I am flattered that so many people recognized me on the cover of October’s OC Health Magazine. If you would like to read the article, click on this link. I was interviewed on topics ranging from my use of fillers (such as Juvederm, Radiesse and Artefill), Botox and lasers to my use of artistry when treating patients.
We have finished our make-over of Julie, our beautiful “Ugly Bettie” contest winner. Julie was chosen because she has beautiful features but she needed some rejuvenation of her skin and refreshing of her eyes and mouth. Age, sun and stress add years to our looks but thanks to cosmetic dermatology procedures such as Botox, fillers and lasers we can reverse many of these changes. Julie had Botox to raise her brows and smooth out her crows feet, frown and forehead wrinkles. We gave her Juvederm to enhance her lips and smooth her lip wrinkles, smile lines and marrionette lines and she received a series of IPL (photofacial) treatments to smooth her skin texture, remove her brown spots and even out her skin color. Lastly, she received a spa makeover at my day spa and salon: Euro Day Spa, Salon & Laser Center where she received a light, natural makeup application and a hair style at our salon. Here are her before and after photos. You can see her lack of wrinkles better when she is not smiling, but I couldn’t resist putting in this smiling photo, as it truly expresses how she feels about her treatments.
Julie, you look gorgeous! Look for Julie’s comments about her treatments in an upcoming blog entry. If you have any questions about how these cosmetic dermatology treatments or spa and salon treatments would work for you, please call our office at 949-363-1788 or Euro Day Spa, Salon & Laser Center at 949-831-2006.
See this week’s page to learn about how to reduce bruising after cosmetic procedures, such as Juvederm, Radiesse, Restylane and BOTOX.
I am heading off to Santa Barbara for the California Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting this weekend so this week’s article will be very brief. I just wanted to share with you some great before and after photos of my Liquid Face Lift. Dr. Klein’s Liquid Face Lift™ is a comprehensive treatment incoroporating various fillers such as Radiesse and Juvederm, with or without Botox, to give your face a naturally younger look. Read more about it here.
My blog was a bit light last week because I was out of town attending a friend’s daughter’s wedding. Weddings also seem to bring a lot of patients to my office lately! Every week I seem to have several brides, mothers of brides and grooms (and even some fathers!) and other assorted relatives, friends and bridesmaids coming in for pre-wedding beautification. Botox is probably the #1 most popular pre-wedding treatment with fillers and lasers running a close second. Sclerotherapy for leg veins is also pretty popular before weddings, more so for the mothers who are not wearing gowns and whose legs are exposed.
Since patients are often unsure of when to do what, here is a simple timeline for getting ready for the big event (reunions as well!)
Botox - at least 2 weeks before so the results kick in completely, 4-6 weeks before is even better to give you time to come in for a touch-up if necessary.
Juvederm, Restylane, Radiesse, and other fillers - at least 2 weeks before so you won’t have bruising on the big day, 4-6 weeks before is even better to give you time to come in for a touch-up if necessary.
Photo-Facials, SmoothBeam, Fraxel and other lasers - most of these take several treatments, usually done monthly, so start early, perhaps 6 months before, to get the optimal results.
Laser Hair Removal - Since you will see results after only 2-3 treatments (although you need more treatments for permanent results) start at least 2 months ahead.
Microdermabrasion - 6 treatments are recommended and can be done weekly, so start at least 2 months ahead.
Skin Care - Have a series of facials once a month or every 2 weeks for 2-3 months before the big day. If you have acne, also see a dermatologist several months ahead to get on some good acne medication and possible laser treatments.
Hair Care and Makeup - Make sure you find someone you like to do a trial run on your hair and makeup prior to the big day.
We are pleased to announce that Julie R. has won our Ugly Bettie Contest. Julie’s hard work of raising a family for 20 years plus multiple stressful events in her life had begun to show on her face. She is preparing to go out into the workforce again after being a stay-at-home mom for many years and needed our help. Julie is a beautiful woman who could use some tuning up to bring back a more youthful look. We chose Julie because we saw in her an amazing transformation waiting to take place and for her heart-felt story.
After my consultation with Julie we decided to treat her to a series of photo-facial treatments (IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light), a Liquid Face Lift consisting of Radiesse wrinkle treatments and cheek enhancements, Juvederm injections to define her lips and Botox to treat her frown lines and crows feet. She also received a Vivite Skin Care System of skin care products to start her at-home skin rejuvenation. Julie’s transformation should be complete sometime in November. We’ll share her before and after photos with all of you then.
My story of the week was prompted by several patients I saw this week whom I had treated with Botox, Juvederm, Radiesse, Artefill and cosmetic lasers relating their stories to me about how their family and friends can’t guess why they look so good. Some say, “did you cut your hair?”, others say “did you lose weight?” Another common comment when they can’t pinpoint why you are glowing is “that is a GREAT color you’re wearing, it really makes you look good!” This is EXACTLY what we want as a result of great cosmetic treatments. When I treat my patients with BOTOX, Juvederm, Radiesse, Artefill and lasers, such as Fraxel Laser, I create a very natural look. I’ll never give a patient fish lips for example, but I can use Juvederm to create subtly fuller (if they desire) and/or younger looking lips! Nor will I give them frozen faces, but I can use BOTOX Cosmetic to lift brows, smooth frown lines and erase crows feet. The biggest compliment I can receive is when a patient comes back to my office, after his or her Restylane, Botox or other cosmetic injection treatment, and tells me that she or he got lots of compliments but no one could guess what they had done.
Remember, up to 90% of your results from these treatments is from the technique and artistry of the physician or medical provider performing your BOTOX, Juvederm, Radiesse or Artefill treatment. Choose wisely, not by price!
Turn your stay-cation into a rejuva-cation!
Staying home this summer to spend your vacation in beautiful O.C.? Why not rejuvenate and refresh yourself, just like when you go to a resort?
Euro Day Spa offers the same amenities and luxurious atmosphere as many of the top resort spas in the world. Treat yourself to several spa treatments in one day, or spread them out over several days to really make you feel like you are on vacation. And every time you visit us for a treatment you can spend extended time with us in our dry saunas, steam rooms and relaxing fireplace lounges. Freshly baked cookies and beverages are always available and our La Paz location even offers a hair salon to beautify your post-massage hair for a great stay-cation dinner later. What better way to look and feel like you’ve been away on vacation!
Euro Day Spa Rejuvacation Package
1 Deluxe Euro Massage (80 minutes) for the price of a 50 minute massage
1 Deluxe Euro Facial (80 minutes) for the price of a 50 minute facial
1 Spa Microdermabrasion treatment at $50 off
1 Deluxe Foot Fantasy Pedicure (80 minutes) for the price of a 50 minute pedicure
$340 (A $490 value, save 30%!)
Euro Day Spa & Dr. Klein Rejuvacation Package - this package will make you LOOK LIKE YOU’VE BEEN ON VACATION FOR MONTHS!
1 Deluxe Euro Massage (80 minutes) for the price of a 50 minute massage
1 Deluxe Euro Facial (80 minutes) for the price of a 50 minute facial
1 Spa Microdermabrasion treatment at $50 off
1 Deluxe Foot Fantasy Pedicure (80 minutes) for the price of a 50 minute pedicure
plus
1 Botox Treatment (20 units) with Dr. Klein at $50 off
1 Juvederm Treatment (1 syringe) with Dr. Klein at $50 off
(available at Dr. Klein’s office or at our La Paz spa location.)
$1050 (A $1300 value, save $250!)
Enjoy these treatments all in one day or spread out over time! They may be used Monday-Friday at either location.
These packages also make great gifts and you can purchase as many as you like! Purchase 2 or more so you can visit us with a friend or family member.
There is no expiration once purchased, but these special packages will only be sold through August 31, 2008. Available for purchase at both Euro Day Spa locations.
This week a patient told me she was staying home for her vacation this summer (taking a “stay-cation”) so she could invest instead in herself. She decided to use her vacation budget for BOTOX and Juvederm treatments with me. She felt that this kind of “stay-cation” would make her look rested and relaxed, as if she just came back from vacation, but last for months! I suggested we call this type of stay-cation a Rejuva-cation.
Dr. Klein was asked by the makers of PainEase to demonstrate a completely painless BOTOX and Radiesse filler injection using PainEase spray. Check it out if you’d like to observe Dr. Klein performing these treatments.
