Report from the half marathon

Over 3000 runners and walkers braved the cold morning under Burlington’s sunny skies and ran or walked 21K or 5k.

Many of them did so trying to raise funds for a much needed MRI Breast Coil for Hamilton General Hospital that will serve everyone in Ontario. With the efforts of all involved with the event $100,000.00 was raised and Hamilton General Hospital will receive their breast coil !!

With the help from run coach Nancy Hastings, from Second Wind Conditioning www.secondwindconditioning.ca, (Hamilton General Hospital’s Radiology Department team) The RACK PACK completed their first 1/2 marathon, with great success.

A Special message from Sandy Giles at General Hospital, MRI Department:

Hey Nancy;

Once again I wanted to thank you again for everything. 

 

 My goal was to finish under 3 hours and I did it!!! 

 

You’ve inspired a bunch of us to keep it up and continue to run. (perhaps not a half marathon but whatever).

 

 Everyone from the RACK PACK completed the race which is a major accomplishment for a lot of those who hadn’t exercised in years.

 

You got us through those cold,crappy  winter nights and we’re all  healthier for it.

 

Once again on behalf of all of us.

Thank you

xoxox

 

P.S. Both my daughters had so much fun, they want to keep running ( and Emily thinks your the best!)

 

A Sculptra story

This is a set of Before and After photos for Sculptra from UK website.

I went to school with girls who look like this woman so I think that is why I find her photos so striking. I have seen many women age the same way as her: in some ways, her face still looked youthful but the way she was losing volume was sucking all of the life out of her face.

In her after photo, her face is so soft and gently rounded that, in one way, she has subtracted 20 years from her appearance, and yet she still has the confident look of a mature woman. She certainly doesn’t look “done”.

I found this article in the Coventry Telegraph online. It may or may not be the same person but her story and her experience with Sculptra are really illuminating.

“I’m really pleased with it. I makes me feel better about myself because I know I look better.

“I think it has affected other areas of my life too. I’ve got more confidence and probably wear more colourful, fashionable clothes now.”

And she understands it might be viewed as an expensive remedy.

“It is expensive, but it does last a long time. When you think about how much you might spend on these miracle anti-wrinkle creams which don’t work you may as well pay extra for something which actually makes a difference.

“Every time a new cream came out I’d buy it so I had a bathroom full of these potions which were useless, now I just use a basic moisturiser.

This woman had 3 sets of Sculptra injections in 2005 and a top-up in December 2007. This photo was taken in November 2008.

You can expect to do maintenance of one set of Sculptra injections (1 – 2 vials) approximately every year after the initial series.

Dr. Rose Jeans
Advanced Rejuvenation Medical Spa

Hillary Clinton’s Rejuvenation

This article is reprinted from our newsletter of January 2, 2009. To subscribe to our newsletter, please click here.

The last US presidential election focused a lot of attention on what the various political women had done to improve their appearance.
I heard rumors that Hillary had had some work done but I hadn’t seen any images that were close enough that I could really see a difference.

(Source of Before Image here; After picture was taken at the Glamour Magazine Women of the Year 2008 event.)

I did some searching and came up with these images. The one on the left dates from December 2007. I was shocked at how crepey her skin was. And look at the loss of volume in her cheeks! Her forehead is furrowed and her eyelids are very crepey.

The photo on the right was taken in November 2008. The volume is miraculously restored to her face. This can be achieved with Sculptra or fat grafting. It would depend on how much downtime Hillary could afford — Sculptra would be more gradual but has minimal downtime.

This effect could also be achieved with dermal fillers but it would take a lot of syringes to get these results. However, the results are instantaneous so Hillary might have gone for it.

The texture of her skin is much improved but still lined. This suggests to me that she has undergone fractional laser resurfacing, which would be a Pixel treatment here.

I also suspect she has had her upper lids lifted (blepharoplasty).

I can’t tell whether or not she had some filler in her lips, given the difference in facial expression. If she did, it was done with a very light and subtle hand.

To me, this is the epitome of looking great without looking “done.” Hillary Clinton is such a vibrant woman. Her “after” appearance reflects the inner woman.

Dr. Rose Jeans
Advanced Rejuvenation Medical Spa

Here’s why you need a reputable medical spa

When I saw this article, I was pretty shocked.

 

This reporter went to a clinic in England that didn’t have a doctor or nurse. She had an IPL treatment to get rid of brown sun damage. The red marks are burns.

What happened to her is this: her treatment was done at too high a setting for her skin tone. She mentions that she was tanned when she went for the treatment. The tan means she has more melanin in her skin, which means that her skin will absorb more energy from the pulses of light — that’s why it hurt so much and why she got burned.

She would also have been at increased risk of burns if the spa she went to had older equipment — places like this sometimes buy used medical spa equipment that is several years old. Newer IPL technology controls the pulse of energy delivered in each shot of light so that even darker skin tones are very unlikely to be burned.

 

Lesson #1: Make sure your treatments are done by properly trained people.

 

The reporter (as the patient) was reporting severe enough pain that she was asking the operator to pause frequently. The operator should have recognized that the treatment was much more painful than normal and turned down the energy level. The operator also should have recognized that the patient was tanned and so would need lower energy levels.

 

Lesson #2: Don’t persist with a treatment that is much more painful than you expected it to be.

 

The treatment was very painful. The reporter knew to expect the sensation of an elastic band snapping, which is how we all describe it, but this was much worse. She thought she would “tough it out” to get the results she wanted. Severe pain with a pulsed light treatment is a warning sign that the skin is absorbing a lot of energy. And that means burns could occur.

 

The good news for this woman was that she saw a dermatologist the next day and got treatment that healed her burns without scarring.

 

She went on to have IPL treatments in the dermatologist’s clinic that didn’t hurt and achieved a beautiful complexion.

Please make sure you are dealing with experienced, well-trained people when you seek out medical cosmetic treatments. If things don’t feel right, go somewhere else.

(This blogpost is reprinted from our newsletter of December 5, 2008. To subscribe to the newsletter, contact us at info@RestoringNaturalBeauty.com.)

Dr. Rose Jeans
Advanced Rejuvenation Medical Spa

If your hair is short, you can go to Great Lengths in one day!

Becky wanted long hair but she didn’t want to wait the 18 months it would take to grow her hair out. The challenge with Becky’s hair was that it was very short and wispy so the extensions had to be applied very carefully to be sure that the bonds wouldn’t be visible. I applied Great Lengths 100% natural human hair extensions.
Here’s what she looked like later the same day:
Becky looks great, doesn’t she? In this picture, Becky’s hair was styled to be straight using the blow-dryer. The next 2 images show Becky about 8 months later when the extensions were reapplied. By this time, her hair has grown out enough that it is much easier to hide the bonds.
Here she has sexy waves created by curling with a curling iron.
Here Becky has natural wave in her hair created using the diffuser.

I’m really pleased with the results I can achieve with Great Lengths natural human hair extensions. Great Lengths can also be used to thicken thin hair or create a color change. If you would like to find out whether Great Lengths would be right for you, please call me at 905-637-2325 to arrange a consultation.

Amy Beaulieu
Art in Hair

A first sign of aging and how to fix it

I put up an article with Before & After pictures over on my own blog about one of the first signs of aging and how we fixed it in about 15 minutes.

You’ll definitely want to be close to a mirror when you read the article to see if you have the same problem Laura did.

I’m really excited about this new technique. The doctor who pioneered it has patients that he treated over 7 years ago who have not needed a touch-up in that whole time. The results look really natural on both men and women.

ADDENDUM: I’ve put up another article with Before and After pictures showing how bagging lower lids can be treated with the same technique. You no longer need surgery to deal with bags under your eyes.

Dr. Rose Jeans, MD
Advanced Rejuvenation Medical Spa

Video from the Reveal Party

This is Catherine’s speech from the Reveal Party. I apologise in advance for the video quality but you can hear what she has to say perfectly well.

The Reveal Party was hosted by Kaareli’s Restaurant and Wine Bar. The owner, Anna, laid on a very tasty spread of appetizers, including a bruschetta that disappeared quickly, hummous, shrimps, smoked salmon on toast with capers and several other delicacies.

Some friends of ours are arranging a wine-tasting evening at Kaareli’s and found the prices very reasonable.

All of the attendees at the Reveal Party agreed that they would come back for lunch or dinner because we all enjoyed Kaareli’s so much.

Many thanks to Anna for hosting the 10 Years Younger … in Burlington! Reveal Party.

Dr. Bekesch’s report: Catherine’s dental work

This lady’s mouth was already in immaculate condition so only cosmetic treatment was considered.

The upper front teeth were already very well restored and in excellent condition so no treatment was elected there.

The left upper posterior teeth were out of alignment and were darker than the anterior. The color was masked, new colors were layered into the composite veneers which were built out to match the front teeth.

The lower front teeth were crowded and darker than the upper teeth. The original color was masked out and the new colors were layered into the veneers, which effectively straightened out her teeth.

The whole treatment was accomplished in one appointment.

Dr. Nicholas Bekesch, Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

[Ed. note: WOW!]

The changes in Catherine’s face

These images were taken on our medical camera system, the left image before we did any treatments on Catherine, and the right 2 days ago.

Do you see how the redness has really come out of her skin? The Vivier Redness Relief skincare products and the IPL treatments did that.

You can also see how her brown sun spots are fewer, smaller and lighter. The IPLs did that too. Catherine would need a few more IPLs to erase the brown spots completely.

Catherine’s skin looks smoother and more dewy. This is also called radiance. Radiance comes from the skincare products and the Pixel laser treatments.

Catherine’s face has slimmed down with her 15 pound weight loss but her cheeks haven’t flattened out. That’s because I injected some Teosyal dermal filler along her cheekbones to lift and volumize her cheeks. Putting filler in the cheeks helps to reduce the lines that bracket the mouth (nasolabial folds and marionette lines) and lifts jowls.

The frown lines on Catherine’s forehead were smoothed out with BOTOX® Cosmetic. She also got a bit of a brow lift with the botox but you can’t see it in this picture.

Catherine’s lips are plumped up just enough to smooth out the vertical lines using Teosyal KISS, a product I really like.

Another important point about Catherine’s face is that she continued her running during the makeover period and competed in a couple of races without getting tanned. Catherine was really diligent about applying her sunscreen.

Isn’t it exciting to see what a transformation can occur in just a 1-month period?

Here she is!

Have a look at Catherine’s before and after shots.

Now you can see what we were getting so excited about. These are photographer Melanie Gillis‘ pictures so, admittedly, they are much more beautiful than all of the medical or amateur shots we’ve been showing you so far. Catherine is unretouched in these images.

Catherine lost 15 pounds and 15 inches! WOW!

Oh — and by the way, Catherine is 58! Doesn’t she look wonderful?