Apollo Med Spa: A Balance Of Wellness & Beauty

Written by Kim Thomas Sunday, 18 July 2010 18:01

June 2010

“My motto is ‘Do No Harm’ when it comes to cosmetic treatments,” says Jay Chowdappa, MD, of Apollo Med Spa. “You don’t need high-risk treatments to look younger; there are so many things  available that work. I have picked these [anti-aging] treatments that are safe and really work.”  Apollo Med Spa offers the latest in non-surgical anti-aging treatments, as well as medical weight  loss, nutritional counseling and supplements for optimal health.

Dr. Jay Chowdappa is the medical director and prescribing physician at Apollo Med Spa & Weight Loss Center, located in his office  on Little Rd. in Trinity. Dr. Chowdappa, who completed his residency at Cornell University Medical  School affiliated hospitals in New York, has been in private practice since 1996 and is Board  Certified in Internal Medicine. He has been seeing patients in the New Port Richey office for 11 years. Throughout his career, Dr. Chowdappa has  focused on helping his patients to feel better; not only by helping them to stay well, but also by h helping individuals feel better about themselves. Knowing that when you look better, you do feel  better about yourself, Dr. Chowdappa complemented his medical practice with Apollo Med Spa  about a year-and-a-half ago.

“I’m really fortunate to have an excellent staff,” says Dr. Chowdappa. “And my partner, Dr. Amar,  is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and has practiced in the area for nearly 30 years.”

Feel Great, Look Great!

Dr. Chowdappa, who specializes benefits of the latest anti-aging treatments and skincare products.

Additionally, he provides patients of Apollo Med Spa with nutritional counseling. “As a part of  wellness care, we offer naturopathic care as well as nutritional counseling,” explains Dr. Chowdappa. “I specialize in internal medicine and I’ve trained in all kinds of complicated  problems. There are some problems that pharmaceutical medicine won’t help. But, nutritional   supplements and natural remedies can be very effective for many health problems. You have to be careful with supplements, though. People go into health food stores and spend hundreds of dollars without even knowing if what they are taking is doing them good instead of harm. For  example,  someone on blood thinners should not take vitamin K or E.

” Apollo Med Spa offers its  clients state-of-the-art laser treatments that work for a wide variety of aesthetic needs such as  tattoo removal, body and face contouring, hair and vein reduction, cellulite reduction and skin rejuvenation. The laser treatments can significantly reduce wrinkles and scars, as well as offering  fantastic results in the treatment of rosacea and acne. And something most of us Floridians want  o get rid of is the evidence of all that fun in the sun that presents itself in sunspots on our skin! Dr.  how dappa advises, “Laser treatments are very good for sun-damaged skin, as well as the Obagi  skincare products that we carry. It depends on the problem, but even one laser treatment can be enough to see significant change.”

Also offered for skin-rejuvenation and the treatment of age spots and wrinkles are glycolic/lactic  acid peels. But, perhaps the best treatment of all is the amazing PAN-G system, which offers  clients a face and neck lift without surgery! The PAN-G system is basically an electrical treatment that utilizes light electrical pulses which work to tone the muscles of the face and neck. I thought this sounded almost too good to be true, but then I saw the before and after photos of Dr. Chowdappa’s patients who have benefited from this amazing technology and the results were undeniably fantastic. “I would say the treatment lifted ten years off of my face—it really works,” says Marilyn, after her experience with the PAN-G system.

Botox definitely works to smooth out crow’s feet and those worry lines in the forehead, just as Restylane and Juvaderm fillers certainly smooth out lines and add volume. At Apollo Med Spa, you can be certain that these treatments are administered by a professional. “All injections are always done by a physician,” says Dr. Chowdappa. “You can see a bad filler and it is almost a guarantee that somebody did it without knowing what they were doing.”Other beautifying services offered at Apollo Med Spa include mesotherapy, which a body- contouring therapy, and sclerotherapy for the reduction of spider veins. Latisse, which grows and thickens eyelashes, is also available.

Apollo Med Spa keeps its skincare products simple, reasoning that patients deserve only the best. “Obagi is the top-of-the-line skin rejuvenation and acne treatment in America today,” says Dr. Chowdappa.

Lose Weight, Gain Health

“There are weight loss programs all over the place that teach you how to eat and teach you how to exercise,”  says Dr. Chowdappa. “I do all that too, but also, more importantly, this is a medical condition and I treat patients with medication.”

Dr. Chowdappa prescribes an appetite suppressant to weight loss patients and he recommends which supplements and vitamins they should take, as well as giving them a plan for a healthier lifestyle and diet.

“One patient of mine lost 85 pounds in just six months,” says Dr. Chowdappa. “His whole life changed. Now he is out riding his bike all over the place! It is really amazing how losing even 20 or 30 pounds can make a huge difference in a person’s health. They can literally go off blood pressure medications and diabetes can be controlled.”

Apollo Med Spa is located at 3535 Little Rd. in Trinity and is open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon. – Fri. Please call 753-1999 or visit online at www.apollomedspa.com.