You Can’t Change What Nature Gave You…or Can You?

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Dr. Craig Barbieri

Sometimes, we just draw the short straw when it comes to genetics. Maybe you got your mother’s hips or your dad’s fleshy middle. You’ve worked hard to stay in shape, but there’s that one area that refuses to get smaller, no matter how hard you diet and exercise. If you’re close to your ideal weight, but there are parts of you that say otherwise, it may be time to give genetics a kick in the tushie and opt for somebody sculpting measures.

SculpSure Melts Fat in Specific Areas

At Aesthetic KC, we have something that will help – SculpSure. SculpSure is an FDA-approved light-based (laser) treatment that targets and destroys fat cells in specific areas. It’s great for those stubborn spots like love handles, tummy pooches, saddlebags, and buttocks. It has quite a few things going for it that have added to its popularity. Here are some of the reasons our patients are loving SculpSure:

FDA approved
25-minute procedure
Can treat multiple areas at once
OVER 90% patient satisfaction
Effective on all skin types
No recovery/downtime

25 Minutes, No Surgery, No Scars, No Downtime

SculpSure uses a laser to damage fat cells in problem areas. These fat cells are permanently destroyed and naturally eliminated by your body in the weeks following your treatment. The result is a slimmer appearance with no surgery, no scars, and no downtime.

Use Your Holiday Money Now to Look Great by Spring

So if you’ve tried everything, but still have those areas that simply defy exercise, try SculpSure. Use that company bonus or extra holiday money to do something that you will enjoy for years to come. You don’t have to be sentenced to a lifetime of dissatisfaction with your figure. Give us 25 minutes and watch the fat melt away over the next 12 weeks.

To make an appointment or find out more, call us at (913) 541-3377 or contact us online.

Love the Skin You’re In with Help from Aesthetic KC

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Dr. Craig Barbieri

At AestheticKC, we offer many different skin care products from the best names in the industry. Our estheticians are trained and educated to help you find the best solution to your skin care concerns. No matter what you’re looking for, the professionals at AestheticKC can guide you in the right direction. Here are some of the skin care services and products we offer:

Botox

BOTOX® Cosmetic is the first and only treatment FDA-approved to temporarily make moderate to severe frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead lines look better in adults. You may begin to notice results within 24 to 48 hours, with results lasting up to four months for moderate to severe frown lines.
This 10-minute treatment with minimal downtime delivers predictable, subtle results, so you look like you, only with less noticeable facial lines.

Skinceuticals

Skinceuticals promises to provide advanced skincare backed by science. Born from decades of skin cancer research that led to pivotal breakthroughs in antioxidants, their high potency formulas are concentrated in pure actives and proven to penetrate optimally into skin. Made in the USA, their formulas correct signs of aging, protect healthy skin, and prevent future damage.

Juvéderm

The world’s #1 selling collection of dermal fillers lets you volumize, smooth skin and reduce lines and wrinkles. Lift and contour cheeks to correct age-related volume loss with Juvéderm Voluma XC. Add subtle volume and get rid of vertical lip lines with Juvéderm Volbella XC, or full-on plump your lips with Juvéderm Ultra XC.

DermaMedics Professional

DermaMedics utilizes its expertise in skin science to develop novel skin care products that are specifically designed for physicians and other medical professionals. Their patented and patent-pending botanically derived compounds are specifically selected to be extremely gentle and non-irritating regardless of how damaged the skin may be. DermaMedics designs and tests every formulation on human skin to not only optimize effectiveness, but to ensure sure that each formulation is extremely gentle and soothing when applied to the skin.

PCA SKIN®

PCA SKIN® has been and continues to be a trusted innovator in the development of highly effective professional treatments and daily care products. Their vision is to improve people’s lives by providing results-oriented skin care solutions that are backed by science for the health of your unique skin. Our licensed skin health professionals have been trained and certified by PCA SKIN® as a PCA Certified Professional and are knowledgeable about each of the products. They can select the best combination of PCA SKIN® products for your skin and get you the results you want.

Whether you have sensitive skin, just need to look a little fresher, or want anti-aging treatments, the staff at AestheticKC have the products you need to look your best. Just make an appointment and they will lead you to the solution that’s best for you. Call us at (913) 541-3377 or contact us online.

6 Cosmetic Solutions with No Downtime

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Dr. Craig Barbieri

So maybe you don’t want plastic surgery, but you’d like to look a little younger than you do. The good news is that there are plenty of fast, easy, low-commitment cosmetic procedures that will work wonders without the time or money commitment of plastic surgery. The Vein Clinic of Greater Kansas City’s aesthetic division, AestheticKC, offers a variety of procedures that will take care of spots, wrinkles, saggy skin, unwanted hair, spider veins and more. Read on to see which solution solves your problem.

Problem – Saggy Skin on Neck, Chin or Brow

Solution – Ultherapy®

With Ultherapy, ultrasound is used to stimulate collagen deep within the skin. This focused stimulation results in tighter, firmer skin, even on your neck! Ultherapy® is the only FDA-approved, non-invasive treatment for lifting sagging skin on the neck, chin, and brow.

Natural
Non-invasive
No downtime
Read more about Ultherapy®

Problem – Fine Lines & Frown Lines on Face

Solution – Botox®, Dysport® and Belotero®

We offer Botox® to help fill fine lines formed from muscles making the same expressions over time. During this simple, non-surgical treatment Botox® Dysport® or Belotero® is injected into those muscles to temporarily reduce moderate to severe frown lines between the brows.

Full results in 3-10 days
Non-surgical
No downtime

Problem – Fine Lines, Thin Lips, Scars

Solution – Dermal Fillers

Dermal Fillers are non-permanent prescription products used to treat fine lines and wrinkles, plump lips, and repair or improve other facial imperfections, including hollow cheeks or scars.

Results last 6-12 months
Non-surgical
No downtime

Problem – Age Spots, Sun Damage, Broken Blood Vessels

Solution – Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Photo Rejuvenation

With IPL, a series of intense pulse light treatments helps reverse the signs of age spots, sun damage, and broken blood vessels, while also improving skin tone and texture. AestheticKC uses the Lumenis M22™ IPL System, by the inventors of IPL, with patented state-of-the-art technology for maximum results and safety. This non-invasive treatment reduces redness from blood vessels and the flushed skin of chronic rosacea, treats pigmentary changes from sun damage, and promotes collagen synthesis.

Non-invasive
No downtime
Series of treatments

Problem – Unwanted Hair

Solution – Light Sheer Diode Laser

No more unwanted hair and no more shaving bumps! This is the GOLD standard in hair removal and the only laser recognized by the FDA for permanent hair reduction. This non-invasive treatment is safe for all skin types. A series of six treatments is recommended for optimal results. Non-invasive

No downtime
Series of six treatments

Problem – Facial Spider Veins

Solution – Nd:YAG

You don’t have to suffer from facial spider veins. This non-invasive treatment takes very little time and you can often see immediate results. This is another procedure done with our state-of-the-art Lumenis M22™ Laser System. The laser targets the hemoglobin in the veins to shut them down, which is then naturally reabsorbed into the body. The absorption process can take one to two months.

Non-invasive
No downtime
Full results in 1-2 months

Whether it’s unwanted wrinkles, spider veins, or hair, we’ve got a simple treatment that will take care of the problem. Even if you just want to learn more, give us a call at (913) 541-3377 or contact us online. At the Vein Clinic, we’ll help you love the skin you’re in!

SculpSure in September…Little Black Dress by December

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Dr. Craig Barbieri

Want to look your best under the mistletoe this holiday season? Want to rock that LBD (little black dress) on New Year’s Eve? Well, the holidays will be here before you know it, and if you’ve got some annoying bumps and bulges you’d like to melt away, NOW is the time for SculpSure.

What Is SculpSure?

SculpSure is the FDA-approved light-based (laser) treatment that targets and destroys fat cells in specific areas. It’s great for those stubborn spots like love handles, tummy pooches, saddlebags, and buttocks. The lasers heat up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit and melt the fat cells under your skin. Here are some of the advantages of SculpSure:

FDA approved
25-minute procedure
Can treat multiple areas at once
OVER 90% patient satisfaction
Effective on all skin types
No recovery/downtime

Full Results Can Take 6-12 Weeks

The good news is, once you have the 25-minute procedure done, there’s nothing else you have to do. You just continue to live a healthy lifestyle and the dead fat cells are slowly and naturally absorbed by your body and are expelled naturally. The important part to remember is that the complete results aren’t immediate. So if you want to look good in 6-12 weeks, the time to act is now.

If you’re ready to get rid of those annoying bumps and bulges, give the Vein Clinic of Kansas City a call at (913) 541-3377 on contact us online to schedule your SculpSure session.

Give Yourself the Gift of Better Skin – 8 Treatments for Younger Looking Skin

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Dr. Craig Barbieri

Looking older and loving it?! Yeah…we didn’t think so. Let’s face it, no one wants to look older than they are, but time marches on and we get wrinkles, our skin gets too much sun exposure, our necks and faces start to sag (damn that gravity). This year, make a commitment to pamper your skin and put your best face forward. At the Vein Clinic of Greater Kansas City, we have some great solutions for better looking skin. These treatments can help with a variety of problems. See if there’s something you’d like to change, and then give us a call and book an appointment for consultation. We can help you look your best!

1. Frown Lines and Crow’s Feet – BOTOX

BOTOX® temporarily improves the appearance of frown lines between the brows and crow’s feet around the eyes. BOTOX® contains tiny amounts of a highly purified botulinum toxin protein refined from the bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most extensively studied aesthetic treatments and has been experienced by millions of people. It is a simple and fast improvement that will take years off of your facial appearance.

2. Puny Lashes – Latisse

Tired of putting on mascara and hardly seeing any lashes? Lashes thin over time. Latisse grows lashes longer, fuller and darker. Just apply it at night before bed and have longer lashes in as little as eight weeks. One tube provides treatment for 16 weeks.

3. Loose Facial Skin – Ultherapy®

Ultherapy® is the only FDA-approved non-invasive treatment for lifting the skin on the neck, chin and brow. Ultherapy uses focused ultrasound to stimulate collagen deep within the skin. The result? Tighter, better-fitting skin, even on the neck! It’s natural, non-invasive, and best of all there’s no downtime.

4. Aging Skin – SkinCeuticals

By combining a customized at-home regimen with powerful in-office treatments and targeted skincare solutions, patients see healthier, more youthful looking skin. Anti-aging solutions like Vitamin C serum, cosmeceutical cleansers, skin discoloration solutions and more help you to look more youthful.

5. Dark Spots – Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Photo Rejuvenation

You don’t have to live with skin discoloration. Our IPL Photo Rejuvenation reverses signs of age spots, sun damage, and broken blood vessels. A series of intense pulse light treatments gives you a gradual, natural improvement for longer lasting results. This non-invasive method reduces redness from blood vessels and rosacea and promotes collagen synthesis. We use the Lumenis M22™ IPL System with patented state of the art technology for maximum results and safety by the inventors of IPL.

6. Lines and Hollow Areas – JUVÉDERM®

Juvederm offers a collection of fillers made for different needs including wrinkles, lines around lips, and hollow cheeks. It is the #1 selling collection of hyaluronic acid fillers in the US. Each product in the JUVÉDERM® collection of fillers adds volume to a different area of the face to lift cheeks, smooth parentheses lines, or plump the lips. The results are subtle and long-lasting.

7. Dull Skin, Wrinkles and Lines – DermaMedics

DermaMedics utilizes its expertise in skin science to develop skin care products that are specifically designed to be gentle and non-irritating regardless of how damaged the skin may be. Their products use ingredients that have been scientifically proven to improve skin appearance and are formulated to deliver the beneficial ingredients when applied topically. They have products that combine vitamins, peptides, antioxidants and other essential ingredients to minimize fine lines and wrinkles, strengthen, smooth and brighten skin, and build collagen.

8. Fine Lines and Wrinkles – PCA Skin

These anti-aging products minimize fine lines and wrinkles through a combination of vitamins, peptides, and antioxidants. Choose from three anti-aging essentials:

C&E Strength Max – Strengthen, smooth and brighten skin with this antioxidant corrective that has maximum vitamin concentrations of 20% vitamin C and 5% vitamin E.
ExLinea® Peptide Smoothing Serum – This targeted neuropeptide spot treatment dramatically reduces crow’s feet, laugh lines, forehead wrinkles and frown lines.
Intensive Age Refining Treatment® – 0.5% pure retinol night – Visibly reduce wrinkles and build collagen with this retinol formula including niacinamide, retinopeptides, stem cell extract and vital hydrators.

You do nice things for everyone else all year long. This holiday, do something nice for yourself! Know someone else who’d like a little pampering? Aesthetic treatments make great gifts too. We even have gift cards so they can pick the treatment they want most. Stop by or give us a call at (913) 541-3377. Make this your best year yet. Make it the year of you!