What exactly is?

Skin Care

Skin care is the use of various modalities to improve skin integrity and enhance skin appearance. Such modalities include but are not limited to Antibiotic Therapy, Creams, Dermaplaning, Emollients, Extractions, Facials, Intense Pulsed Light Therapy (IPL), and Microneedling, Ointments.

Dermaplaning is a procedure that exfoliates your skin and gets rid of dirt and vellus hair "peach fuzz" 


Benefits

  • Exposes younger and brighter skin
  • Rids the skin of dirt and vellus hair "peach fuzz"


Contraindication

  • Active cold sore
  • Dermatitis
  • Current inflamed acne
  • Dermatitis
  • Open skin lesions
  • Recent bleached or tanned skin
  • Skin cancer
  • Uncontrolled Diabetes
  • Use of Accutane currently or in the past 6 months
  • Use of Retinol within a week of treatment


Side Effects

  • Breakouts
  • Risk of Infection
  • Redness, discoloration or irritation

Extraction is the process of clearing a clogged pore manually or mechanically

Benefit

  • Clearer complexion
  • Decreases future breakouts
  • Improves product absorption
  • Removes blackheads/whiteheads


Contraindications

  • Abscess
  • Blepharitis
  • Boils
  • Broken facial bones
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Contagious skin conditions
  • Eczema
  • Facial Cancer
  • Fresh abrasions, bruises, or lacerations
  • Head lice
  • HSV
  • Impetigo
  • Known allergies to facial products being used
  • Neck injuries
  • Open sores
  • Psoriasis
  • Recent bleached or tanned skin
  • Severe acne
  • Tinea
  • Undiagnosed facial swelling
  • Viral infections (cold, flu, covid-19)
  • Warts


Side Effects

  • Blotchiness
  • Irritation
  • Redness

Facials are treatments that are used for the face, neck, and at times the shoulders and back. Treatments include exfoliation, extraction, mask, peels, and massage


Benefits

  • Decreases the affects of the aging process
  • Firms and strengthens the skin
  • Promotes a youthful appearance
  • Repairs skin tissue


Contraindications

  • Abscess
  • Blepharitis
  • Boils
  • Broken facial bones
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Contagious skin conditions
  • Eczema
  • Facial Cancer
  • Fresh abrasions, bruises, or lacerations
  • Head lice
  • HSV
  • Impetigo
  • Known allergies to facial products being used
  • Neck injuries
  • Open sores
  • Psoriasis
  • Recent bleached or tanned skin
  • Severe acne
  • Tinea
  • Undiagnosed facial swelling
  • Viral infections (cold, flu, covid-19)
  • Warts


Side Effects

  • Blotchiness
  • Irritation
  • Redness



Intense Pulsed Light Therapy (IPL) also known as "photo-facial" is used to improve the color and texture of the skin without surgery. This procedure can lighten the visible damage caused by sun exposure


Benefits

  • Decreases the appearance of acne scarring
  • Decreases the appearance of sun damaged skin
  • Kills harmful bacteria and reduces redness and inflammation


Contraindications

  • Abscess
  • Blepharitis
  • Boils
  • Broken facial bones
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Contagious skin conditions
  • Eczema
  • Facial Cancer
  • Fresh abrasions, bruises, or lacerations
  • Head lice
  • HSV
  • Impetigo
  • Known allergies to facial products being used
  • Neck injuries
  • Open sores
  • Psoriasis
  • Recent bleached or tanned skin
  • Severe acne
  • Tinea
  • Undiagnosed facial swelling
  • Viral infections (cold, flu, covid-19)
  • Warts


Side Effects

  • Blotchiness
  • Irritation
  • Redness



Microneedling is a cosmetic procedures that utilizes small sterile needles to puncture the skin. The small punctures causes the body to make more collagen and elastin to create a firmer sleeker skin appearance


Benefits

  • Antiaging
  • Decreases the appearance of stretch marks
  • Improves the effectiveness of topical products
  • Improves sun damaged skin
  • Rosacea reduction
  • Scar treatment
  • Shrinks pores


Contraindications

  • Abscess
  • Blepharitis
  • Boils
  • Broken facial bones
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Contagious skin conditions
  • Eczema
  • Facial Cancer
  • Fresh abrasions, bruises, or lacerations
  • Head lice
  • HSV
  • Impetigo
  • Known allergies to facial products being used
  • Neck injuries
  • Open sores
  • Psoriasis
  • Recent bleached or tanned skin
  • Severe acne
  • Tinea
  • Undiagnosed facial swelling
  • Viral infections (cold, flu, covid-19)
  • Warts


Side Effects

  • Blotchiness
  • Irritation
  • Redness