None of these products will even come closed to enlarging and defining the lips, only a dermal filler such as Juvederm or Restylane will give you  a natural, long-lasting result you want…immediately.

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At the present time these spas are not required to be licensed and are not regulated by the state if they are owned by, or affilated with a physician even thought the physician is not required to be present at the spa.

Over the past five years the  FDA received 930 reports of dermal filler injury administer by untrained personnel or in settings other that health clinics or physician’s offices.  These injuries ranged from facial palsy, infections, and scarring.

Dr. Jeffrey Dover, a well know dermatologist served on the task force to regulate medical spas.  He proposed cosmetic treatments only be performed by physicians or those employed by the medical practice.  He made reference to patients referred to his practice by their own doctor with brown spots to be lasered; under his trained eye these spots were in fact skin cancers.  If these patients had gone to a med spa, their spots might have been lasered and their skin cancers gone undetected.

Unfortuately, legislation to more tightly regulate medical spas was stalled in the State House last summer.

Click here to read the full article that recently appeared in the Boston Globe.

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Medical needling involves the use of a small rotary device which produces micro punctures  in the outer layer of the skin and allows better absorption of a variety of skin care products.

This leads to increased collagen production and smoother skin with fewer wrinkles.

The beneficial effects of vitamin A and C skincare products have already been proven. The difficulty tends to be in their ability to penetrate the outer layer of the skin. This is where medical needling procedures come into play.

If you find yourself in this position, you should know that a series of in-office treatments, along with a pre- and post-treatment skincare regimen with Environ products, will help lessen fine lines and wrinkles around your mouth, eyes, and other areas. Undergoing micro-needling will also improve acne scarring.

The procedure causes minimal swelling and modest to no bruising. You can return to work the day after treatment, with no outward signs other than some flushed skin similar to sun exposure.

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Recently, the FDA has approved Restylane for the use in lip augmentation or lip plumping.  This will be the first hyaluronic acid dermal filler on the market today approved for this purpose in patients over 21 years of age.

According to the ASAPS, Americans spend $1.9 billion in 2010 on injectable fillers.  They also reported that hyaluronic acid procedures were the second most popular non-surgical cosmetic procedure, preceded only by Botox injections.

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