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By Shonda Chase, FNP Nurse Practitioner, Co-owner, Artistic Director and Advanced Aesethetic Injector at Revive Wellness Centers in Palm Springs and Torrance, and Medweight, Lasers and Wellness Center in Irvine
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hese medical aesthe�c secrets are presented with “Hot August Nights” in mind. This summer you will hopefully get some �me to read an extra book or two. I’m offering this month’s secrets more concisely—to help get you back to your book! I was watching the last episode of this season’s SEAL Team TV show. In the last few scenes, all of the characters had their beards shaved off as part of a funeral tradi�on for one of the team members. With their beards, all of the actors looked fine and chiseled on the screen—but I was shocked to see how much filler they all needed without their beards hiding their features. Secret No. 1: A�er 35, we lose a teaspoon of volume in our faces each year. This volume loss occurs because we’re losing our suppor�ng fat and bone mass. Even people who start gaining weight lose the structures that supported our faces before 35. I use different fillers to restore what each person is losing, according to their to age and lifestyle. Restoring bone loss requires different fillers than fat and volume loss. Secret No. 2: In skilled hands, we can overcome this aging process, and you can look great for 50 years or more a�er your 35th birthday. As I’ve seen for years, even a�rac�ve or handsome actors have the same volume-loss issues as the rest of us. That’s why they’re all ge�ng fillers and extending their careers. Secret No. 3: There’s a recent FDA-approved filler that moves with your facial muscles. This filler’s ability to move with your expressions slows the normal breakdown that comes with �me and movement. This filler has been used in Europe and the Far East for years. I am having good success with it in my pa�ents. This filler made by Revance and is called RHA in the U.S. Depending or where RHA is injected, can last 1218 months. Enjoy your other summer reading. Next month, I’ll share the latest health benefits of hormone op�miza�on. Un�l then, keep the “Secrets.” Our Revive Wellness Center loca�ons are in Palm Springs (760-3254800) and Torrance (310-375-7599); www.revivecenter.com. Our Medweight, Lasers and Wellness Center office is in Irvine (949586-9904); www.medweightandlasers.com.
You can email your individual ques�ons to Shonda Chase FNP, or Allan Y. Wu MD, Revive’s cosme�c surgeon, at shonda@revivecenter.com.
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