Long Term Vs. Short Term Facial Beauty treatments

Long Term Vs. Short Term Facial Beauty treatments

In general we can classify such treatments as either shorter (3-6 months) or longer (from 6-24 months) or even permanent. Which is which? In this chapter we take a look at two ways to approach facial procedures:

1. Short & Sweet – or Short-term – (3 to 12 months): Many of the treatments we offer fall into the “short and sweet” category, meaning they last for about three to six months and do require minimal upkeep to maintain their effectiveness.
2. A (Slightly) Longer Story – or Long-term – (over 12 months): Other procedures last longer and don’t require quite so many office visits to perfect.

Why two options? There are a few reasons. In the case of fillers, it may be a matter of cost (the shorter the duration, the lower the cost) or that certain fillers are not appropriate for certain areas of the face. Additionally, certain aging issues may only be addressed by certain technologies which have a specific duration of effect (e.g., loose skin treated by ThermaCool®). Another factor influencing choice is downtime (e.g., CO2 laser resurfacing vs. fractionated laser resurfacing).

Short & Sweet: 3-12 Months

In this section of Chapter 6 we discuss those facial treatments that we refer to as “short and sweet,” meaning just like your dentist or other doctors you only have to come into the office every three to six months to help maintain the youthful effect of these mostly temporary, but quite effective, treatments.
These short-term (3 to 12 month duration) treatments include:

• Botox®
• Hyaluronic Acids (Restylane®, Perlane®, Juvederm™)
• Collagen

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