Alcohol can thin the blood, increasing the risk of bruising. According to Stanford Health Care, individuals should avoid alcohol for at least 24 hours before and after undergoing treatment. Alcohol can also: Anyone experiencing side effects after their treatments, whether or not they have consumed alcohol, should consult their doctor or cosmetic provider.
When the skin sustains trauma (i.e. surgical, accident, wound), it generates scar tissue to repair and protect the injured area. However if errors occur during skin remodeling this can lead to excessive tissue growth, resulting in hypertrophic scars or keloids. Keloids are raised growths that appear pink, flesh-colored, or red, and they can continue to […]
1. Fillers will make me look fake and unnatural. With the right aesthetic eye and aesthetic injector, fillers can be a natural enhancement that no one would know unless you told them! 2. Fillers are permanent. Fillers are made of hyaluronic acid which the body produces naturally in places like your skin, eyes, and joints. […]
The platysma muscle is a thin muscle covering the entire neck and lower part of the face. It functions to pull down the jaw to open the mouth as well as assist in pulling down the corners of the mouth to form a frown. As we age, skin laxity increases and muscle tone decreases. This […]
What is Sculptra? Sculptra is a biostimulatory injectable that promotes your body to produce collagen cells. Sculptra differs from other HA-fillers because the results will take a full 6-8 weeks to fully show versus HA fillers will have an immediate effect. Since Sculptra stimulates collagen production, it takes time for the cells to respond to […]
The masseter muscle is a powerful muscle alongside the jaw that assists us in chewing. Many times, with increased stress or without our knowledge, we clench our jaws or grind our teeth at night. This can lead to soreness in the jaw as well as changes in facial shape due to hypertrophy of the muscle. […]