Dallas is a big city, of course, with dozens of respected educational institutions and even more training centers of various sorts, and that means that people all over Big D are going to school at this moment for a variety of reasons. But many are uncomfortably crammed into meeting rooms, hotel ballrooms or lecture halls that don’t take their comfort and convenience into consideration.

Don’t worry with parking hassles, rude classmates or having to find an obscure training center miles from your practice when you take your Botox training. Instead, choose an online Botox training program that gets you the education and certification you need without a lot of hassles.

The right choice for training is Dentox and the world’s foremost expert on Botox, Dr. Howard Katz.

Why The Dentox Program Is Best

The online Botox training program from Dentox is the best available largely because of Dr. Katz. His years of training experience mean you get the best training when you choose him, just like so many other Dallas medical professionals have. Here are some of the things that set the Dentox program apart from copycat programs:
• Dr. Katz teaches proven, tested techniques that help you get new patients for your practice without spending a lot on startup.
• Your certification comes from a man who is an innovator in the field of Botox training and whose name is on the patent application for many such products.
• There’s really no other completely interactive and hands-on type of online Botox education.
• Local refresher courses are always available to you for free at the Dentox facility in San Diego.
• Your class fee includes AGD Continuing Education credit you need.

Everything’s Included In Dentox Training

When you choose to take online training for Botox and dermal filler injection from your Dallas office or home, you get complete details on how to use Botox for the benefit of your patients. You even learn how to explain Botox to patients for maximum benefit to everyone involved. Essentially, it’s complete proficiency you get, so you can’t go wrong.

The class includes detailed course manuals, useful resource lists for later and sample forms you can use. Plus, you get the materials you need for your hands-on testing from your location to prove mastery of the material.

Online Courses Are Simply Better

In-person classes waste time. When you learn online:
• you connect better with your instructor because he talks directly to you
• you can look back on the class recording anytime you want for years
• your testing happens privately, so there’s no peer pressure
• you can consult with Dr. Katz by email later on any tough cases.

Great connection, the ability to look back, private testing and consultations later aren’t usually included with in-person training.

Make An Intelligent Dallas Botox Training Choice

The smartest choice for Dallas Botox education is a guy from California, as it turns out. He’s the best in the world at what he does, and you’ll know from the first moment you experience his teaching that he’s the right trainer for you. Why not contact us now to get the ball rolling?

Choose to bring online Botox training to your office or home and get the best possible training. When you go to the source, you get first-class training that will serve you well for many years to come.

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You may have heard of sleep apnea on a health program, or on a radio program, or even just heard people talk about it, and not really been sure what on earth they were talking about – but you were too shy to ask at the time. That is how most people hear about sleep apnea, but it can be very difficult to simply ask people what it means. We want to encourage people to learn more about sleep apnea, which is why we have put this guide together – to help people like you, as well as people who have been told by their doctor that they could have sleep apnea, learn a lot more about this medical condition.

What is sleep apnea?

Put very simply, sleep apea – or to give it its full name, obstructive sleep apnea – is a sleep disorder. That means that it is a medical condition that interrupts the natural flow of sleep. With obstructive sleep apnea, an individual’s breathing will stop for a moment, and then re-start again, but this will happen several times in one sleep session. A person is diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea if these apneas, or pauses in breathing, last for ten seconds or more.

There is another type of sleep apnea called central sleep apnea, which is much more serious, although the symptoms are exactly the same as obstructive sleep apnea.

How does sleep apnea even happen?

The difficulty is that breathing is one of the unconscious things that our bodies do. Another example of this is blinking – we don’t even have to think about it for it to happen. When we are asleep, these processes are supposed to continue because our unconscious is in charge of them. Obstructive sleep apnea is quite simple biologically: it happens when the muscles that lie at the very back of your throat struggle to keep your airwaves open, despite the fact that your brain is telling your body to breathe. In cases where the sleep apnea is actually central sleep apnea, that is much more serious, because it shows that the brain itself is forgetting to tell your body to breathe. Thankfully, obstructive sleep apnea is much more common than central sleep apnea.

What are the symptoms for sleep apnea – how can I tell if I have it?

One of the easiest ways for people to tell if they have sleep apnea, and how most referrals occur, is because a bed partner has noticed that someone is not breathing at certain points during the night. This can be very frightening for the partner of the person with sleep apnea, and that is often how a person comes to a doctor for help and advice. However, there are many other symptoms of sleep apnea, which you can keep an eye out for even if no one has mentioned to you that you are not breathing continuously when you are sleep.

Fragmented sleep is the main symptom of sleep apnea; people with sleep apnea will wake up tired every morning, even if they have been in bed sleeping for many hours. Sleep apnea will also lead to low blood oxygen levels early in the morning, because your body has been starved of oxygen. Over time, a person with sleep apnea will start to have problems with their memory, can develop heart disease, and even suffer from hypertension, otherwise known as high blood pressure. Sleep apnea can be very dangerous for people when they drive, as they will often be in a drowsy state.

Am I likely to have sleep apnea?

Sleep apnea is actually remarkably common, even if people do not talk about it very much. Believe it or not, there are more than eighteen million people in the United States of America alone that have some form of sleep apnea. It is difficult to tell how many children have sleep apnea because children are often very light sleepers, but specialists currently believe that between two to three percent of all children will have sleep apnea – and for children that snore, it is believed that as high a figure as ten percent of them could have undiagnosed sleep apnea. Although the stereotype of snorers are overweight, middle aged men, sleep apnea can actually affect any person at any age.

What causes sleep apnea – and can I avoid it?

Sleep apnea does not have one single cause, which means that it has incredibly complex reasons why a person could develop it. There are some particular risk factors that you can look out for. People that have small airways are more likely to have sleep apnea, as are those with a recessed chin, small jaw, or a large overbite as this affects the way that your windpipe develops. Someone with a large neck is much more likely to develop sleep apnea, so you should measure your neck if you believe that you are within the risk group. If you are a man, a neck size of seventeen inches or wider puts you within the risk group; if you are a woman, a neck size of sixteen inches of wider puts you within the risk group. Of course, there are very few things that you can do about these genetic biological factors. There are other environmental factors that you do have control over. People that are overweight are much more likely to develop sleep apnea, as are those people who smoke, or abuse alcohol. Sleep apnea seems to run in families because body types are generally inherited. Lastly, there are certain ethnicities that seem to be much more prone to developing sleep apnea, such as African-Americans, Pacific-Islanders, and Hispanic people.

How is sleep apnea treated?

It can be very frightening to be told that you or a loved one has sleep apnea, but thankfully being told this is not a death sentence. Instead, you can now start to thinking about the wide range of treatments and therapies that are now available to you. Most treatments will begin with behavioral therapy. This type of treatment attempts to remove any risk factors from you, to try to reduce the number of reasons why you could be experiencing sleep apnea. It is likely that you will be told not to drink any alcohol or smoke, and to avoid absolutely all sleeping pills and sedatives. You will also be taught the best sleeping positions to help your airways to breathe naturally; most people find that sleeping on their side helps to keep their airways open at all times (health practitioners should look at our course on how to add sleep apnea treatment to their business).

If you have been told that you have central sleep apnea, that can be even more frightening, because it can feel that your brain has been letting you down. Although no one is entirely sure exactly why, sleeping on your side has proven to be very effective in treating central sleep apnea.

After these changes have been made to your life, you may find that your problems with sleep apnea have disappeared anyway. If you discover that sleep apnea is still proving to be a problem, then the next step is to start to bring technology into your treatment plan. There are devices calls CPAPs and APAPs that you can use – your doctor will tell you which they think is the best one to start with. CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, and APAP stands for Automatic Positive Airway Pressure. These two machines make it possible for your airway to stay open throughout the time that you are asleep. Although they may sound a little odd, all you will have to do is wear a plastic facial mask while you are asleep. They are not uncomfortable, and although you may look a little strange, they will help keep you breathing throughout the time that you are asleep.

The CPAP and APAP masks will come in all different shapes and sizes, and if you have been told that you should use one of them to sleep with to help treat your sleep apnea, then you should make sure that you spend an awful long time choosing the mask that you are going to have. Remember, you will be sleeping in this mask, so it is essential that you feel comfortable in that mask. Every patient will suit a different mask, and sometimes it is only through trial and error that a person really discovers which is the best fit for them.

There are also different medications and stimulators that have been approved by medical boards and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration have approved to help treat sleep apnea from the inside out. You should make sure that you only take these medicines if they have been prescribed by your doctor, and you take them exactly as you were told to.

We hope that this information has been useful to you, and you now feel more prepared to talk and think about sleep apnea. Remember: if you have any concerns that you, or a loved one, may have sleep apnea, talk to a doctor about it.

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A laser is very simply a focused light beam that performs a cutting or heating purpose. A specific sort of laser beam can be used by a doctor for treating varicose veins when he has had proper training and adequate experience. Laser heat can damage a vein in such a way that scar tissue is created, closing off the vein. A closed vein with no source of blood dies and can disappear in time, perhaps a year or more.

Simple laser treatment is performed outside the skin and is effective in treating spider veins and the smallest varicose veins located just beneath the skin’s surface. In most cases, more than one session is needed for good results. These sessions are scheduled at 6 to 12 week intervals at the discretion of the doctor. (Those with poor blood circulation to small veins must first have large feeder veins treated before this kind of simple laser treatment can be performed.)

Endovenous laser treatment treats large varicose leg veins. Using this method, a doctor with proper training passes a thin tube called a catheter into the vein itself. The doctor watches his or her work on a duplex ultrasound machine. This type of laser vein treatment is less painful than vein stripping or ligation and requires a shorter recovery time. Plus, only a local anesthetic is necessary (see how to offer laser therapy in your establishment).

What To Expect After Laser Treatment

You should be able to walk without a problem after treatment, and the recovery period is short. You can likely return to regular activities immediately after simple treatment.

After you have endovenous treatment, you are required to wear a compression stocking for a week. The doctor will then perform a duplex ultrasound procedure at a follow-up appointment to make sure the vein closed properly.

Why The Procedure Is Done

Simple laser treatment is performed to eliminate small spider veins and the smallest varicose veins. In some cases, this is a secondary treatment step after large varicose veins have been treated with surgery or other procedures.

Endovenous laser treatment is done to close large varicose veins instead of performing more painful and invasive surgery to close the vein.

How Well Laser Therapy Works

Simple laser treatment has proven very safe and exceptionally effective over more than 20 years of use.

Endovenous laser treatment averages a 94 percent success rate, meaning it fails about six time out of every 100 procedures performed.

In cases where endovenous laser treatment doesn’t properly close a vein, a second procedure is necessary. In consultation with your doctor, you may then choose to go with another laser procedure, with radiofrequency treatment or with sclerotherapy. Vein surgery may be recommended in some cases.

For the best possible results, choose a well-trained doctor with a lot of experience.

Risks Of Laser Treatment

Side effects are possible, including:

Coloring changing of the skin.
Nerve damage that includes a feeling of pain, burning or prickling after recovery.
Blood clots, either small or large, occurring in the treated vein.

These side effects are less likely than with vein stripping surgery. The more experienced your doctor is, the fewer the risks. Ask your doctor how often side effects are observed in his or her practice.

What To Consider

If you are considering laser treatment, there are some questions you must ask yourself. These questions include things like: How much experience and training does the doctor have with this specific kind of treatment? How much does the exam and the treatment cost overall? How many treatments will be needed to correct my varicose veins?

When considering laser therapy, it makes sense not to take the decision lightly and to consider all alternatives before deciding on any type of procedure.

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Don’t believe the hype you see in those ads for wrinkle creams that offer an alternative to painful injections. Dermal fillers are products that work differently from Botox to correct deep lines, but injections are still required. Dermal fillers mean, however, that you don’t have to undergo cosmetic corrective procedures to get results for deep lines between brows, between the mouth and nose or even to correct a drooping jaw line.

No skin care products can do the job, but Botox and dermal fillers can.

That’s not to say that a good skin care regime doesn’t make a lot of difference, because it certainly does. But the effects of age, moving your muscles, loss of fat as well as sun damage and gravity contribute to a face that starts looking noticeably older around age 40 to 45. If nothing is done, it’s all downhill from there.

Dermal fillers are one way to take charge of your appearance and regain some youthfulness. In fact, when you see celebrities, models and others in their 40s who have skin that looks plump, smooth and young, dermal fillers are almost certainly the reason.

All you have to do is get over any fear of needles, then stop wasting your money on lifting creams or wrinkle serums that don’t work and turn to safe and effective dermal fillers. Once you’ve made the decision to have this kind of corrective treatment, the next choice is deciding in consultation with your practitioner what kind of dermal filler is best for your situation (practitioners see our course on how to offer dermal fillers legally). Here’s some information and advice that may help.

How Dermal Fillers Help

Dermal fillers perform a very specific function that’s unlike what other corrective medical procedures do. When a natural or synthetic material is injected directly into an area like frown lines, lines at the corner of the nose or mouth, depressions along the jaw line or even sunken spots under the eyes or other hollow areas, wrinkles or lines are immediately filled in and the skin is immediately plumper than before, eliminating the problem completely in many cases. This improvement can be effective for 3 months to up to 2 years or more, depending on the filler that’s used, how your aging progresses and how you maintain your skin and overall health.

Take note this is something different from Botox. Although Botox also involves simple and relatively painless injections, it’s usually used around the eyes, on the forehead and in other locations where it’s desirable to stop muscle movement that causes wrinkles. There’s no plumping or smoothing involved with Botox. A lot of people choose to have both kinds of injections for the best possible results.

There’s No One Dermal Filler That’s Best

Many different kinds of dermal fillers are used, and when administered by people with proper training, all can be effective in certain circumstances. And all have risks, though complications are rare. Which filler is right for you depends on how the practitioner does the injections, how skilled they are, how much experience they have, what you need done and how tolerant you are of potential risks. Forget the headlines in the media and which company advertises the most and choose the filler that makes the most sense for you.

Dermal fillers once showcased have fallen out of favor through the last couple decades, so headlines aren’t necessarily what determine how good a filler is.

Natural And Synthetic Dermal Fillers

Dermal fillers can be divided generally into naturally derived fillers and synthetic ones.

Natural fillers include the widely know hyaluronic acid and others that have small risks of allergic reaction. They provide immediate results that last from three to 18 months or longer, but they break down eventually. When this starts to happen, you can go back to get more filler injected to maintain the positive results. Most people get at least one follow-up injection within the first year.

Risks from natural fillers include the occasional allergic reaction as well as lumping and migration of the material. But side effects go away as the filler’s effects wear off.

Synthetic fillers can last a lot longer and are often semi-permanent in nature. Some might call them permanent because they don’t dissipate. Wrinkles come back only as you continue to age, get additional sun damage or don’t take good care of your skin.

Side effects are similar to natural fillers, but since results are permanent or at least semi-permanent, any problems you encounter or undesirable outcomes can last forever as well and are difficult to correct without other procedures.

Dermal Filler Reviews

There are many different specific dermal filler products, including even ones harvested from your body or someone else’s. Each filler choice has its own list of pros and cons. Given the relatively small chance of complications and the potential reward of a more youthful appearance, you may decide that using a dermal filler is an easy choice for you.

Keep in mind that your practitioner may recommend using more than one product type in your case since there’s no filler that can take care of every possible concern. Be open to the suggestions of your practitioner, but before your visit you should be educated about these products:

Alloderm is a processed version of human cadaver tissue prepared so that it retains its structure but cannot cause rejection. It has been shown to be effective in a variety of reconstructive surgical procedures when tissue has been lost to disease or injury. It can also be used for wrinkles and can last for 1 to 2 years, although there are really no studies to substantiate this anecdotal evidence. (Cymetra is an micronized version of Alloderm that’s rehydrated in the doctor’s office right before injection and may be less painful.)

Artefill is made of a synthetic ingredient called polymethyl methacrylate or PMMA mixed with animal-source collagen. Results can be semi-permanent to permanent, so great skill and proper training must be used to inject it. Risks include lumps, inflammation, hardening, grainy nodules at the injection site and migration of the material. Any problems that happen do not dissipate in most cases and must be removed, which isn’t easy. These long-term side effects are a tradeoff of the long-term results. In addition, maintenance injections aren’t usually required as they are with naturally derived fillers.

Fat grafting or autololgous fat is taken from one part of the body by liposuction, and no allergy testing is needed since the material comes from your own body. The complicated process of harvesting fat is often done in the doctor’s office. While there’s no consensus on how long results will last, injections can be effective for filling wrinkles for 12 months or perhaps up to 24 months. Migration is a very real risk, and the material can clump or bunch up in one area, causing a bumpy appearance. This can be difficult to correct.

Belotero Balance is another filler made with a basis of hyaluronic acid and is positioned in the industry as a multi-purpose filler because it can adapt and change within the skin for even correction. Softer and more malleable than some products, it’s good for nasolabial folds — or so-called smile lines — as well as vertical lines around the lips and at the mouth corners. Marionette lines — which run from the corners of the lips down to beside the chin — can also be treated effectively with this dermal filler. It’s used off-label in some cases for acne scar filling and on forehead lines. For deep lines, this filler may not be the best choice because there are thicker products with more crosslinking that can provide better results in these cases. Results from Belotero Balance can last up to 8 months, and some reports indicate results lasting as much as twice as long.

CosmoDerm 1 and 2 and CosmoPlast are products made from human collagen and widely considered safer than those made from cow collagen. CosmoDerm is best for shallow, superficial wrinkles while CosmoPlast is used for deep wrinkles. With this product, overcorrection is usually necessary for the best results, and touch-ups are required. Results from both products last from 3 to 9 months, a relatively short time. That means these fillers aren’t used as much as they once were.

Juvederm Ultra and Juvederm Ultra Plus are made from hyaluronic acid created in a lab. The Ultra Plus product is intended for deeper folds of skin while the Ultra product plumps and improves the look of fine surface lines. Both fillers last from 6 months to perhaps 2 years. Similar products Juvederm Ultra XC and Juvederm Ultra Plus XC include the addition of lidocaine to reduce the pain involve in having the injections.

Juvederm Voluma XC is yet another similar product but differs from the Ultra product because it contains a much thicker hyaluronic acid gel. It is used for filling volume loss in the cheekbones and chin caused by aging. It is not intended for use on the lips, in frown lines or around the eyes. Results can remain for up to 18 months, and your practitioner can help you decide if the product is right for you.

Perlane, a sister product of Restylane, is a transparent hyaluronic acid that is made in a lab from bacteria. Sometimes injected just under the skin, this product can also be used for adding volume. It can smooth wrinkles and folds and is especially helpful around the mouth, nose and under the edges of the mouth in the oral commissures. Because this product has a large particle size, it is better than Restylane for deep wrinkles and depressions. It can last from 6 months up to a year.

Radiesse is a synthetic dermal filler made from 30 percent calcium hydroxyapatite in a 70 percent cellulose gel carrier. Calcium hydroxyapatite is also used as a bone cement and has been used for a long time to correct skeletal defects. The material is stable, easy to use and had adapted well to use as a dermal filler. Because this product is thick, it’s perfect for use with deep wrinkles and not appropriate for finer lines. The results are semi-permanent.

Restylane, another hyaluronic acid filler derived from bacteria, is a smart choice for some superficial wrinkles, but research has proven that it can also work well as an overall filler for deep wrinkles and in cases where building up volume is desired. Sister product Perlane is intended for deep wrinkles. Results can last from 6 months to perhaps a year, and whether Perlane or Restylane is used is a choice your dermal filler practitioner will have to make.

Sculptra can’t technically be called a filler because it stimulates collagen production rather than adding volume where injected, but it still needs to be mentioned here. This synthetic filler is made from poly-L-lactic acid or PLLA and is related in some ways to alpha hydroxy acids or AHAs. The product can be used for indentations and wrinkles, ice-pick scars from acne and for general facial depression improvements where fat loss is an issue. Results don’t happen immediately and require multiple treatments every two weeks for the best results and then routine maintenance after that.

Zyderm I, Zyderm II, and Zyplast are all cow collagen products that deserve a mention. Zyderm holds the distinction of being the first injectable filler to gain FDA approval and has been used for over two decades, so the techniques and training for using this product have been perfected. Overcorrection is needed because the materials are absorbable, and results only last from 3 to 9 months. About 5 percent of patients experience hypersensitivity, so allergy testing is mandatory before use.

Risks From Wrinkle Fillers

Perhaps the biggest problem with dermal fillers is longevity. After that, it’s important to mitigate risks like migration and lumping, but a skilled practitioner with the right training can use the right amount of filler in the precise places for the very best results. No matter which material is used, there is a learning curve involved in injecting it correctly and understanding how the product interacts with the human body and impacts the skin. That’s why it’s always best to choose someone who has been injecting dermal fillers for a while and who has experience with more than one kind of product.

If you have visible signs of aging, there’s every good reason to consider using dermal fillers to correct them. When used along with well-made skin care products and proper skin protection in the form of sunscreen, hats and proper clothing, dermal fillers can be a sensible part of the anti-aging process and can contribute to keeping skin looking better and younger for many years to come.

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Mesotherapy is a natural and completely safe alternative to traditional invasive skin firming surgeries that is perfect for dull and dehydrated skin — or any kind of skin that needs a bit of a boost. This transdermal therapy can be performed on the entire face as well as the chest, the neck, the hands and more.

In the case of the Mesolift process, a series of superficial needling is done to the top layer of the skin, allowing the products to get down to the dermal layer where cellular interaction happens. Skin is nourished and rejuvenated from beneath the top layer, promoting collagen production, elastin strengthening and better metabolism.

Mesotherapy is a rejuvenating treatment that replaces hyaluronic acid for deep hydration, toning and cell regeneration. The right minerals, vitamins and amino acids are delivered below the skin for an anti-ageing impact. When done properly, treatment can tone and tighten, reduce fine lines and eliminate free-radical damage, leading to firmer, more radiant and more youthful skin that glows with youth and vigor. When combined with superficial glycolic skin peeling, the delivery of Mesotherapy is enhanced. That happens because the peel removes dead skin cells and opens pores so the Mesotherapy product can penetrate better. Usually, a series of treatments every week for 6 weeks is done to achieve the best possible results. After that, monthly treatments are done for maintenance (see how to offer mesotherapy in your business).

Which areas of the body can benefit from Mesotherapy?

Usage isn’t limited. It can help with cellulite, the reduction of body fat, weight loss, body sculpting, face rejuvenation, elimination of eye fat pads and more.

How does this treatment reduce cellulite?

Lumps or dimples in the skin called cellulite impact perhaps 90 percent of woman, no matter their age or weight. It is usually most noticeable on the legs, butt, hips and midsection. It is caused by connective tissue bands holding down areas of skin and trapping fat while the fat bulges outward in other places. Cellulite can result in a texture like an orange peel, but Mesotherapy can treat all four stages of cellulite.

In most cases, medicines are delivered without needles using the Ultrapeel Transderm System. This blend of drugs interacts with cells and encourages the release of the fat inside so that it can be burned as fuel for the body. The treatment improves blood flow and lymph drainage in the targeted area and removes tissues bands while melting the fat. The result is improvement in the undesirable appearance and loss of inches in the treated area. Since cellulite recurs, however, as many as 10 to 15 sessions may be required for the best results.

Are results similar to liposuction?

Mesotherapy is not a complete replacement for the invasive liposuction procedure, but it can be effective for both men and women who have fat areas where it isn’t desirable. For small areas, Mesotherapy is a great alternative and can be a great solution for people who are not good candidates for liposuction.

Injections of fat-burning Mesotherapy can reduce fat at the hips, thighs and waist as well as love handles on the back, on the abdomen and around the arms or in the double-chin location. At the same time, clients are urged to undertake a better diet, exercise more and take nutritional supplements for better overall health and the greatest possible benefit.

What does the term “body sculpting” mean?

Mesotherapy injections can provide body sculpting — also called cosmetic contouring — for the abdomen, face and neck as well as around bra lines, on the legs and thighs and even to the hands. The process involves delivering vitamins and amino acids to the particular areas of the body to tighten skin that sags and remove areas of fat, making the areas look more youthful and athletic without having to take any time away from work. Inches of visible results are usually noticeable within 4 weeks. The process should be used along with a healthier lifestyle, and repeat treatments may be necessary.

Is Mesotherapy used for facial rejuvenation?

The Mesotherapy process called Mesolift is a smart approach to treating age-related sagging and wrinkles on the neck and face. It can also slow down the progression of wrinkling over time and help improve ashen complexion. Mesotherapy can aid in reducing fat from below the chin, getting rid of free-radical skin damage and tightening sagginess. Even the eyelids can show signs of improvement without the long recovery period and unnatural appearance that comes along with many types of cosmetic surgery.

Does Mesotherapy work for eye fat pads?

Yes, Mesotherapy has shown to be successful in reducing puffy or fatty areas under the eyes that lead to a tired look. In many cases, Mesotherapy can delay the need for lower eyelid blepharoplasty — or fat pad surgery — and perhaps make the surgery unnecessary. That means the patient can avoid the potential complications that come from cosmetic surgery.

How is Mesotherapy done?

The standard needle technique must be performed by a licensed doctor with the right training. Using a small needle like the ones used for Botox injections, the doctor injects a special formula into the mesoderm. The penetration is very shallow. The strength of the formula and the number of injections is determined on a case-by-case basis. Patients usually need a treatment every 10 to 14 days. Doses are small and at one-inch intervals in the area be treated. In some cases, a number of small injections are made at the same site. Because as many as 100 needle pricks can be required per treatment, there is a great deal of anxiety in some patients.

In needle-free Mesotherapy, a system called the Ultrapeel Transderm Ionto System is used. It is non-invasive but also highly effective and more comfortable for some patients that the standard procedure. This system has receive FDA clearance for transdermal delivery of Mesotherapy without needle or injections.

The Ultrapeel Transderm Ionto System works by exfoliating the stratum corneum using microdermabrasion so that dermoelectroporation technology can cause the ionic drug to go into the skin under low-energy electrical pulses. This system provides a non-invasive option and can help reduce skin trauma and pain from needles. This means that people with an aversion to needles can benefit from this type of Mesotherapy.

The length of each treatment varies based on what the client is having done, but there is usually no downtime afterwards. Some with sensitive skin may notice discomfort similar to a scratching sensation at the beginning of the treatment that then disappears. Vibration minimizes the impact of the electrical pulses and makes for a very pleasant experience overall.

Are there side effects from Mesotherapy?

When Mesotherapy is done using needles for injecting the medication, most patients experience a little discomfort. Some feel local pain, a bit of burning for a period of hours and perhaps some short-lived bruising. There may be itching and soreness for a few days. As with any kind of product injection, there is a possibility of allergic reaction in some patients.

The introduction of non-needle technology for Mesotherapy has resulted in an elimination of most side effects from the standard needle therapy approach.

How many treatments must a patient have before results are seen?

That depends on many factors, including your body and how much of it is treated. Some patients get good results after a single session while others must have 3 to 5 sessions before results are visible.

Patients sometimes report that their clothing fits better and that they appear thinner. While losing weight is not a goal of Mesotherapy, loss of inches in possible. Some patients need 5 to 15 treatments or more for maximum benefit.

Along with the treatment, dietary, lifestyle and nutritional changes are advised, including nutritional supplements. Aging is a continuous and dynamic process, but Mesotherapy can help guard against some of ravages of age. Maintenance treatments may be needed for the neck, face, arms and hands 2 to 4 times per year.

Can a patient immediately return to work after treatment?

In most cases, yes. The procedure itself takes only 30 minutes per session, and there is little prep time or recovery time required. Patients will not be required to wear any heavy bandages or girdles as they are with some procedure types.

How often can a patient have treatments?

The procedure can usually be done once in every 10 to 14 day period.

What restrictions will the patient have afterwards?

The restrictions depend on the area that’s being treated and the condition for which the patient is treated, but they generally include:

• avoiding vigorous exercise for about 48 hours
• avoiding hot showers for 6 to 8 hours
• avoiding the use of makeup and other skincare products for 4 hours
• wearing of loose clothes near the treated area in the immediate moments following the injections.

Will the fat return to a treated area?

Mesotherapy gets rid of the fat inside a fat cell without destroying the cell so that the skin can regain a natural appearance. If the patient should gain weight after a treatment, fat will return to the area that has been treated. The failure rate of Mesotherapy, however, is about 8 percent, which is very low. When used in conjunction with diet and exercise, Mesotherapy has the best possible long-term results.

Who can have Mesotherapy?

Most healthy men and women are candidates for Mesoterapy. It is not recommended for pregnant women, insulin-dependant diabetics or those with heart disease, a history of stroke or ischemia, cancer, skin lesions, allergy to any components of Mesotherapy or those who take blood thinners.

Is Mesotherapy the same thing as liposuction?

No. Mesotherapy doesn’t involve surgery. It is the non-surgical removal of fat from fat cells. By contrast, liposuction involves the surgical removal of the fat cells themselves. While liposuction involves anesthesia, Mesotherapy requires no anesthesia and has a very short recovery time.

With that said, it is important to note that Mesotherapy does not replace liposuction. Mesotherapy works for removing small areas of unwanted fat, getting rid of cellulite and rejuvenating skin. It is best suited for people who are not obese but instead have only a few problem areas of fat. It is also a smart choice for those who fear surgical procedures and are therefore hesitant to undergo liposuction.

With Mesotherapy, the downside is that results are gradual. Liposuction can offer immediate results. Mesotherapy can smooth and even out fat spots that persists following liposuction as well, preventing the need for additional liposuction.

In short, the procedures are not competitive and are instead complementary. Mesotherapy is also an intelligent first choice for those considering liposuction for relatively minor situations. Minor to medium body sculpting can be achieved through Mesotherapy on the stomach, arms, thighs, hips, chin and other areas. In more extreme cases where the patient isn’t averse to surgery, liposuction may work better.

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There are 36 or more colleges in San Diego and many more training centers and individual instructors, so why would it be necessary to turn to an online Botox training course when there are so many educational opportunities right here in town?

UC-San Diego, San Diego State and Point Loma Nazarene University as well as their colleague universities keep more than 150,000 people busy and fill up more than 18,000 dorm rooms. But if you’re already busy, concerned with costs or want to be able to relearn and review what you’re being taught, it makes sense to forget the universities and training centers and bring online Botox training into your practice, your home or wherever you want it to be.

Online Training Is Better Than In-Person Training

Did you know that nearly half of all institutions of higher learning — including many here in San Diego — offer some kind of online learning? It’s no wonder that traditional colleges and universities are learning what smaller training centers and trainers in the business world have known for a long time: online training is actually superior to in-person training in many ways. That includes the following:

You feel more connected. When you’re in a lecture hall full of people, it’s easy to feel disconnected. But online trainers like Dr. Howard Katz, lead trainer at Dentox and provider of the nation’s most respected online Botox training course, are experts at connecting with the camera and therefore connecting with individual students no matter where they are. Think of how much more effective television newscasts and their personable anchors are than other ways of getting the news.

You can watch your class again and again. When you train in person, the class is gone in a flash. But training online means cameras capture the event, and Dentox provides unlimited access to the recording of your class so you can watch it again and again — even months or years later. A single class can educate you until you understand perfectly.

Assessment happens without peer pressure. In the case of the Dentox Botox training class, assessment is made based on photos and other materials that you provide directly to the instructor. You don’t have to stand up in front of the class and do anything. And you may be able to learn your injection techniques on real people, depending on several factors.

The instructor is always there for you. Dr. Katz is accessible to his past students by email. How many college professors make the promise of future availability? But keeping in touch by email with online students just makes sense.

Dentox Is Better Than Any Competitor

Online training also allows you to learn from world-renown experts that may not be coming to your area in the near future. That’s the case with the online Botox training course from Dentox. Dr. Howard Katz is an internationally known expert in cosmetic and therapeutic Botox whose name is actually on the Botox patent application. How much better qualified could your trainer be?

After a brief seminar and proof of learning, you can bring in more income for your practice to enhance its bottom line. And you can put yourself in demand in the marketplace. But your training won’t be as effective or as impressive if you choose inferior instruction.

When you choose Dentox and Dr. Katz to help you learn the Botox skills you need to add to your practice offerings or your resume, you’re clearly choosing the very best. And there’s no other San Diego Botox training choice that makes more sense when you want dependable, easy-to-follow training that stays with you and serves you well as you move into the future.

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When you understand the facts about dermal filler therapy, you’re better prepared to decide if adding dermal fillers is right for your practice.

How Accepted Is Dermal Filler Therapy?

Even more widely accepted by North American patients than cosmetic dentistry, dermal filler therapy is something both women and men are having done with increasing frequency. Ask around, and you’ll find just about everyone has heard of dermal filler therapy. Ask your patients too. You’ll soon find that both Botox and dermal filler therapy are widely known and accepted.

What Can Dermal Fillers Do For Patients?

Put simply, a dermal filler is a material that’s injected beneath the skin into areas like the nasolabial folds, the marionette lines, the oral commissures and other places on the face to plump them up and smooth away wrinkles. Lip augmentation is another of the many uses for dermal fillers. In the past, these services were performed only by dermatologists and plastic surgeons — or people in their offices. In many cases, the services are performed in these offices by nurses or medical estheticians who work from these offices rather than the doctors themselves.

Very generally speaking, Botox is often used on the top half of the face to relax muscles while dermal fillers are used lower on the face to fill depressions, but this isn’t always how it works. Dermal fillers are often used to frame the face, putting them squarely within the realm of cosmetic dentistry and what a dentist should be doing for his or her patients. These fillers are usually injected directly into specific places using extraoral injections in areas where dentists are used to making injections inside the mouth for anesthesia purposes.

What has proven intriguing to some involved in dermal filler training is that dermatologists, nurses and plastic surgeons are often not squeamish at all about giving extraoral injections but are concerned more about injecting inside the mouth. Dentists, of course, often have opposite concerns and aren’t so sure about working outside the mouth.

How Long Can Dermal Fillers Last?

That depends on the dermal fillers used and the skill of the person doing the injection, but results usually last at least six months. Some results are permanent. There are some fillers intended to be temporary while others are designed for permanence. In many cases, health care professionals don’t like to do permanent fillers at least on new patients because this can lead to bad outcomes and liability issues. Temporary fillers rarely last more than 18 months, so risk is limited.

Bovine and human collagen have been the most popular types of dermal fillers in the past, but allergy testing is necessary with these products and they are losing popularity. Hyaluronic acid products like Juvederm and Restylane are the most popular today and widely considered the best available. Hyaluronic acid is a substance that occurs naturally and that the body loses with aging, and fillers made from it add volume to the face and look exceedingly natural. Fillers of this type last from 6 to 12 months or perhaps a bit longer and can are popular for lip augmentation. These product names are also ones that clients may recognize.

Calcium hydroxylapatite is another naturally occurring body substance that is popular in the dermal filler Radiesse. This product is very viscous and thick and last longer than hyaluronic acid products because the material is slower to break down. When it does break down, the body sometimes replaces it with collagen, maintaining the wrinkle-free appearance for a longer period of time.

Choosing the right dermal filler material for the right purpose is very important. Practitioners must know which material is best in a wide variety of circumstances. This is obviously the result of good dermal filler training.

What Your Patients Want

Many people who come to your practice already use Botox therapy and dermal filler therapy. These treatments are quite popular and are becoming more so. Patients who have already had previous treatments by others don’t need any education from you. They’ll simply come to your office and ask you to get started. They know what to expect and will likely be pleased to be able to get the services from someone they trust and someone who can offer anesthesia and other comforts they may not have had in the past.

You’ll find that liability issues and wrong treatment concerns are very limited since results are usually temporary. An area treated with a dermal filler will return to normal within 12 months or less, so there’s little risk of long-term bad outcomes.

Training Is Essential

To perform this treatment up to the highest possible standard, dermal filler training is essential. You need to get training from someone who has trained many dentists and other medical pros in facial injectable therapy including Botox and dermal fillers. This will allow you to become competent in how these materials work, get better acquainted with the operation of facial muscles and learn about risks and benefits of offering this treatment to your patients. You also need hands-on experience in placing the materials and limiting complications. With a bit of practice, you can become an expert. Since many state dental boards allow these injections by dentists, you can make this a part of your practice right away.

When you get the education you need and perform within the guidelines set up by your state, you can legally and ethically perform valuable Botox and dermal filler procedures for your patients, increasing your value to your patients and enhancing your practice financially.

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A few years ago, the only people that would have the wonderful microdermabrasion treatment would be the rich and the fabulous – people that were already famous, and already had a huge amount of help to look wonderful. Thankfully, the last few years have proved that any treatment that they can have, we can have, and now microdermabrasion is a treatment can be had by absolutely anyone. It is one of those incredibly unique treatments because it is very scientifically advanced, but does not require any surgery or anaesthetic. Could it be too good to be true? We don’t think so, and you should read on to find more about it:

What is microdermabrasion anyway?

Put very simply, having a microdermabrasion treatment is a little bit like having an instant facelift, only without any of the cost or hassle. It is in the same field as Botox and chemical peels, but without any of the pain or chemicals that they include. Believe it or not, treatments such as microdermabrasion are becoming more and more popular with men just as much as women.

Microdermabrasion is when the rough skin cells that are on your face are buffed away from the top layer of your skin. After all, the very top layer on the skin on your face is the layer that comes into contact with the sun, the wind, all of the nasty chemicals that are thrown at us during each day to day – and that is the layer that can very quickly get clogged up. By removing that layer, you can lose all of those damaged skin cells that are proving to be so unhappy on your face, and reveal instead all of the new skin that is just waiting underneath to be unmasked. That new skin will be healthier, have a more natural glow, and will instantly make you look and feel so much better.

How does microdermabrasion work?

Microdermabrasion does not make any sense whatsoever unless you have a basic understanding of how your skin is made. It is important to know that your skin consists of two completely different layers, and they have completely different jobs. The epidermis is the layer that is on the outside, and which has to weather all of the things that a normal life throws at it. The epidermis is actually mainly made up of dead skin cells, which many people can find quite shocking. The dermis is the layer underneath, and is where all of those alive and happy skin cells are. However, going even deeper, the epidermis has one very top layer which is the layer of skin that we put moisturiser and sun cream in, and that is called the stratum corneum.

When you have a microdermabrasion treatment, it is the stratum corneum that is affected by it. That means that you do not have to worry about the deep layers of your skin being damaged, because it will only be the very outside layer. That means that the full technical name of the microdermabrasion should actually be micro-epi-dermabrasion . . . but we think that is slightly too much of a mouthful!

What can microdermabrasion do for me?

The effects of microdermabrasion are brilliant, and they can be achieved in a very small amount of time and effort. By removing that layer of skin on the stratum corneum, the body gets confused and thinks that it is under attack. That means that it sends lots of nice lovely nutrients and fresh skin cells and collagen to your face, leaving you with a face full of healthy, totally happy skin.

But what is even better is that your skin will not only feel better, and look better – but it will actually be better! As the stratum corneum has been removed, that allows your skin to breathe well for the first time in a long time, and more oxygen means that your skin will stay healthier for longer. The new cells that are exposed will be very soft and smooth, giving your skin a chance to stay healthy. Any sun damage or fine lines will have been removed, and now when you put moisturiese or sun cream on, they will go much deeper into your skin, protecting you and nourishing you for longer. Their active ingredients will actually reach the skin that needs them.

There must be side effects to microdermabrasion, right?

Right: but those side effects will only last a very small amount of time. For the first hour after you have had the microdermabrasion treatment, your skin on your face will look and feel slightly sore and red. You may have a little bit of swelling. How long that swelling and redness lasts is entirely up to how your body copes with it, but the vast majority of people will see a huge improvement within a couple of hours.

The main effects of microdermabrasion are all positive, and if you continue to have regular microdermabrasion treatments, the positives only increase. Studies have shown that if you have repeated microdermabrasion treatments throughout the year, your skin will actually start to grow back without those blemishes that you were hoping to remove!

So what do people use to have a microdermabrasion treatment?

Salons or clinics that offer microdermabrasion treatments will use a special tool for the procedure that will ensure the process will not be too rough or intense for your skin. Out of the tool will stream tiny crystals that will gently move the dead cells away from your face. There will also be a small vacuum as part of the tool, and that will collect up the dead skins as they are removed. The vacuum will make a small amount of noise, and some people can find this a bit off-putting, but you should not let that put you off having this amazing treatment.

Microdermabrasion is a fantastic procedure that can totally revolutionise the way that a person can look and feel. Why not talk to your salon or dermatologist about how microdermabrasion can transform your life.

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