Three HUGE tips when getting & buying Botox Treatments

So, you have booked your Botox appointments with lifebooker or Groupon or another social marketing site... Now what? 

No 1. Don't Cheapen Yourself. 

You get what you pay for, lower priced procedures tend to be done by non-physician staff and the treatment is typically subpar or "light". Many clients of mine follow up with me after a "deal" booked online with questions about the treatment and problems with the treatment. It blows my mind sometimes how little clients know what is going on, who is injecting them, how trained that person is. Ask questions! 

No 2. Listen to the Injectors Advice. 

Some clients come from previous injectors looking to change doctors for many different reason. Often, a client will tell you how the other doctor used to do it. This is fine, and I actually like this (especially if you used to get great results by that doctor). Unfortunately, every doctor injects a little differently. Most of the time the information relayed to me is a bit off. Unless you are 100% sure what your previous injector did (how many units is KEY), it is best to take your new injectors advice on how much and where to inject. Your new injector wants you to get a great result, after all return and referral business is their livelihood! 

No 3. Don't do anything silly. 

Yes, you shouldn't use retinA, drink alcohol, take aspirin, and a slue of other "No, Nos" in the week leading up to a procedure. As far as Botox and Filler this is a soft recommendation, it can cause some mild complications but is usually not an issue. What is an issue is patients that have plans after the procedure. Yes you can go out to dinner, grab a coffee with a friend, go to the movies, relax, but please please do not plan to do any time of strenuous exercise or any activity that will have your face down or manipulated. Here is a little list of things people have had planned and had to cancel: Yoga, workouts, soul cycle, massages, acupuncture, steam room, sauna, the list goes on. Just be smart, take a day off. Botox effects can last 3 months but some other procedures can last much longer. Do yourself a favor and take it easy for a day!

Alexander L. Blinski M.D. 

305.308.5812 | ablinskimd@gmail.com

Symmetry Medicine ~ Beauty Delivered

New York, NY

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Juvederm Voluma: The new kid on the block

If you are reading my blog, that means you know what a dermal filler is.  

A quick recap: Dermal fillers are used to plump up areas or add volume underneath the skin. The dermal fillers I use are typically composed of hyaluronic acid (made synthetically, but is a natural occurring substance in our bodies and dissolves over time). Once any of these fillers are placed they soak up water in the area over the next week or so and expand in size. 

These fillers are typically used to: 

• increase lip size
• decrease facial wrinkles 
• decrease size of lines from the nose to the mouth
• fill in smokers lines
• improve under eye volume loss (leading to the "sunken" look)

The new "Big dog" on the market comes from Allergan, the same company that makes Botox and regular Juvederm. The new product is called Juvederm Voluma. It is a hyaluronic acid filler that is aimed at "re-volumizing" the face. As we age we tend to lose our fat pads in the cheek area resulting in a more hollow faced appearance. Juvederm Voluma is an out patient procedure injection that places this "plumper/volumizer" in the cheek and causes a lifting effect to the entire cheek and face. These results last 1-2 years! The best part, if you are unsatisfied with it, this particular filler can be dissolved!

Results are very subtle and a bit pricey, but 1-2 years!! That is pretty darn good!

More to come on fillers soon, alternative uses and more about Belotero for tear trough defects (undereyes).

Dr. B
www.symmetrymedicine.com