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The Hot Truth on Ultherapy

In skin care, ultrasound either penetrates or exfoliates. For example, gentle warming by ultrasound can assist ingredient penetration, and exfoliation using water and sound waves can remove dead skin. As the devices have become more sophisticated, so have their uses. One of the most recent innovations, Ulthera, uses ultrasound for skin tightening.

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Tried and True: Lasers Gone Wild

If anyone is reading this and feels that they do not have the proper knowledge to operate lasers please, get additional training before treating anyone else.

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Getting Rid of Age Spots

As the aging population continues to explode globally, there is a marked increase to retain our youthful appearance and remove any signs of aging from our faces and bodies. Aging spots are one of the most visible signs, and they can be esthetically displeasing to most people.

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Don’t Just Stick a Needle In It: Eye Lesions

This article will go through the most common lesions seen around the eyes—milia, syringomas and xanthelasma—discussing how to address them or when to send your client to a medical professional.

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Tried and True: Treating the Top 3 Post-Baby Concerns

Due to dramatic hormone fluctuations during and after pregnancy, the skin may show some unwanted changes. Skin conditions such as melasma, stretch marks and varicose veins are of the most common issues that clients want treatments for after pregnancy.

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Face & Body Midwest 2016: Practical Application of Spa Education

Face & Body Midwest, set to take place on Mar. 12–14, 2016, in Chicago, is featuring an Advanced Education Program that offers the latest research, treatments, business practices and scientific knowledge that this industry has to offer.

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Why a Derm Recommends Botox at 30

The earlier you start Botox, the less wrinkles become deeply ingrained in the skin later on in life, says dermatologist Julia Tzu, M.D.

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Tried and True: Wellness in Esthetic Medicine

In this new online column, esthetician and educator Terri Wojak sheds light the latest treatment methodologies, skin care and news in the medical esthetic world. This first column focuses on incorporating wellness into esthetic medicine.

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Controlling Acne with Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment

The most successful approach for skin care professionals in managing any skin condition is to develop a basic approach for assessment, diagnosis and then treatment. I encourage all nurses, estheticians and even physicians to develop his/her own rationale for dealing with specific skin conditions.

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Treatments for Skin of Color (and Treatments to Avoid)

Receiving the wrong treatment for your skin color can leave behind both emotional and physical scars. This article lists each of the above common skin concerns, noting which treatments can be used for skin of color and which ones should be avoided.

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Anti-aging Targets for the Paramedical Practioner

I have spent the last six months at medical and esthetics conferences abroad, which opened my eyes to two potential new anti-aging targets for esthetics—fillers with facial mapping and enzymes with face lift threads.

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Laser and Light Safety

Although today’s laser and light devices are user-friendly, understanding their physics, tissue interaction and safety protocol is imperative to their success.

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Reflections: Extra, Extra

To have repeat clients, spas need to have that little extra—that service, add-on, refreshment, facility access, etc.—that makes their client feel special and ensures their return.

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Regulating Medical Devices for Beauty: Part I—Determining Class

An increasing number of developments in the beauty industry involve devices, which are often used in combination with cosmetic products.

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Setting the Microneedling Record Straight

By now, most estheticians have been bombarded with a myriad of information about skin needling. First, let me start off by saying that we are advocates of skin needling, finding it to be an efficacious process for improving the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and scars. However, using needling devices in the United States is fraught with legal issues.

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Rosacea for the Esthetician: A Comprehensive Guide, Part I

Give rosacea clients the right advice, and you will have a loyal customer and big fan who will help build your business.

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Microneedling in the Esthetic Practice

Microneedling is quickly becoming one of the most popular procedures for skin resurfacing. It is proving highly valuable in its ability to improve the appearance of fine lines, acne scars and the overall skin appearance.

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The Golden Ratio—Just How Important is Facial Symmetry in Medical Esthetics?

There are many aspects about facial proportion, condition and appearance that are equally important when it comes to perceived beauty.

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