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Advanced Medical Center offers primary medical care for your body’s well-being and state-of-the-art skin care advances to smooth and restore your appearance - at a reasonable cost. Dr. Ellison and his staff are constantly learning new, “cutting edge” techniques to improve skin health for patients of all ages - from teens suffering with acne to baby boomers who want to rejuvenate sun-damaged skin. Schedule a complimentary consult with our Skin Care Specialist to create a customized skin care program that works for you. Latisse® is the first and only prescription treatment approved by the FDA for individuals with inadequate or not enough eyelashes. The solution is applied topically to the base of your upper eyelashes once-a-day at bedtime. Results are typically seen starting at four weeks with full results after 16 weeks. Facials give the skin a healthy glow and are considered an important part of good skin care maintenance. During a facial the skin is cleansed, exfoliated and massaged to purge toxins, oils and debris from deep within the skins surface. Following the cleansing process a mask and hydrating creams are applied to the skins surface. Our aesthetician will customize your facial to meet your individual needs and will provide you with advice on a home skin care program. Microdermabrasion is a non-surgical skin resurfacing procedure. A highly controlled spray of crystals is used to remove the outer layer of skin, giving the skin a younger, tighter, more radiant look. Microdermabrasion can be used to treat fine lines, blackheads, whiteheads, superficial age spots, acne prone oily skin. The procedure is performed by a trained aesthetician and has no down time. Treatments can be done on all parts of the body including the face, neck, hands and chest. Chemical Peels revitalize and resurface the skin by exfoliating the epidermal layer. We offer a variety of chemical peels including mild peels that won’t deeply strip the skins surface. Customized peels available in our office include Glycolic, Salicylic, Jessners,TCA and the Obagi Blue Peel. Peels help dry out active acne, reduce the appearance of fine wrinkles and improve the appearance of sun damaged and aging skin. A skin care consultation is required before receiving a Chemical Peel. Waxing removes unwanted hair on the face, legs, arms, back and bikini area. Waxing removes hairs slightly below the surface of the skin encouraging a softer non-stubbly re-growth. Results can last from three to five weeks. Some patients have reported an actual decrease of hair re-growth in areas treated over time with professional waxing. Laser Hair Removal is the latest technique in hair removal. Intense pulsed light targets unwanted hair resulting in permanent damage or destruction of the hair follicle.Current studies are showing 81% to 90% of non re-growth of effectively treated hairs.Only actively growing hairs are affected, therefore a series of treatments are recommended. Electrolysis can treat one hair at a time while this procedure treats hundreds of hairs in a second making it the most efficient form of hair removal available. Botox is an effective non-surgical treatment done to smooth expression lines around the eyes and forehead. A medical professional injects a small amount into a specific facial muscle causing it to relax. Once the muscle is relaxed, it cannot contract and other muscles are not affected so a natural expression is maintained. A noticeable improvement occurs within days and results can last up to six months. For more information click on botoxcosmetic.com The Fotofacial uses light technology to rejuvenate sun-damaged aging skin and treat a wide variety of skin conditions. Our clinic was one of the first in Arizona to offer this amazing procedure. A licensed professional chooses specific wave lengths of light to treat the problem and achieve the best result. Broken blood vessels, brown or red spots,acne lesions, scar tissue, fine lines and facial flushing associated with Rosacea can all be treated with the Fotofacial. Patients have reported seeing an improvement in the skin texture and tone following this procedure. The procedure is fast with little or no downtime. Skin Care Products available in our office are pharmaceutical grade. We carry Obagi Nu-derm, Obagi-C RX System, Obagi Clenziderm, Skin Ceuticals SPF Protection lines, and Rhonda Allison. The regular use of these products can make a difference in the texture and appearance of your skin. Make an appointment for a complimentary consultation with our Skin Care Specialist to learn more about these fantastic products. Restylane and Perlane are FDA approved cosmetic fillers. When injected into the skin they add volume smoothing wrinkles such as the lines from your nose to the corners ofyour mouth. Restylane has been used in over 1.4 million treatments in the U.S. and is available in more than 70 countries. Restylane was the first cosmetic filler made from hyaluronic acid, a substance found in the human body. Unlike permanent fillers hyaluronic acid is broken down and eliminated by the body. Results from Restylane and Perlane last for up to six months. For more information click on restylaneusa.com Sclerotherapy is an effective treatment for the removal of spider veins and small varicose veins. A small amount of solution is injected into a vein using a very fine needle. The solution causes the vein to close up and collapse. The medication used in the treatment contains a substance that has a numbing effect. Treatments generally take a half an hour. Additional treatments may be required depending on the severity of the problem and can be scheduled two to four weeks apart. Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy is a special treatment performed by applying the photosensitizing agent Aminolevulnic Acid (ALA) to the skin and activating it with theBlu-U Light. Skin peeling occurs for several days after the treatment. The treatment damage, fine lines, and blotchy pigmentation are also improved because of the positive effect of ALA and the light treatment. This combination has the unique ability to minimize pores and reduce oil glands, effectively treating stubborn acne vulgaris, acne rosacea, and improve the appearance of some acne scars. The Blu-U is a very special blue light that is used to destroy the bacteria associated with moderate acne. The Blu-U Treatments are simple; you sit with your face close to the light for a short time at a schedule set up by your doctor. Treatments are usually limited to 15-minute sessions once or twice a week. The treatments may go on for five weeks or so. After some weeks, the Blue Light can control your acne, or clear it up for a very long period. In 2003 the Blu-U was cleared by the FDA for the treatment of moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris.
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