen not to include laser skin treatments within his practice, his wife, Carla, needed to seek treatment in another physician’s office. Well aware of the quality work provided by Kathy Antonowicz R.E., R.I., she chose to have her treatment provided by Kathy. “There is an absolute proliferation of medical skin spas but unfortunately many of them are not overseen by physicians that have a background in cosmetic surgery,” states Carla Moss. “Many of these spas are in the local malls and the main streets of many of our towns and cities. The actual facilities may be very impressive from an aesthetic standpoint, but it is often near impossible to figure out who is the physician in charge is and what specialty he/she is board certified in,” she further explains.

It is so important that potential patients understand that while many of these treatments are performed by licensed medical aestheticians, they are done so under the medical license of a physician. It is important that the medical aesthetician has easy access to this physician for questions and advice and that the physician has extensive training and education in the area of cosmetic laser procedures and safety. Plastic surgery is one of the few board certified specialties that include training in the use of lasers for cosmetic treatments in both their residency programs and in their courses for continuing education.

Medical lasers are usually classified as Class IV lasers. These are considered the lasers having the strongest effect and capability and need to be operated under the safest of conditions. “I always feel very comfortable with my safety when I am being treated at the Skin Wellness Center in the office of Boston Plastic Surgery,” Carla Moss says. “Kathy is very knowledgeable and follows all the safety precautions.”

The new spring colors in the Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup

On a lighter topic it should be noted that a new order of Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup has arrived. “I was so excited to look at the new spring colors,” said Carla Moss. “I started using this makeup at my very first laser session and found it to be my favorite brand. I love the way it evens out my skin tone in a very natural way. In addition, I have very sensitive skin and have had no allergy or irritation problems with the Jane Iredale line.”

This picture shows Kathy and me selecting my Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup purchases. Please note that my skin shows no discoloration or irritation from the laser treatment I had just received from Kathy.

It should also be noted that Dr. Samaha moved his practice and the Skin Wellness Center a few months ago to a lovely new location at 2300 Crown Colony Drive, in Quincy. This new office also houses an in office accredited Surgery Center as well as Dr. Samaha’s medical practice and the Skin Wellness Center. Anyone interested in an appointment can call 888-806-4844 or 617-786-7600 and ask for an appointment.