Plastic Surgery News

Our Favorite Things…Continued

It’s Monday which means its staff pick day!  But first a friendly reminder to wear your sunscreen everyday – it should be considered the most important aspect of your daily routine (see January archives for our suncreen recommendation). Kristina, CARE’s charming and very savvy Patient Care Coordinator loves Luzern Laboratories Force De Vie Pure Oxygen Creme Luxe.  Kristina is a wealth of useful cosmetic and beauty insights so when she talks, it’s a little like EF Hutton – we all listen!  She’s often asked about the most effective order of applying your multi step skin care products to which she has a handy response, “apply in order of consistency from thin to thick.”  That means this beautifully rich, deeply hydrating yet surprisingly lightweight creme is applied second. If you’d like to know which product comes first you’ll have to ask her – but pay attention – she knows all the best secrets!

40 Is The New Sexy

We know a thing or two about beautiful Colombian imports around here so it was particularly gratifying to see that Sophia Vergara was voted #1 Most Desirable Woman of 2012 by askmen.com.  We were thrilled to see a 40 year old mother rise above the pack of Victoria’s Secret models to prove that desirability can be achieved at any age. We spend our days talking to women of all shapes and ages about how to look their best, but let’s take a page from Ms. Vergara for a moment. Sporting all the curves the boys love, she’s clearly not built like a runway model and that tell-tale glowing complexion? No doubt the result of her custom skin care regimen just like the one CARE Aesthetician Rebecca can create for you.  When asked to respond to her recent achievement being voted #1 Sophia replied…”A big thank you to all the men who desire me.”  Atta girl… we like your style!

Keeping Up Appearances

Getting older so often means adding more and increasingly frequent items to the beauty routine.  Hair, skin, nails, exercise all seem to require more attention, more appointments, more energy to manage.  Maintaining your Botox doesn’t have to be another headache.  The folks at Allergan and CARE have teamed up to help you stay ahead of your treatments and avoid another “Botox Emergency.”  Help us celebrate the 10^th Anniversary of Botox Cosmetic and save up to $200. Call to schedule your next Botox appointment and get a $50 rebate, $75 for your second treatment and another $75 for your third!

A Few Of Our Favorite Things

It’s not only fun but also a good idea to experiment with new skin care and beauty products. Especially as the skin matures and changes it requires new combinations of ingredients and treatments to truly look its best.  The staff at CARE evaluates many different products but like everyone else we have our personal tried and true favorites.  Jamie (pictured above) our Medical Assistant and all around staff Mom because she takes such good care of everyone- loves the Vivite Revitalizing Eye Cream.  Specially formulated to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in the sensitive areas around the eye, as well as help minimize the appearance of dark circles, this results proven eye cream contains 10% glycolic compound and Jamie uses it twice daily, morning and evening.

Choose Your Breast Augmentation Surgeon Wisely

We’re always flattered when one of our wonderful patients comments on how much they would love to have a job like ours. We know how great it is to work at CARE but the best aspect of the practice is working for a double board certified, ASPS accredited surgeon we truly believe in.  Women come to consult with Dr. Coan about breast augmentation for different personal reasons but did you know that it’s his success and reputation as a top notch  breast reconstruction surgeon that sets him apart from the pack as a breast augmentation surgeon? Experience like his and happy patients like ours are what we’re in it for.  We love the look on a patients face when he tells them “procedure on Friday, out to dinner that night, back to work on Monday.”  His experience, precision and discerning aesthetic eye produce beautiful results with minimal discomfort and downtime.  You deserve the best!

Brooke Burke Loves the ViPeel

Looks like we’re not the only ones raving about this revolutionary peel! Dancing With The Stars host Brooke Burke recently blogged about her struggles with hyper-pigmentation and melasma and so many of us can relate (see her “before” pic below). For some people IPL, lighter grade peels and lightening creams produce results, but for stubborn melasma there hasn’t been a good answer until now. Most of us at CARE have had at least one ViPeel already so let us talk to you about what you can expect and why there’s nothing to worry about.  We’ve read the online reviews too and can tell you it’s not scary, it’s not damaging and there is only some dryness and peeling for a couple of days (which means its working)!  We’ve all used it to address different concerns as well, brown spots, redness, anti aging, uneven skin tone, acne.  Yeah, it’s really that good!

CARE Plastic Surgery – Durham’s Exclusive iGuide® Provider

Dr. Coan is proud to be Durham’s exclusive provider of The iGuide.® This groundbreaking alternative to the traditional neck lift is minimally invasive and produces immediate, lasting results. Click on the link above or visit our website for more information about this exciting new technique.

Avoid the “Trout Pout”

Here in the office we spend a lot of time discussing our favorite methods of producing subtle, natural looking results. Lately we’ve been buzzing about a Lip Enhancement technique being used by Dr. Coan using both Botox and Juvederm to produce the perfectly desired result. This procedure can be done either with Juvederm to fill the lips or without, but if you’re seeking a substantially fuller look, we love the combination.  Treating the upper and lower lip lines with Botox has the effect of rolling the lips slightly upward and outward creating a full, pouty and natural mouth — it’s the difference between having youthful, beautiful lips like Angelina Jolie without ever looking “done” like Taylor Armstrong.

Did She or Didn’t She?

Has Cameron Diaz undergone breast augmentation surgery? Diaz was quoted as telling Marie Claire Magazine recently, “I’d love to be more voluptuous. It’s just not my body type,” and that she would prefer a more curvy figure.  It’s a credit to her that she appears to have chosen a smaller implant size that is proportional to her figure and suits her lifestyle.

Breast augmentation with double board certified and ASPS Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Dr. Brian Coan can give you fuller breasts that may make you feel more proportioned and feminine.  Breast augmentation is a cosmetic or aesthetic procedure designed to increase and enhance the size of a woman’s breasts, providing her with a more curvaceous bust line and in some cases a more proportioned figure.

EltaMD UV Clear 46 WINS New Beauty Magazine…..Best Sunscreen Sold in a Doctor’s Office

The NEW BEAUTY “Beauty Awards” issue featuring the top 100 best products of the year is now on newsstands, featuring CARE’s best selling and staff favorite SPF, EltaMD UVClear.  EltaMD skin care products focus on providing safe, effective skin care that includes deep, gentle cleansing and intense moisturization for all skin types, including the most sensitive skin. Lightweight, oil-free with broadscreen protection – we wear it under our makeup everyday.