Local Medford Dentist Reaches Out to Patients Through Online Web Presence

As the popularity of online search continues to rise among people searching for medical care, Erik M. Rollem DDS, PC responds with an intuitive, patient-interactive website.

Medford, OR (PRWEB) August 09, 2011

Medford Cosmetic Dentist, Erik M. Rollem, DDS has announced the launch of a new patient-focused website. The practice recently launched the new website created by dental website design leader, ProSites, Inc. The website includes many interactive features like patient education videos and a Smile Gallery to assist patients in making better informed decisions about their oral health. The website also utilizes extensive search engine optimization techniques to reach patients and local consumers who are searching for relevant information about Family Dentistry in Medford, OR.

According to Dr. Rollem, “The internet has made us an 'instant information' based society, so having a website keeps us competitive and easily visible to the community.”

Current and prospective patients now have access to information about providers, educational videos, before and after photos of dental procedures, and other informative content when they visit the website. Some of Dr. Rollem’s services include:

Cosmetic Dentistry

Family Dentistry

Emergency Dentistry

Dr. Rollem is also utilizing his website to educate the community on the importance of oral health. The website includes a links page with informative resources as well as a frequently asked questions page with topics ranging from oral hygiene to dental procedures.

“Existing patients can share testimonials of their experiences, while new patients can get an understanding of the type of service and care they can expect,” Added Dr. Rollem.

About Erik M. Rollem DDS, PC:

Erik M. Rollem DDS, PC is a family and cosmetic dentistry practice dedicated to serving the residents of Medford, OR, as well as the surrounding areas of Eagle Point, Ashland, Central Point, and Gold Hill. Dr. Rollem and his dental staff provide the highest level of care and expertise in everything from teeth cleanings to specialized procedures including laser teeth whitening and veneers.

For more information, please visit their website erikrollemdds.com.

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Injecting online Botox a health risk

COSMETIC physicians are warning of the dangers of self-injecting substances bought online. The health threat has been revealed as more and more patients report to doctors and ask them to inject substances - such as Botox and ''dermal fillers''- for them.

Such patients might also already have self-administered substances or got friends to do it for them.

The president of the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia, Dr Gabrielle Caswell, said doctors would not agree to administer a product that had not been approved by any regulatory body in Australia, and consumers were naive to think that because regulations about medical procedures were strict here that a product bought online might pass the same safety standards.

She said there was no way of knowing what was in a substance bought over the internet and there was a high risk of infection that might spread to other parts of the body. Other side effects include scarring and in an extreme circumstance, anaphylactic shock.

''In Australia the injecting is a doctor task. You need to understand the anatomy, you need to know the patient's medical history. I don't think you can short-change that process.

''If you use legitimate products in a legitimate environment with legitimately trained doctors, it's quite safe.''

The most extreme case Dr Caswell has seen is that of a woman who bought a ''dermal filler substance'' labelled "HA 40 mg/ml" over the internet.

The woman's reaction to the injection of the substance was ''severe and abnormal swelling'' to her lips and the development of infected abscesses on other parts of her face. She reported being in great pain and was unhappy with the effect it had on her appearance.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Ageing warned consumers against such online purchases.

''Unapproved products purchased over the internet are not evaluated for safety and may pose a public health risk,'' she said.

''Many drugs and cosmetic products are imported by Australians from overseas suppliers over the internet. Some of these products have been found to contain undeclared prescription-only ingredients or prohibited substances.''

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Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerA doctor administers Botox to a South Plainfield resident in this 2002 file photo.

TRENTON — An increasing number of teenagers nationwide are turning to Botox to improve their looks, studies show, a practice some state lawmakers say is disturbing enough to ban.

An Assembly panel today advanced a bill that would make it illegal for people under 18 to use Botox, a brand name for a botulism toxin, for cosmetic purposes.

Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker (D-Essex) introduced the bill in February, after seeing news accounts of teenagers using the toxin. She asked the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee to act on it yesterday after seeing a television report about a San Francisco woman who said she injects her 8-year-old daughter with it for beauty pageants.

As it turns out, the website TMZ

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Online buzz: Death by plastic surgery

The latest online buzz about cosmetic medicine:

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DEATH BY LIPOSUCTION
A 32-year-old mother of three died after an April 14 liposuction operation in Texas. The medical examiner says the liposuction by a board-certified plastic surgeon punctured the patient’s aorta.? Liposuction often is a safe operation, but it is not free of risks. Other liposuction-related deaths have included:

Lidvian Zelaya, 35, of Miami, who died in late 2010 after having liposuction and fat injections in her buttocks, the Orlando Sun-Sentinel reported. Her doctor has been suspended from his practice while the death is analyzed.Rohie Kah-Orukotan, 37, of Florida, who died in 2009 in connection with liposuction treatment at a Florida med spa.Donda West, 58,? the mother? of singer Kanye West, who died in Los Angeles in 2007 as she was recuperating from a breast reduction, tummy tuck and liposuction.

PLASTIC SURGERY AT A DISCOUNT
A man who is not a licensed physician as been indicted on charges of illegally performing cosmetic procedures on several women whom he examined at spas and beauty salons in New York, but operated on in the Dominican Republic. Some of the women reportedly were disfigured by the unlicensed treatments.

JEANS THAT FIGHT CELLULITE?
The latest of many unproven treatments for cellulite is a pair of blue jeans infused with green tea, which a French company says helps to fight the ripply skin? that women hate so much.

FDA EYES LIP INJECTIONS
The dermal filler Restylane is often injected to make lips plumper, but that use has never been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Now its maker, Medicis Pharmaceutical of Scottsdale, Ariz., is seeking official FDA approval for Restylane as a lip-plumper, but the FDA staff is unhappy with the study that Medicis conducted.

SEEKING SIZE 6, 4, OR 2?
A new technology is taking aim at vanity sizing, offering a true measurement of the various sizes that different clothing retailers use. But the reason stores’ labels are unreliable is that women like to purchase clothes labeled with a smaller-than-expected size. Is there really any chance that this technology will catch on — that women will be happy to find clothes sized accurately instead of sized to make them feel good about their girth?

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Online buzz: Death by plastic surgery

The latest online buzz about cosmetic medicine:

Liposuction / Photo courtesy of BeautyTips.net

DEATH BY LIPOSUCTION
A 32-year-old mother of three died after an April 14 liposuction operation in Texas. The medical examiner says the liposuction by a board-certified plastic surgeon punctured the patient’s aorta.? Liposuction often is a safe operation, but it is not free of risks. Other liposuction-related deaths have included:

Lidvian Zelaya, 35, of Miami, who died in late 2010 after having liposuction and fat injections in her buttocks, the Orlando Sun-Sentinel reported. Her doctor has been suspended from his practice while the death is analyzed.Rohie Kah-Orukotan, 37, of Florida, who died in 2009 in connection with liposuction treatment at a Florida med spa.Donda West, 58,? the mother? of singer Kanye West, who died in Los Angeles in 2007 as she was recuperating from a breast reduction, tummy tuck and liposuction.

PLASTIC SURGERY AT A DISCOUNT
A man who is not a licensed physician as been indicted on charges of illegally performing cosmetic procedures on several women whom he examined at spas and beauty salons in New York, but operated on in the Dominican Republic. Some of the women reportedly were disfigured by the unlicensed treatments.

JEANS THAT FIGHT CELLULITE?
The latest of many unproven treatments for cellulite is a pair of blue jeans infused with green tea, which a French company says helps to fight the ripply skin? that women hate so much.

FDA EYES LIP INJECTIONS
The dermal filler Restylane is often injected to make lips plumper, but that use has never been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Now its maker, Medicis Pharmaceutical of Scottsdale, Ariz., is seeking official FDA approval for Restylane as a lip-plumper, but the FDA staff is unhappy with the study that Medicis conducted.

SEEKING SIZE 6, 4, OR 2?
A new technology is taking aim at vanity sizing, offering a true measurement of the various sizes that different clothing retailers use. But the reason stores’ labels are unreliable is that women like to purchase clothes labeled with a smaller-than-expected size. Is there really any chance that this technology will catch on — that women will be happy to find clothes sized accurately instead of sized to make them feel good about their girth?

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Online buzz: Botox-free freeze smoothes wrinkles

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