THE LIFESTYLE LIFT FOUNDATION

In 2006, Lifestyle Lift founder and director, Doctor David Kent applied his knowledge and experience to help children around the world by establishing the Lifestyle Lift Foundation. The Lifestyle Lift Foundation is a non-profit organization designated to help children who were born with birth defects, specifically those with Hemangioma.

Hemangioma is a benign tumor that usually takes form in the shape of a ball, and occasionally in a flatter mat. It is formed by a collection of excess blood vessels in an area. Since blood vessel cells are typically transparent in thin smooth muscle cells, Hemangiomas usually appear as the color of the blood that runs through them. If the blood contains a great amount of oxygen, or if it is more arterial, the color is often bright red. If the color is dark, the blood is usually low in oxygen, venous or possibly blood has stopped flowing.

To have propagating Hemangiomas removed surgically is a very hazardous procedure because of the existing risk of hemorrhage and damage to vital structures linked with them (such as the head, neck); therefore, only specially trained surgeons should be performing the procedure.

Lifestyle Lift Foundation provides early excision of the Hemangioma utilizing new advancements in surgical instruments that cauterize while cutting lessen the risk of an hemorrhage. In getting an early excision, someone’s life or vision can be saved, and the negative psychosocial effects associated with a cosmetically disfiguring lesion during the course of early childhood can be reduced. In addition to early excision, other benefits to having the procedure done include the use of naturally expanded skin to aid in primary closure and the ability to occupy a fairly avascular tissue plane surrounding actively growing Hemangiomas.

In recognizing and removing the benign tumor at an early stage in life, Doctor Kent’s organization is devoted to helping children with Hemangioma. The children the organization has helped and will help can either not afford the treatments or do not have access to treatment in their communities. The referrals of each patient are made by the parents themselves, seeking treatment for their children. The Lifestyle Lift Foundation believes that a healthy child is ultimately a happy child.