Laser Skin Rejuvenation

How to Lose the Turkey Neck with Laser Skin Treatment

November 21, 2014 By Constance Tambakis-Odom

If you are self-conscious about the appearance of your neck, you’re not alone. Many people feel their neck lacks definition or is too saggy. This problem is frequently referred to as “turkey neck” and can be the result of various conditions, such as genetics, being overweight and/or age. Fortunately, the appearance of your neck can be improved with laser skin treatment, which helps create more definition of the jaw angle and a firmer neck.

What Causes a Turkey Neck?
Your neck consists of muscle, fat and skin and like the other muscles in your body, they weaken with lack of use and/or age. Next to the skin on your eyelids, the skin on your neck is the thinnest skin on your body, so when the muscles aren’t supported, they begin to sag and give you a turkey neck. Another common problem with sagging skin on the neck is due to a lack of elasticity, which is caused by the decrease of elastin that occurs as you age.

How to Get a Firm Neck
You can attempt to firm sagging skin on your neck with exercise and/or cosmetic ointments and lotions; however, neither of these will completely fix the problem. The problem with lotions and ointments is that many people typically apply them to their face, but forget to do their neck and even then there is no guarantee that the product will work. Exercises may help to an extent, but they must be done daily for the rest of your life and even then, they will not completely tighten the skin. The best solution for a firm neck, without having surgery is with a simple procedure known as laser skin resurfacing.

What is Laser Skin Resurfacing?
A laser skin treatment procedure, such as Genesis or Pearl Laser Treatments, is designed to tone and tighten your neck without surgery. Laser skin resurfacing is a virtually painless procedure that reduces sagging skin and creates a firmer neck with the use of lasers. The procedure is minimally invasive and done on an outpatient basis. You will have noticeable improvements with the texture, tone and firmness of your neck in under an hour. A laser skin treatment works by safely heating the fat and skin with a laser. The heat helps to tighten the skin and stimulate the formation of collagen and elastin. The outer layer of the skin is resurfaced with a laser, which creates maximum tissue tightening, resulting in a tighter, firmer and younger looking neck.

In most situations the results of laser skin resurfacing or laser neck lift are immediately noticeable and the pain is minimal. For a free consultation to see if you qualify for Laser Skin Treatment, contact Metro MediSpa today.

Stay Young in the Summer Sun

July 16, 2014 By Constance Tambakis-Odom

Open any magazine or turn to any channel on television and it is impossible to avoid seeing beautiful women. They look as if they have not aged a single day over the last 15 years – sometimes even longer. With so many products and procedures available for Anti Aging and Skin Rejuvenation, getting and keeping younger looking skin is easier to accomplish than ever.

Getting a Head Start on Anti-Aging

One of the best defenses against early aging is protection from the sun. Wearing sunscreen on a daily basis is crucial. Whether running errands or spending the day at the beach, take the time to apply sun-block.

Avoiding smoking is another way to evade premature aging. It can contribute to wrinkles on the face making the skin appear loose, saggy and aged.

Cleansing and moisturizing is necessary, but must it done gently. Avoid using harsh soaps and oily products to maintain a healthier looking skin.

Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle will have a positive effect not only on the face, but numerous other aspects of life as well – so exercise, working out and watching what you eat will help keep your looks young and figure healthy.

Managing stress will do wonders for the skin. It becomes prone to breakouts or other problems when you are under an immense amount of stress, so do what you can to ensure that you are happier more often and angrier less often.

It’s Never too Late

If sun damage has already become visible and apparent, there are procedures available to both halt and reverse the damages. The extent and amount of work needed will determine which course of action is the best to take. These techniques can help with a number of skin conditions such as: various types of wrinkles, uneven pigmentation, and skin tone problems.

Light treatments, energy treatments, skin wraps, and chemical peels are just a few of the methods offered; lasers treatments are becoming popular for everything from hair removal to skin resurfacing, but the methods are endless.

Pearl Laser Rejuvenation is a new treatment that uses state-of-the-art technology to provide younger, healthier, and clearer skin. You will start seeing results in as little as 3 to 4 days then over the next 3 to 6 months, the skin will continue to rebuild itself and replenish lost collagen. The sun spots and skin damage will fade leaving your skin looking young and healthy. The treatments are fairly quick and many patients need only need one session.

Putting Your Best Face Forward

No matter what stage a person is at in life skin care is important. Everyday maintenance is advised for preventative purposes, but if the preventative stage is in the past it isn’t too late to fix your skin. Products sold over the counter such as creams, ointments, and vitamins are great home remedies for damages caused by the sun or stress. For skin conditions that require professional attention, we can help. There are numerous ways to keep skin healthy and youthful, and if you invest a little bit of time and a little bit of effort, you’ll find yourself looking – and feeling – younger than ever. Contact us to set up a visit to Rejuvenate! Remember we bring beauty to you with our mobile med spa.

Get Holiday-Party Ready This Month

October 15, 2013 By Constance Tambakis-Odom

Holiday Party Ready at Wilmington NC Med Spa

As party invitations from work colleagues and your extended network start to roll in, you may be concerned about looking your best. After all, you understand that attending these parties can directly affect your career. Did you know that people who are labeled as attractive are more likely to experience career success? An article in Psychology Today says that people show a positive bias towards those who are considered attractive. The more attractive you are, the higher the likelihood that your colleagues will positively rate important job skills like organization and communication skills.

How others perceive your appearance is important, but how do you feel about what you look like? Do you feel attractive when you look in the mirror? People who feel good in their own skin are more likely to exude confidence at work and other social situations. When you feel good, you can confidently talk with your colleagues and other executives, making you a lot more memorable in the minds of key decision makers.

Don’t you want to finally look and feel your best this holiday season? Let us guide you through some of our med spa treatments that will help you get holiday-party ready this month.

Botox and dermal fillers

If you thought botox was only for the rich and famous, think again. Botox treatments in Wilmington, NC are for women just like you — women who are looking for the extra push they need to create the image that makes them memorable. Botox is simply a muscle relaxant that is injected into areas where you want to diminish your fine lines and wrinkles giving you a more youthful appearance in an hour. Add on a dermal filler treatment that plumps up fine lines and wrinkles around your nose and mouth to complete your transformation.

Laser skin tightening

Is loose skin around your jaw line, stomach, arms, and thighs keeping you from looking your best in your little black dress? Laser skin tightening uses infrared light to give you an instant lift without the use of surgery. You can finally be rid of embarrassing cellulite on your thighs and derriere giving you a smoother contour. You can even tighten skin around your knees and elbows, two areas that are difficult to change using diet and exercise alone.

SkinMedica TNS Essential Serum

If you are looking for more youthful and radiant looking skin, then we suggest our SkinMedica TNS Essential Serum. This serum promises to rejuvenate your skin, reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and enhance your skin’s tone and texture. It is easy and safe to use on a daily basis on your face, neck, and chest as part of your cleansing and toning regimen.

Let us be your partner this holiday season! It’s not too early to schedule an appointment. Invitations will be arriving sooner than you think. Contact our office to find out what combination of services will boost your appearance as well as your self-confidence.

Look Your Best at Your Class Reunion

September 16, 2013 By Constance Tambakis-Odom

Take years off your face with laser facials — We can help you look your best!

With your class reunion fast approaching, the good news is that your classmates have been aging just as long as you have. The even better news is that several techniques can bring you that most beloved greeting of all: “You haven’t aged a bit!”

Horrified because your skin has begun to sag around your neck and jowl? Have lines on your forehead turned your face into a permanent scowl? Are there discolored patches, not only on your face, but also trickling down your neck and chest?

Or perhaps you’re years away from these significant signs of aging. Maybe your lips simply aren’t as full as they once were, or you’ve noticed fine lines around your eyes.

Whether you want a minimal “tune-up” or dramatic improvements, non-surgical, non-invasive treatments can give you a natural younger appearance in time for your class reunion.

Plump Away Those Wrinkles with Dermal Fillers

Although it varies among treatments, dramatic and immediate results are often achieved with dermal fillers that replenish the naturally occurring substances that give structure and volume to your skin. These fillers are FDA-approved for injection into the mid-to-deep dermis to correct moderate to severe wrinkles and folds. Here are some of the fillers that can make you look younger:

Radiesse® works by temporarily adding volume to facial tissue and restoring a smoother appearance to the face. Made from calcium hydroxylapatite, which occurs naturally in the body, Radiesse dissipates more slowly in many patients’ systems, meaning its wrinkle-reducing benefits last longer.

Juvéderm® fillers were created by Allergan, the 60-plus-year-old medical company that gained FDA approval for its revolutionary wrinkle-reducing Botox® over 10 years ago. Juvéderm is available in two formulations: Juvéderm Ultra XC for versatility in contouring and volumizing facial wrinkles and folds in the skin, and Juvéderm Ultra Plus XC, a robust formulation for volumizing and correcting deeper folds and wrinkles, allowing treatments tailored to your unique volume needs.

Restylane® is made from hyaluronic acid, a substance the body naturally produces that is also used in Juvéderm. It’s injected into facial tissue to smooth wrinkles and folds, especially around the nose and mouth. Effective for many areas, Restylane is especially noted for its ability to add fullness to your lips.

Relax Those Wrinkles Away with Botox®

Botox® is perhaps the best-known of the cosmetic prescription injectables. While dermal fillers make muscles disappear by adding volume, some wrinkles result from muscles that are continuously contracted or tense. Botox works by relaxing those muscles, thus making the wrinkles less prominent or invisible.

A skilled anti-aging physician will know how to use injectables to give you a natural, younger looking face and neck. These treatments are effective within minutes to days of your first treatment and last from a few months to up to year, or more.

Laser Facials Rejuvenate & Tighten Skin

Research has pinpointed how different light wavelengths affect precise elements of the body, and led to the ability to use finely calibrated lasers to address a multitude of skin imperfections. Among the amazing breakthroughs: using laser facials to treat deeper layers of the dermis to tighten the skin, eliminate wrinkles and erase flaws on the skin’s surface.

Pearl® Laser Rejuvenation can provide striking single-treatment results. Using unique laser wavelengths, this technology can treat both the outermost and deeper layers of the skin in just one or two treatment sessions. The basic Pearl treatment improves surface skin problems, including fine lines, discoloration, large pores, sun damage, and uneven skin tone or texture, while the Pearl Fractional® laser facial penetrates the deeper skin layers to improve more challenging conditions such as deep, stubborn lines around the mouth and eyes. Areas that can be treated include the face, neck, décolletage and hands.

The IPL Photofacial minimizes uneven pigmentation, rosacea, broken capillaries, acne scars, fine wrinkles, bags under the eyes and large pores. IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) therapy uses a patented Florescent Pulsed Light system to rejuvenate and refresh your skin and even your skin tone. It also dissolves broken capillaries, making them disappear as your body absorbs them.

Titan® Skin Tightening is a non-surgical facelift alternative that uses infrared light to tighten skin and reverse the signs of aging. Titan laser treatments work by heating the natural water in your dermis, your deepest layer of skin, inducing natural collagen production. Titan facelifts can tone and tighten facial skin, returning it to more youthful contours and is also effective on lax skin around the jawline and neck, upper arms, abdomen and thighs. One laser skin tightening session may produce significant results, but more sessions may be required for optimum benefits.

Customized Treatment Plans Bring the Best Results

There are many remarkable alternatives to turn back your clock for a younger, yet natural appearance. Your anti-aging physician will work with you to customize a program that will give you noticeable results before your reunion.

Some areas to discuss with your anti-aging practitioner include how quickly treatments take effect, what you’ll feel during and after the process, how long the benefits last, whether potential redness or swelling will mean you have some “social downtime” post treatment, and any existing allergies, prescriptions or medical conditions.

To improve your overall health along with your appearance, ask your practitioner about healthy weight-loss alternatives like the HCG diet and vitality-boosting treatments like HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy).

Reverse Skin Damage from the Summer Sun with IPL

August 28, 2013 By Constance Tambakis-Odom

Over time, that glorious summer glow from the sun evolves into spots — blotchy, freckly, ugly spots. You look in the mirror and you don’t see your sparkly eyes, or your winning smile — you just see the spots.

An IPL Photofacial may be just what the doctor ordered to minimize those dark age or sun spots. Also effective for rosacea, broken capillaries, acne scars, fine wrinkles, uneven pigmentation, bags under the eyes and large pores, IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) therapy uses a patented Florescent Pulsed Light system to rejuvenate and refresh your skin and even out your skin tone.

The IPL Photofacial also stimulates collagen growth, which means the existing discolored skin flakes away making room for newer fresh skin. It can also gently dissolve broken capillaries, allowing them to disappear as they are absorbed naturally by your body.

The IPL Photofacial uses a laser that has been carefully calibrated to seek out specific pigments in the skin such as redness, darker discolored patches or dark spots from acne scarring. The IPL wavelength is optimized so that the energy is absorbed only by the unwanted melanin (pigment cells), raising the temperature on only the undesired pigments. Deeper level damaged blood vessels are treated at the same time. Shortly after treatment, the unwanted pigment cells fragment without damage to the surrounding tissue. In the weeks after treatment, the fragmented melanin particles are eliminated through a process that causes the fragments to be absorbed by the body. Little or no trace of the initial darkness remains.

Because the treatment is so gentle, there’s no need to interrupt routine activities or schedule IPL Laser Skin Rejuvenation well in advance of special events. As a “non-ablative” procedure, IPL doesn’t remove top layers of skin, but only pulses light into lower layers. Some patients compare the minimal discomfort to the “snapping of a rubber band” and the cooling mask applied after the IPL treatment leaves them refreshed and ready to get on with their day. Some patients experience an initial redness immediately following the treatment, but it generally fades within a few hours.

Results — dark spots and visible capillaries fading away — are usually noticeable within a week or two after the first treatment, and most patients see optimum results with a series of three to five treatments, spaced about three weeks apart. IPL is also used to treat spotting on areas other than the face, such as the neck and arms.

Unlike some day spas with only one to two laser skin rejuvenation options, Metro MediSpa offers several options, allowing the staff to find just the right combination of treatments to safely and gently give you back the lovely skin of your youth, and quite possibly, even improve on Mother Nature just a bit! A consult will help you determine which of their state-of-the-art laser skin rejuvenation procedures will be most effective based on your skin type and the nature of the flaws you want to vanish.

Beautiful Brides Deserve Special Treatment

March 31, 2013 By Constance Tambakis-Odom

Bride Treatment at Wilmington NC Med Spa

Are you tired of dieting and exercising and not seeing results? Are you frustrated with razor burn and cuts? Are you worried you won’t look like the bride you WANT to look like on your wedding day?

Don’t be silly! Give yourself some tender love and care and come to Metro Medispa to rejuvenate, recalibrate, relax and reflect and let us do the hard work for you.

Weight Loss with HCG

Tackle your weight worries with a bridal one-two. First fight cravings with supplements of the HCG hormone, then fight fat with a very low calorie diet. Proven to help you lose weight like it has helped dozens of other people! Assisted weight loss is the best way to reach your goal for your wedding day and look spectacular in your dress and on your honeymoon. Feel energetic, look great and be healthy, everything beautiful brides deserve! Exercising and dieting can’t promise you results, but we can. We have been providing the beautiful public with this dieting alternative since 2004 and our trained and certified staff excels in giving support before, during and after your diet!

Laser Hair Removal

Confront that unwanted hair on your body with the promise to extinguish it through our laser hair removal program. Where ever that hair is, we can get to it, and zap it off. Legs, back, abdomen, underarms, even your bikini zone- say goodbye to those ugly red bumps and the long pants in the summer. Experience our no pain, all gain approach to dealing with unwanted body and facial hair. You deserve to look your best on your wedding day- you’re already beautiful and need just a teeny amount of help to look your best. Imagine not needing to shave at all during your honeymoon! Wouldn’t that be dreamy? Almost as dreamy as that new husband of yours!

Laser Facial To Improve Skin Appearance

So now we have tackled the biggest worries and your body looks fantastic! Now let’s fine tune to perfection! Your face will be in so many photographs that you will kick yourself if you don’t do something about those pores, or that little acne scar from when you were 15, or those wrinkles that decided they needed to pop up this year. Laser Genesis will melt away the imperfections and leave your face photo ready. Prepare for the tingling sensation and the disappearances of those spots and lines you have been wishing gone for so long! This is the perfect time to get it done, to elevate your beauty to the next level. This state of the art technology literally erases those scars and pores as if they never existed and gives your face that shine and radiance that’ll be perfect accompaniment to your wedding day honey-glow.

You are beautiful, gorgeous and stunning, and you didn’t even need that much help. Create your perfect day and look flawless. All eyes will be on you, let’s give them something to look at.