Is Botox the Only Way?
Have you tried Botox? Have you ever wondered is there something else you could try?
I (JoJami) sure had my interest peeked when Galvanic Spa representative, Kennerly Clay came over to my house to give me a demo of her anti-wrinkle treatment. I must say, it did plump up everyone’s skin and was not painful at all! We also found a great article about other alternatives to Botox, the other day, over at The Best Kept Secret. Here are some of Karen’s top tips from her research:
Cosmetic Acupuncture Okay, needles are involved but they’re tiny, have been used for thousands of years to treat all sorts of conditions and are not’t shooting toxins into our bodies. “It’s an inside out kind of treatment,” explains Shali Rassouli of the Cosmetic Acupuncture Clinic of Toronto. A licensed Chinese medicine practitioner, she described the process during a phone interview. “Acupuncture increases the local circulation to the face and stimulates collagen production, which will fill out the lines and give firmness to the skin.”
While she’s quick to point out that it’s not a quick fix –it takes up to 10-12 sessions over a six-month period before you’ll see results – she’s adamant that the results are worth it. “You’ll look like yourself, but better. And, there are no side-effects.”
The cost is around $1,000 for the recommended 10-12 treatments. If that’s all you do, you should keep seeing a difference for up to one year. But Rassouli points out that with monthly maintenance, things will just keep getting better. For more information, visit the Cosmetic Acupuncture website at http://www.cosmeticacupuncture.ca/.
Toning Technology When Maxine Warsh of Facial Rejuvenation contacted us and asked us if we’d be interested in experiencing a “non-surgical face lift”, we were intrigued and agreed to give it a try. The procedure involved applying a variety of electrical probes to different areas of the face. Mild electrical vibrations stimulate facial muscles. It’s not at all painful and, as you might expect, lying on a table for an hour or so is soothing in and of itself.
The results? Improved skin tone and a decrease in the appearance of lines and sagging. It’s also touted as being helpful in treating rosacea and acne. Maxine tells us we can expect to see some results after a single session but anyone who is serious about this should plan for an initial course of twelve, one hour-long sessions. A former yoga instructor in her early 50s, Maxine reports, “My clients boast that after even a single sessions their friends say they look rested, vibrant and like they’ve just returned from a long and happy vacation.” Looking at our reflection in the mirror at the end of our trial session we’d have to concur. The lines that run between our nose and mouth didn’t seem so pronounced.
And was it our imagination or did our facial skin seem a little tighter? Does it work? You be the judge. For more information, call Maxine at 416.221.0568 or visit her web site at www.MaxineWarsh.com.
Put a group of 40+ women together and sooner or later the topic turns to injectables.
