And the deals continue… botox, latisse, and juvederm

quick blog today, but just got the new promo in the mail for juvederm.  I promise I will stop these market-y car salesman type blogs, but I had to let you know in case you aren’t actively checking my website specials page….
Free vivite defining lip plumper with juvederm xc treatment.

who doesn’t want their lips plumped

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ASAPS 2009 statistics on cosmetic surgery

I love numbers and science.  I find these statistics interesting.  The top three procedures I do (not shockingly) correlate with the most popular procedures done overall: breast augs, liposuction, and eyes.  The top nonsurgical I do, again correlates: botox.  My patient base is me- the mommy makeover, women in their 40s crowd- and people age

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Dysport Challenge. Love it or leave it? A botox alternative for you?

What is dysport?
It is a botox alternative.  It is made from botulinimtoxin A.  It is a competitor to botox.  Coke vs. Pepsi if you will.
Why have I not offered it before?
I did do trials on a few patients and waited until they were out months to evaluate.  Did it work? as well? less well? Did they

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who is doing your injections? should they be? what is bill AB252?

The Medi Spa.  Who doesn’t want to have medical procedures done in a spa? The soothing lights, smell of lavender, and cucumber ice water.  Sounds much better than a doctor’s office.  Oooh, and it is in the mall? Maybe I can go get a pair of shoes afterwards.
The issue is no one should inject who

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botox pricing- what am i getting? (aka why are some places cheaper?)

Ahhh.
So you are wondering why the spa down the street is offering “one area” of botox for $150 and another place costs $400. How can this be?
Botox comes in a vial with 100 units.  We doctors must reconstitute the botox, which is a fancy way of saying we add saline to it to suspend the

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