Posted on December 20, 2011 in Skin Care
Tantasia by Jane Iredale is the newest way of self tanning! It’s unique ingredients work with your own melanin to produce a tan that is yours alone. Never looks orange. It’s streak free. Your tan builds evenly and gradually with daily use. It has an invigorating fresh fragrance with no after- smell. It’s sensitivity-tested for multipurpose us on the body and face. Wheat protein provides soothing, natural hydration for skin. Vegetable-sourced natural silicone makes your body feel like silk! What better way to keep that bronze glow during the cold winter months. Available at the Robert Zubowski Center. Contact our office and speak with Jennifer for more details about this product.
Posted on December 15, 2011 in Skin Care
During the cold winter months humidity is low and the air dry. This can make your skin feel dry, tight and itchy. In fact, dryness is among the most common cause for wrinkles. Properly moisturizing your skin can help decrease the appearance of these wrinkles and restore a more youthful glow and texture to your skin. In fact, it is one of the most rejuvenating yet simple things we can do for our skin.
Here are some tips on how to moisturize your skin in the winter. Remember this simple routine: cleanse, prevent, moisturize, and protect your skin.
First, hydrate from the inside out by drinking plenty of water. Also, try to avoid long, hot showers. The hot water tends to dry out the skin more than warm water. Showers are also better at night before bed so you don’t leave a warm environment and go straight out into cold air.
Exfoliate the skin to get rid of dry, dead skin cells. We recommend in office treatments such as Microdermabrasion or Micropeel to rid the skin of the top dead layers to reveal the healthier skin underneath.
Popular exfoliating cleansers for daily use at home include Clean Routine by MyBody, Clarifying Cleanser by SkinCeuticals, and Neo Cleanse by NeoCutis.
After cleansing your skin apply a preventative antioxidant. Vitamin C repair serums like Brightamin-C by MyBody or C & E Ferulic by SkinCeuticals. These help to repair past free radical damage on your skin and prevent future.
Apply a moisturizer to lock in the moisture. Moisturizers we recommend for the face are Future is Bright, Break Free, or Safety Blanket by MyBody. Daily Moisture or Emollience by SkinCeuticals. Journee, Bio Restorative Cream with PSP, or Hyalis by NeoCutis.
Finally, wear sunscreen all year round. This will protect your skin from the harmful UV rays. Top UV sunscreen products are: Protect and Serve by MyBody, Journee by NeoCutis, and a variety of Physical UV defense sunscreens by SkinCeutials.
The best way to plan your attack against winter skin is to start with a skin care evaluation. Jennifer, our certified skin care specialist and aesthetician will thoroughly evaluate your skin and develop an individualized skin care program that is tailored to meet your specific needs.
Posted on November 14, 2011 in Face, Laser Skin Resurfacing, Non Surgical Procedures, Skin Care
How can The Robert Zubowski Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery help you noninvasively improve the appearance of your skin with no down time?
Patients come to us concerned about dark spots resulting from sun damage, acne scars, or fine lines caused by smoking, or simple aging. In most cases, we can help you improve the appearance of your skin through noninvasive procedures such as microdermabrasion, micropeels, lasers, and skincare products as well as other minimally invasive procedures.
Microdermabrastion can improve and soften many imperfections in the quality and texture of your skin with little or no down time. It is a painless procedure that utilizes microparticles to exfoliate the surface layer of your skin while also building new collagen, resulting in firmer and more youthful looking skin.
Micropeels are designed to produce an immediate glow. It is a three-step process that removes a micro thin top layer of skin with a technique called dermaplaning which is followed by the application of a alpha hydroxyl solution to renew texture, clarity and to reduce impurities and discolor in skin.
Photo Facial is a laser procedure that utilizes broadband light technology for the treatment of sun-damaged skin, age spots and redness. You may experience some redness following the treatment that should resolve within a few hours. For some pigmented lesions you will see a darkening of the treated areas followed by flaking off and fading of the treated area. The number of treatments will depend on your skin condition.
Skin Care products at the Robert Zubowski Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery are hand picked to correct, protect, and maintain healthy skin. They are frequently used to prepare your skin for deeper resurfacing procedures as well as to promote and maintain those results. Some of these product lines include: Obagi, MyBody, Neocutis, and Skin Ceuticals.
Posted on December 9, 2010 in Body, Dr. Zubowski, Face, Facelift, Laser Skin Resurfacing, Latest News, Liposuction, Media Appearances, Microdermabrasion, Non Surgical Procedures, Skin Care
1. Liposuction does not replace working out, but it definitely can remove fat from areas that exercise tends to miss (like the chest and love handles).
2. Your results from lipo will be best if you continue regular work at the gym after the procedure.
3. Calf implants and pec implants tend to migrate with time and have other problems. Better to use liposuction to sculpt the surrounding areas, and make the pecs and calfs appear more distinct.
4. Lipo cannot make your abs look like Schwarzenegger’s, but it can bring you close to where you were in college.
5. You will probably have better results from reshaping rather than lifting. This will give you a more chiseled and angular masculine look.
6. Even if you have wrinkles and sagging on your face, you probably do not need a facelift. In some cases, facelifts make men look feminized. Better to have a neck lift, brow lift, and work on the eyes.
7. A chemical peel, which can be done without general anesthetic, is not a “facial” and can get rid of fine lines, uneven tone, and blotchiness.
8. Botox is not only administered at parties. And it can erase wrinkles as well in men as in women.
9. You will probably be happiest with subtle changes, that make you look more refreshed and youthful, rather than dramatically altering your appearance.
10. You will have to set aside some time to recover from your procedure. Impatience leads to complications
Posted on October 18, 2010 in Face, Laser Skin Resurfacing, Non Surgical Procedures, Skin Care, Uncategorized
Laser skin resurfacing, also known as a laser peel, is the removal of the top layers of the skin with a laser light energy. The procedure makes the skin smoother, tighter, and more even in tone, texture, and color.
The best candidates for skin resurfacing are light-skinned non-smokers who are in overall good health who are looking to correct skin imperfections like wrinkles, loose skin, scars and dark spots. Even pre-cancerous lesions on the skin can be effectively removed with laser resurfacing.
Those who are not candidates for this procedure include people who take or have taken certain medications (including but not limited to Accutane and some steroids) within the previous 18 months and people who tend to have unusual scarring, such as keloids.
Skin resurfacing is usually performed on an outpatient basis. You will be required to keep the skin moist and to stay out of the sun completely during the healing period, which is approximately 7-10 days, except in the case of a very light peel, and you may be expected to wear some type of sterile dressing over the treated area
For more information on this an other non-surgical procedures offered at our center, contact our office manager, Ann Carbone at 201-261-7550.
Posted on June 24, 2010 in Face, Latest News, Skin Care
For all of you who have noticed that more women than men seem to be plagued by wrinkles around the mouth, we finally know why. And at the Robert Zubowski MD Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery we’d like to share the information.
A recent study published in the November/December 2009 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal reports that gender-specific differences in the skin that surrounds the mouth account for more and deeper skin wrinkling in females than males. The aim of the study, according to its lead author, was to obtain new insight into the observation that women wrinkle earlier and more severely than men. Understanding the reasons for these differences might lead to better ways to treat this common sign of aging in women.
The study found several factors contributing to this phenomenon: women’s perioral skin contains fewer sweat glands and fewer sebaceous glands (microscopic glands in the skin that secrete sebum, a substance that lubricates the skin) which could influence the natural filling of the skin. Women’s perioral skin also contains fewer blood vessels then men’s, which could accelerate the formation of wrinkles. And finally, in women, the closer attachment of the muscular fibers surrounding the orifice of the mouth to the skin may cause an inward traction promoting deeper wrinkles.
At Paramus, New Jersey’s Robert Zubowski MD Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, we’re continually investigating new treatments to combat the signs of aging, not only in women, but in men as well. Only when these treatments have a proven track record of efficacy will we introduce them into our northern New Jersey practice. Our current non-invasive procedures for these types of wrinkles include Botox ®, injectable facial fillers such as Restylane®, Radiesse®, Juvéderm™, as well as procedures such as dermabrasion, chemical peels, and laser skin resurfacing.
Posted on May 24, 2010 in Face, Latisse, Skin Care
All our procedures, services and products at the
Robert Zubowski MD Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, carry a “safety first” philosophy. We counsel
Latisse patients that they should not use it if they have been diagnosed with or are taking medication for eye pressure problems, or have glaucoma risk factors. If they are taking prescription eye pressure lowering products or have a history of such problems, they can still use Latisse, in some instances, but only under close monitoring by a doctor. We instruct patients on how to properly use Latisse. Once you stop using Latisse your eyelashes will revert to their former appearance over a period of several weeks to months.
I can’t stress how important it is to obtain your Latisse by prescription from a recognized center for cosmetic enhancement such as ours. According to a recent New York Times article, web sites are now selling Latisse as well as some salons with few or no questions asked of purchasers. As with any of our procedures and products, we fully discuss possible risks, complications, and cautions with our patients prior to them moving forward. Should any problems or concerns arise, we are always here to help.
For further information about how you can benefit from Latisse, please contact our Practice Manager, Ann Carbone.
Posted on February 12, 2010 in Laser Skin Resurfacing, Skin Care
The ability to remove one’s wrinkles is a great way to reduce the signs of aging. There are a variety of safe and effective procedures for reducing wrinkles including:
- BOTOX® injections
- Restylane® injections
- Collagen injections
- Dermabrasions
- Chemical peels
All of these reduce wrinkles in some form or another. However, for some the effectiveness is limited (BOTOX® cosmetic, Restylane®, collagen) while for others the procedure is fairly painful and abrasive (dermabrasions and chemical peels). That is why cosmetic scientists worked to developed laser skin resurfacing–a treatment designed to provide you with new and fresh skin without any harsh or invasive chemicals.
How Does Laser Skin Resurfacing Work?
Laser skin resurfacing has multiple types of treatments, many of which work in different ways. For example, some lasers break up and remove top layers of skin so more youthful softer layers may flourish. Other lasers do nothing to the top layer of skin, but rather stimulate growth in the bottom layers to provide extra softness and consistency. Which you choose depends on your ultimate goal.
Laser skin resurfacing is not just for wrinkles either. It can also be used for acne removal as well as removing scars and odd pigments.
What are the Risks of Laser Skin Resurfacing?
Though the procedure is fairly safe, there are some side effects that may be caused by skin resurfacing, as well as some unusual risks as well. Scarring and pigmentation issues are always a risk when putting lasers to one’s skin, though these risks are minimal. Burning and irritation are also a concern. Perhaps more interestingly, however, is that this type of procedure has the ability to release viruses that may have been kept silent beneath your skin, such as causing a dormant herpes virus to suddenly be released. Still, these affects are fairly rare, and you must have a dormant virus in order for it to surface.
Overall, laser skin resurfacing is a generally safe procedure with a variety of benefits over the alternative options. Though it costs approximately $1,500 (depending on type of laser), it lasts for several years and has very noticeable benefits.
Posted on January 18, 2010 in Laser Skin Resurfacing, Skin Care
Laser resurfacing is a relatively new treatment for reducing facial wrinkles and skin irregularities, such as blemishes, acne scars, or skin discolorations.
The technique directs short, concentrated pulsating beams of light at irregular skin. Laser skin resurfacing removes skin very precisely, layer by layer. This popular procedure is known by several other names, including lasabrasion, laser peel or laser vaporization.
Are You A Candidate For Laser Resurfacing?
If you have fine lines or wrinkles around the eyes, mouth or on the forehead, scars from acne, or non-responsive skin after a facelift, then you may be a good candidate for laser skin resurfacing.
If you have active acne or if you have very dark skin, you may not be a candidate. This technique is also not recommended for stretch marks.
What Can You Expected During Laser Resurfacing?
Laser resurfacing is performed on an outpatient basis, using local anesthesia (pain relief at the site of the procedure) in combination with orally- or intravenously-administered sedative medications.
Wrinkles around the eyes, mouth or forehead may be treated individually, or a full-face lasabrasion may be performed.
A partial-face lasabrasion takes 30-45 minutes and the full-face treatment takes 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
For more information on this and other procedures, contact our office at 201-261-7550
Posted on December 26, 2009 in Non Surgical Procedures, Skin Care
If you’ve blamed your ancestors for your facial wrinkles, think again. At New Jersey’s Robert Zubowski MD Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery we’ve learned that chronic stress like divorce, or taking antidepressants, even weight change, can also promote aging. A study revealed this in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
The study followed several identical twins who you would expect to age at the same rate. The research showed that a divorced twin looked two years older than his or her married, single or widowed sibling. Other contributors included the use of antidepressants and weight. In those twins less than 40 years old, the heavier twin was perceived to be older. Over 40, the heavier twin looked younger. Researchers noted that losing abnormal amounts of weight not only has unhealthy consequences, but promotes facial aging.
At the Robert Zubowski MD Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, we continually introduce programs to help you look your best. While regular facial massages from our expert massage therapists may not eliminate all your wrinkle producing stressors, it’s a good start. At our Paramus, NJ center we believe a good skincare program, supported by our medical grade skincare products, fosters a refreshed appearance. We also offer Botox®, and the most effective, longer lasting facial fillers for non-invasive facial rejuvenation. And, when surgery is the best solution to reverse your facial aging, we can provide you with a customized plan.
We hold regular complimentary Saturday breakfast seminars, where you can explore options. Pre-registration is essential since attendance is limited. To learn about how we can help you “turn back the hands of time” and for the date and time of our next seminar, please contact Ann Carbone, our Paramus, NJ Practice Coordinator at 201-261-7550.
