Doctor808 Plastic Surgeon Honolulu Hawaii

Back from Europe and had a pretty good refurbishing of my attitude and knowledge. I spent close to 60 days there, except a brief trip to Korea.i was an invited speaker at the Korean Cosmetic Surgery Society again. I read a lot in Europe, almost every day 3-6 hours on Plastic Surgery Topics, some web stuff and looked at the condo and real estate sales market there.

Fat Transfer and stem cell notes

Yet one of the new areas I looked into was fat transfer with or with out stem cells. There is a process manufacturer in Europe (at undisclosed location) that has quite a bit of knowledge his company share with me about the use and abuse of stem cells. We spent a good day discussing the controversial issues around this topic. I as many of my readers know went to a stem cell conference in Coranado Island last summer as well as attended the Vegas meeting. One of the top research firms is in my building having to do with stem cells as well, so I frequently visit with them or they visit me.

My point is:  somehow I being drawn into this stem cell thing rather rapidly as the field is accelerating. What will these stem cells do? Well according to some things you see on the internet–they will do everything ! Of course that’s is typical hype one sees and only a fool believes. Yet what I have noticed is with fat injection to the facial area (which has some stem cells naturally in the fat that is transferred) is a remarkable change in complexion. It seems to rejuvenate the skin to some degree -actually a big degree. As to the exact mechanism or scientific proof ? I do not have that data to share. What I am sharing is simple observation within my own clinical practice. More study is needed. so I am not formally ready to convert my practice to a “stem cell ” practice , but I am committing to learning more. It does   seem very  promising for face rejuvenation and cosmetic breast tissue regeneration. More on the stem cell issue later. Yet I wanted to introduce you to that concept  here. I might add this IS NOT embryonic stem cells which is the very controversial issue you may hear about.

I have had my web company create a web site about fat injection and as I lean more I will place what I learn there. Its not ready yet,  so do not ask.

Speaking of Regeneration

One of the  most regenerative almost magical places I know and recently visited is The Big Island of Hawaii. I took a few photos and visited with John Turner MD,  a former associate and neurosurgeon. He and I handled some of the bigger trauma cases together on the Big Island when I was working there many years ago. It was great to visit with John and talk about old times. He can be described as a bit of spiritualist/paranormal -doctor recently coming back from a sojourn in South America. Dr. Turner went his way years ago,  but stayed on the Big Island, I came to Honolulu and focused on Cosmetic Surgery.

Here are some picture of the Big Island…you can see the lush greenery and some waterfalls –Boiling Pots on the Hilo side. Please enjoy the scenery as I did.

Hilo Airport View

Boiling Pots Hilo

Hilo is always Green Green Green !

Hilo Streams everywhere

What me have Jet Lag?

When you travel as much as I do you soon learn to over come jet lag as quickly as possible. Living in Hawaii there is no such thing as a three hour plane ride to somewhere. There is a twenty minute, a forty minute and ninty minute plane ride to the other Hawaiian Islands , but the next closest place is 5 hours plus I think.

Jet lag for most of trips is problem. China, Amsterdam, Bangkok Thailand, Tokyo Japan are the places I have been in the last 6 months several times to some of them. Amsterdam is twenty hours away, Tokyo is seven hours and Bangkok is twelve hours of flight time away. This is a lot of time and the air and plenty of time to develop jet lag.

Jet lag scientist define as the disturbance of circadian rhythm due to time zone changes from jet travel. Yes that about sums it up but I think of it as more of “dead man walking” for a few days after a trip. That means it feels like 8am when its actually midnite or you wake up at 4 am and you cant sleep again until noon when you feel like you will pass out.

So I thought of ten thinks one can do which I tried this trip from my condo in Bangkok.

1. Watch movies , the same one 47 times. In this case I was in Japan Airline and I watched GI-Joes over and over. This will make you go into a trance and you will actually feel rested although you will recite lines from the movie over and over again instead of orginal speech.

2. When your in a town like Tokyo make sure you stay on the same time zone that is from the town you left from. So when its 2 pm in one place make sure you are up in the other place even though it may be 3 am. Act like everyone in the new town is off not you.

3.  Dont sleep the entire time and when you get back sleep for 3 days straight and you will not feel abnormal.

4.  Sleep the entire time you are gone and you feel well rested when you get back.

5. Dont travel and stay home !

Well these are the best ways I can come up with to over come jet lag. Number 5 is a great way, unfortunately I cannot do that and will be traveling more this  year with two business ventures launched which will take some time away from Hawaii.  The Bangkok condo business takes some time and the Hong Kong based web company AiMiYo International takes a bit as well. With AiMiYo even though my web team works across the internet from home I get to go to meetings with clients etc. So ….who is more lucky I dont know.

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