CO2 Fractional Resurfacing Laser erases wrinkles and sun damage!

CO2 Fractional Laser for skin resurfacing can take years off of one's face.

Here is a 59 year old client who has had just one treatment with the CO2 Fractional Laser.

Notice the appearance of the skin is brighter. The laser takes off the dead skin cells allowing newer skin to come to the surface and reflect light giving her a more youthful appearance.
Wrinkles have significantly diminished around the eyes and under the eye area down into the cheeks. The eyelids are smoother in appearance and sun damage of the skin has been reduced.

This client could have one more treatment about 6 months later, but her improvement after just one treatment is quite satisfying. Her overall appearance is much more youthful.

CO2 Fractional lasers stimulate collagen up to six months after the initial treatment, but we have seen improvement up to a year later. For more information click here.

Dysport...the new Botox? Is it safe?

A lot of my clients have asked me about the new product Dysport. Like Botox, it is a form of botulinum, which is a neurotoxin that relaxes muscle movement. Botox is a known drug with a long safety record and Dysport is the new guy on the block that has his own reputation to make. Data has shown that the two have comparable efficacy, but Dysport can migrate to a larger area. The good...you can cover larger areas with one injection...the bad...it may be that you have a greater risk of getting the toxin where you don't want it (ie. a droopy eyelid. It also requires more units of Dysport to get the same effect as Botox. There have been reports that it works faster and lasts longer...but there is no hard data on that. Dysport is FDA approved, but it may not be quite as safe as Botox because injector's do not have as much experience with the new drug. Doctors have been using Botox for 20 years or more and when you look to the guy in the neighborhood whose got your back....you want the guy that's been around the block a time or two.
Hopefully a little healthy competition among manufacturers will help bring the price down as the makers of Botox have had a virtual monopoly for years. However, at this point I trust botox and I am going to take a wait and see attitude toward Dysport. You know the saying..."If it ain't broke don't fix it".

Juvederm lip filler by Dr. Brian Kerr at Silk Touch Medspa

Before and After photos by Dr. Brian Kerr using Juvederm by Allergan.











Juvederm is a great medium for filling lips and wrinkles in the face.