In 1970, Dr. Lee-Benner decided from his years of study and clinical trials that aging is a fatal disease. It is a disease that is an inevitable, incurable process of physical decline, illness, and frailty, ultimately leading to death. Moreover, he learned many are aging faster than the average rate of aging. This is called �accelerated aging.� Largely overlooked, this condition is either feared, ignored, or just plainly misunderstood. From that time he has been spending his research efforts on discovering and perfecting techniques with which to treat and prevent these changes related to aging. In order to promote youthfulness well into advanced age, he found that traditional methods popularly practiced,� the conventional wisdom,� of diet and exercises were not enough. It was then that he proposed the �Growth Hormone Hypothesis,� stemming from the neuroendocrine changes he observed occurring while studying his patients as they grew older. He discovered growth hormone deficiency to be a prevalent factor in many of his patients, and decided this might be a novel means to combat one aspect of aging.
He theorized that in addition to Free Radical Damage, and Immune Decline, there must also be NeuroendocrineSo, he started testing his patients for human growth hormone deficiency, and treating those found deficient with human growth hormone. The results were significant improvements in lean body mass, bone density, immune function and fat loss, as well as an improvement in mental attitude (by quality of life measurements). That was long ago, requiring growth hormone which had to be extracted from cadavers, was difficult to obtain, obviously scarce, and very costly. As an alternative, he began offering his patients treatments from a class of drugs that are FDA approved for the treatment of Parkinson�s disease called dopamine-agonists. These, he found would stimulate the brain�s release of its own store of growth hormone. He also instituted the use of amino acid supplements that were known precursors to brain neurotransmitters which enhance cognitive function and slow the onset of cognitive decline.
A lot has happened since those early days, and human growth hormone is now manufactured from a recombinant DNA process, making it abundantly available and affordable. In addition, Dr. Lee-Benner instituted the practice of using multiple formulations of anti-oxidant nutritional supplements to treat what was known as �The Free Radical Theory of Aging.� This led to him being called �the Longevity/Life-Extension Doctor,� and, some now call him �The Antiaging Doctor.� He continues to evolve, adding new techniques, and calls his practice �Clinical Age Management.� Dr. Lee-Benner is a practicing neuroendocrinologist, psychiatrist, and neuroscientist, with a technical background in biopharmaceutical and clinical research. His medical practice �specializes in treatment for changes related to aging.� conjunction with the World Health Foundation, Dr. Lee-Benner also had the opportunity to develop the state-of-the-art methods to effectively slow down and reverse the effects of
the aging process as well as enhancing vitality. His textbook, Physician's Guide to Free Radicals, Immunity, and Aging, is being used to teach medical students how to apply the methods developed at the Lee-Benner Institute in their future practices. In Dr. Lee-Benner's effort to fight aging, he wrote Turning Back the Aging Clock. landmark publication offers a basic program to enable everyone to live younger longer. the Lee-Benner Institute in Palm Beach, FL, the doctor treats clients with the World's Most Advanced Anti-Aging Program. This program includes the following:Amy G. Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Dr. Brenner earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Ohio. During medical school she found that she loved being in the operating room, but also desired relationships with her patients. After careful consideration, Dr. Brenner decided Obstetrics and Gynecology afforded her the ability to combine her love of procedures and taking care of women throughout their lifetime.
After four years in Toledo, she moved to the south to complete a four year OB/GYN residency at the University of Louisville. She then practiced Obstetrics and Gynecology for 11 years in the Cincinnati area. Dr. Brenner was board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2003. She is also a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Dr. Liu attended the University of California, Irvine Medical School and graduated in the top of her class with many honors. She was awarded a research fellowship to pursue a project in Dermatology which culminated in co-authorship on a pivotal paper on psoriasis. After graduating medical school, she completed her internship in internal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. She returned to the University of California, Irvine Medical Center for her residency in Dermatology. She is a Board Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She also is a Fellow of the American Society for MOHS Surgery and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.
She is also a member of the American Society for Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Mani is the founder of La Jolla Cosmetic Laser Clinic. As a Board Certified Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, Dr. Mani brings her “gentle exacting touch” to clients. The precision skills developed in delicate eye surgery - and the gratifying results - led her to establish a state-of-the-art cosmetic laser clinic. Under Dr. Mani’s medical direction, you are assured you will receive ONLY FDA safe and effective skin rejuvenation treatments and medical-grade skincare products that we know will improve your skin. As she herself ages, Dr. Mani is acutely aware of the feelings we have as we change with age. Dr. Mani graduated from the Vanderbilt University Ophthalmology Program in 1986. She completed her Vitreo-Retinal Surgical Fellowship at Doheny Eye Institute and University of Southern California.
Patti Owens, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.A., C.M.L.S.O., C.N.O.R. Ms. Owens, owner of AestheticMed Consulting International, LLC, provides consultation services in the areas of aesthetic and medical safety compliance programs. She is collaborating with Godfrey Town, Ph.D. to provide laser and IPL e-learning aesthetic programs through Online Laser Training USA, LLC. Ms. Owens is a national consultant for various laser companies and professional organizations including appointment as the principal medical and aesthetic instructor for Rockwell Laser Industries. She has served as the ASLMS Nursing / Allied Health Chairperson and Safety Board representative. Ms. Owens is the acting secretary on the ANSI Z136.3 committee and serves as a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC 76 WG4 and WG12, addressing international medical and aesthetic laser safety compliance. In addition she is a Certified Educational Provider of Contact Hours per the State of California, and she also works as an aesthetic nurse and consultant with Mark Sofonio, M.D. in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Ms. Owens was also an OR educator, laser manager and LSO at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash., and she co-authored Milady’s Aesthetician Series, Laser and Light Therapy
, published in 2009 by Cengage Learning. Angel Pierini, BS, CAC VI is co-founder and vice president of operations and business development for Pierini Esthetic Surgery Center and Pierini: A Solution for Beauty, a leading multi-location South Florida plastic surgery center and medspa. In addition, Angel is also a co-founder and managing partner for Doral Breast Center, the first 3D mammography and breast cancer screening center in Doral, FL, and a consultant with The Best Medical Business Solutions, helping aesthetic and cosmetic medical practice across the country strengthen the operational, administrative and financial health of their business. A Florida International University graduate, Angel has spent nearly a decade building the Pierini Centers with his father, world-renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Alberto Pierini, and sister Angelica Pierini, carrying on a long and reputable family history in the cosmetic and plastic surgery industry extending back to his grandfather, also a plastic surgeon.