In the years since dermal fillers first entered the cosmetic industry, the non-invasive procedure has become synonymous with facial rejuvenation. While these and other types of anti-aging procedures have traditionally been more popular among women, these once traditional trends are changing. Innovations in plastic surgery and non-invasive cosmetic treatments have made it easier for patients to discreetly erase the telltale signs of aging from their appearance. As a result, recent years have seen more men visiting cosmetic specialists like Dr. Kato to explore their options for discreet treatments that make them look younger. One of the solutions our Palm Springs doctor has found most successful is dermal fillers.
Where Men Show Aging
The symptoms of aging are indiscriminate, eventually affecting every person’s appearance. However, the way in which men and women display signs such as wrinkles and sagging skin differs tremendously. According to a study from the International Dermal Institute, testosterone levels help thicken men’s skin. Furthermore, while men also experience collagen loss, they have greater collagen density.
While these bonuses may help men put off wrinkles longer than women, men are also less likely to take preventive care of their skin. Years of sun exposure, habits like smoking and drinking, and other factors can all age skin and cause men to develop deep wrinkles across their forehead. Decreasing collagen production can also cause hollows to develop around the eyes, leading to unwanted sagging skin or dark circles below the eyes. While men may generally miss out on getting wrinkles around the mouth, an unhealthy diet, poor sleep schedule, and missing skincare routine can exacerbate new lines and cause men to look as though they’ve aged overnight.
Why Men are Choosing Dermal Fillers
It’s hard to put the breaks on aging once it starts. While previous generations of men may have simply toughed out the aging process, more men are coming to realize that cosmetic treatments like dermal fillers are an excellent solution to controlling the aging process.
Unlike other facial rejuvenation treatments, dermal fillers are highly targeted and very discreet. Treatment time is usually less than 20 minutes and there is no downtime associated with dermal fillers, making it simple for patients to schedule an appointment during lunch or on their way home. Many of today’s leading dermal filler brands also use naturally occurring hyaluronic acid to improve volume in areas with diminished collagen density. This unique compound helps skin cells attract and retain moisture in the weeks after the filler has been injected, allowing patients to enjoy results that continue to improve. Finally, injectable fillers are highly personalized to address wrinkles that develop in specific areas across the face while still maintaining a natural look.
Get in on the Action at Aesthetic Art
For countless men, dermal fillers have become an indispensable tool in regaining self-confidence while slowing down the aging process. To learn more about the different ways dermal fillers can enhance your appearance, call 760-610-5558 today to schedule a consultation with our Palm Springs specialist. Dr. Kato performs all procedures personally and can help you find the perfect cosmetic solution that preserves your youthful features and give you control over how you age.
With a combination of a Liquid Facelift and/or a Thread Lift, we can deliver results just like a surgical facelift, without the downtime, cost, or complications. Liquid Facelifts use fillers and Botox to affect the skin just like a facelift, removing wrinkles and lines as well as adding volume as needed. A Thread Lift places strategic absorbable sutures underneath the skin to lift sagging skin into just the right place. Either of these alone produce dramatic results, but together are even more powerful.
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Whether your summer filled with barbeques or beach vacations, feeling your absolute best can make the difference in how you carry yourself and ensure all events are enjoyable. If your looks could use a little freshening up, consider these top cosmetic treatments from our Palm Springs specialist.
Refresh skin with facial rejuvenation
With summer weather well underway, many of our patients are spending their free time outdoors or by the pool enjoying the sunshine. To maximize your new sun-sponsored glow, start your summer with facial rejuvenation. Treatments like microneedling or microdermabrasion target the upper layers of skin which contain the most dead or damaged skin cells. By using gentle abrasion or creating microtrauma to the top layer of skin, these popular rejuvenation treatments remove the dead cells while triggering collagen production. This leaves you with smooth, healthy-looking skin.
Tone up with non-invasive body contouring
Looking to hone your bikini body before your next beach vacation? Instead of having to spend days indoors recovering, consider a non-invasive body contouring procedure like CoolSculpting? This fat elimination treatment uses innovative cryolipolysis technology to target unwanted fat cells and freeze them. In the weeks following treatment, your body metabolizes the dead fat cells out of your body, leaving behind a smooth and toned figure.
Beyond great results, another reason we recommend CoolSculpting for patients is that the procedure is totally non-invasive. Instead of requiring incisions and cannulas to get rid of stubborn fat pockets, this procedure uses applicators which attach to the target areas externally – removing the complications and long recovery associated with surgical body contouring.
Add volume and smooth skin with injectables
Glowing skin, full lips, and smooth facial features are all part of the ultimate summer look. But what happens when the aging process starts to leave behind wrinkles or hollows? Enhancing your natural beauty and facial features with dermal fillers like Juvederm or Botox can be an easy step to achieving your cosmetic goals this summer. At Aesthetic Art, these non-invasive injectables are strategically applied throughout the face to ensure your results look natural – not overdone.
Not sure which injectable best suits your need? Our skin specialist Dr. Kato can help you choose the perfect solution for your looks. During your one-on-one consultation, we’ll evaluate the problem areas together and pick the best injectable and brand for you. For patients looking to add volume, dermal fillers like Juvederm and Restalyne are go-to treatments for regaining youthful full facial features. To treat wrinkle and fine lines, we may recommend Botox to help freeze these creases before they deepen.
Save These Treatments for the Winter
While it can be tempting to go all out and address every problem area, summer isn’t always the best time to start your comprehensive cosmetic makeover. Certain procedures such as laser facial rejuvenation, chemical peels, and most plastic surgeries require a certain amount of recovery time that can interfere with summer plans. Spending lots of time outdoors during this critical recovery time can also hinder the healing process and may compromise your results. If you’re considering some of these more advanced treatments, let our specialist know. Together, we can plan a long-term treatment plan for later in the year.
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At Aesthetic Art, we believe that cosmetic care should enhance your natural beauty and self-confidence. Feel beautiful in your skin – schedule a consultation with our cosmetic specialist and find the perfect summer treatment for you!
Let’s face it. Summers in Palm Springs are hot and dry. While this can be an excellent break from brisk and wet winter weather, Palm Springs summers can be harsh on the skin. Luckily, the right skincare routine can help minimize the potential damage caused by dry, hot weather. Consider adding these skincare habits to your routine to keep your skin looking dewy and glowing instead of dry and wrinkled.
Always wear sunscreen
Whether its lounging by the pool or hiking at one of the nearby parks, sunny weather undoubtedly means more time outside in the sun. However, increased time outside also means more time exposed to the sun’s harmful UV rays. Extended exposure can cause untold damage to skin cells, hinder the body’s ability to produce collagen and accelerate the aging process. UV rays can also cause sunburns, which can, in turn, increase a person’s risk of melanoma, or skin cancer.
Adding sunscreen to your daily skincare regimen is one of the easiest ways to protect your skin from these serious health concerns. To make it even easier, many high-quality daily moisturizers also include SPF in them, keeping the number of products being used to a minimum. In addition to wearing a daily sunscreen, be sure to wear sunscreen if you’re headed out for a day of outdoor activities and reapply frequently to maintain protection.
Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate
During the toasty summer months, hydration is especially key to maintaining healthy skin and body and for good reason. The dry summer heat raises our internal temperature, causing us to sweat more to stay cool and lose water content. For skin cells, water loss causes the cells to shrivel down, accentuating fine lines and causing the appearance of premature aging.
To prevent looking older than you really are, we recommend adding two key steps to your daily routine: drink lots of water, and incorporate lightweight hydrators into your routine. Increasing water intake will help refill cells from within your body and minimize the risk of dehydration. Lightweight but powerful hydrating serums and products can help cells hold onto more water longer, minimizing the risk of shrivel.
Shower temperature matters
Cold showers can feel amazing after a long day in the sun, and it can be great for your skin as well. Hot water has a tendency to dry out skin, exacerbating the effects of the weather. Instead, swap steaming showers for tepid ones and only stay in until your fingers start to wrinkle – this ensures that your skin cells are fully hydrated.
Go Light
Lightweight cleansers, lightweight serums, and lightweight makeup are your friends once the weather starts to warm up, and for good reason. Unlike their heavier counterparts, these products are designed to sit just above skin without blocking your pores. When looking for new products, always search for water-based, non-comedogenic – these will help you avoid untimely breakouts and won’t leave you feeling greasy or sticky at the end of the day.
Enjoy beautiful skin with help from Dr. Kato
From professional skin treatments to at-home skincare solutions, the team at Aesthetic Art is committed to helping patients achieve beautiful and healthy skin year-round. To help create the best skincare strategy for each individual, experienced Palm Springs cosmetic specialist Dr. Kato works closely with patients to understand their cosmetic goals and current concerns and ultimately build a strategy that fits into their lifestyle. To learn more about our approach to healthy, beautiful skin, call (760) 610-5558 and schedule your consultation with Dr. Kato today!
In recent years, the liquid facelift procedure has become the go-to treatment for countless men and women looking to lift and smooth facial wrinkles without the investment of a lengthy surgical treatment. However, as the treatment uses a combination of dermal fillers and Botox treatment, the ongoing aging process will inevitably require retreatment. If you’re looking for a way to the natural-looking results of your liquid facelift, be sure to follow these simple steps.
Follow all Post Treatment Instructions
While a liquid facelift may not require the same extensive recovery associated with its surgical counterpart, the procedure still requires some immediate post-treatment instruction in order the maximize the results. Instructions like avoiding laying down, completing strenuous activities or making exaggerated muscle movements are recommended to ensure that your results meet your goals and to avoid unexpected consequences. Luckily most instructions only need to be followed for the first few days following treatment.
Maintain the Investment with Good Products
What you use matters, especially after an investment like a liquid facelift. When it comes to skincare, it’s important that patients also invest in the products they use as part of their skincare regimen. While over the counter options might be convenient, professional-grade products will make a noticeable difference by extending the longevity of your liquid facelift. This is in part because these solutions are already designed to penetrate deep within the skin to protect the cells and reduce the appearance of aging. When used after a liquid facelift, these treatments can significantly extend the lifetime of your facelift.
Schedule Touch-Ups
The expected longevity of your liquid facelift depends on several different factors, ranging from the products that were used during your specific treatment to the way that your face ages. As a result, it can be difficult to predict exactly how long each person’s liquid facelift will last. Furthermore, as the effects begin to fade, certain parts of the face may show diminishing results faster than others.
Scheduling routine follow-up treatments are an easy, minimally invasive means of maintaining the results of your liquid facelift. Depending on the type of filler or neurotoxin used during treatment, patients often don’t need to start considering touch-ups for 4-6 months following their facelift treatment. During the touch-up session, the filler or Botox is reapplied in small amounts to the areas showing the most change. This ensures that your looks keep their natural look.
Achieving Your Aesthetic Goals in Palm Springs
At Aesthetic Art, our mission is simple – provide patients with the high-quality care needed to help them feel more confident and beautiful. Whether that’s through minimally invasive liquid facelifts or more complex procedures, our mission drives our uniquely personalized approach to creating the right anti-aging procedures for each patient. To learn more about the benefits of treatments like liquid facelift and how to maximize your results, call (760) 610-5558 today and schedule a consultation with Dr. Kato today.
While Botox may be one of the most recognizable cosmetic brands, new products that leverage the unique properties of the botulinum toxin are constantly hitting the market. In recent years, one of these new inventions, Dysport, has quickly become a popular option for men and women looking for a Botox equivalent. But when it comes down to it, what are the differences between these two wrinkle-fighting options?
The Similarities
Fundamentally, Botox and Dysport are designed to halt the deepening of wrinkles. This is done by leveraging the paralytic properties of the botulinum toxin. A byproduct of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, this neurotoxin is innocuous in nature but can be deadly if concentrated. When used in cosmetic or medical treatments, the neurotoxin blocks nerve receptors on muscles, causing the targeted muscles to relax and smooth out. In the world of cosmetic treatments, this temporary paralysis is especially useful for proactively and reactively treatment wrinkles caused by muscle spasms and laxity.
Both Botox and Dysport are made using medical grade Botulinum toxin. However, each contains a different potency of the trace proteins. This leads to two different results.
The Benefits of Botox
While Botox has a reputation for being one of the better known cosmetic procedures available, the injectable has become a truly versatile treatment in many fields of medicine. From treating excessive sweating to strabismus, Botox is FDA-approved for many medical procedures. In the world of cosmetic care, the procedure is one of the most requested anti-aging treatments due to its convenience, easy of application and versatile use to nearly all aspects of the face and hands.
Part of the success of Botox comes from how targeted treatment injections are. Once administered, the formula stays put, blocking nerve receptors only near the injection site. While this highly targeted application may require additional injections in order to fully treat lax muscles, the precise nature of treatment makes it perfect for creating a natural-looking appearance.
The Advantages of Dysport
Dysport’s unique formula contains smaller molecules of the botulinum toxin. While this may not seem like much, the smaller size allows the molecules to diffuse from the treatment site and spread to the surrounding area. This makes Dysport ideal for treating larger areas, such as the area between the eyebrows.
The higher potency of the toxin also changes the number of injections a patient needs each treatment. Depending on the depth of existing wrinkles, patients may only need a little amount of the formula to treat glabellar lines. In all, Dysport has been proven to be a highly effective wrinkle treatment.
Which Treatment do I Need?
Choosing the right neurotoxin treatments begins with understanding your needs. While Dysport and Botox offer similar results, there are substantial differences that make each procedure perfect for different patients. While Botox can be applied to nearly all aspects of the face, the diffusion that comes with Dysport makes the treatment a better option for patients with moderate to severe wrinkles between their eyebrows and forehead. During your consultation at our office, Dr. Kato can walk you through other key differences to help you better identify which solution best suits your needs.
Explore Your Options with Dr. Kato
Whether you’re smoothing fine lines and keeping deep wrinkles from progressing, there’s an anti-aging procedure that’s perfect for you. Call Dr. Kato and schedule a consultation with our Palm Springs specialist to learn more about your treatment options.
Not Ready for Surgery? Try a Liquid Facelift
Getting older may come with greater knowledge and wisdom, but it can also come with deep wrinkles and sagging skin. While traditional treatments for aging have often required surgery, new uses of non-invasive dermal fillers have made liquid facelifts a popular option for countless men and women looking for an effective alternative.
What is a Liquid Facelift?
While aging is inevitable, all patients show signs of aging differently. For some, the telltale signs like deep creases and wrinkles can appear quickly, depending on their exposure to environment and photodamage. For others, looking older is a slower process. This difference in how aging appears also dictates which rejuvenation procedure best addresses their cosmetic concerns. Until recently, surgical facelifts have been the golden standard for comprehensive anti-aging and facial rejuvenation.
Although this procedure is highly useful in helping restore a more youthful look for patients, the procedure is still invasive. In order to be eligible for traditional facelift treatment, patients need to be healthy enough to undergo anesthesia and must be prepared for the lengthy preparation and recovery process, which can take several weeks. With these requirements in mind, the last several years have seen a jump in more patients opting for a less invasive, less time-consuming alternative – liquid facelifts.
Liquid facelifts are a combination treatment that uses high-quality dermal fillers to lift lax or sagging skin into a more youthful appearance. Unlike traditional facelifts, which require scalpels in order to tighten loose skin from the face and jowls, liquid facelifts are completely non-invasive. During the treatment, dermal fillers are strategically injected via hypodermic needle in specific areas, helping improve volume. Depending on the filler type being used, some even help stimulate collagen production for longer-lasting results. Instead of requiring lengthy recovery time after their treatment, liquid facelift patients can leave our office following their appointment and get right back into their routine.
Why we love liquid facelifts
Given the non-invasive nature of this procedure, liquid facelifts offer patients many important benefits. By dropping the surgical aspect of treatment, liquid facelifts serve the needs of patients who may be experiencing the signs of aging but don’t quite need nor want to the commitment that comes with plastic surgery. Instead, liquid facelifts offer an effective intermediate option, letting patients take control over their aging process all without surgery.
The natural looking results is another reason why our patients ask about liquid facelifts. While surgery can help by physically removing excess skin, the results can be a dramatic change and may leave some feeling overdone. In contract, the placement of the injectables can be better controlled and more strategic with liquid facelifts. Furthermore, these treatments are designed to create natural looking results. For many who are on the fence about undergoing surgery, the natural looking results can be a huge benefit.
Am I a candidate?
Another advantage of liquid facelifts is how the treatment can be adapted to almost any patient experiencing skin laxity. By eliminating the surgical aspect from the facelift procedure and replacing it with high quality injectables, liquid facelifts are a safe option for any healthy adult patient. For best results, we recommend the combination procedure for men and women with:
Mild to moderate sagging around the jawline and neck
Wrinkles or creases around the mouth
Wrinkles or creases around the eyes
Sunken cheekbones or hollows below the eyes
It is important to note that as liquid facelifts leverage injectables like dermal fillers and Botox, treatment results do not last as long as traditional facelifts. Often, patients enjoy their results for anywhere from four to nine months then return to their specialist for touch-up treatments.
Learn more with Dr. Kato
At Aesthetic Art, we’ve built our practice on the mission of helping all individuals feel confident and beautiful in their appearance by offering world class care in a professional, friendly environment. With liquid facelifts, our Palms Springs specialist is able to help individuals with mild to moderate skin laxity address their concerns without having to turn to invasive treatment. To learn more about your available treatment options, call (760) 610-5558 today and schedule your consultation. We look forward to seeing you!
Did you know that Botox is FDA approved for more than cosmetic treatment? While the anti-aging solution may be a popular aesthetic treatment for preventing wrinkles, the treatment has a long history treating medical conditions.
What makes Botox unique?
Many of these alternative uses are possible because of how the neurotoxin temporarily blocks nerve receptors in muscles. Interrupting communication between the brain and nerve receptors on muscle cells helps restrict unwanted muscle movement from occurring. When used in cosmetic applications like facial rejuvenation, the temporary paralysis freezes wrinkle-causing muscles. As a result, patients who receive cosmetic Botox injections can help stall the development of additional wrinkles and can slow the aging process.
Beyond the world of cosmetic dermatology, Botox has become a popular option for treating conditions related to muscle spasms or overactive nerve activity. Some of the top uses for the solution include:
Hyperhidrosis
Normal sweating is the body’s way of staying cool and usually occurs in response to physical or mental duress. Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, takes perspiration to another level. Patients with the condition are constantly sweating, regardless of their environment or situation. For these individuals, staying dry can be a difficult and somewhat embarrassing endeavor.
Botox is an FDA approved treatment for hyperhidrosis and is often applied to the underarms, palms and feet to help stop sweating. When injected, the active protein helps block the chemical trigger responsible for sweat production. This approach is considered one of the most successful treatments for hyperhidrosis patients – in some studies, Botox was shown to reduce underarm sweating by up to 87% in patients who received the injections.
Jaw Pain and TMJ
Have you gone to the dentist and seen Botox advertised as an available service? While it may sound odd, the neurotoxin treatment has long been a useful treatment in addressing chronic jaw pain resulting from temporomandibular joint disorder, also known as TMJ. This condition is caused when the joint is overworked or displaced and has a chain reaction on other parts of the lower jaw and face. Common side effects that can be traced back to TMJ range from severe tension headaches to difficulty chewing, eating or swallowing and can ultimately diminish an individual’s quality of life. As a result, many facial specialists (included experienced dentists and oral surgeons) have turned to Botox as a non-invasive treatment option.
During the procedure, the injections are administered in the muscles that control jawbone movement. As the muscles are temporarily paralyzed, jaw tension is relieved, giving patients back comfortable use of their lower jaw.
Overactive Bladder
Another FDA approved use of Botox is the treatment of overactive bladder. Like other conditions, frequent muscles spasms are to blame for frequent trips to the restroom. To help reduce these spasms, Botox is injected into multiple location in the bladder muscle. Within one week, patients notice a significant change in their quality of life. The treatment usually lasts between six to eight months, after which patients are encouraged to return for retreatment.
Crossed and lazy eyes
The treatment of strabismus, or crossed eyes, is actually one of the earliest FDA approved applications of Botox. This ocular condition causes the eyes to misalign – one eye remains focused while the other turns away from the object in focus. If left untreated, the brain begins to ignore the input from the floating eye, leading to the development of amblyopia or lazy eye in the misaligned eye.
Botox injections for strabismus has been considered an extremely safe and trusted procedure since the 1970s. During the procedure, the serum is injected into the muscles behind the eye, causing them to relax and allowing the misaligned eye to focus in sync with the correct eye. The results usually last between 3 to 4 months, after which retreatment may be recommended.
Get the Benefits of Botox in Palm Springs
At Aesthetic Art, our goal is to connect patients with effective procedures that address their needs. For more information about the benefits of Botox and its use beyond cosmetic care, contact Dr. Kato’s office and schedule your consultation with our Palm Springs specialist.
It’s one thing to sweat before a big presentation or after a tough workout. Sweating is the body’s natural way of staying cool and avoiding overheating. But when patients are faced with excessive sweating, it can be embarrassingly difficult to stay cool. In these instances, Botox can be an excellent option for keeping cool and staying dry.
What is Hyperhidrosis?
Normal sweating is controlled by nerves, which trigger sweat production in response to different stimuli, which can range from the body being too hot or emotional changes. In some patients, sweat glands are hypersensitive and overproduce sweat with the smallest stimuli. This condition is known as hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating. There are two main types of hyperhidrosis:
- Primary focal: Usually develops in adolescence and is inherited, patients with this form of excessive sweating usually experience weekly episodes in more than one specific part of the body, such as the hands, feet or underarms.
- Secondary general: Often caused by another medical condition or medication, patients with this type of hyperhidrosis experience sweating across large swaths of their body instead of specific areas. Sweating episodes can also occur overnight.
While treating secondary general hyperhidrosis can come down to adjusting medication, treatment for primary focal hyperhidrosis can vary. Depending on where on the body sweating episodes occur, some of the more traditional treatments may not be recommended for certain cases. However, there is one fairly new treatment option has been successfully used across all instances of hyperhidrosis – Botox.
Botox beyond cosmetic care
When most patients think of Botox, they often think about the anti-aging benefits of this injectable treatment. However, it’s the same features that make Botox a popular wrinkle-fighting solution that also offer hyperhidrosis patients a lasting solution for their condition.
Medical-grade Botox is a highly diluted form of the botulinum toxin. While deadly in its pure form, the refined form has been successfully used in many medical and cosmetic applications over the years. Some of the lesser known uses of Botox include as a treatment for migraines, crossed eyes and teeth grinding as well as freezing wrinkles.
For patients with hyperhidrosis, Botox has long been one of the top recommended treatment options. In fact, the FDA approved Botox for the treatment of severe excessive sweating starting in 2004. Through this application, Botox is injected in areas that experience excessive sweating. The refined protein then helps block the nerve signal that tells the body’s sweat glands to start producing. As a result, patients can reduce unnecessary sweating in these specific areas in just a few short visits to their specialist.
Another advantage of using Botox to treat excessive sweating is how successful these injections can be. Unlike surgery, which is restricted to where certain parts of the body or antiperspirants which may not offer total dryness, Botox has a high success rate across nearly all parts of the body. Some studies have shown that the injection can reduce underarm sweating by nearly 82 to 87%, palmar sweating by up to 90%, and foot sweating by 50%. Furthermore, patients can enjoy results for up to 14 months – an improvement from trying to control excessive sweating with medication or non-surgical options.
Stop Sweating – Schedule your consultation today!
For many, excessive sweating can seriously undermine an individual’s day-to-day life. Learn what life could be like without having to worry about sweating – call our Palm Springs doctor and see if Botox is the answer to your hyperhidrosis.
Getting older doesn’t mean we have to look it. With so many innovations in cosmetic treatments like Botox and dermal fillers, today’s modern patient has plenty of options when it comes to choosing non-invasive treatments. So much choice between such similar treatments however can seem overwhelming to patients when searching for the right treatment option.
At Aesthetic Art, our Palm Springs doctor believes that patients should know what their options are when it comes to cosmetic care. If you’re weighing your options between these popular non-surgical cosmetic treatments, here’s what you need to know about Botox and fillers.
Breaking down Botox
Since it’s introduction to the medical world, Botox has become something of a wunderkind regarding its many applications. From helping patients with hyperhidrosis stay dry to alleviating painful migraines, the injectable is more than an anti-aging treatment.
The Botox injectable used in today’s medicine is derived from the botulinum toxin, a byproduct of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. A type of neurotoxin, botulinum specifically targets the nervous system by disrupting neural signals between the brain and muscles. In concentrated doses, this disruption can be deadly. When highly refined and diluted into medical grade Botox, the toxin becomes a powerful tool in treating a range of medical and cosmetic conditions.
Why we love Botox
In the cosmetic treatment industry, Botox has gained a reputation for stopping the aging process in its tracks. Much of this success can be attributed to the treatment’s paralytic capabilities.
While some wrinkles are caused by environmental factors gradually damaging skin cells, others occur are a result of frequent muscle contraction. Over time, smiling, crinkling your eyes, crying, and other facial expressions can lead to microscopic fine lines around patients’ eyes, mouths and foreheads. These muscle-created wrinkles can quickly deepen into deep wrinkles and cause patients to look older than they truly are. In these scenarios, Botox can be used to temporarily block receptors and prevent the muscles from contracting excessively. This helps keep skin looking younger, longer.
Who is a candidate for Botox?
Another important benefit of Botox is how the treatment can be used both proactively and throughout the aging process to help patients age gracefully. Most healthy adults in their late 20s to early 30s have found proactive Botox treatments to be an excellent preventive measurement against aging.
Dermal Fillers – Another option for younger looks
Not all wrinkles are successfully treated with Botox. Environmental factors like sun damage, smoking and pollution can take their toll on skin cells. At the same time, collagen production slows as we age. This combination can lead to skin losing important volume and the appearance of sharper, more hollowed facial features. In these instances, dermal fillers are the best approach to enhancing your appearance.
What are Dermal Fillers?
Sometimes referred to as injectables, dermal fillers are gel-like formulas injected just below the skin to create volume in specific areas across the face. Across the realm of dermal fillers, there are countless formulas for patients to choose from, categorized by what they’re made from:
- Hyaluronic Acid: A naturally-occurring substance found in skin that helps retain skin moisture and creates results that last between 6 to 12 months
- Calcium Hydroxylapatite: A naturally-occurring substance found in bones that helps stimulate collagen production, leading to results of up to 12 months
- Poly-L-Lactic Acid: A synthetic dermal filler used to trigger the body’s natural collagen production. Ideal for deep facial wrinkles, the results of this treatment have been shown to last up to two years.
Depending on the specific area, different filler options exist to specifically treatment the type of volume lost. Choosing the best dermal filler for each area and patient is an important conversation between patients and their plastic surgeon.
Who is a candidate for dermal fillers?
Like Botox, dermal fillers can be used to treat a range of cosmetic conditions, making the treatment type highly versatile for many patients. While dermal filler treatment is best for patients already showing signs of creasing, some thinner fillers types have been successfully used to help younger patients enhance their lip volume.
Interested? Meet with the Experts
Choosing the right cosmetic treatment doesn’t have to be an overwhelming affair. At Dr. Kato’s Palm Springs office, our specialist is your guide to great looking, refreshed skin. To learn more about your available treatment options, call our doctor today and schedule your consultation.