Blog for NWFace

Welcome to the Northwest Face blog. Here you will find articles by our own physicians, staff and featured authors, all of which are open to comments and discussion. Please feel free to post your own comments to each entry. (Note that comments are moderated and comments you post may not appear immediately.)

• Ultimate Ears at the Christian Music Summit

  Posted in Hearing on November 10, 2010

  I'm really looking forward to working with Ultimate Ears at the Christian Music Summit this next weekend Nov. 12-13.
  
  Any familiar with my blogs understand that noise conservation is one of my hot topics.
  
  The use of in-the-ear monitors by musicians is just one of the ways I work to reduce the damage that our daily activities cause to our hearing. Ultimate Ears is renown for their sound quality through these monitors. This is often called a step up from the wedge--but

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• First impressions - fillers can help.

  Posted in Cosmetic Services on November 10, 2010

  This was a fun study on first impressions that I read recently. They took 19 people and took pictures of their faces (in a relaxed pose). Those pictures were then evaluated by 300 people who filled out a survey rating them on several characteristics. The meilolabial fold, also called the nasolabial fold ( the furrow that runs from the side of the nose to the corners of the mouth) was filled with a hylauronic acid filler substance until the fold was at optimal correction. Photos

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• Botox around the mouth

  Posted in General on November 2, 2010

  Botox around the mouth for smoker's lines. Yes, we do it. ...and yes it is tricky. One must be precise and use very little Botox. We reserve this treatment for those that have overly strong muscles around the mouth that causes pursing of the lips. We start with a very little amount and move up to a higher dose if needed. The look is excellent- the lips "bloom" in a way, because the "purse string" effect is gone.
  
  Note that too much Botox definitely can cause "loose lips",

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• Sailing around the world

  Posted in General on October 18, 2010

  A former patient of ours is now on a 1-2 year sailing around the world trip with her husband! You can follow their progress here.

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• October is Eczema awareness month

  Posted in Dermatology on October 7, 2010

  Dr. Voss has written up quite a bit in Eczema, its causes, treatments, and what to do about infections. You can read all about it here

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