How to Prepare for your Day at the Tanning Salon
Many people think that going to the indoor tanning salon requires nothing more than just getting up and going. However, you should prepare for your day at the tanning salon so that you can get the best results from the experience. Don’t worry; preparing for indoor tanning doesn’t take a lot of time or money. In fact, preparing for indoor tanning can actually be an enjoyable part of the overall tanning experience because it helps you relax and get in the mindset for the indulgence of the tanning salon. It primarily involves taking care of your skin and making sure that you have the right products for indoor tanning.
The biggest part of preparing for the tanning salon is making sure that you take care of your skin. This involves exfoliating your skin so that it’s as fresh and new as possible and will tan more easily. It also involves making sure that your skin is properly moisturized so that the indoor tanning doesn’t dry out your skin and cause damage. Hopefully exfoliation and moisturizing are already part of your daily self-care routine. But if not, it’s okay; there’s no time to start like the present.
To properly exfoliate your skin in preparation for tanning, you should make it part of your daily routine. Keep a loofah or bath sponge in your shower and use it regularly on your skin. You may also want to use exfoliating creams or soaps to enhance the skin exfoliation. For roughened parts of your skin, such as the soles of your feet or your elbows, you may want to use something like a pumice stone. However, you shouldn’t make your skin excessively raw right before tanning. The idea is to exfoliate to bring the freshest skin to the fore. You don’t need to exfoliate the day of tanning, but it should be part of your regular routine and may be done the night before.
The other part of skin care for tanning preparation is making sure that your skin is moisturized. Use a tanning lotion that is safe for indoor tanning to help moisturize your skin. There are tanning lotion products that can be used daily because they are low-level products intended for regular use. Use these tanning lotions or your standard moisturizers to keep your skin hydrated regularly. Before tanning, make sure to follow the instructions on the tanning lotions that you’ll be using specifically for the tanning bed. For example, some tanning lotions require that you put them on the night before the tan for tanning in the morning. You’ll know from the instructions and from the tanning practices that you’ve worked out with your professional salon staff what the right practices are for you.
Making sure that you have the right products for tanning is a crucial part of this preparation process. You don’t want to use products that cause your skin to be sensitive, especially to light. And you do want to make sure that you are using the right tanning lotions in the right combinations. Do your background research and then remember to prepare before you go to tan. Drink lots of water to stay hydrated. And then relax; tanning should be fun!
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Facelift Surgery May Be The Answer To Attain A More Youthful Look
You may be candidate for a facelift (rhytidectomy) if you have experienced a loss of skin elasticity and muscle tone of the face and neck. A facelift may also be desirable if you have the appearance of jowls and deep creases between the base of the nose and the corners of the mouth, and developed facial and neck wrinkles. facelift may also be helpful if you believe you lack youthful chin and neck contours and/or feel you have a tired facial appearance.
A facelift is intended to give the patient a more rested and youthful contour to the face and neck.
Facelifts range in size from “mini” to “standard” depending on location and extent of skin laxity. The operation is done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia with sedation, or under general anesthesia.
Incisions are made within the hairline (or along the hair margin) above the ear, extending down around the lobe and ending in or below the hairline behind the ear. The subcutaneous layers and neck muscles are tightened, the facial skin is redraped and lifted, and the excess skin is removed.
The patient goes home with head and neck wrapped in dressings, which are usually removed the next day. Minimal initial discomfort is easily controlled with oral medication. Sutures are removed within 14 days. Bruising and swelling decrease to “socially acceptable” levels in 10-20 days. The final result of a facelift procedure is evident in 4-6 weeks or sooner, with continued improvement for several months.
Additional procedures that would enhance the result of a facelift are: Eyelid Lift, Brow Lift, Chemical Peel, Facial Sanding (dermabrasion), Chin Enlargement, Nose Reshaping (rhinoplasty), Fat Suction, and Laser Skin Resurfacing.
This procedure is considered cosmetic and therefore is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment.
The specific risks and the suitability of facelift (rhytidectomy) procedure for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All surgical procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are unusual.
A face lift surgery usually takes several hours. Every surgeon performs the procedure in his or her own way. Some complete one side of the face at a time and other move back and forth between the sides. The incisions are started above the hair line at the temples, extend in the natural line in front of the ear, and continue behind the ear lobe to the lower scalp. A small incision is made under the chin, if the neck needs work.
The surgeon separates the skin from the fat and muscle below. Fat is either trimmed or suctioned from around the neck and chin to improve contour. Then the underlying muscle and membrane is tightened the skin is pulled back and excess skin is removed. Stitches secure the layers of tissue and close the incisions. Metal clips may be used on the scalp. After the surgery a drain tube is placed under the skin behind the ear to drain any blood that might collect there. The head may be loosely wrapped in bandages to minimize bruising ans swelling.
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To Restore Your Youthful Look A Forehead Lift May Be Your Answer
You may be a candidate for a forehead lift if you have a sagging forehead or brows that hang too low and too close to the eyes. You may also desire a forehead or brow lift if you have deep vertical furrows between the eyebrows (frown lines).
A forehead lift (browlift) is intended to give a more youthful and rested appearance to the forehead and upper eyelids.
Browlift is done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia or monitored sedation. The incisions are usually made behind the hairline. For patients with high foreheads, the incisions can be placed in front of the hairline. The operation is done using an endoscope (a narrow hollow instrument with a fiber optic light source and camera, through which the procedure is done with small special instruments.) The forehead skin is lifted and repositioned. The muscles that cause frown lines are weakened.
The patient goes home with head wrapped in dressings, which are usually removed on the first or second day after surgery. Initial discomfort is easily controlled with oral medication. Sutures or staples are removed within 10 days and most swelling and bruising is gone in 7-10 days.
Additional procedures that may enhance the result of a forehead lift are Lower and/or Upper Eyelid Lift, Face Lift, or other facial procedures or implants.
Browlift is considered cosmetic and therefore is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment.
The specific risks and the suitability of the forehead lift procedure for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All surgical procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are unusual
The immediate post-operative experience for a patient who has had a classic forehead lift may differ significantly from a patient who had the procedure performed endoscopically.
Classic forehead lift patients may experience some numbness and temporary discomfort around the incision, which can be controlled with prescription medication. Patients who are prone to headaches may be treated with an additional longer-acting local anesthesia during surgery as a preventive measure.
You may be told to keep your head elevated for two to three days following surgery to keep the swelling down. Swelling may also affect the cheeks and eyes– however, this should begin to disappear in a week or so.
As the nerves heal, numbness on the top of your scalp may be replaced by itching. These sensations may take as long as six months to fully disappear. If bandages were used, they will be removed a day or two after surgery. Most stitches or clips will be removed within two weeks, sometimes in two stages.
Some of your hair around the incision may fall out and may temporarily be a bit thinner. Normal growth will usually resume within a few weeks or months. Permanent hair loss is rare.
Endoscopic forehead lift patients may experience some numbness, incision discomfort and mild swelling.
Incision site pain is usually minimal, but can be controlled with medication, if necessary. Endoscopic forehead lift patients usually experience less of the itching sensation felt by patients who have had the classic forehead lift.
The stitches or staples used to close the incisions are usually removed within a week and the temporary fixation screws within two weeks.
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Non Surgical Procedures And Treatments – Minimally Invasive Surgery
BOTOX is a wonderful product in skilled hands. BOTOX can easily be used to effect a reduction in frown lines, forehead wrinkles, bunny nose, jaw, and crow’s feet. This product can also elevate the eyebrow area effecting a non-surgical brow lift. In the neck, it is very effective in the reduction of horizontal neck lines and in the relaxation of vertical mid neck cords, i.e., thickened bands of the underlying platysma muscle. It can also reduce lip lines, enhance lip fullness and reduce marionette lines.
The frown lines between the eyebrows are caused by the action of muscles called “the corrugators”. These are located just under the inner aspect of the eyebrows and can be felt as a thickening in this area when you frown.
Injecting BOTOX directly into this muscle relaxes it, stopping your ability to bring your eyebrows together in a frown. Once the muscle is relaxed it cannot contract and the frown lines fade away.
Likewise, when injected into the platysma muscle and bands of the neck, it causes them to relax, thus improving horizontal lines, and vertical neck cords that develop over time. This effect can simulate a neck lift in those individuals who do not have a lot of excess neck skin.
This product can be injected into the frontalis muscle of the forehead to reduce and smooth out forehead lines.
Relaxation of the muscles around the eyebrows can effect a nonsurgical brow lift. It can be used around the mouth to lessen the depth of upper lip smile lines, and the lines and downward tilt of corners of the mouth. The chin can be injected to reduce dimpling.
Botulinum Toxin type A, is a purified toxin produced by the bacteria clostridium Botulinum. Large amounts of toxin blocks the nerve impulses to multiple muscles causing a form of paralysis called Botulism.
By using extremely small doses when injected directly into a specific muscle, only the action of that muscle will be relaxed and paralyzed.
When injected into the muscle with a very fine needle during a simple office visit. The actual treatment takes only a few minutes and takes effect in three to ten days. Gradually over four to six months the muscle relaxation will fade, and its action will return. When lines start to reappear, a simple treatment is all that is necessary to maintain a desired benefit.
These treatments should be performed only by a physician.
A small amount is injected via a fine needle into the desired area. The sensation is likened to an insect bite and no local anaesthetic is required. Several injections are needed for each treatment. Treatment takes approximately 15-30 minutes depending on the area treated. You can resume normal activities immediately.
The effects last for 3-6 months. The results are usually evident about three days after treatment although can take up to 1-2 weeks. If you have a repeat treatment, the results generally last longer than the first time. The more treatments you have, the longer the effects of subsequent injections.
Wrinkling the injected muscle and using it, helps the compound to bind to the injected muscle and take effect faster. It is important not to rub the injection site for several hours after treatment as this may cause the compound to spread into adjacent muscles. You must not lie down for four hours after treatment.
There may be slight discomfort from the needle entering the skin and a small chance of a bruise at the site of the injection. To my knowledge, there have been no reports of damage to the eye, with injections to the eyelid. There have been no permanent side effects.
The risks associated are minimal, very unlikely to occur, and generally resolve over several weeks. Rarely an adjacent muscle can be weakened for several weeks after an injection. This can manifest as a temporary droop of an upper eyelid in 1-2% of patients whose frown lines were injected. Occasionally, upon injection of frown or forehead lines, numbness of the forehead or discomfort may occur and last a few weeks.
With crow’s feet injections, there may very rarely be a temporary lower eyelid droop or double vision. Neck injections may very rarely result in temporary neck muscle weakness manifesting as temporary difficulty in articulating and/or swallowing.
Injection around the mouth can cause an asymmetry of the smile lines, or corners of the mouth, and injections into the lips can cause weakness in pursing of the lips or sucking on a straw, as well as asymmetry.
This product is only effective for wrinkles that are caused by muscle contraction, other treatments can be used concurrently, such as dermal fillers to achieve the results you desire.
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