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Skin Medica products – The Secret to Celebrity Skin!

Monday, March 8th, 2010

The About Faces staff is abuzz about the new products we will be carrying!  Peels and products from the prestigious Skin Medica company!  Be the first to obtain these products from About Face in Tucson – and get in line for a new peel, too!

Cutting Edge Technology: TNS Recovery Complex

TNS =Tissue Nutrient Solution

-For All Skin Types, All Skincare Regimens for revolutionary anti-aging

Derived from wound-healing research where bio-engineered skin was developed for severe skin burns.  The derivative of the bio-engineered skin (Derma Graft is now widely used in burn centers) is a complex of human growth factors found in healthy young skin.

TNS is comprised of NouriCel-MD which is 110 growth factors and is 93.6% active ingredients of the Recovery Complex.  That compares to a typical 5% in store-bought skin care.  TNS is only available through medical offices.  93% of women surveyed are repeat clients of TNS! Try it- you’ll like it!

Growth Factors vs. Growth Hormones:

Human Growth Factors work on LOCAL tissue by aiding in growth, healing and regeneration.   Human Growth Hormones have a general effect on ALL tissues and organs of the body.

What does it do for you?

This activates your body’s own healing mechanisms to reverse sun-damage, stress, and aging. Your skin will begin to heal and put back what time has taken away. Think of a baby’s skin that is luminous, plump, and healthy. You will see a difference in your skin’s texture, softness, clarity and tone immediately.

Over continued use you will see a noticeable decrease in your wrinkles (at least 57% difference!) less redness and irritation (87% difference!) healthier skin and a fantastic adjunct to any other procedures, surgeries, or simply your existing anti-aging regimen!

Recommended use: 2x a day for at least 3 months, maintenance thereafter.

The Celebrity Skin Secret As Seen On:

  • Allure editor’s choice award & best beauty breakthrough,
  • Named on E! Beauty secrets of the stars! as one of the 2 things to combat aging( along with sunscreen!)
  • A favorite of Katie Couric on NBC’s Today Show
  • Star Magazine as “Jennifer Aniston’s physician concocted potion packed with collagen!”
  • Jennifer Aniston also quoted as her favorite product in People, US Weekly and Vanity Fair,  LIVE!
  • Also with Regis and Kelly, Barbara Walter’s The View, Vh1, MTV, Access Hollywood, Extra, Essence, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, SELF  and  many, many more!

SkinCeuticals Featured in Allure Magazine

Monday, March 8th, 2010

One of our new favorite products, SkinCeuticals Pigment Regulator, was recently featured in the November 2009 issue of Allure Magazine. We love it because it’s available without a prescription and the price is very affordable.

New Juvederm With Lidocaine Gets FDA Approved

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Remember last week’s post about using lidocaine in dermal filler injections?  The FDA just granted clearance to a new injectable called Juvederm Ultra XC – a filler prepared with 0.3 % lidocaine.

FDA approval was based on a clinical trial that demonstrated a significant improvement in comfort with the new filler. Apparently over 90 percent of 72 subjects in the trial said they experienced less pain with Juvederm XC.

That data is very important, because some people have questioned the value of lidocaine contained within a dermal filler: Is it just for the sake of marketing? When Prevelle Silk (another filler with lidocaine) came out in 2008, Dr. Joe Niamtu said this to Cosmetic Surgery Times:

“The issue with a hyaluronic acid filler with lidocaine is that it doesn’t work until you actually start injecting patients, and these injections are so quick, by the time the lidocaine takes effect, you’re almost finished”

Although I wouldn’t expect cosmetic surgeons to abandon existing methods of pain management, if the Juvederm XC formula does act quickly enough to provide a more comfortable treatment, that can’t be a bad thing. We’ll know more if/when the filler comes to Tucson.

Answers to Your Latisse Eyelash Enhancement Questions

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Q: What is Latisse?

A: Latisse is a bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.03%, originally latisse-phoenix-tucsondeveloped and used as a glaucoma medication. In using the medication, many patients noticed that their eyelashes grew. Some even had to trim their lashes due to excessive length. Allergan, who owned the medication, began to market it as Latisse, for topical use in patients with “inadequate eyelashes.”

Q: How long has Latisse been on the market?

A: Although Latisse has been available for just over 6 months, its related safety record as an eye drop solution, spans over 10 years. Any medication that is used in the eye must be very safe.

Q: Why do I need a prescription for Latisse?

A: Latisse is not an over-the-counter medication. The FDA approved Latisse as a prescription medication to treat hypotrichosis, i.e. reduced amount of eyelash growth.  Using Latisse can result in eyelash improvement of 105% in thickness and over 25% in length.

Q: How does Latisse work?

A: Latisse is thought to affect the growth stage of eyelashes by increasing the duration of the growth phase while increasing the number of hairs in the growth phase.

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Ready for 2010? Get Ready With Resolutions for Better Skin Care

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Before 2010 gets here, make some promises to benefit your healthy skin; without skincare_resolutionsprocrastination and without excuses, let’s resolve to take the following steps:

1: Let a professional aesthetician teach you how to use the right skin care products – in the right order, at the right times. Don’t cherry pick products in the drug store, buying every trendy, nicely packaged new product.  Instead, pare down, simplify and do the right thing. One aesthetician, one set of products chosen just for your particular skin, and one place to return to for periodic facials and replenishing of products. Got that?  One. It’s called skin care monogamy.

2. Gift yourself with a series of microdermabrasion treatments to soften fine lines and acne scars, minimize or eliminate sunspots, stimulate collagen production and give your face a youthful glow. Go every 2 weeks or so for a quick microdermabrasion session and reap the full benefits of more even, younger-looking skin.

3. Safeguard your investment in microdermabrasion by scheduling touch-up sessions every 2 or 3 months. A session only takes an hour, it’s relaxing and pleasant, and your skin will look younger and more radiant all year long.

4. Get serious about using sun block to protect your investment. Obagi makes a great one that won’t block pores, make the skin feel greasy or cause unwanted breakouts. Use it regularly according the directions; you don’t want premature wrinkles, blotchy skin or an increased risk of skin cancer.

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Product Feature: Minus-Sol SPF 30 (Ivory)

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Arizona_minus_solOur patients have made this product a best seller at Dr. Lo’s office. We are the only doctor’s office in Tucson to carry this luxurious, water and sweat resistant sun protection cream. It comes in a flesh tone ivory color to act as a light foundation.

The silky smooth cream formula comes from the enhanced “chitosan” added to its base. Minus-Sol is oil-free, making it non-comedogenic and perfect for oily or sensitive skin. It contains micronized zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.

Minus-Sol is safe for children older than 6 months of age and retains its SPF 30 protection for more than 80 minutes of water activity. You can even use it all over your body.  Remember, it is very important to wear sun protection every day in Arizona to protect against skin cancer and to prevent the signs of aging. Why not use a product that leaves your skin soft, supple and feeling great?

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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

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How Allergan Brought Latisse Eyelash Enhancement to Arizona

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Sometimes new drugs make their way to the market inadvertently and become popular for uses that were never originally intended; such is the case with Allergan’s new eyelash enhancer, Latisse. 

Latisse was born out of a group of popular medications called topical prostaglandins, drugs frequently used to decrease intra-ocular pressure in glaucoma patients. What was first labeled a ‘complication’ or side effect of using prostaglandins was “hypertrichosis,” a condition characterized by darker, fuller eyelashes.   

 Allergan offered the topical prostaglandin Lumigan in 2001, a drug containing an important ingredient called bimatoprost. Two important precursors to Latisse occurred once the FDA gave its clearance to Lumigan.

  • Jan Marini Skin Research Inc had over $2 million worth of product seized by the Food and Drug Administration.  The product, Age Intervention Eyelash, evidently contained bimatoprost, which was unapproved for cosmetic use at the time. Allergan later filed a patent infringement suit against Jan Marini and several other companies that had tried to market bimatoprost in their eyelash enhancing drugs.
  • Some doctors started prescribing Lumigan off-label to enhance eyelashes.  Knowing the desirable side effects it could produce. But Lumigan wasn’t formulated for cosmetic use and many believed more research was needed to confirm the safety of topical prostaglandins for cosmetic use.  

Research and clinical trials are exactly what Alllergan did.  In one early study, 278 healthy adults with minimal to moderate eyelash prominence applied bimatoprost or a placebo to their lash line.  The results were favorable; researchers observed that the average patient’s eyelashes were 25 percent longer, 106 percent fuller, and 18 percent darker, while only 3.6 percent experienced itchy eyes and redness, and only 2.9 percent experienced skin hyperpigmentation.  

Latisse received FDA approval late last year for the treatment of ‘inadequate’ eyelashes.  Allergan now owns the patent on use of bimatoprost for eyelash enhancement.

Contact the office of Dr. Mikel Lo for more information on Latisse in Arizona.