Dr. Maritza Perez not lone is an adept successful utilizing precocious laser exertion to dainty tegument conditions, she besides donated respective of the machines from her backstage signifier to the UConn Health Department of Dermatology for her and colleagues to usage for diligent attraction and grooming of residents. The instrumentality shown present uses radiofrequency for abdominous simplification and assemblage contouring. (Photo by Tina Encarnacion)
When UConn Health’s dermatology signifier formally opens its laser halfway adjacent year, it volition diagnostic immoderate of the latest technology, and the authorities didn’t person to acquisition it.
That’s due to the fact that 1 of the dermatologists who is utilizing the machines did.
Dr. Maritza Perez had a backstage signifier successful Fairfield County erstwhile she joined the UConn Health module successful 2019. She had been splitting her clip until December 2021, erstwhile she closed her backstage practice.
She estimates she invested $1 cardinal successful the laser machines she’d been utilizing downstate. Rather than effort to merchantability them, she decided to bring them with her to Farmington arsenic a donation to UConn Health.
“I unrecorded successful the state, I’m grooming the residents, and this is going to beryllium a bequest for the future,” Perez says. “We tin decidedly amended not lone the grooming but besides the options for attraction of patients here.”
While depreciated, the exertion inactive has years of utile beingness near and is an accidental for UConn Health to upgrade its capabilities for some diligent attraction and training. It includes:
- A PICO Genesis laser, which uses 2 wavelengths to dainty pigmentation issues and revitalize tegument with minimal downtime
- An XEO laser platform, which has 7 lasers for aggregate applications, including rejuvenation, vascular treatment, and hairsbreadth removal.
- A vascular laser, for treating pigmentation and vascular issues.
- A truSculpt assemblage contouring instrumentality for targeted abdominous simplification utilizing radiofrequency.
“This singular acquisition of instrumentality from Dr. Perez considerably enhances the prime of our nonmigratory acquisition and diligent care,” says Peter Lamothe, the UConn Foundation’s subordinate vice president for improvement astatine UConn Health. “It exemplifies her committedness to improving the lives of others and volition person a lasting impact.”
Perez, who has expertise successful treating a wide scope tegument conditions, besides donated instrumentality that doesn’t impact lasers:
- A dermabrasion machine, which addresses pox marks, acne scars, and different scars.
- A microdermabrasion machine, a little assertive attraction amended suited for dull skin, brownish spots and property spots.
- Electrodessication equipment, which uses electrical existent to region definite types of tegument lesions.
- A afloat acceptable of cannulas for liposuction and abdominous transplantation.
“Apart from the publication to the aesculapian schoolhouse and Department of Dermatology, I americium a number giving backmost to the assemblage successful expanding services delivered to them,” Perez says. “This is thing that is looking to the aboriginal of dermatology successful Connecticut.”
UConn Health Dermatology expects to person its caller laser halfway formally unfastened successful the spring.
“Dr. Perez’s generous acquisition to UConn Health and specifically to our Dermatology Department is fantastic,” says Anne Horbatuck, main operating serviceman of University Medical Group and vice president for ambulatory services. “This donation volition assistance successful helping america make and determination guardant a caller cutting-edge laser halfway – truthful galore acknowledgment to her for this gift.”
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