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August 21, 2017 by admin

Facts about Dermal Fillers from enhanceskin Nelson

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At enhanceskin Nelson we offer a free, cosmedical consultation with our Registered Nurse, Lacey Boyd. We do this for many reasons, so that you can get to know us, so that we can get to know you, and also because we want to ensure you have all the facts before you make your treatment decisions. With that in mind we thought we’d write a blog with some facts about dermal fillers.

Not just for saving face – Check out this recent blog post where we talk about ageing hands.
Your treatment won’t be the same as your friends – No cosmedical treatment is a one size fits all. Your dermal fillers are tailored to address your concerns; and of course these may change over the years. So even if you’ve had fillers in your cheeks before; your cosmedical consultation may reveal a requirement to use them elsewhere. Dermal fillers can be used to increase or restore volume and physically lift and sculpt many areas, including the lips, mouth face, neck and décolletage.
The gift that keeps on giving – Fillers act as a biostimulant that encourages new collagen growth in the skin itself. This means that even after the filler is broken down and absorbed over a year or more, you will continue to see some benefits.
A key to hydration – Dermal fillers draw in water molecules to plump up your skin, and can be thought of as internal moisturisers.
Natural results – Fillers we use contain hyaluronic acid, this is a naturally occurring substance in connective tissue throughout the body, and also an ingredient in many skincare products.
You can change your mind – Dermal fillers can be reversed using a reversing agent called hyaluronidase, this breaks up the hyaluronic acid present in dermal fillers.
Dermal fillers give instant results – The Liquid Facelift sometimes called the Natural Lift will guarantee a WOW moment when you look in the mirror after your thirty-minute treatment!

To discover more facts about dermal fillers and how they can help you, book your FREE, no obligation consultation with Lacey, she can see you in Nelson or Blenheim. Contact us HERE.

June 22, 2017 by admin

Men’s ageing concerns… A blog for the boys.

As a society, we’ve been conditioned to think that it’s just women who have a desire to age well, but at enhanceskin, we can make testament to the fact that this is not so… We often help with men’s ageing concerns, and a great many of our clients are indeed, gentlemen!

While men and women’s skin are significantly different in makeup, many of the cosmedical treatments we offer can help both men and women address their skin concerns.

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So how exactly can we help men?

Botox (or as we like to call it when we’re looking at men’s ageing concerns… Brotox!) – This simple non-surgical procedure should not be reserved for the fairer sex. Botox (Botulinum toxin) softens the fine lines or wrinkles caused by facial expressions, stress and sun. As a natural, purified protein, it relaxes the facial muscles that cause problem wrinkles, creating a smooth, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance.

IPL Skin Rejuvenation – Sebum production is greater in men than women, this combined with the outdoor lifestlye so many men enjoy in New Zealand, can lead to facial redness that increases with ageing. IPL Skin Rejuvenation will significantly reduce redness and broken veins, improving the overall tone and texture of a man’s skin.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) – This procedure involves taking a blood sample, concentrating the platelets from that sample and reinjecting the platelets back into the body to assist healing and regenerate tissue. This occurs because the platelets secrete a concentrated mix of Growth Factors. These Growth Factors stimulate repair cells. It can be used to treat a variety of cosmetic issues, but in me it’s most commonly used to address acne scarring, neck crinkling, and regrowth of areas of hair loss.

Varicose Vein Treatments – While these shouldn’t necessarily be catalogued under men’s ageing concerns because varicose veins can develop from a young age… We felt we had to make reference to the varicose vein treatments we carry out at enhanceskin in this article, because there often appears to be another misconception that varicose veins only affect women, and this is not so, we treat lots of men who have varicose veins! We utilise the minimally invasive Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA), and/ or Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy (UGFS). Together they’re the gold standard varicose vein treatment, designed to be fast, fairly pain-free and totally effective. It’s walk-in and walk-out, and you can even drive yourself home afterwards. If you hate needles and stockings you might be up for Venaseal, the medical glue that is comparing well with EVLA!

The list above is just a small selection of popular treatments we offer gentlemen, but we offer many other solutions that may be appropriate for your specific needs. Contact us to book your FREE cosmedical consultation so we can help to address your men’s ageing concerns, or to book your FREE Doctor’s vein assessment and scan.

May 16, 2017 by admin

Ageing hands? How dermal fillers can help.

Are your ageing hands giving your secret away? Because your face is the first thing other people notice, it’s often where you want to address wrinkles, volume loss and skin texture when seeking to restore, your youthful look. All of these concerns can be addressed by using dermal fillers. However, there are two other prominent areas that also show the signs of advanced ageing and years of sun damage. Experience shows that both are often forgotten when clients begin to think about skin rejuvenation… The neck or décolletage and hands.

If you have started to look at your hands and think they are starting to resemble old lady hands, with veins becoming more prominent, tendons showing and bones protruding, it’s time to talk to us about dermal fillers for ageing hands.

Whilst many people, both young and old, are bothered by the appearance of their frail shrunken hands, frantically using hands creams to try to make them supple again, will not give the long lasting results that dermal fillers can achieve.

Radiesse fillers will not only fill the volume deficits that bother you, helping to disguise skeletonised hands and bring them back to their former glory, they also act as a biostimulant that encourages new collagen growth in the skin itself. This means that even after the filler is broken down and absorbed over a year or more, you are left with better-looking skin on your hands due to the presence of more natural collagen and elastin… Goodbye ageing hands! It’s time to pop open your jewellery box again and wear all the beautiful rings that you stopped wearing so readily because they drew too much attention to your ageing hands.

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Come and talk to us today, Remember we offer FREE cosmedical consultations in Nelson or Blenheim, and can help you address your ageing hands.

April 21, 2017 by admin

Anti-Ageing – The A,B,C,D… from enhanceskin Nelson

At enhanceskin in Nelson, we believe that ageing is part of life, and as you grow older, you should expect your face and bone structure to change. We can’t, and don’t, aim to turn back the clock on ageing entirely, but we can help you regain fuller and balanced features, achieving a natural look that’s similar to how you looked a few years back. In this week’s blog we’re exploring four ways to rejuvenate your skin, with the A,B,C,D of anti-ageing…

Anti-Ageing Nelson

A is for Vitamin A – Another name for Vitamin A is Retinol, this essential antioxidant ingredient can connect to almost any skin cell and tell it to behave like a healthy, younger skin cell… Not magic, just science! We recommend Aspect Dr Exfol A Plus Serum it assists in cellular turnover, refines pores, regulates oil production, enhances skin texture, helping to improve the appearance of fine lines, ageing and sun-damaged skin.

B is for Botox – Botox (Botulinum toxin) softens the fine lines or wrinkles caused by facial expressions, stress and sun. Botox is a natural, purified protein that relaxes the facial muscles that cause problem wrinkles, creating a smooth, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance.

C is for Vitamin C – This vitamin plays a major role in maintaining healthy, resilient skin. Young skin is full of vitamin C, but ageing skin loses this nutrient over time. It’s never too early to give your skin a boost; we recommend Aspect Dr Active C Serum to improve your skin tone, texture and firmness.

D is for Dermal Fillers – As you grow older, your face and bone structure change, losing volume, often leaving hollows and sagging and leading to deep grooves running from the nose to the mouth known as nasolabial folds, and also running down from the corners of your mouth called Marionette lines. To help restore your youthful look, come and talk to us about Dermal Fillers, these help ‘revolumise’ facial features by returning natural elements to the face that have been lost in the ageing process. The Liquid Facelift sometimes called the Natural Lift will give immediate results, that will guarantee a WOW moment when you look in the mirror after your thirty-minute treatment!

Call in to the Buxton Square clinic in Nelson to discover our advanced range of anti-ageing skincare products, or contact us to book your FREE cosmedical consultation and find out how we can help with anti-ageing.

March 10, 2017 by admin

3 types of facial lines & how to soften them…

Everyone gets facial lines at some stage in life, but at enhanceskin we can help reduce these. In this week’s blog we thought we’d look at three areas of the face where lines and deep wrinkles often develop into tell tale signs of aging.

Facial Lines

Neck Lines:

No matter how youthful your face looks your neck can often give the game away. Deep lines and saggy skin are difficult to conceal in this area, but before you reach for a polo neck sweater have you considered these two treatment options?

Fractora – A procedure that uses fractionated energy to rejuvenate and resurface the skin. It is able to slow the effects of aging and restore your skin, so you can look and feel younger. Fractora is perfect for reducing fine or deep facial lines and tightening the skin, say goodbye to the turkey neck!
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) – A procedure which involves taking your own blood, concentrating the platelets from that sample and reinjecting the platelets with their concentrated mix of growth factors, back into your skin to assist healing and regenerate tissue, especially collagen and elastin. This is especially good for use on crinkling skin around neck and décolletage.
Botox – This relaxes the muscles that cause the crinkly necklace lines.

At enhanceskin we will usually recommend a combination of these treatment options on neck lines.

Frown Lines:

The vertical lines that develop between your eyebrows and nose when you frown will have been less troubling in your youth. When your skin is youthful and full of elasticity and collagen, these superficial, dynamic lines will have disappeared when you stopped frowning. As you age frown lines may become deeper and visible even when not frowning… Nobody wants to look cross all the time, so we help you say goodbye to angry frown lines. The star of the show in these cases is often Botox. This simple, non-surgical procedure softens the facial lines and wrinkles caused by facial expressions and is a highly effective treatment to help reduce frown lines.

Mouth Lines:

As you grow older, your face and bone structure change, losing volume, often leaving hollows and sagging and leading to deep grooves running from the nose to the mouth known as nasolabial folds, and also running down from the corners of your mouth called Marionette lines. To help restore your youthful look, come and talk to us about Dermal Fillers, these help ‘revolumise’ facial features by returning natural elements to the face that have been lost in the aging process. This is the ‘Liquid Facelift’, it gives you an instant ‘wow’ which we love to witness and is one of the things that keeps us coming to ‘work’ each day!

Other options to fight facial lines…

Medi-Facials, sometimes called Chemical Peels, can be used to improve the look of fine lines and wrinkles. Superior to ordinary facials, the medi-facials we offer, provide clinical strength, which are results orientated, corrective treatments. The difference is evident in the truly visible results and long-term durability. These treatments utilise fruit extracts to visibly rejuvenate your skin and complexion, they work deep within the skin and encourages the appearance of new healthy cells, texture will look and feel firmer, while fine lines and wrinkles appear dramatically softened. They augment and supercharge the daily skin care regime we will have already recommended you use.

At enhanceskin we believe that aging is part of life, and as you grow older, you should expect your face and bone structure to change. We can’t, and don’t, aim to turn back the clock on aging completely, but we can help you regain fuller and balanced features, achieving a natural look that’s similar to how you looked a few years back.

We offer FREE cosmedical consults at our Nelson clinic and the Churchill Trust Private Hospital in Blenheim. Contact us to book yours.

January 20, 2017 by admin

Prevent Wrinkles – Habits to make and break…

Aging is part of life, and as we get older, our skin loses its elasticity resulting in wrinkles and fine lines. Like many things in life, when it comes to these signs of aging, prevention can come before cure… If you want to prevent wrinkles here are a few everyday habits that you should make and break!

Prevent Wrinkles

3 Habits to MAKE to help prevent wrinkles.

Wear sunscreen (every day!) – If you don’t like the feeling of sunscreen on your face, call in to try some PCA Skin Weightless Protection. It’s light, doesn’t feel cloggy, you can wear it under makeup and it will revolutionise the way you feel about facial sunscreen.
Sleep more – You really do need your beauty sleep! At night, energy and cellular functions focus on repair and recovery, thus preventing wrinkles.
Stress less – The stress hormone, cortisol, elevates your blood sugar; this causes glycation which damages collagen and elastin, the proteins that smooth and plump your skin.

3 Habits to BREAK to help prevent wrinkles.

Stop smoking – You don’t need us to tell you that there is nothing good about smoking. Every time you smoke a cigarette you are breathing in carcinogens and toxins that damage your organs, the largest organ being your skin! The repetitive motion of puckering your lips will cause wrinkles around your mouth, we think the only time you should be puckering up is for a kiss!
Quit sugar – If there is an excess of sugar in your body, protein molecules can cross link with sugar molecules, creating new sugar proteins. These are called Advanced Glycation End Products (AGES). As your body doesn’t recognise these AGES, they can lead to inflammation in the skin. The proteins in your skin that are most prone to glycation are the same ones that make a youthful complexion so plump and springy, collagen and elastin. Once the AGES have formed, they gravitate toward this dermal collagen and elastin, and the more AGES produced, the more collagen is compromised. The effects at cellular level of your skin’s structure may result in wrinkling, loss of elasticity, stiffness and accelerated ageing.
Sip don’t suck – Ditch the straw and water bottle, and pour your water into a glass instead. Repeatedly pursing your lips to drink through a straw or from a water bottle, will cause wrinkling around your mouth, these lines become more pronounced as you age and your skin weakens.

If you feel that your bad habits may have caught up with you, we can help!

Botox, a natural, purified protein, can be used to soften fine lines or wrinkles caused by facial expressions, stress and sun exposure, creating a smooth, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance. Dermal fillers can be used to fill the fine lines around the mouth, and are also effective in treating frown lines, forehead lines, smile lines, and crows feet.

Call to book your FREE, no obligation cosmedical consultation to find out how we can help.

We also stock an advanced range of skin care products, these prescription strength products can help with aging skin. Products containing Vitamin C, such as Aspect Dr Active C Serum, can improve your skin tone, texture and firmness. And products containing Vitamin A, like Aspect Dr Exfol A Plus Serum, assist with cellular turnover, helping to improve the appearance of fine lines, aging and sun-damaged skin.

December 15, 2016 by admin

Seasonal stress? Don’t let it affect your skin…

Christmas is almost upon us and it’s the time of year that we can fall victim to stress as we try to get everything done by the 24th December! This can have negative effects on your appearance.

If your skin is suffering from stress this can manifest itself in a number of ways. You may notice…

Dryness
Redness
Acne or break outs;
In the mid to longer term stress can also lead to fine lines and wrinkles. The stress hormone, cortisol, elevates your blood sugar; this causes glycation which damages collagen and elastin. These are the proteins that smooth and plump your skin, so you need to keep these fellas happy!

We have three ways to help prevent your skin showing signs of stress.

Use a product containing Vitamin C. This vitamin plays an important role in maintaining healthy, resilient, stress free skin. We recommend Aspect Dr Active C Serum because it is hydrating, calming, brightening and full of antioxidants. Key ingredients will improve your skin tone, texture and firmness.
Add a superfood to your diet…
Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
Dark leafy greens like spinach and kale are rich in folate, which helps your body produce mood-regulating neurotransmitters, including serotonin and dopamine.
Tip: Be sure to add spinach, kale and other dark leafy greens to your morning smoothies to not only increase alkalinity in the body, but increase your folate intake.
Fermented Foods include beneficial bacteria that have a direct effect on your brain chemistry, transmitting mood and behaviour-regulating signals to your brain. Fermented foods are loaded with good probiotics and good bacteria. They say that all health begins in the gut, so keep your skin glowing and stress free by nourishing your gut flora with fermented foods.
Tip: Sauerkraut, kombucha, kefir (fermented milk drink), yoghurt and miso are all great examples of fermented foods that are full of friendly probiotic bacteria. Add these to your diet to keep your skin vibrant and stress free.
Blueberries and other dark berries contain Anthocyanins. These antioxidants aid your brain in the production of dopamine, a chemical that is critical to your mood and stress levels in the body.
Tip: Add blueberries to your smoothies to not only increase your antioxidant intake (which is beneficial to your skin) but also to aid your brain in creating the chemicals that keep your mood great and your skin stress free.
Give yourself a Christmas gift! The Liquid Facelift will give immediate results, you’ll have a WOW moment, as you quite literally turn the clock back in as little as thirty minutes… Goodbye stressed skin! Call us to book your FREE cosmedical consultation with Lacey, our Registered Nurse.

November 15, 2016 by admin

Wrinkles… Different types of treatment.

Did you know that there are different types of wrinkles? This means that you need different types of treatment. That’s where we come in at enhanceskin.

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So let’s get down to the nitty gritty.

Dynamic wrinkles

These form when using your muscles to make facial expressions. If you’re smiling or frowning your muscles contract and this causes your skin to wrinkle. This isn’t a problem for younger people who have lots of collagen and elastin in their skin, because they bounce right back! But as you get older, your skin loses its elasticity and the dynamic wrinkles don’t disappear as readily. They remain in the skin and eventually form static wrinkles.

The best treatment for dynamic wrinkles is Botox®. This treatment softens the fine lines caused by facial expressions, creating a smooth, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance.

Static wrinkles

Static wrinkles are the folds and lines that are permanently present, even when you’re not forming facial expressions. As the years pass, your skin loses the natural substances that provide it with structure and volume. The bones of the face shrink, as well as fat and soft tissue being lost from under the skin. This leaves hollows under the eyes, at the temples and at the corners of the mouth, pleating across the cheeks, and grooves running from the nose to the mouth. The ‘apple’ of the cheek may also sink.

These static lines, including lip lines, frown lines, forehead lines, smile lines, and crows feet can be all treated with Dermal Fillers alone; or for more stubborn wrinkles by using fillers in conjunction with Botox®. This treatment will create an even and smooth complexion.

Remember, that when it comes to lines, prevention is very much key, and we have an an advanced range of skin care products that support aging skin. As we head into Nelson’s summer it’s also a good time to remind you of the importance of wearing sun protection every day, we hope you haven’t slipped up in winter!

Call us to arrange your free cosmedical consult to find out how we can rejuvenate your skin and help you wave bye bye wrinkles!

August 24, 2016 by admin

Put some spring into your skin…

With September just around the corner spring is not too far away, that means it’s time to put your best face forward and put some spring into your skin.

Here at enhanceskin we can help you do exactly that through a combination of treatment options and an advanced range of prescription strength skincare products (from Aspect Dr and PCA Skin), all tailored specifically for you. Add to that tips and advice from our resident health and wellness expert, Taryn Fitz-Gerald, and we have you covered on your route to glowing skin for the new season.

SpringSkin

Here are our top three tips for spring skin:

Try a new treatment: Consider the Liquid Facelift, sometimes called the Natural Lift. Hardly anyone wants the downtime or expense of a surgical facelift which only tightens and accentuates the loss of volume which along with gravity has led to the sagging features in the first place. Dermal fillers can restore youthful curves lost as a person ages or after weight loss.
Individual areas of the face which bother you can be treated individually. Nasolabial folds, lift up sagging corners of the mouth, restore symmetry or smooth irregularities of your nose.
The Liquid Facelift will give immediate results, you’ll have a WOW moment, as you quite literally turn the clock back in as little as thirty minutes!
Brighten your complexion with product: We’re delighted to introduce you to the PCA Skin Pigment Bar. This cleansing bar is formulated with advanced corrective ingredients to provide an even skin tone on the face and body. It contains a blend of advanced ingredients that calms your skin and promotes an even skin tone. It’s easy to use on a daily basis. Simply moisten the sponge and create a foaming lather. Cleanse the affected area, allowing the lather to remain on the skin for approximately two minutes. Rinse with warm water and pat dry. Don’t forget to follow with the appropriate treatment serums and SPF products, we can help you with that too.
Hydrate from the inside out: Coming out of the Winter months, your skin is probably not feeling its best. It’s difficult to drink enough water when it’s freezing cold outside, but it is so important not only for your body as a whole, but for your skin too. Water helps clear the toxins that cause inflammation and blemishes. It also assists in transporting nutrients and oxygen to skin cells, and preventing dehydration, which can cause premature aging. It can even make skin appear fuller since the hyaluronic acid that naturally exists in skin will pull in and hold the water for a wrinkle-plumping effect. So to detox and ready your skin for an amazing Spring, at least 8-10 glasses of water each day is recommended. For an extra boost to the system, simply squeeze the juice of ¼ lemon into your glass. Not only is it refreshing, but it will tickle your liver into function to detoxify the system, helping your body become a power house of healing and rejuvenating. Lemon will also add a boost of Vitamin C promoting clearer skin as well as antiaging properties. Here at enhanceskin, you’ll never find a glass of water without lemon.

To find out more about the Liquid Facelift, contact us. Remember we offer a FREE cosmedical consultation.

July 18, 2016 by admin

Sugar and your skin…

This week our in house health & wellness enthusiast, and receptionist, Taryn, has written a blog about glycation… Read on to discover the effects of sugar on your skin…

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If there is an excess of sugar in your body, protein molecules can cross link with sugar molecules, creating new sugar proteins. These are called Advanced Glycation End Products (AGES). As your body doesn’t recognise these AGES, they can lead to inflammation in the skin.

The proteins in your skin that are most prone to glycation are the same ones that make a youthful complexion so plump and springy, collagen and elastin. Once the AGES have formed, they gravitate toward this dermal collagen and elastin, and the more AGES produced, the more collagen is compromised.

The effects at cellular level of your skin’s structure may result in wrinkling, loss of elasticity, stiffness and accelerated ageing.

But, it’s not too late! To fight back you can…

Be aware of and minimise your sugar consumption.
Build new collagen with products that contain a retinoid.

retinol PCA Skin Retinol Innovation products available at the clinic that contain retinoid and can help you achieve the latter, are:

Intensive Brightening Treatment (0.5% Pure Retinol)
Intensive Age Refining Treatment (0.5% Pure Retinol)
Intensive Clarity Treatment (0.5% Pure Retinol)