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InThis Issue

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HOME FASHION 4

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maintenance, offer shade or sunlight on

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This system also has the ability to resist

strong winds and severe weather conditions,

making them a once in a lifetime purchase.

Support framework can be constructed from

no-maintenance aluminum, wood, or stuccoto complement your homes existing archi-

tecture. Louvers are typically stocked in white

and tan with custom colors available to suit

your specific design needs.

So how do they work? Each eight-inch

wide airfoil shaped louver is hollow inside.

This air gap creates extra insulation which

generates a gentle breeze on hot days and

prevents the suns heat from being transferred

to the underside. Voila! You have a cooler

outdoor living area and a protected home.

The louvers rotate from zero to 150

degrees, allowing 89 percent light penetra-

tion when required, such as in winter to

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weather. Using internal gut ters and dow n-

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A louvered roof system not only improves

your deck, patio and outdoor areas, they also

help inside too. They block the suns power-

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damage. In addition, your homes exterior

walls will be protected from solar heat gain,

thereby reducing your summer cooling costs.

Finally, all louvered roof systems are solar

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too often patios and decks take the

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roofs and retractable awnings help ease this

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Pergolas offer no weather protection, solid

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retractable awnings are useless during strong

breezes or wind. Recently, a new product

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adjustable louvered roof system. With this

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axer is ca pe is loose ly

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Xeriscapes require a landscape design that utilizes random num-

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haphazard look with one type of plant placed here and there. To add

further visual interest to a flat yard, we often use mounding or con-

touring with the addition of decorative boulders to create a natural

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xeriscapes. If you plan to use your

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important information and will affect the

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school and com-

plete d an addi-

tional five to

seven years of

training specifically in surgery and plastic surgery through

an accredited residency program. In addition, the physician must

pass extensive oral and written examinations given by the Board. You can

check to see if a physician is board certified by visiting www.abms.org and

clicking on the Whos Certified button or by calling the American Board of

Plastic Surgery in Pennsylvania at (215) 587-9322.

Secondly, when you obtain a listing of surgeons certified by the

American Board of Plastic Surgery, set up appointments to go and

see at least two to three of the doctors. Make up a list of questions you would

like to ask the doctor and bring it with you. How does the doctor propose to

perform your surgery and why? Ask to see before and after pictures of the

doctors patients. You will also receive pricing on your surgery at the visit.

Be sure to ask what is included in the pricing. Where will your surgery be

performed? Will you have general or local anesthesia? Will anest hes ia

be administered by a board certified anesthesiologist? Will the surgery be

performed in a safe, approved surgical facility?Following this advice is not a 100% guarantee but it will greatly

increase your chances of having surgery you will be happy

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A. Results of Lower

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A.

B.

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addition to numerous other medical organizations and societies. He has held the positions of Chief of Staff at Desert Springs and Valley Hospitals,Chief of Surgery at Desert Springs Hospital, Vice-Chairman of Plastic Surgery at Sunrise Hospital and Chief of Department of Plastic Surgery at

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I

rwin Simon, M.D., FACS, is a board cer-

tified general surgeon whose practice

has always emphasized minimally inva-sive options for treatment of disease. Eugene

Porreca, M.D., FACS has a similar minimally

invasive approach to surgical diseases .

Together, these surgeons have pooled their

efforts to create Vegas Valley Vein Institute.

It is estimated that over 40 million

Americans suffer from symptoms of varicose

ve in di se as e, sa ys Dr. Po rr ec a. Ven ou s

reflux may cause swelling and pain of the

feet and ankles.

Adds Dr. S imon, Unsightly veins are an

issue, especially in warm climates like Las

Vegas , where pa ti ents legs are exposed a

great deal of the year.

According to Dr. Porreca, Las Vegas van-

ity aside, we are more concerned that if left

untreated, pain, swelling, and chronic skin

discoloration can lead to open leg ulcers

wi thin a few year s. We hope to minimize

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Veg as Vall ey Vei n Inst itut e, lo ca te d in

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Traditional vein treatment required a for-

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treatments include the use of lasers and/or

radiofrequency probes. Radiofrequency

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less painful, and

proven to last longerthan laser treatments

a cc or di ng t o D rs .

Simon and Porreca.

No hospitalization is

required, and the proce-

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After treatment, remain ing spider veins

may be treated by injection of modern scle-

rosant medications. These treatments repre-

sent some of the greatest advances in medicine

in the past 30 years, according to the doctors.

Vegas Vall ey Vein Institute is locate d in

northwest Las Vegas. A second location is

planned for Henderson in the near future.

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