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We
all do it. We stand in front of the mirror, envisioning
a slightly more defined tummy, smaller hips, removal
of that strange pocket of chub just above your knee,
wondering how those defiant little places seem so resistant
to the millions of hours of exercise and calorie cutting.
Truth be told: some things are just there to stay. Or
are they?
Dr. Joseph Hunstad, founder of The Hunstad Center, located
in Charlotte’s University area, says many of his
cosmetic surgery patients come to him to change the
things that diet, exercise and healthy choices seem
unable to impact.
Dedicated to providing the highest quality compassion
and care, combined with one-of-a-kind pre- and post-operative
care, Dr. Hunstad and his staff are serving Charlotte’s
cosmetic surgery needs in a cutting edge, all-encompassing
manner.
Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery,
Dr. Hunstad, an 18-year Charlotte native, long envisioned
a center with “everything” under one roof.
Today, the Hunstad Center, a fully accredited surgical
center, has two surgical suites, two OR suites, an anesthesiologist
on staff (former Union Medical Center Chief of Anesthesiology
Dr. Phillip Wok), and an overnight facility providing
one-on-one care from a critical care nurse.
About 85 percent of Dr. Hunstad’s patients are
women seeking procedures such as breast augmentation,
liposuction and face lifts. The remaining 15 percent
are men seeking help ranging from body contouring (such
as pectoral implants, calf implants, or abdominal sculpting)
to chin implants.
More and more, Dr. Hunstad and his staff are seeing
healthy, active, nutrition-conscious individuals looking
for – as we talked about earlier – remedies
to stubborn or otherwise challenging areas.
Consider the 15-year old boy, active in sports, who
had breast reduction surgery in order to feel better
about his body, stop the painful locker room bullying,
and restore his self-esteem. Or the woman who lost 150
pounds and sought Dr. Hunstad’s internationally
recognized expertise in circumferential abdominoplasty
to remove her excess skin.
Cosmetic surgery has always raised a questionable brow
in the fitness community, often criticizing the practice
as “quick fix solutions” that fail to address
lifestyle changes. Others say, “You just need to
love and appreciate yourself as you are!”
The truth is both arguments have some merit in some
cases. But as the staff at the Hunstad Center explained,
most people seeking cosmetic surgery options today have
tried those options and are now seeking another. In
other words, you can actually love and appreciate yourself,
live an active, healthy lifestyle, AND choose cosmetic
surgery as an option. And sometimes those changes don’t
involve surgery at all.
In addition to the surgical services, the Hunstad Center
houses the Hunstad Center Medi-Spa, with 3 fully certified
aestiticians providing “medical skin care”,
such as microderm abrasions, chemical peels, and hair
removal. Patients also receive education on skin health,
sun protection, and help with sun-damaged or age-impacted
skin. This is also where you’ll find botox treatments,
sculptera, and restaline.
Perhaps their most significant function is the pre-
and post-operative skin care health programs customized
for each surgical patient that emphasized skin health
and health before and after surgery in order expedite
healing and maximize long term results.
Honored among Charlotte’s Top Doctors in 2005 and
America’s Top Doctors in both 2004 and 2005, Dr.
Hunstad remains committed not only to the immediate,
personal care of his patients, but also in furthering
quality care in his field.
While he has traveled to Germany, Sweden, and South
African to speak, mentors and trains other surgeons
from across the globe, has written a book and conducted
trainings on the Hunstad System (a widely embraced liposuction
procedure he developed), he still insists on spending
2-3 hours with each individual patient for their consultation
alone.
To cover the extent of services available under the
roof of the Hunstad Center would require half this magazine.
Visit their website at www.hunstadcenter.com
and enjoy the vast array of information on treatments,
procedures and philosophy of treatment available.
Cosmetic surgery is not intended as a quick fix to all
of life’s woes. But the Hunstad Center does offer
a caring, health-minded, skillful, state-of-the-art
option for those things that lifestyle just can’t
quite seem to fix.
The
Hunstad Center is located at 8605 Cliff Cameron Drive,
Suite 100 in Charlotte’s University Area, off I-85,
near Harris Blvd and Mallard Creek. Email them at info@hunstadcenter.com
or call 704-549-0500.
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