Cosmetic Services
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Artefill - A permanent filler
Posted in Cosmetic Services on June 15, 2010
I have used Artefill for several years and like how it sculpts the face. I have seen patients that had Artefill 12 years ago and the filler is still going strong. Its use in the parenthesis-like lines around the mouth and to lift the cheeks works extremely well.
The filler itself has microscopic acrylic beads suspended in bovine collagen. There is a required free skin test 4 weeks prior to the injection to make sure there is no allergy to the collagen. When the filler is placed
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New treatment tightens skin with no downtime!
Posted in Cosmetic Services on May 5, 2010
ULTHERAPY
Northwest Face is happy to provide a new and improved non-invasive skin tightening technique. Ultherapy™ is a new type of nonsurgical cosmetic procedure for achieving skin reminiscent of an earlier time. The Ulthera System is used by physicians and their specially certified staff to precisely deliver acoustic sound waves deep into the skin to thermally initiate the body’s own rejuvenative mechanisms. This is done with the help of acoustic imaging for seeing the
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Lidocaine Toxicity
Posted in Cosmetic Services on April 26, 2010
Lidocaine toxicity is always on my mind when I perform tumescent liposuction. The safety of true tumescent liposuction lies in the dosage.
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RadioFrequency Devices for Skin Treatments
Posted in Cosmetic Services on December 14, 2009
RFD (RadioFrequency Devices) use radiofrequency as the energy source to safely heat the deeper layers of the skin in order to stimulate existing collagen to promote new collagen growth.
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NWFace offers Aluma and Thermage treatments - both use RF technology. There are some differences in how the devices are engineered - Aluma using "bipolar RF" and Thermage using "monopolar capactive RF" (refer to any handy physicist for a more detailed explanation).
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Get Ready for the Holidays
Posted in Cosmetic Services on December 1, 2009
With the Holidays less than four weeks away, I've already started thinking about looking my best on the big day. I love getting dressed up but l like to feel natural too - especially when I'm entertaining friends and family.
I'm always in need of something glamorous during the party season and like to inject some Holiday sparkle. I simply love the statement full lips and cheeks make: that's sure to put a lovely smile on your face. And you can take away the scowl and lip lines
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