Spring Specials in the Skin Spa

Spring Specials! Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa offers the following specials for April and May.

25% off any CoolSculpting treatment: FDA-cleared, non-invasive treatment to gently reduce fat bulges and "love handles" using advanced cooling technology that targets and eliminates fat cells. Learn more...
 

20% off Clear + Brilliant treatment: This laser treatment is designed to target early signs of aging skin and to help to prevent them.

10% off Thermage™ Body treatment only.

Laser Hair Reduction Special: Receive 25% Off a single treated area or purchase one area at full price and receive second area of equal or lesser value at 50% off.
 
$99 Spa Special: Ultrasonic or Microdermabrasion offered on Tuesdays with Emma ($51.00 savings)!

For more information and to schedule an appointment, please call 781-934-2200.

All Specials expire May 31, 2013.

Dr. Hamori on Cosmetic Gynocology: "No Longer Taboo"

Dr. Hamori is a contributing expert on The Plastic Surgery Channel on topics of cosmetic gynocology and breast augmentation. In the video below, she describes some of the trends in fashion and culture that give rise to an increase in women asking for cosmetic adjustments or enhancements to the vaginal area, specifically the labia. Dr. Hamori is a frequent speaker on this topic. She has performed many labioplasty procedures and is often called to instruct or speak to other surgeons on labioplasty technique and results.

View more videos by Dr. Hamori on The Plastic Surgery Channel.

View Dr. Hamori's YouTube Channel.

View Dr. Hamori's information pages on Labioplasty.

Dr. Hamori: A "New Beauty" Expert Since 2006

The publication of the January 2013 issue of New Beauty magazine, also marks the eighth year that Dr. Hamori has been on board as a "New Beauty Expert."   

New Beauty, The Beauty Authority, is a glossy magazine as well as an informative website featuring the Daily Beauty section with tips for makeup, skin care, anti-aging, hair and more. It also profiles the top cosmetic doctors nationwide. The magazine is sold on newsstands.

You can pick up a complimentary copy of the magazine when you visit Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery +  Skin Spa in Duxbury — 95 Tremont Street just off Route 3 at Exit 10. (While supplies last.)

Visit the New Beauty website. View Dr. Hamori's profile on New Beauty.

Introducing Pelleve: Non-surgical Skin Tightening

We are happy to announce an exciting new skin tightening innovation in our Skin Spa — Pellevé® (pronounced Pell-a-vay). This is a new FDA-cleared technology for treating facial wrinkles without surgery.

Pellevé® works by heating the deep layers of your skin using radio-frequency without damaging the top layer. The heat treatment, which feels like a warm facial massage, causes collagen in your skin to contract and tighten. After the treatment, your skin will start to produce new collagen resulting in a improvement in your skin quality, firmness and tightness.

Pellevé® can be used to treat the skin on the face, including:

• Sagging skin under the chin 
• Nasolabial folds 
• Wrinkles around the mouth  
• Lines or folds between the eyebrows 
• Lines on the forehead 
• Excess skin on the upper eyelid 
• Crow’s feet

To learn more, see our Pellevé page on our website, or call the Skin Spa for more details at 781-934-2200.

Trends: Fat Becoming A Preferred Injectable

What's ahead? Dr. Hamori is among the plastic surgeons commenting on new trends and technologies being used in cosmetic surgery. In this segment for The Plastic Surgery Channel, Fat, No Longer a Bad Word, doctors describe the trend toward patients using their own fat to fill out areas where they have lost volume or seek enhancement. Here's a brief overview of the advances in the area of fat harvesting and fat grafting.

 

See more at The Plastic Surgery Channel.

October Specials in the Skin Spa!

Below are the specials in the Skin Spa for October. For additional details and to book an appointment in October, please call the Skin Spa at 781-934-2200.

October special: Pumpkin or Cranberry Facial - $99

15% off CoolSculpting - An FDA cleared, non-invasive treatment to gently reduce fat bulges and "love handles" using an advanced cooling technology that targets and eliminates fat cells.

10% off IPL Skin Rejuvenation - Reduce brown spots and broken capillaries. Save on any individual photorejuvenation treatment of your choice.

10% off Thermage - Learn more about this non-invasive skin tightening treatment for face and body. Save on a treatment of your choice.

10% off Gemini Laser Treatment - Dramatically improve the look of sun-damaged skin and even out skin tone (savings of $35 - $50 dollars).       

25% off Laser Hair Removal

All specials expire October 31, 2012.

Hot Topic: Designer Vaginas

I just returned from the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Anti-Aging Medicine symposium in New York City this weekend, where I was a presenter to other plastic surgeons in the body contouring module. My presentation: New Trends in Cosmetic Gynecology - Augmentation of the Female Genitalia. It was definitely a hot topic as one of the most anticipated and well attended lectures at the conference. Afterward, I was interviewed by a writer for Plastic Surgery Practice magazine, which will carry the interview in the August 2012 issue. The interest in this personal category of cosmetic surgery continues to grow!

Currently, about 10 percent of my surgery practice is gynocology related — about 70 percent is labiaplasty and 30 percent is labia majora reductions. I also perform clitoral hood reductions and am starting to see more demand for volume restoration of the mons and labia majora. Overall, ASAPS data show that cosmetic GYN procedures are up 5.5% from 2010 to 2011.

Here is a link to the magazine article (which is headlined Designer Vaginas and contains more details on the trend and the different approaches to cosmetic GYN).

Dr. Hamori Describes Inverted Nipple Repair

Dr. Hamori appears in this Plastic Surgery Channel video talking about the condition known as inverted nipples. She describes how surgical corrections can easily be made by a qualified cosmetic surgeon, but cautions that women should wait until they are sure they will not want to breastfeed before deciding to have surgery to correct inverted nipples.

July Specials in the Skin Spa

Specials in the Skin Spa for July include:

• Microderm & Illuminize Peel Special
  For that Summer Glow!
  Schedule a Microderm and Illuminize Peel together and have your face, neck and decolletage treated. Rejuvenate your skin and reveal brighter, healthier skin without peeling. Great treatment before a special event like a wedding, reunion or graduation party. Special price: $150.00 (A savings of $99). 
• 15 % off Thermage - Full Face & Neck and/or Thighs & Buttucks - (Non-invasive skin tightening treatment).
• 25% off Laser Hair Reduction - Receive 25% off a single treated area or purchase one area at full price and receive second area of equal or lesser value at 50% off!
• 20% off Velashape package of 6 or 8 - Reduce cellulite and firm those problem areas.
•  15% off CoolSculpting - FDA cleared, non-invasive treatment to gently reduce fat bulges and "love handles" using an advanced cooling technology that targets and eliminates fat cells.
• 25% off Revale Skin Care products being discontinued (in stock only).

To schedule your treatment, please call 781-934-2200. All Specials expire July 31, 2012.

Join Us June 26 for a CoolSculpting Event!

Join us for A Cool Night Out as we introduce you to CoolSculpting®.  Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery & Skin Spa is the first medical facility on Boston's South Shore to offer the  CoolSculpting® treatment. Having offered it for over a year now, we can share our first-hand experiences with you. So, come enjoy light refreshments as you learn about this new, non-invasive way to reduce fat that's gotten lots of attention in the media.

A special discount will be offered to CoolSculpting candidates that attend the event! Reserve your seat today. Space is limited!

Tuesday, June 26th,  2012
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa
95 Tremont Street Suite 28
Duxbury, MA  02332

Space is Limited!  Please call 781-934-2200 to reserve your space.

Is Your Man A Botox Guy?

Top 5 Non-surgical cosmetic treatments: Men v. Women

Based on the same 2011 data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons that we blogged about last month, here is a look at how men and women differ in the cosmetic treatments they are choosing. First, lets set the record straight, in this study women represent 91% of all cosmetic procedures, and men only 9%. Among the minimally-invasive procedures, women outnumber men more than 10 to 1 — however, the number of men getting these non-surgical treatment rose 8% from 2010 to 2011 (women's growth from the previous year was 6%).

The number one treatment for both men and women was Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox® and Dysport™). The genders share the other Top 5 treatments as well (laser hair removal, microdermabrasion, chemical peels and facial fillers), just in a different order. Here's a look (below) at how they differ by gender.

Is your man secretly considering a cosmetic treatment? Maybe it's time to ask!

Click to learn more about the "Brotox" trend.

Always Wear Sunscreen!

Warmer weather is here and this is the time to protect your skin from the harmful UVA and UVB rays. The summer means showing more skin and sunscreen is vital in maintaining beautiful and healthy skin. Sunscreens are designed to either absorb or reflect both types of the sun's ultra violet rays. UVB rays cause reddening and sunburn while the UVB rays breaks down collagen. We need our collagan to keep our skin looking plump and youthful. Sunscreen should be applied to exposed areas before going to work or out to play! 

Sunscreen Special for the month of June:
Buy one, and get the 2nd at 50% off (while supplies last).  
Elta MD SPF 46 is an excellent sunscreen that provides high UVA and UVB protection. Elta MD is fragrance free, paba free and non-comedogenic — perfect for the most sensitive skin.

For more skin products, please visit us at 95 Tremont Street, Duxbury, MA.

See our previous post on New FDA Sunscreen Guidelines.

Remember the Sunscreen Song that was written as an address to the Class of 99? Enjoy! : )

Specials in the Skin Spa for June

Specials for the month of June in the Skin Spa at Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa are as follows:

• $75 Illuminize Peel - Introducing our Red Carpet gentle peel that will give you a summer glow without peeling. Great before that special event!
• $200 off package of 4 Velashape treatments - Reduce cellulite and prepare for bathing suit season.
• 10% off Thermage™ treatment - Receive 10% off a single treatment, or purchase one area at full price and receive second area of equal or lesser value at 50% off (both treatments must be done at same visit).
• 25% off Laser Hair Reduction - Receive 25% off a single treated area or, purchase one area at full price and receive second area of equal or lesser value at 50% off.
• Special pricing: $350 Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation - featuring our new GEMINI Laser (regularly $500); Ideal for rosacea, facial capillaries and brown spots.

All Specials Expire June 30th, 2012. For more information, or to schedule your treatment, please call 781-934-2200.

What Are the Top 5 Cosmetic Treatments?

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released data on plastic surgery trends earlier this year. Based on analysis of 2011 data, they report a 5 percent increase in cosmetic surgery procedures (both surgical and minimally invasive) in the U.S. — that's 13.8 million treatments this past year.

Here are the highlights from the report, which you can download here.

Cosmetic surgical procedures increased 2 percent, with nearly 1.6 million procedures in 2011. The top five surgical procedures were:

• Breast augmentation (307,000 procedures, up 4 percent) 
• Nose reshaping (244,000 procedures, down 3 percent)
• Liposuction (205,000 procedures, up 1 percent)
• Eyelid surgery (196,000 procedures, down 6 percent)
• Facelift (119,000 procedures, up 5 percent)

Facelifts are among the top five cosmetic surgical procedures for the first time since 2004, replacing tummy tucks. Interestingly, a procedure popular with men, chin augmentation, nearly doubled in 2011, with 21,000 procedures performed, up 71 percent. Lip augmentation also rose significantly - up 49 percent, with more than 25,000 procedures performed.

Cosmetic minimally-invasive procedures increased 6 percent, with nearly 12.2 million procedures in 2011. The top five minimally-invasive procedures were:

• Botulinum toxin type A (5.7 million procedures, up 5 percent)
• Soft tissue fillers (1.9 million procedures, up 7 percent)
• Chemical peel (1.1 million procedures, down 3 percent)
• Laser hair removal (1.1 million procedures, up 15 percent)
• Microdermabrasion (900,000 procedures, up 9 percent)

Soft tissue fillers — like Restylane^®, Juvederm^®, Radiesse^® — and fat injections experienced some of the largest growth in the minimally-invasive market during 2011.

May Specials in the Skin Spa

Specials for the month of May in the Skin Spa at Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa are as follows:

• Laser Hair Reduction - Receive 25% off a single treated area or purchase one area at full price and receive second area of equal or lesser value at 50% off.
• 10% off Thermage™ - Non-Invasive skin tightening treatment of choice.
• 10% off CoolSculpting - FDA cleared, non-invasive treatment to gently reduce fat bulges and "love handles" using an advanced cooling technology that targets and eliminates fat cells.
• 20% off Clear & Brilliant Treatment - This laser treatment is designed to target early signs of aging skin and help to prevent them. 
• 10% off Any SkinMedica Individual Peel - Choose from Illuminize Peel , Vitalize Peel or  Rejuvenize Peel.

For more information, or to schedule your treatment, please call 781-934-2200. All specials expire May 31st, 2012. To be notified of our monthly specials by e-mail, please subscribe to our mailing list.

Don't Forget Mother's Day is May 13

Don't forget Mom on Mother's Day, and don't forget that a Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa gift card can be the perfect gift! Give Mom her choice of treatment. She'll love it! Call 781-934-2200.

Introducing Clear + Brilliant, Skin Enhancement Laser

Aging skin is a fact of life. The good news is the earlier you start taking care of your skin, the more you can prevent the signs of aging and maintain a younger look. What you do in your 20s and 30s will affect how you look in your 40s, 50s and beyond. That's why we are please to offer Clear + Brilliant™ as an additional option to your collection of skin care treatments to help you recover the glow, luminosity and smoothness your skin, and you, deserve!

Clear + Brilliant™ is a new laser treatment with these skin care benefits:

• Visibly illuminated skin tone
• Renewed, ultra-soft and smoother texture
• Naturally radiant and glowing skin
• Improved tone, texture and radiance
• Reduction in the appearance of pores

How does Clear + Brilliant work?
Clear + Brilliant is a gentle laser that refreshes your skin from the inside out. The laser energy creates millions of microscopic treatment zones in your skin, replacing damaged skin with healthy, younger looking tissue.

Who can benefit from Clear + Brilliant?
No matter how old you are, sun exposure, environmental conditions and lifestyle can contribute to lack-luster skin. Whether you want to extend the younger look of your skin or even need to reverse these early signs of aging, Clear + Brilliant can help.
 
How many treatments will I need?
The number of treatments is tailored to your concerns and skin care desires. In recent studies, consumers reported visible improvements after 4-6 treatments. Our Skin Spa staff can recommend a treatment regimen with you.

Is Clear + Brilliant safe for my skin?
Clear + Brilliant is very safe* when used by a trained expert who will evaluate your skin and recommend the best course of treatments for your unique concerns.

For more information please visit the manufacturer’s website: www.clearandbrilliant.com, or call the Skin Spa to schedule a consultation at 781-934-2200. Also see more information on www.christinehamori.com.

Featured Treatment: Liquid Facelift

What Is a Liquid Facelift?

A Liquid Face Lift involves the use of advanced dermal fillers, such as Juvéderm® Ultra, Juvéderm® Ultra Plus, Radiesse®, Restylane®, Perlane® and Sculptra® Aesthetic, usually in combination with BOTOX® or Dysport®. Each of these facial fillers has unique attributes that can be used to rejuvenate specific areas of the face by a highly qualified plastic surgeon or dermatologist.

Liquid Facelift
Before & After: Using Restylane-L, Perlane and Botox®

According to the Liquid Facelift Association, "In general, dermal fillers replace lost volume in the face or help the body regenerate its own collagen to accomplish any of the following:

• Gentle lift of individual (or overall) facial features
• Reduced wrinkles, creases, line or folds
• Restoration of natural, curved facial contours
• A more rested, energetic look
• A friendlier smile."

What is the Liquid Facelift Association?

The Liquid Face Lift Association is a non profit association of licensed physicians who are highly experienced in the use of advanced liquid face lift products, including dermal fillers such as Juvéderm®, Radiesse®, Sculptra® and Perlane®, as well as BOTOX®. The average member physician has performed nearly 5,000 BOTOX® procedures and over 1,000 dermal filler procedures.

Dr. Hamori is a member of the Liquid Facelift Association. She has performed thousands of procedures with liquid face lift products, including BOTOX®, Dysport®, and advanced dermal fillers such as Restylane®, Juvéderm®, Radiesse®, Sculptra® and Perlane®. In addition, she is recognized as a Platinum BOTOX® & Juvederm® Provider, signifying her extensive experience.

For more information on a liquid facelift, see the Liquid Facelift FAQ on liquidfacelift.com, or call to schedule a consultation with Dr. Hamori at 781-934-2200.

See more Facial Filler Before and After Photos by Dr. Hamori.

January Specials in the Skin Spa

Specials in the Skin Spa for January include:

• Laser Hair Reduction - Receive 25% off a single treated area or purchase one area at full price and receive second area of equal or lesser value at 50% off
• Leg Vein Treatment - 10% off  (a savings of $35.00 - $50.00)
• Thermage - 10% off Thermage treatment of choice
• Fractional Treatment for Stretch Marks - 10% off pkg of 3 treatments using Palomar's Lux1540 laser

More about fractional stretch mark treatment: It is estimated that close to 90% of women have stretch marks, which occur normally as a result of puberty, pregnancy, hormonal changes and weight gain. This fact does little to alleviate the embarrassment that most women feel at the appearance of these unsightly striations on their skin. Until now, there were few options for stretch mark treatments. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Palomar's fractional laser treatment for stretch marks!

Palomar's fractional non-ablative skin resurfacing laser minimizes the appearance of stretch marks with no downtime. The Lux1540 laser handpiece improves the unsightly color and skin texture associated with stretch marks, leaving clients with smoother, better-looking skin.

All specials expire January 31, 2012. To take advantage of these special offers, please call our office to schedule your appointment at 781-934-2200.

Cosmetic Surgery's Busiest Season for Facial Injectables

Tis the season to beautify! I too have noticed a trend over the past few years that the Holidays are increasingly a more popular time for facial injectables, and facelifts. As suggested in this WSJ article, Happy New Year: The Busiest Season for Cosmetic Surgery, plastic surgeons and dermatologists notice an uptick in cosmetic requests this time of year. Facial injectables with Restylane, Perlane, Botox, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra are up nearly 30% this month as compared to last year. Especially combinations of fillers or liquid lifts. See article. Due to some bruising and swelling frequently associated with these facial procedures, patients choose the week between Christmas and New Years to hide out and recover.