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SKIN CARE FOR HEALTH AND AESTHETICS

The philosophy at the Institute of Aesthetic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, LLC is comprehensive, holistic aesthetic health care. Regardless of what your surgical or non-surgical procedural interests are, educating you on skin care is an essential part of our personalized plan. Our objective is to provide information you need to make intelligent decisions that benefit you today and tomorrow.

Since the skin is the...

Sunscreen

Besides wearing sunscreen when you visit the beach or take a dive in your swimming pool, how important really is sunscreen? Well, up to 90% of the visible damage on your skin can be attributed to sun exposure. In addition to aging the skin, sun exposure substantially increases the likelihood of developing skin cancer, the most common cancer in humans. It is estimated that about 1 in 5 people develop some f...

Men Facial Aging and Beauty 

Abstract

Gender differences play an important factor in facial anatomy, behavior, and beauty concerns. In men, a balance between masculinity and femininity is important in outcome satisfaction. Most men are more concernered with their hairline, per...

Neurotoxins: Wrinkle Relief & Prevention

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Onabotulinum Toxin A ( BoTNA), is the gold standard treatment for temporary reduction of dynamic rhytid. However there are some evidences which repeated treatments over a long time may have preventative and progressive reductions of rhytides, however more study required to explain the exact mechanism of additional benefit...

Rejuvenation ( Non or Minimally Invasive) For Aging Gracefully

Introduction:

Traditionally improving aging patient appearance focused on skin laxity and surgery to remove excess skin which resulted sudden change and often unnatural appearance.

Later deep chemical, dermabrasion and even early laser treatment helped skin texture, toning and color, however required long down...

Acne Vulgaris(AV) Pathogenesis:

Abstract

It is the most common skin disorder(D/O), regardless of gender, skin color or ethnicity. For a long time it was thought it is due to abnormal desquamation of the keratinocytes and hyperkeratinization of the sebaceous glands which causes acne lesions. However the pathogenesis of acne believed to be due to an inflammatory skin D/O which is present before the ...

Vitamins save lives, literally. Interestingly enough, however, the average person tends to know so little about them, and how they help our body. For instance, Vitamin B wasn’t discovered until years after the disease Beriberi caused an epidemic in the late 19thcentury. Beriberi is essentially a disease caused by a thiamine deficiency (a Vita...

We can’t stop ourselves from aging, but that doesn’t mean we have to let our skin show it. Belotero Balance is a prescription filler that is FDA approved to temporarily smooth out and fill the wrinkles around the mouth.

Belotero is right for you if the skin around your mouth:

• Lost structural volume
• Has etched-in lines and wrinkles, even when not smiling
• Vertical lip lines

A b...

The Juvèderm family includes two different types of fillers that are used to addressed various needs. The first is Juvèderm XC, which is a filler in the US used for moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds to temporarily add volume to the skin, especially aroun...