An Esthetician Mom’s Guide to Kids’ Skincare

Thanks to social media, kid skin care routines have become all the rage. While we love that these little self-care Queens and Kings are showing an interest in their skin, parents have to beware of the products they are using.   As a mom of a nine-year-old skin-care loving girl and an esthetician of 15 years, […]

Am i a good candidate for botox?

It can be disheartening to look in the mirror and realize that the aging process is starting to have an effect on your appearance. The truth is that once we hit our mid to late twenties, our face starts to show the aging process. Once we hit our late thirties or early forties, the change […]

Exfoliate your skin with dermaplaning

If you’ve tried every skincare product on the market and are still frustrated by a dull and lifeless complexion, you may want to try dermaplaning. This cosmetic procedure is an exfoliating treatment that is performed with a precision scalpel. The dead skin cells and vellous hair, better known as peach fuzz, are gently removed from […]

Five reasons why a medical spa is not your typical doctor’s office

Even though a medical spa in the state of Illinois is owned and operated by a physician and follows all the same rules as a medical office, a medical spa is not your typical physician’s office.  A medical spa is a doctor’s office specializing in non-surgical cosmetic treatments to improve a patient’s appearance.  These treatments […]

About Medical grade chemical peels

PCA skin is a clinical skin care line sold only through PCA-certified physician offices, proven to change the overall health of your skin. PCA Skin provides customizable professional treatment options for all skin conditions including aging, acne, sensitive and hyperpigmentation through the use of daily care products and medical-grade chemical peels. PCA Skin, the originator […]

Say goodbye to your double chin with kybella

Have you ever noticed that there are some features that can take a very attractive person and make them look almost completely unattractive? For example, there are a lot of individuals out there who most would agree are attractive, but they have a double chin that detracts from their appearance. These individuals may be at […]

Everything you ever wanted to know about body contouring

We all have at least one area of our body that we can pinch an inch or more and motivates us to get to the gym or try another diet, often to no avail.  Stubborn fat resistant to diet and exercise is the target of the latest trend in aesthetic medicine; non-surgical body contouring.  Until […]

3 reasons why you should have cosmetic botox before the holidays

 The holidays are typically a time of the year that fill up our social calendar with work parties and school programs and festivities with our families.  We interact socially with more people during the holidays than any other time of the year.  It can be exhausting and for some downright stressful. Botulinum toxin A (BOTOX […]

Restore lost facial volume with dermal fillers

The better we look, the better we feel. When we look in the mirror and we are happy with what we see, we feel confident to take on whatever life brings us. Something that is interesting about us as humans is that our perception of ourselves can be very different from the way that people […]

The best way to lose your double chin

Have you ever looked in the mirror, only to have your gaze drawn downward, where you wince at the site of the fullness under your chin?  Has your second thought been rather negative toward close family members who handed down their genetic trait of an enlarged fat pad in this area?  Has your third thought […]