Quick Fixes for Looking Good on Social Media
LOOKING GOOD on SOCIAL MEDIA … It’s a fact that today’s Social Media such as Facebook and Pinterest, Youtube and LinkedIn, for example, are impacting the steady rise in cosmetic procedures. Seeing and being seen defines social media. Recent surveys done by the “Today Show” revealed that of the 7,000 American moms who were polled, 42% suffer from “Pinterest stress, and they worry about not being creative enough when compared to other moms. A survey of 752 plastic surgeons revealed a 315% increase in plastic and cosmetic surgery requests from people wanting to look better on Facebook. Botox was the top choice for those wanting “quick fixes” along with Injectable FaceLifts and Surgical FaceLifts, BrowLifts, Injectable Cheek Augmentation etc. It’s crystal clear that today’s Social Media are making people conscious of their aging and creating a desire to do something about it…to turn back the clock a few years.
CELEBRITIES INFLUENCE a STEADY RISE in surgical and non surgical cosmetic procedures. Body Refinement and always looking good is critical to many of them for personal and career reasons. We learned from the “Celebs” how to defy aging by employing anti aging treatments. The key is to start early (at the first sign of tiny facial lines, etc.) and to always maintain, in order to always look about 10 years younger. A few of today’s celebrities have heavily influenced how people want to look.
EXECUTIVES, MEN and WOMEN’S CAREERS and COSMETIC ANTI AGING PROCEDURES…The very visual world in which we live today affects even our careers. A Manhattan colleague recently told me that he sees a lot of men and women executives and high profile individuals who are in the public eye constantly. Their pictures are taken constantly…and they are expected to look good! YouTube, Facebook, HD Television and public appearances demand they look their absolute best. These “celebs” focus on the face and on Body Sculpting because they get paid to look great! This results in feeling great as well!
CELEBS CHOICES influence us today…We learned a couple decades ago to defy aging as they do.
A few of today’s celebrities have heavily influenced how people want to look.
- Kate Middleton’s nose is the nose of choice among the World’s female population (many wish they also had her face!)
- Cheryl Cole’s dimples…well those are hard to copy
- Robert Pattison’s jaw is the envy of scores of men
- Brit Jude Law has the most requested nose for men
- First Lady Michelle Obama has the most admired arms causing a spike in requests for Upper Arm Lifts
- And many more…
TODAY’S ECONOMY…SCULPTED BODIES and the LIPSTICK EFFECT??? The economy has been less than great the last few years; however, people still come for cosmetic procedures. Analysts call it “a collective vanity” among today’s society…but the Millennials and Gen Xer’s call it good health! They budget for it as part of their regular health regimen. Their top choices include: Injectable FaceLifts, Cheek Augmentations, Botox BrowLifts, Cellulaze Cellulite treatments, SmartLipo TriPlex fat removal and Body Sculpting and much more. The Lipstick effect involves opting for the Injection Effect. These minor treatments defy aging and still allow us to “indulge.”
Been thinking about those unwelcome facial lines, folds, wrinkles, sagging skin, droopy eyelids…or body flab that’s got to go? Let’s talk and design your own personal treatment plan.
Sincerely,
Dr. Covey
Lasers Melt Fat, Reduce Cellulite, Define Your Abs… Now
SMARTLIPO TRIPLEXTM is today’s most advanced fat removal systems. SmartLipo TriPlex is less invasive because it uses laser light to actually melt fat, stimulate skin tightening and encourage collagen renewal.
The TriPlex laser system employs three wave lengths of light and a tiny cannula to do its work. These sophisticated advances allow for precision fat removal and sculpting in small, hard to get to places that could not be effectively treated with older methods. See the benefits:
- Minimally invasive treatments mean less swelling, less bruising and shorter downtimes
- Enables precise high definition body sculpting like waistlines/abs
- Fat is liquefied and removed resulting in lump free contouring
- TriPlex laser stimulates skin tightening effect
- Multiple, intelligent delivery systems ensure safest, maximum laser strength
- Treatments are done in office using local anesthesia
- Results are better, more effective than with older technology
- Fat removal, tighter skin and amazing high definition body sculpting. See: www.DrCovey.com.
My patients love SmartLipo TriPlex treatments and commonly request the following areas be treated: neck, jawline, inner arms, men’s breasts, abs and love handles, women’s bra fat (overhang) inner/outer thighs, inner knees, chin, hips, buttocks, pubic mound, back of neck.
I know I’ve blogged about this before, but it is one of today’s top treatments for fat removal, body sculpting and skin tightening. With “Beach Time” upon us, patients are asking about the most effective “quick fixes.” This is one of them in addition to injectable filler treatments for lines, wrinkles, folds, non-surgical chin and cheek augmentation and Botox…all for facial youthfulness.
So, when you’ve tried it all…the creams, lotions, potions, weekly spa treatments, stringent diet and exercise…yet nothing has worked to reduce your love handles or that persistent pouch in your abs…Why not try something that is proven to work?
We can erase cellulite and remove stubborn fat with the most advanced slimming treatments available. SmartLipo TriPlex, Cellulaze Laser (for cellulite) and Exilis Elite (advanced radio frequency energy) treatments can put an end to your struggles now.
Fun in the sun time is here, but please remember to protect your skin with SPF to block those UVA/UVB rays. Use a sun block with at least 30 or more SPF in combination with a moisturizer or alone…just remember to use it liberally and apply it often.
Ok, if you need a “WOW” effect and are not getting it on your own…let’s talk and get you started on your own tailored treatment plan for whatever concerns you now.
Sincerely,
Dr. Covey
Gorgeous Lips with Injectable Fillers
Spring is finally here after a long, cold and, for many, a brutal winter. The elements and heated indoor environments take a major toll on facial skin and the lips. This and volume loss can make us look years older than our actual age. My next few blogs will focus on facial aging, especially the lips, and easy ways to reverse and correct those unwelcome, telltale signs of aging.
LIPS…most women have a strong desire for well shaped, soft, supple and gorgeous red lips. For many women, the well-shaped, pouty lips of their dreams are gone. Aging, lifestyle and the environment affects all of us.
LIP AGING and LIFESTYLE CAUSES:
It can be as simple as “lip puckering.” Lip puckering involves pursing the lips when sipping a cup of tea or coffee, or smoking a cigarette. This repeated action, along with loss of collagen and elastin, contributes to lip lines along with loss of shape and lip color. This makes you look older and enables “lipstick bleed” allowing lipstick to run beyond your normal lip lines. These habits also contribute:
- Smoking (regular lip pursing)
- Sun exposure
- Poor skin care
- Not sufficiently hydrated
SKIN RESURFACING for FRESH, HEALTHY SKIN
We offer Microdermabrasion, Laser treatments and skin care regimen options to exfoliate away old winter skin and usher you into Spring with glowing, healthy skin and lips. See my website for more info: www.DrCovey.com.
LIP ENHANCEMENT RESTORES YOUTHFULNESS to LIPS
Tired and colorless lips are a telltale sign of facial aging. Loss of volume can easily be restored with hyaluronic acid injectables like Restylane, Juvederm and Perlane to create fuller, plumper lips. Collagen is the foundation of all connective skin tissue. It supports the skin’s structure and is therefore essential for youthful looking skin. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen. This causes thinness, loss of firmness and the formation of wrinkles. HA (hyaluronic acid) offers dramatic results…but these are not permanent, and can be changed if you’re not satisfied with the initial results. HA injections correct deflated, sagging lips without creating the lumps and bumps associated with permanent silicone implants and without surgery.
WHO IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR LIP ENHANCEMENT?
There are two types of people who need and benefit from injectable filler lip enhancement:
1) People who need volume replacement to the lips
2) Those desiring to restore balance with their other facial features
EXPERT INJECTORS are specially trained and certified to perform injectable filler treatments. They understand the complex facial anatomy and know the many kinds of fillers available today. Equally important: they know how to match the right treatment to each patient at the right time.
YOU CAN HAVE BEAUTIFUL LIPS NOW WITHOUT SURGERY.
Let’s talk soon.
Sincerely,
Dr. Covey
Lasers Reverse Aging…and much more
Laser treatments are performed hundreds of times a day around the world, to treat all kinds of problems ranging from skin pigmentation, scars, acne and acne scars, sun spots,wrinkles and much more. I have many lasers in my offices and am able to offer patients laser options to treat just about every cosmetic problem.
My last 3 blogs have been about the amazing laser treatments we can offer today to reverse aging and/or correct problems such as those mentioned above. In review, the bullet points highlight some of the many uses for lasers:
- Reverse the signs of aging
- Reduce deep lines and scars
- Resurface the skin
- Tighten “lax” skin
- Reduce unwanted hair
- Reduce or eliminate skin pigmentation
- Correct textural abnormalities, sun damage and more…
A LASER IS light amplification by simulated emission of radiation using a crystal to produce a targeted beam of light. One type of laser does not work for every problem. There are many types and strengths of lasers being employed today to perform both “ablative” and “non ablative” treatments. See: www.DrCovey.com for complete information on lasers I use.
SMARTLIPO TRIPLEXis the newest, most advanced system that replaces the original SmartLipo technology. It is less invasive and actually melts fat, stimulates skin tightening and re-sculpts facial and body contours with safe, fast, comfortable treatments. This amazing technology enables me to achieve more precise results in smaller, hard to get to places.
AREAS PATIENTS GET TREATED: neck, jawline, inner arms, men’s breasts, abs and love handles, women’s bra fat (overhang) inner/outer thighs, inner knees, chin, hips, buttocks, pubic mound, back of neck. See my website for more info on SmartLipo Triplex: www.DrCovey.com.
CELLULITE is RELENTLESS! You can see it on your thighs, buttocks, stomach, upper arms and other body areas.
CELLULAZEtm LASER is the world’s first minimally invasive way of attacking cellulite where it begins…under the skin. You can have smoother skin on your abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks and arms, or anywhere cellulite appears, with just one treatment.
I’ve reviewed just a couple of the many lasers I offer my patients, but that’s it for this blog. My patients are waiting for their laser treatments.
Sincerely,
Dr. Covey
For the Body of your Dreams…. Get “Body Sculpted”
My last couple blogs focused on Body Reshaping and an overview of a few of the amazing tools I employ to achieve my patients’ goals. Body Sculpting, Refining, Reshaping and Body Contouring (interchangeable terms) is so popular among Baby Boomers, GenX and the Millennials today…thus the reason for my stayed focus on it. Body Reshaping is safe and effective…is used for various body areas…and it is here to stay.
Changing the size, profile or parameters of the anatomy and refining those areas is what Body Sculpting is all about. There are various methods used for achieving the “perfect body” or “body of your dreams.”
CAREFUL PLANNING is REQUIRED…
TO ACHIEVE YOUR MOST DESIRABLE RESULTS for BODY CONTOURING.
WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO HAVE BODY SCULPTING:
- To tighten loose skin after dramatic weight loss
- Restore a PrePregnancy Body after Childbirth
- Tighten up loose, saggy skin and remove excess fat pockets
- Eliminate unwelcome Cellulite and “dimples” it causes
- Be able to wear stylish clothing of your choice
- Sculpt a healthy, trim, firm and contoured body
- Achieve the “refined” body they’ve always wanted
- Restore self confidence and boost self esteem
- Look as fabulous and healthy as you feel!
WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO HAVE BODY SCULPTING DONE? This is the most frequent questions I get from patients. MY ANSWER:
This answer will vary with each patient since no two people are the same. But, you should be in good general health, and at a stable weight…for at least three months before starting on your personalized treatment program. Continuing a healthy, active lifestyle and weight management is critical to enjoying your long term results.
THE GOAL OF ALL BODY SCULPTING/CONTOURING is to achieve balance and harmony for the entire body. Thus, treating the body “as a whole” and never as isolated parts.
Since, patients often choose multiple body areas for refining, a combination of treatments may be required to accomplish the desired goals.
A REVIEW OF TREATMENTS I OFFER MY PATIENTS
SMARTLIPO TRIPLEXTM for Body Sculpting. . It involves removing unwanted fat from body areas that have resisted even the strictest diet and most rigorous workouts. SmartLipo accomplishes more than liposuction with less invasiveness and amazing precision!
Other treatments are often used in combo with liposuction/lipolysis for the neck, jawline, inner arms, men’s breasts, abs and love handles, women’s bra fat (overhang) inner/outer thighs, inner knees, chin, hips, buttocks, pubic mound, back of neck, such as skin tightening using Exilis, Mesotherapy or Cellulaze etc. See my website for more info on these amazing options: www.DrCovey.com.
EXILIS offers the newest advances in non surgical skin tightening to reduce unwanted inches and to lift and contour sagging skin anywhere on your body! CELLULAZE LASER treatments attack cellulite where it originates…under the skin. One treatment can result in smoother skin on your abs, hips, thighs, buttocks, arms and anywhere cellulite occurs.
Every generation today is concerned with anti aging! So, treatments are geared to turning back the clock…today’s Filler FaceLifts take years off an aging face by restoring youthfulness. New Voluma, Botox, Juvederm, Belotero, Dysport, Perlane, Radiesse and Restylane injectables eliminate and smooth out lines and wrinkles. Laser treatments remove age/sun spots, acne and more, and are part of safe, effective treatments patients choose daily to slow down the signs of aging.
Call soon for your consultation and let’s get started on your Body Refining and age defying program!
Helping You Be Your Very Best,
Dr. Covey
Revolutionary LaserTechnology for Precision Body Sculpting…Get the Body of Your Dreams!
SMARTLIPO TRIPLEXTM …Revolutionary Technology for Precision Body Sculpting
Body Sculpting, Body Shaping and Body Contouring all refer to one of today’s top cosmetic procedures. It involves removing unwanted fat from body areas that have resisted even the strictest diet and most rigorous workouts. Men and women come to me asking him to define and refine their figures by removing unwelcome bulges, while sculpting stream lined figures that are healthier, smoother and more aesthetically pleasing.
SMARTLIPO TRIPLEXTM is the newest, most advanced body sculpting system. It replaces the original SmartLipo technology. SmartLipo Triplex is less invasive and actually melts fat, stimulates skin tightening and encourages collagen renewal. This laser system (Triplex ) employs three wave lengths of light and a tiny cannula the size of a small ballpoint pen tip. These advances allow for precision fat removal and body sculpting/contouring in small, hard to get to places that could not be effectively treated with older methods. Look at the tremendous benefits:
- Minimally invasive means less swelling, bruising and shorter downtimes
- Precise high definition body sculpting like waistlines/abs
- Fat is liquefied and removed resulting in lump free contouring
- Triplex laser stimulates skin tightening effect
- Multiple, intelligent delivery systems ensure safest, maximum laser strength
- Treatments are done in office using local anesthesia
SmartLipo Triplex offers better results, more effective fat removal, tighter skin and amazing high definition body sculpting at the hands of a specially trained and experienced plastic surgeon. See: www.drcovey.com.
IS SMARTLIPO TRIPLEXTM BODY SHAPING RIGHT FOR YOU? Men and women of all ages, stages and ethnicities are having their bodies defined and refined! Treatments require that you be in good general health, have realistic expectations, be close to normal body weight (within 20 lbs or so), live an active, healthy lifestyle and have a strong desire to have body sculpting. These areas are commonly treated: neck, jawline, inner arms, mens’ breasts, abs and love handles, women’s bra fat (overhang) inner/outer thighs, inner knees, chin, hips, buttocks, pubic mound, back of neck.
Often, patients decide to have a combination of treatments to achieve optimal results. I’ve had many years experience in guiding patients and tailoring a treatment plan that achieves their goals. No “cookie cutter”plans here…every patient is a unique individual.
Treatments often used in combo with liposuction/lipolysis include Thermage CPT, Mesotherapy or Cellulaze etc. During the consultation, your surgeon should be able to discern your real needs and recommend the treatment(s) that are right for you so that you can restore or create the well sculpted body of your dreams. Yes, I do six packs for men using SmartLipo!
BABY BOOMERS and today’s GEN X OR MILLENNIALS line up for “in and out” anti aging cosmetic treatments. Careers demand they be in good health and they must look good. So they come to get Botox, Filler Facelifts, Chin Augmentations, Body Sculpting and much more because they see the amazing anti aging benefits, the career boost and because they want to look good!
I have many tools in my chest to help you get the body you’ve always wanted!
Best to You and Yours,
Dr. Covey
