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In SKIN INJURIES, Skin Tumors, Xanthelasma

Xanthelasma

What is a xanthelasma?

An eyelid xanthelasma is a benign tumor or a deposit of fat and cholesterol, better known as cholesterol stress. It usually manifests around the eyelid near the internal (nasal) canthus. A yellowish looking plate and it usually appears on the upper and lower eyelids of both eyes.

Causes

This condition usually has an important genetic predisposition, although it is also true that it can manifest spontaneously in patients with lipid and cholesterol metabolism disorders. It is more common in adults and the elderly.

In summary, the most common causes are:

  • Hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and biliary cirrhosis.
  • Emotional: it has been suggested that they can appear when the patient has been under strong emotional stress.
  • On many occasions, the cause is unknown.

Xanthelasmas do not pose any health problem but they do have an aesthetic problem

Xanthelasma treatment

There are multiple forms of treatment. Surgery is generally the most common. However the Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra uses different types of lasers that avoid conventional surgery and promote recovery.

One of them is CO2 laser. This laser only works in the areas where it impacts and fully respects the surrounding tissues. This technology allows programming the depth at which the treatment reaches. This is why the CO2 laser is a device of high precision.

The treatment forms a small skin wound where the laser works, which will later heal with a scab that will come off after a couple of days. As the adjustable parameters allow to program in detail the part of skin that we want to remove, the number of sessions required to treat xanthelasma is usually reduced.

Patient testimonials

Treatment price

To obtain a personalized quote for the removal of moles you must send photos via WhatsApp to the following numbers +54 911 5503 5126 and to +54 911 4079 3779

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to [email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

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In SKIN INJURIES, Skin papules, Skin Tumors

Tyson's glands - pearly penile papules

The tyson's glands They are a type of penile structures that are present in all men, in the region around the glans. They are shiny, transparent colored bumps, located in the head of the glans crown-shaped. They are physiological and harmless.

Are pearly papules contagious?

Pearl papules, caused by the presence of Tyson's glands, they are not contagious and, therefore, they are also not considered a sexually transmitted disease.

Often times, these lesions can be mistaken for genital warts caused by the HPV virus, so the only way to confirm the diagnosis is to see a urologist.

What problems do they generate?

In most cases, Tyson's glands do not need treatment, as they are benign and do not cause health problems. However, in some men can cause a great alteration of the image of the penis, which ends up making their relationships difficult.

Tyson's Gland Removal

Its removal is done only for cosmetic purposes or because it rubs. The most effective, painless and quick way to treat them is with the Erbium Lotus laser.

Patient testimonial

Cost of Laser Treatment of Pearly Penile Papules

The cost of the consultation is $60,000 pesos , if you. carry out the treatment then the value of the consultation will be discounted.

The cost is for the treatment or$d 600. You can take your turn via the internet with the Dr.Ricardo Hoogstra and schedule a date for the treatment.

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to [email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. 

If you have questions about the amount or payments for the surgery, you can send an email [email protected]  Or by WhatsApp: 0054 9 11 5037 9821

To coordinate operating dates send mail to Josefina Nuñez [email protected] or a WhatsApp  005491169459535

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In Stretch marks, SKIN INJURIES

Stretch marks

Stretch marks are skin atrophies in the form of whitish lines located in the connective tissue. They appear when the skin is stretched or gives much of itself due to rapid growth.

Clinical picture

Despite the fact that the skin is usually elastic, when it is stretched excessively, the normal production of collagen (the main protein in charge of manufacturing the connective tissue of the skin) is altered. Consequently, fine scars called stretch marks can form.

They are preferably located on the abdominal wall, buttocks, legs, arms and breasts. The stria color is initially on board and in its final stage it is pearly white.

Radiofrequency Stretch Mark Treatment with Microneedles

 Radiofrequency with Micro needles, produces a reduction in the size of the stretch marks and releases growth factors that improve the quality of the skin

It is a painless, outpatient treatment and its activity can be continued immediately.

A half to an hour before the procedure, anesthetic cream and plastic wrap should be applied to the area to be treated.

Cost of Radiofrequency Treatment with Microneedles

Costo: u$d 100 (IVA no incluido) por sesión. La realizan los dermatólogos en los 3 centros.

The recommended number of sessions is 4 to 6, with intervals of 30 to 45 days between one and the other.

This procedure is performed by dermatologists at the 3 centers.

You can take your shift via the internet WITH DERMATOLOGISTS at any of our branches and go directly to carry out a treatment.

cost Stretch Mark Treatment with Carbon Dioxide Laser

To obtain a personalized quote, contact us via WhatsApp at the following numbers +54 911 5503 5126 and to +54 911 4079 3779

 How do I take a shift?

The most effective, safe and practical way to take a shift is via the internet.

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If you have difficulty taking a shift online, payments and administrative issues.

You can call Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

(011) 4901-6690     (011) 4904-3434     (011) 4904-0880


You can take a turn and go directly to perform a treatment. If you have any questions, you can clarify it first with the same professional.

The cost of the dermatological consultation is $20,000 pesos, if you. carry out the treatment then the value of the consultation will be discounted.

If you. If you have any medical questions, you can write to us in advance by sending an email to 

[email protected]

Only medical consultations will be received here. This mail does not address inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues.

If you wish to carry out this treatment, contact Josefina Nuñez. Send an email to [email protected] or by WhatsApp at 005491169459535

By phone you can communicate on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

0054 11 4 901 6690          0054 11 4 904 3434                     0054 11 4 904 0880

Types of stretch marks

There are two types of stretch marks:
• Bloating stretch marks: they are seen in pregnant women, in patients who have lost weight drastically.
• Purple or dark purple or purple streaks that are a characteristic sign of Cushing's syndrome due to excessive production of cortisol (hypercortisolism). They can also be created by prolonged consumption of pharmaceutical corticosteroids.

 Causes

From a physiological point of view, stretch marks are caused by stretching of the middle and inner layers of the skin due to pregnancy, puberty and rapid growth, or also by sudden increase or decrease in weight.

Stretch marks can also appear when a person uses steroid-containing skin creams or lotions, or has to take high doses of corticosteroids for prolonged periods.

The stretch mark is like a scar on the skin caused by the breakdown of the collagen and elastin fibers.

Preventive treatments

The most important thing is to avoid sudden increase or decrease in weight.
Moisturize and maintain the elasticity of the skin, applying from the beginning of pregnancy or when the adolescent begins to grow rapidly, cosmetic products that include hydrolyzed elastin, placenta extracts, amniotic fluid, plant extracts such as quisetum (cola). horse), algae, etc., by means of massages that stimulate the skin circulation and the penetration of the active ingredients.
The same is applicable to those patients who are going to undergo the placement of breast prostheses.
Drinking plenty of water and using creams with vitamin A helps prevention.

How to treat them?

The most radical methods for treating whitish stretch marks are ablative lasers such as the Carbon Dioxide Laser and the Erbium Laser.

The latest for stretch mark treatment is the radiofrequency with Scarlet Microneedles. At Hoogstra Medical Centers we have this sophisticated technology and our medical professionals adapt the treatment to each particular clinical situation. If the patient presents striae in the lower abdomen with flaccidity, a dermolipectomy may be indicated.

 

In Lips, NON-SURGICAL FACIAL REJUVENATION

Lips

How can we get lips that look natural and sensual?

Lack of volume, shape and wrinkles are the main aesthetic problems of the lips.

Fillers are the simplest tool with the shortest recovery time to give them shape and volume and reduce wrinkles.

It is important, however, that the treating physician has knowledge of the different types of existing filler materials, ability to apply them and great aesthetic sensitivity.

Facial fillers: What you need to know before doing a treatment

At Hoogstra Medical Centers, the placement of fillers and the application of botulinum toxin (like all surgeries) are performed by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra.

Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra uses only two types of fillers.
1) Autologous, the patient's own fat autograft.
2) Heterologous or synthetic, of which only hyaluronic acids are used

Unfortunately, many patients come to our Centers reporting that they placed hyaluronic acid, and when asked how long it took since the placement, many times indicate a much longer time than they last in the body.

Currently, unfortunately, some medical and non-medical professionals continue to make fillers with prohibited products such as silicones. This leads to great physical deformations, damage to the health and psyche of the patient. This damage is permanent and irreversible. Silicones migrate and produce those typical facial and lip deformations.

If you see a deformed lip or a deformed face, it is very likely that a prohibited product has been placed on it.
Hyaluronic acids and botulinum toxin should be applied exclusively by plastic surgeons who have a greater understanding of the anatomy of the body.

The application should be done slowly and progressively so that the patient is accompanying the subtle changes that occur.

If the procedure is performed in this way, the results should always be natural and the patient would notice an improvement immediately after application.

In our center it is very rare to see a hypercorrection, but if this were to occur, first you have to wait about 30 days because it is probably a small inflammation, which is based on soft massages that the same patient performs.

More information on hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid is present in the human body and this makes it the safest filler on the market and it could be confirmed that it is practically free of complications.

Rejection of hyaluronic acid by the patient usually results from the use of a low-quality brand.

It is common to receive patients who underwent treatments in other centers and report that it lasted only a couple of months.

This is because they got low quality hyaluronic acid.

What is hyaluronidase?

Hyaluronidase is an enzyme, a catalyst, that breaks the hyaluronic acid molecule and breaks it down, leading to its reabsorption and disappearance.

How long does it work?

A frequently asked question is how long does the product take to reabsorb?
As long as a second session is not required, the product will disappear in less than 24 hours.

Videos with patient cases

We invite you to watch the videos on our YouTube channel with the account of patients who have received this treatment, entering here: Lip Filler

Patient testimonials

My lips are beautiful !!!

Hello Dr Hoogstra, What an amazing (yet undetectable) transformation of my face, thank you!

Maureen Gates

Lip Filler Treatment Cost

La aplicación de una ampolla de Ácido Hialuronico en labios tiene un costo de $275.000.

Lips aesthetics is performed by Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra in the 3 branches.

The value of the consultation with Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra is $60,000 pesos. If you later decide to carry out the treatment, this value will be deducted from the total amount.

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to [email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

By phone on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

  • 0054 11 4 901 6690
  • 0054 11 4 904 3434
  • 0054 11 4 904 0880

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In Acne, Scars produced by Acne

Scar acne: acne scars

0Las cicatrices que deja el acné parecieran ser un doble castigo, primero el paciente transcurre su adolescencia con los brotes de acné agudos, comedones, pústulas, nódulos etc. Estas lesiones típicas del acné agudo de no ser tratadas adecuadamente terminan en Cicatrices.

The best way to prevent these scars is to effectively treat the acute acne.

What is scar acne?

To better understand how this process is, we must first understand what acute acne is. Acute acne is caused by obstruction, outflow of the contents of the sebaceous pilo gland. This obstruction generates sebum retention and dead cells. Dilation of the gland manifests itself on the skin as multiple pimples.
The sebum and dead cells retained in the sebaceous follicle promote the proliferation of bacteria, then infection ensues, the pimples turn red and hot.

Acne symptoms

Acute acne severity ranges from comedonic acne or blackheads, through pustules to large inflammatory nodules. These processes affect the skin and subcutaneous cellular tissue to varying degrees, causing scars of varying degrees ranging from small depressions in the skin to large depressed scars. The inflammatory nodules are usually the ones that leave the scars deeper and more extensive.

Treatments for acne scars

To reduce or eliminate the scars left by acute acne, we have different treatments, from the least invasive and with immediate recovery to the most intense lasers:

Radiofrequency with Microneedles

It is a modern treatment that produces a gradual improvement of the skin, it is performed once a month, it is not painful and the patient can immediately continue with his life without traces. It requires 6 sessions with 30-day intervals between one and the other.

Costo: u$d 100 (IVA no incluido) por sesión. La realizan los dermatólogos en los 3 centros.

Treatment with LOTUS, Erbium Laser

The laser removes the superficial layers, leaves the skin smoother and with less scars.
It is very little bothersome and has a recovery of 48 hours, a period in which the skin is reddened. Several sessions are necessary depending on the degree of sequelae that the patient has.

cost 

    • lotus acne  $55.000 la sesión
    • Lotus acne with lesion drainage $70.000 la sesión

Carbon Dioxide Laser

These lasers work at a deeper level achieving better aesthetic results.

EL costo de la intervención se realiza con evaluación previa del Dr. Hoogstra. The query value is $60,000 pesos los cuales se reintegran en el monto total del procedimiento.”

Patient testimonial

Acne with Lotus Laser

Yesterday I started acne treatment with Lotus. I am waiting for the results, but I saw the videos of previous treatments and I am sure it will work. The attention is excellent. I am attending the Hoogstra de Caballito clinic with Dr. Elena Placenti, a very good professional.

Bethlehem Palatnik

Warts and acne

Very good attention, excellent professionals, I was treated for a wart on my neck and it was removed with a laser at the moment and without pain. I also treated myself for a case of stubborn acne on my back and they gave me treatment with antibiotics and lotion that cured me after suffering from this disease for years. I attended at the Belgrano headquarters that is opposite the Plaza de Barrancas. I did the treatment with Dr. Belén Salvaneschi.

Ricardo Maidana

Acne Acne Back and Shoulder Treatment

My name is Veronica, I am 34 years old, I suffer from acne, specifically on my back and shoulders, due to an endocrinological problem. I have hyperandrogenism and that makes my sebaceous glands work harder ... I tried thousands of creams, cosmetics treatments and birth control pills to treat me ... none caused the effect that I am having with the Laser Lotus II

Doubts and queries

If you have any medical questions, send an email to

[email protected]  . In this mail Only medical consultations will be received. Inquiries about shifts, payments and administrative issues are not attended.

If you have questions about the amount of the surgery You can send an email

[email protected]  Or by WhatsApp: 0054 9 11 5037 9821

 

To coordinate operative dates send mail to Josefina Nuñez [email protected] or a whatsapp  005491169459535

By phone on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.

  • 0054 11 4 901 6690
  • 0054 11 4 904 3434
  • 0054 11 4 904 0880

Schedule consultation

Book a consultation at our medical centers located in Caballito, Belgrano and Pilar

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