Does getting Botox make you nervous??

 Smell this....

If you are uptight, anything that pokes you—like a needle full of Botox—is likely to upset you even further, as well as feel more painful. Naturally, then, anything that can relax you will be beneficial. That’s the idea behind a new study by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Baumann Cosmetic and Research Institute. Researchers found that patients who were exposed to the scent of lavender essential oils had a gentler experience with Botox. Why? The smell of lavender tends to lower your heart rate, and therefore make you more relaxed. It also increases your parasympathetic nerve activity, which also calms the system. This idea is not new—doctors have reported lavender’s relaxing effects for centuries—but this is the first time it’s been used in the cosmetic arena.

New You Magazine

Time for an Undo

Ever since explorer James Cook returned from his voyage to New Zealand, tattoos have been part of our fashion subculture. Now modern technology allows us to undo these skin stamps, if we decide it’s time for a change.

Call it a snap decision. One night you decide that getting a tattoo of a fairy with hearts around it is a good idea. So you go to your local version of L.A. Ink and let Dave, the tattoo guy, jackhammer it between the back of your shoulder blades. Years later you are a different person, and while the tattoo might have made a bold statement way back then, now it just sticks out like a sore thumb and you want it gone.

This is how Heather Albrittin felt. At age 19, she was off to college, leaving her best friend behind. They decided to commemorate the friendship with zodiac tattoos. Albrittin got a Leo symbol intertwined with her best friend’s Capricorn symbol, placed on her left shoulder blade. Now, at age 28, she wishes it was never there.

“I thought it was cute when I was younger, but not so much now,” Albrittin says. “It didn’t look feminine. It looked kind of manly to have it on my shoulder blade.”

Albrittin heard that laser tattoo removal was painful and expensive, but her fears were quelled when she found Linda Quinn, M.D., a board-certified cosmetic surgeon in Jacksonville, Fla. Dr. Quinn specializes in laser medicine as an alternative to traditional surgical procedures...continue reading

The Right to Bare Legs!

Spider Veins? If a spider web comes to mind, you’re right. These red or purple veins, which appear mostly on women, often create a sunburst or web-like pattern on the skin. And while they are not medically harmful, spider veins can cause a burning sensation or achy feeling from prolonged standing. To top it off, they’re visually unappealing and may have you thinking twice about baring your otherwise sexy skin.

It’s no wonder that many of us feel self-conscious about those pesky spider veins and want to get rid of them. Otherwise known as telangiectasia (three Greek words meaning: end, blood vessel and stretch out), they are also referred to as broken capillaries.

Lots of us have spider veins, so it’s no surprise that there are a variety of ways to cosmetically treat these imperfections. You can have them zapped with a laser or injected with a solution (aka, “sclerotherapy”)

So how does it work? When the solution is injected into the blood vessel, its cells are disrupted and the vein (typically) becomes inflamed. It then closes, turning into tiny scar tissue that fades over time. And while the notion of “injecting” a solution sounds unpleasant, a very fine, thin needle is used.

You will experienced only a little bit of stinging and burning.

adapted from New You Magazine

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Hair on our toes...do we care?

For years, women have turned to laser hair removal for legs, underarms and bikini lines. Now that the procedure is becoming more routine, they are turning to other areas, such as the feet. Cosmetic surgeons are reporting a rise in demand for laser hair removal on toes, according to lifestyle magazine Female First. Hair removal takes about 15 minutes per foot, making it easy for busy career women to fit the procedure into their schedules. The pay off is the permanent removal of 60% to 95% of the hair. And, of course, the avoidance of shaving, something the average woman does 11,540 times in their lifetime.