Category Archives: Plastic Surgery

My Recording Equipment in Modesto, California

This will hopefully be used for our Modesto Plastic Surgery office for quality recordings. Or perhaps I could even narrate Botox and Juvederm procedural videos in the future. Hopefully it will create some nice recordings for Modesto.

My new recording toys

DAW (Digital Audio Workstation):

Avid Pro Tools 11 (software) on PC

MICROPHONES:

Neuman SKM 184 Stereo Microphone Pair
AKG C414 XLII pair
Shure Beta 57A Microphone
Crown PZM 30D Boundary Microphone
Crown PZM 30D Boundary Microphone

COMPONENTS:

Universal Audio 4-710d PreAmp
Apogee Rosetta 200 A/D converter
Avid Mbox 3 interface
Furman AR 1215 AC line regulator
DBX 160A Compressor/Limiter
DBX 160A Compressor/Limiter
DBX 160A Compressor/Limiter
DBX 160A Compressor/Limiter

COMPUTER:

HP Elite Desk 800 SFF, i7-4770, quad core
32 gigs of ram: 8GB ram x 4
Card readerSamsung
840 evo 2.5 inch 1 TB SATA III internal SSD
500 gig secondary HD
HP Monitor z24i 24 inch display DisplayPort Cable
HP Monitor z24i 24 inch display DisplayPort Cable

SPEAKERS / HEADPHONES

Dynaudio BM 5a MKII Studio Monitor
Dynaudio BM 5a MKII Studio Monitor
M-Audio Studiophile AV 40
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro-80 Closed Studio Headphones

MICROPHONE / STANDS

DR Pro SMS 1BK Wood Studio Monitor Stands (black, Pair)
DR Pro Tripod Mic Stand with Telescoping Boom
DR Pro Tripod Mic Stand with Telescoping Boom
DR Pro Tripod Mic Stand with Telescoping Boom
DR Pro Tripod Mic Stand with Telescoping Boom
Proline Conductor Music Stand

CABLES:

Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 25 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 25 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 25 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 25 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 25 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 25 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 3 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 3 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 3 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 3 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 3 foot
Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable 3 foot
Mogami Gold TRS patch cable 3 feet
Mogami Gold TRS patch cable 3 feet
50 foot Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable for Studio Neutrik XLR
50 foot Mogami Gold Neglex Quad Microphone Cable for Studio Neutrik XLR
Livewire TRS to Dual 1/4
Livewire SPDIF RCA data cable
Livewire SPDIF RCA data cable

RACK FURNITURE:

Raxxess Black Oak Studio Rack
Raxxess Black Oak Studio Rack
Raxxess Black Oak Studio Rack
Raxxess Economy Sliding Rack Drawer
Raxxess Economy Sliding Rack Drawer
Rack Pack Nut Retainer Clips
Rack Pack Nut Retainer Clips
Regrip cable straps cinch

YouTube “Recordings”

My first project

Thank you for visiting!

It wasn’t easy putting this together! I still have some issues I need to work out.

Updated: 8-24-14

YouTube vs. FaceBook Video Sound Quality

Piano as surgical dexterity practice

As part of my daily surgical dexterity practice, I play the piano. But I also need feedback by self-assessing my technique by making videos. Most importantly the sound created with my fingers, arms, and body is important. I do load the videos up onto the internet at times to get feedback from others. I would say that there are plenty of experts out there on the internet who know a lot more about piano playing than I do. But part of my goals is to have my dexterity improve for my cosmetic surgical practice where I inject Botox, Fillers, Veins and I perform Acupuncture too.

Two social sharing platforms are FaceBook and YouTube. I had to compare to see which one had better sound quality. In the end I think the sound quality goes with the video quality. YouTube won out in my opinion. But both platforms do change the volume and degrade the quality of the original file which was taken as a quicktime move with a Canon 60D camera which I got from Costco about a year ago.

Head to head comparison: YouTube vs. FaceBook

My initial conclusions are that YouTube’s sound quality degrades less than FaceBook’s. YouTube has a tendency to lower my volume and FaceBook does the opposite – it raises the volume (when compared to the original quicktime file sitting on my hard-drive). Here’s the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqCNMfsNBvQ

Chopin Minute Waltz, Calvin Lee, MD on YouTube

I don’t know if I can share the video from FaceBook, but this would be the link:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152453193389650&set=vb.547494649&type=2&theater

I guess you can decide for yourself.

I did the listening through a new beyerdynamic professional headphone. It’s the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 Ohms.

The box got crushed in the delivery to me, but I think the headphones are fine. This is how it arrived (there was an outside box that got beat up too). The box was torn in several places, but I think miraculously the headphones were flexible enough to take some of the squishing that happened.

Beyerdynamic Headphone specs for the DT 770 Pro, 80 Ohms:

Transducer type: dynamic
Operating principle: closed
Nominal frequency response 5-30,000 Hz
Nominal impedance 80 Ohms/system
Nominal SPL: 96 db SPL
Nominal THD: <0.2%
Ambient noise isolation: approx. 18 dBA
Weight without cable: 270g
Cable: 3m/stright cable
Connection: gold plated mini jack 1/8″ and 1/4″ adapter

When to restart Tretinoin after an Obagi Blue Peel Radiance Peel

I got this question today, and it’s a question we address constantly. I thought I’d write about restarting facial topical Tretinoin after a Blue Peel Radiance (Obagi) Peel treatment on the face.

When should I re-start Tretinoin again after I receive a Blue Peel Radiance Peel (Obagi)?

The quick answer is about 6 days to restart your tretinoin, also known as Retin-A (among other names). The range for most patients would be 4-8 days. Some can restart sooner if there wasn’t too much irritation from the Obagi Blue Peel Radiance.

The problem of starting Tretioin too soon after a Blue Peel Radiance is that your skin may become too irritated and uncomfortable.

The same goes for restarting all the other Obagi Nu-Derm skin care products which may have been stopped – such as Exfoderm, Exfoderm Forte.

Everyone’s skin is a little different and every esthetician, doctor, dermatologist, surgeon, nurse has a different plan. My guideline of about 6 days works for us at Surgical Artistry, Modesto. But please consult your own practitioner for their own preferences. Our plastic surgery office is directed by Dr. Tammy Wu, Plastic Surgeon and we are located in Modesto, California. Different locations and different climates on the skin affect these recommendations on returning back to tretinoin use.

Other important aftercare instructions for Obagi Blue Peel Radiance Chemical Peel:

Download the Blue Peel RADIANCE After-care Card here or with the below link.

http://obagi.com/sites/default/files/bluepeel_ttearpad.pdf

The pdf file above will talk about the importance of applying Sunscreen.

When to consider another Blue Peel Radiance Chemical Peel.

One can consider another Blue Peel Radiance chemical peel about 1 month later. Theoretically, one can consider a repeat Blue Peel Radiance as close as 2 weeks apart. The purpose of “stacking” the peels closer together is to continue to get better results. After about a series of 5 peels, the improvement is at it’s maximum, and then the goal is maintenance which may be achieved with continued peels every 2-3 months.

A Recent Botox and Dermal Filler Review for Calvin Lee, MD in Modesto, CA

Botox and Dermal Filler review for Calvin Lee, MD Modesto, CA. November 2013.

The review can be found here: https://plus.google.com/102548094439476506081/about?gl=US&hl=en-US

I have saved other (older) plastic surgery and botox reviews here.

Thank you very much for the Botox and Juvederm and Boletero review. It’s very much appreciated. And I will continue to do my best to improve and live up to those high standards written in these very kind reviews.

www.SurgeryToday.com
(209) 551-1888

Surgical Artistry FaceBook – Modesto Plastic Surgery

I tend to get wordy – scroll down to the bottom for the summary of the three worthy FaceBook pages related to Surgical Artistry in Modesto, CA.

How do I find the Surgical Artistry page on FaceBook?

This is confusing because somehow FaceBook has a page created for Surgical Artistry – but regardless of how I try to “edit” that page – it doesn’t take my “suggestion” for redirecting to a page we created – which we consider the “official” Surgical Artistry FaceBook Page.

The Official Surgical Artistry FaceBook Page

www.FaceBook.com/ModestoPlasticSurgery – I figured that Modesto Plastic Surgery described best what we did. Looking at our services – there is more to Surgical Artistry than just Plastic Surgery.

Birth of a second Official Surgical Artistry FaceBook Page

However after a while, some of my patients thought I (Calvin Lee, MD) should have a page of my own relating to Botox, Juvederm, and other Dermal Fillers. So we created: www.FaceBook.com/BotoxModesto. On this page we talk about things like cannulas for cosmetic injections, dermal fillers for lip augmentation, and perhaps even cosmetic acupuncture. this page is more related to the stuff I do, but with a slant on cosmetic injections and dermal fillers.

Wait, there is yet another FaceBook page

Worth mentioning is my “personal” FB page – everyone is welcome to find me there.

The URL is www.FaceBook.com/Modesto – I like Modesto so much that yes, it has become my FaceBook vanity URL.

Summary of the three FaceBook pages:

Surgical Artistry Modesto Plastic Surgery FaceBook – slant on plastic surgery
Surgical Artistry Modesto Botox FaceBook – slant on Botox
Calvin Lee Personal FaceBook – everything Modesto

Continuing Medical Education for Calvin Lee, MD, Modesto Surgeon

Lifelong student of Surgery, Medicine, and Health. Surgical Artistry (209) 551-1888