Aesthetic Services

Aesthetic Injectables:

Neuromodulators: Botox® and Xeomin® use highly purified botulinum toxin to block signals that cause contractions in your dynamic muscles, allowing them to lie smooth and relaxed. Dynamic muscles in your face create extreme expressions and their resultant wrinkles, such as:

• Crow’s feet/canthal lines (from squinting)
• Eleven lines/glabellar lines (from frowning)
• Bunny lines (from crinkling your nose)
• Forehead furrows (from lifting your brows in surprise)

Over days to weeks, your skin smooths out and becomes wrinkle-free, just as it was when you were younger. Results typically last 3-4 months but can vary from 2-6 months.

Factors that determine how long Botox and Xeomin last:

• Total dosage given – the higher the dose, the longer the effect, however each individual is different and not all individuals need a higher dose. Dr. Alexander can assist in this determination. 
• Skin elasticity, ethnicity, gender, age, activity, metabolism, and muscle mass. The effect stops working when the muscle contraction starts to gradually return, resulting in the lines and wrinkles reappearing and needing to be treated once again. Over time the wrinkles will be less severe as the muscles are trained to relax. If the area is more relaxed, natural collagen can begin to build up once again as it is not depleted due to the constant motion of the muscles. Best results are achieved through continuous treatment every 3-6 months, and starting in your late 20's to early 30's results in less fillers and less neuromodulators later in life.
• Using sunscreen helps the effects last longer because UVA and UVB rays from the sun can penetrate the skin and damage the longevity of your Botox or Xeomin treatment.
• Wearing shades on sunny days helps prolong the effects of neuromodulators because squinting excessively can cause the treatment to wear off more quickly and create more lines.
• Free radicals damage the effects of Botox and Xeomin. Using an antioxidant serum to neutralize free radicals and protect your skin from pollution helps prolong the effects of neuromodulators.
• Products that contain collagen and peptides to "plump" the skin also assist Botox/Xeomin in working properly for longer periods of time. We carry a variety of products that fall into this category and in the antioxidant category from SkinMedica, SkinCeuticals, Neocutis, Audia Skincare, and SOTA Skin. 

Dermal Fillers: Dermal Fillers replenish or augment volume in your face. Many popular dermal fillers, such as Revanesse Versa +, are composed of hyaluronic acid (HA), which your own body produces to keep your skin and joints supple and strong.

However, over time, your body produces less HA, which is one reason why your skin develops wrinkles and sags. Reintroducing HA into your skin via injections plumps and rejuvenates your skin, immediately restores volume, and feeds/stimulates your own collagen to produce more collagen and elastin over time.

You also can use dermal fillers to make aesthetic improvements to your face, even if you don’t have wrinkles and creases, such as plumping your lips. Soft, plump lips can brighten your entire face.

DiamondGlow:

3X1 technology allows the wand to simultaneously exfoliate, extract debris, and infuse the skin with professional-grade SkinMedica Pro-Infusion Serums, when pores are open and most receptive. This is a huge step up from routine microdermabrasion and is a crucial step in skin cell turnover maintenance to keep your skin hydrated, healthy, and glowing.

Serums:

• HA5 Hyaluronic Acid to hydrate and plump the skin
• TNS Advanced+ growth factor blend targeting fine lines, tone, and texture
• Skin Brightening peptides to improve the appearance of uneven pigmentation
• Vitamin C, a deep dose of antioxidants to revuniate and protect
• Pore Clarifying solution to promote clearer skin

SkinPen Microneedling:

Microneedling is an aesthetic process which uses a sterile, single-use needle cartridge to create minute wound channels in your skin. Microneedling stimulates a healing process that increases collagen and elastin. It also allows serums to deeply penetrate your skin through the newly created microchannels, feeding your skin, collagen, and elastin what it needs at the epidermal and dermal layers.

Microneedling improves the surface of your skin and tightens it over time. It can reduce brown spots, fine lines, and scars. Pair it with nourishing serums such as hyaluronic acid, glutathione, polypeptides, growth factors, or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for optimal results. It is recommended to have a series of 3-6 initially depending on your specific circumstances and then to continue with maintenance as needed. Numbing cream is applied in office 30 minutes prior to the procedure.

The SkinPen Precision is the first microneedling device to be cleared by the FDA as a class II medical device. Their needles are the gold standard in needle durability, penetration, and reliability.

Professional Chemical Peels:

Chemical peels are a safe and effective way to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and acne. During a chemical peel, a gentle acid is applied to the skin. This acid creates a chemical reaction that helps break down the outermost layers of the skin, removing dead skin cells and revealing plumber cells, fresher, more vibrant, and youthful looking skin. Pairing a chemical peel with a neurotoxin injectable can enhance and extend beneficial results.

What does a chemical peel do?

• Softens fine lines
• Helps combat wrinkles
• Balances skin for fewer breakouts
• Reduces the appearance of post-acne scarring
• Minimizes sun spots
• Tightens and brightens
• Stimulates collagen regeneration

We offer the following peels: