Poikiloderma – Discoloration to the Neck and Chest
Poikiloderma – Discoloration to the Neck and Chest Ever wonder what to call that v-shaped sun-damaged area on your chest? The one that you wish you could even out so that it doesn’t show when you’re wearing that new off-the-shoulder dress. “Poikiloderma” is the fancy name for photo-damage to the neck and chest areas. This […]
How painful can laser hair removal be?
To achieve permanent laser hair removal — where this term represents 75%-95% permanent removal of the hair in 6-8 treatments –– the base of the hair follicle has to be heated to a high enough temperature so that the blood vessels that connect to the base of the hair follicle are disabled. This process involves […]
Lasers or Medications for Acne?
Transform Your Skin: Acne Laser Treatment Solution Acne is a frustrating condition that affects almost everyone. Usually, we think about acne as a temporary problem during our teenage years, but there are many adults who continue to suffer with acne in later life. While it seems that something so common should be easy to treat […]
What’s Important to Know When Reading Ulthera Reviews?
Patient Trust Over Hyped Trends: Ultherapy Reviews In aesthetic medicine, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding a new device or product. The “latest-and-greatest” bursts onto the scene in a blitz of well-funded, flashy, eye-catching marketing. As the buzz grows, patients catch onto the craze and start asking about a certain laser, […]
How Can I Change the Look of My Oral Commissures?
“How can I change my what?” you may be asking. The oral commissure is the term that cosmetic professionals use to describe the area at the corner(s) of your mouth. Yes, it’s that spot where you’ve noticed a line or crease forming under the corners of the mouth! Although it’s a small area, correcting this […]
How Important is a Healthy pH Balance for My Skin?
Healthy pH Balance: Optimal Conditions for Radiance Our skin is our largest organ. Just like our heart, brain and digestive track, it needs certain conditions to function optimally. Skin is unique in this way because we can easily see its response to the things that we put into and on our bodies. Certain disorders such […]
What Can I Do To Improve My Chin?
As patients, and even as injection practitioners, we sometimes overlook the importance of the “south” end of our faces. Specifically, that little muscle that works overtime but gets little attention…the chin. The chin muscle, also known as the mentalis, can become quite a challenge when exercised too much. For those that tense up the chin […]
What About Our Hands? Options for Hand Rejuvenation
Us ladies generally know there are many options for our faces, we complain about our necks, but we seldom give attention to our hands beyond a manicure. If we do notice the increasing changes, we rely on expensive and ineffective hand creams. So, what’s changing? As time marches on, the skin and padding of our […]
Retin-A, The “Gold Standard”
Does your skin look tired or dull? Are fine lines or crepiness showing up around the eyes and cheeks? If so, Retin A may be just the option you are looking for. No one challenges Retin A’s reputation as the “gold standard” of skin care products. It allows for sloughing of skin cells to bolster […]
Not Liking Your Neck? Is Kybella an option?
If you are not liking the changes you are seeing with your neck, you are in good company. We know this by the numerous infomercials that cater to this topic. Besides a plethora of skin care products that claim to help, we are inundated with treatment options using Ulthera, Radiofrequency, Lasers, IPLs, microneedling, PRP, to […]
MELASMA – A Frustrating Condition
“Frustrating” may be an understatement for the many women (fewer men) that struggle with this very common skin condition. In fact, this is the most common pigmented skin condition we treat in our practice. Similar to acne, this condition is oftentimes an emotional one being that both are considered non-curable and chronic and linked to […]
Needles vs Cannulas – Does it matter?
In the world of cosmetic dermal filler treatments, the arrival of cannulas as a replacement for needles became a popular option among injectors. The concept was to have a flexible plastic tubing/sheath that was threaded into a puncture site to then inject the filler product. It’s the same process that is used when an intravenous […]
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Newsletter December 2009 – Patient Stories
Our Unique Patient Stories Every patient that visits Celibre Medical has a unique story to tell. Although many come to look refreshed and younger, others have an emotional skin condition that compels them to consider cosmetic treatments. Of the thousands of patients we have treated for every type of cosmetic injections and laser resurfacing procedures […]
What is VaserLipo?
Understanding VaserLipo: Precision Fat Removal Method Do you have stubborn areas of fat that won’t go away no matter how much exercise or dieting you do? It is frustrating, and if this sounds like you, then you may have researched potential fat-removing treatments that can help you decrease fat right where you need it. But […]