Aging is a natural process that all women and men who live to a ripe mature age will experience. Even though aging is also associated with wisdom and experience, it is not easy to convince oneself that the wrinkles and sagging skin are actually a wonderful sign of the wisdom acquired through life experience. In the past the only treatment option for aging skin and body involved invasive surgery that often results in an extreme change of facial expression and proportions and requires substantial recovery time.
The aesthetic industry has evolved in the past years offering many viable alternatives to the knife. Dermal fillers have become a common treatment for aging skin, and wrinkles. Contrary to face lift results which induce tight, flattened pulled skin, derma fillers, when injected correctly, will result in a natural fuller look (When done poorly the outcome can include lumps and granules or even out of proportion facial contour). Read the rest of this entry »
Popular Dermal Fillers
March 10th, 2010Radio Frequency in medicine
February 25th, 2010Radiofrequency (RF) energy is a useful method for generating heat, which can be used to cut, coagulate or induce metabolic processes in the body target tissue.
Radio frequency technology has been deployed in medicine for over 80 years. The first surgical procedure using ablative radiofrequency electro-surgery technique was performed in 1926 by Dr Cushing using a mono polar radiofrequency ablative device invented by W.T Bovine of Harvard University. The use of Radio frequency has since been introduced to many other fields and applications in medicine. It is used for safe tissue shrinkage in cases of malignant and non malignant tumors, for reduction of obstructive tissue in cases of sleep apnea, treatment of cardiac arrhythmia by targeting and destroying cardiac tissue that is the source of the arrhythmia. Read the rest of this entry »
Enjoy your chocolate this Valentines Day
February 11th, 2010Valentines Day is creeping closer and with it the thought of chocolate bars, good truffles and beautifully packed boxes of chocolate candy. Chocolate, cards and flowers are the most common Valentines Day gifts. Chocolate has long been associated with women, lust, feeling of well being and even anti aging. It would be great if chocolate would be prescribed as an antiaging fountain of youth treatment but unfortunately chocolate has also a bad connotation due to high sugar and fat content. Read the rest of this entry »
Menopause in men?
January 11th, 2010Menopause is a condition associated with women defined by the cessation of the monthly menstruation cycles. Menopause is characterized by an array of physiological and emotional changes related to the drop in levels of estrogen and progesterone. These include: hot flashes and night sweats, sleep disturbances, decline of bone mass that may lead to osteoporosis, irritability, increase in cholesterol level, depression, thinning of the skin, atrophy of the breasts and reproductive organs, memory loss and loss of sex drive. There have been claims that men also experience a similar condition to menopause, labeled andropause, climacteric or viropause. The definition of andropause as defined by online Merriam Webster dictionary: Read the rest of this entry »
Marlboro Man versus the Metrosexual man
December 14th, 2009The “Marlboro Man” advertisement was launched in 1954 to introduce the Marlboro feminine cigarettes (with filter) to the male population. The idea was to portray rugged men, the cowboy type (with wrinkled rough skin); smoking filtered cigarettes. The campaign was one of the most successful advertising crusades ever and it managed to transform the Marlboro image from the feminine to the rugged male image within months. Read the rest of this entry »
Curb your sweet tooth, slow down skin aging?
November 24th, 2009It would be nice if research would discover that consumption of sugar is great for your health, but unfortunately, sugar consumption always has negative impacts and outcomes.
Even skin aging and wrinkles are associated with sugar consumption, so face it, there is no place for denial, any way you look at it…sugar is bad for you, too bad so many of us are addicted to it…but how can one help the sugar addiction, when it adds that little sweetness and passion to life. Read the rest of this entry »
Anti aging review – Treat your skin to diamonds …
November 16th, 2009No, this is not a heading for a jewelry review it is all about antiaging treatment; Dermolissage by EnDouceur is a breakthrough diamond Microdermabrasion system for wrinkles reduction. It is equipped with wrinkles treatment heads that exfoliate the top layer of the skin while delivering potent topical cosmeceuticals at controlled intensities. These infused topical solutions revitalize the skin and actively help treat the aging skin. According to EnDouceur, normally the large protein molecules in these anti aging solutions, will not penetrate the Epidermis; however, this technology can achieve deep infusion of these large molecule solutions, vitamins and beneficial ingredients since it causes our natural skin barrier to “break up” (mechanically with the movement of the diamond head) while concurrently bringing the flow of topical solution in contact, under negative pressure, with the “broken” skin layers.
Sleeping causes wrinkles?
November 8th, 2009Sleeping with the face on a pillow will induce temporary wrinkles. As we age, these wrinkles are more prominent and can become permanent. If you are lucky enough to sleep 8 hours a night you spend a 1/3 of your life sleeping. Therefore, at age 40, you will have slept 13 years.
Infrared radiation for anti-aging skin treatment
November 1st, 2009Infrared radiation for anti-aging skin treatment
Aging is unavoidable fact of life – everyday we are all getting older. However, it is not age itself that bothers us, but the visible signs of aging that can make us feel old despite the fact that we feel young and vital. The health and look of our skin – whether on our face or on our body – plays a significant part in how old we feel and is seen as the most common indicator to others of our age. Facial wrinkles, neck décolletage and hands are one of the most visible signs of skin aging. Over time they tend to get more visible. Wrinkles aren’t an illness! But wrinkles can alter the way we look, and this may change the way we feel about ourselves. Wrinkles usually start as fine lines. They tend to get deeper over time. Wrinkles are often noticeable on the face. Lines tend to form on the face in the places our skin folds when we smile or make other facial expressions. Read the rest of this entry »
Combining Lymphatic Drainage Massage with TriPollar treatments
November 1st, 2009
Pollogen’s Clincal Applications Specialist report from the field
It is always good to meet professionals that are using our TriPollar® technology in their practice; I learn many working tips from them that can be relayed to our customers to enhance the results of treatment with TriPollar for skin tightening, cellulite reduction and body contouring. In the last TriPollar workshop held in Japan I witnessed the amazing results of combining treatments with the TopJen device (TriPollar RF) with manual lymphatic drainage massage. First the practitioner performed a TopJen™ treatment according to the TopJen device treatment protocol. The treatment was concluded with a 5 – 10 minutes manual lymphatic drainage massage of the treated area. Below are photos of combination treatment results (TriPollar followed by manual lymphatic massage) on the right waist. Read the rest of this entry »
apollo™ system in the General Hospital of Beijing Military Command
November 1st, 2009apollo™ system in the General Hospital of Beijing Military Command
It sounds strange having the most advanced beauty equipment, the apollo system powered by TriPollar®, in a military hospital, but the General Hospital of Beijing military command is one of the largest modern hospitals in China. The hospital was founded in 1953 and is under the auspices of the People’s Liberation Army, its mission includes assuring the health of PLA and the Country’s leaders. Read the rest of this entry »