This is our most recent (constantly updated) collection of video materials demonstrating laser hair removal/laser hair reduction.

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Hypatia Aesthetic & Laser center in Woodinville, WA was selected for the 2008 Best of Woodinville Award in the Physicians and Surgeons category by the Washington D.C. based U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Hypatia Offers A Full Range of Treatments and Services 

• CoolTouch CoolLipo laser lipolysis treatments to melt fat and tighten skin on the face and body. 
• Thermage radiofrequency skin tightening and lifting for eyes, face, neck, body. 
• Portrait Plasma skin rejuvenation – removes sun damage and creates new, smooth skin on: face, neck, chest, hands.
• Fraxel laser treatments - acne scar treatment, skin tone evening, skin rejuvenation for face and hands, for any skin color.   
• Contour Threadlift. 
• Isolaz Laser acne clearing: face, chest, back (clears any type of acne), any skin color. 
• Isolaz Laser hair reduction for face and body, any skin color. 
• Isolaz skin rejuvenation.
• Botox injections.
• Silikon 1000 permanent lip augmentation. 
• ArteFill permanent injectable wrinkle filler.
• Elevess^TM new temporary filler from Artes.
• Juvederm injectable wrinkle filler. 
• Sculptra facial contouring “liquid face lift”.
• Radiesse facial filler, hand rejuvenation. 
• Mesotherapy for the body.
• Growth hormone replacement therapy.
• Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for women and men.
• hCG weight loss program.
• Facial peels
• Medical microdermabrasion.
• Permanent cosmetics.
• Other Treatments and Services.

Why Hypatia Clinic?

Hypatia Aesthetics & Laser Treatment Clinic is a small aesthetic laser center located 25 miles northeast of Seattle. Based on a review of their website and other available info, here is what LaserOffers can offer:

1. Simple but smartly built website:

• no fancy graphics,
• clear and concise descriptions of all aesthetic procedures,
• strong message about the aesthetic physician – Dr. Virginia Stevens,
• interactive functionalities, including videos, RSS, blog and comments,
• quality inbound and outbound links,
• high overall  level of SEO.

2. Optimal choice of popular aesthetic treatments:

• dermal fillers,
• lasers lipolysis,
• laser skin tightening and rejuvenation
• non-invasive or minimally invasive aesthetic treatments
• breast and lip augmentation,
• hormone therapy, and
• medical diet

Seems like a very good anti-aging package for any baby boomer in greater Seattle area.

This is our most recent (constantly updated) collection of video materials demonstrating laser tattoo removal, laser tattoo removal costs, laser surgery tattoo removal and how laser tattoo removal works.

This is our most recent (constantly updated) collection of video materials demonstrating laser treatments of pigmented skin lesions, such as liver spots, brown spots, cafe au lait spots, sunspots (lentigines) and age spots.

Expanding on Fiona’s post about pigmented spots, melasma (aka chloasma) or the “mask of pregnancy” as it is also called, is a skin condition when tan or brown spots and small areas discolor the skin. It is most commonly found among woman, especially pregnant women or those taking hormone replacement therapy medications.

Pictures of Melasma | Video of Melasma

Generally the symptoms include dark patches and spots on the cheeks, nose, temples and forehead. “Melasma upper lip” is also very common. They may develop and worsen over time. Melasma is a purely cosmetic concern, though any unusual spotting should be diagnosed by a qualified dermatologist to determine if it is skin cancer.

What Causes Melasma?

Genetics, hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, and extrinsic factors such as sun exposure are thought to be the cause of Melasma. Hormones stimulate the production of melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells in our skin, as they become exposed by the sun. The increased melanin production causes the spotting we see with Melasma. Avoiding the sun is key and wearing sunscreen with both UVA and UVB protection will help protect the skin and diminish the factors contributing to a worsening of melasma.

Among a Few, Lasers are the Ideal Treatment Option for Melasma.

There are a number of treatments available for melasma. Some include:

• Laser Treatment to remove the discoloration in the skin
• Azelaic Acid
• Tretinoin (not during pregnancy)
• Topical Creams like Hydroquinone
• Chemical Peels

Lasers are ideal for age spot removal. Because the melanin pigment is designed to absorb light, almost any color of laser light can be used to take away brown spots. There are a number of lasers which may be used for this. For example, the Q-switched lasers are very safe to treat the surface of the skin. Many doctors use the 532nm Nd:YAG laser, which is a green light laser, a 1064 Nd:YAG laser which is an invisible, infrared laser. You can use the 755nm Alexandrite Q-switched laser or the 694 Ruby Q-switched laser.

Laser resurfacing melasma is a relatively new but very effective treatment that can be done with ablative lasers, such as Erbium or Erbium fractionated lasers.

Your doctor will make the recommendation based on your skin type and his armamentarium.

We have received a few questions about liver spots, liver spots cancer and its causes, as well as about laser treatment of liver and other pigmented spots.

Liver spot, brown spot, sun spot are all synonyms for age spot. Liver spots have nothing to do with or caused by the liver. Pigmented lesions (spots) often appear on the face, the top of the hand, arms, neck and decolletage. These areas are the most common because they are the most exposed to the sun.

Pictures of Liver spots and other pigmented spots
Video of pigmented spots

These spots are the main signs of aging from the sun, i.e. they are caused not by the passage of time and chronological aging, but from the sun. The pigment spots you see appearing on your face are not a function of age, but of sun exposure. Sun spots are another common phrase for “age spots”, “liver spots” or “brown spots”. They are also called lentigos or solar lentigines.

Our skin has melanin pigment which absorbs sunlight and helps naturally protect our skin from UV rays. However as we age, our skin’s natural ability to fend off UV rays from the sun begins to deteriorate, and we see the development of age spots.

There are a couple different types of liver spots that people get on their skin. There are solar lentigos (age spots) and freckles (known as ephiledes). These come from the sun and that’s because the sun damages the melanocytes, which are the cells in the epidermis (the skin’s surface layer) that produce melanin pigment. Most of the cells in our epidermis are skin cells that form the dead skin layer as well as keratin that protects us from the outside world, but one in every tenth or twentieth cell is a melanocyte which produces melanin pigment and transfers this brown pigment to our skin cells to help protect us against the sun.

People with very light skin have almost no melanin pigment and that type of skin cannot do a good job of protecting them from the sun, causing abnormal melanin pigment in the form of freckles and brown spots. Dark-skinned people do a much better job of protecting themselves from the sun.

Sun-Damaged Skin Pictures Slideshow

Does Tanning Cause Age Spots?

Tan skin is not healthy skin. A tan is our body’s way of telling us our skin has been damaged, and its attempt to protect itself from further damage. As we undergo UVA and UVB light exposure from the sun’s rays or from tanning beds, we are damaging our skin, which will lead to age spots (solar lentigines), sun spots, liver spots, poikiloderma (reddish–brown areas of discoloration) and melasma (mottled brownish areas). Tanning beds have been shown to have a much more damaging effect on the skin than the sun.

Health experts are fighting back against the aggressive campaign by the indoor tanning industry to portray sunbathing and the use of indoor tanning beds as safe and beneficial for you. There are many research papers linking tanning beds to melanoma, the most dangerous kind of skin cancer.

Can Sun Spots be Prevented

Preventing age spots requires sun avoidance and sun protection. Most of the sun damage we receive occurs while we are driving. Car window glass protects us from 100% of the UVA light (the light which causes a burn) but none of the UVB, the light responsible for sun damage and aging skin. Installing a tinted or clear UVB-protecting film on the car window is a very good idea to help prevent much of the sun damage which causes age, liver, or brown spots.

The second recommendation is to wear sunscreen all day, every day, all the time. Even if you already have sun damaged skin, it’s never too late to start. This will help prevent further damage and age spotting.

Are Brown Spots Cancerous?

Rarely, but if you see any pigmented lesion on your skin do not assume that it’s benign. If you notice a lesion on your skin, especially if it has any changes in color, size or shape, you should see a dermatologist to determine if they are cancerous.

You may need to have a biopsy performed to determine if the lesion is benign or not. Once the doctor has determined that it is benign, there are a variety of lasers that can be used to improve or remove it. Most of pigmented lesions are very effectively removed with laser treatments.

Laser Treatment of Liver/Brown/Sun/Age Spots

In general laser treatment of pigmented lesions is very effective and permanent. New spots may appear as your sun exposure increases. These are new spots, not a recurrence of the old, removed spots. Good sun-avoidance is key if you wish to see your skin free of sun spots for a long time.

Since there is a chance that some of the age spots could be a sign of skin cancer, laser treatments should be initiated or cleared by a dermatologist. Laser treatments typically last 20-30 minutes, can be paindfull depending on the laser modality available to your provider, and should be repeated 2-4 times.

Ellezza™ is made by combining Snail extract with Allantoin and Aloe Vera to enhance skin regeneration, nutrition and hydration.

Benefits:

• Helps fade away spots, blemishes and scars
• Helps to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and stretch marks
• Minimizes acne scars and reduces outbreaks
• Helps speed the natural healing process of the skin
• Improves elasticity and firmness
• Made with all natural ingredients

More about Ellezza™

 

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Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory eruption of the face that may significantly impair patients’ lives, leading to considerable emotional distress and behavioral withdrawal from normal social interactions. One of the most famous rosacea patients (and exceptionally well involved in the society) is President Bill Clinton, who has mild erythematotelangiectatic rosacea and all means and tools to control it.

Mild cases of rosacea are very common in people of all ages – see pictures.

It’s easy to see why rosacea and the facial erythema could have a tremendous impact on the quality of life. There is a growing body of research and conteolled studies, Nuno Menezes MD et al of the Servio de Dermatologia do Centro Hospitalar de VN de Gaia/Espinho in Portugal is one of the recent and better ones on the pulsed dye laser, which reinforces the idea that aesthetic laser usage for the treatment of erythematotelangiectatic rosacea is very efficient.

Laser treatments administered by dermatologists and aesthetic physicians selectively target hemoglobin, the predominant protein in red blood cells: oxyhemoglobin (the oxygen-loaded bright red form of hemoglobin) and deoxyhemoglobin (the oxygen-unloaded purple-blue form). Several laser wavelengths are proved to be very efficacious in the treatment of vascular lesions – because of the high level of absorption by hemoglobin.