Tag: injectables
How Do You Prepare for a BOTOX® Session to Treat Excessive Sweating?
If you’re considering BOTOX® for hyperhidrosis, our Westlake Village-based Pierre Skin Care Institute team can give you some tips to get the best results possible from these treatments. BOTOX®, which is a purified form of botulinum toxin, has traditionally been used to reduce facial wrinkles, however it can also be helpful for treating hyperhidrosis—a condition associated with …
Continue reading “How Do You Prepare for a BOTOX® Session to Treat Excessive Sweating?“
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 …
Which Types of Wrinkles Does BOTOX® Address?
Wrinkles are skin changes we can’t completely avoid as we age, because the chemical processes in our skin naturally slow over time. For example, skin starts to produce fewer of its building blocks—like collagen and elastin—with each passing decade. Additionally, fat, muscle, and bone in the face all begin to lose density as time goes …
Continue reading “Which Types of Wrinkles Does BOTOX® Address?”
What’s the Best Way to Treat Marionette Lines?
Facial wrinkles can make us look years older, angry, unfriendly, unhappy, or all of the above—even when we don’t feel that way inside. As your skin ages, lines known as marionette lines or melomental folds, which are creases that extend from the corners of the mouth to the chin, begin to form. They are called …
Continue reading “What’s the Best Way to Treat Marionette Lines?”
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 …
Continue reading “Who is an Ideal Candidate for Cheek Fillers?”
3 Surprising Facts About BOTOX®
Most of us are on a lifelong quest for our skin and hair to look as youthful as possible. Even if you accept aging or don’t mind looking the age you are, it’s only natural to want your appearance to reflect how you feel on the inside. With this in mind, it can sometimes be …
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 …
Continue reading “How Do You Manage Bruising After Injectables? (Part 2)”
Kybella® vs. CoolSculpting®: Which is Best for a Double Chin?
Is your chin the part of you that you’re most self-conscious about? A defined, sculpted jawline and a toned neck are qualities that many men and women want for themselves, but it might not be easy to get this look because of weight gain or a weak bone structure due to genetics. Even though we …
Continue reading “Kybella® vs. CoolSculpting®: Which is Best for a Double Chin?”
Are There Any Skincare Products that Imitate the Effects of BOTOX®?
Wouldn’t it be great to get rid of pesky lines around the eyes and forehead—such as crow’s feet, frown lines, and worry lines—for good? Some people love the smoother, more youthful complexion they get shortly after a BOTOX® session, but groan at the thought of coming back for more injections after the medication has been metabolized …
Continue reading “Are There Any Skincare Products that Imitate the Effects of BOTOX®?”
How Do You Stop Bruising After Fillers or BOTOX®?
Wrinkles are an inevitability at some point in everyone’s lifetime, because skin goes through major changes over time. There are some simple cosmetic treatments—including muscle-relaxing and volume-adding injectables—that will temporarily address wrinkles if you’re bothered by their appearance and want to look younger. One of the most frequent questions we receive from patients in relation …
Continue reading “How Do You Stop Bruising After Fillers or BOTOX®?”
