Advantages of a Med Spa

How many of you have drawers of unused skin creams that you have used for a short while and then lost interest, and they have piled up and expired?

When I was in the drugstore the other day I was taking in all the products that "supposedly" work on wrinkles or rejuvenate the skin. I was thinking that this environment at Ageless is such a plus. First of all, you can walk into the Spa and immediately get someone to answer a question about a product. Our people are constantly be educated and urged to educate themselves.

If you do not have a question answered to your satisfaction, let us know. No one knows all things, but we will try and look up and find an answer.

Did you know that there is a difference in Retina A and Retinol? Retina A is a prescription drug. An over-the-counter product may have all of the words you know are anti-aging, however due to FDA standards, they cannot have the concentration or trade marked product that are on our counters. The percentage of the product may also be lower. One of our Obagi products that contains Retina A is Tretinoin. This like most of our other products comes in different concentrations and is a prescription product. Retina A is a vitamin A derivative and is a good wrinkle reducer (not for really deep-set wrinkles).

Some products advertised as Vitamin A cannot legitimately claim that they reduce wrinkles.

Even with us, if you have very sensitive skin, a lower concentration of Tretinoin may please you and your skin. The product can still do what it proclaims but at a slower rate than Tretinoin at a higher concentration. Our aestheticians will be glad to point this out.

We all (every once in awhile) fall for the product that promises "miracles" but stay educated, be educated and wise about your purchases and take advantage of our consults that in combination with our skin treatments can make your skin close or better to its former state. Come in and see us.

Remember too, that even with our products, if you want rejuvenation and and have not led a healthy lifestyle, one without adequate sunprotection, or if you have auto-immune diseases, there is a limit on what you can use/or how long it will take. A young woman who has used botox as soon as she is aware of her deep set frown lines, may stave off how often she has to have botox, or the amount she has to use.

Come in and see us; and find out what you can do to rejuvenate or protect. Call or write us with your questions. Do not forget we have a small library of skin-care books and will do what we can to make sure we can meet your needs within a reasonable expectation depending on your "skin-age" and desire to improve. Joy