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LAVIV™ is the first and only FDA-approved autologous cellular therapy to improve the appearance of moderate to severe nasolabial fold wrinkles.LAVIV™ is an autologous cellular product containing fibroblast cells, which are grown from a patient’s post-auricular skin biopsy tissue. These skin samples are sent to a lab where they are aseptically expanded until sufficient cells for treatment are obtained. Cells are then cryopreserved. Over a period of approximately 90 days, hundreds of millions of fibroblasts are cultured at the lab and then frozen, until needed for treatment. Once patient administration has been scheduled, these cells are thawed, washed, and ready to be injected. LAVIV™—which is made up of at least 98% pure fibroblasts—places a patient’s own living cells into the treatment area to biologically improve the appearance of nasolabial fold wrinkles.

What makes LAVIV™ unique?

Each patient’s LAVIV™ treatment is unique because it is made from that patient’s own skin cells. In order to be approved by the FDA, LAVIV™ was held to high efficacy standards. In clinical trials, LAVIV™ demonstrated a statistically significant improvement as measured by both a physician and patient assessment scale, where improvement was defined as a 2-point improvement on the scales. These trials were designed to be vehicle-controlled and demonstrate superiority to vehicle. Each dose of LAVIV™ is also held to strict testing standards to ensure product performance and safety.

LAVIV™  is an appropriate treatment for adults who desire an improved appearance of nasolabial fold wrinkles, an autologous cellular product, and a treatment regimen that delivers gradual results.

Our genes are what make each of us different. And, the timing of and the degree to which we each experience our first signs of aging is unique to each of us. Just consider how some people seem to age rapidly while others continue to look youthful as they age. If what the geneticists are saying is true, we may have wasted money on beauty products that might actually be doing us more harm than good. According to the new findings, if the creams we are using on our face are not suited to our genetic requirements, we are unable to metabolize the ingredients and they are left to build up as unwanted toxins in our skin. The treatment is being hailed as the biggest anti-aging advancement since Botox, so how does it all work?

HOW IT WORKS:

First, through a simple cheek swab, a DNA test is performed on six genes that impact YOUR skin’s health. Your unique results are used to create four custom-formulated, genetically-guided Dermagenetics® DNA ULTRACUSTOM® skin care products based on your specific genetic variations: Enhanced Repair Serum, Corrective Eye Gelée, Optimized Day Crème and Nightly Repair Crème.

Each of these age-defying skin repair products combine our powerful base formulas and our proprietary Dermagenetics® blend with targeted ingredients based on the results of your unique genetic assessment. This becomes your custom formula and will always remain the same.

The second step in the customization process is performed by your provider at The Miami Institute. They will assess your skin for current problems you may be experiencing today such as: post procedure healing, troublesome break-outs, redness and irritation or excessive dryness. This assessment is used to further customize and optimize selected products to address these issues. This part of your Dermagenetics® formula can be adjusted for you every 3 – 4 months by returning to your provider for follow up visits.

The result is a DNA ULTRACUSTOM® skin care system that is made just for you!

NeoGraft is not your ordinary hair restoration procedure. It is the least invasive procedure of its kind with no sutures, no scalpel incisions, and no linear scars. This means that your recovery or down-time will be minimal - usually taking only one day. Additionally, if you choose NeoGraft, we can restore large areas in a single session, which greatly reduces the need for any additional procedures that might have been required in the future.

There are over 100,000 hair restoration surgeries a year in the United States.

The most common way to restore hair is for the surgeon to take hair follicles from the back of the head and replant them in balding areas. Usually, in 1 to 2 sessions, the restoration process is complete, with an average number of 1,700 grafts. That may seem like a lot, but consider that a single square centimeter typically harbors 100 grafts in the normal scalp! Strip grafting (the harvest of skin containing grafts) leads to a scar which can sometimes be bothersome with short hair.

One way to avoid this scar is to have your procedure performed with a NeoGraft machine which harvests follicles individually, obviating the need for strip grafting.

The advantage is clear: No scar. NeoGraft.

The latest in Hair Restoration comes to The Miami Institute. NEOGRAFT is  State-of-the-Art  The Miami Institute No Scalpel, No Strip Harvesting, Minimal Recovery

The First Minimally Invasive FDA Approved Automated Hair Transplant System, NEOGRAFT is a revolutionary Hair Transplant System that avoids large visible incisions and minimal imperceptible scarring. Minimal Downtime. Fast Recovery. Our board certified team is entirely devoted to giving you the treatment you need to feel and look your best.

NeoGraft is not your ordinary hair restoration procedure. It is the least invasive procedure of its kind with no sutures, no scalpel incisions, and no linear scars. This means that your recovery or down-time will be minimal - usually taking only one day. Additionally, if you choose NeoGraft, we can restore large areas in a single session, which greatly reduces the need for any additional procedures that might have been required in the future.

Have your procedure performed with a NeoGraft machine which harvests follicles individually, obviating the need for strip grafting.

The advantage is clear: No scar. NeoGraft.

The new Thermage CPT System represents a leap forward in skin tightening and contouring technology. Superior results and greater patient comfort are at the core of the new system, which leverages the proprietary Comfort Pulse Technology™ and a vibrating hand piece for more comfortable treatments.

The new CPT technology helps lessen discomfort in 5 ways.

• Improved efficacy due to more uniform heating and increased volume of tissue reaching therapeutic temperature. Edge Heat Border - Since there is less spillage, the “edge heat” that patient’s most complain about is reduced dramatically. The heat is now concentrated directly into the tissue being treated. Higher heat allows for more collagen denaturing.
• Comfort Pulse Technology, including a vibrating hand piece, to deliver enhanced patient comfort. This hand piece offers a clinically proven improvement in patient comfort. In controlled, split-faced clinical studies, comparing treatment of over 40 patients with vibration to treatment without vibration, all patients preferred being treated with vibration.
• A sleek, ergonomically designed hand piece improves ease-of-use and treatment efficiency.
• Seamless integration with the new Thermage Body Tip 16.0 for faster body treatments.
• Coolant/Heat Rotation - Less wasted heat (less “spillage” of heat). The new energy delivery algorithm interweaves a pulsed radio frequency delivery with cooling bursts, mimicking Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (”TENS”) therapy, to disrupt the brain’s neural response and improve comfort during treatment.

The ability to perform a quality Thermage procedure without the use of medications is a great help to our practice and patients.