What is Radiesse

Radiesse is one of the longest acting soft tissue fillers for women who want to get rid of their wrinkles and skin creases. Plastic surgeons and a whole lot of other health professionals (nurses) frequently use Radiesse to correct large skin imperfections like deep furrows, wrinkles and scars.

What is Radiesse made of?

Radiesse is a soft tissue filler and has a unique chemical composition- it is made of tiny calcium microspheres suspended in a solution of glycerin. When injected, these microspheres embed into the surrounding tissues and provide a framework for the body’s cells to grow. The new collagen growth results in a fuller appearing skin, which appears smooth, young and wrinkle free.

What should radiesse be used for?

Both men and women who have deep creases and wrinkles can have radiesse injections. Radiesse is the ideal filler of choice for wrinkles and folds along the nose, chin and eye brows.

Genesis Skin Rejuvenation: another useless laser!

For all consumers, if there is a new treatment every week for the same medical disorder, then most likely none of the treatments works. Now we have yet another laser to rejuvenate the skin. Genesis is hyped up to be the best laser to treat many skin imperfections and make you look beautiful.

How does genesis laser work?

Like all the latest lasers, genesis is a hand held laser that emits laser beam that can mend diseased skin. The doctors claim that this laser does not harm normal skin (this has been said of every laser invented since 1980s)

On what part of the body can genesis laser be used?

Laser Genesis can be used on all parts of the body. Most cosmetic surgeons use the genesis laser to treat:

- fine lines
- photo aged skin
- wrinkles
- fine lines.

it is claimed that after treatment, the skin appears tight, young and aesthetically very pleasing. In reality it just burns skin (see patient testimonials)

Is there any downtime with genesis laser system?

With no downtime, Genesis laser can be used to treat skin imperfections in less than 30 minutes.

Dermal Fillers and cosmetics 101

What are dermal fillers?

All of us have some minor skin imperfections. Most of us have lines, wrinkles, acne scars, deep creases, traumatic scars and so on. For many years, the only treatment for these skin imperfections was camouflage using make-up. Well, this has all changed now. Dermal fillers have been a great innovation in cosmetic surgery. These fillers can be injected into the deep layers of skin and can quickly erase most of the skin problems.

Why do people develop wrinkles?

In most people fine lines and wrinkles are part of aging. However, people who smoke, prematurely develop facial lines and wrinkles that make them look a lot older than the real age. The cause of wrinkles and fine lines is due to breakdown of underlying support structures. In most cases, collagen, hyaluronic acid, and elastin slowly decrease with age and support for superficial skin disappears- thus, resulting in lines and wrinkles

How do dermal fillers act?

Dermal fillers can be injected and provide additional support to underlying tissues. Every dermal filler available today can only temporarily erase signs of aging. Most dermal fillers fill up space underneath the skin and provide support. Dermal fillers can also be used to plump up lips, augment chin, and, erase deep groves in the cheeks. The result is a youthful looking face that looks smooth and beautiful. Unfortunately, the ideal result does not occur in everyone.

Cosmoderm: Yet Another dermal filler!

What is cosmoderm?

Cosmoderm is a collagen type dermal filler widely used by cosmetic surgeons. The one major difference between collagen and cosmoderm is that the latter is developed in a laboratory from human dermal cells. This synthetic variety of collagen has a much lesser chance of inducing an allergic reaction.

What is cosmoderm used for?

Cosmoderm is widely used to treat a number of skin imperfections like fine lines, wrinkles, deep creases, or acne scars. Cosmoderm is also widely used to make the lips plump and luscious.

Cosmoderm injections can be used to erase the fine lines and wrinkles on any part of the face.

What preparations are required prior to cosmoderm injections?

First and foremost, you need money. There are no extensive reparations required prior to the injection of cosmoderm. Because the product is derived synthetically, no allergy testing is required. The injections are done in an office setting and rarely take more than 15-25 minutes. Once the face is washed and dried, cosmoderm is injected. The injections can be mildly tender and the therapist can apply a topical anesthetic 20 minutes prior to the procedure to numb the pain.

Botox Mania Part 6

Botox is not a permanent cure for wrinkles and most patients do not mind getting repeat procedures every 4-6 months. The FDA has recommended that Botox Cosmetic should not be injected more than once every three months, and that the lowest effective dose should be used. The cost of maintaining a pristine face can add to about $1,000-$2,000 a year.

Vanity has its price. Because Botox paralyzes muscles that create wrinkles, some physicians recommend that Botox should not be applied on muscles of facial expression. Otherwise the individual may appear with an expressionless face without emotions.

The line between uncreased youth and facial emotive power, however, is not always clear. Mr. Luhrmann, the director of "Moulin Rouge," said last week that many actresses abuse Botox. "Their faces can't really move properly," he said, assuming a blank stare meant to mimic overuse.

There is also the potential for what some doctors call the Dorian Gray effect. Because Botox does wear off, more injections are required to maintain its effects or the patient's face will return to its wrinkly state. So one day you may marry the women with the perfect face and a few months down the road, you will be sleeping next to Godzilla.

Botox's market potential has finally tapped into the public. Once plastic surgery was a domain of the rich and famous. Botox has brought plastic surgery into the average home and made it slightly affordable for everyone. Dorian Gray, please move over, vanity and Botox are here.

Botox Mania Part 3

Botox mania has altered the face of Hollywood. Almost everyone on the screen has a spotless and wrinkle free face. Gone are the days when someone laughed/cried and you saw the wrinkles. Gone are the days when you saw furrowed eyebrows when someone got angry on the screen. Gone are the days when it was easy to predict the age of the person. Today, everyone smiles no matter what the occasion or event and everyone looks young.

"We will look at wrinkles the way we look at cracked or discolored teeth — remnants of the past, just something to be fixed," said Dr. Nancy Etcoff, a psychologist at the Harvard Medical School and the author of "Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty" (Doubleday). "You still see young women smoking and sitting in the sun, and they can just get rid of the wrinkles.

"It's very much about having your cake and eating it too," Dr. Etcoff said. "It is as though we have given up on authenticity."

The Botox therapy has an attraction for the generation between 30-45 years. People, older than 45 generally have a few more things than wrinkles and also require body sculpturing, liposuction, face lifts and removal of fat from here and there. Nose and ear surgery are sought after by those ages 20 to 40. And women between 25 and 35 are most likely to want breast augmentation.

While women are the largest consumers of cosmetic surgery, men are now catching up and rival women in procedures involving body sculpturing and hair replacement procedures.

Today, Botox injections make up a significant proportion of all cosmetic procedures. With the lure of quick easy cash, doctors in almost every specialty are injecting Botox. There are thousands of spas all over the country, run by nurses who even perform the procedure.

To make it legal, the nurses usually get a doctor to be a pseudo director of the spa, and then proceed to massage, apply facial creams, touch up with a laser here and there and of course, a couple of jabs with a needle to erase the wrinkle. Most spas today rival the best Beverly Hills plastic surgery clinics in their offerings.