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Consider nose or chin augmentation….without Surgery!

Have you ever seen a photo of your profile and wished for a more defined chin or help to remove the bump from your nose, but thought that painful surgery is the only option? Recent advances in the use of Dermal fillers has seen significant improvements in creating a more defined profile with injections alone.

A well defined chin and nose can not only enhance your profile, but help balance the whole face. Hyaluronic Acid Dermal fillers, which are found naturally in the body, can be injected into the problem area to help give fullness and a more defined profile. Dermal fillers work by creating an internal framework (or scaffolding) on which new collagen and elastin can attach creating the structure, tone and firmness for a more defined nose and/or chin.

As they are found naturally in human cells, dermal fillers are well tolerated and there is no need for allergy testing, plus there is no need for surgery and excessive bruising, swelling and pain!

The results are natural looking and you may find that next time you catch a glimpse of your side profile, you will like what you see!

anti-aging is excited to announce the launch of the new App, Natural Look: beautiful at any age. The Natural Look App is a free App that helps you discover the possibilities to look your best. The App includes loads of fantastic education on what happens as we age, some helpful tips and advice and comprehensive information on all kinds of facial rejuvenation options.

Plus – there’s a great game ‘Older? Younger?’ where you can see photos of women of all ages and guess who’s younger. Learn and have fun – even challenge your friends via Facebook to play the game.

 Download Today!

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We’d love you to download the Natural Look App and come in for a consultation to discuss your individual facial rejuvenation possibilities.

Take a look at our new YouTube channel to see What happens as we age and what is Possible?
Learn all about aging and the possibilities of maintaining a Natural Look and youthful appearance from Allergan.

Scoupons and Wrinkle Treatments- Why we don’t participate

Many clients have recently asked why we don’t participate in the ever more popular ‘Scoupon’ programs they see on TV and online. An article which recently appeared in Beauty Biz Magazine July/August 2011 edition, helps to explain why.

Wrinkle treatments involve the use of a prescription only medication and it is against the regulations of medical bodies to sell a treatment prior to a full medical assessment, as it may lead to unnecessary or inappropriate use of the medication.

In addition, many of the websites are breaking the rules of advertising. As Dr Gabby Caswell the president of the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australia states “The advertising of Schedule 4 or prescription-only medications is regulated by advertising guidelines set by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. It’s against these guidelines to advertise prescription-only medications such as Botox, by their trade name”.

At anti-aging, we always endeavour to follow the guidelines set out by medical governing bodies and always tailor our treatments to our individual clients needs, which means  ‘Scoupons’ are not for us!

Turn back the hands of time with the new Restylane Skincare range.

The six products are designed to maintain, strengthen and restore the skin barrier using patented NASHA technology to better deliver HA, improving lines and wrinkles. Why not use it in conjunction with our other wrinkle treatments (click here for wrinkle treatment information).

Restylane skincare is available at anti-aging in a

• Recovery cream
• Hand cream
• Night cream
• Facial Cleanser
• Night serum
• Day Cream

We love the night serum which seems to soften lines in minutes, right before your eyes!

We all aim for perfect skin using sunblock, having regular facials and peels, laser treatments and our at home skin care routine. All very important things to be doing for optimum skin health and appearance but consider the makeup that we use, often every day. It should be good for our skin!

A good quality mineral makeup will provide a beautiful makeup that is quick to apply and contains ingredients that are good for your skin. I am using Jane Iredale’s mineral makeup. It has a high pigment level and you don’t need much of the product to create a smooth and glowing skin. I am very confident recommending it to my clients and can even apply it after most rejuvenation type IPL treatments.

The FDA says Botox injections have been shown to be effective in the prevention of migraines, which are debilitating headaches that cause intense pulsing or throbbing pain and affect about 12% of Americans.
“Chronic migraine is one of the most disabling forms of headache,” Russell Katz, MD, of the FDA, says in a news release.
“Botox to give relief to chronic migraines is given at intervals of about 12 weeks as multiple injections around the head and neck” to and works to dull future headache symptoms, the FDA says in a statement.
The FDA says it’s important that patients who suffer chronic migraines discuss with their doctors whether this treatment is appropriate for them.
One of the studies the FDA based their decision on is outlined below:
The Study:
A clinical study, Botulinum Toxin Type A as a Migraine Preventive Treatment, was conducted by Stephen Silberstein, MD, of the Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine; Ninan Mathew, MD, of the Houston Headache Clinic; Joel Saper, MD, of the Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute; and Stephen Jenkins, MD, of Allergan, Inc. for the BOTOX Migraine Clinical Research Group. The objective of the study was “to assess the safety and efficacy of botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX; Allergan, Inc) in the prevention of migraine.”
Results:
Compared with subjects who received placebo injections, the subjects in the Botox treatment group experienced:
· significantly fewer migraine attacks per month
· reduced severity of migraine attacks
· fewer days using abortive/rescue medications
· fewer episodes of vomiting
Conclusions:
“Pericranial injection of botulinum toxin type A, was found to be a safe treatment that significantly reduced migraine frequency, migraine severity, acute medication usage, and associated vomiting.”