March 2015 – Modesto Botox, Dr. Calvin Lee

Featured Modesto doctor of the day March 11, 2015

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I was asked to do a brief interview for a publicity event for Doctors Medical Center. I wrote down what I was saying (hopefully not too much mumbling):

Post by Doctors Medical Center.

Here’s the transcript:

I am Dr. Calvin Lee. I am a surgeon and I focus my practice on whole body acupuncture and cosmetic injections of Botox and fillers which complement our plastic surgery practice, Surgical Artistry, with my wife Dr. Tammy Wu.

Why do I love what I do?

Beauty and health for my patients is my goal. Beauty on the outside is health on the inside. My purpose is to provide educational advice and technical procedures at the highest level possible for my patients. In addition to feeling good about helping others, it is extremely satisfying for me to be a surgeon especially since I’ve always loved technical dexterity challenges. There is certainly an abundance of surgical skills used in facial filler implantation, Botox strategy, and acupuncture needle manipulations.

It is a privilege to be here in Modesto, California. It is a privilege to have the trust of patients. And it’s a privilege to wake up each morning with a purpose.

If you have FaceBook, you can click on this link to see it directly on Doctors Medical Center’s page on FB. And consider leaving a comment under the video for me! Thank you!

I wrote this email to a Botox patient of mine asking some general questions regarding vein treatment. I thought I’d share the email here

This is Dr. Calvin Lee responding to your email.

Thank you so much for writing to me. I can’t remember your capillary on the cheek. But I do know that my prices haven’t changed since 2006. Most patients do get away with $50-100 per facial vein lasering visit. I charge $1 per pulse of the laser – per “zap” so to speak. My laser is a 940nm wavelength diode laser and is made by Dornier, based in Germany.

Regarding your question about sunscreen: The sunscreen should have zinc in it. The SPF doesn’t matter as much. But I do care about the zinc. Our office has my approved zinc based sunblocks which cost about $35-50 for a bottle/tube of the sunscreen.

I would like about 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after the facial vein lasering for diligent sun-protection with the zinc based sunscreen and perhaps as much sun avoidance as reasonably possible. But the sun – specifically UV-A light is what causes much of the aging and capillaries on the face – thus sunscreen with zinc could be considered all the time.

Of course, it’s my preference that the patient gets the sunscreen from our office so that I can be sure we have the right formulation for adequate UV-A coverage. But there are Zinc based sunblocks in the stores for about $12 per tube/bottle. These tend to be on the thicker/grimy feeling side than the $50 sunblocks. Life guards seem to like the really thick white paste which is available also in the stores – but most of our patients aren’t into that pasty look – but that’s still acceptable.

As for number of visits, most patients need about 3-5 visits for facial capillaries spaced about 2 weeks apart. However, there are some lucky patients who only need one visit.

I hope this info helps and I hope to see you soon!

– Calvin Lee

Month: March 2015

Why do I love what I do?

Featured Modesto doctor of the day March 11, 2015

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Facial Vein Lasering – an adjunct to Botox injections at our Modesto Office