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Dysport delivers the natural-looking results people want. 97% of users say they’d do it again. For adults who want a natural look, Dysport, a prescription injection proven to help smooth the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows without changing the look or movement of the rest of your face. Untreated muscles still work normally, so you can continue to express feelings naturally. It’s the lines that are minimized, not your expressions.

Dysport works with one injection in 5 points.

Wrinkles are caused by repeated movements and muscle contractions. One injection into each of 5 points between and above the eyebrows temporarily prevents muscle contractions that cause frown lines, leaving the rest of your face to move naturally. In other words, no frozen look, just natural-looking results

How many units are needed for various areas?

• Crow's Feet - 15 Units
• Frown/Glabellar lines - 15-25 Units
• Forehead - 10-20 Units
• Upper Lip – 5 Units
• Bunny (Nasalis) Lines – 5 Units
• Dimpled Chin – 2-5 Units
• Smile Lift – 2-5 Units

Before & After

Frown after 50 units, Day 10. Individual results may vary.

Restylane® can be used to add volume and fullness to the skin to correct moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, including the lines that run from your nose toward the corners of your mouth (nasolabial folds) and the lines that run from the corners of your mouth toward the chin (marionette lines).

The active ingredient in Restylane® is derived from hyaluronic acid, which is a natural sugar found in the skin. Its function in the skin is to maintain volume and pliability. The unique property of this acid is its ability to bind with water molecules up to 1000 times its original size, making it an excellent choice for a filler. Because it can bind with water, it is extremely safe when eliminated with regular body waste over time.

Restylane® is injected into the fine lines of the face or the lips with a very small syringe and results are instantaneous and pain-free. Patients have been much more satisfied with Restylane® than collagen because it can last up to 60% longer. Clinical trials showed results from Restylane® injections to be effective for up to 6 months for lips and 12 months for facial grooves.

Radiesse FN™ is a cosmetic filler applied through injection for recontouring and lifting cheeks, smoothing the jawline, lifting the brow, and straightening the nose. The main advantage of this product is the long lasting effects it maintains compared to other fillers.

Radiesse FN™ consists of calcium hydroxylapatite suspended in gel (carboxymethycellulose). Because calcium hydroxylapatite is a normal constituent of bone, in most cases it should not elicit an immune response or allergy.

Although it sounds intimidating, calcium hydroxylapatite has been used for prosthetic implants in dental, facial, and orthopedic surgery. The longest term studies come from Italy and suggest that Radiesse FN™ shows promise as a new agent for facial contouring with no serious side effects and reasonable efficacy and durability.

There’s never been a better time to seek treatment for the correction of facial lines and wrinkles due to aging.

• Non-surgical treatment for wrinkles
• Soft, natural results
• Convenient, same-day procedure
• Immediate results
• Ideal for delicate skin areas
• Little to no downtime

Warning for self injectables

Fixing Wrinkles

Get your lips back

The quick solution to get rid of your wrinkles! One of the latest weapons in the armamentarium of anti-aging is a chemical agent called BOTOX®. Look for your active wrinkle lines in your brow and around your eyes. These wrinkles may give you that angry look. These animation lines are caused by facial muscle contractions that we use to express our emotions. As we age, these lines become engraved into our faces as wrinkles, lending character and personality, but are also signs of our advancing age. BOTOX® temporarily softens these bothersome animation lines in the brow, around the eyes, and even along the neck.

In the past decade, BOTOX® has found great uses in medicine for stroke victims, ophthalmology and most recently aesthetic surgery. It is very safe. The agent works by blocking nerve impulses as they approach the facial muscle causing the animation lines. BOTOX® is injected through a tiny needle into specific facial muscles which cause the wrinkles to disappear. The procedure takes under a minute. You will feel brief discomfort during the injection only. There is no recovery time. The BOTOX® begins working in three to seven days. It lasts initially between three and four months. Upon repeated injections, the effect may be longer and up to six months. As the effect begins to wear off, the injection is repeated. It takes two to four injections per year to maintain the result.  

What is the difference between Botox® and Dysport®?

Both Dysport and Botox are types of neurotoxins that block muscle contractions. While both injections are sometimes used to treat spasms from neurological disorders and other medical conditions, they’re more widely used as facial wrinkle treatments. They’re both derived from botulinum toxins, which are safe in small amounts.

These noninvasive injections help to reduce the appearance of wrinkles by relaxing the underlying muscles beneath the skin. By relaxing and stilling the muscles, the skin above them turns smoother. Dysport is primarily used to treat glabella wrinkles. Frown lines can make you look older and stern. They are caused by small muscles between your eyebrows and in your forehead, an area called the glabella. Frowning and squinting contract those muscles, almost as if you are deliberately exercising them. Dypsport is meant for people who have either moderate or severe cases of glabella wrinkles.

The number of units your doctor will use depends on the area being treated and desired results. These are the recommended dosages by treatment area:

• Glabellar lines: 20 total units, 5 injection sites
• Glabellar and forehead lines: 40 total units, 10 injection sites
• Crow’s feet: 24 total units, 6 injection sites
• All three types of wrinkles combined: 64 units

BOTOX® Breakdown

Complications of BOTOX®

Pitfalls of BOTOX® Parties

Picking the Right Plastic Surgeon

One of the newer interests in the realm of cosmetic surgery involves the removal of hair using lasers. Currently, the favored method of hair removal is electrolysis, which accounts for almost a billion dollar market in the United States. In America, over one million women undergo electrolysis and probably spend an average of $1,000.00 per year on an average of twenty-seven procedures. The interest in lasers, in part, is due to the fact that lasers allow a much quicker, easier, and less painful resolution to decrease unwanted hair.

In order to better understand how laser hair removal works, it is essential to understand the general anatomy and biology of hair. Hairs come from hair follicles. The bulb is generally about 4 mm in depth from the surface of the skin. The hairs undergo a growth cycle, which is extremely important in treating patients for laser hair removal. The basic three growth phases include the anagen phase, the transition or catagen phase, and the resting (telogen) phase. During the growth phase, hair grows rapidly from the hair shaft and this is the time period where hair is most sensitive to the effects of laser. During the transitional stage, the hair follicles regress and finally, in the resting phase, the hairs fall out and new hair can replace it in a new hair cycle. The duration of the resting phase varies in various parts of the body and may be as long as one year on the leg. It is during the anagen or growth phase, where the pigment in the hair follicles has its largest content, making them most susceptible to laser treatment. It is for this reason to understand that laser does not remove all hair at one session, but can only destroy the hair follicles in the anagen phase at that time.

There are various lasers for hair removal, but in general, the Ruby laser, Alexandrite laser, and Diode lasers all attack the pigment of melanin, which resides in the hair follicle. By destroying the hair follicles in the anagen phase, the amount of hair in the area desired for removal is significantly decreased. Because the laser attacks pigment in the hair follicles, the optimal patient, is a patient with very light skin and dark hair. On the other hand, a very dark patient with very light skin is not a very good candidate for laser hair removal.

Once it is decided that a patient is a good candidate for laser hair removal, the sessions are relatively quick. A treatment of an upper lip, for example, takes less than one minute. Because laser only attacks the hair during its growth phase, one needs to wait until there is regrowth of hair before lasering the area again, which generally takes anywhere from one to three months. After lasering the area of treatment, most patients experience a little bit of sunburn-type feeling with some redness, but that generally disappears within one day. The complications of laser hair removal are few, and the most common are hyper pigmentation or dark spots in the areas of lasering, which is relatively rare, and usually, resolves within six months. As far as the number of treatments required for each area, it varies from patient to patient, but in general, anywhere from three to six treatments may be necessary. It must also be remembered that laser does not remove all hair, but removes all the pigmented hair and one is generally left with very fine hair that is nearly invisible. Most patients are extremely happy with the results from laser hair removal.

It is also important to make sure that you are a good candidate for laser hair removal. The most common areas to be lasered are the underarms, upper lip, chin, and bikini line, in addition to legs and back.

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