I am 42 and starting to show signs of aging. I thought filler was what I needed, but turns out that is for *midface*, not forehead/around eyes. Rather, Botox was what was recommended to me. The staff were very helpful in explaining my options. I felt like they were truly invested in my whole experience, and together we came up with a plan of action. Going in, I had some trepidation about having medical procedures. But the needles were tiny, the procedure was quick (just a series of small pokes), and checkout was a breeze. Now, a few weeks later, I can clearly see that Restor made my skin look fantastic! I can tell a difference, but more importantly, my friends and coworkers comment on my appearance. I have never felt better about myself.
When I turned 50 and was dating again, I wanted to look my best. I also don't want to look unnatural. And i should mention I don't have much of a budget for non essential spending. I went to my neighborhood medical spa and talked to Dr Waples. She is an outdoorsy kind of gal, who looks great. She suggested I try Genesis laser to "plumb my collegen". The spa had a 1/2 sale on 6 sessions. Within days of my first session, friends told me my skin looked great. I couldn't tell, but when someone else can tell, you know it performed. I spread the 6 sessions over 4 months. I'd highly recommend it if you want a subtle yet noticeable change to your skin.
Hello! thank you for your question and for sharing your photos! Yes - generally speaking Jessner's peels (which go by many different names - Illuminze, Vitalize and Rejuvanize are just a few of them....) would make a beautiful difference for your skin. However - be aware that the kind of peels you need to make a difference will involve 3-5 days of peeling, and a series of 3-6 peels about a month apart. On the bright side - they will improve you skin texture and fine lines as well as working on pigment. Good luck - and I hope this helps!
Hello, and thank you for your question! I usually wait about two weeks - to be sure that all the swelling and bruising has gone done after the 1st round of injections. On a side note - half a cc will always be pretty subtle. I use half a cc when patients are very concerned about being too full. Most people will benefit from a full syringe. I hope this helps, and good luck!
Hello, and thank you for your question! While a picture would be helpful I can give you some general guidelines. Rosacea creates three general kinds of redness - visible broken capillaries which appear as tiny red "squiggles" on the skin, diffuse redness which is a general red tone where individual capillaries can't be seen, and red bumps which look like acne. The best treatment depends on which kind(s) of redness you are experiencing.(1) Visible broken capillaries respond best to and IPL type laser(2) general diffuse redness responds best to a laser such as the Cutera Genesis(3) red acne-like bumps are best treated with topicals.If you have diffuse redness and visible capillaries both, you can do combined treatments with IPL and Genesis (which can be done in one sitting), or treatments with the Cutera Excel V which is basically a combination of these two lasers. I hope this helps and good luck!
Hello! Under eye wrinkles are a very common concern. The reason for this is simple: Generally speaking, there are 3 processes which lead to facial aging. (1) muscle contraction, primarily in the upper face, can cause expression lines to be come etched into the skin. (2) volume loss along the cheek bones can lead to hollowing under the eyes, and lines of the lower face. (3) The skin itself becomes weak and stretchy with time due to loss of collagen. Underneath the eye all 3 of these things come together to create the perfect storm. Therefore, non invasive treatment for under eye wrinkles can be complicated. I do not see volume loss under your eyes yet - so I would not do fillers. Botox can be used around the corner of the eye, as well as directly underneath the eye. This will help you the most - the majority of those lines appear muscular to me based on your pictures. I would expect a 60-70% reduction in the lines after a Botox treatment. The other option for you is to do a series of treatments to stimulate the skin to grow more collagen, so that it has the ability to stand up to gravity better, which will reduce those lines. Skin can regrow collagen, but only when it thinks that it has been wounded. Therefore, all collagen increasing treatments are based on the concept of the controlled wound. You do something to the skin, create some small amount of damage, and the skin responds by growing more collagen. Lasers use heat to create this controlled wound, peels use acids, and microneedling uses physical puncture, however, they are all "getting at" the same healing response. For under eye line such as yours, I would recommend Botox, followed by a series of Microneedling if the Botox treatment does not give you the result that you want.
Hello - and thank you for your question! It totally depends on the size of syringe used. A vial of Kybella (which typically costs between $600 and $800) contains 2.2 cc of fluid. If your injector was using a 1 cc syringe, there would be two full syringes per vial. However - if they used a 3 cc syringe, it would only take one syringe to hold all the fluid in the vial. Also - the number of points injected does not matter as much as how much fluid there was in each injection site. Again - for example - if your injector placed .1 cc in each injection point (on the low end of the scale) you could do almost 20 points with a single vial. If, however, the injector places .3 cc (the higher end) in each injection point you wold expect to get about 8 injection points to a vial. Therefore, it is not possible to tell how much was injected from the number of syringes or the number of injection points alone. I hope this helps, and good luck!
