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Facial Rejuvenation Program

Facial Rejuvenation is to make the face look young or youthful again or restore original or new state.

The 6-step facial rejuvenation program consists of the following six steps:

• Step 1-Exfoliation
  An exfoliation routine consists of topical exfoliating creams and microdermabrasion or superficial chemical peels with glycolic or salicylic acid. The latter peels are time-consuming procedures by which you leave the clinic a little pink, but with a refreshed glow.

• Step 2- Stimulate New Collagen Formation
  After deep exfoliation this is the most important step for removal of static facial wrinkles and fine lines. This step is also the most time consuming and tedious and requires patience on your part. There is no quick non-surgical way to remove visible facial wrinkles. Laser resurfacing can quickly and effectively remove facial wrinkles. However, laser resurfacing is unacceptable for most people due to its prolonged recovery.

• Step 3- Removal of Abnormal Pigment and Blood Vessels
  Although creams and exfoliation can remove many light brown spots and the lasers used in step 2 remove smaller vessels, more aggressive therapy is needed for removal of darker pigment, brown spots and larger vessels. There are many non-ablative lasers available for removing pigment and blood vessels. While these lasers are non-ablative, they do leave a reddish mark, which is visible for a day or two and easily covered with make up. New Versa pulse lasers are so expensive that they are rarely being manufactured today. A newer laser called the Cool glide is very effective for larger blood vessels. Today the IPL is the choice for combined pigment and smaller blood vessels that appear as a flush similar to Rosacea.

  The above therapies are effective and results are visible in about six weeks. Usually two or three treatments are needed.

• Step 4- Relaxation of Muscles of Facial Expression
  Botox is a revolutionary new drug, which effectively removes dynamic lines and wrinkles caused by the muscles of facial expression. The frown lines, worry lines, crow's feet and bunny lines all may be lessened or removed by the injection of Botox. Lipstick lines, the fine wrinkles around the lips may also be lessened with Botox but only small amounts can be used otherwise the lips will be weakened.

  There are several new "peptides", one of which is acetyl 3 hexapeptide which when applied topically as a cream is reported to have a Botox-like effect in reducing fine lines. Eventually these agents will perfectly be more effective and possibly make Botox injections unnecessary.

• Step 5- Fill Deep Facial Lines and Contour Deformities
  Soft tissue fillers such as Radiesse , Restylane your own fat and other fillers can be injected into the skin beneath a deep facial line to plump the line and camouflage the line. They may also be used to plump the aging lip and to fill contour deformities caused by facial aging.

  These fillers are temporary and must be repeated every six months to a year. Fat injections can last longer and if done properly may not need to be repeated.

• Step 6- Skin Tightening
  Skin tightening is a very important component of any facial rejuvenation process. Prior to the past year or two, a face-lift was the only option for tightening facial skin. However latest technologies using Infrared Radiofrequency and combined 1319/1064 wavelength laser energy are showing promising results as non-surgical skin tightening methods.

  The non-surgical facial rejuvenation program is expensive. However, with the six-step program you get what you pay for facial rejuvenation without the risk, discomfort and expense of surgery.