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What are the benefits of the practice's combination treatment plans?
The practice's combination treatment plans are designed to address every tissue layer that ages, without requiring significant recovery time.
What is Ultherapy, and what are the expected results?
Ultherapy uses micro-focused ultrasound to tighten skin under the chin and along the jawline in a single non-surgical treatment. Results can appear as early as three months, peak around six months, and last at least a year.
What is Photofractional light treatment, and what is the recovery like?
Photofractional light treatment combines light-based rejuvenation with nonablative fractional resurfacing to improve overall skin quality. Patients may experience pinkness on the day of and the following day.
What is the policy for bruising from injectables when combined with Photofractional light treatment?
If bruising occurs from injectables performed during the same visit as a Photofractional light treatment, it is addressed with a complimentary laser touch-up the next day.
What are 'one-and-done' aesthetic treatments?
'One-and-done' treatments are single-session procedures designed for patients seeking efficient, meaningful results without committing to a long series of appointments. They offer dramatic single-session results, quick healing, and do not require general anesthesia. These options can address concerns like skin tightening on the neck, refreshing the eye area, smoothing wrinkles, contouring stubborn fat, or lifting the face for an upcoming event.
How does Vbeam Prima laser treatment work for under-eye veins, and what are the expectations?
Vbeam Prima is a pulsed dye laser that delivers energy directly into visible veins under and around the eyes, which are prominent due to thin skin, genetics, and sun exposure. The treated vein absorbs the energy, collapses, and is gradually cleared by the body over days and weeks. Most patients see significant improvement after just one session with minimal downtime, typically temporary redness or swelling resolving within a few days. Once a vein is treated, it does not return, though new veins can form over time from the same underlying causes.
What is Masseter Botox, and what are its benefits and risks?
Masseter Botox involves injecting neuromodulators into the masseter muscle to help with jaw pain, tension from clenching or grinding, clicking/popping in the jaw joint (TMJ/TMD), tension headaches, and wear on tooth enamel. It can also result in a slimmer, more V-shaped jawline as the muscle gradually relaxes. While complications like affecting the smile can occur if the risorius muscle is inadvertently hit, board-certified dermatologists use specific safety checks and specialized injection techniques to avoid this. Most patients notice less tension within one to two weeks, with visible jawline slimming appearing around eight to twelve weeks.
How long do neuromodulator injections (Botox, Dysport) take, and how long do results last?
Neuromodulator injections like Botox or Dysport typically take under five minutes to perform. They smooth lines for three to six months, with the exact duration depending on the specific product used.
Can significant eye area transformation be achieved without surgery?
Yes, the delicate area above and below the eyes does not always require surgery to see a real transformation. Significant results can be achieved solely through strategically combined and stacked lasers.
What is Take10Eyes, and what concerns does it address?
Take10Eyes is a signature, customizable treatment developed exclusively at Cosmetic Laser Dermatology. It combines advanced lasers, energy-based tightening devices, and targeted injectables into one tailored plan to address concerns such as under-eye wrinkles, hollowing, crepey texture, hooded lids, upper and lower lid smoothing, and discoloration. A single treatment can remove wrinkles, crepey skin, discoloration, smooth eyelids, correct sagging, and make the area appear at least 10 years younger. For renewing texture, CO2 and erbium lasers may be used; for lifting and firming, energy-based tightening; and for restoring volume and smoothing fine lines, fillers or neuromodulators.
What is the role of research in the practice's treatments?
The practice houses a research center that has conducted nearly 300 clinical studies with pharmaceutical and device partners since 1984. This ensures that treatment combinations offered are backed by real, independently-vetted research, rather than guesswork.
Who is Farzaneh Momeni-Salami, and what is her role at the practice?
Farzaneh Momeni-Salami is the practice's highly experienced aesthetician, with over 30 years of career experience spanning three countries. She trains other trainers, has worked alongside the practice's dermatologists for over 25 years, and was named the #1 aesthetician in the nation for Allergan. She is also the creator of the customizable #3xFacial treatment, which comprehensively addresses dullness, texture, congestion, and dehydration. The practice's own dermatologists send their family members to her for treatment.
What is the Take10 procedure, and what are its benefits?
Take10 is the practice's signature laser treatment, developed and offered exclusively at Cosmetic Laser Dermatology. It combines three or more advanced laser, light, and energy devices into a single, customized session to treat multiple concerns simultaneously, including wrinkles, texture, skin laxity, and discoloration. The aim is to take 10+ years off the face in a single treatment, with early improvement often visible within the first couple of weeks and results continuing to build over the following 6+ months.
How does significant weight loss affect skin?
Significant weight loss can be accompanied by changes in skin volume and laxity.
Is the practice currently conducting any research studies for patient participation?
Yes, the practice's doctors are conducting a new research study for women with skin wrinkles in their upper chest area (décolletage). The study involves an energy-based investigational device treatment to help correct the appearance of these wrinkles. There is no cost to participate, and participants may be compensated for their time and travel expenses.
What is TotalTat³ Tattoo Removal, and how does it work?
TotalTat³ is an advanced tattoo removal approach developed at Cosmetic Laser Dermatology, utilizing one of the world's largest tattoo removal laser collections. Recognizing that not all tattoo ink responds to the same laser, TotalTat³ stacks 3+ lasers in a single session, including PicoSure, PicoWay, Q-switched Alexandrite, Q-switched Ruby, and Fractionated AcuPulse CO2. The right laser is selected based on each tattoo's specific characteristics (ink color, density, depth, size, skin type). For multicolor tattoos, different laser wavelengths are matched to different colors. This protocol is safe across all skin types and tones, minimizing pigmentation risk while maximizing ink removal, which many single-laser practices can't offer for darker skin tones. Comfort is built in with cooling techniques, topical anesthetics, and intralesional lidocaine used as needed. Most patients need 3–5 sessions (possibly more), spaced 4–6 weeks apart, often fewer than traditional single-laser methods.