What is a PhotoFacial? A PhotoFacial is an “intense pulsed light” treatment designed to reduce brown spots and redness. PhotoFacial is NOT a laser treatment. Each treatment takes about 30-45 for the entire face. It has a “sting” to it, and you will feel a bit “on fire” for about 2 hours afterwards. Most photodamage […]
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How does Botox help with underarm sweating? Botox Cosmetic is injected into the skin of the underarms and patients usually experience about 6 months of dryness. This underarm sweating treatment with Botox takes about 20 minutes and is very comfortable. How Botox decreases sweating in the armpits is not well understood. At your first Botox
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Botox for Underarm Sweating How does Botox for underarm sweating work? The exact mechanism of action for Botox in the armpits is unknown. We know that by injecting 100-200 units in the armpits reduces sweating significantly.The Botox procedure takes about 15-20 minutes and is very comfortable. Very tiny needles are used and there is almost
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What does Thermage Skin tightening do? Thermage Skin Tightening is a radiofrequency treatment that stimulates collagen deep in your skin. We know that sagging is caused by a combination of collagen loss and volume loss of other hard and soft tissues. With fillers like Juvederm and Voluma, we can address volume loss and fines, but not the
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What are “fillers” like Juvederm and Restylane? Fillers are clear gels that are injected directly into the skin to smooth out wrinkles and fill out depressions in the skin. Juvederm and Restylane are hyaluronic acid fillers. Hyaluronic acid is present in most of your joints and connective tissue. Juvederm and Restylane injectables last about 3-6
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How does Botox Cosmetic Work? Botox simply relaxes the muscles that cause wrinkles. Period. You expressions like bringing your brows together actually CAUSES a crease or wrinkle to become a permanent part of your skin. Botox will gently paralyze some of the muscle fibers that cause the contraction. The nice result is that you will
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Thermage Skin Tightening You may of heard of Thermage Skin Tightening or Thermalift. This unique treatment utilizes radio frequency energy to delivery heat deep into the dermis to build collagen. Collagen has been identified as one of the most important components of firm, healthy skin. When you are 50, you have only 1/2 of the collagen you had
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How does Botox help wrinkles around my eyes? Botox Cosmetic is an FDA approved treatment that relaxes muscles around the eyes to soften the appearance of lines. Fine lines and wrinkles around your eyes are from contracting the muscles. If you also have thin, older or sun damaged skin, these muscle contractions leave deeper and many more lines
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Not ready for a facelift? Are you noticing wrinkles and sagging skin on your face? Think you might need a surgical facelift, but are not sure? If you think that you just are NOT ready for the risk, pain, and cost of a surgical facelift, you may be pleasantly surprised that many of the results
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Ulthera Skin Lifting As we age our skin can often start looking lifeless and dull resulting in a haggard, “tired” appearance. Facial skin, especially the jaw-line and neck area can become loose and saggy while wrinkles, deep lines and a crape-like web of fine lines can make an appearance. Aging is not the only factor
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