• Hints on keeping your New Year’s resolutions and how to improve your body image with i-Lipo.

    BioBalance Healthcast episode 64, New Year and New Body Image

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    Episode 64 of the BioBalance Healthcast is about setting and keeping New Year’s resolutions, weight loss and body image. Most of us make New Year’s resolutions, and many of them are about changing our body image. We resolve to get regular exercise, eat more healthy meals, or lose weight. We often have great difficulty meeting these goals because it requires changing our lifestyle in drastic ways.

    It’s a fact that by February first, most of these resolutions are forgotten. In order to be successful, it’s important to make a plan with reachable goals and then follow that plan every day. We need to make behavioral changes to reach physical goals. No behavioral change can happen in less than six weeks. It’s helpful to have a partner to hold you accountable and help you in reaching you goals.

    One way to lose fat in specific parts of your body is a new process known as i-Lipo, now available at BioBalance Health in St. Louis. i-Lipo is a laser-based system that utilizes several plastic devices placed around the circumference of the torso, legs, arms, or neck. You can lose a half inch to 2 to 4 inches.

    The laser beams activate the cells, and releases the fat it contains. It’s similar to lipo dissolve, which is painful, and liposuction that risks the re-growth of fat cells. i-Lipo is painless and it shrinks your fat cells. It takes about 8 treatments, twice a week to have the full effect in four weeks. The fat is released into lymph system, which is then taken to your intestines where it is lost through your waste.

    Dr. Maupin created i-Lipo cellulite serum which is massaged into the skin that is going to be treated by the laser. It penetrates the skin and naturally activates the lymph system to pick up all the fat and get rid of it.

  • BioBalance Health features the Alma laser system including Pixel, IPL and more

    BioBalance Healthcast episode 55 - Medical Esthetics—Laser Skin Treatments

    Esthetic Nurse Practitioner Abbie Calabio returns as guest on Episode 55 of the BioBalance Healthcast. Brett Newcomb and I lead her through a discussion of the skin treatments she performs at BioBalance Health. Abbie joined our skin care team in August of 2011, bringing with her over five years of professional experience in the field of cosmetic medicine, injectable skin treatments and laser skin rejuvenation.

    BioBalance Health offers a full line of laser solutions for skin tightening, and removal of spots, lines and hair.

    We focus in this show on the IPL (Intermittent Pulse Laser), which painlessly removes brown spots, and the PIXEL Rejuvenation, treatment which stimulates collagen and tightens skin.

    For information about Abbie’s work with injectable skin treatments, listen to or watch episode 54 which covers Botox, Juvederm and Radiesse.

  • Look years younger with Botox®, Juvederm® and Radiesse®

    BioBalance Healthcast episode 54 - Medical Esthetics—Injectables and Dermal Fillers

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    BioBalance Healthcast episode 54, is titled Medical Esthetics—Injectables and Dermal Fillers. Co-host Brett Newcomb and I welcome Cosmetic Nurse Practitioner, Abbie Calabio to talk about the work she does with the esthetic injectables Botox®, Juvederm® and Radiesse®.

    Abbie joined my practice in August of this year, and is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner and esthetic skin specialist. She’s unique because she is only one of three in the St. Louis area. In addition, she has five years of expertise in the area of cosmetic injections and laser skin treatments.

    All of our skin treatments at BioBalance Health begin with a consultation where Abbie asks the patient what they feel their skin issues are. She then addresses those concerns with the best medical solution.

    Botox® works by blocking the muscle contractions that cause wrinkles. When injected around the eyes, it gives a refreshed look, brightening the eyes. When injected between the eyebrows, it removes what is known as “elevens.” Outside the eyes, it gets rid of “crows feet.”

    Radiesse® and Juviderm® are dermal or facial fillers. Radiesse® is a volumizing filler, a calcium based filler that helps enhance the volume, bringing fullness back to the patient’s cheeks. It fills and lifts, helping with sagging cheeks and jowls. It’s a non-invasive, non surgical procedure that is like getting a liquid facelift. It lasts up to a year.

    Juviderm is a hyalironic gel for filling in the parentheses around the mouth, and add fullness to the boarders of the lips.

    The goal is to return the look of the face to the age 10 to 20 years younger. Abbie recommends that new patients bring with them a photo of themselves when they were younger. Her approach is always conservative, assuring them results that look natural.

    The Visia is a photography- and computer-based system that reveals and analyzes the degrees of the patient’s wrinkles, UVE damage, redness, and more. It compares the patient’s skin to women in the same age range. A printout is given to the patient that helps them decide what treatments they want to receive.

    This episode is part one of a two-part series. Next week we’ll talk about esthetic laser treatments.

  • Our bioidentical hormone treatment makes you feel good, our skin rejuvenation makes you look great!

    BioBalance Healthcast episode 43, BioBalance Health Skin Rejuvenation image

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    In BioBalance Healthcast episode 43 we review our skin rejuvenation services.

    • Pixel Fractional Skin Resurfacing removes wrinkles, stimulates collagen, improves Rosacea and tightens skin. Because this treatment can be painful, we administer pain medication before and after treatments.
    • Intermittent Pulse Laser (IPL) Skin Rejuvenation treats age spots, fine lines, sun damage, melasma and poor skin tone.
    • Jet Peel exfoliates and hydrates the face and neck. It delivers moisture, vitamins and nutrients into your skin with a jet of micro-droplets.

    In addition to our BioBalance Health Skin Rejuvenation services, we offer a full line of botanical skin care products.

  • Spa-quality skin care products help you look as good as you feel.

    BioBalance Healthcast episode 42, Botanical Skin Care Products image

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    BioBalance Healthcast episode 42 is a review of the collection of botanical skin care products I developed as Medical Director of Halina Andre. Brett Newcomb and I talk about the skin care needs of men and women and how I carefully selected and formulated products that are superior to what is on the market.

    My products for women are available for dry and sensitive skin; oily and problem skin, and normal skin. My Men’s products are for normal skin and oily skin. I also offer products that can be used for all skin types. They include Azelaic Toner, Soothing Rehydrating Gel, Eye Make-up Remover, and more.

    In addition to our botanical skin care products available for purchase at our online store, BioBalance Health in St. Louis, Missouri provides esthetic and skin rejuvenation services including, jet peel and laser treatments to remove hair, spots and stretch marks.

  • You should look as good as you feel!

    Life seems to show all over our faces, even if we are well! There are many ways to look better: diet, exercise and nutrition, but your skin still shows your age and the number of hours you have spent in the sun!

    The best way to look as young as you feel is to uncover your “youthful” skin again, by resurfacing it and stimulating the collagen below it. It seems we all have something that bugs us about our skin: wrinkles, age spots, redness from rosacea, acne, large pores, stretch marks, broken vessels or sagging skin.

    BioBalance now has a Laser and Light Therapy medical spa right in our office! We offer the tools you need to get rid of those irritating aspects of your skin that remind you of your age.

    Start the process by scheduling a consultation with one of the Laser Specialists in our office. Call the BioBalance number (314-993-0963) and leave your name and number and your request for a Laser Consultation. We will begin the skin rejuvenation process so you can look as good as you feel.

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