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At age 70, I have to be consistent. During my morning shower, I like to cleanse my skin with a deep pore cleanser, shave, and apply a fiberblast C powder to the areas of my face and neck that need collagen support. I spray my entire face/neck with a special water representing suderiferous secretion and then pat a fractionated oil blend over all of my face and neck. Then, I apply one of my transepidermal protein creams. At night, I cleanse my skin with a water containing an anti-glycation formula and seal it in with a maximum antioxidant and amino acid/co-enzyme cream. Read More
- Published in Scope This
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We are now in the era of "lift or fill?" and unfortunately due to YouTube® and media buzz, the public is often mislead into thinking that both are the same thing. Over two years ago, Maven (a dear friend of mine and a plastic surgeon) called me up and said she was going to have a "stem cell face lift" and quoted a substantial fee she would be paying for the treatment. I was alarmed. Since I have been following stem cell research for 20 years, I called a couple of my top plastic surgeon friends – including world famous Dr. Henry Kawamoto, UCLA Plastic Surgery Guru – and asked what they thought about the procedure. Dr. Kawamoto chuckled and said it was semi-bogus, but a buddy of his in Japan was doing it and "making plenty of Yen!" Read More
- Published in Treatments
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DMK is dedicated to elevating the field of aesthetics by providing the concept, products and training aestheticians can rely on when looking for result-oriented skin revision treatments. Our BackgroundDanné Montague King Co. is an international leader in the field of professional skin revision. Although the company was started in 1986, the concept and its many products were first introduced by the founder, Danné King, in his own private practice which he pursued through 1985 in Chicago. After moving to California in 1986, Danné saw an opportunity to share his concept and knowledge with the growing professional aesthetics industry. Read More
- Published in Behind the Brand
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The word "hydration" or "hydrating" has been a buzz word in both the cosmetic and aesthetic field for decades. We have had hydrating creams, serums, and treatments for as long as I can remember. We know that HYDRA or HYDRO refers to water – but in our field, it has taken on so many connotations as to be compared to the mythical Greek monster Hydra – the beast with many heads! Before we define the actual meaning of hydrate, let us look at a similar word that is actually a complete misnomer – the word "moisturizer." Read More
- Published in Resources
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The modern skin specialist in the medical and aesthetics field are constantly being led to believe by manufacturers that peeling of the skin is the top of the line when it comes to removing wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, or superficial scars. The real truth is; the removal of dead and dying skin cells is only step one in effective skin revision. New skin cells are partially controlled by desmosomes. The proliferation of new skin cells to the surface of the skin has a definite pattern or rhythm. Read More
- Published in Exfoliation
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The life and achievements of skin treatment pioneer Danné Montague-King, are not easy to summarize. Where to start, after more than 40 years of research and travel, pioneering a skin revision methodology that for the most part was decades ahead of its time, and then to only now have his achievements recognized in his native U.S.? From Russia to Tibet, Europe to Australia and beyond, Danné Montague-King has sought out knowledge in pursuit of his dream to bring aesthetic medicine and beauty therapy together. Long before cosmeceutical and para-medical became marketing buzz words, and long before Heads of State and members of royalty became believers, Danné was committed to hands-on research and hard work – wherever it took him. When asked how he managed to sustain such an incredible journey, this enigmatic man with the Peter Pan grin simply shrugs. “I just got on with it – and I had a lot of help!” Read More
- Published in AIA Legend
