July:

By Jesse McCulloch

East Valley Women’s Skin & Laser Group, PLLC: Well ladies, it’s officially here – (gulp) swimsuit season. With temperatures loitering in the triple digits, there is no hiding from it. But with a little help from East Valley Women’s Skin and Laser Group (EVWSLG), you won’t have to.

Brooke Hartshorn, Licensed Aesthetician and Certified Laseographer, joined EVWSLG in November of 2007.

“Working in a doctor’s office is perfect for me. I wanted a more medical aspect in aesthetics,” Hartshorn said. “It’s a bit safer and more secure for patients coming in as well. I have a medical director right here on site all the time.”

So as an extension of the East Valley Women’s Medical Group, what do they provide?

“We offer pretty much every laser treatment that’s out there right now,” Hartshorn said. “Laser hair reduction, affirm skin rejuvenation, scar reduction, skin tightening, acne treatments, vein and pigment reduction, stretch mark reduction, chemical peels and facials, and we also do waxing and body treatments.”

All procedures are done with top of the line Cynosure lasers, which combine what’s usually done in multiple treatments into one, thereby completing the procedure in less time and with better results than procedures completed using other lasers.

EVWSLG is particularly excited about offering Lipodissolve and SmartLipo procedures performed by Dawn DeRoo, RNC, WHNP and Dr. Stephine Kramer, M.D.,(Board Certified OB/GYN) the staff medical director.

“[SmartLipo] is an in-office procedure that allows us to liposuction under local anesthesia,” Dr. Kramer explained.

Lipodissolve is another nonsurgical option that involves an injection that allows fat to be melted away.

“It’s a wonderful way to help lose weight and have quick results,” Dr. Kramer said.

Both of these options are virtually painless and take up a minimal amount of your time. Dr. Kramer says that you may want to take it easy for a couple of days, but for most people there’s no pain associated with the procedure.

If you have a fast growing belly for other reasons, there’s something for you, too.

“We do a pregnancy body treatment as well,” Hartshorn said. “It’s called Tummy Time and it’s basically like a facial on your belly.”

Come in when your stomach starts expanding. The staff will exfoliate, and then use a warm paraffin mask, which hydrates and soothes the skin. While the paraffin mask sits, mom-to-be gets a blissful shoulder, neck, leg and foot massage.

Call now because East Valley Women’s Skin & Laser Group is currently offering 40 percent off individual laser treatments (SmartLipo and Lipodissolve are excluded), and you can create packages with that as well. They also have Care Credit, which is their free financing option.

East Valley Women’s Skin and Laser Group is located at 10238 East Hampton Ave Suite 212 in Mesa. They are open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit the EVWSLG website at www.evwslg.com for more information or call them at 480-889-2623 to set up a consultation, because your skin is as important to them as it is to you.


By Jesse McCulloch

Red Mountain Family Chiropractic: Imagine living every day with excruciating pain, or maybe you don't have to imagine. Well, inflamed backs, auto injuries, sports injuries, asthma and sinus problems - you've met your match in Lynn Knuth, D.C. at Red Mountain Family Chiropractic, in practice since 2005.

"I have a lady who's been on antihistamines and stuff for allergies, and she was the biggest skeptic [of chiropractics] you'd ever meet," Dr. Knuth said. "She asked if I could help her and now she's been off all medication for months. She's not been having any problems, any pain or pressure in her sinuses."

Dr. Knuth has a drawer full of testimonials like these, and they all strike a chord with her.

Knuth was a certified personal trainer for fifteen years when she met someone who attended chiropractic school. What she learned convinced her to complete a chiropractic program herself.

"What chiropractic does is to heal the body from within," Knuth said. "So basically I'm not healing anybody. All I'm doing is taking the roadblocks away so that the body can heal itself naturally - no drugs, no surgery."

And chiropractics can fix more than just pain.

"A lot of people…when they start getting adjusted, they sleep better; kids with hyperactivity seem to settle down. People with asthma or acid reflux, it goes away. And I had three patients go off their Viagra since being adjusted. That's my favorite story," Knuth laughs.

And that's not all she can do. She has had tremendous results with something called a cold laser, which basically regenerates nerves producing a more rapid healing. Dr. Knuth can give her own testimonial on that.

"I broke a toe…and that was on a Sunday. By Thursday I was back in sneakers running on a treadmill," Knuth said.

Cold laser can be performed on anyone. It was used to heal an infant's arm paralyzed in birth (in only a month and a half the baby boy regained full use of the arm). The laser was even used on a small dog.

And, starting on September 2, 2008, Red Mountain Family Chiropractic will offer even more services with their new location at McKellips Road and North Alta Mesa Drive. The new location is larger, with a spa facility and a physiotherapy area where a trainer will work.

Dr. Knuth and her staff, including Naturopathic Services and a unique weight-loss program, as well as Reflexology, can be found: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30-12:00 p.m. and 2:30-6:00 p.m.; and Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Call 480-924-7632 to set up a free consultation with Dr. Knuth. Red Mountain Family Chiropractic is located at 1829 N Power Road, behind Peter Piper Pizza, in the Safeway shopping center. Or visit their website at www.rmfchiro.net for more information, including directions.

"The more people that we can help, the happier that we all are," Knuth said.

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