“I won’t wear shorts in the summer” is often a statement patients with unsightly spider veins make about their legs. Between 30% and 60% of American adults have spider veins and many of them feel uncomfortable wearing shorts or dresses as a result. What can be done to improve the appearance of spider veins? Sclerotherapy is a greatRead More
I got hooked on the Christmas Cookie tradition when I met my husband. There is a long tradition in his family of making Spritz cookies. The name spritz is from the German word spritzen, meaning “to squirt” because the soft dough is squirted or pushed through a spritz cookie press to make fancy designs. Butter is responsible for the tender,Read More
Absolutely! Well formulated skincare products are very helpful in maximizing beneficial outcomes to most medical aesthetic procedures. Proper skincare prior to procedures helps ensure that skin is in optimal condition and ready for treatment. Utilizing the correct skincare products following a treatment helps skin to heal more quickly and potentially protect against certain negative side effects. Biopelle IntensiveRead More
Laser skin resurfacing is a proven way to help reduce wrinkles, acne scars, stretch marks and other blemishes as well as tighten skin and balance tone. Our Non-Ablative resurfacing lasers create tiny heat columns into the skin. These tiny thermal injuries cause a remodeling response in the skin that creates new collagen and elastin.Read More
It’s that time again, the holidays are all around us. We wanted to share some of our favorite holiday appetizers and websites for quick food prep to help anyone who may be hosting for the holidays or other events throughout the year. Personal story, when my husband was a child, his mother would ask him whatRead More
Our next blog in the Beautiful Lips series covers the popular choice of FILLERS. Fillers that are best for lips are made of a water loving molecule called hyaluronic acid (“HA”). Here is part of the definition from the US FDA website: “Hyaluronic acid is a type of sugar (polysaccharide) that is present in body tissues,Read More
Welcome to our Blog series on Treatments for Beautiful Lips Lip beauty is important to many of our patients. We hear every complaint possible such us: “They are too small” “I have too many lines” “I want a different shape” “I want them fuller at the edges” But then we hear- I want to improve themRead More
The Anti-Aging Treatment for Clear & Beautiful Skin As we age, our skin reflects damage from the sun, the elements and the wear-and-tear of daily life. Photofacials, often referred to as IPL treatments, are a fantastic rejuvenation treatment option to improve skin’s appearance. IPL treatments utilize light based technology to address most brown pigmentation due toRead More
Now, a video is taking the Internet by storm. It features a woman that has big bags and wrinkles under her eyes. In the video, she applied a serum called “Instantly Ageless” made by a company called Jeunesse. After she applies it, she turned on a fan and almost like magic you can see aRead More
What the New Ultherapy Décolletage Treatment Means for Physician Practices from Ultherapy on Vimeo. The FDA-cleared Ultherapy Décolletage Treatment from Ultherapy on Vimeo. First Non-invasive Procedure Specifically Indicated by the FDA to Improve Lines and Wrinkles on the Décolleté Mesa, AZ, July 07, 2014 – Ulthera, Inc., a global medical device company focused on developingRead More
