Medi-Spa, Botox and Fillers Defined: Q&A with Anna Stephens, WHNP

What is a Medi-Spa (Medical Spa)?

A medical spa is a hybrid between a medical clinic and a day spa that operates under the supervision of a physician. Dr. Nathan Goodyear is the overseeing physician at Seasons – The Spa and Seasons Medical Aesthetics. The spa menus at medi-spas will vary, but you can usually receive treatments such as laser hair removal, IPL (intense pulsed light) treatments, microdermabrasion, photofacials, injectables like Botox and dermal fillers, and chemical peels. For a the spa menu at Seasons, visit: www.seasonswc.com.

 

Compared to other day and medi-spas, what makes Seasons the best choice?

We are constantly learning, evolving, adding services, and exploring new technologies to offer our clients the superior service they have come to expect. Our clients are not the only ones who have noticed! Seasons – The Spa was named ‘Best of the Delta – Best Medi-Spa 2010′ by Delta Style Magazine and Seasons was voted ‘Best Small Business 2010′ by Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and Louisiana Tech University College of Business.

What types of training have you received for medical spa procedures?

I attend advanced training every 4-6 months with a clinical trainer from Merz Aesthetics, makers of Radiesse dermal filler. I’ve also attended training with Empire Medical in 2008 and again in 2010. Empire Medical offers a more general type of training including Botox and many types of dermal fillers. In addition, I’ve received advanced training from Allergan, makers of Botox and Juvederm.

How much experience have you had with facial fillers in the lips or nasolabial folds?

I have been injecting this area for over 3 years.

How will I choose the filler that is safest and best for me?

At your personal consultation, we will discuss your beauty goals as well as discuss different options available. After determining what areas most concern you, we will decide which filler best suits your needs. Not all fillers can be used in all areas of the face.

Does insurance cover medi-spa procedures or is financing available?

The type of medical insurance that most of us have will not cover medical spa procedures. These procedures are considered cosmetic by almost all insurance companies. Fortunately, the cost involved for most medical spa procedures is minimal and there are other options for paying for medical spa procedures such as credit cards and Care Credit financing. For more information about Care Credit, please contact our Ruston office at 318.255.1155.

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The Truth About Low T: Men, Middle-Age and More

I admit it. Those low T commercials are great marketing. The middle-aged man dancing with his testosterone shadow, all his strength, energy and vigor restored. His simple solution? Testosterone supplementation. It paints an oversimplified picture of men, as if we are nothing but testosterone sponges. When we get low, we just stop off at the local testosterone dispenser and we are good to go. However, the truth is not that simple about low T.

Low testosterone is a very common problem in men today. But it is much more complex than just adding testosterone to solve the problem. Men are complex. (And you thought only women were complex!) Looking at the specific causes of low T in an individual is a critical part of creating a plan to solve the low T problem.

What is testosterone? Testosterone is the predominate hormone in men. From the moment of conception, it is the key to male development. It is what makes a man a man. It is what gave us Tim “the tool man” Taylor.

What is low T? Quite simply, it is low testosterone. Symptoms include fatigue, reduced libido, estrogen dominance, weight gain, and loss of confidence and motivation. Low T is, in many ways, the middle-aged man suffering the dreaded “mid-life crisis.” Think about it. At the same time that women experience menopause, men are experiencing their own life change. Men are just as hormonal as women; however, the symptoms of change are different.

Low testosterone is a lot more common than you think. Approximately 40 million US men suffer from low testosterone. Only a fraction of these men are symptomatic, which means most men with low T don’t even know it.

Not only is low T a silent problem, it is a growing problem. Men are discovering low T at younger ages, too. I’ve seen men as young as their mid-20’s with low testosterone. Typically, however, most men living with low T are in their 40’s and beyond.

What is the cause of low T? It would be convenient if the answer was simply low testosterone production. But look at our bodies. We are complex creations. In most cases, low T results from a combination of issues.

Cause #1: Excess weight. Today, we eat so many items that suppress the body’s natural testosterone production. Just look at the American diet. Americans eat up to 200 pounds of refined sugar, 90 pounds of fats, 63 dozen donuts, 60 pounds of cakes and cookies, 23 gallons of ice cream, 22 pounds of candy, and 15 pounds of chips, popcorn, and pretzels annually. Obviously, this leads to excess weight.

Excess weight, especially around the mid-section, becomes a major estrogen-producing factory. Not only does the associated weight gain help produce more estrogen, but the enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen increases as we age as well. We become estrogen dominant. Increased weight = increased estrogen and decreased testosterone.

Cause #2: The environment. The environment is full of hormone-like chemicals. Xenoestrogens are environmental estrogens. They range from pesticides and insecticides to plastics to hormone-laden meat and dairy products. Although not native to the body, the body views them as estrogens nonetheless. Xenoestrogens = increased estrogen and decreased testosterone.

Cause #3: Hormones. That’s right. Even giving testosterone to some men can be a problem. A 27-year male patient came to me after he was given testosterone for a suspected low T problem by another physician. The testosterone replacement made him feel worse. Why? He was already estrogen dominant, and the additional testosterone was like throwing gasoline on the fire. His proposed cure, testosterone supplementation, turned out to be the source of his problem: excess estrogen. Too much testosterone = increased estrogen.

What is the answer to low testosterone? There is no single answer. Answers are found through customized testing which determines exact hormone levels. From these results, we can create an individualized therapy plan. Because we are all created uniquely, causes can vary. Likewise, your therapy plan should be unique. Your symptoms are clues to the underlying problem. By uncovering the problem’s root cause, an effective treatment plan can be developed which will solve those health issues and eliminate your symptoms.

The truth about low T? Only a few men really need testosterone. The majority of men need weight loss, reduction of estrogen, and the elimination of environmental xenoestrogens. It is easier to simply supplement testosterone. But that will NOT treat the problem at the source and achieve true healing.

Now that you know the truth about low T, what will you do about it? If you have symptoms and need answers or more information, call our office at 318-255-3223.

 

Q&A with Massage Therapist Bethany Cox, LMT, CFR

To experience any of our relaxing and therapeutic massages, please contact the Spa Concierge at Seasons – The Spa. 318.255.1155.

Supersonic Skin Care For Softer, Smoother Skin: It’s Clarisonic!

 

What is Functional Medicine?

The following guest post was written by Dr. Ron Grisanti, a board certified chiropractic orthopedist with a master’s degree in nutritional science from the University of Bridgeport. You can read more of Dr. Grisanti’s posts at www.FunctionalMedicineUniversity.com and www.Clinical-Rounds.com.

It’s a science-based, natural way to become healthy again

Functional Medicine is patient-centered medical healing at its best. Instead of looking at and treating health problems as isolated diseases, it treats individuals who may have bodily symptoms, imbalances and dysfunctions.

As the following graphic of an iceberg shows, a named disease such as diabetes, cancer, or fibromyalgia might be visible above the surface, but according to Functional Medicine, the cause lies in the altered physiology below the surface. Almost always, the cause of the disease and its symptoms is an underlying dysfunction and/or an imbalance of bodily systems.

If health care treats just the tip of the iceberg, it rarely leads to long-term relief and vibrancy. Identifying and treating the underlying root cause or causes, as Functional Medicine does, has a much better chance to successfully resolve a patient’s health challenge.

Using scientific principles, advanced diagnostic testing and treatments other than drugs or surgery, Functional Medicine restores balance in the body’s primary physiological processes. The goal: the patient’s lifelong optimal health.

How Functional Medicine Heals a Key Health Care Gap

Today’s health care system is in trouble because it applies a medical management model that works well for acute health problems to chronic health problems, where it is much less successful.

If you have a heart attack, accident, or sudden lung infection such as pneumonia, you certainly want a quick-thinking doctor to use all the quick-acting resources of modern medicine, such as life-saving technology, surgery and antibiotics. We are all grateful about such interventions.

However, jumping in with drugs, surgery and other acute care treatments too often does not succeed in helping those with chronic, debilitating ailments, such as diabetes, heart disease or arthritis. Another approach is needed.

The Two-Pronged Healing Approach of Functional Medicine

To battle chronic health conditions, Functional Medicine uses two scientifically grounded principles:

1. Add what’s lacking in the body to nudge its physiology back to a state of optimal functioning.
2. Remove anything that impedes the body from moving toward this optimal state of physiology.

Plainly put, your body naturally wants to be healthy. But things needed by the body to function at its best might be missing, or something might be standing in the way of its best functioning. Functional Medicine first identifies the factors responsible for the malfunctioning. Then it deals with those factors in a way appropriate to the patient’s particular situation.

Very often Functional Medicine practitioners use advanced laboratory testing to identify the root cause or causes of the patient’s health problem. Old-fashioned medical diagnosis helps too, in the form of listening carefully to the patient’s history of symptoms and asking questions about his or her activities and lifestyle.

For treatment, Functional Medicine practitioners use a combination of natural agents (supplements, herbs, nutraceuticals and homeopathics), nutritional and lifestyle changes, spiritual/emotional counseling, and pharmaceuticals, if necessary to prod a patient’s physiology back to an optimal state. In addition, educating the patient about their condition empowers them to take charge of their own health, ultimately leading to greater success in treatment.

Treating Symptoms Versus Treating the Person

In the dominant health care model today, medication is used to get rid of people’s symptoms. If the patient stops taking the medication, symptoms generally return.

Functional Medicine approaches health problems differently. Instead of masking the problem, it aims at restoring the body’s natural functioning. Although Functional Medicine practitioners may prescribe pharmaceuticals, they are used to gently nudge the patient’s physiology in a positive direction so the patient will no longer need them.

For example, conventional doctors would normally prescribe pharmaceuticals like Prilosec, Prevacid or Aciphex to treat acid reflux or heartburn. When the patient stops taking such drugs, the heartburn symptoms come back. In contrast, a Functional Medicine practitioner might find that a patient’s acid reflux is caused by Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Eradicating the Helicobacter pylori might very well lead to the end of heartburn symptoms, permanently.

It’s also important to note that in Functional Medicine, treatment for similar symptoms might vary tremendously for different patients, according to their medical history and results of laboratory tests. Factors that can come into play in producing the same symptoms include toxic chemicals, pathogenic bacteria, parasites, chronic viral pathogens, emotional poisons like anger, greed or envy, and structural factors such as tumors or cysts.

The Roots of Functional Medicine

You may be surprised to learn that Functional Medicine isn’t new. It actually represents a return to the roots of modern scientific medicine, captured in this statement by Sir William Osler, one of the first professors at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and later its Physician-in-Chief: “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”

Another important saying by Osler is “If you listen carefully to the patient, they will tell you the diagnosis.” This encapsulates the importance placed in Functional Medicine on taking a thorough history from the patient.

Your Experience of Functional Medicine

We have titled this web site, “Your Medical Detective,” because patients often feel their Functional Medicine practitioner is leaving no stone unturned in their relentless research to pinpoint the causes of a particular patient’s symptoms.

When you consult a Functional Medicine practitioner, the first step is always your history. Practitioners are trained on how to unravel and make sense of a complicated story. Often clues in the story lead to the identification of key imbalances.

The next set of clues comes from a comprehensive physical examination, which includes many nearly forgotten examination procedures used by famous diagnosticians (both living and long gone), such as chapman reflex points, ankle brachial reflex and nail inspection.

The final set of clues comes from advanced laboratory testing. Innovative, cutting-edge lab tests help the practitioner look deeply into a patient’s physiology to identify how it has been compromised and how physiological balance can be restored.

After diagnosis and treatment, a Functional Medicine patient can expect his or her symptoms to diminish in severity, with a renewed sense of well-being and significant increase in health and vitality.

While there is no substitute for face-to-face treatment from a trained Functional Medicine practitioner, this site educates you on the Functional Medicine perspective and on the kinds of clues and treatments that may be key to restoring you to optimal health.

 

 

The Seasons Top 10 For Fighting Cold And Flu

When I think cold and flu I think MOM. Don’t we all? Mom was always there to make a warm bowl of chicken soup, sanitize everything, and make sure I was taking the right medications at the right time. But where is mom now and how outdated is her information? People have been using that method for decades. These all natural remedies should leave you cold and flu free this season. Here is an up-to-date guide on what you can be doing from the moment you hear the first “Ah-choo!”

1. Vitamin D I guess you could say Vitamin D is the mother of all cold and flu prevention. Some medical research suggests Vitamin D is better than the flu vaccine itself! Cold and flu is not as rampant during the summer because we get plenty of Vitamin D from the sun, but during the winter months beware that staying indoors decreases your Vitamin D levels. Find a healthcare provider who can test you for a Vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D supplements and capsules are available to ensure that you are getting your daily dose of D. Also, eating a diet rich in whole foods like mackerel, tuna and egg yolks will provide Vitamin D.

2. Argentyn 23 People have been aware of the healing powers of silver for centuries. Argentyn23 has created a formula that is 99% pure silver mixed with pure water. By taking a teaspoon of Argentyn23 daily, you can build your immune system. If you are currently fighting the flu or infection, Argentyn23 is powerful and effective at killing germs. In fact, it is so powerful that it can kill up to 650 different types of bacteria while the typical antibiotic only kills up to 7 different types!

3. Infrared Sauna Studies have begun to show that infrared sauna therapy can cut your chances of getting a cold or flu in half! Scientists believe that the cold and flu virus cannot survive in the hot temperatures. This why cold weather makes an excellent breeding ground for viruses. Relaxing in a sauna has several benefits for those seeking to prevent or heal sickness. In a 30 minute infrared sauna session you can burn between 200-600 calories. Losing weight and preventing the flu? Anyone can benefit from that!

4. Cold and Flu Relief by Sprayology Did you know that cold and flu relief can be as simple as spraying under your tongue? Rather than taking pills, try all natural Cold and Flu Relief Sprayology. It fights against sinus congestion, achiness, chills, headache and fever. Cold and Flu Relief has been specially formulated to replenish your body with vitamins and minerals that keep symptoms to a minimum.

5. Immunobooster by Sprayology Whether you are fighting infection or trying to avoid the cold and flu epidemic, ImmunoBooster Sprayology is the answer to your cold and flu troubles. It strengthens your immune system so you are able keep cold and flu symptoms away, as well as, fight any sickness you already have. ImmunoBooster aids in recovery to get you back on your feet! For those who seem to catch everything that goes around, Immunobooster is an effective solution.

6. Thieves Spray You can also add Thieves to your list of remedies. Thieves is an essential oil blend that works powerfully without the harmful ingredients most sanitizers contain. Thieves Spray is effective at protecting against cold and flu germs. It kills bacteria everywhere. Literally everywhere. The doorknob, the counters, and in the back of your throat! That’s right, you can even spray it directly in your throat to take care of the bacteria that is making you sick!

7. Thieves Lozenges And don’t forget about Thieves Lozenges. These will keep coughing and wheezing to a minimum with the refreshing taste of lemon and peppermint. Just like Thieves Spray they also work at killing bacteria in your throat.

8. Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier It cleans germs wherever you are (just like mom!) Whether you are at the ballpark, grocery store, or doctor’s office this small bottle can efficiently kill germs. Thieves also offers wipes. The portable container makes it easy to sanitize anywhere.

9. Young Living Home Diffuser To ensure you steer clear of the cold and flu this season, a Young Living Home Diffuser is essential. Flu season or not, it can diffuse any type of essential oil leaving your home smelling exotic and fresh. We suggest diffusing Thieves essential oil. It will kill any bacteria looming in the air.

10. Water Water, water, water! Make sure you are staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water and fluids. You should be dividing your weight in 2 to determine the number of ounces you should be drinking. Drinking water flushes your system and re-hydrates your body. Some studies have shown that warmer liquids are better for those suffering from cold and flu symptoms.

Let this be your modern-day-mom-guide to preventing, treating, and disinfecting this cold and flu season! All of these cold and flu fighters are available at Seasons Wellness Clinic and Seasons – The Spa located at 1809 Northpointe Lane, Suite 103 in Ruston.

Is Medicine Losing Its Way?

It seems to me that medicine is losing its way. I don’t mean to be an alarmist, but I am VERY concerned about the growing trend of polypharmacy. It’s a problem not just for people, in general, but specifically for children.

How bad is the problem? According to Mike Adams at NaturalNews, the percentage of children on prescription drugs is going up, up, up. Up to 25% of all children are on some kind of chronic prescription drug!

Just look at the numbers reported by the Wall Street Journal in an article entitled “So Young, and So Many Pills” (12.28.2010) and cited in this article by Dr. David Brownstein.

In 2009, prescriptions for children included:

• 45,388,000 Asthma medications
• 24,357,000 ADHD medications
• 9,614,000 Antidepressant medications
• 6,546,000 Antipsychotic medications
• 5,224,000 Antihypertensive medications
• 307,000 Sleep aids
• 424,00 Non-insulin diabetes medications
• 94,000 Statin (high-cholesterol) medications

These are startling figures that should make any parent shutter. What are the long-term implications? We don’t know.

These drugs being prescribed for children are not just some mild prescription drugs either. According to the Wall Street Journal, These include sleep aids, anti-depressants, ADD/ADHD drugs, anti-cholesterol drugs (statins), and diabetic medications  All are very dangerous drugs.

Let’s look at Prozac for example. Prozac has a side effect profile larger than any other prescription available. Over 3,500 deaths have been attributed to Prozac. The approval study of Prozac involved 278 people over 8 weeks. No long-term studies were included.  Additionally, Prozac dosing was designed for an average 170-pound individual. Do you know any children that weigh 170 pounds? I’ll answer for you. NO. Any child being dosed with Prozac is likely being overdosed, unless they weigh 170 pounds.

What about anti-depressants? Are there any studies that have looked at the long-term effects of anti-depressants over, let’s say, 40+ years?  Again, a big NO is the answer to this question, too!

We are told that these medications are needed. Prozac is supposed to balance out the imbalances. Unfortunately, that’s a statement that has been made before that was eventually determined to be false. Heroin, Cocaine, PCP, Methadone, LSD, and even Xanax were all pharmaceuticals that were supposed to be safe and effective. All but Xanax are now controlled and/or illegal! In their book Break Your Prescribed Addiction, Billy Sahley, Ph.D., and Katherine Birkner, Ph.D., do a great job of pointing this out.

As a physician, the big question I ask is this: whom are we serving?  Are we serving our system of medicine? Are we serving big pharmaceutical companies? Are we serving the FDA?

We should be serving our patients. We should be protecting our children.

Want to cut future costs of medicine? Let’s get our children off these medicines that mask their problems. Instead, let’s solve their health problems by finding their true source. Let’s listen to physicians like Dr. Danny Benjamin, a professor of pediatrics at Duke University who noted in the WSJ article that “parents must do more to question the safety of medicines their doctors prescribe.”

I think that’s advice that applies across the spectrum of patients. What are you taking? Why are you taking it? And here’s the big question in my book. Are the pharmaceuticals you are taking REALLY solving the problems that you have? Are they just a mask?

Sauna | eMPOWER

 

Seasons would like to give a warm welcome to it’s newest member of the team: The Sunlighten eMPOWER Infrared Sauna. This six-person infrared sauna is the ultimate escape. Whether looking for weight loss, blood pressure reduction, pain relief or simply relaxation, this is the perfect addition to help solve your health and wellness needs.

What is an Infrared Sauna?

Infrared Light
Infrared light is the natural radiant heat emitted by the sun. It is 100% safe and even used to warm premature babies. Picture yourself feeling the sun’s rays on a warm day. That is what it is like to be in a Sunlighten Sauna. This comforting heat warms you from the inside, for a deep and detoxifying sweat.

Sunlighten vs. Traditional Saunas
Sunlighten Saunas use infrared heat rays instead of steam, as is used in traditional saunas. Infrared gently heats the body from within instead of heating the air. It has the ability to penetrate the surface of the skin, which gives your body overall radiant warmth. Traditional heaters only heat the air, which can become extremely hot and uncomfortable in which to breathe.

Carbon vs. Ceramic Heaters
Sunlighten’s carbon-based heating technologies emit more infrared energy at a lower surface temperature. This leads to pain relief, better circulation and more effective detoxification, among several other benefits.

Carbon Surround, Solocarbon® and Solocarbon® Custom Spectrum
While Carbon Surround is the best infrared therapy in its class, Solocarbon® is the most advanced and beneficial technology available. In fact, Solocarbon has been clinically shown to raise core body temperature nearly 3o in a 30 min. session. This is important, because raising core body temperature is the catalyst for nearly all of the health benefits associated with infrared therapy. With the introduction of Solocarbon® Custom Spectrum, Sunlighten now offers a heating technology capable of delivering near, mid and far infrared to more precisely target a myriad of personalized health concerns.

What are the benefits of an Infrared Sauna?

 

 

 

Detoxification
Sweating is the body’s safe and natural way to heal, stay healthy and detoxify. In a Sunlighten Sauna, the average person sweats out 20% toxins and 80% water, while in a conventional sauna, the average person only sweats out 3% toxins and 97% water.

Weight Loss
Studies have shown a 30 minute infrared sauna session can burn upwards of 600 calories. As the body works to cool itself while using an infrared sauna, there is a substantial increase in heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate.

Relaxation
Sunlighten saunas deliver the ultimate experience in relaxation. With the most therapeutic infrared heat found in Solocarbon® heating technology, our saunas are guaranteed to help you relax in comfort with an invigorating sweat that will have you feeling stress-free with each session.

Pain Relief
Clinical research on pain has shown evidence of heat responsive pain or HRP, which encompasses several common pain conditions that can be specifically treated with the use of our infrared heat therapy.

Blood Pressure Reduction
Sunlighten’s Solocarbon® heaters were shown in a clinical study by the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2005 to lower blood pressure from a 30 minute infrared sauna session three times per week.

To learn more about the Sunlighten Infrared Saunas, visit their website: www.sunlighten.com or stop by our Ruston location in Northpointe Office Park. Pricing begins at $15 per session, or sign up for an unlimited month for $195. Call 255-1155 to schedule your sauna appointment today!

Dramatically Improve Your Complexion with Obagi Blue Peel

What is the Obagi Blue Peel?

The Obagi Blue Peel is a chemical peel designed to dramatically improve the appearance and health of your skin. The Blue Peel uses a low concentration of the chemical trichloroacetic acid (TCA) mixed with a special blue base to slow penetration. Slowing the penetration of TCA allows our skin care professionals to safely monitor the appropriate depth needed to effectively remove thin surface layers of aged and damaged skin from the face or other parts of the body such as the neck, chest, hands, back, arms, and legs. These dead skin cells are replaced by healthier ones, allowing the skin’s own clarity and tightness to resurface. The Obagi Blue Peel is applied in a number of coats in order to tailor the process to your skin’s specific needs.

Is the Obagi Blue Peel painful?

Most patients describe the feeling as a mildly warm, tingling sensation. Although each person’s pain tolerance varies, the sensation may last as long as 2 to 3 minutes, followed by a stinging sensation.

Are you a candidate for the Obagi Blue Peel?

This procedure is recommended for individuals who have aged, sun damaged skin and fine wrinkles and want smoother, healthier, younger, looking skin. An Obagi Blue Peel can effectively improve a wide variety of skin conditions including fine lines and wrinkles, uneven pigmentation, shallow acne scars, sun-damaged skin and freckling.

Pre-Procedure

Before having the Obagi Blue Peel, an initial consultation is required. One of our skin care professionals will exam the damaged areas and review your medical history including medications, prior cosmetic surgery and daily skin care regimen.

At your consultation, you may discuss your problem areas and explain the level of skin improvement you wish to achieve. A key element of the exam is assuring that the wrinkles and damaged skin can be treated. Blue Peel candidates will need to pre-condition their skin with the Obagi Nu-Derm system.

Time length for pre-conditioning varies based on the skin type, skin condition and depth of the Blue Peel. Usually, a minimum pre-conditioning program lasts 6 weeks. Skin with more pigment or hyperpigmentation requires 12-18 weeks. Pre-conditioning is required to insure your skin is in a healthy stage to a receive chemical treatment.

Procedure

Application of the Blue Peel takes about twenty minutes, depending on the number of coats needed (this will be determined by Seasons Skin Care Professionals). You will experience a mild burning sensation that lasts two to three minutes. Immediately after the procedure, a bluish tint remains on your skin, which will usually wash off in 2-3 days.

In most cases, one to three Blue Peels can achieve dramatic improvements in many skin problems. The peels can be performed in 6-8 week intervals until your desired goals are reached.

Recovery

After the procedure, you will experience light swelling, and your skin will begin to peel within 2-3 days. This peeling will continue over the next several days and should be healed in an average of 7-10 days.

This peeling should not disrupt your regular life style for long, although you may want to limit your normal activity. To best aid in the recovery process, makeup should only be applied after the skin is completely healed.

Final Result

When your skin has completely finished peeling, you will immediately notice the dramatic results of your newly improved complexion. Your skin’s appearance will continue to improve for the next 4-6 weeks, becoming firmer, clearer, smoother, healthier and more youthful looking.

Obagi Blue Peel is performed at both our Ruston and Monroe locations. Please visit us for a complimentary consultation to find out if the Obagi Blue Peel is the best procedure for your skin.

Seasons – The Spa in Ruston: 318.255.1155 or It’s Permanent in Association with Seasons Medical Aesthetics in Monroe: 318.340.1778.

Excessive Sweating? We Can Help!

Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, is a common disorder that effects millions of people. Without treatment, excessive sweating can be uncontrollable and unanticipated. Often times, people who suffer from Hyperhidrosis will modify their lifestyle and wardrobe to conceal their condition.

This disorder can be embarrassing and cause withdrawal from social settings, physical activity and even relationships. The good news is, Hyperhidrosis is treatable. Fortunately with advances in medicine, you have many options to treat excessive sweating of the hands, feet, face and underarms.

At Seasons – The Spa, we offer a treatment for excessive underarm sweating using a minimally invasive procedure. With little to no downtime, results will appear in as little as 5 days. Although not a permanent solution, you will see results for as long as 9 months. Break free from the barriers of Hyperhidrosis and start living life!

Preparing for your Hyperhidrosis Treatment:

• Shave your underarms
• Abstain from using over-the-counter deodorants or antiperspirants for 24 hours prior to treatment.
• Avoid exercise, hot beverages or any situation that may cause you to sweat for 1 hour prior to treatment.

For more information about treating Hyprhidrosis, please call Seasons – The Spa at 318.255.1155.

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