Home vs Office? Do It Yourself Or Get a Professional?

DYI is absolutely fun, and lots of projects do go better with the DYI. But for the best skin results, and the best time efficiency, intense pulse light...IPL...treatments and laser resurfacing procedures with your physician's office is preferable to home therapy with the small home devices they are selling. The reasons are basically straight forward. The lasers are more specifically tailored to your skin type and treatment goals. The office lasers are more powerful, and have undergone years of scientific development to optimize the effectiveness.And what is best is to see your treatment specialist so that your aesthetician can continually evaluate your skin and your results with you.

Your Skin's Universal Need: Anti-oxidant

When it comes to health and nutrition there are certain universal needs! We all need oxygen for our lungs, water for our kidneys and other organs, and a few other nutrients. When skin ages the skin thins due to less collagen, the components of the skin like the glands and elastin that makes it supple break down due to actual damage of those organs. The destruction of the skin from within is mostly from what we get due to metabolism and exposure to sun which are called free radicals. To prevent the formation of the free radicals, to help heal the damage that they cause we recommend topical antioxidants. We can take in antioxidants in our diet, but not in quantities sufficient to help repair skin damage. When patients ask me what is the ideal antioxidant to begin with the resounding answer has always been Vitamin C. I also recommend a product you do not react to, and a product that is specially formulated to be effective, so there are some excellent choices. Vitamin C actually is made in many forms, and when formulated in combination with other antioxidant agents it is a more powerful skin tool. Research shows that specific combinations of antioxidants, when effectively formulated and medically tested, perform synergistically to provide superior results to single antioxidant formulations. Skin Ceuticals C E Ferulic and Phloretin C F protect against free radical damage, while stimulating collagen to help diminish signs of premature aging. Phloretin C F divides and conquers the range of reactive oxygen species throughout the skin.  Phloretin also accelerates cell turnover for a more radiant appearance making it a great choice for more oily or problematic skin types. C E Ferulic also replenishes essential skin lipids to enhance the skin's barrier function making it a great choice for more normal to dry skin types. Revaleskin’s products have taken protection against free radicals even farther with its ORGANICEUTICAL^® anti-aging skin care products exclusively formulated with the powerful, natural super-antioxidant ingredient CoffeeBerry Extract. Derived from the outerlayer which is the fruit of the coffee plant (Coffea arabica), CoffeeBerry Extract has one of the highest antioxidant scores ever recorded and can now help your skin look smoother and younger. CoffeeBerry. Extract  is exceptionally rich in polyphenol antioxidants, such as chlorogenic acid, condensed proanthocyanidins, quinic acid, and ferulic acid. Within the first two weeks skin is visibly improved and the skin is calmed as well. If you would like a anti-aging product that has teamed with growth hormones to promote skin regeneration and beneficial peptides that enhance building the components of your skin then consider getting your free radical protection from TNS Essential Serum®, it also has ingredients that immediately plump the skin and alpha arbutin to brighten the skin. The growth factor components do take longer treatment sequences to experience the full effectiveness. For clients who would like to try alternative anti-oxidants we also have products with green tea, blueberry and other botanical extracts that are very effective as well.