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Choosing a Suitable Dermal Filler: Nonsurgical Facial Rejuvenation
After thoroughly searching social media for dermal filler before and after pictures, you are ready to move forward. Check. Now you want to know which one would be best for you. Read more and learn what injectors are looking for in a dermal filler....
What to Know About a Silhouette Instalift Thread Lift
Silhouette InstaLift absorbable sutures have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their ability to lift sagging facial features and restore lost volume and contour by stimulating new collagen formation without surgery. Thanks to their...
Benefits of Botox for Aging
Aging better is a hot topic these days. And Botox’s popularity is surging because of it. New, trendy diets and exercise programs increase vitality and health throughout aging. Now, people want to look the way they feel, and most feel younger than...
Science of Silhouette Instalift Threads and How Long They Last
Do Silhouette Instalift Threads work? Yes. Silhouette Instalift absorbable sutures lift sagging lower face skin and reposition the fat pads that have shifted downward. Silhouette Lift accomplishes this manual lifting via its bi-directional cones....
5 Biggest Misconceptions About Botox
Misconceptions about Botox There is a lot of noise in the facial aesthetics world regarding Botox treatments, some true and some false. Read more to find out the answers to your burning Botox injection questions. Will Botox make me look frozen?...
What is Sculptra, and How Does it Work?
Many think Sculptra is a specific type of dermal filler product, but it is not. It is a bio-stimulatory molecule that activates collagen production in the deeper skin tissue, restoring lost tissue support and volume. As we age, our body’s collagen...
What is Botox, and How Does it work?
In the aesthetic world, Botox is an effective way to smooth lines and wrinkles caused by aging. Initially used for individuals with muscular hyperactivity disorders, Botox is now one of the most requested treatments for facial rejuvenation. Over...
Understanding Dermal Fillers: What They Are and How They Work
Dermal fillers are soft-tissue injectable treatments that harmonize and refresh facial features, essentially pumping the brakes on aging. Over time, faces lose volume, support, and contour due to the normal aging process. Flattened cheeks can again...
Refining Botox Injections for the Better
For 20 years, Botox has been FDA-approved to smooth wrinkles, with approximately 100 million vials sold in the United States alone since 2002. Pharmaceutical companies traditionally advise a standard injection pattern and dose applied uniformly...
Understanding the Anatomy of Facial Aging Improves Natural Results
Patients of all ages visit Aluma to pump the brakes on aging. Some are concerned with tear troughs, others jowls. Understanding and treating the underlying cause of the undesirable symptom leads to more natural and beautiful results. As a patient,...
Retinols: Worth Every Penny
Retinol, Retin-A, Tretinoin, and the benefits of adding these products to your skincare regimen to reduce wrinkles, decrease acne, lighten discolorations, and foster collagen and elastin production.
The Beauty of Lips
Smile, kiss, and speak. That’s what lips let you do. They’re also a focal point of beauty and conveyor of health. In your youth, your lips are uniformly plump and vibrant, no matter their shape. By around age 30, your lips start to lose fullness...
What Matters Most
At Aluma, we believe ideal aesthetic outcomes are grounded in skillful observation and an artistic appreciation of light and shadow, symmetry and proportion, and the overall harmony of facial features. We look for the subtle changes and asymmetries...
Face Shape and Dermal Fillers – It Matters
Ever shop for sunglasses based on your face shape? How about choosing a hairstyle? When thinking about dermal fillers, face shape is just as important, maybe more.
Is Your Skin Dehydrated, Dry, or Both?
Cold air holds less water, which translates to less hydration for the skin. Skin hydration relates to the amount of water in the epidermis. On average, the skin contains 64% water. Hyaluronic acid helps maintain skin hydration, holding 1,000 times...
Dermal Fillers 101
Some people have naturally full lips, prominent cheeks, and smooth skin…many don’t. As we age, our face loses its plump, cherub-like appearance. Research has proven that collagen production slows, fat pads descend, bone-loss begins, and facial fat...
Scientific Data Supports Latisse
Top Trend — Thick Lashes. The appearance of the eyes is central to the perception of beauty. Long, thick eyelashes and full eyebrows are widely regarded as desirable attributes of the eyes. Through the natural aging process, eyebrows and eyelashes...
PRF: The Natural Fountain of Youth
Today, the buzz in the aesthetic world is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF). Both PRP and PRF are blood concentrate therapies. PRP and PRF harness the body’s regenerative processes promoting cell turnover, collagen...
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