The first touch of fall is in the air today. Clouds, light rain, south wind, sounds familiar? We certainly have had a beautiful summer this year and I guess it is about time to expect to pay our dues a little bit with the normal fall weather change.
I want to remind everyone though that the ultraviolet skin harming rays will continue to pass through the cloud cover and we should not forget to wear our sunscreen even in the cloudy weather.
On the development side we are recently investigating the new FDA approved dual technology Fraxel laser. We wrote about this in one of our previous entries. This is very exciting technology because it allows the use of two very effective wavelengths. The wavelengths can be used in combination to markedly decrease the number of treatments necessary to get the same clinical effect. Also,the wavelengths can be used separately for more specific skin needs.
Those patients who have some bothersome brown spots can now have those treated using the longer of the two wavelengths, without requiring topical anesthesia. This will significantly shorten your visits and provide quick and predictable results. We’ll keep you advised right here as we get closer to introducing this technology.
To the men who are reading this, we are scheduling a special pre-holiday men’s only event. The event is scheduled for November 5, 2009, at the Sorrento Hotel from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. We have our special visitors that night talking about Radiesse, Fraxel, and the latest approaches to physical fitness.
We look forward to seeing all of you there.
J. Timothy Heffernan, M.D.
Competition on the job market is fierce these days, and many people are considering the possibility that age, or their appearance, may be affecting their job prospects to some extent.
Remember when the FDA first approved Collagen in 1982? There was hope of looking more youthful, fear of potential allergic reactions, painful injections, and lots of swelling. Sometimes it took as long as a week before you finally looked normal.