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A Doctor of Medicine from the University of Saskatchewan and a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricsand Gynecology of Canada (FRCS), Dr. James Bastian learned first hand what matters most to women.

Practicing medicine in Saskatchewan since 1989, Dr. Bastian has a robust private practice focused on womens health care. Beyond his practice, he has shared his expertise as Director of the Womens Health Center of the Regina QuAppelle Health Region and as a medical professor at the University of Saskatchewan.

An important lesson Dr. Bastian learned through his outstanding career in obstetrics and gynecology was that women care as much about their appearance as the way they feel.

In order to best serve his patients, Dr. Bastian cultivated expertise in the use of lasers to provide hair removal, treatment of spider veins, MicroLaserPeels and photorejuvenation. He is also recognized as a master [Treatment name removed] injector and has a large practice involving the use of cosmetic fillers such as [Treatment name removed]. A leader in cellulite reduction and facial skin tightening, Dr. Bastian uses bipolar and unipolar radiofrequencies.

After training in New York, New Jersey, and Colorado, Dr. Bastian pioneered awake liposuction in Saskatchewan. He performed Saskatchewans first awake liposuction in an outpatient surgical facility in February 2008. Since then the requests for Dr. Bastians skill has been remarkable, with awake liposuction performed daily during most weeks. Dr. Bastian has safely and effectively performed over 500 awake liposuction procedures. You are welcome to see his awake liposuction photo gallery to see why this procedure has become so popular. Click here to find out!

Today, patients and clients place their trust in Dr. Bastians 20-plus years of experience using lasers in womens health care. He is a member of the American Society of Lipo-Suction Surgery.

P.L. Bastian graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Saskatchewan in 1979, and completed her Masters Degree in Educational Psychology in 1988. Moving to Regina in 1989, she established a private counseling practice. Her work as a psychologist has helped countless families in Regina for over two decades.

Dr. Sheikh is a trained General and Laparoscopic Surgeon from UK/Ireland. He has a special interest in Cosmetic Medicine, Awake Liposuction and Hair Transplantation. Dr. Sheikh is a respected General Surgeon with extensive experience in the field of Cosmetic Medicine. Dr. Sheikh is experienced in the performance of awake liposuction, and he is knowledgeable about several liposuction techniques, including the new BodyTite™ radiofrequency-assisted awake liposuction (RFAL). Now available at Nu Image, BodyTite™ uses radiofrequency energy to create remarkable skin tightening when paired with awake liposuction.