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SL_BellaBodyMedicalSpa_Profile_7_24_Profile 8 / 30 / 24 10 : 54 AM Page 2 For Benedetto , she immediately knew she had made the right decision . The business outgrew the space within a year . With Dr . Kepko and her sister , Bobbi Linn , Benedetto opened Bella Body’s first solo location in 2012 . The busi - ness was so successful that only four years later , the spa needed more room . Benedetto found a large , beautiful building with excellent light on Stony Hill Road in Yardley . At first , she was intimidated by the size and balked at signing a 10 - year lease . “ Now it’s eight years into it , and we’ve grown so much that now I’m thinking : Wow , we might need more space , ” Benedetto says with a laugh . As the seasons transition from summer to fall , Benedetto recommends that new and current clients check out the spa’s new “ 5 - 1 - 1 ” program . In a comprehensive con - sultation , Bella Body’s aestheticians will work with a client to create a five - month The staff of Bella Body provides clients with plan to address their specific skin and anti - aging and spa treatments of the highest quality , health concerns , with most treatments re - delivered in a serene , luxurious , and welcoming quiring little to no recovery time . Also , as environment . tans fade , Benedetto says that many clients request a photo facial to remove the marks Although the Bella Body staff takes its left by a summer in the sun . work seriously , the spa’s atmosphere is a “ Think of it like a Magic Eraser that joyful one . All first - time Botox users get to helps remove unwanted pigmentation , like ring a small bell after their first treatment , sun damage and broken capillaries , ” says and Bella Body’s Instagram features many Benedetto . “ It’s the perfect after - summer cheeky quotes , such as “ Life is too short to treatment . ” fill in your brows every day . ” Recently the When asked what Benedetto wished staff posted a few fun and mischievous people knew about skin care , she offers a videos to announce the return of a beloved few straightforward tips : Make sure to colleague , Jaclyn “ J Marie ” McCreesh , who wash your face every morning and specializes in enhancing clients ’ natural evening ; and invest in good products beauty with minimal treatments . suited to your specific skin needs . Most im - “ We’re so excited to have one of the portantly , Benedetto underscores the im - best injectors in the area joining us in Au - portance of maintaining a consistent gust , ” says Benedetto . “ Jaclyn has been a routine . dear friend , and we’ve had a chance to “ You don’t need to do too much or work with her in the past . We’re so happy spend too much , but you have to be con - to welcome her back full force . ” sistent and go to people who really know what they’re doing , ” she adds . “ While it ‘ A Special Place ’ can be some work up front , a little bit of Benedetto attended the University of Miami self - care and maintenance goes such a as a pre - med student , though her interest long way . ” in the business aspects of aesthetic medi - Benedetto and the rest of the Bella cine came much later . Her path changed Body team consider home - care advice a when she was introduced to the industry natural extension of the A - plus service they while working in sales for a medical - device provide to clients at each visit . From the firm . moment a client checks in at the front desk “ I came across a body - sculpting treat - and through their treatment to the mo - ment that was fantastic , ” Benedetto recalls . ment they step out the door , Benedetto “ I thought : Why don’t we try working with strives to make every aspect of the experi - these ? ” ence relaxing , enjoyable , and memorable . our clients , ” she explains . “ So valuing my So , in 2011 , Benedetto leased a small “ When our clients leave , ” she adds , “ I staff and treating them with love , appreci - space in another med spa and began pro - want them to say , ‘ This is such a special ation , and gratitude just pours over into viding treatments with Joseph E . Kepko , place . I feel valued here , and I can’t wait to ? how we treat our clients . ” D.O . , now Bella Body’s medical director . come back ! ’ ” Bella Body Medical Spa Bella Body Medical Spa would like to thank Pure Eco Wellness Salon for providing hair - styling serv - D 734 Stony Hill Road , 2nd Floor ices for the photo shoot . For more information about Pure Eco Wellness Salon , which is located at 84 S . Main Street in Yardley , visit pureecosalonspa.com . Yardley , PA 19067 ( 215 ) 622 - 7724 bellabodymedicalspa.com

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SL_StMaryMedicalCenter_Profile_7_24_Profile 8 / 30 / 24 10 : 56 AM Page 1 Dr . Holzman consults with a which the patient’s own tissue from an - prospective patient . other part of the body is transplanted to the chest to reconstruct the breast . “ Honestly , breasts have never been something that defined me , ” she says . “ At the same time , I wanted to be comfortable in a bathing suit , and I wasn’t super com - fortable with being completely flat chested . I asked Dr . Holzman what he would recommend to his wife or his daughter . He was very helpful in walking me through all of the options so that I could make an informed decision . ” She selected an implant - based recon - struction . The procedure can be per - formed along with the mastectomy , or delayed . Either way , Dr . Holzman says it can be an important part of the healing process . “ The goal is to help someone return to their whole self , ” he adds . “ Patients don’t choose cancer , but at least we can help them try to maintain their self - identity , their body image , and their confidence . Obvi - ously , when it comes to breast cancer , the MOVINGFORWARD main treatment is to make sure they’re cancer free . But when they are cancer free , we want to make sure they have the con - fidence to move forward , to live their life , and to feel like they’re a survivor . ” Describing herself as a “ solutions - dri - AFTERCANCER ven person , ” Cervenka selected an imme - diate reconstruction . In no time , she was A key part of St . Mary Medical Center’s comprehensive team treating back to her job at a catering company , ex - patients with breast cancer , plastic surgeon Nathaniel Holzman , M.D . , ercising , and being active with her family . “ She wanted to get it done quickly so aims to restore women’s confidence and self - image . she could move forward with her life , ” Dr . Holzman says . “ She was always a glass - by M AT T C O S E N T I N O photo by A L I S O N D U N L A P half - full kind of person , and she still is . She never questioned , ‘ Why is this happening “ Why me ? ” is a perfectly understand - Dr . Reisner presented her with several to me ? ’ She was always optimistic and able reaction to a cancer diagnosis . options ; she decided to have a double willing to fight , and she won . ” Yet the thought never occurred to Leslie mastectomy , which he performed about a “ Dr . Holzman was always so positive Cervenka when received that dreaded month later . Fortunately , her cancer had about my attitude , ” she adds . “ Having that phone call just a few days before Thanks - not spread , and no chemotherapy or radi - kind of positive affirmation from my doc - giving in 2020 . She was too busy trying to ation was necessary . In the meantime , tors was extremely helpful during my path figure out how to move forward with her Cervenka met with St . Mary Chief of Plastic to recovery . ” life . and Reconstructive Surgery Nathaniel Breast reconstruction has come a long Thanks to her own will to fight and the Holzman , M.D . , about the reconstruction way with technological advancements , expertise of the dedicated medical staff at possibilities . and the safety of the procedures continues St . Mary Medical Center , that’s exactly “ We always want to do the best for any to rise . Dr . Holzman is excited to see what what she did . of our patients , whether they’re 25 or 85 , ” comes next with stem cell therapy and tis - “ I can’t say enough amazing things Dr . Holzman says . “ Obviously , when these sue growth . He is proud to work for a hos - about my team at St . Mary , ” she beams , women are diagnosed with cancer at such pital where innovation is embraced , and cancer - free almost four years after her a young age , they’re just starting certain as - where world - class care can be provided to medical issues first arose at the age of 33 . pects of their lives , whether it’s parenthood people in the community they call home . Cervenka , a Newtown resident , was or a new career , and it hits home a little “ Being a premier institution in the visiting her gynecologist when a suspicious more . ” community was the goal of the hospital lump was first discovered in her right Dr . Holzman offered two options to when I came on board 12 years ago , and I breast . She was sent for a mammogram Cervenka . She could choose no recon - think it’s still the goal today , ” he says . “ I live and a biopsy was taken , and Russell Reis - struction and have an aesthetic flat closure in the community , and it’s nice to be avail - ner , M.D . , a breast surgical oncologist at St . following the mastectomy , or she could able to patients in our community and to Mary Medical Center , confirmed a suspi - opt for either an implant - based reconstruc - offer the latest advancements in medicine cion : invasive ductal carcinoma . An entire tion or an autologous reconstruction , in so close to home . ” n team then sprang into action , with the pri - mary goal of treating Cervenka’s cancer D St.MaryMedical Center but also to preserve the young mother’s quality of life . Plasticand Reconstructive Surgery Center Langhorne 1203 Langhorne - Newtown Road | St . Clare Building , Suite 334 SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM Langhorne , PA 19047 | ( 215 ) 710 - 5234 | trinityhealthma.org VOLUME 15 ISSUE 11 26 |

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