Category: Botox
Holiday Glow-Up: Quick and Easy Non-Invasive Treatments for Festive Radiance
With the holiday season just around the corner, now is the perfect time to treat yourself to a radiant glow without the downtime. If you’re looking for easy and non-invasive cosmetic treatments that deliver noticeable results before the festivities begin, look no further.
Botox: Smooth Away Wrinkles
Say goodbye to unwanted facial lines with a quick and easy Botox treatment. This non-invasive injectable is perfect for smoothing out frown lines, crow’s feet, and forehead wrinkles.
Dermal Fillers: Restore Volume Instantly
If you’re looking to restore lost volume or enhance facial contours, dermal fillers are a fantastic option. These injectables can address areas like the cheeks, lips, and nasolabial folds, providing immediate results with little to no downtime. Achieve a youthful and refreshed appearance in time for those holiday photos.
Microdermabrasion: Polish and Protect
Microdermabrasion is a go-to treatment for achieving smoother, more luminous skin. This non-invasive procedure gently exfoliates the top layer of dead skin cells, leaving you with a refreshed complexion. It’s an excellent option for reducing fine lines, improving texture, and giving your skin that holiday-ready radiance.
Laser Hair Removal: Silky Smooth Skin
Tired of the constant battle with unwanted hair? Laser hair removal is a quick and efficient solution. This non-invasive treatment targets hair follicles, reducing growth and leaving you with smooth, hair-free skin. Start your sessions now for silky-smooth results by the time the holiday parties roll around.
These non-invasive cosmetic treatments are the perfect way to gift yourself a radiant and refreshed appearance before the holiday season kicks into high gear. Whether you choose one or combine a few, these quick and easy options will have you looking and feeling your best for the festivities ahead.
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Erasing Vertical Neck Bands with Botox: A Non-Surgical Solution
Those prominent vertical lines running down the front of your neck, also known as platysmal bands, can be bothersome, but there’s a remarkable way to address them – Botox. Vertical neck bands can develop due to various factors, including aging and muscle contractions. These bands often become more prominent over time, contributing to an aged or “turkey neck” appearance. Botox, a trusted and FDA-approved injectable, is well-known for its ability to reduce wrinkles on the face. However, it can also work wonders for vertical neck bands. Here’s how it works:
Muscle Relaxation: Botox contains botulinum toxin, which temporarily relaxes the underlying neck muscles responsible for the formation of vertical bands. This relaxation leads to the smoothing out of the neck’s appearance.
Minimized Bands: By targeting the specific muscles involved in the formation of platysmal bands, Botox effectively reduces the visibility of these lines. The result is a smoother, more youthful neck.
Non-Surgical: Botox offers a non-surgical alternative to addressing vertical neck bands, avoiding the need for more invasive procedures.
The results of Botox treatments for vertical neck bands usually become noticeable within a few days and can last for several months. To maintain the improved appearance of your neck, follow-up treatments are recommended. Over time, you may find that the muscles contributing to the bands weaken with consistent Botox use, reducing the need for touch-ups.
If you’re interested in addressing vertical neck bands without undergoing surgery, call us today.
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When to Start Injectables: A Guide to Timing Your Cosmetic Journey
Injectable treatments like Botox and dermal fillers have become increasingly popular for achieving a youthful and refreshed appearance without the need for surgery. But when is the right time to start considering injectables? The answer depends on various factors, including your age, skincare goals, and personal preferences.
In Your 20s:
Starting early can be a proactive approach to skincare. In your 20s, you may begin to notice the first signs of fine lines, especially around the eyes and on the forehead. Some individuals opt for preventative Botox or Dysport treatments during this time to reduce the development of more pronounced wrinkles later on. Additionally, dermal fillers can be used to enhance facial contours or add volume if desired.
In Your 30s:
As you enter your 30s, you may see more noticeable signs of aging, such as deeper lines and a loss of facial volume. This is a common time for people to consider injectables to refresh their appearance. Botox can smooth out dynamic wrinkles, while dermal fillers such as Juvederm Voluma and Restylane Defyne can restore volume and address early signs of sagging skin.
In Your 40s and Beyond:
By your 40s, the natural aging process becomes more apparent. Many individuals choose to embrace injectables to maintain a youthful look. Botox and Dysport can effectively target wrinkles, while dermal fillers can provide a subtle lift and restore facial contours. Combining these treatments can yield impressive results while still appearing natural.
The decision of when to start injectables is a personal one, and it’s important to note that there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Whether you’re in your 20s, 30s, 40s, or beyond, injectables can be a valuable tool in your skincare arsenal, helping you maintain a youthful and refreshed appearance. Ultimately, the right time to start is when you feel it’s right for you and your individual skincare journey.
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Fall Into Beauty: Non-Invasive Cosmetic Procedures Perfect for Autumn
As the leaves change and the air becomes crisp, it’s the ideal time to embrace a fresh start for your appearance. Fall is the season of transformation, and what better way to enhance your natural beauty than with non-invasive cosmetic procedures? We offer a range of non-surgical treatments that can help you look and feel your best as you transition into the cooler months.
Fraxel Dual -The summer sun can take a toll on your skin, leading to sunspots, uneven pigmentation, and fine lines. Fraxel Dual is an excellent choice for reversing these effects. With reduced sun exposure in the fall, your skin can recover more comfortably from laser treatments. This procedure can target various concerns, leaving you with a refreshed and youthful complexion.
Dermal Fillers – Fall is a great time to address volume loss and facial wrinkles with dermal fillers. These non-surgical treatments can restore youthful fullness to your face, enhancing your natural beauty. Whether you’re interested in plumping your lips, filling in nasolabial folds, or sculpting your cheeks, fillers such as Juvederm Volbella, Restylane Defyne and Restylane Contour can help you achieve a rejuvenated appearance.
Botox – Botox injections are a popular choice for reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. This non-invasive treatment can temporarily relax facial muscles responsible for the formation of wrinkles. With a quick and virtually painless procedure, you can enjoy a more youthful and refreshed look without any downtime.
Microdermabrasion – A gentle yet effective way to refresh your skin. It exfoliates the skin’s surface, promoting collagen production and revealing a more youthful complexion. This treatment is perfect for reducing fine lines, minimizing pores, and improving skin texture.
Fall is the season of change, and it’s the perfect time to refresh your appearance with non-invasive cosmetic procedures. From laser skin rejuvenation and microdermabrasion to dermal fillers and Botox, there are numerous options to enhance your natural beauty without surgery. Call us today to schedule your complimentary consultation.
The Ageless Advantage: Why It’s Important to Have a Regular Botox Schedule
Botox, a popular cosmetic treatment, has become a staple in the arsenal of age-defying solutions. While some may consider it an occasional beauty indulgence, maintaining a regular Botox schedule offers numerous benefits that go beyond just looking great.
Preventing Wrinkles Before They Form
The saying “prevention is better than cure” holds true in the world of anti-aging. Regular Botox injections can help prevent the formation of deep wrinkles and fine lines. By targeting and relaxing the facial muscles responsible for creases, Botox minimizes their development. This proactive approach means you’ll need less Botox over time to maintain a youthful appearance.
Natural-Looking Results
One common concern with cosmetic treatments is the fear of looking overly “done.” Having a regular Botox schedule allows for subtle and natural-looking results. Gradual touch-ups enable us to tailor the treatment to your specific needs, ensuring you always appear refreshed rather than frozen.
Preventing Deepening Lines
As we age, the muscles we use most frequently in facial expressions can lead to the formation of deeper lines and wrinkles. Regular Botox treatments relax these muscles, preventing them from further deepening existing creases. This can make you look years younger than your actual age.
Boosting Self-Confidence
Looking in the mirror and seeing a more youthful version of yourself can significantly boost self-confidence. Knowing that you have a regular Botox schedule can provide peace of mind, as you won’t have to worry about the appearance of new wrinkles or lines affecting your self-esteem.
Maintaining a regular Botox schedule offers numerous advantages. From preventing wrinkles to boosting self-esteem, Botox can be an essential part of your beauty regimen. So, if you’re considering Botox, don’t just think of it as a one-time fix; think of it as an ongoing investment in yourself, your confidence, and your timeless beauty.
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Unlock a Youthful Transformation with the Liquid Facelift
As the years go by, the desire to retain a youthful appearance remains a universal aspiration. While surgical facelifts were once the primary solution, the world of cosmetic enhancements has evolved to offer a non-invasive alternative—the liquid facelift. This procedure, also known as a nonsurgical facelift, has gained immense popularity for its ability to rejuvenate the face without the need for surgery or extensive downtime.
A liquid facelift is a non-surgical cosmetic procedure that involves the strategic use of injectable treatments, such as dermal fillers and Botox, to address signs of aging in the face. Unlike a traditional surgical facelift, which involves incisions and tissue repositioning, a liquid facelift utilizes advanced techniques to restore volume, improve facial contours, and reduce wrinkles—all without the need for surgery.
The liquid facelift offers a revolutionary approach to facial rejuvenation, allowing you to turn back the clock and embrace a more youthful version of yourself without surgery. By harnessing the power of injectables, this non-invasive procedure provides natural-looking results, minimal downtime, and the opportunity to enhance your beauty with precision. If you’re considering a liquid facelift, call us today to schedule your complimentary consultation.
The Skin Cycle: What You Can Expect, Decade by Decade
Your skin has a natural plan. With each year that passes, it undergoes assorted stressors, some that it has experienced before and some that are brand new. And it reacts to these changing stimuli in different ways, subtle and not-so. Unfortunately, while you may not feel any older, your skin has another story to tell. Aging plays tricks on its delicate composition. But do not despair–you have strategies at your disposal for warding off the first signs of attack. The trick: know what’s coming and take as many precautions as possible.
Here is what you can expect:
In Your 20s and 30s: Get ready. Hormonal changes may happen during this time, causing adult acne. We can treat it, though, with our Pulsed Dye Laser. Also, you may notice hints of wrinkles (yes, they begin early) and pigmentation. Botox and Dysport will help minimize lines, keeping them from setting and deepening. Catching them early is more effective than waiting until they are extreme. Fraxel DUAL and IPL will help reduce discoloration, brown spots and freckling.
In Your 40s: Your skin may begin to lose its luster, appearing dull and rough. Also, age spots may appear since the skin can’t repair itself as quickly or as completely as it used to. You may notice, too, that your skin doesn’t glow as much, since skin cell shedding begins to slow down. But, we can brighten and smooth out your skin with Clear+Brilliant, Fraxel DUAL and Fraxel Repair laser treatments. Your skin tone will look even, and wrinkles and pores will diminish. During your 40s, wrinkles may be deeper than they were before. Dermal fillers such as Restylane, Restylane Defyne, Restylane Refyne, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Silk, Voluma, Juvederm, Belotero and Radiesse, and neurotoxins, such as Botox and Dysport, are effective in reducing the appearance of these lines and folds.
In Your 50s and 60s: Subtle lines may have turned into deep wrinkles and previously taut skin may have begun to sag. Declining collagen and elastin levels cause your skin to become thinner and more fragile. As the underlying skin structure is less supported, the skin falls down and droops. We have many treatments, such as Infini, that can work wonders to resurface skin and stimulate collagen production, which will help lift up and plump your skin, nonsurgically. The treatments will also help to brighten and lighten any discoloration caused by sun exposure or simple aging.
At all times of your life, remember to do what you can to preserve your skin’s natural beauty. Wear plenty of sunscreen (and not only in the summer), avoid the sun as much as possible, steer clear of smoking and cleanse and moisturize often.
Call our office for a complimentary consultation. We’ll help you look your most natural youthful best.
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The Nonsurgical Botox Brow Lift: How Does it Work?
The muscles of your face are some of the most complex in the body. Knowing exactly how they function beneath the surface of your skin is crucial for making subtle changes in your appearance.
Some facial muscles work against each other—certain ones lift a given feature while other ones push it downward. The outer part of the eyebrow, for instance, is lifted up by forehead muscles and pulled down by squinting muscles. This creates a push-pull scenario, and it also creates an opportunity, since we have the ability to relax chosen muscles with Botox.
So, if we want the muscle that does the lifting to do its job, but not the muscle that does the pulling, we can relax the pulling muscle with Botox. The result is what is known as a nonsurgical brow lift. With just a few simple injections that raise and shape the brow area, your face will appear brighter, younger and more refreshed. In the process, forehead lines, crow’s feet and frown lines are also corrected.
Often, the lift of the brow measures only about 2 millimeters, but the difference is striking. You will look rejuvenated immediately, without undergoing traditional brow or forehead surgery.
Call our office for a complimentary consultation tailored just for you.
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Eyes: Windows To Your…Age
No one really wants to reveal his or her age. But there are places on our bodies that can give secrets away, namely, the eyes.
The skin surrounding your eyes is extremely delicate, making it susceptible to cosmetic problems that make you look older than you are. Also, because it moves so much during facial expression, lines and wrinkles form over time. Crow’s feet emerge on the outside of the eye and creases appear underneath the lash line, for instance. Add dark circles, hollowing, drooping lids and puffiness, and you will appear tired and worn. Perhaps you’ve tried creams that claim to tighten skin or cold tea bags and cucumbers that temporarily reduce fluid retention, but you are still not happy when you look into the mirror.
We offer a range of nonsurgical treatments that will help return a well-rested look to your eyes and ultimately, your face. Depending on your individual needs, we can craft a personal plan that will help you look refreshed and more youthful, with minimal downtime and recuperation.
Here are a few of our most popular eye treatments:
- Thermage CPT
- Botox
- Dysport
- Dermal fillers (Belotero, Juvederm, Restylane, Restylane Lyft)
- Fraxel Repair Laser
- Fraxel DUAL Laser
- Laser Wrinkle Reduction
- Clear & Brilliant
- Microdermabrasion
- GentleWaves Photomodulation
Come talk with us about how we can help. Call our office today to schedule your complimentary consultation. And meantime, keep applying that sunscreen.
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Men Are Body-Conscious, Too
When people talk about body image, we often assume that they are referring to women. But men experience similar insecurities about their physical appearance, according to many studies published worldwide.
Many men worry about beer bellies, love handles, man “boobs” and hair loss, among other issues associated with aging.
More than four in five men (80.7 percent) talk in ways that promote anxiety about their body image by referring to perceived flaws and imperfections, compared with 75 percent of women, according to a study from the University of the West of England. The study also revealed that 23 percent of the surveyed men didn’t go to the gym because they were concerned about their appearance and 63 percent thought that their arms and chests were not muscular enough.
A study in 2016 by Chapman University researchers, published in the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity, showed that:
- About 25 percent of the men were dissatisfied with their appearance, compared to about 28.5 percent of women.
- More than half of the men had gone on diets in the past year, and nearly 42 percent were unhappy with their weight.
- About 37 percent did not like the condition of their muscle tone.
- About 69 percent felt judged on their looks and felt pressure from magazines and television to have a slimmer and more muscular body.
So, if you are male and concerned about your body shape, you are not alone. It’s likely that you
have dieted and spent hours in the gym. Sometimes, these tactics are not enough for certain trouble spots or for men of certain ages.
In our offices, one of the most popular procedures for men is SmartLipo Triplex, particularly for the neck, abdomen and breast area. SmartLipo Triplex is a minimally invasive method for removing unwanted fat and sculpting areas of the body that you’d like to change.
We also find that Kybella is effective for reducing the double chin, a common male problem that often resists diet and exercise. This procedure slims and contours the area below and around your chin and neck, without surgery.
You may also be concerned about the effects of aging, sun damage and stress, all of which can negatively impact how you feel about yourself at home and at work. Many male patients come see us for Botox, particularly for their foreheads and crow’s feet, and for dermal fillers that minimize the folds around their noses and corners of their mouths. Some of these fillers include Belotero, Juvederm, Restylane Lyft, Restylane Silk and Radiesse. Also, to decrease wrinkles and sagging on the face and around the eyes, many men come to us for Thermage CPT, Infini and Fraxel Repair Laser Treatments.
If you’re not entirely happy with how you look, don’t hesitate to call our office for a complimentary consultation. We’ll try to help you look and feel your best.
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Easy Spring Refreshers
When the weather changes here in New York, you can see a visible change in people. They don’t hunch from the cold, they look up instead of down, they smile. Something about warmer temperatures makes us relax a little and feel better. Usually, we feel energized and recharged this time of year, when it’s not too cold and not too hot, either.
Why not celebrate spring with a few quick invigorators that will help you look rested and revitalized after a long winter. These treatments may be the perfect way to transition from spring to summer. Here are a few to consider…
Microdermabrasion: A convenient nonsurgical treatment, microdermabrasion rejuvenates and revitalizes your skin. It’s painless and effective, helping to reduce fine lines, wrinkles, acne, clogged pores, blemishes, dry skin, oily skin and other conditions on your face, neck, chest, arms, elbows, knees and even hands. Microdermabrasion may be used on light or dark skin, with outstanding results. It not only exfoliates the skin’s surface, but also promotes new cell growth in the basal, or deepest layer of the skin. It also stimulates collagen production, improving the skin’s texture.
Clear + Brilliant: This treatment uses the same noninvasive fractional laser technology developed by the makers of Fraxel. It helps erase early signs of photo-damage, sun damage, fine lines and wrinkles, uneven skin tone, rough skin texture and large pores. Also, it’s gentler on your skin than most other lasers and may be used on many areas of your body, including your hands, legs, face, neck, back, chest and arms.
Laser Hair Removal: Laser hair removal is a safe, convenient and long-lasting treatment that gets rid of the hassles of traditional techniques such as shaving, plucking and waxing.
Botox: Every day, as you use your face to show expression, “dynamic” wrinkles form. Worry lines, frown lines, laugh or smile lines, crow’s feet–these are all caused by common movements. Botox injections can safely and effectively soften the lines and reduce wrinkles.
Call us today to schedule your summer pick-me-up. See you soon.
The Liquid Facelift: Instant Happiness
Not many people are happy about lines, wrinkles, sagging skin or a tired appearance. Among the top nonsurgical anti-aging treatments, the Liquid Facelift can offer instant results for these concerns, plumping up your droopy spots and restoring a youthful contour to your face.
With injectable fillers, we can take years off of your appearance. Targeting your temples, brows, upper eyelids, under-eye areas, cheeks, mouth corners and jowls, we can help to erase the signs of aging, naturally and easily. With expert precision and careful attention to your facial anatomy, we’ll help you look as young and refreshed as possible. Your recovery time will be minimal, too.
Here is how we do it:
- Define, lift, shape the cheeks…with Juvederm Voluma, Restylane Lyft
- Erase forehead lines…with Botox or Dysport
- Balance the chin…augment with Radiesse
- Lift the mouth…reduce nasolabial folds and downturned lips to restore a youthful smile, with Restylane, Restylane Defyne, Restylane Refyne
- Open up the eyes…to perk up your entire face, with Belotero, Juvederm, Restylane, Restylane Silk
- Elevate the brows…to create a rested appearance
- Reduce eye puffiness…to give structure to under eye area and compensate for bone loss, fat loss and thinning skin
Now is a terrific time for a Liquid Facelift. Call our office this week for a consultation, and we’ll devise a special plan just for you.
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