BACKGROUND/INTRO If you think back to 10th-grade biology, you probably remember learning that the mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell and not much else. If you wrack your memory a bit more, you may remember that the vesicle is the organelle responsible for secreting proteins. In the nerves innervating muscles, vesicles contain/release unique proteins …
Intense pulse light or IPL pigmentation is a therapy used to remove wrinkles, age marks, and sun damage from one’s skin. It is also referred to as photo-facial or photo-rejuvenation. These treatments are performed at spas and clinics and are useful for treating disturbed pigmentation on the chest, face, and neck areas. IPL can treat …
Cosmetic Shelf-Life
In the immortal words of Shakespeare —”A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Except today we’re not talkin’ about roses. We’re talkin’ about age spots. And there’s nothing too sweet about them. Call them what you will: liver spots, solar lentigo, senile freckles (I beg your pardon?!)—age spots happen, and while they’re …
Stack ‘Em: A Nonsurgical Approach to Cosmetic Surgery For most people considering plastic surgery, no words ring sweeter than ‘noninvasive and minimally procedures,’ and those are exactly the words used when discussing the innovative ways that your plastic surgeon can combine a one-two-(sometimes three) punch of skin tightening, injectables and laser treatments in order to achieve near-surgical …
Also known as laser skin tightening or ultrasound skin tightening Skin tightening procedures have become very popular in recent years because they provide a nonsurgical alternative to more invasive procedures for correcting skin laxity and improving skin quality. Today your plastic surgeon can choose among a number of different devices and technologies that provide noninvasive …
You know creatine is beneficial for strength and power output. But you probably aren’t familiar with the lesser-known benefits and effects covered in this article. Without question, creatine is the gold standard by which all strength-related supplements are judged. The basic premise for how and why creatine works so well is pretty straightforward: We store …
We consider all treatments as investments. The analogy between a cosmetic procedure and, say, a marketable security may seem tenuous, but let’s look at a few of their similarities. First. Second, With investments, historical returns do not always represent what you should expect. With aesthetic intervention, results of other people do not gaurentee Likewise, historical …
You could! But insurance coverage less likely