Guinot’s Aromatic Facial is featured in the October 2011 issue of American Spa Magazine. The Aromatic Facial offered at Seasons – The Spa is an all natural facial using essential oils and plant extracts. Great even during pregnancy, this “green facial” provides the “glow” without the chemicals that your body doesn’t need during this important time.

The treatment takes relaxation to a new level with the use of gentle effleurage movements and one of five Aromatic Essential Oils-Balance, Energy, Nourishing, Serenity, and Vitality-that is chosen based on the client’s particular skin type. A pressure-point massage ensures that the skin absorbs the rich plant actives, which help to hydrate, balance, and energize the skin. A custom-blended peel-offmask, also rich with plant concentrates, helps calm the skin and leave it glowing.

For more information about the Aromatic Facial, contact our Spa Concierge at 318.255.1155.

At Seasons, it is our goal to help you look and feel your best – as naturally as possible! The latest in our lineup of services, the Acne 12-Week Intensive, is a highly-specific treatment based on the type of lesions and the severity of the acne.

The Acne 12-Week Intensive includes includes:

• A consultation with our Seasons Skin Care Specialist
• An individualized acne treatment plan Complexion Analysis using VISIA
• A series of 12 LED Light Treatments and/or Skin Rejuvenation Treatments using IPL
• Deep-pore cleansing and exfoliating treatments
• 30 days of skin care products specially formulated for acne-prone skin
• The Acne 12-Week Intensive take-home packet including a specialized morning and evening regimen
• Complimentary maintenance and extractions as needed during treatment
• A 10% discount on acne skin care products during treatment

The Acne 12-Week Intensive Package, an $850 value, is offered at just $650. There’s no better way to stop acne dead in its tracks! Beautiful skin CAN be yours.

From December 1st – December 14th, when you purchase Obagi products totaling $350 or more (pre-tax) from Seasons – The Spa, you are eligible to receive a $50 Visa Prepaid Card!

At Seasons – The Spa, we carry a wide variety of quality skin care products to meet the needs of your unique skin type. Because we want you to have the best possible results, all of our products are hand selected by Dr. Goodyear and our skincare specialists. Our staff has chosen Obagi as the leading skincare line for damaged skin.

Obagi has developed clinically-proven products and systems primarily for common and visible skin conditions including: aging, photodamage, hyperpigmentation (melasma and freckles), acne, sun damage and rosacea. Obagi has been featured in numerous publications and received many accolades including being named  ‘Best Skin Care System Sold in a Doctor’s Office’ by New Beauty Magazine.

This is the perfect opportunity to see what Obagi can do for your skin. Visit us during our Obagi Event and give yourself the gift of beautiful skin!

Here’s how to receive your $50 Visa Prepaid Card:

1. Purchase $350 or more of Obagi products from your skin care specialist between December 1 and December 14
2. Request an itemized receipt for your purchase
3. Visit www.obagi.com/healthyskinrewards to complete a short redemption form
4. Print and mail the completed redemption form, along with your original receipt, to the address on the form
5. Obagi will mail your $50 Obagi Visa Prepaid Card directly to you within 4 to 6 weeks

Call today to schedule a complimentary consultation with our skincare specialists. Seasons – The Spa 318-255-1155.

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• Ask An Aesthetician: Q&A with Lisa Best

Lisa Best, Licensed Aesthetician

She’s no johnny-come-lately. Lisa has been in the beauty business since 198…well you get the idea. She knows a thing or two about helping you look your best. Lisa is certified in many different skin procedures including: Microdermabrasion, Intense Pulsed Light, LED treatments and much more. She has extensive knowledge about the skin through practice and advanced education both in the U.S. and abroad.

You’ve asked, and we’ve listened. Seasons Aesthetician, Lisa Best, is here to answer some common questions you have about your skin! If you would like to see your skincare questions answered on our blog, email: office@seasonswc.com with the subject line: Ask An Aesthetician.

Q: Some people think freckles are “cute” but I don’t. Is it possible to get rid of my freckles?

A: Freckles are cute but if you want to get rid of them, I can help. Freckles are dark spots of melanin that occur on people who are pale or fair-skinned. To fade freckles, we suggest having a photofacial and using a lightening product with hydroquinone (like Obagi Clear). Photofacials make your skin more youthful by making freckles less noticeable. Photofacials use thermal energy and light to promote collagen production in the skin dermis. The freckle absorbs the wavelength and the pigment is broken apart. The fragmented pieces are absorbed into the body. There’s barely a trace of the original freckle. For best results, we recommend having a series of photofacials, use Obagi NuDerm Clear and use a broad spectrum SPF daily.

Q: My skin is starting to show signs of laxity/sagging, is there a facial that will help?

A: Yes! The Hydradermie Lift. The Hydradermie Lift uses muscle stimulation to tighten your muscles. Its like an exercise for your face! But just like exercise, you can’t be do it once and expect to get the best results. For best results it should be done in a series – usually 4-6 treatments once a week and then once every 2-3 months for maintenance.

Q: I have age spots on my hand and chest! Is there anything I can do to get rid of them?

A: Photofacial treatments (IPL) on the hands and chest work great for fading age spots. The IPL treatments may take a few treatments before noticing a major difference, but eventually the spots will fade. You will need to wear sunscreen everyday or they will come back!

Q: Facials, facials, facials. How will I ever choose? Is it ok to tell my Aesthetician that I would like something in particular?

It is absolutely ok for you to tell the Aesthetician that you would like something in particular. To help you choose, decide if you want a more relaxing facial, corrective facial or a little of both. If you aren’t a seasoned spa-goer and still aren’t sure, we are here to help. At Seasons, we provide clients with complementary consultations and we use a VISIA skin analysis machine to take pictures of your skin. The VISIA gives us a detailed picture of your skin and shows skin damage, texture, wrinkles, giving us a good idea of where we need to start on your skin care regimen.

Q: I wash my face every morning and every night but I still have blackheads. What should I do?

A: We are all plagued by those pesky blackheads. Blackheads are created by a build-up of excess oil in the pores. When this oil is exposed to oxygen, it turns a dark color. To get rid of them, try a product that has Benzoyl Peroxide 5%. Apply a thin layer of the benzoyl peroxide to the blackheads and allow it to dry. Repeat this process at night before bedtime, and your blackheads should disappear. At Seasons – The Spa, we have lots of great products and facials to help with blackheads.

Q: I am starting to get wrinkles! Is there anything I can do to prevent wrinkles without getting Botox injections?

A: You have probably heard about the Clarisonic Pro but what about their newest gem, the Opal? The Clarisonic Opal uses sonicare waves penetrating serum deep into the skin resulting in a smooth appearance. I would also suggest using Retin A every night. Retin A increases collagen production and helps prevent the signs of aging (consult a skin care specialist or physician before using Retin A). Obagi products are also great for transforming your skin and reducing fine lines and wrinkles.

Q: I have Rosacea. Can it be cured? If not, is there something I can do to suppress the symptoms?

A: Unfortunately there is no cure. But you can suppress the symptoms during a flare up. Depending on your skin and the severity, we would try procedures such as IPL and red light treatments to help strengthen capillaries. Products such as Obagi Rosaclear and Guinot Red Logic are also really good for clients with Rosacea. Make an appointment for a consultation with your Aesthetician to make sure you are taking advantage of all of the great procedures and products for your skin – and aren’t doing something that could make it worse.

October 2011 issue of ''O Magazine''

In the October 2011 issue of Oprah’s O Magazine, Guinot’s Huile Satinée (Satin Body Oil) is named one of their “favorite skin softeners.” This spray body oil improves the texture, strength, and vitality of dull, dry skin.

Haile Satinée “softens and repairs skin with silk extracts, fatty acids, and vitamin E” said O Magazine. The non-greasy, ultra-fine mist is quickly and effortlessly absorbed leaving your skin soft and super moisturized. The writers for O agree and give Guinot extra kudos because not only does the formula absorb quickly but it “doesn’t leave skin looking slick.”

“Huile Satinée is especially great for nourishing the areas of the body that tend to get really dry like the elbows and knees,” said Seasons Aesthetician, Lisa Best. “Regularly using a body oil will make the skin look younger and reinforce its elasticity.”

Key ingredients include silk extracts, grape seed oil, evening primrose oil, apricot kernel oil, grapefruit, lemon, and sweet orange essential oils. Huile Satinée delivers instant comfort while providing the skin with antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.

Seasons – The Spa is proud to carry the full line of Guinot skin and body products including Huile Satinée. Stop by to shop or sample all of our Guinot products. Consultations with our Skin Care Specialists are always complimentary and available by appointment only. Seasons – The Spa is located in Ruston, LA.  Please contact us at (318)255-1155.

Relax, renew, rejuvenate.

That’s our motto for the second annual Seasons Fall Spectacular. We’ve been very busy preparing for the event these last few weeks, and patients are going to have a wonderful time. Space is limited, so be sure to download our flier and RSVP at 318.255.3223.

Our month of educational opportunities and complimentary services will begin with the Day of Discovery on September 4 at the Squire Creek Country Club. (Let me tell you, you should come out for the event just to have an excuse to experience this beautiful country club.)

But we’re also going to have some really interesting things for you to see. Patients will have a chance to see live demonstrations of botox, dermal fillers, and and much more. You hear these procedures talked about in the media quite a bit, but we’re going to cut through all the talk and show you exactly what the possibilities are.

I’m particularly excited to demonstrate two new resources available in our Seasons offices. We’ll be offering live demonstrations of both Smooth Shape and the Visia Imaging System. Representatives from these companies will be there too.

You’ll discover new technologies that will help you achieve your personal health and beauty goals. You’ll be able to draw on the expertise of our aestheticians who will help you renew your healthy glow. And we’ll show you how skin care can leave you looking younger and feeling rejuvenated.

This is your opportunity to experience our services, ask questions, see demonstrations, hear professionals, enjoy a little food, and visualize the new you! And best of all…

Everything is complimentary!

A Day of Discovery presented by Seasons Medical Aesthetics and Spa
Squire Creek Country Club, Choudrant, LA
Complimentary services: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Info sessions: 12 Noon – 1 p.m.; 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

That’s a fun word to say—aesthetician. (You can hear the pronunciation by going here and clicking on the speaker icon.) But don’t let the word scare you. Aesthetics is just a big word that means something has a pleasing appearance. Merriam-Webster defines aesthetics as “a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty.”

At Seasons, we may not be philosophers, but we are concerned about the aesthetics of our patients. You want to look your best. You want to look youthful. You want to look full of life. And we want to help.

Because looking good is important. When you look good, you feel good.

Think about when you were in High School and you dressed up for a big date. You knew you looked good, and you were certainly feeling good about yourself! You had confidence. That confidence and the wellbeing you get from looking good is beneficial to your body. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it is actually healing to you, but I believe it is very good for your body.

Positive thinking is healthy. That means we want to help you think positive!

Because it’s good medical advice. The more we worry, the more we experience stress, the more our health suffers as a result.

Spas Help Give Women Confidence

That’s why Season’s Womens Care includes two Spas. We have Seasons Medical Aesthetics and Spa here in Ruston, and we work with It’s Permanent Aesthetic Clinic in Monroe. Both spas exist to give a woman confidence.

We want you not to worry. Be happy.

A lot of women really worry about their physical appearance—especially starting in their thirties, forties, and fifties. That’s not a problem we feel like we can ignore at Seasons Women Care clinics.

As a doctor, I focus on women’s health and wellness, of course, but I want my patients to be their all-around best selves. In our image conscious society, this means that I need to help them with their appearance as well.

We are a visual society. When a woman looks in the mirror, she wants to feel beautiful. For many women, that’s a big part of what makes them feel feminine.

Happiness Is Healthy

From a health stand point, we want women to be confident. We want them to be happy because happiness is healthy.

So a woman looks in the mirror and wants to see herself as beautiful. What if she doesn’t? What if she sees wrinkles, sagging skin, dry skin, acne, hair? Many women can’t get past the image in the mirror. They don’t feel beautiful. Sometimes, as a result, they don’t feel good about themselves either.

A woman who doesn’t feel good about herself is not going to be happy. And that’s not healthy. Being unhappy is unhealthy.

If you’ve ever been to a spa, you know that they are really good at giving you confidence and making you feel happy. When you feel happy and confident, your stress is lower and you are healthier.

And that’s a very good thing. In fact, it almost makes me want to sing. But I’ll keep you happy and let Bobby McFarin sing for you instead: