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VOL 19 ISSUE 4
April 2012
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Mommy Makeovers Dr. Brian Kent will host a lecture on Thursday, April 19 to educate women on how to restore their figures after pregnancy. By Lorrie Ward Jackson It is sometimes said that time heals all wounds. But sometimes, time is guilty of inflicting wounds, as anyone who has experienced the ravages of time on his or her body will attest. Another culprit in this war against aging is life experience— which is why women, who bear the responsibility of childbirth, seem to bear the brunt of time’s eroding forces. Plastic surgeon Brian D. Kent, MD, who has dedicated his practice to helping people restore some of what time has stolen, is pleased to invite the community to a lecture entitled “Mommy Makeovers” at Bailey Ranch Club House in Owasso on Thursday, April 19 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “This lecture is designed to educate women on what can be done to restore their figure after pregnancy and what the procedures entail,
including potential complications and recovery periods, what kind of scarring to expect, and more,” says Dr. Kent. “I would also like to show what kind of results can often be obtained through before and after pictures – looking at results, which are sometimes quite dramatic depending upon what you’re starting with, helps people to be realistic in their expectations.” The main procedures discussed will involve what Dr. Kent calls “improving the torso from breast to abdomen,” including breast lifts, reduction, or augmentation and tummy tucks. “A woman’s stomach often needs a tummy tuck of some sort after pregnancy, even if it is a mini-abdominoplasty when the problem isn’t that bad,” Dr. Kent says. “And childbirth often causes loss of
The Secret Garden The Owasso Community Theatre Company will present their spring musical April 12-14 at Stone Canyon Elementary School. By Sheryl Sowell Owasso Community Theatre Company (OCTC) is proud to announce that their spring show will be a charming musical adaptation of “The Secret Garden,” the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, with script by Tim Kelly and words
and music by Bill Francoeur. “The Secret Garden” shares a beautiful story of friendship and will be presented April 12-14 at Stone Canyon Elementary School, located at 7305 N. 177th E. Ave. in Owasso. (continued on page 26)
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volume and deflation in the breasts due to size change and breast feeding.” Dr. Kent often performs
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Dr. Brian D. Kent will host a “Mommy Makeovers” lecture this month.
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