Medicine + Beauty

Medicine + Beauty

Medical spas are booming as doctors team up with estheticians and entrepreneurs to offer a complete medical, beauty and wellness experience. Sophie Gordon talks to Cheryl Whitman about the growing industry.

What is a Medical Spa?

The main difference between a medical spa and a day spa is the presence of or affiliation with a doctor. Having an accredited physician on site means effective medical and beauty treatments such as laser, IPL, injectables, ...

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Anti-Aging

Anti-Aging

The clock is ticking, so take a minute now to learn about cosmetic surgery procedures and professional strength skin care products for both men and women that can help slow down or even turn back the hands of time for a more youthful look.

Parisian Peel® Introduces Anti-Aging Suffusion System

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by Parisian Peel

Study by New York ’s premier dermatologist, Dr. David J. Goldberg, validates first sonic wave drug delivery modality GOLDEN, Colo. – Aesthetic Technologies announced during the 28th Annual American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) Conference, in Kissimmee, Fla. , the introduction of its Parisian Peel S...More...

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Laser Wrinkle Removal on Long Island? What`s Next?

Posted Monday, February 11, 2008 to PROCEDURES > Skin

Posted by mmoore

The laser, which has been used in a variety of industries, continues to be applied to new fields, including cosmetic improvement. Over the last 50 years, here are just a few of the applications of laser technology: Medicine: Surgery, scar treatment, eye treatment, dentistry Industry: Cutting, welding, engraving Defense: Marking...More...

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Face the Face Lift Facts: Invest in the Best

Posted Thursday, February 7, 2008 to PROCEDURES > Face

Posted by cathy

A saying gets well-worn when there's truth to it; we all know that.  In the case of plastic surgery, "buyer beware" is a saying you might want pay attention to.  After all, plastic surgery is about much more than just your time and money.  It's about permanently changing your looks. It&nb...More...

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REVA FREY R.N. CERTIFIED BOTOX, RESTYLANE SPECIALIST JOINS BELLA VITA STUDIOS IN TURNBERRY TO

Posted Monday, January 7, 2008 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by Kathy@mk2lv.com

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – The Turnberry Tower’s exclusive Stirling Club in Las Vegas Nevada opened the doors to “BELLA VITA STUDIO” (BVS), an equally exclusive full-service salon, this. catering to an upscale clientele that includes Turnberry Tower residents, Stirling Club members, and is open to Las Vega...More...

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Consistency in skin care will make the difference

Posted Monday, December 10, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Skin

Posted by Kristina Schuff

Our skin is affected by all of our every day emotional and lifestyle stresses, including but not limited to environmental stresses.  It goes without saying the use of DAILY sunblock (spf 30 or higher) application is crucial to preventing premature aging.  Approximately 80% of the visible signs of aging; melasma (brown-...More...

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A Medical Vacation that Makes Sense

Posted Friday, October 26, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Face

Posted by cathy

If you follow cosmetic surgery in the media, you’ve no doubt noticed that in one of the latest trends, patients are flying around the world for their procedures.  In fact a whole industry seems to have sprung up around this idea, the cosmetic surgery travel industry.  Don’t believe me?  Just Google &ld...More...

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A Consumer Guide to Tummy Tuck in Orlando

Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Body

Posted by Kenrick Spence, M.D.

It's no surprise that, in terms of popularity in Orlando and beyond, tummy tuck is consistently in the top five among surgical procedures. That's because it's so common for both men and women to experience laxity of skin, muscles and fat around the abdomen over time. For women, pregnancy often results in muscles and skin that ju...More...

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Another One Bites the Dust

Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Hair

Posted by abowers

Fight your wrinkles and rapid facial hair growth with one easy product... Even better, this 'magic' product can be made with ingredients you have in your house. Right now! Want to know what this amazing, do-it-yourself formula is? You're not the only one. Do what millions like you have done... millions of women, just like your...More...

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Total Face

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Face

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Andrew Frost describes some of the approaches to fixing problems of the aging face. Wrinkly and Saggy Brows People of all ages can have problems with the brow, starting with a few forehead lines. If eyebrows are sitting in a good position, nothing particularly invasive is recommended. Botox injections and laser resurfacing ca...More...

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Stop the Clock

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Rebecca Grey discusses what's new on the horizon of anti-aging medicine. Stop the clock! That appears to be the current mantra of our generation as we cross over into the 21st century. Is there a fountain of youth to slow down aging? Are we really on the verge of finding a total cure for cancer or other debilitating diseases? ...More...

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Stay Younger Longer

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Human growth hormone has been approved for FDA review for use in normal aging adults. Jodi Theissen reports. When we age the body goes through a number of changes that have always been thought inevitable. The skin sags and gets wrinkles, we lose lean muscle mass and gain abdominal fat, our cognitive ability changes, we are more...More...

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What Is Your Real Age?

Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Why is it that when you run into people of your age some of them look better than you & some worse? Holly O'Neill investigates how you can find out what your "real age" is. Why do people of the same chronological age look vastly different? Some people are blessed with good genetics, you may say.That is certainly t...More...

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Anti-Aging Medicine

Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Can medicine and lifestyle slow the ravages of time? Jodi Thiessen spoke with New York Internist Bruce K Lowell MD about what can be achieved. In the later decades of life, we all experience a decline in bodily structure and function. Our metabolism slows, ushering in the "middle-aged spread". Shrinkage of muscle mass...More...

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Erbium Laser: Facial Rejuvination

Posted Friday, September 7, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Face

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Holly O'Neill talked to Florida dermatologist Dr Michael Jasin about laser resurfacing. Laser resurfacing is basically a controlled mechanical removal of skin. The laser selectively heats, vaporizes and removes the superficial layer of skin, softening wrinkles and stimulating growth of new skin cells. Patients who can benefit ...More...

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Diminish Wrinkles

Posted Friday, September 7, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Face

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

For 20 years, doctors have been using various fillers to help remove small facial lines and deeper wrinkles. Sally Waddington looks at what's available on the market now. Since the release of collagen-based implant Zyderm over 18 years ago, many difference types of fillers have entered the market - all claiming to be THE soluti...More...

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Age Issues

Posted Friday, September 7, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Face

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

The appearance of the eyes is important to many people, young and old. Hartford plastic surgeon Dr Stephen Brown explains to Sally Waddington how age is not necessarily a factor when seeking eyelid surgery. Blepharoplasty, the medical term for eyelid surgery, can be used to correct several facial problems. Two of the most comm...More...

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Youth Is Wasted On The Young

Posted Thursday, September 6, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Cosmetic surgery is increasingly viewed as an option for maintaining self-esteem as we age, explains Michelle Kearney. As we get older time seems to be speeding up. Years fly past and suddenly when we look in the mirror we hardly recognize the person staring back at us.We still feel the same, think the same, and more often than...More...

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Smoothing Facial Creases

Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Skin

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Cosmetic surgeon Simon Ourian MD explained to Holly O'Neill how Botox can be used to treat lines and wrinkles which other methods of facial rejuvination cannot. Common procedures used to treat facial wrinkles include chemical peels, laser resurfacing, and collagen and fat injections. However these do not affect wrinkles caused ...More...

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Setting the Stage For Later Life

Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Anti-Aging

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Are we looking at cosmetic surgery procedures for the face in the wrong way? Plastic surgeon Lawrence Koplin MD spoke with Holly O'Neill about fat transfers to treat the aging face. There is a point in time when we realize we are getting older, and our face is aging with us maybe faster than we would like. For many people one o...More...

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Renew Your Skin

Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2007 to PROCEDURES > Skin

Posted by The Original Anti-Aging & Cosmetic Surgery Magazine

Rejuvenation of the aging face is in high demand by baby boomers, reports Laura Leroy RN, BSN. As the baby boomer generation shows signs of aging, preoccupation with therapies to reduce those signs as reached an all-time high. Rejuvenating therapies include laser resurfacing and chemical peeling (phenol, TCA, Jessner's solution...More...

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