At Bay Oaks Dermatology, - Skin, Vein & Laser Center Dr. Shelley Sekula Gibbs and her professional staff offer a variety of procedures to help your skin look and feel its best.

Skin Rejuvenation Reversing the Signs of Aging

• Botox® and Dysport® can be effective in erasing wrinkles, decreasing sweating and reducing headaches and muscle spasm, but Botox® and Dysport® serious medications.  Dr. Sekula Gibbs is among the most educated and skilled practitioners of Botox® and Dysport® in the area. Reported side effects of Botox® and Dysport® have included: temporary droopy eyelids, lower or asymetric eyebrows, sagging or uneven lips, distant muscle paralysis even death (Death has rarely occurred when Botox® or Dysport® were administered in larger amounts than is typically given for cosmetic purposes.)
• IPL Photofacial® Intense Pulsed Light, the light that heals, can be highly effective for brown spots, blood vessels and rosacea on the face, neck, chest and hands. Healing may be delayed in darker or tanned skin and can occasionally result in permanent color changes.
• LightSheer® laser can be helpful in eliminating brown spots on the face, chest, hands, arms and legs.  More than one treatment may be needed and daily sun protection is a must to avoid recurrences. Healing may take 2-3 weeks on the face and 4-8 weeks or more on the legs.
• Fillers such as calcium hydroxyapetite Radiesse®, hyaluronic acids Restylane®, Juvederm™, Perlane® and poly-L-lactic acid, Sculptra® can be quick and easy ways to reduce wrinkles, sagging skin, marionette lines and "parentheses".  Dr. Sekula Gibbs believes in providing local anesthesia prior to administering fillers so patients expeirince only mild discomfort. It is best to avoid aspirin and other blood thinners for at least one week prior to filler placement. Bruising and lumpiness are not uncommon after fillers but usually resolve within 1-2 weeks.  As long as the filler is not visible but only palpable when pressing on the skin it is normal and it should not be massaged away.  However, if the filler is visible it can be massaged to hasten its disappearance.
• Chemical Peels Jessner's/TCA, Glycolic, Beta, Vitalize and Enzyme peels can be useful ways to reduce fine lines, wrinkles, blotchy sun-damaged skin, precancers and dark circles under the eyes. Care must be taken to avoid skin infections after chemical peels.  Please tell Dr. Sekula Gibbs if you have ever had cold sores so appropriate antiviral medicine can be prescribed before your chemical peel.
• DiamondTome® Microdermabrasion is a relaxing way to improve your skin.  Using a sterile diamond tipped wand our nurses and technicians will help to reduce fine lines and smooth roughness from your face, neck, chest and arms. No anesthesia is required and there is no down time.  If desired, treatments may be given every 2 weeks, but 4 week intervals are usually adequate to maintain a silky lustrous finish to your skin.
• Liquid nitrogen spray is a basic and efficient way to remove brown spots.  Recovery periods vary with the location treated - ranging from 2 weeks on the face to 8 weeks on the legs.  Hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation may occur and recurrences are common if the skin is not protected from the sun.
• Retinoids and Skin Rejuvenation  After your skin has been treated it is important to maintain your success.  A daily regimen of sunscreen in the morning and aretinoid or alpha hydroxy acid cream every night.  Retinoids and acid creams should be introduced slowly and used as tolerated as they may cause irritation and sun sensitivity.

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