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Botox And Fillers: Which One Is Right For You?

If you’re new to injectables, you may wonder about the difference between Botox and fillers, and which treatment can help you achieve your anti-aging goals. Botox and fillers both have their own unique advantages and can also be used together to reverse the signs of aging. A combination approach can take years off your face, with longer lasting results than Botox or fillers alone.

 

 

Botox
Botox offers natural looking wrinkle reduction by temporarily relaxing the facial muscles that cause fine lines and wrinkles. Designed to remove and reduce wrinkles, Botox treatments work by blocking the nerve signals to your facial muscles. Quick and painless, Botox reduces your facial muscle activity and temporarily prevents the contraction of muscles that cause laugh lines, frown lines, and crow’s feet.

Botox treatments consist of a few tiny injections, with very localized effects that will not impact your ability to smile, laugh, or show expression. Effective for a wide range of people, Botox improves the appearance of moderate to severe lines between the eyebrows and can be injected around the eye area to improve the appearance of crow’s feet. With minimal discomfort and no downtime, Botox fits in to your lifestyle and schedule. Most people see visible results in 10 days to 2 weeks, and results last about 6 months.

 

 

Fillers
Dermal fillers restore facial volume loss, effectively smoothing lines and wrinkles, restoring your cheek and lip volume, and refreshing your appearance. Adding volume without surgery, injectable gel fillers treat static lines that are visible when your face is at rest. From plumping the lips to lifting your cheeks, fillers add volume, encourage natural collagen production, and prevent the skin from sagging.

Formulated with hyaluronic acid, fillers are injected into the skin with a very fine needle to fill in facial wrinkles and indentations to restore a smoother appearance, or into the lips to add fullness and volume to your smile. Very effective at reducing the early signs of aging, fillers are mostly used on the middle and lower facial areas. Fillers provide visible results you can see immediately and instantly, with effects lasting for 6 months to 2 years. In the cheek area, fillers last up to 2 years. For facial lines and wrinkles, results last 12 to 18 months. Lip fillers typically last 6 months to 1 year.

 

Botox and fillers
Botox is most effective for superficial lines and wrinkles, while fillers plump the skin and can smooth out even the deepest forehead furrows and marionette lines. Depending on your goals, a combination of Botox and fillers can make the greatest impact on your appearance. The combination treatment of Botox followed by fillers can last twice as long as fillers alone, and the two injectables complement each other by targeting multiple areas of the face simultaneously.

 

Botox and fillers both require the expertise of a certified medical professional for safe and effective results. Schedule your complimentary consultation with our specialists today to learn more about reaching your goals with Botox and dermal fillers.

 

Source: calvineaesthetics.com/blog/botox-vs-fillers-which-one-is-right-for-you

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Choosing the Right Sunscreen for You

It’s finally time to have fun in the sun again, hoorah! And with the official start of summer next month, it makes good sense that May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

By now, most everyone knows that UVA and UVB radiation are the cause for most skin cancers and contributes to the photoaging of our skin. While there are heroes like plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and aestheticians that can help with the negative effects of sunlight, we can all help ourselves fight against skin cancer and photoaging with one, easy preventative measure: sunscreen!

Luckily, there are many, many different forms of sunscreen available for many, many different skin types. But, with all these options there can be confusion about which sunscreen is best for you. These are the first 3 factors to look at when selecting a sunscreen:

 

  1. SPF: Sun Protection Factor

Sunscreen with a higher SPF should offer more protection from the sun’s harmful rays. For example: An SPF of 15 blocks 93% of UVB radiation, SPF 30 blocks nearly 97%, and SPF 50% blocks an estimated 98% of UVB rays.

Studies show that SPFs above 50 only have a minimal increase in protection, making wearing an SPF 50 practically the same as wearing an SPF 100. Interesting fact: Regulatory bodies in Europe and Australia have capped the SPF of sunscreen to their consumers at 50. In part, this was done to avoid consumers having an over-confidence in a higher SPF sunscreen and thus not applying it as directed leading to sun damage.

The SPF on a sunscreen mainly refers to only the amount of UVB protection. While you may not be getting a sunburn from UVB rays because of your sunscreen, you could still be getting large amounts of skin-damaging UVA radiation. Which brings me to the next important factor in an effective sunscreen:

  1. Multi-spectrum, Broad Spectrum, UVA/UVB protection

Because SPF refers only to the UVB blocking percentage, you’ll want a sunscreen that also offers UVA protection. The ingredients should contain some combination of the following UVA-blocking ingredients: zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, avobenzone, ecamsule, and oxybenzone. This is often labeled on the product as multi-spectrum, broad-spectrum, or UVA/UVB protection.

The last factor – synthetic versus mineral – has largely been debated. Some, such as those with ultra-sensitive skin, may not have much of a choice between the two. However, I think it’s important to note that either choice is sunscreen and something everyone should be using on the daily.

  1. Synthetic vs Mineral

Synthetic sunscreen: There are over 30 synthetic sunscreen ingredients that are used. Synthetic sunscreen is often referred to as chemical sunscreen, which is incredibly misleading. All skincare ingredients are chemicals – including water.

Pros: Begins to work immediately, is generally found in a products that have a thinner texture, is preferred for water-resistant formulas, and is more likely to have an accurately labeled SPF.

Con: Can be sensitizing for those with extra-sensitive skin.

Mineral sunscreen: There are two mineral sunscreen ingredients: titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. Mineral sunscreen ingredients are often referred to as being organic, but they are, in fact, not. They are actually inorganic chemicals.

Pros: Begins to work immediately and has almost no risk of irritating skin.

Cons: May leave a white cast on the skin, needs more frequent and liberal applications than a synthetic formula, and studies such as those done by Consumer Reports show that mineral sunscreens are most likely to fail SPF accuracy tests and have a much lower actual SPF rating.

 

We carry several different types of sunscreen at our Portage office – including OBAGI’s Sun-Shield, a tinted face lotion available in cool or warm that has an SPF of 50 and offers a broad spectrum protection.

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