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What a trillionth of a second can do for your skin

What a trillionth of a second can do for your skin

We can measure our skin care regimen in seconds and minutes, but only in the medspa can you measure your treatments by fractions of a second. Laser technology has learned that it's the amount of time that the treatment is delivered to your skin that can be used for maximum benefits! The use of the PicoSure treatment fires in a very rapid short sequence of time, the picosecond. Since picosecond is trillionth of a second there is little thermal energy into the skin. So the trea

Getting rid of ingrown hairs that have overstayed their welcome

Getting rid of ingrown hairs that have overstayed their welcome

Ingrown hairs are a benign skin disorder and is seen in all age groups, however is more common among those with thick and curly hair. They are produced by hair being removed too close to the skin and are commonly seen on the face for men (when shaving one’s beard) and the pubic region for women (when shaving one’s bikini line). When growing back, the hair gets trapped under the skin and begin to curl within the covering of the skin. This kind of growth typically has an outwar

Ready for the final rays of summer, here's what you need to know

Ready for the final rays of summer, here's what you need to know

When you want to love your skin, but you also love your tan. You are thinking "sun screen save my skin" or "just lather up the baby oil" one last tan can't hurt, right? Well, bottom line, sun screen will protect your skin from sun damage, however, the saving factor can be using antioxidants within the skin to prevent the damage sun is trying to do to your skin. Even the FDA weighs in on protecting your skin. And they caution against using unapproved sunscreens as they specif

6 Skin collagen facts you need to know

6 Skin collagen facts you need to know

You noticed that your skin care product talks about collagen building, but do you really understand collagen, and why there are so many ways to build it. This is also why there is a need to remodel it, and in some cases undo it. 1. There are 16 types of collagen. 2. About 80-90% is Types I,II, or III. People with lots of wrinkles have reduced type VII. 3. Collagen is a type of protein, it is made of long fibers, generally the fibers are coiled together to be stronger. Most of

Freckles

Freckles

Freckles, the word, quick: What do you think of? Sawyer teasing Kate in Lost, sure, me too. But the name has had other connotations from angel kisses to witch marks or called in the 17th century “stigmata diaboli” and others call them sun-scribed tattoos. Medical term: Ephelides from the Greek word for freckles. They can be cute, but then again, they are sun damage and where sun has been wrinkles, thinning of the skin, blotchy pigmentation, irregular vessel growth and for som

Home hacks that prevent hair loss

Home hacks that prevent hair loss

We do lose hair daily, that is the way old split hairs repair with young healthy ones. The appearance of the hair can thin from this hair loss. It is also possible that hair is just getting thinner. Thinner, devitalized hair will appear like you are losing hair. Getting hair analyzed properly can help determine if you are losing your hair. First hack: be patient! Hair loss just synchronizes a larger proportion of hair loss for a short period of time. This likely will resolve

Facts you should know before picking the BEST Sunscreen

Facts you should know before picking the BEST Sunscreen

Swimmers get ready for the next Olympics is around the corner! Or at least get ready for your best enactment of Rio, whether it be beach, waves, pools or hot tubs. And getting ready means getting the best sun screen on the market! Especially if you are in the pool and without the hat! And here are a few hints as to the labeling and what you may (or may not) be protected against. 1. Quick points about UVA and UVB. In the past you've probably just turned to the SPF rating, and

Unstretch Stretch Marks

Unstretch Stretch Marks

You can un-stretch your stretch marks, tighten skin, eliminate cellulite, and treat scars with many new technologies available. These can be relatively older or new scars.. The issue is which technology or combination therapies to use. Here are some things to discuss with your cosmetologist, according to the Hada Cosmetic Medicine experts. Here is one before and after, just laser, other therapies like Coolsculpting, RF tightening have not been done to this client yet. 1. We d

Peptide Boost for Optimal Skin Health

Peptide Boost for Optimal Skin Health

Peptide products can be an important boost for your optimal skin health. To understand what you may be looking for here are some facts we tell our clients at Hada Cosmetic Medicine. Peptide skin care products can be a stand alone antiaging product or it can boost your current skin care regimen. Photodamage causes the skin to release MMP and collagenase that are the actual substances that breakdown the collagen and elastin in your skin causing it to wrinkle or thin. Actually t

Zinc a Micronutrient with Major Punch

Zinc a Micronutrient with Major Punch

Zinc is potent micronutrient that we need for general wellness, your thinking processes, as well as fertility and gyno health. Zinc is a trace mineral, also called trace element, widely available in meat and plant sources. It has long been known that antioxidant nutrition has benefits against cancer and heart disease. Because the zinc is harder for us to chemically extract from vegetarian food sources there is lower bioavailability in plant sources. In other words, having low

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