3 Quick Non-Surgical Treatments To Do Before Your Wedding

Your wedding day is probably one of the biggest and most important days of your life. That’s more added pressure to look next to flawless on the day when you tie the knot in front of your friends and family (and your partner of course!)

Starting that new diet or working out even harder is a given once that ring is on your finger. But what if you want to treat other concerns that can’t be solved through just food and exercise? Thankfully, you have plenty of non-surgical treatments that are available to you. The beauty of these procedures is that you won’t be spending your time resting and recovering—these treatments require no downtime so you can go back to planning your wedding. Read on to see what you can do about common concerns you might have and what you can do about them before your big day.

Concern #1: Wrinkles

Got some wrinkles around your eyes or lips that you’d rather not flaunt in your wedding photos? Then consider Botox injections. Botox injections paralyze and relax these lines you typically see between your brows, on your forehead and around your lips. These treatments take a few minutes to perform and will give you results that last up to 6 months. It takes up to a week for the final results of these injections to settle in. Consider getting Botox at least 1 month before your wedding date.

Concern #2: Uneven skin complexion

You want to look like a glowing and blushing bride, not a blotchy one. Unfortunately, not everyone has even and clear skin. One solution to an uneven skin complexion is intense pulsed light treatments like a FotoFacial. A FotoFacial uses radiofrequency, intense pulsed light and infrared energy to target skin concerns like brown spots, spider veins and blemishes. These treatments target the deep layer of your skin, which all leads to production of new collagen. Since you’ll see the best results after 5 treatments (each treatment should be performed 3 weeks apart), start your FotoFacials at least 4 months before your wedding.

Concern #3: Stubborn fat

Maybe all that working out and dieting isn’t giving you the results you want. Or you feel pressed for time to make noticeable changes in your body before the big day. By combining non-surgical fat reduction treatments with a healthy diet and workout regime, you’ll be sure to fit into your dress the way you want. Here are just a couple of treatments you can look into:

BodyFx

BodyFx treatments use radiofrequency energy for permanent fat reduction and cellulite improvement. The RF energy tightens the skin and high-tech voltage electrical pulses results in permanent death of unwanted fat cells. After combined treatments, patients can expect 2-6 centimetres of permanent fat reduction in the abdomen area and 3-5 centimetres of fat reduced from the inner and outer thighs. You should complete 6 treatments—each one is performed once a week. Start BodyFx treatments 2 months before your wedding. 

CoolSculpting

CoolSculpting treatments use cold temperatures to freeze and disable your fat cells. You can see 2-3 cm of fat reduction after just one treatment. You can get 2-3 CoolSculpting treatments, but keep in mind that each treatment should be performed every 6-12 weeks. A CoolSculpting treatment takes 1 hour to complete. Your final results are permanent, as long as you maintain your weight. Start CoolSculpting treatments 5 months before your wedding.

At SpaMedica, we want you to look your best whether it’s for your wedding or just because. That’s why we’re offering a Botox promotion for first-time clients. Each Botox unit is $8, a significant savings from regular pricing. Book your appointment now or call 1-877-712-8367 to look and feel beautiful on your wedding day.  

MiraDry: The One Way to Eliminate Your Excessive Sweat for Good

Imagine this: You’re on a first date with someone you really like in a fancy restaurant that you wouldn’t normally go to on a regular day. Your stomach is fluttering, your mind is jumbled and you’re trying to make sure you don’t say the wrong things that would put your date off. You’re real nervous but you don’t want to show it. Your date eventually excuses themself to the washroom.

As you pull your phone out of your pocket, you realize that your underarms are sweating. A lot. There’s so much sweat that it soaks through your shirt.

Now this could be a rare thing when you’re in situations where you feel anxious, but some people deal with excessive sweating every day. If you constantly apply deodorant and antiperspirant but you still sweat a lot, you might have a condition called axillary hyperhidrosis.

That’s a fancy name for excessive underarm sweating. This condition is when underarm sweat glands are overactive. They’re producing much more sweat than what’s needed to cool down the body. Understandably, people who sweat excessively often feel embarrassed or anxious in social and work settings. They worry others will notice the sweat or stains through their clothing. Excessive sweaters can produce 4-5 times more sweat than what’s considered normal. 

What You Can Do About Excessive Underarm Sweating

Sweat Shields

Sweat shields aren't a permanent solution or treatment of excessive sweating like MiraDry. But it’s an affordable option to stop sweat from showing on your clothes. Sweat shields are self-adhesive so you can place them in the underarm areas of your shirt. There are also shields that have elastic arm straps that attach to your body instead of clothing. Sweat shields are usually 100% cotton and can be reused or thrown out.

Some people find sweat shields too uncomfortable or that they shift around too much. You’re also out of luck if you want to wear sleeveless shirts—unless you’re okay with showing off your sweat shields in public.

Source: YouTube. Dr. Mulholland, a Toronto plastic surgeon, demonstrates the miraDry treatment in this video.

MiraDry Treatments

If you want a permanent solution to stop your sweating, then MiraDry is what you should look into. This non-invasive treatment eliminates excessive underarm sweating. During your MiraDry treatment, a physician uses controlled energy to eliminate underarm sweat glands; they won’t be making any surgical cuts or incisions. These sweat glands don’t grow back once they’re removed. Your results will last permanently.

The treatment takes about one hour to perform. For the best results, patients should have two treatments separated by three months. You’ll see that you’re sweating much less right after your first treatment. Another bonus is that it also permanently removes underarm hair. You can get back to work and regular activities right after treatments since there’s no recovery time.

Learn more about miraDry

If you’re seriously thinking about getting rid of your excessive sweating for good, read more about MiraDry and how it works. Leave us a comment or fill out an online consultation form if you need any more information.

New Year, New You: Look Even Better With These Skin Treatments

Everyone always says it every year, but 2014 has really gone by so fast. In a matter of hours, we’ll be ringing in a new year. Have you accomplished some of your resolutions? That’s great if you did, and it’s still fine if you didn’t. New Year resolutions are always about improving yourself or your circumstances. It’s a good time to try to set goals to live and look better than the year before.

Why not start with making beauty resolutions to have even better skin for 2015? Whether that means getting rid of wrinkles, hair or tattoos you don’t want, we have a list of treatments you should try out. Below are non-surgical treatments that can firm and clear up your skin so you look awesome all year round.

Botox

Source: SpaMedica. Before and after photo of a patient who had Botox

When Botox first emerged a few decades ago, many people were skeptical of the treatment. “Is it safe?” “Won’t it just make my face look frozen?” Patients and the media frequently asked these questions. There’s no doubt that some people are still reserved about Botox, but the attitude towards it is much more relaxed today with so much information available now. And plus, it’s the most popular non-surgical treatment year after year.

Botox, a purified protein named botulinum toxin A, relaxes muscle areas by blocking nerves impulses which trigger contractions. This helps to soften wrinkles on your face. Results usually last up to 6 months.

It’s like maintenance—a few injections of Botox here and there will keep unwanted wrinkles and lines away. It’s pretty common for people in their 20s to get Botox to prevent wrinkles from showing up in the first place. These treatments have been called “pre-juvenation”.

Laser Hair Removal

Source: SpaMedica. Before and after photo of a patient who had laser hair removal

Who doesn’t like smooth skin? It’s a hassle to constantly shave and wax every couple of days and weeks. Maybe you’re frustrated with always busting out the razors to scrape away hair during the summer. Laser hair removal is a way to quit that routine for good. 

With faster and better lasers, men can get the hair on their backs removed within 20 minutes. Hair on a woman’s whole body could be removed within that same amount of time. To permanently remove 80% of the hair, patients should expect to have 4-5 laser hair removal sessions. Different lasers and wavelengths are used depending on your skin and hair type.

Skin Tightening For Your Body and Face

With age and genetics comes droopy skin. Maybe you’ve noticed that your neck or cheeks don’t look as firm and tight as they did before. SpaMedica is equipped with several non-surgical treatments that combat loose skin. These treatments can treat your face or different areas on your body.

Source: SpaMedica. Before and after photo of a patient who had non-surgical liposuction

Body

Exilis is one of the available non-surgical fat reduction and skin tightening treatments to firm up your body. It’s a device that uses radiofrequency to contour your body and reduce fat without surgical intervention. Drop in the clinic once a week for 4-6 weeks and after that, you’ll see improvement in your figure and skin. These treatments are great alternative options for people who don’t want to deal with recovery time or surgery like liposuction and tummy tucks.

Face

If a facelift is out of the question for you, then be happy that the Pan G Lift is an amazing non-surgical alternative to firm up your skin. It’s a series of treatments that uses radiofrequency energy, ultrasound and more to lift your face and neck without any need for cuts. 

The Pan G Lift lifts up droopy brows, cheeks, jowls and neck—it also targets other skin concerns such as wrinkles and spider veins. Each treatment lasts for one hour. Right after your appointment, you can go back to work or normal activities. It’s that simple.  

Laser Tattoo Removal

Source: SpaMedica. Before and after photo of a patient who had laser tattoo removal.

So what if wrinkles or droopiness isn’t even your concern? Maybe getting rid of a tattoo is on your mind. Starting off the New Year by erasing an embarrassing or poorly designed tattoo is a pretty good way to renew yourself in 2015. Long gone is the idea that tattoos are forever; that’s far from the case now with the booming laser tattoo removal industry. 

The PicoSure laser is the latest laser in the industry that’s annihilating tattoos better and faster than before. With the PicoSure, the amount of treatments you’ll need is cut dramatically compared to other lasers. After 4 treatments, you can see 90% of your tattoo cleared. Compare that number to older lasers that require up to 16 treatments for tattoo clearance.

Start The Year With Enhanced Skin

If enhancing your skin and appearance is on your mind as beauty resolutions for the New Year, we hope we’ve provided some good options and insight for you to look into. Leave a comment or book an appointment online if you have any questions!

Happy New Year and best wishes for all you lovely people.