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LED: Proximity Trumps Power

Written by Pam Cushing

Light therapy continues to enjoy greater acceptance and popularity in the medical aesthetic field. As a result, we have seen a plethora of non-regulated devices of unknown origin flooding the market in recent years. While selecting the best LED device for your practice might seem like a daunting task, a little research can go a long way. The most reliable research can be found in…

Published in The LED Playbook

Photo-Dynamic Therapy for Skin Rejuvenation

Written by Terri Wojak

Topical photodynamic therapy, also known as PDT, is a treatment that has been used in dermatology for about 30 years. Photodynamic therapy is a treatment that utilizes a topical product to photo-sensitize specific areas of the skin to enhance the effects of light therapy. The treatment is most commonly used in dermatology for actinic keratosis and non-melanoma skin cancers for which it is FDA-approved. Dermatologists…

Published in Skin Care

Cultural Sensitivity

Written by Mary Nielsen

Me Too, Black Lives Matter, Time’s Up, and the implementation of STEM in education are a few of the movements making progress in creating awareness about injustices, including the lack of equality in our society. Despite improvements, injustices regarding gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, and economic status still abound. Cultural awareness is a personal journey that starts when we understand that not everyone has…

Published in Encompassing Ethnicity

What Your Clients Can Do at Home and How You Can Help

Written by Maryanne Goodman-Millensted

While some skin care professionals are not able to work on their clients’ skin in person, they can still provide advice, products, and direction on what clients can do at home to push an ordinary treatment toward the professional realm. But it is critical to make sure clients understand not just what they can do, but also what they cannot. Here is a quarantine advice…

Published in Skin Care

Wrinkles: Is Botox the Best Option?

Written by Holly Tanella

Most people think that when wrinkles appear, they need Botox to fix it. They typically think it’s their only solution! Botox relaxes the muscles from moving that are causing the wrinkle, but this is just a temporary fix. Botox is a neurotoxin called botulinum toxin that is produced by the bacterium clostridium. Botulinum blocks nerve activity in the muscles. Simply put, it is a brain…

Published in Skin Care