to your copy.
Transcription
to your copy.
Licensed and inspected by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. See the difference in you. Dr. Kevin C. Smith - md frcpc Specialist in Aesthetic and Surgical Dermatology Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith looking lookinggood! good! JustJust back back from from thethe spa? spa? It’s It’s great great when when people people notice notice howhow refreshed refreshed andand rejuvenated rejuvenated youyou look... look... andand even even better better when when no no oneone knows knows whywhy after*after* before before WhoWho wouldn’t wouldn’t wantwant smoother, smoother, firmerfirmeracid acid injections injections havehave also also beenbeen shown shown to to ® ® is designed is designed looking looking skin?skin? JUVÉDERM JUVÉDERM stimulate stimulate collagen collagen production. production. Not only Not only works works to enhance to enhance to replenish to replenish whatwhat natural natural agingaging takestakes that, that, JUVÉDERM JUVÉDERM ® ® and define lips, cheeks lips, cheeks and jawline. and jawline. away,away, for a for fresher, a fresher, rejuvenated rejuvenated look.look. and define beforebefore after after replenish replenish what’s what’s beenbeen lost lost ® ® taketake comfort comfort in JUVÉDERM in JUVÉDERM overover timetime JUVÉDERM JUVÉDERM with with lidocaine lidocaine is a unique is a unique ® ® formula formula that that lets you lets feel you good feel good before, before, Sun Sun exposure, exposure, hormonal hormonal changes changes and and ® ® during during and and afterafter your your JUVÉDERM JUVÉDERM agingaging can can all have all have an impact an impact on your on your skin’sskin’s appearance. appearance. OverOver time,time, your your beforebefore after after skin skinbegins beginsto treatment. treatment. The addition The addition of lidocaine, of lidocaine, an an effective effective localized localized pain pain reducer, reducer, tolose lose ® ® provides provides to JUVÉDERM to JUVÉDERM hyaluronic hyaluronic acid acid and and col- col- an injection an injection experience experience lagen, lagen, resulting resulting in fine in fine beforebefore after after that’sthat’s gentle gentle and and com-com- lines,lines, wrinkles wrinkles and and a a cheek cheek fortable. fortable. enhancement enhancement loss loss of fullness of fullness and and see see for yourself for yourself howhow smile lines smile lines Healthcare Healthcare elasticity. great great you you could could looklook elasticity. Create Create your your own own virtualvirtual professionals professionalscan can “before” “before” and “after” and “after” photos photos chin and chin jawand jaw ® ® contouring with the withJUVÉDERM the JUVÉDERM now now reverse reverse thesethese contouring Revitalizer Revitalizer at at signssigns of aging of aging by correctby correctjuvederm.ca juvederm.ca lip lip natural-looking natural-looking enhancement enhancement results results thatthat last last lines around lines around mouth mouth up Dr. Kevin Dr. Kevin Smith Smith SuiteSuite 201, 201, 64536453 Morrison Morrison StreetStreet Niagara Niagara Falls,Falls, Ontario Ontario 905.356.8013 905.356.8013 1.866.760.1000 1.866.760.1000 smithlaser.com smithlaser.com to upa to year a year treatment treatment A JUVÉDERM A JUVÉDERM ® ® typically typically takestakes aboutabout 30 min30 min- ing the ing the wrinkles wrinkles and and foldsfolds Niagara Niagara FallsFalls Dermatology Dermatology & Skin & Skin CareCare Centre Centre and adding and adding volume volume to sunken to sunken skin.skin. utes.utes. The results The results are instant are instant and natural and natural refresh refresh whatwhat nature nature gavegave you you looking, looking, and last and for lastup fortoup a year. to a year. is a soft, is a soft, injectable injectable dermal dermal JUVÉDERM JUVÉDERM ® Are you looking for a better aesthetic experience? W Were Were youyou on on vacation? vacation? imagine imagine what what ® ® JUVÉDERM JUVÉDERM could could do for do you for you Who Should You Trust? looking good! ® filler filler that that your your doctor doctor usesuses to help to help replenish replenish and refresh and refresh your your appearance. appearance. ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Everyone Everyone willwill notice notice ® ® but but no one no one willwill know. know. It uses It uses hyaluronic hyaluronic acid acid (a naturally (a naturally occurring occurring sugarsugar foundfound in your in your body), body), which which combines combines with with the water the water in your in your ® ® *In addition*Intoaddition JUVÉDERM to JUVÉDERM the woman the in woman this photo in this received photoa received wrinkle-smoothing a wrinkle-smoothing lost volume lost volume and and injectable toinjectable skin skin to instantly to instantly restore restore treat thetoeye treat area theand eyeforehead. area and Actual forehead. treatment Actual results treatment mayresults vary. may vary. ® ® JUVÉDERMJUVÉDERM is a registered is a registered trademark trademark of AllerganofHoldings AllerganFrance Holdings SAS. France ® trademarks SAS. ® trademarks © owned by Allergan owned byInc. Allergan All rights Inc.reserved. All rights ©reserved. 2011 Allergan 2011Inc. Allergan Inc. reduce reduce lines lines and and wrinkles. wrinkles. Hyaluronic Hyaluronic Were ouldyou youon likevacation? to improve Protective Association and for thefrom tone,the texture andIt’s great the College of Physicians and Just back spa? color of your skin, or get Surgeons of Ontario, and acted when people notice how refreshed rid of broken blood vessels, as a peer-reviewer for medical and rejuvenated you look... and even brown spots or unwanted journals specializing in surgical hairwhen on yourno face, legsknows and why and aesthetic medicine. Dr. better one other areas? Would you Smith has also delivered many after* before like to restore or maintain lectures at medical meetings youthful healthy contours of worldwide about BOTOX®, Who wouldn’t want smoother, firmer- acid injections have also and been Intense shown to Pulsed your face,what and relax excessive fillers, lasers imagine is designed looking skin? JUVÉDERM stimulate collagen production. Not only JUVÉDERMlike frown lines and crow’s feet? expressions Light, and has published numerous scientific to replenish what natural aging takes that, JUVÉDERM works to enhance could do for you Perhaps you have been disappointed in papers and book chapters about these subjects. and define lips, cheeks and jawline. away, for a fresher, rejuvenated look. the past, and now are looking for a better These activities help Dr. Smith to stay on top take comfort in JUVÉDERM replenish what’s been lost aesthetic experience, or looking for the best of this rapidly advancing field, giving you the JUVÉDERM with lidocaine is a unique over time value for your time and money. best and most up-to-date care. Sun exposure, hormonal changes and formula that lets you feel good before, after before Long and extensive experience – Dr. Smith’s expertise and long experience aging can all have an impact on your during and after your JUVÉDERM After completing specialized training in help him to discuss with you the full range treatment. The addition of lidocaine, an skin’s appearance. Over time, your Dermatology at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Smith of options to restore, maintain, and enhance effective localized pain reducer, skin begins to lose after before established his practice in Niagara Falls in your appearance – and to do so in ways that to JUVÉDERM provides hyaluronic acid and col1988. Dr. Smith has been providing aesthetic respect the value of your time and money. an injection experience lagen, resulting in fine treatments since 2000.lines, Your BOTOX® and that’s gentle and comwrinkles and a after before filler treatments will be performed for you Learn morecheek about Dr. Smith’s scientific fortable. loss of fullness and enhancement seeby for yourself how Dr. Smith, not by an assistant or nurse. smile lines and educational contributions at lip natural-looking elasticity. Healthcare great you could look enhancement Dr. your Smith his staffprofessionals have performed Create ownand virtual smithlaser.com/about-dr-smith. can results that last “before” and “after” photos and jaw lines around thousands of sessions of laser hair removal, chin contouring mouth with the JUVÉDERM now reverse these up to a year Revitalizer at Intense Pulsed Light, signs vascular laser, Pearl of aging by correctA JUVÉDERM treatment juvederm.ca Fractional Ablative Laser andwrinkles tattoo removal. typically takes about 30 mining the and folds Dr. Smith personally supervises your laser utes. The results are instant and natural and adding volume to sunken skin. Niagara Falls assuring your safety and good treatments, looking, and last for up to a year. refresh what nature gave you Dermatology results. Dr. Smith has JUVÉDERM removed thousands of dermal is a soft, injectable & Skin Care Centre Everyone will notice moles, skin tags, seborrheic keratosis, cherry filler that your doctor uses to help Dr. Kevin Smith but no one will know.® hemangiomas and spider hemangiomas from replenish and refresh your appearance. Suite 201, 6453allMorrison Street kinds of people. It uses hyaluronic acid (a naturally Niagara Falls, Ontario Expertise – For many Recognized occurring sugar found in your body), 905.356.8013 years Dr. Smith has worked as a consultant which combines with the water in your 1.866.760.1000 and researcher for leading and lost volume and skin toaesthetic instantly restore smithlaser.com reduce lines and wrinkles. Hyaluronic Dr.Kevin C.Smith - MD FRCPC laser companies, for the Canadian Medical I will do my best to give you friendly, safe, top quality advice and care for a reasonable price. *In addition to JUVÉDERM® the woman in this photo received a wrinkle-smoothing injectable to treat the eye area and forehead. Actual treatment results may vary. JUVÉDERM® is a registered trademark of Allergan Holdings France SAS. ® trademarks owned by Allergan Inc. All rights reserved. ©2011 Allergan Inc. 3 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith “Juvéderm® Voluma™ has proven to be the longest lasting, most comfortable and versatile of the HA fillers.” A New Filler for a New You. 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. Before After Improve your perioral area Before 4 After 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 your skin, contributing much to the contours and softness of your face. Dr. Smith has performed over 6,800 filler treatment sessions since 2002, and has learned from experience that Juvéderm® Voluma™ is by far the safest, most pleasant and most durable of the long-lasting fillers. Dr. Smith’s Voluma™ 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 Before After patients enjoy the benefits of Correct gaunt, tired looking cheeks Before After 5 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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® BOTOX® to relax forehead lines Before 6 After “Now, with BOTOX®, you can smile, laugh, frown and make all the facial expressions you want – and stop worrying about the wrinkles!” 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, Before After 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 Before After they don’t look “done”! 7 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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!” Dr. Kevin C. Smith - MD FRCPC 8 9 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith Control Excessive Sweating & Reduce Odor Long, Full, Dark Lashes… ™ Naturally with Latisse A safe, simple treatment which controls excessive sweating, reduces odor, and lasts for many months E 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 10 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. 11 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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 Before After Blood vessels on the face and nose Before After 12 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 After Rosacea Before After 13 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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 Before 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. 14 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. 15 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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.” Dr. Kevin C. Smith - MD FRCPC 16 Before After 17 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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 18 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 Before After 19 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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 20 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. 21 www.smithlaser.com Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 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 22 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 23 Licensed and inspected by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. See the difference in you 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 © 2013 Google Maps – Map Data © 2013 Google Printed in Canada Call 1-866-760-1000 for a prompt, confidential appointment with Dr. Smith 24