Plastic Surgeons in Beverly Hills - Los Angeles - Plastic Surgery

Dermatology & Laser Doctors

A well trained esthetician can offer you a variety of services, but most importantly her major interest is helping you to achieve and maintain beautiful skin over many years. These are the steps which we will follow on your first visit; subsequent visits will depend on your needs and the evaluation of the esthetician.

A client history is taken. This is usually comprehensive and includes a medical and surgical history, social and family history, as well as a work history. All of these details are needed for competent professional skin care.

Skin cleansing to remove make-up is next. A critical clini­cal evaluation of the skin requires that all make-up be removed.

Examination of the skin is made visually and by touch. Results of the examination are explained to the client and a treatment program outlined.

There are many treatment programs offered by estheticians for specific conditions of the face and body, the most common are described here. Both men and women can benefit from these treatments.

Our Estheticians

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Treatments

Microdermabrasion

It is the most natural way to evenly and safely exfoliate your skin. Microdermabrasion utilizes crushed diamonds or salt powder (crystals) to finely resurface superficial layers of skin. When a more aggressive treatment is necessary, vacuum pressure will be increased to evenly penetrate deeper layers of the skin.

Peels

Acid peels have been used for many years by physicians but more recently by estheticians. The first facial peels were developed by European estheticians and later copied by Cosmetic surgeons in the US. The acids used most often for peeling by estheticians are glycolic acid (so-called sugar acid) and a combination of acids known as the Jessner peel. Glycolic acid is used at a 30% concentration and is an effective moderate peel. The Jessner Peel is a combination of lactic acid (14%), salicylic acid (14%) and resorcinol (14%). This is a very effective moderate peel which removes dead outer skin and stimulates the dermis for production of stronger more elastic skin. The Jessner Peel is both safe and effective in trained hands.