Is there something you don’t like about your nose? Would you like to have a nose that best matches the features of your face? LaFerriere and Kienstra Facial Plastic Surgery may have just the solution for you.
Not all nose improvements require surgery. Injectable treatments, including Botox and dermal fillers, can help reshape your nose to get just the right fit for your face. The benefits include a more balanced appearance, greater confidence, and minimal recovery time.
Drs. Kienstra or Laferriere will listen to any questions and concerns you may have and examine your nose for irregularities, skin thickness and color, and shape. This will help to determine what type of injection treatment is right for you and what part(s) of the nose should be modified to best meet your needs.
To schedule a consultation and discuss your options with Dr. Kienstra or Dr. Laferriere, call 417-887-FACE today.
Time, sunlight, and gravity can take a toll on your face. Over time, collagen, a protein in skin, bones, and muscles, breaks down. You get out of bed one morning, look in the mirror, and wonder “What happened to my firm skin?”
Something you can do to promote collagen production is change your diet. Here are some foods to add to your diet to encourage collagen production.
Face Firming Foods:
Water rich vegetables like cucumber and celery promote collagen growth by adding sulfur to the diet.
Fish has omega 3 fatty acids which create stronger cells.
Soy products, such as soymilk and tofu, contain anti-aging antioxidants.
Red vegetables like tomatoes, peppers and beets help to protect against sun damage.
Dark green vegetables like spinach and kale add Vitamin C and help to protect against free radicals.
Berries such as blackberries and raspberries also fight free radicals.
White tea blocks enzymes that can break down collagen.
Orange vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes contain Vitamin A which regenerates damaged collagen.
These foods are not just great for firming your face; they’re also beneficial to the rest of the body. If you’re looking for immediate wrinkle relief, schedule a consultation with Dr. Keith LaFerriere or Dr. Matthew Kienstra today.
Join us for a Night of True Beauty on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. John’s Hammons Heart Institute. Enjoy complimentary wine and appetizers as you learn beauty tips and secrets you just can’t find in a beauty magazine!
• See demonstrations of our non-surgical procedures and treatments
• View our best-selling products in action, including some that can be found only at our clinic.
• Receive substantial discounts on many of our treatment and service packages.
• Discover the benefits of our exclusive line of LaFerriere and Kienstra skin care products.
• Learn how our facial laser services, chemical peels, Botox treatments, laser hair removal, one-of-a-kind cleansers, and select skin care products may change the way you look and feel.
The jawline contributes to the balance of your entire face. It affects how your nose and cheeks look, creating definition between the cheeks and jaw. The ideal jaw is shaped like a smooth upside-down egg with soft angles, and is free of excess fat and skin. But how many of us are the ideal?
Here’s how you can enhance your natural features to compensate for a less-than-ideal jawline:
1. Achieve a chiseled jawline by using injectables and filler.
Are you dieting to lose weight? Lower your cholesterol? You can literally “save face” by keeping certain fats in your diet.
Fat supplies the essential fatty acids (EFAs). Since the body can’t produce EFA itself, they are an important part of a healthy diet. EFAs are also vital to maintaining skin health, including rejuvenating and replenishing the complexion. “They are vital to strengthen the cell membrane, to keep nutrients in and toxins out,” explains skin therapist Louise Thomas-Minns.
Minns recommends oily fish, such as salmon or mackerel, and says that raw nuts and pumpkin seeds are excellent sources of EFA. Sesame seeds, avocados, many dark leafy green vegetables, and albacore tuna are also good sources of EFA.
We use Restylane exclusively in the lower eyelids because in our experience it gives the best result for this area. With this product, we are sometimes able to avoid lower eyelid surgery. It also has been shown to last several years when used in this location. Radiesse and Sculptra, although excellent fillers and volumizers, are not good for the thin skin in the lower eyelids because of potential lumpiness.
According to a recent report, it may not contain enough of the ingredients that block UV-A…and that’s bad news.
Protection against penetrating UV-A rays may be more even more important than protection from UV-B, which are less damaging during the winter, while UV-A levels remain fairly constant throughout the year.
Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center recently examined ingredients in a number of facial products with labels that claim they protect against UV rays, looking for either zinc oxide or a combination of avobenzone and octocrylene. Most did not contain adequate levels of the active ingredients needed to provide UV-A protection. Some of the products that claimed effectiveness against UV-A actually had none of these ingredients at all. Only 1 in 5 of these products contained enough of the right ingredients to provide adequate protection.
So, if your sunscreen claims to provide both UV-B and UV-A protection, take a close look at the ingredients listed on the label to see if it contains “the right stuff.” If it doesn’t measure up, or you are concerned about whether it contains enough of these active ingredients, ask Dr. Keith LaFerriere or Dr. Matt Kienstra to recommend a product that does.
Video diary of the Ultimate Reveal Treatment – BBL, Micro Laser Peel, and Profractional Laser. The best of all treatments combined for the ultimate result. Depth is customized to individual need and available recovery time.
