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Microdermabrasion stimulates skin regeneration

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

microdermabrasion stimulates skin regenerationFacial Treatment for mature skin and acne. Along with the peel and laser, microdermabrasion is one of the techniques defendants in such cases. Now, a new study, published in Archives of Dermatology ‘, confirms that this procedure is effective because of its ability to stimulate cell regeneration.

A team of scientists from the University of Michigan (USA) has observed that not only increases microdermabrasion precursors of collagen, other components associated with cell renewal. For example, cytokeratin 16 (with an important role in the wounds of the upper layers of the skin), antimicrobial peptides (which fight infection) and matrix metalloproteinases (inactivate enzymes that damage the skin). (more…)

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Botox for Wrinkle Treatment (part 2)

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

botox for wrinkle treatmentWhat should I expect after treatment with Botox?

Botox is a remarkably safe therapeutic agent for treatment of wrinkles. The complications were minor and temporary. Bruising may occur where the injection is given and mild pain, will likely have a headache after the procedure. Contusions may be more noticeable in patients taking aspirin or other blood-thinning medication. If possible you should stop the administration of these products prior to injection. Ice helps prevent bruising. The muscle weakness is noted in 24 hours is not immediate.

How long does the effect of Botox?

After the first set of injections, you can have another two weeks reinjection after allowing the location of any resistance from the muscles. With this method, 90% or more of patients respond to Botox. This leaves 10% who do not respond to treatment. The success of treatment lies with the weakening of the muscle that begins between 24 to 48 hours after injection and maximum muscle weakness is determined in seven days. The paralysis of the muscle after the first injection lasts between four and seven months in most patients.

How often Reinjection is needed?

The re-injection is suggested every three or four months to keep the paralyzed muscles and allow wrinkles vanish. Once the area is smoothed out completely, he instructs the patient to return to therapy only when he returned he noticed muscle movement. What may well not occur for at least four months to a year or sometimes longer.

Who should not use Botox?

Although no birth defects reported by the use of this medicine, do not treat pregnant patients. And another of our policies is not to inject Botox to patients who are breastfeeding your baby.
Patients with a history of neuromuscular disease (multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis) or other related diseases neurotransmition should avoid using this medicine. (more…)

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Botox for Wrinkle Treatment (part 1)

Monday, January 11th, 2010

botox for wrinkle treatmentTreatment with Botox can wipe your face crow’s feet, forehead lines and frown lines. This has become the most popular cosmetic method because it is safe and patients love the results. Botox is a powerful medication used to treat lines and facial expressions. This is a treatment that takes a few minutes and best of all is that patient leaves the office without alteration in the treated area.

What is Botox?

Botulinum toxin is a poison produced by bacteria. This bacterium produces botulism years. For decades, these bacteria are cultivated to extract the toxin and used in many diseases. It works by binding to the muscles of the injected area and decreasing mobility. It has been used for decades to treat muscle problems in children and adults. For example, anal fissures, or strabismus, blepharospasm …

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While Botox is a potent medicine in high concentrations, is used in very small quantities with high safety margins. After the muscle has been injected, its first effects are not remarkable in the first 24 hours and the effect on the muscle will not be complete in less than two weeks. Fifty units of Botox or less are generally used per session. To have toxic effects on a patient would have to be injected more than 2000 units once. The effects of Botox only affect the muscle and not in any way affect the central nervous system or any other body part and is accidentally injected into a nerve or blood vessel. Botox is also safe because complete muscle recovery is possible. Recovery is safe because the human body form new fibers that allow activation of the muscles. In part, its a shame because many patients wished good results that the effects would last a lifetime. (more…)

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Dry skin care

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Dry skin careWomen with oily skin desperate attempt to combat oily excretion secreted by the skin of their faces while avoiding causing further damage to his face. Here are some tips to follow to properly protect oily skin.

It is easy to recognize an oily skin. There is a clecy to pimples and blackheads. Furthermore, fortunes are spent by women desperate to buy powder and other cosmetics in the hope of reducing the duties on the fat face. They try guaranteed products for effectiveness on their skins while knowing that they bring them more problems than they eliminate. In this case, what is a woman to oily skin should do?

The first step is to relax! Studies have shown that stress increases the occurrence of acne. It is not easy to handle stress at a time when everyone is anxious but try anyway. You’ll be amazed how a small effort such as getting enough sleep, go to massage parlors once a week to a daily walk or simply call a person who makes you laugh can reduce stress and therefore the buttons and other facial imperfections resulting. (more…)

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Skin Types

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Skin Types
Here are the different skin types most frequently encountered

Normal skin
The so-called normal skin is the least common. She is not fat even if this small reflections at the end of a day on the wings of the nose, chin and forehead.Normal skin is thin and its appearance is bright. Its pores are small and closed. It characterizes people whose body is functioning normally without any particular problems with a balanced metabolism.

Oily Skin
Oily skin is characterized by excessive production of sebum (a natural fatty substance that protects the skin). This gives it a shiny, bright if unsightly. Oily skin is often prone to blackheads and comedones (acne). It is an excessive level of testosterone in the blood which is the main cause behind oily skin. Therefore, adolescence is a period conducive to oily skin due to hormonal imbalances typical of this age. Other factors may also help oily skin such as pollution, tobacco, unhealthy diets. (more…)

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How to fight aging

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

fight anti agingAging is a natural process, forcing all the people, which takes place over the years. It is a natural phenomenon, but may be accelerated by some external agents such as sunlight. So, you can define the concept better if we take it as a process that causes multifacotorial distinct alterations in the appearance of people. The anti-aging treatment, the same way, it also takes different forms.

Reiterates and reaffirms your skin. Aging causes loss of gloss, sagging and staining, among other changes. Currently there are techniques capable of offering a wide range of opportunities to renew and reaffirm the skin: these dermatological products such as microdermabrasion, which helps rejuvenate the skin, reversing the effects of the sun. Infrared treatments help firm skin and reduce sagging.

It relaxes muscles and treats dynamic wrinkles. Dynamic wrinkles are seen only when the face is in motion, gesturing or as we speak. To combat it, it is best Botulinum Toxin Type A. According to Dr. Serafin Inglesias, “applies BOTOX into the muscles whose action creates the wrinkles, causing them subside and in some cases disappear”

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