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Women seeking Luscious Lips are prepared to try anything in the pursuit of the perfect pout. Treatments such as fillers and lip plumpers, such as Vivite Lip Plumper and Juvederm are the most popular ways to plump up thinning lips and smooth lip lines sometimes caused by smoking and sun exposure. 

Plumper lips: Which beauty treatments/ products really work? 

VIVITÉ® Defining Lip Plumper 

VIVITÉ® Defining Lip Plumper helps improve the appearance of lip volume, fullness, and fine lines and wrinkles. Gentle conditioners help make lips smooth and soft, while soothing botanicals help protect against environmental stressors. To be used 3 times daily.

JUVEDERM

JUVÉDERM® is the smooth gel filler that is used to instantly plump lips and smooth away wrinkles around your mouth. Everyone’s skin ages differently and JUVÉDERM® may be used to rejuvenate multiple problem areas.* From smile lines to vertical lip lines, you can smooth away unwanted wrinkles and restore natural contours. With just one treatment, you’ll get smooth and natural-looking lips that last up to a year. Everyone will notice, but no one will know.

As an added treat to all our Mothers, this month we are adding a free box of LATISEE to make your beautiful face POP for Mothers Day! LATISSE® solution is a prescription treatment used to grow eyelashes, making them longer, thicker and darker.

Get Luscious Lips & Lashes.
Latisse, Vivite Lip Plumper & Juvederm.*
THIS MONTH $750.00

If your facial skin has lost its youthful glow and suffered damage by mild acne, sun damage, large pores, uneven texture or even fine lines and wrinkles, microdermabrasion is a wonderful addition to a facial and should be an option worth considering. A non-invasive skin-freshening technique for your face, microdermabrasion uses mild abrasives to remove the top layer of your skin, including surface dead skin cells. The result is invigorated, smoother-looking skin that is virtually blemish free.

To perform microdermabrasion, also known as a power peel, our paramedical esthetician, Kerri Aultman, uses a device that sprays tiny crystals across your face to lightly abrade the surface while suction is performed to remove the dead skin cells and the remaining crystals. 

Microdermabrasion is largely recommended for the treatment of superficial skin conditions, including:

• Mild non-inflamed acne, white heads and black heads
• Uneven skin texture or tone
• Milia (tiny cysts) prevention
• Sebaceous hyperplasia (A condition that causes enlargement of the sebaceous glands on your face, resulting in yellow lesions)
• Fine lines and wrinkles
• Large pores
• Light scarring
• Age spots
• Certain skin lesions such as actinic keratosis

Dermabrasion, chemical peels or other treatments may be more appropriate for more severe skin conditions. After examining your skin and listening to your aesthetic goals, your doctor should be able to determine which treatment(s) is best for your skin.

Microdermabrasion does not hurt; however, it may cause a little discomfort under the eye area where tissues are more delicate. Our technician will turn down the controls in this area. Microdermabrasion treatment to the face typically lasts 20 to 30 minutes. In general, you will need about four to eight treatments, depending on the skin condition you are trying to treat, and these treatments are spaced at two-week intervals. Maintenance microdermabrasion every one to three months is also suggested.

Avoid direct sun exposure for one week after your facial/microdermabrasion combo treatment. Always apply sunscreen that blocks Ultraviolet A and B (UVA and UVB) waves and has a sun protection factor (SPF) of more than 30. Steer clear of skin exfoliation scrubs, as well as products containing alpha hydroxy acids or retinols, for a few days before and after your microdermabrasion treatment. Makeup may be applied immediately after the treatment; mineral makeup is most often recommended.

Enjoy a Cleansing Facial with our new paramedical esthetician, Kerri Aultman.
Receive a complimentary Microdermabrasion with each facial purchased.
Cleansing Facial plus Microdermabrasion is usually $ $254.00
THIS MONTH $99.00
A SAVINGS OF $155.00

As May is “ National Physical Fitness and Sports Month”, as declared by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, we decided to focus more on physical activity instead of our usual weight loss tips. Adults need at least 30 minutes of activity 5 days each week. This can be done by choosing to bike or walk instead of driving, taking stairs instead of elevators, or pushing a lawnmower instead of riding one.

Twenty minutes of vigorous physical activity three times a week, such as sports, aerobics, working out in the gym, and running, adds health benefits. It’s important to understand that you don’t need to sweat in a gym or run a marathon to reap the health benefits of daily physical activity. Even 30 minutes a day, broken up into shorter increments of ten or fifteen minutes, can greatly improve your health.”

After having children, many women find themselves at an impasse. The physical effects of childbirth on a woman’s body lead to stretched breasts, sagging or bulging stomachs, more weight on the hips and thighs. The muscles of the abdominal wall stretch apart and, for the most part, the bulge of the lower tummy cannot be fixed with diet and exercise alone.

 At The MIAMI Institute, we specialize in treating these patients who want to get their bodies “Beach Ready” as soon as possible after childbirth. Our board certified plastic surgeon, Dr Phillip R. Craft, performs a Mastopexy (Breast Lift), placing a  small silicone breast implant – not so much to increase size, but to give these women back the volume in the breasts that they lost during and after pregnancy. Completing the Mommy Makeover is liposuction to the waist.

The Mommy Makeover is done during one surgery. We take many steps to assure both minimal pain and maximum safety during our procedures.

Get your Body Back to Gorgeous with our Mommy Makeover.
Usually $17,000.00
THIS MONTH $13,990.00   
A SAVINGS OF $3,000.00!
*Includes Breast Lift, Tummy Tuck, Liposuction of the waist, Silicone implants, Anesthesia & or Fees.

We recently held a seminar to address the PIP Implant controversy that broke a while back. The implants made by France’s Poly Implant Protheses (PIP) were banned in 2010, after it was discovered that they contained industrial-grade silicone, which has more contaminants than the medical-grade gel they should have used. The implants are believed to have a higher than normal incidence of rupture, though exact figures on this differ: French authorities put the rate at 5%, but in Britain it is thought to be around 1%, in line with industry standards. The PIP industrial silicone has many contaminants it was uncertain how many and the chance of ruptured implants was on the rise.

One of the attendees of the conference contacted our office saying she thought there was something wrong with her breasts and, subsequently made an appointment to meet Dr Craft. Luckily she came in, x-rays were taken and she did, indeed, have a ruptured implant.

She scheduled her implant removal and exchange the same week. Dr Craft removed the ruptured implant, replaced it with FDA approved silicone implants and she is happy, well and enjoying her new breasts. We love a Happy Ending but urge our patients not to travel outside the USA for plastic surgery. We have board-certified surgeons right here on our doorstep.

To watch Dr. Craft being interviewed by Cynthia Demos, Click Here.