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Rejuvenation
A CONSUMER GUIDE TO LIFE-ENHANCING PROCEDURES FOR HEALTHY LIVING
Produced by the Calgary Herald’s Special Projects department
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One day you wake up, look at yourself in the mirror and suddenly you feel aged or tired and want to do something to change the way you appear.
Rejuvenation is a process that goes beyond the odd wrinkle, one has to look at the face 3 dimensional, the shape, texture and elasticity needs to be addressed
and how it all works together to create a new, refreshed you. At Calgary Vein and Laser we recognize that rejuvenation is not about botox and fllers, but
needs to include return of fullness to the face, relaxation of expressive muscles and improvement of skin quality.
Enhance shape and volume: When we are younger we have an upside down triangle, the cheeks are the base of the triangle and it goes down to a point at
the chin. As we age, the triangle reverses. Fillers reverse this change. Most fllers used today are hyaluronic-acid based. Hyaluronic acid is one of the main
components of the skin, so by using a fller made of the same substance you can minimize reactions and enable the fller to blend in very naturally with the
skin. These products are reversible, predictable and reliable which makes them safe. A treatment with fllers will last up to a year. Fillers smooth the static lines
at rest while botox, a neuromodulator, deals with action lines. Botox binds itself to the nerves that fre the muscle. This results in a weaker muscle, weaker
contraction and lines of expression begin to fade. Both of these technologies have been safely used for over 15 years.
Tighten skin elasticity: As we get older, the skin loses elasticity. Infrared, radio frequency and ultrasound energy can be used to tighten the collagen fbres,
stimulate new collagen, making skin less saggy and ultimately give a lift to the tissue. Titan, infrared energy, is an effective treatment with no down time.
Improve colour: Brown spots that commonly appear on the skin as we age can be improved dramatically with topical skin care, peels and Intense Pulse Light.
IPL can be very benefcial for the dischromia of skin colour, both red and brown, and improve texture resulting in rejuvenation. Fractionated laser resurfacing
is highly effective for removal of sun damage spots but can offer dramatic improvements with wrinkles, pores, improves laxity and skin tones. SmartXide laser
has been a great adjunct to our practice. Downtime is variable and results are natural.
Lifestyle: Use of broad spectrum sunscreen protects from UVA and UVB. UVB makes our outer skin burn or tan but UVA penetrates deeper into the skin and
causes premature aging and skin cancer. Sun protection factor needs to be at least 30 with regular reapplication as needed. Remember, you may not tan
through a window but your skin can damage. Ultra violet protection is also available in clothing and hats, read the label, the tighter the weave the better the
block. NEVER use a tanning bed!
Skin care is important to keep your skin in a healthy state. Exfoliants, antioxidants, collagen growth factors can make your skin glow. Foods high in
antioxidants may also help reverse and prevent skin cancers. A regular exercise program improves the circulation to the skin.
At Calgary Vein and Laser, Drs. Ron Young and Lilly Wouters along with their team of skilled technicians will help you fnd a solution for what is best for you.
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Fall publication date: Oct. 4, 2014. 04 Give your face a lift without need of a scalpel.
CO-ORDINATOR MORE THAN JUST ARTWORK
Daren Oleksyn 06
Tattoos offer a great way to disguise injuries and boost your look.
CONTRIBUTORS
CLEARING THE SKIN’S ROAD MAP
Rachel Naud, Karen Durie, Joel Schlesinger, 12
Jacqueline Louie How to zap away varicose and spider veins.
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Darren Oleksyn and Charlene Kolesnik Surgery lets men get great pecs without ever entering a gym.
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Looking to give your skin a lift without going under the knife?
Rachel Naud investigates the options
any aging Calgarians can be grouped into Solutions in Calgary. “Advancements in technology to fve treatments with light-based devices such as Titan
four categories: the wrinklers, the sinkers, provide alternatives that are less expensive with no need and SkinTyte can result is superfcial tightening of the
Mthe saggers and the sun damaged. for downtime, few risks of complications and no risk dermis. All can unquestionably freshen a patient’s ap-
It’s not our fault, really. Father Time isn’t exactly on that you will look like anybody except yourself … only pearance.”
our side when it comes to aging. better.” Grondin uses fractioned CO2 lasers to treat aging
Remember those full, round cheeks? As we age, we This is what patients want, says Dr. Louis Grondin, skin, including non-ablative fractional lasers and frac-
lose fat volume in our faces and those once chubby medical director at Calgary’s Sante Cosmetic Laser & tional erbium laser resurfacing. During a non-ablative
cheeks develop a fat triangular groove as we get older. Vein Centre, who adds that the patients at Sante often fractional laser treatment, a laser beam is divided into
Many of us also lose volume in the orbits of our eyes come in with concerns that include the formation of thousands of tiny treatment columns that target only a
that result in eye circles that may or may not be dark in fne lines and wrinkles, drying skin and sagging, as well portion of the skin. Non-ablative lasers do not destroy
appearance, leaving us looking tired and weary. as the formation of brown spots (hyper pigmentation). the treated tissue, whereas ablative treatments utilize
We also lose volume in our lips and other areas of the “When these signs of aging arise, they can have a controlled tissue vaporization.
face, which causes the face to fall and contributes to the powerful erosive effect on our self-perception,” says With Fractional Erbium Laser resurfacing short,
appearance of lip lines and the deep brackets that Grondin. concentrated pulsating beams of light are directed at the
appear at the sides of the mouth. That’s why more people than ever are turning to affected skin in a very precise manner. The erbium laser
Moreover, when we are young we have an abundance non-invasive cosmetic procedures to turn back the hands vaporizes superfcial, damaged skin cells with minimal
of the structural protein collagen in our skin. Not only of time. Technological advances have made the fght burning of surrounding tissue.
is it plentiful, but it’s tightly coiled, much like a Slinky against aging an easier battle to win. “Once the skin is damaged and shows wrinkles, brown
right out of the box. However, from the age of 20 or so “It will take time to prove it out, but it is quite possible spots, and has lost its lustre, the skin may need to be resur-
we start losing collagen at a rate of approximately one that if we start with a 40-year-old, we could potentially faced with fractionated laser technology,” says Grondin.
per cent to two per cent per year. keep him or her looking 40 when they are 60,” says Segar. “These laser treatments effectively remove sun-induced
As we get older, not only do we have less collagen, but “Of course, we can never make a 60-year-old look 40 structural damage to the skin.”
the collagen that remains becomes more loosely bound. again, so the key is to start while you are still young.”
We also lose elastin in our skin. The loss of collagen and How? Skin-tightening procedures are all about RADIO FREQUENCY: This technology uses bulk
elastin are major factors that contribute to sagging. causing controlled injury to the skin to trigger a healing heating and methods of delivering the energy to the
While genetics play a role, so do factors such as response that will produce collagen. tissue for a frming effect; mainly a maintenance effect
environment and lifestyle. Diet and exposure to toxins “Simplifying this as much as possible, the greater the against gravity. The depth of penetration is not
such as cigarette smoke can speed things up or slow injury, the more dramatic and long-lasting the result will consistent or precise.
them down, too. But the biggest culprit to premature likely be,” Segar says. “Temperatures high enough to cause skin tightening
aging is excessive sun exposure. Too much ultraviolet There are many options available for patients who will usually be concentrated at 1.5 to 2 mms and up to
radiation can destroy collagen and elastin, resulting in want to rejuvenate, lift and tighten. Here are a few: 3.5 mm with some technologies,” says Segar. “The
wrinkles. It can also cause sun spots and fushing of the various approaches produce a range of temperatures.”
skin. This uneven pigmentation and texture further LASERS: Results from laser treatments vary greatly
contributes to the appearance of aging skin. depending on the type of laser used and the anticipated ULTHERA: This patented device uses focused
But it’s not all bad news. Even if Father Time isn’t on downtime. With both lasers and light, the depth of ultrasound to cause precise injury. Ultherapy treatments
our sides, the cosmetic industry is. Today, there are more penetration is limited to approximately one millimetre, can be customized to penetrate to 1.5 mm, 3 mm, 4.5
procedures than ever to help lift and tighten aging faces but the energy is delivered precisely. mm or all three depths in a single treatment.
and necks. And, even better, many don’t require a scalpel. “Depending on the technology used, a single “Ulthera’s ability to penetrate deep enough to injure
“A few years ago surgery was the only option,” says minimally invasive treatment with a laser such as a CO2 the … muscle under the dermis puts it in a league of its
Roberta Segar, a certifed laser specialist and the (carbon dioxide) or an Erbium YAG can dramatically own,” says Segar. “It is the only device that has received
treatment director at Skinpossible Laser & Light smooth and tighten skin,” says Segar. “A series of three FDA clearance for a ‘lift’ indication.”
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BODY
MORE THAN JUST ARTWORK
Tattoos go beyond skulls and butterfies. Karen Durrie looks at how ink can fll out eyebrows and disguise injuries
ody Stoski remembers the 6-foot-4 soldier oncologists frst to ensure the client is ready.
who accessed her expertise in cosmetic There is not any downtime, and medical
Jtattooing. ointment is the only real aftercare required.
“He burned his eyebrows off in an accident in Stoski prefers to go with the most conservative
the military. This big burly guy kept a brow pencil version of colour frst, then clients can see her for
in his pocket, and was very self-conscious. He’s a second session for adjustments on tattoo colour
thrown it out now and has a new lease on life,” or shape.
Stoski says. Dr. Kirk Barber, a Calgary dermatologist, also
Although many are familiar with cosmetic employs cosmetic tattooing in his practice, under
tattooing for permanent makeup such as the name of Pink Permanent Ink Clinic. Maria
eyeliner or lip colour, it has a wider variety of Wu is the micropigmentation specialist at the
applications. It can be employed to camoufage clinic.
scarring, hair loss, wrinkles and even to Wu, who is trained by the American
re-pigment nipples and areolae after Academy of Micropigmentation, works on brows
post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. and handles scar coverage, hair replacement and
Stoski owns Cinnamon Girl Clinic. She trained pigment replacement on people of any colour
frst as a makeup artist, working commercially in who have vitiligo — a disease that causes the skin
flm and television, before receiving training in to lose colour.
cosmetic tattoo artistry. Cosmetic tattooing is markedly different from
She sees clients for everything from permanent the kind of work you would fnd at a tattoo
eyeliner to cosmetic correction of cleft lips. studio, Barber says.
“We get people for many things that stop at “It does use an iron-oxide pigment put into
the plastic surgeon’s offce that they can’t go any the skin, but that’s where the similarity ends and
further with. It often gets turned over to us to put begins. By that, I mean it’s permanent in that there
fnal touches on those areas.” will probably always be some ink present, but the
Stoski employs a disposable, manual tool to likelihood of it lasting a lifetime is pretty low. The
create strokes that mimic natural hair for brows colours fade over time, and people need to have
and scalps, and says the result looks completely them refreshed over the years.”
natural and undetectable compared to real hair. Barber says the success or failure of cosmetic
“We have people that have lost hair through tattooing is very dependent on the operator,
chemotherapy or alopecia. They provide a picture and because it is unregulated, people
of what they looked like before. It’s about considering the procedure should research the
recreating a feature on someone so they feel skill, training and artfulness of the person
normal again.” performing it, as well as the environment in
Eyebrows are the most common procedure which it is being done.
Stoski does, followed closely by eyeliner — these “What we have done within my practice is
are the “biggest real estate spots” on female faces, medicalize. We use standard inks from reliable
she says, that can make them look vibrant and sources, sterilization of tools, proper lighting,
young. proper training and certifcation,” he says.
The procedure requires no preparation. For “It’s like being a painter. It’s truly an art, and
breastwork, artists typically speak with success is dependent on the artist.”
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undergoing cosmetic procedures has it: sugar is aging you. How? When sugar
increased dramatically. According to binds to a protein or fat in the
the American Society for Aesthetic bloodstream, a process called
Plastic Surgery (no Canadian stats glycation, it creates a
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cosmetic procedures for men advanced glycation end
increased by more than 273 per cent product (AGE).
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The most common procedures process dam-
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mastia (an enlarging of gland tissue and collagen in
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FREEZING AWAY
WRINKLES
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It’s not just a funny term for someone BEAUTY
who’s had too much work done. Freeze
Therapy is a recent innovation in the Women are turning to labiaplasty
cosmetic industry that’s used to treat to increase their confdence and feel
wrinkles. The therapy freezes the nerves sexier. The procedure can reduce either
VAMPIRE FACIALS that power facial muscles, causing an the labia minora or labia majora lips
SUCK UP DOLLARS effect similar to Botox, an injection that (inner and outer vaginal lips). It can
causes temporary paralysis of muscles. help women who feel bulky in pants or
Remember Kim Kardashian’s bloody Although freeze therapy is in its early SOLE SACRIFICE bathing suits to the point where they
face? The image, which went viral last stages, research has shown its effects won’t wear any revealing clothing.
year, is hard to forget. The pic that can last several months. For some, there’s no more sacred bond than It’s also popular with active ath-
had us all seeing red could be why the that between a woman and her shoes. And letes or triathletes who complain
popularity of vampire facials increased despite the pain and damage these shoes can of rubbing with biking or running.
by 800 per cent in 2013. infict, women will do almost anything to put Moreover, labia fat grafting, a pro-
The procedure starts when a small their best feet forward ... including surgery. cedure that involves removing fat
amount of blood is extracted from Cosmetic foot treatments are growing in popu- cells from the lower abdomen, hips
the patient. The blood is then spun larity and can include the injection of hyaluronic or lower back and injecting the skin
in a centrifuge to separate the part acid into the bottoms of feet to alleviate foot pain. of the mons pubis and labia majora,
that’s flled with platelets, the plasma, Surgeries include the shortening of toes, to correct can give the pelvic triangle a much
from the blood cells. The platelet-rich a hammertoe or corns, and the lengthening of toes more youthful and soft appearance.
plasma is then injected into the face. if one toe is shorter than normal. — Briefs compiled by Rachel Naud
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