The Best Time For Sclerotherapy Is Now…

Fall and winter are the perfect seasons to consider removing unsightly superficial leg veins. Give yourself plenty of time to recover and seek additional treatments so your legs are beautiful and vein-free by spring. Schlerotherapy treatment utilizes injections into troublesome veins and is usually preferred over laser treatments. Angie Dawley, RN, has provided this service to Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group clients for more than sixteen years so schedule a consultation with her today.

 30 minute session–$225

The Perfect Brow

If your healthy diet usually loses steam during the holidays, there is one thing you can keep in shape despite the pumpkin pie and egg nog; your eyebrows. With the right technique, perfectly-coiffed eyebrows will create a lifting effect making your eyes appear bright and younger. 

 If shaping doesn’t provide enough lift try a simple injection of Botox. This is referred to as a Botox brow lift which gives the appearance of wider eyes and more space below the brows. Contact Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group for more information.

Eye Brow Wax: $15  

Botox Brow Lift: $100-$150

Let’s Get Chemical

A chemical peel will smooth and improve the texture of your skin by removing its damaged outer layers. The pain-free procedure takes about an hour and the results are dramatic and long-lasting. Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group offers PCA chemical peels, the most gentle and light chemical peel available. Not only will a PCA peel exfoliate, tighten, and smoothe your skin, it’s  very effective at treating blemishes, acne, and uneven skin pigmentation. Tori, a 38 year old Knoxvillian, recently enjoyed her first chemical peel. “I was so pleased with the immediate results,” she said.  “ My skin is smoother, more even and has a healthier glow,” said Tori.

PCA Chemical Peel Treatment: $75-$165 and $90-$170

Glō Minerals Makeup – A Fresh Face for the Fall

Tired of that dry, pancake foundation that makes you rush home to wash your face every night?  Glō Minerals could be the cosmetic solution you’ve been looking for.  This skin-nurturing collection combines high-pigment minerals, pharmaceutical- grade ingredients and antioxidants to enhance your natural skin tone and texture.  Glō Minerals is a clinically advanced make-up that covers, corrects and protects.  The formulation reflects light giving your skin a fresh, clean feel while providing adequate coverage.

The Glō Minerals line is oil-free, synthetic/fragrance free and is SPF 15 making is ideal for most skin types. 

Call Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group today to schedule your complimentary Glō Minerals consultation.

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Sculptra® Aesthetic 101: Getting Beautiful Safely

Known in inner circles as the “liquid face lift,” many individuals are opting for non-surgical cosmetic procedures like Sculptra® Aesthetic these days. Many of you may still have questions associated with the administration, results and side effects associated with Sculptra® Aesthetic so Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group has set out to answer your most frequently asked questions.

What is Sculptra® Aesthetic?
Sculptra® Aesthetic is a dermal filler made of Poly-L-Lactic Acid (PLLA). Dermal fillers can stimulate your body to produce your own natural collagen.

How does Sculptra® Aesthetic work?
With Sculptra® Aesthetic, tiny particles of PLLA are diluted in a suspension of sterile water, carefully implanted in the skin and then molded for optimal results. The particles of PLLA stimulate the formation of new collagen in the skin, adding volume over time.

Is Sculptra® Aesthetic safe?
PLLA has been safely used in orthopedics since the mid-nineties and has been used in Europe since 1999 for cosmetic correction of scars and wrinkles. Recently approved by the FDA for cosmetic use in the U.S., Brooke Nix, PA-C has been using Sculptra® Aesthetic successfully in our practice to restore facial contours and volume for over four years.

How many treatments of Sculptra® Aesthetic do I need?
Sculptra® Aesthetic may require a series of three to five treatments every four to six weeks.

What areas can be treated with Sculptra® Aesthetic?
Areas that can be treated with fillers include the nasolabial folds, cheeks, hands, corners of mouth, jowls, scars, vertical lines above the lips, under eyes and below the brow to give the appearance of a lift.

Will it be obvious someone has had a Sculptra® Aesthetic treatment?
Improvement in contour occurs gradually over two to six months, an advantage for those people wishing to avoid the telltale overnight change in appearance of cosmetic surgery.

What credentials should I look for when choosing my provider?
Choose an experienced provider- someone highly trained in using Sculptra®Aesthetic who has done many treatments. Brooke Nix, PA-C has been using Sculptra® Aesthetic successfully in our practice to restore facial contours and volume for over four years. Medical practices that specialize in facial anesthetics, such as Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group, have expansive knowledge of facial anatomy and experience using Sculptra®Aesthetic. Experience, integrity and credibility matter when choosing a provider.

BOTOX® 101: Getting Beautiful Safely

More than four million American women used injectable fillers such as BOTOX® Cosmetic last year. East Tennessee women are no exception to this trend but many of you still have questions about the administration, side effects and results associated with BOTOX®. Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group set out to answer your most frequently asked questions.

Is BOTOX® Cosmetic safe?
BOTOX® has been used therapeutically for 17 years. The same formulation received FDA approval in 2002 for treatment of moderate to severe frown lines (also known as 11s) between the brows.

Will BOTOX® Cosmetic leave me with a frozen face?
Although the results are visible, a treatment with BOTOX® Cosmetic does not make you look like “you’ve had work done.” The muscle activity that causes frown lines between the brows is simply reduced, so you can still frown or look surprised without the wrinkles and creases.

What areas can be treated with BOTOX®?
The most common areas are forehead, glabella, lips, crow’s feet, brow lift and neck.

I’ve heard that BOTOX® can be used to control hyperhidrosis. Is this true?
Yes. BOTOX® is also used on underarms, hands and feet to treat hyperhidrosis. These treatments slow the production of sweat glands and can last for five to nine months.

Brooke Nix, PA-C treats a Medi-Spa patient.

If I stop using BOTOX® Cosmetic, will my face look different than before?
The effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic can last up to four months. When the drug wears off, your face will return to its pretreatment condition. Many people choose to continue regular treatments (typically two to three times per year).

Do men use BOTOX® Cosmetic as well?
Yes, men constitute about 10% of all BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments and that number continues to grow.

What credentials should I look for when choosing my provider?
Choose an experienced provider – someone highly trained injecting BOTOX® Cosmetic who has done many treatments. Medical practices that focus on facial aesthetics, such as Medi-Spa at Knoxville Dermatology Group, have expansive knowledge of facial anatomy and experience injecting BOTOX® Cosmetic. In fact, Medi-Spa is the largest dermatological provider of BOTOX® Cosmetic in Tennessee. Experience, integrity and credibility matter when choosing a provider.