With the huge demand for ways to stave off the signs of age medical technology is working overtime. First there were facelifts – but a rhytidectomy (face lift) has significant down time, risk of infection, scarring and is very expensive. A facelift is normally the lower 2/3 of the face and if you add a […]
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This is a common question clients often ask and the one word answer is Yes, medications can affect even the most simple skin care services. Many medications have effects on the body aside from the reason they are being taken. This is easily demonstrated – just listen to one of the many television commercials for
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Women need to understand how their bodies work differently than men’s to best protect themselves and respond to undiagnosed health issues promptly and appropriately. The first and foremost signal is “change” if you notice a change in your body or how it operates, this can be a clue that something needs to be checked. As
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Having to undergo chemotherapy is a challenge in itself but some of the drugs that are necessary to treat the cancer can bring their own set of challenges to the skin. According to Dermatology Times, November 5, 2014 review of a research report from the European Medical Journal Dermatology the new generation of anticancer drugs
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Menopause is a nasty word that no woman enjoys dealing with. It is the time when the body transitions from having ovulation and the menstrual cycle to the complete cessation of this. While for most of us loosing the ability to have more children at 50+ is not a big issue, the challenges we must
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Sleep Issues – Causing Skin Conditions? Yes, your sleep problems can be causing skin problems. Sleep is our time to internally refresh, restore and heal. Anything that interrupts this process can lead to the skin looking less than its best. All of us have gotten up and looked in the mirror after a bad night’s
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There is only one thing more damaging to the skin and aging it than the sun, and that is a tanning bed. It doesn’t burn the skin because it only uses UVA rays. UVA rays penetrate more deeply and cause damage to the dermal tissue. UVB rays are more focused on the surface of the
