Get Ready for Botox & Beauty!
Here at North Sunflower Medical Center, we are fortunate to have a world-class team to treat all types of health care needs. From life-saving emergency care, to swing bed, to our ground-breaking sleep center, to our amazing Sunflower Med Spa.
The Sunflower Med Spa is hosting their first Botox & Beauty on June 23rd, so we decided to check in on Dr. Erica Bass, a plastic surgeon on the NSMC team. If you haven’t found an opportunity to visit Dr. Bass and her remarkable colleagues at the Med Spa, you are missing out.
Dr. Bass tells us that the aging process starts early. At age 25 you are already losing collagen. The good news is there are a lot of options that do not involve surgery. Botox and fillers are among the popular products.
“The wonderful thing is in an office visit you can erase five to 10 years. Within several days you have a much more youthful appearance,” Dr. Bass says.
Dr. Bass has extensive training in surgery at the University Medical Center in Jackson. But she said she takes a conservative approach to design individual plans for patients.
“People worry about looking fake or overdone. Being pretty conservative has helped my patients feel comfortable they are going to get the aesthetic look they want,” she says. “My goal is to restore, not recreate.”
Membership Programs
Dr. Bass says Botox is used in the eye and forehead area – for smile or laugh lines around your eyes or wrinkles from raising your brows. Botox injections are a simple procedure, taking about 15 minutes. Results take five to seven days to fully set in and last for three months.
After those three months, patients can decide if they want to repeat or revise the process.
Dr. Bass sees many patients who love the results and want to repeat the treatment. The Med Spa has a program to make that easier. With the membership program, members pay a monthly fee for Botox treatments. That means a lower price per unit and helps spread out the cost. Gift certificates are also available.
According to Dr. Bass, Botox is also used to treat headaches, and research has found that Botox helps with depression.
She also described Juvéderm as a gel-type joint lubricant. It is injected into laugh lines and other areas, including along the cheekbone. The process takes 5 to 10 minutes and lasts from nine months to two years.
Misconceptions About Botox
Dr. Bass has heard the misconceptions of fillers and Botox.
“People tell me I don’t want my lips to look big. Or people think because it’s a toxin it’s bad for you,” she said. “It does not make your wrinkles worse.”
Dr. Bass says everyone is familiar with aging, and these products give patients a more youthful appearance.
“You can just tell they have gotten their confidence back and they carry themselves more proudly,” she says.
The Sunflower Med Spa has a wide variety of options, from Botox, Fillers, OBAGI® Skin Care Products, HydraFacial, Dermaplaning, Laser Treatments and more.
“We offer these services in Ruleville, Mississippi, which is incredible. You don’t have to drive to Jackson or Memphis,” Dr. Bass says. “Our team is fantastic: hard-working, sweet, hysterical. We laugh a lot.”
Dr. Bass says her job as a plastic surgeon is to protect patients. She said there are some treatments that she would not use because of inconsistent results.
“I’m not going to try to sell you something,” she says. “I have all the tools and many years of training and expertise and can offer what best suits you.”
To RSVP for this fun event, call (662) 756-2100.