Tech Talk With Bob

Leave it to society’s lowest form of dirtbags to take advantage of people when they are at their most vulnerable. The Coronavirus Pandemic has given cyber criminals yet another platform in which they can snatch your money and contaminate your computer with dangerous malware leaving it in a precarious state.

My friends, I urge you to be on the lookout for these cyber scams. It is not my intent to frighten you but rather to make you more vigilant and aware of steps you can take to protect yourself and the people you care about. The COVID-19 outbreak will certainly increase cyber criminals’ email phishing campaigns in the coming months. As you spend more time at home you will probably be spending more time online. While online, please, be wary of any links you click.

There may be coronavirus computer attacks poised for attack in your email’s inbox right now. It’s just a matter of whether you will click the link or delete the email. I’ll bet you are getting emails from many of the companies you deal with in regard to how they are reacting to this pandemic. Especially watch out for the emails you may receive from companies you DO NOT do business with. If you get an email from a bank you have never done business with, beware. Why would they send you an email?

You may also be getting emails from helpful friends and family that may include links to news stories, medical information and so forth. Emails made to look like they come from credible companies, organizations, and other familiar entities can be spoofed (faked) to look like they came from a trusted source. Embedded in these phishing emails might be links offering to connect you to another website with more information. Please think twice before you click that link. If for any reason you are not sure you can trust the link, then do not click it.

We have the ability to provide support without needing to send an IT Specialist out to your home or office. We can safely remote access your computer to perform most repairs. We can also remotely perform complete scans for viruses and other malware issues. So if you think you have malware, we can scan for it remotely from our location to yours. So, during this pandemic, we can still provide technical support to you over your phone and internet connection.

Cyber criminals will exploit the easy victims and unprotected systems. Protecting yourself online is your responsibility,

but you do not have to do it all yourself. We’re here to help. If you are not sure your system is safe, please have it looked over by a Professionally Certified IT Specialist.

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“Surgical Arts”

- continued from page 1 times, Dr. Bedi has implemented additional protections including but not limited to controlling the number and location of patients in his facility (social distancing), waiting in the car instead of inside the facilities, and several other preemptive precautions.

His Tampa Surgical Arts website’s mission statement offers patients the vision of a dedicated professional, providing a unique insight into the philosophy of this compassionate physician’s practice:

“Continually striving to achieve your best overall health through patient communication, meticulous technical skill, sound surgical judgement, compassion, and innovation, while constantly holding the interest of you (the Patient) paramount… Our unwavering commitment to provide a caring atmosphere filled with comfort, trust, privacy, and safety.”

Although he is one of only few triple-board-certified surgeons in the Tampa Bay and a multi degreed doctor in both dental surgery and medicine with certificates in general cosmetic surgery, facial cosmetic surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery, Dr. Bedi said that the practice of ‘high definition’ liposuction held a special interest to him. “I love having the ability to change people’s lives,” he said during a recent telephone interview.

He noted that high definition liposuction wasn’t for everybody. To qualify for hi def or 4 D liposuction, a patient’s BMI (body mass index) should not exceed thirty. BMI is an indicator if the body mass is too fat, too thin, or a healthy amount. It considers height as an important factor.

Standard liposuction differs from that performed by Dr. Bedi. It removes body fat but does not reinject it. Dr. Bedi’s HD process eliminates controlled amounts of stubborn fat from problem areas (belly fat, hips, etc.) that remain untouched by normal training and routine physical exercise. Muscles, previously concealed by the body fat,

become visible.

The strategic removal of fat sculpts the body, but it is not a substitute for weight loss, Dr. Bedi warned. The process only removes about eight pounds of fat, the amount safely extracted by a single high definition surgical procedure. The surgical procedure allows the surgeon a chance to exercise his artistry and creativity as he sculpts his patient’s body.

The liposuction equipment, used by early pioneers like French surgeon Charles Dujarier (1920) and gynecologists Arpad and Giorgio Fischer (1974) (www.lipo. com), bear little resemblance to the sophisticated equipment used by Dr. Bedi’s body sculpting processes today. Terms like power-assisted lipo (PAL), vibration amplification of sound energy resonance, (VASER) are just two of the devices he employs.

PAL uses a special canula that, according to lipo.com, pulses while it suctions. Another tool, VASER, is a device that helps liquify fat before removal. Dr. Bedi noted that he has these and other tools

available today. Another device, JPLASMA, uses helium to tighten the skin. These high-tech devices ensure maximum results from all of Dr. Bedi’s body sculptures.

Dr. Bedi has several new innovations for his patients. The Brazilian Butt Lift is the transfer of fat to enhance and shape the buttocks. Hi definition ‘liposculpture’ sculpts the body using both the VASER tool and J Plasma technology.

While the corona virus has interrupted his upcoming marriage plans, he remains an active part of the community. Dr. Bedi takes part

in the “Feed America of Tampa” program that helps under-served residents of the Tampa Bay area, working with local groceries, distributing vegetable and other foodstuffs.

During my interview with Dr. Bedi, he mentioned what he called the ‘pillars’ that guide and sustain his practice. Each had a special significance. The first was an unexpected gesture. After a patient wakes up from surgery, Dr. Bedi installed a smoothie machine that provides his patients with a vegan-friendly, healthy, nutritious pick-me-up option before leaving–an unexpected gesture.

Of second and equal significance was a memorable experience, achieved by the actions of both the doctor and his caring staff from their first contact to make the initial appointment through final recovery-a memorable experience. Dr. Bedi vows to “make his patients comfortable, every step of the way”creating a memorable experience.

Most important to Dr. Bedi was changing lives. That is what he is all about. Changing or improving a person’s appearance can also give them the self-esteem that they previously lacked, a new self-image.

In the Tampa Bay area, you can probably locate other plastic surgeons, but you will never find a more credentialed, qualified, or caring practice than Tampa Surgical Arts. Dr. Manik Bedi, 17751 Gunn Hwy, Odessa, FL 33556. Call today. 813 836 7202. Your body will thank you.