Every year in Stanislaus County, we get a letter for online filing around February. This is due May 7th. One thing we learned is that Botox is considered property for a doctor and is thus subject to property tax. We file this ourselves online or sometimes we have our accountant who is in downtown Modesto, help us with the e-file. The Assessor’s office business division telephone number is 209-525-6461. This info should be helpful for other Botox Businesses in Modesto or perhaps other places as well.
Quick answer: For me it took me about 32 years of full time work to become a Surgeon / Acupuncturist / Cosmetic Physician.
I am a Board Certified General Surgeon with a past trauma career who assists in plastic surgeries and spinal cord stimulator / spinal pain pump surgeries. I am also an Acupuncturist who injects Botox as an extension of Acupuncture. Many of my Botox point selections are related Acupuncture points for migraine headaches and wrinkle prevention. 40% of my clinical time is spent at work is spent on Acupuncture, and 50% of my time is spent with cosmetic injections for Botox, Fillers, and Veins, and 10% of my time is spent assisting in surgeries. In a usual clinic day, It is common for me to use 250 units of Botox, 7 syringes of dermal fillers, and see about 6 acupuncture patients. Outside of my clinical time, I also spend a great deal of time as an administrator of Surgical Artistry – the combined medical office for myself and my wife, Dr. Tammy Wu, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.
While discussing “life” with another surgeon friend. I sort of wondered why a chunk of my life seemed to be missing; I never caught on with today’s technology (I don’t have a TV or smart phone – yet as of 4/26/15). We calculated how many hours went into my training to become a surgeon/acupuncturist/Botox injector after high school. We came to the conclusion that for me it was roughly 58,000 hours! That’s more than 32 years at a full time job to do what I do as a surgeon/acupuncturist. Yikes – who does stuff like that?? (I guess I did).
Hours spent becoming a doctor in the USA. This cut-off graphic doesn’t take into account fellowships and research time. Please see the links below for more detail.
I did not make this really nice graphic above.
I just found this online which shows that most doctors spend 20 years in full-time work hours to do what they do. I was coincidentally calculating how many hours of formal training it took me to become a Surgeon/Acupuncturist/Botox injector: My conclusion is 32 years at a full time job (58,000) hours. Here’s the website source of the graphic: http://www.bestmedicaldegrees.com/salary-of-doctors/ (warning – it might depress some doctors)
The data for the info seems to come from this webpage: https://benbrownmd.wordpress.com/
Just realized I might be unique. I have known that I might be one of the first board certified General Surgeons to become an acupuncturist in America. And I am probably one of the first acupuncturists to inject BOTOX regularly. And I am probably one of the first acupuncturists who assists in Tummy Tuck surgeries and Face Lifts. So it is possible that I am UNIQUE as a Board Certified General Surgeon who became an Acupuncturist who injects BOTOX regularly and assists in Plastic Surgery – and lives in Modesto, California!
Many of the injection sites for Botox are the same as Acupuncture points
I am starting to see BOTOX as an extension of Acupuncture – most of the injection sites for Botox are acupuncture points – especially points for relieving stagnant/congested feelings in the head which include headaches, depression, sinus issues, allergies, etc.
This would be useful for things like marketing campaigns on FaceBook. Or if someone were moving to Modesto and wanted to see which cities were nearby. etc.
I like to help other Botox injectors and I just got this question on my email today. I thought I’d share and hopefully help others
Question: How big of a fridge will I need for Botox? Which one do you recommend?
Answer that I emailed back:
Fridge Size: I use a dorm room sized fridge. It’s half height fridge which comes up to my waist. You don’t really need anything big at all for Botox. Small works just fine.
You could even get a square shaped mini fridge. But I don’t want to bend down all the way to the ground.
You don’t need a freezer for Botox. They make refrigerators without a freezer. This could potentially save electricity and some hassle of freezer issues. I think if I were to do it differently, I would get a refrigerator without a freezer. The ice in there messes up the temperature sometimes.
Regarding temperature regulation. I have two thermometers – one is digital (uses batteries) and broadcasts the temperature, and the other is just a plain analog thermometer (no batteries). It’s important to keep the temperature of the Botox within the guidelines suggested by the manufacturer. But sometimes, it’s nice to have a freezer section for the ice packs. These would be ice packs to hand out to patients for bruising.
I was asked to do a brief interview for a publicity event for Doctors Medical Center. I wrote down what I was saying (hopefully not too much mumbling):
I am Dr. Calvin Lee. I am a surgeon and I focus my practice on whole body acupuncture and cosmetic injections of Botox and fillers which complement our plastic surgery practice, Surgical Artistry, with my wife Dr. Tammy Wu.
Why do I love what I do?
Beauty and health for my patients is my goal. Beauty on the outside is health on the inside. My purpose is to provide educational advice and technical procedures at the highest level possible for my patients. In addition to feeling good about helping others, it is extremely satisfying for me to be a surgeon especially since I’ve always loved technical dexterity challenges. There is certainly an abundance of surgical skills used in facial filler implantation, Botox strategy, and acupuncture needle manipulations.
It is a privilege to be here in Modesto, California. It is a privilege to have the trust of patients. And it’s a privilege to wake up each morning with a purpose.
Botox freezes the action of muscles but does it freeze feeling?
I got this question in my Modesto Botox practice about three times this past week. This gave me the spark to write about it a bit in my blog of Botox Topics.
Our ad in a Modesto Magazine back in 2013.
Botox does not freeze sensation – it does not make you “numb.”
As you can probably tell from many of the questions I’ve received before, that answers are not always that simple. If I had to summarize/simplify the answer to the question of Botox making you numb – would be “no” – Botox does not make you numb. Numb in the sense of getting of numbing shot at the dentist, etc. However, it is believed that Botox may play a role in diminishing pain sensation – such as those felt in migraines. Thus Botox most likely doesn’t change your normal sensations, but it may diminish excruciating pain sensations. As we know from our studies of neuroscience, different sensations such as fine touch, coarse touch, temperature and pain have different pathways in our nervous system.
Botox does not make you numb.
I hope this answers the question.
Please see your doctor in person for a detailed explanation. There is no medical advice intended here, just a general discussion.
