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Botox, Dysport, Xeomin or Jeuvveau?

Botox & Dysport…What is it used for and what age should I start? It might seem hard to imagine there was ever a time before Botox, but it is actually newer than you probably think. Botulinum toxin A has only been used for cosmetic purposes since 1996. Over the course of its short history, Botox has become a household name. New applications have also been found for Botox in the cosmetic realm, from scalp injections to keep hair clean and styled longer, to foot injections to help avoid the pain associated with wearing high heels. Botox is used for treating areas of the face that are prone to developing lines and wrinkles from muscle activity. Botox will typically last about 3-4 months, depending on the person and their activity level. We find that people who workout a lot tend to need Botox / Dysport much sooner. Immediately after the injections you can expect small bumps in the area that the Botox / Dysport was injected. These small bumps will resolve in about 5-10 minutes as it is absorbed into the muscle. How long until it begins to work? Botox will usually start working in 8-10 days, where Dysport will begin working in 3-4 days. Xeomin and Jeuveau will typically take about a week to start working. We recommend waiting at least 2 weeks before you see your final results. Which one will last the longest? This is a very difficult question to answer, because there are many factors. Some men have very strong muscles and may need more botox than others. The more Botox, Dysport, Xeomin ect. that you put in, the longer it will typically last. When you only use a small amount of Botox, Dysport the results tend to not last as long. It is a very personal preference regarding how much Botox a person may want, and how much movement they want as well. Too much Botox or Dysport may tend to have a negative effect by causing the eye lids to become droopy. What age should I begin Botox or Dysport? This question should really be – How strong are the muscles? I have women in their 50’s who have never had Botox or Dysport and they have no wrinkles. I have women in their early 20’s already developing deep lines, so I goes to show age has nothing to do with it. I generally recommend around 30 being a good age to start with a small amount. Women doing Botox or Dsyport in their early 20’s as a means of prevention, I will recommend smaller doses at 6-9 months or even once a year.

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Best Filler For Lip Injections?

Juvederm / Glo Medspa

After using every filler on the market in search of the holly grail, I have narrowed it down to only a couple of fillers. I have injected every type of lip, with every type of filler, and we are talking about THOUSANDS of lips. If you ever spend enough time on Instagram you will see all types of fillers being used to perform lip injections. I will list the worst and best for lip injections- Starting with the WORST…Restylane wins hands down. Unfortunately this filler is a very thin filler and looks great for a couple weeks, then say goodbye to those lips and you money. Restylane is a great filler for people who do not like to do lip injections, or they are not good at lip injections. Restylane is very pliable and corrects easily after any mistakes. I have so many complaints, and people upset that they were pushed to use Restylane in the lips. Restylane is sold as a “Natural and Soft” lip filler. Unfortunately these injectors are heavily influenced by sales reps who have never touched a syringe, but regurgitate what their company tells them to say. The second worst filler for lips would be Volbella, Vollure, or Belotero. Again, these are too thin of fillers and break down extremely quickly. These fillers do not hold their shape and are just too soft to last in a very animated area of the face. The sad thing is I see many plastic surgeons using these fillers for lips… most likely because they are not good at doing lip injections. These fillers should be reserved for other areas of the face, which they work very well in. My favorite is good old Juvederm Ultra XC. Many years ago the drug reps told me to use Juvederm Ultra Plus XC in lips because “It lasts longer” which was not true. Why did the rep want me to inject Ultra Plus??? Because it cost more. Unfortunately now both Ultra and Ultra Plus are the same cost to buy. Juvederm Ultra lasts about 6-12 months. This filler will have a stiffer fell for the first 3-4 weeks until it softens. We have had patients lip filler last Juvederm last 2-3 years!!! A new filler on the market as of today is Restylane Kysse. So far we have heard good things about this filler, but we have not injected enough to know its true potential. This filler has a much smaller needle (which generally means it is not a thick filler) which makes it much less painful for patients getting their lips done. These views on fillers are strictly our own point view, and the findings are after thousands of lip injections performed.

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Trusculpt ID kills fat in 15 Minutes and only 1 treatment

Body Contouring / Glo Medspa

TruSculpt ID is new technology for body contouring that blows away all others. What makes TruSculpt ID better than Coolsculpting?? TruSculpt ID is ONLY 15 minutes. TruSculpt leaves no signs of treatment and offers Zero downtime. TruSculpt can be used in areas that have small amounts of fat. TruSculpt leaves NO Divots or “Shark Bites” like Coolsculpting can. TruSculpt ID will kill fat AND tighten the skin at the same time!!! Coolsculpting does NOT tighten skin, so you would have to pay for different treatments to tighten the skin. TruSculpt can be used in small tight areas. Typically only 1 treatment is needed. Coolsculpting can leave the area numb with nerve irritation and possibly nerve damage. Coolsculpting can also leave behind “divots” where it kills the fat, unlike TruSculpt ID. After I had Coolsculpting I was in SEVERE PAIN while the area was warming back up. Coolsculpting left me with huge bruising on my sides, TruSculpt leaves NO marks. They both take the same amount of time to see results (12 weeks). Biggest difference is… Coolsculpting is OLD TECHNOLOGY (over 10 years), TruSculpt ID is NEW TECHNOLOGY. Would you use a cell phone from 10 years ago, or something new?

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Laser Hair Removal

Uncategorized / Glo Medspa

Laser hair removal is a great way to reduce and eliminate unwanted hair. Laser hair takes time and patience to see the desired results since hair grows in different cycles. After about 6 treatments you should be seeing the desired results you want, and then you only need to have maintenance once a year. Laser hair removal works best on darker hair since the laser targets darker hair. Before your treatment, you should not wax the area. When you wax the area it removes the hair and the treatment will not be effective. We recommend shaving the day you plan to have the treatment performed. We recommend not tanning for 2 weeks prior to your treatment as well, since the laser will have a difficult time distinguishing between the hair and the skin pigment. *burns can sometimes occur over areas where it is bony such as the ankle area.

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Fibroblast Skin Tightening

Fibroblast skin tightening / Glo Medspa

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 the skin. The plasma energy stimulates the small fibroblast cells to produce more collagen and tighten up the skin. During the procedure, you are first numbed with a topical numbing cream to decrease the amount of pain. Depending on the size of the area being treated, the procedure may take 20-30 minutes. We generally suggest to split up big areas to allow swelling to resolve. Areas you can treat would include upper eye lid, lower eyelid, face, labia, stomach, stretch marks, jowls, and much more. The downtime is about 5-7 days where you will have small dots from the device creating small burn marks. These spots will scab up and flake off in about a week. We recommend not picking at them or scratching them off since this may cause scars or hyperpigmentation. This is a fantastic new procedure that offers long lasting results.

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Non-Surgical Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty (Non_surgical) / Glo Medspa

We are the only medical facility to offer a Non-Surgical blepharoplasty. A surgical blepharoplasty removes excess skin from the upper eyelid when it is interfering and hanging over the eye. A non-surgical approach to a blepharoplasty is to use a small hand help device to perform “Fibroblast Skin Tightening”. Glo Medspa is the ONLY place in all of Arizona to perform this procedure. The upper and lower eyelid can be corrected by performing a series of small burns with a plasma laser to tighten the skin. Results are permanent, and there is very minimal downtime associated with this procedure. There will be small marks on the eyelid that will flake off after 5-7 days. This treatment can also be used on any other past of the body to help tighten loose skin. This is great for stretch marks, crepey skin on the face, sleep lines, neck, arms, knees, stomach.

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Lip Injections

Juvederm / Glo Medspa

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 sores. If you are prone to getting cold sores, I would highly recommend starting on an antiviral such as Valtrex the day before and day of the procedure. Do you research as far as what type of product they like to use for lip injections. I prefer to use Juvederm Ultra XC, because of its longevity. Other fillers such as Restylane, Volbella, Vallure, Bellotero are a total waste of time and money. The reason I say this is due to the fact that the molecules in these fillers are very small and break down quickly. Many inexperienced injectors like these fillers because they are easily correctable when they make a mistake. Always research and look at their before & after photos of lip injections that they have done. Believe it or not, some places do a very poor quality of lip injections and actually steal pictures from other medspas and take credit for the work. I hope this blog helped inform you about the decision to get your lips filled. We perform thousands of lip injections and create some of the best lips.

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PDO Facial Threading

PDO Facial Threading / Glo Medspa

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 a period of time. There are many different types of threads, which all depend on what area of the body you are working on. The results all depend on the providers experience and training. Many providers try and use 3 or 4 threads to lift sagging skin. When I perform a “thread lift” i generally do not like to limit myself on how many threads I use. I always explain to people that the more threads I use, the better the weight is distributed and not relying on a few threads to hold everything up. This is one of my favorite procedures because I get such great results.

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PDO Threadlift

PDO Facial Threading / Glo Medspa

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 I highly recommend that you ask the person performing injections for “Before & After” photos. Many medical professionals try and use 3 or maybe 4 threads to lift the face. Complications – Unfortunately when you only use 3-4 threads, the results are not the best. The reason clinicians will use only 3-4 threads is to save money. A few complications I have seen from other facilities are threads that are poking out, or threads coming out of the mouth. When a thread is poking out against the skin, it means the thread was placed too shallow. When a thread protrudes into the mouth, that means it was placed too deep. There are other complications such as puckering or buckling that may resolve on it’s own. Threads can also slip out of place or even break. Facial threading is a great alternative to a face lift if you are a candidate. PDO threads will last up to 18 months and then slowly breakdown and are absorbed by the body. The best thing about threads are that they appear very natural and reduce the amount of dermal fillers by over 50%. There is generally no downtime with this procedure, but swelling can be expected for 4-5 days and tenderness for 2 weeks.

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Sculptra Butt Lift

Sculptra / Glo Medspa

Sculptra is a great product for building new collagen that has been lost over time. Sculptra has been out since 1999 and has become a great alternative to fillers for facial injections. Sculptra will last for approximately 2 years when injected correctly with the proper amount of product. In most instances, you will see an improvement immediately followed by a decrease in volume. Results with Sculptra takes time, since the collagen needs to build up to see the results. People may require 2-3 treatments with 1 treatment each month. Sculptra has recently shown great results when injected into the buttocks. Candidates for the sculptra butt lift (aka Brazilian Butt Lift) are people who do not have enough fat to transfer. The sculptra is injected into the proper areas to give a fullness and projection to make it appear larger and rounder. The procedure is performed under a local anesthetic with no downtime. I long cannula is placed under the skin which delivers the product to the desired area. Possible side effects include swelling, bruising, pain at the injection site, tenderness. The area needs to be massaged to help evenly distribute the product throughout the area.

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