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Fountain of Youth Optimal Life
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T’S JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO STAY young forever. But one physician in Park West is combining science, psychology and cutting-edge aesthetic medicine to prevent, treat and even reverse the signs of aging. Can 60 be the new 35- to 40-year-old?
BY SARAH LYNCH
Dr. Jan McBride believes it can, and she is committed to turning back the hands of time for her patients at
Optimal Life Medical Youth Maintenance by lengthening the duration of youth and vitality. “Almost everyone would like to look and feel younger,”
Dr. McBride said. “But turning back the clock 20 years or so doesn’t happen overnight. Tat is why Optimal Life offers a program that dedicates a full 10 weeks to total transformation.” Te goal of “10-Weeks to New Youth” focuses on defying
nature by rejuvenating a patient from the inside out. “Tis program uses hormone evaluation and treatment along with a series of facial aesthetic procedures that results in rapid age reversal results,” Dr. McBride explained. “Patients are often surprised by how much better they feel and the increase in energy they gain after receiving hormone treatments.” Once patients are looking and feeling younger, the next phase of the plan is to show them how to actually be young. “When a patient is suddenly looking younger and
feeling younger but still dressing in a way that doesn’t complement their new youthful appearance, I can help them make some changes and assist in the fine-tuning process,” Dr. McBride pointed out. A board-certified physician, Dr. McBride earned her
degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. She transitioned into aesthetic medicine after completing independent research in nutrition and anti-aging. She earned her certification in aesthetic procedures for the face and body in 2014 through the American Academy of Procedural Medicine. With the opening of Optimal Life in October, Dr.
McBride began offering Platelet Rich Plasma treatments, a revolutionary procedure in aesthetic medicine in which she uses a patient’s own blood to aid in the regeneration of tissue. “PRP appeals to patients looking for a more natural
Dr. Jan McBride performs the microdermabrasion portion of a micropeel on a patient.
approach to facial rejuvenation,” she explained. “Tis treatment makes rejuvenation possible by using growth factors from the platelet cells of a person’s blood. Tis means we can make nonsurgical improvements to the face without the use of temporary synthetic fillers.” Best of all, she said, is that PRP is permanent. In addition to PRP and the 10-week process, Optimal Life offers Botox®, Dysport®, Juvederm® and micropeels, which combine microdermabrasion with moderate strength medical chemical peels. Dr. McBride said it’s never too early to start the process
of preventing old age. One reason she became interested in anti-aging medicine is that she wanted to help people look younger and feel better at any age.
Te doctor likes to quote a friend when asked her
own age: “Maggie says if they want to know how old she is, they will have to cut her in half when she dies and count the number of rings, like a tree. As more men and women in their 30s and 40s take advantage of anti-aging treatments and procedures to maintain their youthful appearance and function, a person’s chronological age will become less important in our society.”
For more information about Optimal Life, visit
www.optimalyouth.com or call 843-352-9402.
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