Month: May 2019

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Face

Facial Skin – The Top 7 Tips to Prevent and/or Restore Your Aging Skin

Facial Skin - The Top 7 Tips to Prevent and/or Restore Your Aging Skin Sublime-before-after-700x347-1

What to do to maintain youthful looking skin.

Facial Skin - The Top 7 Tips to Prevent and/or Restore Your Aging Skin Sublime-before-after-700x347-1
* Results Vary Person to person – (see disclosure for more information)
1. Prioritize your Lifestyle : Eat Healthy, Sleep 8 hours, Drink 50-60oz of Water DAILY, and absolutely NO Smoking.
2. Preventative: Start young with Sunscreen (teach your teenagers!). Even with sunblock you will get a tan..it will just be a more gradual process.
3. Retinoid (Retin A): Your skin needs deep boosters to keep skin cells stimulated for collagen production. It won’t do it on its own! Medical Grade products is the preferred method for best penetration and depth.
4. Antioxidant Products: This helps with protecting the top layers of your skin – Our Vit C and EGF (epidermal growth factor) products is a must have. Again Medical Grade.
5. Laser Collagen Stimulation: Exilis Radiofrequency provides an excellent stimulant for deep collagen production. Ideally if you start at age 35 it keeps collagen production at its maximum potential.
6. Exfoliate! : Microdermabrasion and chemical or light laser peels keeps skin cells turning over and regenerating.
7. Eye Care: Keep crepey skin under control with Medical Grade Under Eye Cream and Exilis Laser Treatments to tighten skin. Additionally, Botox is ideal to keep skin wrinkle free when you are smiling!
8. Lifestyle…Lifestyle.. Lifestyle!
Repeat Step 1 with emphasis on water hydration. More water..plumper skin. It’s that simple
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Cosmetic Laser Solutions MedSpa Wilmington, MA & Pawtucket RI
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Laser Treatments

Laser Skin Tightening – When Should I Start Treatments?

At what age should we be thinking about anti-aging treatments to avoid skin laxity?

We can’t stop skin aging, but we can certainly slow it down. But how and when do you start? While there are many treatments available to counter skin aging, but one of the most effective and popular methods is laser skin tightening.

There are many laser and radiofrequency choices for tightening your skin but our favorite at this point in time is RF Microneedling. Why? Because we can transfer radio frequency energy into deep layers of the skin yet not have much downtime and recovery issues. Radio frequency energy heats up the collagen under the skin and stimulates additional collagen production. This collagen growth results in the skin becoming tighter, thus, reduces sagging, wrinkles, lines and other blemishes in the process.

Who is a candidate for laser skin tightening?

Laser skin tightening is a fabulous treatment for both men and women of any age. We recommend starting a treatment plan at 30 if you are not a smoker or have had excessive sun damage. The average age range for skin tightening treatments is 30 to 60 years old. If you’re in the 40+ age group we recommend a 12 month dermal health restoration plan to rebuild depleted collagen levels. Rebuilding collagen to the appropriate levels is critical to being able to maintain tight skin as you continue to age.

Laser skin tightening is ideal for:

  1. Tightening and repairing loose facial skin

  2. Reducing fine lines all over the body

  3. Reducing wrinkles all over the body

What if you have more than just loose skin? What if you have jowls, jawline definition loss or that dreaded double chin? We can help with that too. New procedure for non-surgical face sculpting. If you have a little more fat in areas on your face or neck that are bothersome to you, we can laser sculpt those areas with a combination treatment of Face Sculpting and Skin Tightening.

What about tightening skin on body areas?

RF Microneedling can be very effective all areas of the body. Some of the areas which can be treated are:

  • Abdomen
  • Legs
  • Arms
  • Face
  • Buttocks
  • Neck

When would laser skin tightening not be applicable?

Laser skin tightening is a common treatment with very few risks usually associated with it. However, it is not advisable in certain circumstances:

  1. If one is prone to having herpes outbreaks, an autoimmune condition or a B12 deficiency.

  2. If anyone has suffered or is currently suffering from skin cancer

  3. If you are pregnant women or nursing.

4. If you have metal implants in the area to be treated.

    For more information or for an expert treatment plan, contact us and get answers to your questions!

    Cosmetic Laser Solutions MedSpa – MA & RI 857-288-8257

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    Face Injectables

    Botox vs. Fillers: Everything You Need To Know

    Botox :

    What is Botox and how does it work?

    Botulinum toxin, is a natural and purified protein that is used to temporarily relax the facial muscles that causes lines and wrinkles.

    Does Botox have any side effects?

    While Botox is relatively a no downtime procedure, it is important to note that there maybe some slight bruising and swelling after treatment, due to the needles. This can easily be covered up by applying your favorite cosmetic make-up.

    There is a very low risk of a long-term side effects of having botox injections. Generally speaking, patients can resume to their usual activities immediately after a treatment.

    Is Botox suitable for me?

    This treatment can be used for a wide range of patients to reduce fine lines and wrinkles that appear when your showing facial movement – something as simple as smiling even. Botulinum toxin is injected into the skin to freeze the muscle from movement thereby decreasing wrinkles.

    Those who have medical conditions, such as damaged nerves or women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should avoid this treatment.

    While there are no clinical studies to show that the injection is harmful to the baby or mother, medical experts advise against having treatment under these circumstances.

    Fillers :

    What are fillers and how do they work?

    As we age, the natural collagen and elastin in the skin reduces, the skin becomes dry and thinner. While we are young, we have plenty of amounts of hyaluronic acid in our body, but as we grow up this Hyaluronic acid starts diminishing, leaving the skin less well supported. Due to this lines and wrinkles start to develop. By lifting and smoothing targeted areas can diminish wrinkles due to adding an appropriate amount of dermal fillers. Cosmetic Laser Solutions expert injectors can enhance our patient’s appearance by giving you a fresh and younger look. In dermal fillers treatment Hyaluronic acid is usually injected through a tiny needle into the specific areas to rejuvenate the skin.

    What does the treatment involve?

    This procedure takes around 30-45 minutes and patients can expect to notice the effects for as long as 18-20 months after treatment. There can be some slight bruising or swelling after the treatment but it does not persist much longer than a day, and it can be easily covered up with make-up.

    Is Fillers Treatment suitable for me??

    Facial fillers can be used on a wide range of patients that are looking for skin rejuvenation treatment and the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles. Other suitable candidates are the one who seeks to enhance the structure and volume to the face. There are limited risk with this treatment but medical experts recommend that the pregnant women should not opt in for this treatment.

    What should you ask your consultant before considering a treatment?

    • What are the qualifications they have?
    • Which brands of product do they use and why?
    • Have the products that they are using are tested and researched?
    • How satisfied were your previous patients with the results of the treatment?
    • Is this treatment suitable for me and what are its potential side effects?
    • What precautions I will have to take after the treatment?


    Note: ‘Please do consider that the treatment results vary from person to person.’