Category: Aesthetic Treatments
Melasma: Facts and Treatments that Work
Our skin is a window into our health. When it is healthy, it provides the impression of overall health and wellness. When it breaks out, it can cause feelings of insecurity, driving most to seek solutions to make it go away. Melasma is a common skin condition often triggered by UV radiation, hormones, and genetic […]
Hate Your Chin? Sculpt and Fill Your Way to a Stronger Jawline
We all know that a well-contoured jawline and a defined chin are important features for a youthful, aesthetic appearance. As we age, we lose muscle tone, collagen support, and bone mass throughout the body, including along the jawline and chin. The result can change the way we look. From a receding chin to a sagging […]
Microneedling: Will Growth Factors Improve my Results?
The fountain of youth may be a myth, but some treatments can help stall and even erase the signs of time. One such treatment utilizes Growth Factors, also known as platelet-rich plasma. Growth Factors has been used for years by orthopedic surgeons to help athletes recover more quickly following an injury and repair cartilage. What […]
Botox: What Is It, How Does It Work & When Can I Start Treatments?
While Botox is becoming a widely accepted and effective treatment for several common conditions and ailments – from headaches and migraines to overactive bladders, excessive sweating, and uncontrollable blinking – one of its most popular uses remains cosmetic. According to the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, Botox injections are the most popular cosmetic procedure in […]
Dermal Fillers vs. Sculptra: What’s the Difference?
Whether we like it or not, our faces change as we age. The loss of collagen causes our skin to lose elasticity over the years, which results in more lines, wrinkles, and even the loss of volume in the face. What is facial volume? When we’re younger, collagen in the skin and fatty patches under […]
Is Dermaplaning for Everyone? Here Are the Pros & Cons
Few modern facial procedures provide the level of satisfaction, and instant gratification one gets as a result of dermaplaning treatments. It’s why some call it the ideal “pre-event” treatment for those desirous of the smoothest, barest, and most radiant canvas for applying make-up. So, what is dermaplaning, and why might one consider this skincare option? […]
The Best Time for Laser Hair Removal is Now
For some places in the world, winter is a time to cover up and not worry about the hair growing in areas covered with clothing. But we live in Florida, which means it can be 80 degrees one day and 50 the next. We never know when we will have the opportunity to bare our […]
Zoom Fatigue and Neck Angst: The Rise in Neck Rejuvenation Procedures
Zoom meetings have enabled us to continue with business while the rest of the world shut its doors. But seeing oneself on a monitor for hours a day has caused a heightened awareness of increased skin laxity around the neck. Sagging jowls, creased necklines, excess skin in the neck, and a hidden jawline have become […]
Truths and Myths of Dermaplaning
You’d probably never guess that the secret to smooth, more vibrant, and younger-looking skin is a shaving-type procedure called dermaplaning. Dermaplaning is an aesthetic treatment where the dull, top layer of skin and vellus hair (peach fuzz) is gently scraped away with a surgical blade that can only be purchased with a license. The process […]
The Fountain of Youth Best Anti-Aging Treatments for Men
Wrinkles and creases build character. But some men don’t want that kind of character. What’s a guy to do? One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to anti-aging treatments is that they are only for women. More than ever, men seek out treatments to combat the signs of aging to look as young as […]
