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The spring season, with its lingering arctic chill and unforgiving humidity fluctuations, is an ideal time for skin care professionals to focus on supporting skin hydration and product absorption as clientele often present a dry, dull, and dehydrated complexion. As aesthetic providers, the use of innovative skin infusion modalities is essential to help clientele achieve their skincare goals. Kristen N.M. Johnson is an award-winning registered nurse, licensed aesthetician, and co-owner of The Eclipse ... Read More
- Published in Antiaging
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When it comes to completely altering one’s body, most individuals often first think of surgery as their only option. With technology advancing more than ever and with tried–and–true techniques still around today, there are alternative options to body contouring that do not require surgery. Most aestheticians working within the medical space have been exposed to a variety of alternatives.While plastic surgeons will often tell clients that surgery is the most ... Read More
- Published in Medical
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For some aestheticians or aesthetic nurses, working at a medical spa is their dream job. These types of spas provide an advanced level of clinical results for clients and in some cases higher paying salaries and commissions. The saying, “the bigger the risk the greater the reward” is true for a medical spa. Their clients ... Read More
- Published in Medical
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One of the most popular treatment areas for dermal fillers is the lips. Why is this? Perhaps it is images from social media influencers, celebrities, and photo filters. Has this changed the societal images of what beauty really is? Or maybe it is because injectables are becoming more popular and mainstream. They are not something that everyone is keeping as ... Read More
- Published in Cosmetic
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Many injectors, especially when new to the industry, question which dermal filler is the best filler for the specific targeted area on the face. However, other considerations also come into play when making this decision, such as the client’s anatomy and age. It is important to realize that not all dermal fillers are created equal. ... Read More
- Published in Medical
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The trendy vampire facial refers to an aesthetic procedure involving microneedling and platelet-rich plasma. The procedure gained attention in 2013 when Kim Kardashian appeared to struggle through a bloody-looking facial treatment on her reality television show. This example of a vampire facial is hardly the reality that most providers and clients experience. The vampire facial ... Read More
- Published in Medical
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Social media has quickly become one of the biggest platforms used by aesthetic providers everywhere. Sites like Instagram showcase their most popular before and after images like a highlight reel. Prospective clients are left in awe of treatments they may never have known existed if it were not for them being posted. One such treatment ... Read More
- Published in Medical
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For the longest time, the go-to procedure for people who wanted to improve the appearance of their sagging cheeks, neck, and jowls was the facelift – an invasive cosmetic surgery procedure. Today, however, the same results can be achieved without having to go under the knife, thanks to a procedure called PDO thread lifting. ... Read More
- Published in Cosmetic
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As women go through the process of aging and childbirth, they may experience changes in their genitalia. The most common changes that can impact a woman’s quality of life are vaginal laxity, stress urinary incontinence, loss of vaginal lubrication, loss of tone of labia majora, stretching of labia minora, and a decrease in sensation. Although ... Read More
- Published in Body
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The concept of the skin as a factor in Parkinson’s disease is not new, but several factors are just now coming together to force it onto the verge of clinical practice. A precise diagnosis can be important from two perspectives. It can identify a condition which is treatable. It can also demarcate a contraindication, something ... Read More
- Published in Skin Conditions
