What Is Seasons?

At Seasons, our focus is wellness, not just treatment of disease. In this video, Dr. Nathan Goodyear talks about his vision for Seasons and our revolutionary approach to women’s health care.

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October is Breast Cancer awareness month

 

We at Seasons want to clear the air of some of the confusion related to breast cancer.

No cancer or disease is more feared by women today. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer related deaths among women of the ages 18 to 54. Breast cancer is the number one overall cause of death among women ages 45 to 50. It’s no wonder we fear it.

But here’s what those numbers mean? A women’s lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is 1 in 8. The number of breast cancer cases have increased by more than 40% from 1973 to 1998. Breast cancer deaths account for 15% of all cancer related deaths in women.

“Of course,” you’re saying to yourself, “the many billions of dollars in research mean we have better cures now, right?” Unfortunately the answer is no. Over the last 50 years, the mortality rate of malignant breast cancer is unchanged. One in three women with malignant breast cancer still die.

Much talk and money has been spent on treatment of existing breast cancer. In some ways, these dollars have not provided much return on their promises.

But look again. The research has given tremendous insight into the causes of breast cancer. That’s why so many clinics like Seasons are focusing on those causes. We believe in prevention.

Don’t misunderstand. We need to keep funding the research. Keep racing for the cure! In the meantime, you can do your part to help prevent breast cancer before it ever shows up. At Seasons, we can show you how.

(Special thanks to MesserWoland for providing copyright permission of the pink ribbon through Wikipedia.)

Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Look Like As You Age?

Recently, we’ve added a service at Seasons that has got me really excited. In fact, if you come to the Fall Seasons Spectacular, you’ll have a chance to participate in a free demonstration.

It’s called the Visia System. And it makes a digital image of your face to show us the damaged skin areas—wrinkles, sunspots, hyperpigmentation, and irregularities in the contour of the face. Then we can run simulations of different therapy options. This allows patients to see the effect certain procedures will have on their appearance.

Of course, we can also show you what you will look like if we don’t take any steps to intervene. That is, the system will show you what you will look like as you age naturally. It is very realistic.

We had a very small event a few weeks ago, and every lady lined up to try out the Visia System.

Here’s the other thing I love about Visia. It also allows us to monitor your therapy. We take the image before treatment, then see whether or not the treatment is working. The system can also compare a patient’s face to other women of their age.

A lot of women want to know what they might look like. And how certain procedures can have a positive effect on their appearance as they age.