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ramatic marble as far as the eye can see, herringbone
flooring anchored by a sculptural bronze screen –
Dr. Trevor Born’s new med-spa in Toronto’s Yorkville
neighbourhood has, er, gotten a facelift, to say the
least. The renowned cosmetic plastic surgeon – who practis-
es out of New York City as well and has been performing nips,
tucks and cosmetic “tweakments” since 1996 – has this sum-
mer opened a new 2,800-square foot facility that will begin of-
fering noninvasive esthetic procedures along with regenera-
tive medicine under one roof. Called the Institute of Human
Mechanics, the concept clinic is a collaboration between Born
and Dr. Anthony Galea, with more doctors to be announced.
Galea was one of the first to use platelet-rich plasma therapy
to treat pro athletes like Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez a dec-
ade ago. Now, the Canadian sports doctor is applying those
protocols to joints that degenerate with age. PRP, as it’s known,
is a process by which vials of a patient’s blood are spun through
a centrifuge to isolate platelets – cell fragments responsible for
clotting. Concentrated platelets containing essential growth
factors are then injected into the patient’s injured tissue to help
boost reparative cells, with applications that have expanded
well past sports therapy. “Of course, you can’t stop(^66) – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 everythingzoomer.com
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Dr. Trevor Born at
his Institute of Human
Mechanics, Toronto