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Take Your Wrinkles to a Relaxation Spa

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Metro MediSpa botox wrinkle fillersWe all want to live longer but no one wants to age… And why should we?  Are you worried about wrinkles? Fight back at the spa.  Those deep lines and wrinkles don’t stand a chance against relaxing spa treatments.  The aging process can be treated in a number of ways that will improve your complexion and leave you looking and feeling younger.  Treatments such as Botox and wrinkle fillers will leave you with a more youthful and radiant look.

As we age, so does our skin.  When we get older, fine lines, wrinkles, and creases develop in our skin. This process is called chronological aging and it occurs naturally.  When we are exposed to ultraviolet light, the process accelerates.   This is called photo aging.   But you don’t have to fight the aging process alone.  Extraordinary changes in your appearance can be made with the right treatment or combination of treatments.

BOTOX® is a prescribed medication that is used to temporarily improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.  It is injected into the muscles and causes them to relax. This prevents the muscles from contracting and inducing wrinkle forming expressions.  These improvements last about three months.

Wrinkle fillers work differently than BOTOX®.  Fillers usually work in 30 minutes or less.  Instead of relaxing the muscles like BOTOX®, wrinkle fillers fill the creases, lines and wrinkles.  Consequently, trouble areas all but disappear.  The results can last anywhere from 4 months to over a year.

So, if you’re worried about aging, don’t!  Just relax and treat your wrinkles to a relaxation spa!

For more information or to schedule an appointment for one of these treatments, contact Med Spa Wilmington at 888-637-7228.

How to Enhance Your Lips as an Asset

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Metro MediSpa, juvederm, botox, radiessePeople inherit their physical characteristics from their parents. When it comes to lips some people get full, plump lips and others get flat, thin lips that don’t do much to enhance their appearance. Add that to aging, which can cause the lower facial features to wrinkle and sag, and you end up with lips that now are surrounded by wrinkles and creases.

Fortunately, it’s possible to enhance lips with a variety of simple medical treatments that can be done in the comfort and safety of Metro Medispa. These treatments can be done during an appointment, with minimal recovery time. Soon lips will appear naturally enhanced, without the use of cosmetics.

Three of the best types of lip rejuvenation include botox, juvederm, and radiesse. Each procedure focusses on improving a specific aspect of the lips, to make a person appear more attractive.

Botox

Botox is a cosmetic treatment that can be used to correct a thin upper lip. This makes the top part of the lip more prominent. Botox is derived from a bacteria which has many medical benefits in relaxing muscles and easing age lines. Botox is inserted into the skin with a needle. It relaxes the facial muscles, which will cause the top part of the lip to naturally curl upwards.

Juvederm

Juvederm is an injectable filler made of hyaluronic acid. It’s injected into the upper and lower lips to plump them up. This has the benefit of decreasing the tiny wrinkles, cracks, and folds that become present over the years. A juvederm treatment will last from nine months to a year before needing another injection.

Radiesse

After having the lips plumped up, the surrounding laugh lines of a face should also be considered for a total rejuvenation. Radiesse is injected below the surface of the skin, and in the surrounding space above and below the lips. It has the benefit of filling in the laugh lines. It’s made from calcium hydroxylapatite and will correct moderate to severe laugh lines, and skin folds.

Many spa guests will combine two or three cosmetic medical treatments such as botox, juvederm, and radiesse to rejuvenate their lips and lower face. This has the combined benefit of making the face appear glowing and youthful once again.

Call today to schedule a consultation on how Metro MediSpa can enhance your lips.

BOTOX® and Dermal Fillers Solve Different Problems

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The Problem of Menopause

Hormone Replacement TherapyGiven how menopause changes hormone levels, it should come as no surprise to learn that it can have a significant effect on the skin. For example, it makes the skin more susceptible to sunburn, which is particularly problematic because it also reduces the skin’s ability to repair its own tissues. Other common problems include but are not limited to increased sagging, increased wrinkling, and even oilier complexions as a result of increased sebum production. Fortunately, there are some simple and straightforward solutions to some of these problems, which should come as welcome news to those who are either undergoing or have undergone menopause.

How Can Botox Help?

One example is Botox®, which is a much more market-friendly name for botulinum toxin. Since it causes paralysis of the muscles, it has a number of medical uses, which range from reducing muscle spasms to bringing chronic migraines under control. Similarly, when Botox® is injected into facial muscles, it reduces the severity of sags and wrinkles by causing them to relax. Done right, this results in a more youthful complexion without actually reducing the patient’s ability to show emotions, which is an unfortunate side effect that has already become entrenched in the popular consciousness.

How Can Dermal Fillers Help?

Dermal fillers are another option that can be used to combat the signs of aging. Like their name suggests, they are injected beneath the surface of the skin to replace the soft tissues lost as a result of menopause. This can be used to fill in sags and wrinkles, plump out the cheeks, and even change the contours of the face for a more pleasing appearance. Better still, since dermal fillers are much more direct than Botox, they can produce better results with more deeply ingrained imperfections.

Since dermal fillers see use under such a wide range of circumstances, it stands to reason that they can consist of a wide range of materials. Generally speaking, these materials can be categorized as either organic, such as collagen, or inorganic, such as biosynthetic polymers. Organic materials produce better, more natural-seeming results, but have a serious problem in that they are gradually absorbed by the body. In contrast, inorganic materials are permanent but recognized by the immune system as foreign substances, meaning that patients run the risk of infection, inflammation, and other problems. However, it is important to note that new techniques and technologies are being introduced all the time, meaning that these problems are not necessarily here to stay. For example, a relatively recent technique called structural fat grafting is meant to make organic additions permanent by gradually layering fat so that blood vessels will have time to grow into them.

As always, those interested in learning more about these procedures should not hesitate to contact Metro-MediSpa for more information. After all, different procedures are better-suited for different circumstances, meaning that a recommendation from someone with the right expertise and experience can make a world of difference when it comes to the results.

Get Holiday Ready with Botox

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botoxThe holidays are approaching quicker than you like.  Soon there will be parties and family gatherings  – plenty of face time with a variety of people.  Is your face ready for that?  Are you showing the signs of stress on your forehead and around your eyes?  Do you looking like you are always frowning?  Would you like to look more relaxed even as you rush around with holiday activities?  Maybe it is time to give yourself a little gift and that gift is Botox.

Botox can smooth out those wrinkles and give your face a more relaxed look.  Botox helps wrinkles that are caused by certain repetitive facial expressions – a furrowed brow, squinting eyes, frowning.  All these expressions use facial muscles and after many years, cause wrinkles and creases in the skin. When Botox is injected into a muscle, the muscle relaxes.   Once those muscles relax the wrinkles and creases look smoother.

A few minutes is all you need in the hands of a skilled technician to look younger and less stressed.  Botox is injected into specific facial muscles using a fine needle.  It is a safe procedure with only minor discomfort.  It takes 3-7 days to see the full effects and the effect lasts 4-8 months.  The procedure can be repeated to maintain the effect.

Give yourself Botox as the first gift on your Christmas List this year and be ready to face the holidays looking great.

For a consultation with an expert technician, call Metro MediSpa at 888-637-7228.

Botox Can Save Money on Mouth Surgery

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Everyone knows that Botox is used for smoothing out wrinkles on the forehead and around the eyes.  Some people may even know that Botox is used to help with chronic migraines.  But, here is another use of Botox that might surprise you – in place of mouth surgery.  Here is a story from one such client:

“So I had some botox done a little while back ago [sic]….Not for wrinkles….Cuz I don’t have any.  Instead for my mouth.
I was blessed with a super huge smile that exposed my gum line more times than not.  When I was younger it used to really bother me but I got used to it cuz I didn’t have thousands of dollars for gum revision.  Each tooth would have been around $2,500 a piece.  I have A LOT of teeth so that’s easily over $20,000 for mouth surgery.  Yikes!
So my wonderful anti-aging doctor from Metro MediSpa (Dr. Connie Odom) told me about botox treatments that would relax my top lip.  It would be the same results like if I did have a procedure done.  Seriously!  Three little pokes and 10 days later this is my result!  It even looks as if I had a filler done on my lips! (But I haven’t yet, haha!) This has totally changed my world.
I highly recommend this treatment to anyone and everyone.”
– Lea S.

botoxBotox has shown results in other areas also such as excessive sweating, crossed eyes, hair rejuvenation, chewing problems, drooling and even breast lifts.  Not all of these botox applications are approved by the FDA.  Researchers and doctors are looking into many areas where botox may prove to be effective.

To schedule a consultation on how Botox may help you contact Metro MediSpa today.

Phantom Emotions Treated by Botox

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botoxWrinkles aren’t just wrinkles. They have the power to change the way your face looks. And maybe even the way you feel. As you age, those pesky (and permanent) wrinkles begin to set in. Do people read emotions in your face that you’re not actually feeling? Maybe they even start to ask if you’re tired, worried, or angry when you’re not.

Botox is very effective for helping ease the tense, tired look caused by wrinkles around the eyes and above the nose.

Do you look angry or irritated?

Eleven lines are common frown lines that appear on your glabella, the area between your eyebrows just above your nose. Treating this area with Botox will help assuage the angry or irritated look that the eleven lines give you.

Do you look tired or aged?

Crow’s feet are the common age lines that are created by smiling and laughing. They appear just on the outer corner of your eyes, below your eyes or radiating all around the outer corner depending on your physiology. A Botox treatment to this area will help clear that tired, aged look.

Do you look worried or weary?

Horizontal forehead lines are created when you create an expression of surprise or concern. They appear in parallel rows above your eyebrows. Botox treatment will help release those tense muscles that cause those wrinkles. As a result, the worried and weary look will be smoothed away.

Does it look like you twitch your nose?

Bunny lines are formed along the upper part of your nose. The usually begin from the inner corner of your eye and stretch diagonally down, or even up, across the nose. These are created by laughing, squinting, or scrunching up your nose. Botox reduces this oddly placed wrinkle that often makes you look like you’ve been twitching your nose.

For more information on looking happier and more energized, contact Metro MediSpa.