When someone says they get Botox they may actually be referring to one of the 4 related injectables on the market: Botox, Dysport, Jeuveau, or Xeomin. They are all botulinum neurotoxins that smooth out wrinkles and prevent muscle contraction but there several misconceptions about how that happens. Many people confuse fillers with neurotoxin – both are injectables that treat lines…
Glossary of Ingredients
We see products making claims based on ingredients that will deliver miracles in some cases. Here are some of the key ingredients to look for and what they actually do. Medical grade skin care products are more potent, use more concentrated ingredients and are allowed, by FDA law, penetrate below the epidermis (Something OTC products are not permitted to do)….
The Pigmentation Spectrum | Freckles to Melasma
The day we were born our skin was the purest it would ever be. Day two began the lifelong accumulation of external assaults. In adulthood, our (skin) life flashes before our very eyes (every time we look in the mirror). What we see are brown spots, blotchiness, or patches of pigment most noticeable on areas frequently exposed to sunlight…face, neck,…
Absorption Matters | Let Ingredients Do Their Job
If you apply potent, effective, and expensive skin care products on a dull dead layer of surface skin…they CAN’T penetrate. If they can’t reach the target zones then they can’t do their job and you will not get results. Eliminating cellular buildup is not just key for skin looking healthy but is KEY to product absorption. After all, if…
JUNE SPECIALS | Injectables
30% OFF all PCA skin care products. A good time to upgrade, add, or tweak your summer regimen *****Vitamin B-12 injections**** Cost of one $30, purchase 4 for $100 OR purchase 5 and get the 6th for FREE! Vitamin B-12 can increase ENERGY, mood, low red blood cell count, strengthen bones, hair, nails, skin,…
PROBLEMS SOLVED | Commom Skin Concerns
Let’s examine the most common skin concerns one at a time — 1. Pores become clogged with dead skin cells, environmental pollution, and sebum. FIX: Be consistent with a custom designed skin care routine just for you. Essentials include a Cleanser, an exfoliating agent that accelerates cell…
Are you a Two-Timer? | Dysport Restylane Bethesda Skin Care
Wash, Rinse, Repeat Washing your face twice at the end of the day removes more dirt, pollution, makeup, and bacteria. Any super model will tell you their absolute skin care rule is to wash their face before bed no matter how tired they are. Makeup, standing on the curb while cars and buses go by, touching and scratching our faces…
PRE-JUVENATION – Protection Starting Earlier | Injectables Fillers Dysport Restylane
The benefits of slowing down the signs of aging has trickled down to men and women in their late 20’s and 30’s. Pre-juvenation , the practice of using injectables and smart skin care to maintain and prevent the loss of volume and collagen, creases and etched lines from expression lines, and damage from UV rays. Preserving youthful features takes commitment and…
Turn Over a New Leaf for FAll |Skincare Fillers Dysport Bethesda
Now is the perfect time to shed summer sun damage and sunscreen clogged pores and refresh our complexions and skincare routine for the cooler months and holiday season. First thing to do is look at you daily skin care routine and add or tweak the plan from an apply-and-go summer regimen. Eventually, a good chemical peel can make a world…
I Want to Look Natural | Injectables Skin Care
Natural means different things to different people but it almost always means you want to look like a younger version of yourself and not overdone. Patients come in for injectables like Botox or Dysport to smooth facial wrinkles and fillers to add volume to cheeks and lips, or fill folds and creases. I hear “I don’t want to look frozen”…