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>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
IT IS MEDICAL MONDAY.
WE'LL HELP YOU TO RESOLVE
SEVERAL HEALTH ISSUES.
BUT FIRST LET'S TACKLE SOME
MEDICAL HOT TOPICS.
STARTING WITH SOMETHING THAT
HAS MANY DOCTORS CONCERNED IS
THE DIRECT TO CONSUMER
MARKETING OF DEVICES AND
TREATMENTS THAT MAYBE YOU
SHOULD BE TALKING TO YOUR
DOCTOR ABOUT.
DOCTOR ABOUT. ON THE PANEL TODAY WE HAVE
COSMETIC AND GENERAL DENTIST,
THE TEXAS TOOTH LADY.
OPTOMETRIST DR. ARROYO.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. LET'S START WITH SOMETHING I'M
SEEING ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA ON
INSTAGRAM AND IT'S THE WAY TO
FIX YOUR TEETH WITHOUT YOUR
DENTIST.
DENTIST.
DENTIST. YOU JUST SEND STUFF OFF AND
THEN LIKE MOLDS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT AND THEN THEY SEND YOU NEW
SETS OF TEETH, DIFFERENT
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. LET'S START WITH THE
STRAIGHTENING.
STRAIGHTENING. SO WE KNOW INVISIBLE LINERS ARE
POPULAR.
POPULAR.
POPULAR. IS THERE A REASON WE HAVE TO GO
TO THE DENTIST TO DO THAT
VERSUS SENDING OFF AND GETTING
YOURSELF INVISIBLE LINERS?
>> SO WE KNOW WE HAVE SMILE
DIRECT CLUB WHICH IS DIRECT TO
THE CONSUMER.
THE CONSUMER. THE ONLY ISSUE IS YOU'RE NOT
SEEING A DENTIST.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT NOT TO
IGNORE THE FACT THAT YOU NEED
DENTAL X-RAYS.
DENTAL X-RAYS. I'VE HAD PATIENTS COME IN FROM
SMILE DIRECT.
SMILE DIRECT. THEIR TEETH WEREN'T MOVING
PROPERLY.
PROPERLY.
PROPERLY. YOU'RE NOT UNDER THE DIRECT
SUPERVISION OF A DENTIST.
THEY HAD DECAY IN A LOT OF
THEIR TEETH, WHICH WAS NEVER
ADDRESSED.
ADDRESSED. >> WHO WANTS STRAIGHT TEETH
THAT FALL OUT.
>> YOU HAVE TO REALIZE
ORTHODONTICS MOVE TEETH.
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU
HAVE ANY BONE LOSS, ANYTHING
LIKE THAT IN THE BEGINNING, YOU
MIGHT NOT BE A GREAT CANDIDATE
FOR THE ONLINE COMPANIES.
AND I ALSO RELAY IT TO THE FACT
THAT IF YOU BREAK A BONE WOULD
YOU GET A CAST ONLINE TO FIX
IT?
IT?
IT? YOU
IT? YOU WOULDN'T.
YOU WOULDN'T. >> THERE'S A TEENAGER WHO
STRAIGHTENED HER TEETH THAT WAY
AND SHE WENT TO THE DENTIST
LATER AND THE DENTIST SAYS SO
MUCH FOR YOUR STRAIGHTENING YOU
HAVE FOUR TEETH HIDDEN UP HERE
THAT ARE COMING UP.
>> SO I SAY FOR JUST A SMALLER
FRACTION OF THE COST MAKE SURE
YOU'RE SUPERVISED BY THE
DENTIST.
DENTIST.
DENTIST. THE OTHER PROBLEM, IF YOU GO TO
THE REVIEWS YOU'LL FIND THE
CUSTOMER SERVICE SOMETIMES CAN
BE DIFFICULT.
BE DIFFICULT. AND THE OTHER THING IS, YOU CAN
ONLY GET A REFUND WITHIN 30
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. IT
DAYS. IT TAKES MUCH LONGER THAN 30
DAYS TO SEE THE RESULTS OF
STRAIGHTENING YOUR TEETH.
YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
>> THERE'S COSMETIC TEETH
DENTURES.
DENTURES.
DENTURES. WE'VE SEEN THOSE AS WELL.
THEY SAY THERE'S A UNIVERSAL
FIT.
FIT.
FIT. YOU
FIT. YOU JUST PUT THEM ON.
>> SO MY BIG THING ARE THESE
COSMETIC APPLIANCES.
COSMETIC APPLIANCES. I'VE HAD BRIGHTER IMAGE LAB HAS
CAMPED OUT IN FRONT OF MY
OFFICE BECAUSE I'VE CALLED THEM
OUT AND THEY DON'T LIKE ME TOO
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. THE
MUCH. THE THING IS THEY CHARGE
BETWEEN $795 TO A THOUSAND FOR
AN APPLIANCE.
AN APPLIANCE. MAYBE THEY CAN LOOK A LITTLE
BETTER THAN THE ONLINE
COMPANIES BUT IF YOU LOOK AT
THEIR WARRANTY IT IS VOID IF
YOU EAT WITH THEM.
IF YOU GRIND OR CHEW WITH THEM.
SO YOU'RE GETTING AN APPLIANCE
THAT YOU CANNOT EAT WITH.
WE CHARGE $1700.
FOR $700 MORE BUCKS NOT ONLY DO
YOU GET AN APPLIANCE YOU CAN
EAT AND CHEW WITH, THE OTHER
THING IS THEIR BITE IS NOT ABLE
TO BE ADJUSTE BECAUSE IT'S
DONE ONLINE.
DONE ONLINE. THE ONLY WAY IT FITS PROPERLY
IS YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR OWN
IMPRESSION.
IMPRESSION. THAT IS THE RESULTS ARE BASED
ON THE IMPRESSION YOU TAKE.
WE DO DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS.
THEY SAY YOU MAY HAVE TO WEAR
ADHESIVES.
ADHESIVES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR
ADHESIVES WITH SNAP ON SMILE.
>> THESE ARE LIKE ONE SIZE FITS
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. YOU
ALL. YOU PUT THEM IN WATER TO MAKE
THEM PLIABLE.
THEM PLIABLE. I'M GOING TO PUT THEM ON.
NOW HERE YOU GO.
>> SO YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL
WITH THE ONLINE COMPANIES.
ESPECIALLY THE INEXPENSIVE ONES
YOU'RE JUST WASTING YOUR MONEY.
YOU'RE WASTING YOUR MONEY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. AND THEN ONE QUICK THING.
OTHER THING.
OTHER THING. WHITENING.
WHITENING. THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT SAY WE WHITEN SO
MUCH BETTER.
MUCH BETTER. GRANTED YOU CAN GET OVER THE
COUNTER WHITENERS.
COUNTER WHITENERS. >> IF YOU HAVE TARTAR, GUM
DISEASE, YOU'RE NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR WHITENING.
FOR WHITENING. IF YOU HAVE A CROWN ON YOUR
FRONT TOOTH AND GET YOUR TEETH
WHITENED, THAT CROWN IS NOT
GOING TO CHANGE COLOR.
YOU REALLY NEED TO BE UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF A DENTIST.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO
CHIROPRACTICS.
CHIROPRACTICS. THE INTENSE MUSCLE MASSAGING
CHAIRS AND THE THERAGUN TYPE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. I
THINGS. I GUESS IT CAN WORK, BUT YOU
HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> THERE'S A WHOLE HUGE
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT. WE KNOW HOW PAIN HITS ALL OF
US.
US.
US. WE
US. WE KNOW WITH THE OPIOID
EPIDEMICS THAT WE CONSTANTLY
DEAL WITH THIS PAIN.
IT CAN STEM FROM MUSCLES AND
DIFFERENT THINGS.
DIFFERENT THINGS. THERE'S A HUGE DRIVE FOR ALL
THESE COMPANIES MARKETING
MACHINES THAT CAN NOW HELP
BASICALLY POUND YOUR MUSCLE.
YOU'RE ALMOST TENDERIZING
THAMMUZ TOLL A CERTAIN DEGREE
TO TRY TO BLOCK IT.
THE PROBLEM IS ARE YOU REALLY
TREATING THE RIGHT THING?
ARE YOU GETTING DOWN TO THE
ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM OR
ARE YOU JUST MAINTAINING
SOMETHING JUST TO FEEL GOOD?
>> IF YOU HAVE A DEGENERATIVE
DISK, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE DOING.
>> THE MUSCLES ATTACH TO THE
BONES AND IF YOU'RE DOING
SOMETHING WRONG, YOU COULD MAKE
THE PROBLEM WORSE BY SHIFTING
THINGS OUT OF PLACE, PUTTING
MORE PRESSURE ON THE NERVES,
EVEN CAUSING LONG TERM DAMAGE.
>> I BOUGHT ONE OF THOSE
MASSAGE THINGS YOU JUST PUT ON
YOUR CHAIR.
YOUR CHAIR. YOU SIT IN IT LIKE THIS THE
WHOLE TIME.
WHOLE TIME. IT GOES AT 15 MINUTES AT A
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SO
TIME. SO I JUST PUSH THE RESET
BUTTON.
BUTTON.
BUTTON. I
BUTTON. I NOTICED ON THERE IT SAID
WARNING, DON'T DO ANY MORE THAN
15 MINUTES.
15 MINUTES. I WANT AN HOUR MASSAGE.
>> IT'S SO GENERAL.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHATEVER PROBLEM YOU HAVE
YOU'RE TREATING THE ROOT CAUSE,
FINDING THE PROPER HELP, THAT
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> WAIST TRAINERS.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THESE?
I TRIED TO PUT MINE ON THIS
MORNING AND I STARTED TO TURN
BLUE SO I TOOK IT OFF.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SWEAR BY THEM.
KIM KARDASHIAN SAYING THE
REASON I HAVE THIS TINY WAIST
IS BECAUSE I HAVE THE WAIST
TRAINER.
TRAINER.
TRAINER. YOU'RE SQUEEZING YOUR ORGANS.
I DON'T KNOW.
ARE THESE THINGS, CAN WE WEAR
THESE ALL DAY?
OF COURSE IF I LOOK LIKE THAT
MAYBE I WOULD.
ANYWAY, LIKE DO YOU NEED TO BE
CAREFUL WITH THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> YOU DO.
THE BIG THING IS THE
MISCONCEPTION IS IT SAYS IT
HELPS YOU LOSE WEIGHT.
IT SAYS IT'S GOING TO CAUSE A
THERMOGENIC EFFECT.
THERMOGENIC EFFECT. MAKE YOUR BODY WORK HARDER.
BURN MORE CALORIES.
IT ISN'T TRUE.
SO THAT PART IS DEBUNKED.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE
WEIGHT.
WEIGHT.
WEIGHT. YOU'LL LOOK BETTER, BUT THERE
COULD BE LONG TERM DAMAGE.
>> IT DOESN'T LAST.
>> AS SOON AS YOU TAKE IT OFF
THE WHOLE ROOM GETS DARK.
>> THE MINUTE YOU TAKE IT OFF
IT COMES BACK.
>> I SAY WORK OUT.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> CONTACT LENSES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE TO CHANGE
THE COLOR OF THE EYES.
WE WANT WHAT WE DON'T HAVE.
COLORED CONTACT LENSES WITHOUT
THE PRESCRIPTION WE CAN FIND
ALL KINDS OF PLACES ONLINE.
YOU CAN FIND THEM IN A JEWELRY
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. I
STORE. I KNOW I'VE TRIED THEM.
CRISTINA HAD TRIED THEM.
AT THE END OF THE DAY MY EYES
WERE SUPER IRRITATED.
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE PUTTINGIN OUR EYES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THING THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO
UNDERSTAND IS THAT MANY CONTACT
LENSES ARE NOT A COSMETIC
MERCHANDISE.
MERCHANDISE. THEY ARE MEDICAL DEVICES
REGULATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. IF YOU DON'T BUY THEM OR YOU DO
úNOT ACQUIRE THEM FROM A LEGAL
SOURCE, THAT'S BASICALLY A
CRIME.
CRIME.
CRIME. IT
CRIME. IT IS ILLEGAL TO BUY CONTACTS.
>> EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT
PRESCRIPTION?
PRESCRIPTION? >> A STORE OR A FLEA MARKET.
IT'S NOT AN OTC OR OVER THE
COUNTER DEVICE.
COUNTER DEVICE. THE OTHER THING IS THAT IF YOU,
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THAT KIND
OF SUPERVISION AND YOU DON'T
GET IT.
GET IT.
GET IT. ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL.
IT'S NOT LIKE OKAY, GIVE ME
YOUR CONTACTS.
YOUR CONTACTS. THEN THE PROBLEM IS MANY OF
THESE PEOPLE START HAVING
TROUBLE WITH THEIR CORNEAS.
YOU CAN GET ABRASION.
YOU CAN GET INFECTION.
YOU CAN GET PERMANENT VISION
LOSS.
LOSS.
LOSS. >>
LOSS. >> I WONDER WHAT THE PIGMENT IS
MADE OF AND I THINK THAT'S WHY
MY EYES WERE REACTING TO.
>> YOU BUY THEM FROM THE RIGHT
SOURCE THEY ARE FDA APPROVED
AND THEY'RE REGULATED TO BE
WORN SAFELY.
WORN SAFELY. BUT THEY HAVE TO BE FITTED BY
THE RIGHT PROFESSIONAL.
>> OVER THE COUNTER READERS.
WE GET CLASSES PRESCRIPTION.
IF WE'RE GETTING READERS, IF
YOU NEED THEM ALL THE TIME IS
IT BEST TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR
PRESCRIPTION IS?
PRESCRIPTION IS? I'LL WEAR ANYTHING FROM
WHATEVER UNTIL I GOT MY
CONTACTS FROM YOU.
>> THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT
ARE BLESSED WITH GREAT VISION,
THEY HAVE PERFECT ZERO ZERO IN
BOTH EYES AND FOR CERTAIN
SITUATIONS THEY CAN WEAR THESE
READERS AND BE OKAY.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT MOST PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE THE SAME
PRESCRIPTION IN BOTH EYES.
SO IMAGINE WEARING HEELS,
WEARING SHOES AND YOU'RE GOING
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. SO ONE EYE IS STRAINING MORE
THAN THE OTHER.
THAT CAN CAUSE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS.
DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS. BY DON'T FEEL RIGHT.
I HAVE A LITTLE HEADACHE.
THE PROBLEM IS THE CLASSES ARE
NOT PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY?
DON'T DISCOUNT