Valentines Day Specials at Winter Park Laser & Anti-Aging Center

Valentine’s Day Packages Purchase $250 or More in Gift Cards and Receive a $25 Product Credit. Must Be Purchased 1/25/13-2/15/13 $85 “Love Me Softly” (Value: $120) A 1 Hour Customized Light Chemical Peel with cleansing facial. A de-Puffing Eye Treatment to sooth tired, and swollen eyes & iron out crow’s feet. $345-$450 “Kissable Plump Lips” (Value: $395-$545) 1 Small or Large Syringe of Juvederm Ultra XC Dermal Filler to plump up your lips while bringing volume back to them & erasing lip lines-lasts 6-9 months on average! IMAGE Lip Balancing Enhancement Complex to enhance volume $305 “Love the Sunscreen, Not the Sun” ($370) A 1 hour Light Exfoliating Chemical peel with Cleansing Facial. One IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) Photo-Facial to remove years of sun damage, redness, and broken capillaries. 1155 North Kentucky Avenue Winter Park FL 32789 www.winterparklaser.com (407) 601-1185

The Benefits of Non-Invasive Body Sculpting Vs. Surgery

After consulting for a Medical Spa (Winter Park Laser & Anti-Aging Center in Orlando) for 8 years I have had the fortune of seeing many clients who are great candidates for non-invasive body sculpting treatments and some who were better suited for a personal trainer or plastic surgery options and I have happily been honest & referred those patients to someone who could better help them. Unfortunately not everyone out there is honest-and certain surgical/invasive procedures such as "smart lipo" are sold to those who were not the best candidates-and sadly I have seen the results of many poor smart/slip lipo jobs that probably shouldn't have been done in the first place! The good news is that we have used Velashape II to correct a lot of the negative side effects from these surgeries. I want to explain a few basic rules to help you know if you are better suited for surgical or non-surgical treatments! Body Sculpting Surgery such as Smart or Slim Lipo & regular Lipo definitely have their place but I would like to emphasize that "smart" or "slim" lipo is for very small pockets of fat on someone who is relatively small-if you have a lot of fat that you want removed you are much better off with a full lipo job or a tummy tuck (if in the abdomen area). So best candidate for Smart lipo-small pocket of fat (not cellulite) on the thighs or abdomen. Best Candidate for Full Lipo-Someone with a lot of fat to lose (not cellulite). Cellulite should not be treated with Lipo-as cellulite is a tissue damage and a lot of time Lipo makes the appearance of dimples look worse as the fat is sucked out and the cellulite stays creating a "honeycomb" effect. Best Candidate for Non-Invasive Body Sculpting treatment like Velashape II-someone with a little fat deposited in the abdomen or anyone with cellulite on the thighs, or arms looking to reduce it, tighten the skin and lose a few inches without the downtime of surgery. How it Works: VelaShape II™is Powered by the revolutionary elos™ Technology utilizing bi-polar radio frequency, it treats the deeper tissue, offering a measurable reduction in fat layers, circumference and the upper layers of the skin, resulting in cellulite reduction, the smoothing of the skin’s tone and texture, inches lost, and noticeable reshaping of the treated area in 5-6 treatments. We use an infrared thermometer to ensure your body heats up to 104 degrees-the temperature it takes to melt fat. Many clients describe the treatments as feeling like a warm deep tissue massage. The Velashape II is 20% more powerful than its predecessor Velashape I giving you shorter treatments, with better, longer lasting results in fewer treatments. This treatment has no discomfort, is non-invasive and requires no down-time. For more information on cellulite reduction or body sculpting go to www.winterparklaser.com

How to Plump Up the Volume in Your Lips

I find this an appropriate topic to write about as it is close to Valentines day and everyone wants plump "kissable" lips on Valentines Day. While some turn to little solutions such as lip plumping glosses, the best long term option is dermal hyaluronic acid fillers such as Juvederm Ultra or Belotero. Lip injections have become extremely popular as women often see lip lines & a loss of volume with age. Here are some of the main causes of lip lines: #1 Smoking! While smoking is first, all types of movements that involve pursing or using your lips including straws can cause lip lines. #2 Age: As you get age your skin loses collagen and elastin -- which are what give a full and smooth appearance. In addition, facial fat, which accounts for some of your lips' plumpness, is lost naturally as you age just as it does in the mid-face. #3 Thinning, your lips tend to thin as you age which can cause lip liner to bleed, and an appearance of "no lips" when you smile. Fillers such as Juvederm can give you the youthful appearance of full lips you used to have, or the plump supple lips you always dreamed about at any age! Using a dermal filler like JUVÉDERM® XC is a safe and effective way to replace the hyaluronic acid which is what naturally retains water your skin has lost, bringing back its volume and smoothing away facial wrinkles and folds. This can be a very painless treatment! Most medical spas can numb the lips topically with a lidocain type solution & because lips are membrane they numb in minutes. The actual filler such as Juvederm Ultra XC or Belotero also have Lidocaine mixed into them. These results should last 6-12 months on average and can give you the natural supple kissable lips you crave just in time for Valentines Day! For more information on lip injections go to www.winterparklaser.com. Winter Park Laser is our medical spa in Orlando Fl.

The Benefits of Starting Botox at an earlier age

In our Orlando Medical Spa-Winter Park Laser & Anti-Aging Center we have clients from ages 24-65 getting Botox Cosmetic to correct and prevent wrinkles. The myth is that only older women need or want Botox Cosmetic. The fact is that if you start Botox at a younger age if can prevent you from needing more procedures in the future and from getting deeper lines. According the American Society for Plastic Surgery over 80,000 women under 30 had been treated with Botox Cosmetic. We now live in an era where "Botox" is as common to hear as "manicure" and it's no longer a secret kept in the closet. The younger generation aptly named "Botox Babies" are aware of the non-invasive cosmetic procedures available that can slow down the aging process. Because Botox Cosmetic is a neurotoxin it works it's way into the forehead, glabellar (in-between the eyebrows) and crows feet relaxing the muscles and smoothing out the wrinkles. The Extra Benefit of Botox Cosmetic for younger women and men is that it prevents wrinkles and furrow lines from worsening because when you relax the muscle you can't keep strengthening it with squinting or facial expressions. Thus this can lessen the later effects of deeper wrinkles at an older age. We find that those patients who started Botox Cosmetic at a younger age tend to need less Botox units injected and less cosmetic procedures in general than those who start at a later age. The bottom line is that Botox Cosmetic is for everyone-the only difference is how much it will take for each person but it has proven to be one of the most effective and predictable non-invasive procedures to treat wrinkles and is still the #1 requested cosmetic procedure both surgical or non-surgical in the world! For more information on Botox Cosmetic in Orlando go to www.winterparklaser.com

New Year Beauty Resolutions for 2013

In our Orlando Medical Spa-Winter Park Laser & Anti-Aging Center we have the opportunity every January to help women and men become more confident about themselves through non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Here are the top 3 treatments requested every January for New Year's Resolutions. #1 REMOVE EX'S NAME OR BAD IDEA (TATTOO) LASER TATTOO REMOVAL CAN HELP TO COMPLETELY REMOVE A BAD TATTOO ON ANY AREA OF YOUR BODY! The NaturaLase QS is the highest energy q-switched system in the world. Take advantage of four Q-switched wavelengths in one system (1064, 532, 585 and 650 nm). Tattoo ink is removed by using specific wavelengths of light which pass into the skin, and is absorbed by the ink. A given wavelength targets only a single color (or a group of nearby colors). For example, the red wavelength removes the green ink and the green wavelength removes the red ink. The rapid absorption of the light energy (shock wave) causes the tattoo ink to break into tiny particles which can then be removed by the body’s natural filtering systems often referred to as the body’s lymphatic drainage system. Complete Numbing of the treatment area using Lidocaine injections is an available option for a painless procedure. #2 GET IN SHAPE! Velashape II can help you to lose inches, tighten skin & remove cellulite from abdomen, thighs & buttocks! VelaShape II™is Powered by the revolutionary elos™ Technology utilizing bi-polar radio frequency, it treats the deeper tissue, offering a measurable reduction in fat layers, circumference and the upper layers of the skin, resulting in cellulite reduction, the smoothing of the skin’s tone and texture, inches lost, and noticeable reshaping of the treated area in 5-6 treatments. W #3 Stop Shaving! Remove unwanted hair & throw out razors with laser hair removal! Laser hair removal works by directing concentrated pulses of light to a group of hair follicles, using enough power to disable or destroy the root responsible for hair growth without harming the surrounding skin. It requires an average of 6-7 treatments to give you amazing results. Treatments are once every 4-7 weeks as hair growth cycles differ on various body parts and requires no down-time. After just one treatment you will see an immediate improvement. For more information go to www.winterparklaser.com