Clinical Skin Care VS Feel Good Facials

I use a scientific approach to skin care to achieve results.

My treatment protocols require a commitment from the client. Sometimes it takes a couple of months to achieve the results we want, and with regular treatments we can maintain those results. Frequency of maintenance treatments depend on severity of problem and diligence of client with prescribed home care.

Modalities I use: 

MICRO-DERMABRASION:
Same concept as: Power-washing prior to painting – Primes the surface 

• Sandblasts dead skin cells off the surface of the skin

• Allows better penetration of products
• Smoothes the skin
• Stimulates a slight inflammatory response, which boosts collagen production 

MICRO-CURRENT:

• Mimics natural current in our body; sub sensory = no pain/discomfort

•  Restores balance to skin through restoring cell function
• Stimulates production of collagen & elastin with no inflammatory stimulus
• Softens elastin so it is more pliable
• Increases tensile strength of the skin
• Produces a natural ‘Lift’; It tightens the muscles under the skin & the skin
• MANSARD BIO VISAGE does not over stimulate, therefore does not degrade tissue over time. Improvement is cumulative.
• Good for :
• Tissue healing 
• Dehydration of the skin – increases hydration by 265%
• Toning the skin – decreases depth of scars, flattens fine lines
• Deep cleansing – removes debris on a cellular level
• Restoring the natural glow to the skin
• Restoring suppleness
• Decreasing pigmentation 

CHEMICAL PEELS: 

Works on the top three layers of the epidermis – deeper than MicroDerm 

• Increases cell turnover at a deeper level
• Good For:
• Tissue Congestion
• Inflammatory acne
• Non- Inflammatory acne
• Hyperpigmentation – Sun spots, age spots, acne spots
• Rough skin
• Maturing skin 

Feel Good Facials:  
Use products only:

• cleanse, facial massage, mask with steam or hot towels, manual exfoliation using a scrub, application of serums, moisturizer 
• Feels great and cleans your skin 
• Does not initiate changes in your skin 
• Results last for that day

Peptides and Pentapeptides

What is a peptide and why is it beneficial to the skin? Peptides produce different biological effects by signaling cells to perform various functions by attaching to "receptors" found on the surface of each skin cell. Think of a peptide as a key and the receptor on your skin cell as a lock. The beauty of a peptide is that it will have no effect where it is not needed (no entrance). What is a pentapeptide and how does it benefit the skin? A pentapeptide is formed from five peptide fragments, composed from amino acids, which are the raw materials from which skin proteins are made. Pentapeptides are among the most elaborate biologically active molecules we can use to stimulate positive changes in the skin.