Dr. Janna Bentley & Dr. Mandy Wong are honoured to be among the few clinics selected for UBC Okanagan’s new Southern Okanagan Medicine Program in Dermatology. This pilot project will have a select few students rotate through in the next few months in preparation for the new medical school opening in 2011.
The last while has seen a lot of staff activity at Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics:
Women and men are still investing in themselves particularly in appearance enhancing treatments that restore youth and erase wrinkles. People don’t always have the time or money to take away from daily life to recover from surgery nor do they want a sudden change in appearance. They do want to look younger, fresh and prevent aging.
Injections can offer dramatic improvement and natural looking results to make you look younger, but the visible outcome you achieve is highly variable based on your existing appearance and the skill of the physician or nurse who treats you.
FDA or HBA (Canadian) are 2 things every consumer should ask about before accepting an injection. There are a number of dermal fillers, injections that plump the skin or smooth creases on the market. Consumers should carefully re-consider the investment in “collagen boosting” and “line-filling creams” that can not duplicate the results of Botox® and dermal fillers.
Botox® is a drug that moderates or temporarily interferes with nerve function. For those who want to look younger, fresher, and more approachable this means that an injection can diminish the muscle actions that create lines on the forehead, around the eyes, and around the mouth. Injections can slow down aging in people who aggressively squint and who dramatically lower and raise their eyebrows. By simply slowing these movements you both preserve natural animation and can prevent lines or delay sagging eyelids.
Injections may be categorized as beauty treatments, but first and foremost, cosmetic treatments are medical procedures. It’s not something to do at a party or a salon. Know the doctor or nurse who is treating you, establish a relationship of trust and confidence so you know where to turn after a treatment whether you have questions, concerns or to replicate your results when its time to refresh the treatment. “A recent study in the US FDA demonstrates that the rate of complications from cosmetic injections is 1in 10,000 (source ASAPS).”
Free entry with any product purchase of $50 or more.
Also, the Kelowna Food Bank receives a portion of each sale for the selected skin care products at reception.
For more information www.vitamindsociety.org is a great resource.
It’s estimated that in North America 60% of the general adult population has spider and or varicose veins. These dilated blood vessels under the skin may cause dull ache, itchiness, swelling, restless legs, night cramps, dry scaly skin and ulcers on the lower legs.
Risk Factors are:
Start with a thorough assessment: Doppler ultrasounds and duplex scanners are often used. During this assessment a trained professional can distinguish between a healthy and unhealthy valve.
Next a treatment plan is decided upon. Regardless of treatment chosen compression stockings are extremely effective in relieving the discomfort of varicose veins and should be properly fitted and part of your plan.
Sclerotherapy involves injecting the diseased vein with a medication that produces irritation in the vein causing the body to shut down the irritated vein. Immediately other routes for blood flow are found in healthier surrounding veins.
EVLT (endovenous laser therapy) is often considered a superior alternative to painful surgical stripping. It’s a quick minimally invasive laser procedure that leaves no scar, has minimal discomfort, rapid recovery, immediate relief from symptoms performed in office under local anesthesia. The laser delivers heat directly into the vein causing coagulation and collapse of the affected vein. Blood flow is immediately rerouted to healthier veins.
At Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics Clinic we provide state of the art technology and two of the leading, and highly respected, specialists in this field.
Is a no downtime procedure that offers permanent reduction of hair in the treated area. It works by heating the actively growing hair follicle to a high enough temperature to permanently destroy the hair. People that have hair that is light brown to black are ideal candidates. Red, blonde, white and grey hair doesn’t contain enough melanin (the target for the laser) and any results are temporary. Generally 4-10 treatments are needed depending on colour of the hair and skin, and also location of the hair. After a series of treatments you can expect 50-95% clearance. The treatment is slightly uncomfortable. There’s always the option of applying a topical numbing cream. Always use sunblock after and between any laser treatments.
Not all lasers are created equal and results will vary from laser to laser. Ensure your clinic has an experienced and educated laser technician, a Medical Cosmetic clinic is equipped and able to deal with any side effects you may experience. Ask if their laser is approved (FDA) for permanent hair reduction. Remember that heat destroys the hair follicle.