Monthly Archives: February 2008
Eye Wrinkle Treatment
Non surgical eye area treatment can be approached with muscle relaxing injections, active eye creams and sometimes the addition of dermal fillers. What can be treated? Eye wrinkles or crow’s feet Lines between the brow Lines beneath the eye Tear troughs and dark circles under eyes What Treatment Is Appropriate For Your Concerns? There are [...]
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Marionette Line Treatment
Marionette line is a common term used to describe changes that occur on the chin area with facial aging. As we age there is atrophy of structures under the skin, and descent of facial cheek pads. The groove and sometimes fold and line that occur on the chin area result from a combination of these [...]
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Nasolabial Fold Treatment
Nasolabial line or fold describes the groove that developes between the nose and mouth. It is caused primarily by volume loss and descent of the cheek pad. Because the skin is attached to deeper structures at this point the fold developes in this area. Dermal fillers can be used to replace volume loss in the [...]
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Non Surgical Rhinoplasty
The Non surgical rhinoplasty is a procedure that uses dermal fillers to achieve reshaping of the nose without surgery. Two approaches to achieve changes to nose shape. 1. A surgical Rhinoplasty performed by a plastic surgeon is the most common. It has advantages in that it is permanent. There is down time and recovery. Costs [...]
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Non surgical ‘nose job’ or rhinoplasty
Sometimes called the 15 minute nose job this is an excellent, affordable option for people who want to change the shape of their noses but do not want surgery. The advantages are obvious: Cost: $990 for non surgical rhinoplasty compared to $5000-$10 000 for surgical rhinoplasty Results are instant, there is no downtime, no surgery, [...]
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Salicylic Acid and Acne
Acne consists of a variety of skin blemishes including blackheads, whiteheads and pimples. A common underlying factors in all of them is pore obstruction. Salicylic Acid or BHA (beta hydroxy acid) is an oil soluble skin product that penetrates into the pore and helps ex-foliate and unblock the pore. With acne the pores becomes clogged [...]
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Treatment Of Chest Lines And Wrinkles
The skin on the décolletage is subject to aging from intrinsic(genetic) and extrinsic (environmental) factors. The primary environmental factor is sun damage and is responsible for most skin aging. With years of repeated sun exposure there can be loss of tissue elasticity and pigmentation changes. It is the changes to skin structure that result in [...]
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Hyperhidrosis Treatment
The treatment of hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating depends on which part of the body it affects. The following summary applies to primary hyperhidrosis of the underarm only. It is important that you have your excessive sweating assessed and diagnosed correctly before undertaking any treatment. Primary Hyperhidrosis Treatment Summary 1. Local Treatments Antiperspirants for hyperhidrosis of [...]
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Excessive Sweating Treatment
Axillary Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating of the underarm area. sweating occurs at 4-5 times than necessary for cooling it is provoked by heat, stress or for no apparent reason when it is uncomfortable, embarrassing or at its worst disabling when it interferes with work choices, social choices and relationships when it starts to mess with [...]
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Non Surgical Cheek Enhancement