as we reopen our offices I'd like to address some concerns as we resume our
practice after lockdown let's start with the most important concern which is what
is being done to minimize the risk of spreading the Covid-19 virus
throughout this lockdown our office has been functioning remotely with our full
staff and we've been working together virtually and monitoring the ongoing
information being generated from throughout the world about Covid-19 it's
been interesting to see how information being presented by what appears to be
reliable sources is often immediately dismissed discredited and contradicted
it's also interesting to note how the general public has become more aware of
the conflicts of interest and financial incentives responsible for biased
research that has existed for many decades in medical research
this means that articles published in so-called prestigious journals need to
be scrutinized by objective experts before trusting the conclusions of these
studies for example an article specifically about therapy for Covid-19
published in The Lancet was recently retracted because the data from the
study could not be verified by independent investigators we've all seen
how contradictory guidelines such as the utility of masks has created
considerable confusion and even paranoia throughout this time I've been doing my
part of scrutinizing the medical research and worldwide epidemiology and
providing my interpretation for my staff and my patients as far as your safety is
concerned as a medical and surgical practice we already have processes in
place to minimize the risk of infection with established practices
such as hand-washing and disinfection of surfaces in addition to our usual
routines we will follow the recommended standards and guidelines from the CDC
and the New York State Department of Health this pandemic has revealed a lot
of vulnerabilities in our health and has further strengthened my resolve to help
our patients to achieve optimal health as most of our patients are aware I
deeply believe that optimal appearance and optimal health are two sides of the
same coin many of my patients would attest to how
much time I spend in discussing health lifestyle exercise in addition to
aesthetic treatment planning inspired by recent events I've created a more
formalized concept of wellness as part of our practice through a systematic
approach we're calling Vitality Vitality means looking your best and feeling your
best this Vitality can be achieved through
your lifestyle diet supplementation exercise and other optimal health
strategies which generally correlate very well with your immunity another
concern I'd like to address has to do with scheduling my staff and I are
committed to be flexible as we always have been to expedite your services to
suit your schedule as I stated earlier I have been continuously seeing new and
established patients using FaceTime and Skype so we actually have a lot of
people planning to come in as soon as we're open my front desk staff and
patient coordinator will do their best to schedule you and at the same time
comply with the government defined limits on the number of people we can
have in our office at any given time as we go through the phases of reopening I
know we're all excited about getting back to our normal routines I'm
certainly looking forward to the next available appointment at my hair salon
my staff and I are very excited to see our patients and catch up with all the
scheduled services which were abruptly put on hold before the lockdown as we've
seen throughout this pandemic official guidelines for public safety continue to
be adjusted as scientific data is interpreted and enacted into public
policy as these policies evolve we will adapt and stay vigilant to protect our
patients our staff and all of our families thank you