BEAUTY BOUND

Sharper

Dr. Jaime Harper understands the challenges of juggling a fulltime job, managing a family, and the importance of feeling comfortable in one’s own skin. She embarked on her career in emergency medicine in 2004 before joining her husband, Dr. Stanley Harper, a board-certified plastic surgeon, at SHarper Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She specializes in obesity management and is a master injector of neuromodulators and dermal fillers.

SHarper Plastic Surgery has two convenient locations in Fishers and Avon, offering a comprehensive range of services from injectables to plastic surgery. Dr. Jaime

Harper initially focused on medical weight loss management and gradually expanded her expertise to include neurotoxin and dermal filler injections. Meanwhile, Dr. Stanley Harper specializes in surgical procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reductions, abdominoplasty and blepharoplasty. They also provide a specialized treatment package called the Mommy Makeover, designed to help women regain their pre-baby bodies through procedures like tummy tucks, breast augmentations or lifts, and liposuction.

Plastic surgery has evolved significantly over the years, and Dr. Stanley Harper has remained at the forefront of these advancements. He has extensive training including eight years of surgical training after completing medical school, which has allowed him to be among the elite board-certified plastic surgeons. He trained in Chicago with masters in the field, and specializes in breast surgeries such as reductions, lifts and augmentation. He is well-known for his tummy tucks and liposuction, and patients from all over the country travel to Indianapolis for his treatments.

Dr. Jaime Harper is a highly skilled master injector who specializes in nonsurgical treatments within the practice. The medical spa offers a wide range of result-driven facial treatments such as the HydraFacial, and it is the first in the state to perform the highly touted Glo2 Facial. The spa also has the latest in technology, including state-ofthe-art lasers that perform virtually painless laser hair removal, and also address sunspots and broken capillaries. SHarper Surgery also offers the most comprehensive treatment packages for nonsurgical body contouring, which combine Morpheus8, EMSculpt Neo and CoolSculpting.

When considering treatment options, Dr. Jaime Harper emphasizes the importance of choosing a reputable provider. At SHarper Plastic Surgery, all physicians are board certified and highly experienced. Dr. Jaime Harper is the sole RHA dermal filler trainer in Indiana, sharing her expertise with other practices. Their focus on experience and knowledge in plastic surgery sets them apart from other facilities.

The practice stays at the forefront of technology and new treatments. Their cutting-edge technologies such as Morpheus8, Daxxify, and Glo2 Facial have even featured SHarper’s before-andafter photos in national marketing campaigns. However, Dr. Jaime Harper stresses that it’s not the devices that make the difference, but rather the expertise and technique applied by the aesthetic team at SHarper.

In a world where social media bombards us with unrealistic expectations and popular quick fixes, Dr. Jaime Harper reminds patients that it’s possible to achieve their desired results without resorting to extreme measures. Celebrities and influencers heavily promote injectables and sometimes even unusual surgical procedures like buccal fat removal. However, it’s crucial to recognize that social media is targeted and may not necessarily align with individual needs. Dr. Harper believes in employing multiple modalities to achieve results, tailoring treatments such as fillers, Morpheus8, surgery or noninvasive procedures based on each patient’s unique requirements.

Morpheus8 is a transformative treatment that addresses skin resurfacing, fat remodeling, and tightening. By stimulating entrenched forehead wrinkles, as it can effectively soften them. Furthermore, microneedling provides collagen production and similar advantages to a surgical facelift. While Botox and fillers offer temporary results, there are longer-lasting options such as Daxxify, lasting up to 24 weeks, while treatments like Morpheus8 and CoolSculpting can provide more permanent outcomes. elastin, collagen and new skin cells through microneedles, it achieves a smoother, more contoured appearance. Dr. Jaime Harper also highlights the benefits of receiving Botox prior to the development of deep,

Dr. Jaime Harper assures patients that they don’t need to have a clear idea of what they want when they visit the practice. Instead, she focuses on understanding their concerns and guiding them without judgment. Her primary objective is to enhance her patients’ confidence and make it seem as though they never needed her assistance. Most of her patients have realistic expectations, such as desiring natural-looking lip fillers rather than an obvious enhancement. However, she acknowledges that some individuals become aware of changes and seek corrective measures sooner. She prefers to have open conversations with her patients, listening to their concerns and working together to develop a realistic plan of action.

Although walking into a plastic surgery office and discussing insecurities can be intimidating, SHarper Plastic Surgery cultivates a down-to-earth and friendly environment to ensure everyone feels comfortable. Dr. Harper, known for her natural and low-key approach, aims to eliminate judgment and instead focuses on helping patients build confidence and feel good about themselves.

Located at Fishers District on Yard Street in Fishers, and on Rockville Road in Avon, the team welcomes patients to visit their website at sharpersurgery.com to book a complimentary aesthetic or injectable consultation. For those seeking surgical options, Dr. Stanley Harper offers cosmetic consultations at the Fishers location on Tuesdays.

In 2019 Duane Weber was pulling up to his last hockey match as a coach when he noticed kids in wheelchairs and with prosthetic limbs entering the building. He quickly realized he was witnessing a sled hockey match for children with disabilities.

“I started talking with some of the parents about their child’s involvement,” Weber says. “They started tearing up as they talked about its impact on their son. Then I started tearing up and thinking about ways to bring sled hockey to Indianapolis.”

In April of 2019, Weber created the Indy Steel Sled Hockey program with donated equipment, utilizing his contacts in youth hockey. Sled Hockey is open to children aged 5 to 18 and adults. Weber says they had about five participants the first year, and now four years later, they have grown to about 25 participants.

The game itself is similar to ice hockey in