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The Consultation

The consultation is the most important time when considering plastic surgery. It is an individualized process that allows the you not only to relay aesthetic concerns, but to establish comfort with your surgeon. Consider the consultation as a journey taken together with your doctor. It is a learning process for you both. The doctor is learning about your goals and concerns and you learn about the underlying causes of aesthetic concerns and the various options we offer to correct them.

What to Bring?
Come prepared with questions, this is the perfect time to get answers and resolve any concerns you may be having. Also, be prepared to provide thorough information in regards to your medical history. For facial consultations we ask that you bring in personal photos from younger years to help identify changes that have occurred in the aging process and more importantly, the photos help to define our goals from a surgical procedure.

In the Consultation Room
When in the consult room you are asked to show the doctor the areas you would like to treat. This process allows you both to have an open discussion about your greatest concerns and allows the doctor the opportunity to explain what is causing the things that “bother” you.

After we have discussed the concerns and underlying causes of those concerns, we have a detailed discussion about the treatment options that will create the greatest improvement. We will also have a candid discussion about desires, recover time, and budget. The more discussion that occurs during the consultation the more comfortable our patients become, and, the better our doctors are able to provide a service that exceeds expectations.

If you have ever thought about getting a procedure, take the first step and come in for a consultation to become informed and comfortable with the options available.

The best outcomes are in patients that are well informed with realistic expectations. At FAC our team makes every effort to inform and support our patients throughout the surgical process. There is a reason we have been voted the Best Cosmetic Surgery Center in Orange County for 11 years!

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April Newsletter

DVD RF and Pelleve

Get deeper collagen stimulation with DVD RF (microneedling with radio frequency) followed by surface smoothing of fine lines and wrinkles with Pelleve (surface radio frequency). Enjoy the synergistic impact of these combined treatments for a refreshed appearance. Improve overall skin texture and tone, minimize fine lines and wrinkles, and rebuild collagen for firmer more youthful skin.

Dynamic Variable Depth (DVD) Radio frequency

A non-surgical radio frequency treatment designed to tighten the skin. The device delivers columns of radio frequency energy to targeted tissues, effectively stimulating the healing response in the body to build collagen and elastin. With no discomfort and minimal downtime, this treatment will improve the skin’s texture and leave the skin feeling firmer. It improves skin tone and other textural changes, such as fine lines and wrinkles, enlarged pore size, photodamage and light scarring from acne.

Pellevé®

If you have always wanted to concentrate on diminishing fine lines, wrinkles, and loose skin in very specific areas, then Pellevé may be the perfect treatment for you! The small and nimble size of the tip(s) used allows access to specific areas of the face. Pellevé creates smoothing, lifting, firming, tightening & texturing of the face, that continues to resolve and improve in the coming weeks and months The result is an improvement in skin quality, firmness and tightness you can see and feel.

March Newsletter

What is Microneedling?

Microneedling involves repeatedly puncturing the skin with tiny, sterile needles in order to induce the production of cutaneous collagen and elastin. Collagen induction can improve the texture of skin, including improvements in pore size, fine lines, and acne scarring. Thousands of microscopic channels are created in the skin to increase the formation of new tissue by activating the body’s wound healing process.

Microneedling improves:

Pore size
Crepey skin
Fine lines and wrinkles
Collagen production
Photodamage
Light scarring
Skin elasticityMost patients see improvement after just one treatment, but additional benefits will be seen after multiple sessions.

Microneedling to the Abdomen

At Facial Aesthetic Concepts, we are always working to bring on the best treatments to treat our patients’ need.

Our most recent innovation is Microneedling to the abdomen!

When we paired this treatment with TNS Recovery Complex and Retinol Smoothing Body treatment, the crepiness almost disappeared.

This image is 3 weeks post treatment with continuous use of both products, after just ONE treatment.

This treatment is performed by our estheticians in all 3 of our offices.
Call now to learn more or set up your complimentary consultation (949) 612 2237

February Specials!

*Specials valid until February 28, 2019. Lip filler special valid until February 14, 2019. Terms and Conditions Apply*

Goodbye Sun Spots
It is the perfect time to take advantage of our great promotion to treat your sun spots now with either of these treatments, while the days are still cloudy and cool!

IPL/PHOTOFACIAL

Without damaging the skin, the light penetrates through the skin and is absorbed by the abnormally dilated vessels or pigmentation. The heat impairs the vessel or lesion, or breaks down pigmentation, and the body begins its natural healing process while tightening, removing brown discoloration, spider veins, redness and improving skin texture

What is the difference between tone and texture? Skin tone is the evenness of the skin color – sun spots, blotches, redness, etc.; while skin texture is the condition of the surface of the skin – smoothness, pore size, fine lines, etc. IPL works best to improve skin tone, additional treatment such as microneedling can be applied to even greater improve skin texture. IPL requires no downtime and you can return to work the same day!

Most patients see a significant improvement after just one treatment but see additional benefits in multiple sessions. Follow up treatments may be required to maintain results.

FRACTIONAL CO2

Fractional CO2 is a popular laser treatment for the skin that has been shown to dramatically diminish wrinkles and improve sun damage with minimal downtime. The fractional CO2 laser energy heats and vaporizes layers of the skin to remove brown spots and sun damage while it heats the dermis tostimulate new collagen and elastin to reduce lines and wrinkles. This very popular treatment at FAC can be performed in conjunction with the TCA acid peel or photo facial for accentuated results.

Before the Fractional C02 treatment, a numbing cream will be applied to the treatment area to minimize discomfort. Oral sedation is also available at the patient’s request. The skin will feel very warm during the treatment with a mild sunburn sensation lasting for about 2 – 4 hours directly after treatment. Over the next few days there will be some inflammation, the skin will bronze and start to flake within 3 days. Post treatment products are given to ensure comfort and rapid healing. Most patients heal fully within 7-10 days.

Along with your treatment, we provide a complimentary facial with our medical esthetician to ensure proper post treatment rejuvenated skin.

New Year, New Skin

Promotions Valid until January 31, 2019. Terms and Conditions Apply

NANOFRACTIONAL

An award winning, breakthrough treatment offering great results with no-surgery, little to no downtime, and no pain.

In the last decade, there has been progressive innovation in non-surgical treatments to improve skin tone, quality, texture and rejuvenate the skin’s appearance. There is always a balancing act between effectiveness, downtime, and patient discomfort.

Generally, the more downtime, the more effective the treatment but also, the more downtime, the more discomfort. NanoFractional technology bridges a gap between these three aspects of aesthetic treatments offering little to no downtime, no pain, and a great result.

Our General Manager, Chris, recently had a treatment and was thrilled with the experience. “Being in aesthetics for the last 15 years I have seen and had many different treatments. I was amazed that the NanoFractional RF was completely comfortable and produced a great response in my skin. My skin was a little red after the treatment, but I resumed normal activities immediately and my skin felt tighter and smoother the next morning. I’ve not seen this combination of no downtime, no discomfort, and an immediate tightening of the skin in any other treatment.”

NanoFractional RF uses tiny needles, less than 1mm, to deliver multi polar radio frequency energy and Pulsed Electro Magnetic Fields to produce uniform heating in the skin’s surface. This heating stimulates the skin to produce collagen and elastin fibers, resulting in smoother, firmer skin that looks noticeably more youthful.

The treatment is really a combination of microneedling and radio frequency skin rejuvenation. Combining technologies has proven to create a more effective treatment and as such we have added not only NanoFractional RF to our portfolio but also are combining this with IPL treatment to address not only skin texture and tightness but also reduce pigmentation and redness in the skin. We call this our Tone and Texture NanoFractional or TNT NanoFractional.

“Our ability to improve skin quality, tone, and texture is continually improving with innovative new treatments. NanoFractional RF technology represents an outstanding improvement in what we are able to accomplish without discomfort and little to no downtime.” FAC Founder, Dr. Richard Gangnes