Wrinkles, lines, creases — they’re all annoying like that suck-up dude at work. And they’re depressing, literally. That’s right, as skin sags due to gravity, sun damage, and the decrease of collagen it’s prone to developing creases and lines that simply are depressions down into the epidermis. So, why not just use some acid to […]
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Love Live Sculptra!
Even if you Count Dracula and never needed anything with an SPF on it because you only went out at night, your skin would still age. This unfortunate circumstance is called intrinsic aging. The main driver of intrinsic aging is a drop in collagen production — every year after you turn 20 your body produces […]
Fill ‘Er Up with These Five Fillers
Botox is so famous it should have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Botox is a neuromodulator, stopping muscles that form wrinkles on the skin above from contracting. These are dynamic wrinkles. Crow’s feet, frown lines, the 11s, these are all dynamic wrinkles and Botox is their master. But Botox doesn’t do a […]
Injectables
Time is the master of all. No one outsmarts its steady march, not Ponce de Leon, not that Nazi sympathizer dude in Indiana Jones. No one. And your skin is the first line of defense, taking casualties every minute! Dr. Ip offers a variety of injectables to counter this onslaught of time. There are a […]
Younger Skin Again with Collagen
Most people who are at all familiar with the aesthetic industry know about dermal fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm, Voluma, and Sculptra. They don’t know much about using collagen as a dermal filler, but collagen is another good option for rejuvenating aging, sun-damaged skin. How do collagen fillers work? Collagen is the main structural protein […]