Voluma and Radiesse are two favorites for cheek fillers. Both produce great results, but each one has it’s own pros and cons. Voluma is a nice soft filler that comes in a 1ml syringe, whereas Radiesse is a 1.5ml syringe. Radiess has some characteristics that are called “biostimulators”. A biostimulatory filler will cause the body […]
Botox is great for helping to reduce the lines on the forehead, between the eye brows and around the eyes. Botox works in the muscle by blocking the impulse going to the muscle which causes it to contract. When there are strong muscles, it causes micro injuries into the epidermis of the skin which cause
When injecting Botox, you can not inject everyone the same way. Muscles vary in location from one person to the next. Having a trained injector who has a great deal of knowledge about the facial muscles will make your Botox come out much better. When doing an assessment of a person’s facial muscles it is
When performing facial injections I prefer to achieve a natural look. One way of avoiding over filling of the face is to make sure you see plenty of before and after photos. I always recommend asking for photos and bringing a photo of what you looked like 10 years ago. A major problem as we
Botox is a great way to help reduce and eliminate wrinkles and fine lines. I typically recommend starting Botox when you start to see fine lines in the forehead or around the eyes. When adding Botox into your routine of anti-aging the benefits will pay off greatly down the road. Many people ask what a
Fibroblast skin tightening has become a hot new trend in 2018 for achieving permanent, long lasting results. Fibroblast has been very popular in Europe and Canada, and now made its way into the US. Fibroblast creates small currents of plasma energy to burn off a small portion of the skin, causing a reaction that tightens
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Lip injections are defiantly an art. Before getting your lips done, always look for pictures of what you like. By showing photos to the injector, this will help them get a better idea of what they need to do. Before lip injections, it is good to know if you have a tendency to get cold
PDO facial threading has become a very popular procedure recently. This procedure has actually been around for over 10 years, but has again gained traction in aesthetics. Many years ago the “Threads” were made of a material that did not dissolve. The new threads are now made of a material called Polydioxanone which dissolves over
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What to know before getting your first Botox treatment. First, it is important to know if you have any muscular issues such as myasthenia gravis or bell’s palsy. Many times when someone is getting Botox for the first time I recommend being a bit conservative. With Botox, you can always put more in, but you
Glo Medspa has been performing the PDO facial threadlift for over 2 years, and was the first in Arizona to offer this service. We have seen many other medical facilities that have attempted to perform this procedure, but the results were very poor. A few things I highly recommend before having this procedure performed. First
