Acne scars and ongoing adult acne outbreaks can have a demoralizing effect on any individual, man or woman. Luckily, innovations in cosmetic dermatology technology and non-surgical solutions have seen traditional anti-aging procedures repurposed to help smooth skin damaged by remnant acne scars.
Why Acne Leaves Scars
Thought days of unwanted outbreaks were left behind in high school? Think again. While most individuals associate pimples and breakouts with the awkward teenage phase of their life, adult acne remains a common condition for many men and women. Hormonal acne, in particular, can be especially frustrating to deal with, as it comes and goes depending on fluctuations in your hormone levels. As a result, even if you’ve established the perfect skin care routine, stress at work or an upcoming period can mean breakouts of painful pimples.
Acne scarring can also occur to any patient, at any stage in life. Often blamed on picking pimples or scratching them off, acne scars arise as the body tries to repair ruptured pimples with new skin cells. If the skin over or under-produces collagen to help heal these traumas, patients can end up with the characteristic acne scarring.
The type of scarring that you can end up with depends on the kind of pimple that your body is trying to heal from. Most acne scars can be attributed to hormonal acne or cysts as these forms of pimples reach far deeper below the skin’s surface than other kinds.
Treating Acne Scarring with Dermal Fillers
In recent years, countless treatments have been developed to address scarring from acne and help prevent future damage to the skin’s appearance. While options can range from chemical peels to ablative laser treatment, one solution offers patients a new, less invasive solution: dermal fillers.
Also known as injectables, dermal fillers have become the first step in slowing the effects of aging on appearance. Dermal fillers can be made from many solutions, the most popular of which is hyaluronic acid. This unique formula leverages naturally occurring hyaluronic acid to help skin cells in the targeted areas retain moisture more efficiently. This ultimately adds volume to areas that have lost their natural fullness due to the aging process.
While injectables may be closely linked to anti-aging and facial rejuvenation, the concept for applying dermal fillers to acne scars is incredibly similar. Like the aging process, acne scars can be the result of diminished collagen production, which keeps the skin looking smooth and full. By filling in sunken areas of skin and smoothing skin around raised areas, patients who’ve dealt with deep scarring are able to achieve a more youthful, smoother appearance without the pitting associated with acne.
Using dermal fillers as a treatment for acne scarring also comes with its own benefits. For starters, the non-invasive nature of treatment means that patients can schedule treatments at their leisure and on their schedule. As there is no extensive recovery necessary with dermal fillers, most patients can get right back to their routine after they’ve undergone treatment. Best of all, the application of the dermal fillers looks natural. At Dr. Kato’s Palm Springs practice, injectables are strategically administered so that patients don’t look as if they’ve had work done. When used as combination acne and anti-aging solution, many patients are pleasantly surprised to find that their dermal filler treatment enhances their natural beauty.
Say Goodbye to Acne Scars – Schedule Your Consultation Today!
At Aesthetic Art of Palm Springs, our goal is to provide all patients with comprehensive solutions that help them feel confident in their skin at all times. In addition to non-surgical dermal fillers, our cosmetic specialist offers many facial rejuvenation options, each of which are tailored to fit your goals through our personalized approach to care. To learn more about your treatment options, call our office at (760) 610-5558 and make your appointment.
Page Title: Fill and Diminish Acne Scars with Dermal Fillers
Page Blurb: Tired of hiding acne scars with thick make-up? Our Palm Springs specialist covers how to fill in old scars with dermal fillers.
Meta Description: If acne scars from high school are continuing to compromise your self-confidence, it’s time for a new option. Our Palm Springs specialist discusses how dermal fillers can be used to fill in acne scarring and improve appearances.
There’s a better way to achieve the butt of your dreams. In recent years, Sculptra has become popularized as a non-surgical alternative to achieve a sculpted, perky rear.
What is Sculptra
Sculptra is a revolutionary dermal filler originally designed to soften harsh wrinkles and bring volume to hollow parts of the face by restoring collagen to skin. Over the years, factors like sun exposure combined with the aging process can diminish the amount of collagen in your skin, causing your appearance to lose volume.
Rather than just adding moisture with hyaluronic acid like other injectables, Sculptra is made using poly-l-lactic acid. This substance is used to stimulate collagen production, ultimately strengthening collagen fibers that have been damaged or weakened. When used as part of a dermal filler treatment, poly-L-lactic acid helps reinforce the skin’s collagen structure from the inside out and provides a natural boost to the individual’s overall appearance.
While it can take several months until the final results are visible, Sculptra uniquely offers longevity rare for other injectable options. With Sculptra, patients can enjoy their treatment results for up to two years.
Gluteoplasty with Sculptra
When most people think about cosmetic treatments around the rear, the common assumption is that only surgery like butt implants or a Brazilian butt lift can revive a sagging rear. However, more and more patients are turning to the natural lifting capabilities of Sculptra as a way of achieving a fuller, lifted backside. Here’s how:
Sculptra Stimulates Collagen Production
Not everyone is blessed with a shapely rear-end from birth. Furthermore, the skin on your derriere is susceptible to volume loss just like any other part of the body. The combination of these factors ultimately leads to a small, flat butt that can be a source of concern for many patients.
Rather than having to take fat from another part of the body to add volume to the rear, Sculptra’s key ingredient helps stimulate natural collagen production. The result is natural volume development and firmer, smoother looking skin.
Sculptra provides non-invasive treatment
All surgery, no matter how minimally invasive, requires extensive preparation and recovery in order to maximize treatment results. While butt implants and Brazilian butt lifts are often touted as the go-to procedure for all butt contouring, these options don’t always fit an individual’s specific needs or current shape. For example, lean patients who simply want to add a little more volume to their rear but don’t have sufficient fat to transfer to their buttocks may find themselves out of options. For other patients, busy schedules make elective surgery almost impossible to block out time for treatment and recovery.
As a non-invasive injectable, Sculptra butt lifts offer the perfect non-surgical alternative for improving the contour of your rear. With Sculptra, treatment sessions take about thirty minutes to complete, and recovery is minimal. Most patients are able to return to their routine schedule without the same restrictions associated with traditional butt augmentation.
Sculptra can be tailored to any patients
The non-invasive nature of Sculptra also means that treatment can be tailored to any patient at any age and address numerous concerns. Some of the most popular reasons why patients choose Sculptra buttlift include
- Loss of fat at the top of the buttocks due to calorie restriction
- Skin texture irregularity
- Flat, sagging bottom
Achieve the rear of your dreams with Sculptra!
Whether you’re looking to add a little volume or lift sagging rears, Sculptra can be an excellent choice for improving appearances and self-confidence. At Aesthetic Art, our Palm Springs cosmetic specialist has helped many patients use this procedure to enhance their natural curves without dramatic surgery. To learn more about your treatment options, we encourage you to contact our team by calling c(760) 610-5558 to schedule your consultation.
For many men and women, having beautiful, glowing skin can be the ultimate goal for a better, younger-looking appearance. Rather than waste time and money on over-the-counter products that may not work, these skincare habits are sure to help transform your appearance this year.
Start Fresh with Facial Rejuvenation
What better way to kick off 2019 than with fresh, rejuvenated skin? While at-home exfoliants may be enough to keep dead skin cells, investing in a professional facial rejuvenation can reset your skin for the better.
Options like chemical peel, microdermabrasion, and laser rejuvenation are specifically designed to remove dead skin cells while diminishing to appearances of flaws like wrinkles and scarring. By revealing new skin beneath, you can start the new year with a healthy, glowing look. At Aesthetic Art, plasma rich platelet facials are among the most popular and effective ways for patients to improve the look, feel and health of their skin.
Make Exfoliation an Essential to Your Skincare Routine
After you’ve come in for a professional skincare treatment, make your results last between sessions by adding exfoliation to your daily routine. At-home treatment with a high-quality exfoliant can help remove stubborn impurities as well as dead skin cells from the skin’s surface. This, in turn, helps reduce the risk of pores becoming clogged while leaving your face bright and glowing. To avoid over-exfoliation and drying out your skin, we recommend keeping this habit to once or twice a week. If you do it every day, you may end up drying out your skin or damaging healthy skin cells.
Moisturization is Your Friend!
Glowing skin is well-hydrated skin. When skin gets too dry, it overproduces sebum, an oil which can trap dirt and bacteria in pores and ultimately lead to breakouts. Invest in a high-quality moisturizer (bonus points if it contains SPF and is non-comedogenic) to keep skin well-hydrated and oil production balanced. Your skin will thank you now and in the future!
Eat Intelligently
Your skin’s health starts from the inside out. Just as a balanced diet of fruit, veggies, and protein can help keep skin clear and glowing, too much salt or processed food can have an adverse effect on your body and skin’s appearance. If you’re looking to achieve clearer, glowing skin this year, start by evaluating your dietary choice to ensure they include plenty of healthy and delicious foods and drink plenty of water throughout the day.
Get into a Healthy Exercise and Sleep Routine
Your diet isn’t the only habit to impact your skin’s appearance. Consistently getting enough sleep and exercising regularly can also help you achieve beautifully radiant skin. We recommend aiming for at least eight hours of sleep each night as well as completing some form of light exercise daily to help keep your spirits and skin at their best.
Establish a Skin Care Routine
We’ve talked about exfoliation a lot, but that isn’t the only factor patients should be including in their day-to-day skincare routine. Furthermore, it’s important to note that good skincare habits are not a one-size fits-all. It can take the time to find the right skin cleansers, toners, and moisturizers that work in harmony with your skin and create the beautiful appearance you’re looking for. To start off on the right foot, meet with an experienced dermatologist can ensure you get the right products and routine for your skin type and lifestyle.
Start 2019 with Aesthetic Art
It’s never too late to adopt healthy skin care habits. At Aesthetic Art, our Palm Springs cosmetic specialist has helped men and women of all ages achieve beautiful, glowing skin with habits that can be easily followed. Call Dr. Kato at (760) 610-5558 today and schedule your skincare consultation today!
Today, men of all ages are requesting plastic surgery to boost their confidence. Some of the men’s goals are to have a more defined jawline, rejuvenate their skin, and encourage hair growth. There are many non-surgical procedures that are perfect for men to enhance their appearance.
To see which treatment best suits your needs, schedule a consultation today!
While wrinkles are a natural part of the aging process, that doesn’t necessarily mean we have to be thrilled with them as they develop. For many, fine, barely there lines transition almost overnight into deep wrinkles and creases, quickly making an individual look much older than they really are.
While recent years have seen more men and women pursuing dermal fillers to proactively mitigate these smaller lines, few products offer the stability or formula needed to effectively smooth away deep creases or lines. Until now. Innovative Restylane Refyne and Defyne are changing how deep creases and wrinkles are treated, giving more patients the opportunity to achieve smoother, younger-looking skin.
Refyne and Defyne Your Appearance
Over the years, Restylane has become one of the industry’s leading options for non-surgical dermal fillers. Like other high-quality injectables, products within the Restylane lineup like Silk and Silk are made from hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance shown to improve cellular moisture retention and add volume to shrinking areas. However, Restylane products also leverage unique NASHA technology to create a more stable, durable gel that remains intact longer. As technology can be adjusted to create larger particle sizes, products within the Restylane lineup are tailored to meet different cosmetic needs.
Like other dermal filler options within the Restylane family, Refyne and Defyne are hyaluronic based injectables designed for facial use. What sets these products apart from other injectables is the unique XpresHan Technology. This patented feature allows the fillers to remain flexible once injected that patients enjoy natural-looking results without compromising longevity or efficacy. As a result, Restylane and Defyne are excellent options for patients with moderate to severe facial folds that require a more stable, thicker formula in order to smooth away wrinkles and lines.
H2: Choosing the Right Solution for Your Appearance
Every patient has unique needs, and dermal filler patients are no exception. With so many excellent options available, making the choice between different solutions can be a challenge. While both Refyne and Defyne offer exceptional results, each is formulated to help address wrinkles and creases of different depths.
For individuals facing mild to moderate lines or oral commissures, our team has found that Refyne offers long-lasting results while maintaining a soft, natural look. In the case of deep creases and sunken cheekbones, Defyne is often used to help rejuvenate a patient’s appearance without running the risk of looking overdone. During your consultation with our Palm Springs plastic surgeon, Dr. Kato will evaluate your appearance as well as goals to help determine which of our dermal fillers options is best for you.
Looking for another reason to consider Refyne and Defyne? As these treatments are completely non-surgical, the procedure can be completed in a quick, 30-minute visit to our office in Palm Springs. Best of all, patients can get right back to their schedule without having to worry about lengthy or painful recovery.
H2: Put Your Best Foot Forward at Aesthetic Art
If deep creases and wrinkles are keeping you from feeling your best, it’s time for a change. At Aesthetic Art of Palm Springs, Dr. Kato and her team offer comprehensive, personalized care in a state-of-the-art environment. To learn more about the advantages of Restylane Refyne and Defyne, we encourage you to call us at (760)610-5558 and schedule an appointment with our team.
Page Title: Does Your Appearance Need to be Refyned or Defyned?
Page Blurb: With Restylane Refyne and Defyne, there’s no reason to look older than you are.
Meta Description: Our Palm Springs aesthetic specialist covers the benefits and difference of Restylane Refyne and Defyne in her latest blog post.
While your skin cells may replenish themselves every few weeks, your skincare regimen plays a critical role in creating a healthy environment for the cells to grow back and helping delay the inevitable aging process. Too often, however, many pay close attention to their facial skin and not enough to the skin covering other parts of the body. If you want your skin to look beautiful for a lifetime, be sure to pay close attention to these areas:
Hands
From when you first get up until you go to bed in the evening, your hands are constantly busy and at work. This also means that your hands are perhaps more exposed to changes in temperature, sunlight, water, chemicals, and other factors that can all leave skin more vulnerable to damage. Furthermore, hands are often the first parts of our body to show the signs of aging.
Rather than leaving these all-important tools exposed to the elements, regularly moisturize your hands throughout the day and apply a good quality hand cream at night. If you’re planning on spending time outside, be sure apply sunscreen to your hands or wear gloves if it’s going to be cold.
Feet
Much like your hands, your feet play a major role in your day-to-day life. Between the physical working, jogging and running between different daily obligations to the shoes you wear to complete daily errands, your feet are quite literally put through their paces and often overlooked in terms of care.
Give your feet the love they deserve. Daily scrubs and moisturization combined with a good soak can help restore and relax tired feet after a long day. For a more luxurious and well-deserved treatment, consider getting a good old-fashioned massage to better relax the muscles and remove tension.
Neck
Unless you’re planning on perpetually wearing turtlenecks, your skincare regimen should also include your neck and chest. Like facial skin, these areas tend to show wrinkles quickly and can prematurely age unwary patients. As neck skin is much thinner than facial skin, early wrinkle development is common among patients as young as their 20s.
To prevent the unflattering “turkey neck,” we recommend starting with daily sunscreen application and moisturization. Massages and sleeping on lower pillows can also help alleviate unwanted lines from developing too early.
Elbows and Knees
Another pair of easy to overlook areas, dry elbows and knees can be serious detractors from an otherwise flawless appearance. Likewise, as skin begins to sag due to the aging process, these areas can become noticeable for the wrong reasons. Regular moisturization and exfoliation can help ensure these joints stay well lubricated and soft. To prevent saggy looking knees, try turning to yoga and exercises that promote muscle growth on the legs and around the knees.
Start Your Skincare Routine with Dr. Kato
Since founding Aesthetic Art, Dr. Kato has proudly helped countless women find the right skincare solutions for their appearance and schedule. By helping patients identify their problem areas and recommending treatments that can be done at home between visits, our Palm Spring cosmetic surgeon is among the area’s top trusted physicians for skin and cosmetic care. To learn more about creating the perfect routine for your skin, call (760) 610-5558 today and schedule your consultation.
Even with the inclusion of countless creams and serums into your daily routine, the aging process affects everyone at some point in their lives. While most expect their first wrinkle to appear on their forehead or next to their eyes, many are surprised when the creases appear on their hands instead. Luckily, innovative options like Restylane Lyft are helping patients turn back the literal hands of time on their appearance.
Why Do Hands Wrinkle First?
Think about it – daily wear combined with the side effects of aging can gradually chip away at your hands’ skin health and appearance. Combined with often subpar hand care and moisturization, your hands are truly exposed to the elements on a daily basis, leaving them susceptible to showing the signs of aging earlier than other parts of your body. As a result, patients may notice a change in the texture of their hands. These common signs of aging include thinning skin, wrinkles, and diminished collagen production, all of which cause the bones, tendons, and muscles of the hands to appear more prominent.
Lift with Restylane Lyft
Like other Restylane products, Lyft relies on hyaluronic acid in order to smooth wrinkles and add volume. The naturally-produced acid is considered the key to skin hydration, making skin appear healthy, full and well hydrated. While most dermal fillers rely on a more viscous formula of hyaluronic acid to add volume to lips and fine lines, Restylane Lyft is designed to be slightly thicker consistency. This more substantial formula uses heavier hyaluronic particles, allowing the injectable to provide long-lasting volume to larger areas, such as the cheeks and hands without discomfort during the procedure.
Why We Recommend Restylane
Choosing the right cosmetic treatment can be a challenge for many. Here’s why we love Lyft for hand rejuvenation:
Simple, Straight Forward Treatment
While self-improvement can certainly be an eye-opening and multi-faceted process, you shouldn’t have to go to extensive lengths just to rejuvenate your appearance. Hand rejuvenation with a dermal filler like Restylane Lyft takes the stress out of cosmetic treatment by providing results in just one session. Many of the patients who visit our Palm Springs often schedule Lyft appointments over their lunch break then head back to work right after.
Proven Success
Restylane Lyft is one of just a few dermal fillers approved by the FDA for use on the backs of hands. Before getting approved for this application, the injectable had been successfully used to smooth nasolabial folds and add volume to sunken cheeks – other common side effects of aging. Furthermore, the FDA study preceding approval found that Lyft provides patients with lasting volume for up to six months.
Diverse Candidacy
As with every other cosmetic procedure, there is a certain group for whom Restylane works best. Luckily, this procedure has a wide net and has been deemed appropriate for patients 22 and older. As the formula is derived from hyaluronic acid rather than a synthetic compound, Lyft is safe and tolerable for many individuals, including those with sensitivities.
Rejuvenate Your Hands and Refresh Your Appearance
At Aesthetic Art of Palm Springs, our goal is to provide patients with cosmetic solutions that improve their appearance and self-confidence. While the hands are easy to overlook during daily care routines, they can quickly impact your overall appearance when not cared for properly. To learn how Restylane Lyft can rejuvenate your hands, call Dr. Kato at (760)610-5558 to schedule your consultation.
A head full of beautiful, healthy hair can be a source of pride for many women. After years of beautiful, youthful hair, it can quickly be a source of shock and anxiety to wake up one morning with seemingly more hair on your pillow or in the shower drain than on your head. Female hair loss is a common, yet under-discussed, condition countless women face annually. Luckily, new innovative treatments have made solutions for this condition readily available without the need for drastic surgical treatment.
What Causes Hair Loss?
Daily, people lose about 100 hairs a day and up to 250 on days where they’re heavily handling their hair (like days they are washing or blow drying). For patients with strong and healthy hair growth, these lost strands are usually replaced on a near daily basis, meaning that so long as your growth cycle is left alone, your hair will continue to grow. When the growth pattern is disrupted, hair growth can quickly come to a slowing halt while hair continues to fall out at the same rate as before. This disparity is what causes the appearance of thinning hair, widening parts, and overall female pattern hair loss.
While baldness or hair loss may be traditionally associated with male pattern baldness, female hair loss is a very common condition. Thinning hair at the top of the head, newly appearing bald spots, broadening parts and sudden loosening of hair are all common signs of hair loss countless women face annually.
Like men, women face several risk factors that can disrupt the delicate hair growth cycle. While many may associate hair loss as a side effect of treatments like chemotherapy, more common factors like genetics, hormone fluctuations, stress, and even hair treatments or styles can be equally disruptive to the growth cycle. Furthermore, hair loss isn’t restricted to just the hair on your head – women facing hair loss may also notice their eyebrows, arm hair, and hair elsewhere on the body becoming sparse with age.
Restoring Your Luscious Locks
Today’s hair restoration technology has come a long way from hair plugs and topical hair growth treatments. In recent years, platelet-rich plasma has become a popular option for men and women looking to add volume to sparse hair.
Platelet-rich plasma, also known as PRP, is an innovative treatment in which serum derived from each patient’s blood is used to kickstart the healing process. Originally developed to help with muscle and tendon regrowth as well as injury recovery, recent decades have seen the procedure’s use expand to cosmetic procedures. At Aesthetic Art, PRP has been successfully integrated into facial treatments as an effective, non-surgical skin rejuvenation option that is completely natural.
In the case of hair restoration, regrowth with PRP follows a very similar concept. During the procedure, blood is taken and refined into a hyper-concentrated serum. The solution is then injected into the scalp to stimulate inactive hair follicles responsible for slowing hair growth or development. By targeting the follicles instead of just adding additional plugs or extensions, PRP hair restoration helps encourage natural hair growth and development.
Keep Your Skin Beautiful with Dr. Kato
If you’re tired of pulling out clumps of hair every time you wash or comb your hair, it’s time to explore your long-term treatment options. In Palm Springs, Dr. Kato and her team are here to help you find the perfect hair restoration solution. Call 760-610-5558 today to schedule your consultation and discover how PRP hair injections can help you regain a beautiful head of hair!
Sunny Southern California is known for beautiful weather year-round. While other states struggle with humidity and snow, we’re pretty lucky in that nearly every day is a balmy 75. However, the constant sun and dry heat can take a toll on our skin’s wellbeing and even accelerate the aging process.
If you live in the desert, try these tips for keeping your skin smooth, supple, and protected all year long.
Moisturizer is Your Best Friend
While the dry heat can be a welcome change for snowbirds from wet, snowy climates, those of us who live here year-round know how drying the Palm Springs weather can be on your skin daily. Without proper care, skin can quickly turn flaky or crack, making you look older than you are. Investing in a high-quality skin cleanser and lightweight daily moisturizer can help keep your skin hydrated and supple even on the hottest summer days.
Keeping your body well hydrated is another important step in desert skincare. If you want to enjoy beautiful, healthy skin, be sure to drink plenty of water during the day as well as limiting alcohol intake to the weekends or special nights out.
Protect Your Skin from the Sun
Did you know that Palm Springs boasts nearly 350 days of sunshine year-round? While a day spent tanning and reading by the pool is one of the top relaxing activities for visitors and residents alike, this leisurely activity can also take a toll on your skin if you don’t take the right steps to protect yourself. Regular sun exposure can accelerate the aging process by slowly destroying important elastin – the protein that keeps skin looking smooth. Over the years, this can cause fine lines and wrinkles, leading to the appearance of premature aging. Furthermore, sun exposure can increase the likelihood of developing skin cancer such as melanoma or basal cell carcinoma.
Rather than risking serious damage to your skin and health, we strongly recommend that all our patients wear SPF every day, even the occasional cloudy one. Even if you’ve never burned, a good quality broad-spectrum SPF of 30 or higher can help protect your skin from fine lines, burns and reduce the risk of skin cancer. In addition to sunscreen, packing a broad-brimmed hat and sunglasses can help keep your skin protected.
Smooth Away Dead Skin Cells with Exfoliation
What do dust, oil, and sun exposure all have in common? Each of these environmental factors can accumulate on your skin, increasing acne development and premature aging. In drier, hot climates, the skin can over-produce oils that can clog up pores and create unsightly blemishes across an otherwise clear face. Likewise, dust and dried or dead skin cells can cling to your skin throughout long days, keeping your face from looking clear.
Regularly booking professional deep exfoliation treatments like microdermabrasion and chemical peels can help kickstart your skin’s natural healing process, remove dead skin cells and blemishes, and reveal healthy skin. Likewise, adding a daily or weekly exfoliation treatment to your at-home skincare routine can help keep these environmental stressors from accumulating.
Keep Your Skin Beautiful with Dr. Kato
Whether you’re visiting the desert for the first time or are a desert dweller like the rest of us, our team is here to help you keep your skin clear and ageless. In addition to consultations for creating your perfectly personalized skin care regimen, our Palm Springs dermatologist Dr. Kato can help you build a long-term treatment strategy that helps keep your skin looking younger for longer. To learn more about your options, call our team at (760) 610-5558 to schedule your next visit.
A thread lift is a facial rejuvenation procedure that is similar to the facelift, but it is less invasive and requires less downtime. The procedure lifts and secures sagging skin using absorbable sutures called Nova Threads. Read our infographic below to find out why you should choose a thread lift.
If you’re interested in a thread lift, contact us today.