Concerns
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Crow’s Feet / Laugh Lines
The skin around the eye is the among the most delicate. As you age, your skin loses collagen and elasticity. Additionally, the formation of free radicals from sun and pollution can contribute. This can create a wrinkling effect near the corner of the eye.
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Elevens / Furrowed Brow
Elevens or ‘furrowed brow’ are also some times referred to as frown lines. These vertical lines resemble the number 11, and appear between your eyebrows due to squinting or frowning over the years.
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Forehead Lines
Surprised often? When we lift our eyebrows, the frontalis muscle contracts which creates those horizontal lines across your forehead. Over time, these become more pronounced without proper care and treatment.
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Jaw Line / Jowls
Jowls are the area around the bottom of your jaw line and cheeks. Loss of elastin and collagen over time soften the skin and produce a sagging effect around the this area.
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Double Chin
This condition occurs when a layer of submental fat develops in the skin under the chin, resulting in the appearance of two chins. While weight is a common reason for this, it’s not the only cause. Skin elasticity and degraded collagen and other factors may be contributing as well.
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Hooded Eyes
Typically occurs when excess skin from the brow line folds down to the lash line, creating a visible crease. This is often a genetic trait, but can also occur over time due to aging. This happens when the muscle that supports the eyebrow loses tone and sags.
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Pores / Skin Texture
Pore size is primarily a cause of genetics, however, in some cases sebum, skin oil secretions, can cause pores to enlarge and also lead to blackheads. This is typically prominent on the nose as the sebaceous gland in this area is larger. Other skin texture areas are typically caused by a loss of skin elasticity, dryness, and sun exposure among other causes.
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Hydrafacial, Botox/Dysport, SkinPen Microneedling, Chemical Peel, Skincare
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Smile Lines / Nasolabial folds
Occasionally called laugh lines, smile lines occur over time as lines/wrinkles around the upper sides of of the mouth and may be more pronounced when smiling. Some common causes include aging, smoking, weight loss/gain, and sun damage.
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Dermal Filler, SkinPen Microneedling, Smooth/Barbed Threads, Sculptra
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Skin Laxity
Loose and/or sagging skin is referred to as skin laxity. This is caused by sun damage, weight fluctuation, Loss of collagen and elastin in the skin (aging), pregnancy, lifestyle (excessive drinking or smoking).
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Hydrafacial, Dermal Filler, Barbed/Smooth Threads, Scupltra, Chemical Peel, Skin Care
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Weak Chin
Sometimes also called a receding chin, weak chin is a term used to describe a chin that does not have a prominent form on the face. This condition is primarily caused by genetics, but may also be attributed to a loss of volume in the chin area due to aging.
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Marionette Lines / Sad Mouth
Wrinkles that occur at the lower sides of your mouth are called marionette lines (also negatively referred to as RBF - resting…face…you get the idea!). Typically caused over time due to aging, but also exacerbated by smoking and sun damage.
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Gummy Smile
Showing those gums? When people smile it’s common to show teeth and some gum, however, a gummy smile, refers to someone that shows excessive gum when smiling. typically more common in women, excessive gingival display, affects men as well.
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Bunny Lines
Although cute sounding, bunny lines refer to wrinkles that occur around the bridge of the nose. They usually appear when someone scrunches their nose. More prominent in people who show this as a characteristic when laughing, they deepen with age and a loss of skin elasticity.
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Hair Loss
This condition is represented by a full or partial loss of hair on the head. While hereditary hair loss (also known as male pattern baldness, or female pattern baldness) is the most common, it can also be caused by range of other factors including age, stress, illness, cancer, medication, hair care, hair style and much more. In many cases, caught early, it can be treatable.
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Neck Lines
Also know as neck wrinkles, neck lines are caused by similar factors as other wrinkles on the face, namely loss of elastin and collagen in the skin, prolonged or repetitive muscle contraction, sun damage, aging, and smoking to name a few.
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Hydrafacial, SkinPen Microneedling, Smooth Threads, Scupltra
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Wide Jaw / TMJ
Everyone has to chew. However, if you find your self clenching or chewing gum frequently. you could be enlarging your masseter muscle (the muscle by your jaw bone). Additionally this condition can be caused by a enlarged jaw bone.
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Excessive Sweating / Hyperhidrosis
Sweating is natural, however, some people sweat more than others, and even in situations where most people wouldn’t normally sweat. This is commonly referred to as hyperhidrosis.
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Stretch Marks
A common condition, some estimates suggests that up to 90% of people have stretch marks. This condition typically presents as marks on the body in the stomach, breast, arms, thighs or buttock regions. Stretch marks occur during periods of rapid body change, such as pregnancy, growth spurts, or rapid weight loss/gain.
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Under Eye Hollow / Dark Circles
Usually caused by tiredness, however, as we age this condition may develop further due to other causes such as heredity, sun exposure, or skin color changes / irregularities.
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Acne / Acne Scarring
Acne is the most common skin condition in the world and about 80% of people between ages 11-30 will be affected. Acne Scars are formed when acne breakout penetrate the skin deeply, damaging the tissue beneath it.
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Botox/Dysport, Hydrafacial, SkinPen Microneedling, Natural Growth Factors, Scupltra
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Low Energy
Everyone feels run down at some point. This can have many reasons including poor sleep, diet deficiencies, sickness, and stress. B12 can be a critical component to this as some studies have shown that up to 20% are deficient.
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Facial Maintenance
Proper skin maintenance is critical to cultivate health youthful skin at all ages. Having a skin care regime that works will help you age gracefully.
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Hydrafacial, SkinPen Microneedling, Natural Growth Factors, Barbed/Smooth Threads, Scupltra, Vitamin Injections, Skincare
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Body Image / Weight Management
Nearly 1 in 3 adults are overweight. If you have trouble maintaining your ideal body size, you’re not alone.
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