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“Juvéderm® Voluma™ has proven to be the
longest lasting, most comfortable and versatile
of the HA fillers.”
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Dr. Kevin C. Smith - MD FRCPC
H
ow does Dr. Smith choose between the
many fillers on the Canadian market? Dr.
Smith is in the fortunate position of acting
as a reviewer for leading medical journals, is
often invited to speak at aesthetic meetings
around the world, and to consult and perform
research for filler companies — so Dr. Smith
is often among the first to learn about new
developments in filler technology (and he
learns about which fillers to avoid).
Fillers add or restore fullness to areas
Soften facial lines and creases.
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like the lips, soften wrinkles and deep
creases in the skin, and restore fullness to
gaunt, tired looking cheeks. By contrast with
fillers, BOTOX® is a “relaxer”, and helps to
relax muscles which are causing unwanted
or excessive facial expressions like frowning
and crow’s feet. BOTOX®, fillers and laser
treatments can be safely combined with each
other to produce the best possible effect.
Your skin is largely made up of hyaluronic
acid or “HA” (which is actually a kind of
natural sugar).
HA holds
the water in
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face. Dr. Smith
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experience that Juvéderm®
Voluma™ is by far the safest,
most pleasant and most
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is specially formulated to
prevent discomfort and to
reduce the risk of bruising.
Unlike many other fillers, Juvéderm® Voluma™ treatment without needing local anesthetics.
has the safety advantage of being rapidly
Patients who have had filler treatments from
reversible in the rare event of a problem.
other practitioners are delighted by the relaxed,
Dr. Smith uses a number of advanced
comfortable treatments and natural, long
techniques to minimize the chance of
lasting results that they enjoy with Dr. Smith.
discomfort or bruising, including pretreatment with ice, and blunt
cannulas instead of sharp needles. Enhance and restore the lips
In the unlikely event of a bruise,
Dr. Smith can speed up resolution
of the bruise by treatment with
LimeLight™ IPL, at no charge.
Dr. Smith pioneered the
use of ice as an anesthetic when
administering fillers, so his
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patients enjoy the benefits of
Correct gaunt, tired looking cheeks
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Relax, Refresh & Restore
A
re frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead
lines making you look angry or tired?
BOTOX® can help you to control your facial
expressions so that you don't look angry or
worried when you aren't. BOTOX® treatments
can help to prevent the unintended display of
negative feelings, and in this way help some
people to express themselves more accurately.
BOTOX® is a medicine made from a
highly purified, naturally occurring protein
which has the ability to very precisely relax the
muscles to which it is applied. This relaxation
starts gradually over a few days, lasts for a
number of months, then gradually the treated
muscles return to their original condition. If
BOTOX® treatment is continued on a regular
basis, skin over the treated muscles often
becomes smoother and less wrinkled as the
muscles relax and stop excessively folding the
skin. Untreated facial muscles continue to
contract in their usual way, so that normal
facial expression is unaffected.
BOTOX® does not affect the nerves
responsible for sensation, so there is no
numbness in the treated areas. You can stop
BOTOX® treatments at any time and be
confident that you will gradually return to
your pre-treatment appearance.
Relax those unwanted expressions, and let
your real personality shine through! BOTOX®
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“Now, with BOTOX®,
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can be enjoyed for special occasions like
weddings, anniversaries and birthdays — or
several times a year if you wish – to relax and
refresh your face and forehead. Many patients
report that after treatment by Dr. Smith they
don’t just look better, they also feel better —
almost as though their brain had sensed the
increase in positive expressions and softening
of negative expressions.
BOTOX® has been used safely and
effectively for over twenty years by millions
of individuals around the world. Dr. Smith
Dr. Kevin C. Smith - MD FRCPC
has been treated with BOTOX® since the
1990’s, has performed over 17,000 BOTOX®
treatment sessions since 2001.
BOTOX® to relax frown lines
BOTOX® treatments by Dr. Smith
are gentle and quick. No sedation or
local anesthetic is required, so you will
be able to continue with all of your
usual activities immediately after your
treatment. You can certainly drive
yourself home or back to the office.
By contrast with BOTOX® (which
is a relaxer), Juvéderm® Voluma™ is a filler,
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and is used to restore or enhance the
volume of lips and cheeks, and to soften
BOTOX® to relax crow's feet
lines and creases on the face. BOTOX®,
Juvéderm® Voluma™ and laser treatment
can be combined in some cases to create
the most complete improvement in your
personal appearance.
When patients return for follow
up, they often remark that under Dr.
Smith’s care they look better — and
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they don’t look “done”!
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New Treatment
Controls Migraine
& Other Headaches!
B
OTOX® has been used safely and
effectively for over twenty years in adults
and even in small children to treat a variety
of medical and aesthetic conditions, and has
become a leading treatment for migraine and
muscle tension headache. Medical scientists
have learned that tiny injections of BOTOX®
(a medicine made from a highly purified,
naturally occurring protein) are often very
effective for the prevention of migraine,
muscle tension headaches and for some
other painful conditions like bruxism (jaw
clenching or grinding teeth while sleeping).
This treatment works by relaxing the
muscles that contribute to headache and
bruxism, and also directly reduces pain
by reducing the release of pain-causing
chemicals from nerve endings in the treated
areas. BOTOX® (at the relatively low doses
used to control headache) does not have
any systemic effects and (unlike many pills)
will not interfere with a patient’s safety or
performance at work or school.
The benefits of treatment usually start
within a week or two and most commonly
last for three or four months, at which time
treatment is usually repeated. In addition to
feeling better and looking better, patients get
more out of life, and are able to enjoy work,
school, sports, family life and social activities.
Dr. Smith has performed over 1,700
BOTOX® treatments for these conditions over
the past ten years, has lectured across
North America and overseas about
his experiences and observations
with this treatment, and published
scientific papers on the use of
BOTOX® for the management of
headache and other forms of pain.
Dr. Smith has all the necessary employee
benefit plan forms and will submit them
for you. Unfortunately Ontario Drug
Benefit (ODB) does not yet cover BOTOX®
for headache. Why does your employee
drug plan pay for BOTOX® for headache?
It’s simple: your employer does not want
you staying home with a headache, they
don’t want you to come in to work with
a headache, and they don’t want you at
work under the influence of headache pills
or pain pills. So they pay for BOTOX®.
BOTOX® can be less expensive for your
drug plan than large quantities of expensive
“triptan” medications.
Many of Dr. Smith’s patients now enjoy
a more normal life, with greatly reduced
frequency and intensity of discomfort, and
have been able to gradually reduce or stop
their consumption of headache pills.
“It is great to have a treatment for
headache which also produces positive
effects on one's appearance, instead of
negative side effects!”
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Control Excessive
Sweating & Reduce Odor
Long, Full,
Dark Lashes…
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A safe, simple treatment which controls excessive sweating,
reduces odor, and lasts for many months
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xcess sweating is
caused by the nerves
attached to the sweat
glands and is beyond
voluntary control. Micro
injections of BOTOX® (a
medicine made from a
highly purified, naturally
occurring protein) into
the top millimeter of
the sweaty skin works
by stopping these nerve
impulses from overly
stimulating the sweat
glands. After treatment,
excess sweating starts to decrease within a
couple of days, and the full effect is reached in
a week or two. Most patients find that a single
treatment gives at least six months of relief,
and many are still free of excess sweating after
one year. After treatment, many patients are
also happy that armpit odor has declined
considerably!
Dr. Smith has done over 2,000 of these
treatments for hyperhidrosis since 2002, and
has one of the largest hyperhidrosis practices
in Canada. Dr. Smith’s expertise has been
widely recognized, and he has been invited
to lecture on hyperhidrosis at major medical
meetings in Canada, the United States and
overseas, and has published a leading paper
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on this subject. Dr. Smith
has treated hyperhidrosis
patients as young as ten
years, and as old as eighty.
The cost of the
BOTOX® medication is
covered by most medical
plans (but not by Ontario
Drug Benefit). Dr. Smith
has all the necessary
forms and will submit
them to your employee
benefit plan for you, if
necessary.
About one person
in 50 has a serious problem with excessive
sweating, often starting in adolescence.
Sometimes other family members have a
similar problem. Excessive sweating can
interfere with work, school, sport and social
life — and can lead to a loss of confidence
and self esteem. People who work with their
hands, like medical personnel, police officers
and casino employees can work more effectively
and handle their equipment more safely after
BOTOX® treatment solves the problem of
slippery, sweaty hands and fingers.
Dr. Smith’s patients report high
satisfaction with his hyperhidrosis treatments,
return for additional treatments, and often
recommend these treatments to their friends.
Over the years, your lashes and eyebrows will thin out.
N
ow, Dr. Smith can
provide you with a
highly effective, simple,
safe medication that will
stimulate your natural
lash and brow follicles to
produce longer, thicker,
darker lashes and/or
eyebrows. This is not
“over-the-counter, hope-ina-bottle” — this is the real
thing, and it really works.
Within a couple of
months most patients can
see the difference, and
after three to four months
everyone can see the results.
Some of Dr. Smith’s
patients are reporting that
with this simple once-a-day
treatment they are spending
less time and money on
mascara, eyeliner, and false
eyelashes — and they enjoy the benefits of
naturally longer, fuller, darker lashes.
Call now for a complimentary consultation
with Dr. Smith.
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Refresh & Repair
Your Skin
With LimeLight™ Intense Pulsed Light, CoolGlide™ Vascular Laser
and our new state-of-the-art Candela ATV Laser for brown spots.
A
s time goes on, many of us notice brown
spots and freckles on the backs of our
hands and other sun exposed areas like
the upper chest and face. This can become
a cosmetic problem – an obvious sign of
premature aging of the skin. In other cases
people develop broken blood vessels, in
particular on the nose, face and upper chest.
Some people have both brown discoloration
Brown discoloration from sun damage
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and broken blood vessels. These problems are
made worse by smoking, sun exposure, and
also by conditions like rosacea.
The care of patients who have rosacea and/
or sun damage is an important part of Dr.
Smith’s practice. Dr. Smith and his staff have
performed over 2,800 Intense Pulsed Light
(“IPL”) treatments and over 6,100 CoolGlide™
Vascular laser treatments since 2001. The
LimeLight™ IPL allows us to choose
from three different spectra of light, each
custom designed to treat specific problems.
Our CoolGlide™ 1064 laser uses a
wavelength of infrared light which allows
us to effectively treat a wide variety of
troublesome hemangiomas and unsightly
broken blood vessels on the face and other
parts of the body.
Fortunately redness, “broken
veins” and brown spots respond well to
treatment. After examining your skin
and taking your history Dr. Smith can
advise you about the use of lasers and light
sources to repair your skin, give you advice
about simple things you can do to keep
your skin in good condition, and prescribe
medications if necessary.
Your face, neck and/or chest can be
treated with LimeLight™ Intense Pulsed
Light to reduce redness and brown spots
and discoloration. During the same
visit CoolGlide™ Vascular laser and/
“It is possible to greatly improve and
repair your appearance using safe,
proven treatments.”
Dr. Kevin C. Smith - MD FRCPC
or Candela ATV laser for brown spots can
also be done. Each treatment session for
either the face, neck or chest (even when
multiple devices are used) usually costs
$250-$350, depending on how extensive
and complicated the treatment is. Most
patients enjoy visible improvement after
their first treatment.
You will usually be somewhat pink
immediately after being treated, and
your brown spots may become somewhat
darker after treatment before they fade
over the next week or two. Broken veins
on the face tend to improve very rapidly,
diminishing over several days after
treatment. Bruising and swelling are very
seldom a problem. Most patients return
to work the same day or the day after
treatment. You can apply makeup as soon
as your treatment is finished.
You can easily maintain the
improvements in your appearance
by protecting yourself from the sun,
avoiding smoking, and controlling
conditions like rosacea.
Sun damage on the upper chest
Before
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Rosacea
Before
After
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Pearl Fractional Ablative
Laser Treatment
Slow Down the Clock
Really improve skin texture, color, and acne scarring.
D
r. Smith has been watching the evolution
of resurfacing technology for many years.
Early technologies like Erbium-YAG and
CO2 laser either promised more than they
delivered, or had risks and downtime that were
unacceptable to Dr. Smith and his patients.
Early fractional lasers (for example the Fraxel
and the Sciton ProFractional) required up to
six treatment sessions, caused considerable
discomfort, and did not produce enough
benefit to satisfy the needs of most patients.
Over the past 8 years fractional lasers have
in one or occasionally two treatments, with a
minimum of fuss and bother. Pearl Fractional
laser treatment is a non-invasive treatment
using a microscopic laser beam that treats a
fraction of the skin at a time. This has bridged
the gap between the ablative and non-ablative
laser techniques used to treat sun-damaged
and aging skin, treating both the epidermal
and dermal layers of the skin.
Pearl Fractional stimulates your own
natural repair and remodeling processes,
refining deeper lines (in particular around
the mouth and eyes), and smoothing
Premature aging of the skin sun damage.
out irregular texture, large pores and
acne scarring. The color of the skin also
improves, and brown discoloration
from sun damage fades. The benefits
of treatment with Pearl Fractional
Laser resurfacing can last for many
years, in particular when the patient
reduces future skin damage by wearing
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After
sunscreen and minimizing smoking.
Pearl Fractional treatment can be done
evolved, gradually improving their ability to
before, after, or on the same day as treatment
deliver the safety, comfort and results that Dr. with BOTOX® and fillers.
Smith and his patients seek. Finally, fractional
A Fraction of the Time
ablative laser technology matured, and the
The other benefit to fractional laser is recovery
Cutera® Pearl Fractional laser was introduced.
time - or the lack of time it takes to get back to
The Pearl Fractional ablative laser uses a
your regular routine. Fractional laser treatment
wavelength of laser light in the “sweet spot”
between those used by Erbium YAG and CO2 itself takes less than 60 minutes, and patients
laser, giving Dr. Smith’s patients the right
go home shortly afterwards. Healing time is
balance of resurfacing and regeneration of
surprisingly brief. You get great results and
deeper tissues, and can deliver good results
don’t have to put your life on hold.
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Simple steps you can take to preserve your appearance
I
n addition to treatments designed to repair
or enhance an individual’s appearance, Dr.
Smith also provides practical advice which
over the long-term can help you to look and
feel your best.
The application of a sunscreen or
moisturizer/sunscreen to your face, ears,
neck and upper mid-chest every morning of
the year can greatly reduce the cumulative
effects of UV exposure on your skin, and
“slow down the clock”. If you are going to get
extra sun exposure that day, then apply extra
sunscreen and perhaps consider wearing a hat
with a brim.
Tanning beds are to be strictly avoided —
in addition to accelerated skin aging and skin
cancer, people have been known to get warts
and herpes from tanning beds.
Keep your teeth in good condition! Bone
loss starts to affect the face as early as age 25 in
women and 45 in men. Bone volume loss from
the face is related to low grade periodontal
disease in many cases, and this can be reduced
by daily flossing and by twice yearly dental
examination and cleaning.
Smoking speeds up facial aging, increases
the damaging effects of sun exposure, and can
also increase the risk of periodontal disease
and associated facial bone volume loss. If you
are a smoker, your family doctor can help you
to quit. Don’t give up trying to quit smoking!
A high-fat diet can speed up the rate at
which skin ages in response to UV light, so try
to moderate your diet over the long term.
We take care of men every day
M
en care about their appearance, and come
to Dr. Smith for advice and treatment
to repair, maintain and enhance their
appearance.
Moles? Skin tags? Tattoos? Frown lines?
Crow’s feet? Excessive sweating? Brown spots?
Sun damage? Broken blood vessels on the
nose and face? Unwanted hair? Lines, creases,
volume loss and facial scarring?
Dr. Kevin Smith takes care of all these
problems, and does so in a way that will
improve your appearance without attracting
attention.
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CoolGlide Laser
™
For leg veins, "cherry" hemangiomas and "spider" veins
Permanent Hair
Removal
Why do men and women sometimes come from long
distances to Dr. Smith for their hair removal treatments?
D
Veins on the surface of the legs
r. Smith and his staff have
performed thousands of
CoolGlide™ vascular laser treatments
since 2001.
CoolGlide™ laser treatment is a
safe, fast, gentle and effective method
for removal of unwanted blood vessels
from all parts of the body. Blood
vessels that have been treated are
Before
After
reabsorbed by the body, and the flow
of blood is directed back down into
Cherry hemangiomas
deeper vessels, where it belongs.
With only one or two treatment
sessions, you can greatly improve the
appearance of facial skin which has
been disfigured by unwanted blood
vessels and “broken capillaries”, for
example because of sun damage or
rosacea.
Before
After
Many patients have two or three
treatment sessions for blood vessels on
the thighs, lower legs and ankles. Leg vein
treatments are most popular from about
October until May, so that the legs will be
improved for summer.
“Cherry” hemangiomas (red dots on
the trunk, arms and legs), and “spider”
hemangiomas on the face (even of children),
upper chest and other parts of the body can be
easily eliminated, usually in a single treatment.
Experience and expertise:
Dr. Smith and his staff have performed
over 9,000 hair removal procedures using
the CoolGlide™ laser and the ProWave IPL
since 2001, and are sensitive to your need for
comfort, privacy and safety. Dr. Smith has
given many lectures across North America
and overseas about laser treatment, and has
acted as a consultant to the laser industry.
Integrity
Dr. Smith turns patients away who are
unlikely to benefit from treatment, for
example because their hair is too fine or
light colored. Dr. Smith and his staff make
a point of counseling patients to avoid
waxing, plucking, sugaring or threading
for 8 weeks before treatment, so that they
can get the best possible results; and Dr.
Smith recommends waiting at least 8 weeks
between treatments, so that your hair will
absorb energy as efficiently as possible, giving
you the best results.
A full range of treatment options
Dr. Kevin Smith is one of the few physicians
in Canada to have both the CoolGlide™ laser
for all skin types (including black and tanned
skin) and the ProWave 770™ (for hair removal
from large areas like the arms, legs and trunk).
Comfort and safety
Dr. Smith is always on-site, supervising your
treatments, and available to answer your
questions and assess your response to therapy.
Hair Removal: Bikini
“Unwanted blood
vessels can be
removed from all parts
of the body.”
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After
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Annoying Growths
or Skin Tags
I
t is easy to get rid of annoying unsightly
moles, skin tags and broken blood vessels.
As we go through life, all of us gradually
acquire benign but annoying growths on our
skin. The most common of these are skin
tags, moles, seborrheic keratoses, and cherry
hemangiomas.
Rarely, moles can turn into skin cancer,
and very rarely there are skin cancers that
Skin Tags
Before
After
Seborrheic Keratoses
Before
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After
can look like SKs, skin tags or cherry
hemangiomas. Dr. Smith is a specialist in
Dermatology, and is always careful to examine
each mole or other growth for signs suggestive
of cancer before deciding what advice and
treatment to offer you.
Skin tags are flesh coloured or brown
growths ranging in size from about 1 mm to 1
cm, most commonly hanging from the neck,
underarms and groin.
Dr. Smith can safely and
painlessly remove your
skin tags. No stitches are
required, and in about a
week or so it will be hard
for anyone to see where
the skin tags were.
Venous Lakes are
dark purple bumps on
the lower lips, usually
in people over the age
of 40. These are actually
collections of blood
vessels, and can be easily
and painlessly eliminated
using my Cutera®
CoolGlide™ vascular laser.
Seborrheic keratosis
“SKs” are flesh coloured
to brown or black, range
in size from several mm
to several cm, and often
have a dry crumbly
appearance, kind of like a
piece of stuck on bubble
gum or mud. As time
goes on, SKs increase in
size and number. SKs can
be unpleasant to touch,
embarrassing, unsightly
and occasionally get
irritated. Dr. Smith can
remove your SKs without
the need for stitches.
Moles are benign
flesh coloured or brown
bumps, usually ranging
in size from 1 mm to 1
cm, often on the face and
neck, and less commonly
on other parts of the
body. Removal of benign
moles can usually be done
without the need for
stitches, and the treated
area heals up within a
week or two.
The cost to remove the
lesions described above
starts at $80, depending
on the size, number and
location of the things you
would like treated.
It is easy to get rid
of annoying unsightly
moles, skin tags and
broken blood vessels.
Dr.Kevin C.Smith - MD FRCPC
Venous Lakes
Before
After
Moles
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After
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Is it Time to
Undo that Tattoo?
Am I Being “Vain”?
“I think you should feel proud of yourself
for having the will and the ability to
change something that you feel
Dr. Kevin C. Smith - MD FRCPC
is unacceptable.”
T
imes moves on, your tastes change,
and your life changes. You change
your clothes; you change your hairstyle
– and now you can fade or eliminate
most unwanted tattoos.
About 80% of people who get a
tattoo eventually decide to get rid
of it.
Before
After
you, depending on your personal preferences,
Dr. Smith’s state-of-the-art Candela ATV
schedule and budget.
laser will gently and efficiently treat black,
Thanks to new research in laser physics
blue, green, red and other common tattoo
and physiology, in most cases it is possible for
colors. Dr. Smith always gives you plenty of
Dr. Smith to administer a double treatment
comfortable and very effective local anesthesia, — at no extra cost – getting an extra dose of
so that your treatment can be performed
laser energy into your tattoo: helping you to
with little or no discomfort. If you wish, you
become free of your tattoo faster, with less
can watch as the laser beam sweeps over your
discomfort and less expense than was possible
tattoo, often fading it as you watch!
even a few years ago.
The Candela ATV laser works by
breaking down the particles of tattoo
ink in your skin to a smaller size, which
is easier for your body to dispose of. If
you are in a hurry to get rid of a tattoo,
it can be treated as often as every two
weeks. On the other hand, if you wait
6-12 months between treatments, your
body will have more time to dispose
of the ink, and a smaller number
of treatments will be needed. Most
patients wait about 3 months between
Before
After
treatments, but it is entirely up to
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M
any individuals, at some time
before an aesthetic treatment
to repair, preserve or enhance their
appearance, are concerned that they
are “being vain”. Our experience has
been that just about all patients who
have these procedures to maintain
their appearance and comfort are no
more vain than anyone else. What
does distinguish our patients is a
desire to get the most out of life, and
to look as good as they feel.
Looking after your appearance is
a good thing. You take good care of
your hair, teeth and clothing. Why
do less for your face and body? You
should be pleased that you have the
will and the ability to maintain or
restore your appearance. The best
reason to have BOTOX® and fillers,
laser and other treatments is because
you want to do something positive for
yourself.
The same self-esteem that helps
our patients to be successful in their
chosen fields, well groomed and well
dressed, and often careful in other
aspects of health maintenance also
leads them to seek help for wrinkles,
frown lines, sun damage, rosacea,
and other conditions affecting their
appearance and which influence the
way others regard them. Our patients
simply want to look their best.
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Skin Care Advice
for Your Big Event
What Don’t
We Do?
A
L
ooking and feeling your best for weddings,
graduations and other major events
requires planning ahead in the same way as
one plans ahead for wardrobe and hairstyles.
Everyone who will be in the public eye
wants to look their best on the big day. Here
are some simple tips for you:
If you have a skin condition like rosacea
or sun damage visit Dr. Smith at the Niagara
Falls Dermatology & Skin Care Centre at
least 3-4 months ahead of the big event so that
your condition can be brought under control,
and the necessary treatments can be fitted
into your schedule and budget.
Skin tags, moles and other growths can be
removed, broken blood vessels and brown spots
treated, and the tone and texture of your skin
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improved several months ahead of the big day.
In general, it is wise to arrange your
schedule and your budget so that BOTOX® to
relax and soften facial expressions, BOTOX®
for excessive sweating, fillers for creases and
volume loss on the face, and laser treatments
you want done will be completed at least a
month before the big event. This will allow
you to enjoy the benefits of treatment at
any events which precede the big event, in
addition to ensuring that you will feel good
and look good on the big day.
Please call us at your earliest convenience to
arrange a prompt, confidential, no cost initial
consultation to discuss a plan and timing that is
right for you.
big part of my job is sorting out all the
new treatments that are coming to market,
and determining which ones are best for my
patients. That is why I spend almost all my time
providing the services outlined in this brochure,
which have proven to be safe, effective and
reliable. There are many other procedures that I
do not perform. Those services and the reasons
why are described below:
• Glycolic acid peels, “fruit acid peels”, and
microdermabrasion do not work well
enough to justify my patients time
and money
• Trichloracetic acid (TCA) peels are too
variable, and the risks of scarring and
other problems from those peels can
be significant.
• CO2 or erbium laser resurfacing, because
the risks and downtime are unacceptable
to my patients.
• “Thread lifts” (Aptos threads, Contour
threads, etc) because of the risks, downtime
and short duration of cosmetic benefit.
• “Fat reduction” lasers / freezers /
ultrasound devices are improving but rates
of patient satisfaction and value-for-money
are still quite low
• Skin tightening treatments like Thermage
/ Liposonix / Ulthera are improving, but
not quite ready for my patients.
• I do not sell a “line” of cosmetics to my
patients because there is no one “line” of
cosmetics which is uniformly superior to
the others, and suitable for all patients.
Over-the-counter creams that claim to treat
medical conditions like rosacea are very
likely to be a waste of your time and money.
• I do not sell “packages” of treatments to
my patients, because there is quite a broad
range in the number of treatments an
individual will want or need to obtain a
given result. In addition to that, sometimes
a patient moves away from Niagara and
could not easily come for treatment, or for
some other reason decides not to continue
with a particular treatment.
“I am on the faculty of many aesthetic meetings every
year, and act as author or reviewer for a number
of medical journals and textbooks. This gives me
the opportunity to watch the development of new
technologies, and select only those which will reliably
deliver good value for my patients.” Dr.Kevin C.Smith - MD FRCPC
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NIAGARA FALLS DERMATOLOGY & SKIN CARE CENTRE
Licensed and inspected by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Niagara Falls Dermatology & Skin Care Centre
Suite 201, 6453 Morrison Street
905.356.8013
Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada,
1.866.760.1000
L2E 7H1
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