Botox®
To relax wrinkles, lines, furrows and folds and ease excessive perspiration
Used for over 20 years, Botox® is a safe, muscle-relaxing agent used to treat unwanted, dynamic wrinkles of the face. These include forehead lines, crow's feet, frown lines between the brows, cobbling in the chin and banding in the neck. Botox® can also raise the arch of the eyebrow, lift the corners of the mouth, ease excessive sweating in the underarms and palms, and helps reduce migraine pain.
Downtime: None with possible slight bruising.
Results generally last an average 3-4 months.
Juvéderm®
To smooth and contour wrinkles and folds
A hyaluronic acid is a stabilized, biodegradable version of a naturally-occurring sugar in human joints and skin that provides support and cushioning. Juvéderm™ is a hyaluronic acid filler in a gel form specially created for a smoother, more natural feel and look.
Depending on the person, results may last from 6 to 12 months, about twice as long as collagen based fillers.
Downtime: 2-3 days , depending on the patient, with possible swelling, slight bruising or redness.
Restylane® and Perlane®
To fill wrinkles, lines, folds and lips
Hyaluronic acids such as Restylane® and Perlane®, are stabilized, biodegradable versions of a naturally-occurring sugar in human joints and skin that provides support and cushioning. Depending on the person, results may last from 6 to 12 months, about twice as long as collagen based fillers.
Downtime: 2-3 days , depending on the patient, with possible swelling, slight bruising or redness.
Collagen®
To fill wrinkles, lines, contour and plump lips
Natural synthesized collagen grown from cell culture under controlled laboratory conditions, identical to the collagen normally found in the skin. Depending on the patient, results may last from 2 to 6 months.
Types: CosmoDerm® (fine lines and scars) and CosmoPlast® (pronounced wrinkles and scars, thinning lips, lip borders).
Downtime: 12 to 24 hours, depending on the patient, with possible swelling, slight bruising or redness.
Liquid Face Lift®
Non-surgical alternative to a common face lift using a variety of injectables
Using combinations of fillers and Botox®. A liquid face lift combines a variety of different injectables, such as Perlane®, Restylane®, Juvéderm™, and Botox® strategically placed to bring back cheek volume, minimize nasolabial folds, lift lip corners, improve under-eye circles, rejuvenate lips, and smooth frown creases.
A liquid face lift may last for one year, nearly triple the average time for individual site injections.
Downtime: 2 to 3 days, depending on the patient, minimal compared to a standard surgical face lift
Sclerotherapy®
To clear spider veins and broken capillaries on the legs
Still the gold standard for treating leg veins, concentrated saline solution eliminates or markedly reduces unsightly red or blue leg veins or broken capillaries (telangiectasias) as well as smaller varicosities.
Downtime: 2 to 3 days
Number of treatments: 2 to 4, 3 to 4 weeks apart depending on the extent and depth of the vessels.
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