Tag: Wrinkles
Why Does BOTOX® Treat Only Certain Types of Wrinkles?
One of the most popular treatments available at Pierre Skin Care Institute is BOTOX®. Injections at our Westlake Village-based practice are used to smooth facial lines to give patients a refreshed and more relaxed look that lasts for months, making it a commonly requested option. While the wrinkle-relaxer is highly effective at targeting specific lines—such as …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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What Are the Best Ways to Reduce Crow’s Feet?
The skin around the eyes is a primary facial feature that reveals your age and lifestyle habits, as it is often one of the first areas to show signs of weakening, damaged, or thinning skin. Just like how sleep deprivation or dehydration can leave you with dark circles around your eyes, if you smile and …
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How Does Microneedling Help Reduce Wrinkles?
Collagen is a major component of your skin that plays an essential role in providing strength and structure. There are many skin care products that are advertised to make skin look more youthful, but since most only affect the surface, patients may find that they aren’t very effective for reducing the depth of deep wrinkles. …
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What’s the Best Treatment for Summer Sun Damage?
Did you know that—aside from normal aging—sun exposure is what causes the most damage to your skin? Sunburns aren’t the only thing we need to worry about, however, as even getting a “base tan” and having cumulative exposure to the sun throughout one’s lifetime is destructive. The sun’s rays penetrate the layers of skin and …
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What Are the Different Types of Chemical Peels?
Pores can easily become clogged with dirt, dead skin, and other debris, potentially resulting in some bad acne breakouts and a dry, rough texture. Blocked pores, poor blood circulation, and a damaged outer surface give your skin a discolored, tired, and blotchy appearance that no one wants. Sometimes you try what seems like every type …
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How Does Microneedling Actually Work?
Our skin is constantly being subjected to wear and tear, whether from aging or external causes like exposure to dust, grime, air pollution, UV rays, harsh chemicals, physical pressure, and other forms of stress. Although creating new wounds to heal it might seem counterproductive (and a little scary) at first, one of the most effective …
Where Do BOTOX Injections Treat Wrinkles?
Before determining if BOTOX® injections are right for you, you need to have a thorough understanding of how the product works, and you need to have a problem that the product can treat. Here are some of the most important things that you should know about BOTOX® injections. Eliminate Dynamic Wrinkles It is very common …
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