Category: Injectables
5 Important Things to Know Before Your Filler Injections
What do I need to know before getting dermal fillers? Our Westlake Village-based team at Pierre Skin Care Institute knows that you want to have the best experience and results as possible from these treatments. Dermal fillers are a popular option for restoring volume and enhancing key facial features. However, before getting this treatment, there …
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Do Facial Fillers Work Right Away?
There are many factors that can negatively affect our skin, including everything from normal aging to exposure to pollutants and harsh weather changes. Bad habits—such as eating too much refined sugar, being constantly stressed, or failing to get enough sleep—can also damage the skin. For anyone dealing with the fallout from these factors, maintaining a …
Who is an Ideal Candidate for Cheek Fillers?
It’s no secret that our facial appearance changes significantly as we age. In youth, we typically start off with a face that is more of triangle or heart shape with high, full cheeks. This becomes inverted as skin deflates and the lower jaw becomes heavier. The cheeks are often one of the areas where loss …
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How Do You Manage Bruising After Injectables? (Part 2)
It’s normal for a bruise to happen after an injury, such as getting hit by someone during a competitive sports game or bumping into something while walking across a dark room. Bruises also occur after medical or cosmetic injections (minor bruising is a typical side effect after any form of injectable wrinkle reduction, including hyaluronic acid fillers …
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How to Use Hyaluronic Acid on Your Skin
Wondering if hyaluronic acid is really worth the hype? Many of the trendiest skin creams, serums, and other beauty products now contain this substance, but like many other skincare ingredients, people are often unsure of what it really is and how it’s beneficial. Sometimes thought of as “the body’s natural moisturizer,” hyaluronic acid is an …
Maintain Glowing Skin with Combination Treatments
Wrinkles and discolorations are typical skin concerns. Dermatologists provide cosmetic procedures that reduce these signs of aging more effectively than topical, over-the-counter skin products. Patients who have acne, skin damage, or need specialized care for a condition that is affecting the appearance of their skin can talk to the Pierre Skin Care Institute about their …
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Can You Kiss Someone with Lip Fillers?
Lip injections with Juvéderm® at our Westlake Village office can do a lot of amazing things. They plump up lips that are naturally thin to give them a fuller pout, they smooth out those tiny lipstick lines on or around your mouth, they rejuvenate aging lips that have lost their luster, they improve symmetry by …
“Brotox”: The Benefits of BOTOX® for Men
Certain wrinkles form in the areas where skin stretches repeatedly, pulling again and again into the same crease-forming positions. Many women choose to address this problem with BOTOX® treatments at our Thousand Oaks-based practice, after which they enjoy months of smoother, more youthful-looking skin. In an industry traditionally dominated by the female demographic, however, a …
Lip Injections: Which Type of Juvederm® Filler Plumps Lips?
Late summer in California is a great time for trying out any kind of injectable, as fillers and BOTOX® aren’t impacted much by high temperatures or sun exposure, and you won’t need any downtime at home to recover—so you can go back to enjoying seasonal fun right away. If you’ve always had naturally smaller lips …
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