Do you want to improve your appearance without undergoing plastic surgery? Nonsurgical options may be the solution you’re looking for. These treatments offer similar benefits as surgery but with fewer risks, lower costs, and less downtime. From injectables to laser treatments, body contouring to skin rejuvenation, there’s a nonsurgical option for every goal. You can boost your confidence and enhance your appearance with nonsurgical treatments. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the various options available. The Benefits of Nonsurgical Treatments Nonsurgical treatments offer many of the same benefits as plastic surgery but with less downtime, fewer risks, and lower costs. Whether you’re looking to reduce the signs of aging, sculpt a more attractive physique, or correct a physical imperfection, nonsurgical options can…
January is National Staying Healthy Month, and what better time to focus on our health than right now? With the holiday season just around the corner, it’s essential to be extra vigilant about our health and well-being. Here are three tips for staying healthy this National Staying Healthy Month! If we can focus on these three things, we’ll be well on our way to staying healthy and happy this month – and all year long! What’s National Staying Healthy Month? January is National Staying Healthy Month, and what better time to focus on our health than right now? This year, let’s resolve to focus on our health and well-being and make National Staying Healthy Month a success! The Importance of Staying Healthy There are many…
Your diet and lifestyle choices can significantly impact the aging process. Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly can help slow the aging process and improve your overall health. In this blog post, we’ll explore the science behind how your diet and lifestyle choices impact the aging process. The Effect Of Diet On Aging Our bodies change as we age in a variety of ways. We may lose muscle mass, our skin may become thinner and less elastic, and our bones may weaken. Changing body composition is a natural part of aging but can be exacerbated by poor diet and lifestyle choices. Aging is a complex process that is not fully understood, but we know that diet plays a big role in how our bodies…
As we reflect on our appearance after a certain age, we cannot help but notice fine lines, wrinkles, and some sagging in certain areas. When these common signs of aging occur, we have three basic choices. We can simply care for our skin with good products and sunscreen, prolong more youthful tissue behaviors with lasers and other collagen-inducing treatments, or we can have plastic surgery. If you fall somewhere in the middle, you may be interested in evaluating whether or not the Silhouette InstaLift procedure would give you the degree of rejuvenation you want. What is a Thread Lift? The term thread lift describes the Silhouette InstaLift process to a T. It is also a term that may cause some people to look for other…
As we have made our way through the mess of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have begun hearing more about certain vitamins and supplements that they’d never thought much about before. Magnesium is one of them, and one in which most people are deficient. The body requires an adequate amount of this particular mineral to sustain functions like heart rhythm, bone density, and blood pressure regulation. People who are deficient in magnesium may experience medical conditions such as depression, insulin resistance and diabetes, migraines, and other problems. Here, we discuss what magnesium can do for the body and how you can find out if you’re getting enough of this nutrient. Benefits of Magnesium Better rest and less stress. Magnesium is a calming mineral. It regulates…
Aging and sun exposure lead many people to frustrating problems with their skin. In addition to fine lines and wrinkles, the breakdown of healthy collagen can result in spots, rough texture, and enlarged pores. When seen in the mirror every day, these problems can feel insurmountable. When we look at them, we know just what to do. Many patients who have visited our Scottsdale office for skin rejuvenation get outstanding results from a MicroLaserPeel®. Here, we discuss details of this treatment that you may want to know. What is a MicroLaser Peel? The term MicroLaser Peel may sound like yet another form of laser skin resurfacing. Laser resurfacing has been performed for several years and can achieve profound results. One of the points that make…
It is not uncommon for adults to want to prolong the appearance of youth. It isn’t that we want to obliterate every wrinkle that ever forms, but some problems, like jowls and loss of facial volume, age the face in ways that we’d prefer not to see every day. The common approach to these signs of aging, as well as deep creases around the nose and mouth, has been to surgically lift aging tissue. To do so can achieve lasting results but also carries risks that many people wish to avoid. An alternative that patients of our Scottsdale practice might want to consider is the Silhouette InstaLift. What Is Silhouette InstaLift™? Silhouette InstaLift treatment is a sophisticated thread-lift technique that has demonstrated consistent success in…
Facial aging is bound to happen at some point. However, we no longer have to live with changes we do not appreciate nor do we have to wait until our concerns have reached a point at which a facelift is “acceptable treatment.” Today, there are numerous options for addressing the changes that age brings to the face. One that we are excited to offer is the Silhouette InstaLift. What is Silhouette InstaLift? We might describe the Silhouette InstaLift as a nice in-between procedure. It is more in-depth than injectables and achieves more dramatic results but it is not as extensive as a surgical facelift. Also, we should note that, as a thread technique, the Silhouette InstaLift is also not nearly the same procedure as the…
Regardless of age, we each have the ability to enjoy healthy, glowing skin. Depending on how you go about nurturing your skin and correcting the signs of aging, you may experience several benefits with very little effort. In our Scottsdale office, patients have options for facial rejuvenation via a surgical route and also through nonsurgical means. The MicroLaser Peel is a popular technique across multiple age groups. What is a MicroLaser Peel? You may have heard of treatments such as chemical peels and microdermabrasion. You may know that numerous different laser treatments that are available today. The MicroLaser Peel fits right in between all of these techniques. Where chemical peels and microdermabrasion gently slough dead and damaged cells off the epidermis with chemical agents and…
For much of the history of cosmetic surgery, the way to reverse the signs of facial aging has been to surgically reposition the tissue beneath the skin’s surface. Today, we’ve got a virtual smorgasbord of treatments that are capable of tightening and lifting and plumping and then some. These choices present us with more opportunity to meet our needs. They may also make it difficult to decide which approach is best. We offer an in-between: the Silhouette InstaLift™. Not everyone needs a full lift. In fact, many of the men and women who seek more information about facelift surgery are smack dab in those years we call mid-life. Between the ages of 40 and 60, the degree of aging that has occurred varies quite a…
