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| Revised Date: 02/10/2008- Original
Publication Date: 2/08/2005 |
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A good friend recently invited me
to a no cost consultation with her young and very dashing "plastics
physician". When we arrived for her 10:30 am appointment in an
affluent suburb of North Dallas, the waiting room was full of women
who all looked gorgeous and were wrinkle free with noticeable
pouty lips and flawless skin.
Even more interesting, they were
all in their late 20s or early 30s like my 28 year old friend who
had already had experienced "injectible" lips that had lost their
plumpness.
My goal? To get more
information on this new type of self transformation known as
"injectible beauty".
When our time arrived my friend and I were ushered into a stunningly
beautiful office. My friend wanted a consultation with Doctor
Injectible, my code name for this well-known plastics physician, to
have her lips redone with Restylane, which she absolutely "loved".
It provided, in her terms, instant Angelina Jolie, Meg Ryan, Lisa
Rinna and Jessica Simpson style pouty lips. Although Angie's
lips are said to be really hers, Jessica, Meg Ryan and Lisa have all
supposedly been Restylane enhanced. Jessica Simpson actually
confessed to her lip job although she claims she has given up on the
injectible enhancements.
Once we were in front of the doctor I asked him what type of work he
performed and he explained he did absolutely "no surgery" and
specialized in "injectibles", lasers, peels and related beauty
enhancements.
Dr. Injectible provided a brief overview of the difference between
the current injectible plastic experts versus traditional plastic
surgeons. The key difference? The injectible experts
never do surgery while the surgeons may do injectibles but they also
do a variety of surgeries including face, eye and chin lifts, breast
augmentation, tummy tucks and other well-known self-improvement
operations.
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Dr. Injectible's expertise, besides injecting Restylane - the FDA
approved hyaluronic-acid filler - included expert placement of
Botox, Phenol, TCA (Blue Peels) and glycolic peels (AHA, Retinol
infused) as well as a wide range of laser treatments including the
TriActive Laser Dermology System by Cynosure which also has FDA
approval. Hair removal laser treatments are also available.
The TriActive Laser, according to the doctor, is a noninvasive laser
treatment which breaks up the fat cells associated with cellulite.
The TriActive shrinks the cellulite cells and smoothes the skin.
To achieve the best results some patients require up to 16
individual TriActive treatments at approximately $1,000 a pop.
Usually the first week of treatment includes two of three laser
sessions to kick off the cellulite shrinking.
The total
treatment time might last for several weeks with possible touch-up
treatments after the initial sessions. Of course if you gain
weight after going through The Triactive Laser treatments all bets
are off. But it beats surgical treatments. Right?
This plastics expert also offered
Radiesse and
Perlane
injections along with dermabrasion and a dizzy array of specialty
facials designed to peel the years and sun damage back without any
blood loss. My head was spinning with all the information and
non-surgical options available.
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The conversation turned to the
advantages and disadvantages of me having Botox injected for a tiny
wrinkle (in classic Feng Shui face reading it is the Mark Of The
Widow) on my forehead and for plumping up the area around my eyes.
The doctor enthusiastically informed me I "was a great candidate for
excellent results for my forehead and around both eyes". In
fact, he told me, Botox was "on special" and my estimated cost would
be $500-650 depending on how much of the poison had to be injected
at how many different sites.
In addition, I could also take
advantage of the "two for one" special discount if I had Restylane
injected into my lips at the same time I had the Botox injected into
my forehead and around my eyes.
The consultation turned to the
pros and cons of the various peels offered. I discussed my
past experiences with glycolic peels and the TCA peel, also known as
The "Blue Peel". Although I had fabulous skin for almost one
year after the TCA peel I had years before, I was reluctant to again
go through the horrendous pain during the application process.
Specifically I mentioned I had
literally been screaming the last time I had the peel. Doctor
Injectible laughed and explained how far the TCA peel has come since
my last torture treatment. Besides using special ice packs to
neutralize the intense burning which occurs when the peel burns the
top layer of skin off, they provide pain killing drugs.
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I explained that my last plastic
surgeon insisted I have a series of ten glycolic peels before having
the final TCA peel. Dr. Injectible noted that is sometimes
suggested for peel virgins but since I had suffered through a
previous Blue I would be able to bypass the glycolic and go straight
for the full blow peel treatment. Since the last Blue Peel
literally turned me into a bright blue Smurfette with large sheets
of peeling skin I was nervous to commit. Even though they
promised virtually no pain.
I also reported my last plastic
surgeon allowed me to snip the peeling blue skin sheets with a
sterile scissors to avoid hanging blue stuff off my face. Dr.
Injectible made a face and told me "we don't like any snipping,
pulling or assisting with the skin shedding process".
After discussing additional
Restylane lip injections with my
companion, it was agreed she would consider laser hair removal as
well. I was also encouraged to consider a Intense Pulsed Light
Therapy (IPL) treatment to remove a few scattered sun spots and
freckles that had popped up from years ago sun damage on my very
fair Irish skin. Unlike some lasers, the IPL works equally
well on both red and brown splotches. The IPL is also known to
assist with Rosacea.
Once Dr. Injectible had answered all our
questions, given us price quotes on the various injections, lasers
and peels, he ushered us to the front desk where one of his
assistants arranged multiple appointments, which took advantage of
the various "specials".
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After agreeing to have Botox injected into my
forehead and around my eyes, (considered multiple site injections),
Restylane into my lips and
an IPL treatment, I was shocked by the total cost I had racked up
during my "free consultation" by agreeing to all these treatments.
Did I have any of the injections,
laser treatments or peels? No. I decided to enter a self
imposed cooling off period to weigh all my options and research each
treatment further. With the latest reports on possible Botox
dangers, I wanted to really consider all the dangers and benefits.
I was also concerned about Restylane worrying about overly plumped
lips.
Summary
What exactly is Injectible Beauty? It is beauty treatments
centered around a wide range of injectible treatments including, but
not limited to lip plumping with Restylane or similar, line and
wrinkle removal with Botox, skin spot removal with IPL lasers, skin
resurfacing and a range of peels fine tuned with follow-up Botox and
Restylane treatments.
Injectible Beauty treatments are most often provided by doctors
who specialize in plastics. Plastics doctors may or may not
also perform cosmetic surgery. Some doctors prefer to only
offer injectibles for a number of reasons including less risk of
complications and very quick results.
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