The Skin Center Seeks Focus Group Participants for Market Research!

May 9, 2013 Deborah Graham Warren

Interested in telling us what you think about the beauty industry? The Skin Center Medical Spa? Our services? Our treatments?

The Skin Center Medical Spa will be conducting both client and non-client in-depth focus group discussions in early June. Focus groups will be held on June 4th and June 11th at the Chartiers Country Club.

If you can answer “Yes” to the following, we want you:

  • Are you a woman between the age of 35 and 65?
  • Can you be available for 2 hours on the evening of either June 4th or June 11th?
  • Are you willing to talk candidly about your skin care regimen as well as your thoughts and ideas about beauty and aging?

If you are interested in helping us with our research, please complete a short questionnaire at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F3PJ5P6.

Please note: you will be contacted by CorCom, Inc. Research, an outside company to be qualified to participate. Incentives will be provided to all those who join us.

 

facial rejuvenation, Med Spa Treatments, Skin Center Medical Spa

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Farewell to Flabby Arms—with Improved Arm Lift Technique by Dr. Brandy

May 6, 2013 Deborah Graham Warren

arm liftIn case you’ve missed it, arms are a HOT, HOT, HOT topic in the news! New stats just released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that arm lifts have skyrocketed an astounding 4,378 percent in just the last ten years!

As we recently referenced on our Facebook page, it seems that arm lift surgery, or brachioplasty, is becoming more and more popular thanks to the rise of successful weight Read more

Arm Lift, Body Contouring, brachioplasty, Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Brandy, Pittsburgh Cosmetic Surgery, Skin Center Medical Spa

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“ASK INES” Facebook Chat – Focus on Acne Treatment and Prevention

April 25, 2013 Ines Brady

Ines BradyI’m Ines Brady, the General Manager of all Skin Center locations. With a great passion for skin care that’s backed by science, part of my responsibilities include choosing all of our skin care products, technologies and services. I also coach our providers in helping our patients become more educated and empowered in making the best choices in products, treatments and procedures for everything from acne treatment, hyperpigmentation, fine lines and Read more

acne treatment, at-home treatment, chemical peels, facial rejuvenation, fraxel, hyperpigmentation, Intense Pulsed Light, IPL, Med Spa Treatments, skin care products, Skin Center Medical Spa, Skin Treatments

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The Skin Center Medical Spa Ranked #7 MedSpa, Nationwide by Allergan, Inc., Makers of Botox ® Cosmetic

April 23, 2013 Nicole Zanos Conaway
The Skin Center Medical Spa Ranked #7 MedSpa, Nationwide by Allergan, Inc.

Allergan, Inc., the maker of BOTOX ® Cosmetic, ranked The Skin Center Medical Spa in Pittsburgh, PA and Columbus, OH, as one of its top ten medical spas in the U.S.  The Skin Center was selected for the coveted designation over thousands of other MedSpas, nationwide. 

(PITTSBURGH – April 18, 2013) – Allergan, Inc., the maker of BOTOX ® Cosmetic, Juvederm ® wrinkle treatment and Latisse ® eyelash enhancement, has recently announced its 2013 “Top 50” U.S. MedSpas; with The Skin Center Medical Spa ranked 7th, nationwide.  Thousands of local and national medical spa accounts were considered for this distinction; however this award was given to only the largest volume medical spas in the United States. Read more

Allergan, Press Releases, Skin Center Medical Spa

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What Happens in a QuickLift ® Facelift Consultation?

March 21, 2013 Deborah Graham Warren

DSCN4363The decision to get any type of facelift is a big one. And it rarely happens overnight. More often than not, our patients have been toying with the idea for a few years before finally picking up the phone to make an appointment for a QuickLift facelift consultation.

Does this scenario sound familiar?

You catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror—and (yikes!) you DON’T recognize that person. Or, you Read more

Anti Aging Skin Care, Columbus Cosmetic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery for Men, Dr. Brandy, facial rejuvenation, Pittsburgh Cosmetic Surgery, Skin Center Medical Spa, The Quick Lift

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The Strongest of Light Chemical Peels – “VI Peel” Review

March 14, 2013 Mary Kirk

VI Peel Application

You might think that because I am the Director of Marketing at The Skin Center, I’m used to (or have even done) all the different treatments. Not so! Just like so many of our clients, I too, am curious about which products, treatments and services are right for me.

Being a freckly-faced red-head, I have lived my life with a not-so-clear-complexion. And on top of that, I’ve had my fair share of sunburn and hormonal acne (really!?) So when the marketing team and I started talking about the benefits of a Read more

chemical peels, facial rejuvenation, hyperpigmentation, Med Spa Treatments, Med Spa Treatments for Men, Skin Center Medical Spa, Skin Treatments, Sun Damage, VI Peel

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SUN DAMAGE RECOVERY – PART 5: Review of Results with IPL vs. Fraxel

March 11, 2013 Deborah Graham Warren

Sun Damage "before" photos

Final Results!

Sun Damage "after" photos

After several months of treatments—alternating between Intense Pulsed Light (IPL and Chemical Peels on the right side of my face and Fraxel on the left side of my face, Nellie and I are finished with our Sun Damage Recovery experiment.

I’ve now had a series of three treatments on each side of my face plus Fraxel on my neck and upper chest (decollatage) area.

In my particular case, Fraxel gave us the most dramatic overall results, although IPL was also extremely effective at removing patches of hyperpigmentation. As you can see when zooming in Read more

Anti Aging Skin Care, chemical peels, fraxel, hyperpigmentation, Intense Pulsed Light, IPL, Med Spa Treatments, Med Spa Treatments for Men, Skin Center Medical Spa, Sun Damage

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SUN DAMAGE RECOVERY – PART 4: Treatment with Fraxel Laser Resurfacing

March 4, 2013 Deborah Graham Warren

Fraxel Before and AfterTreatment for sun damage—with a bonus!

As mentioned in my previous post, I was lucky enough to choosing between the top two technologies available for the treatment of hyperpigmentation—Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and Fraxel Laser Resurfacing.

After a consultation with my provider, Nellie Sicher, RN, we decided to do BOTH—in order to show our patients which treatment works best for my Read more

Anti Aging Skin Care, chemical peels, fraxel, hyperpigmentation, Intense Pulsed Light, IPL, Med Spa Treatments, Med Spa Treatments for Men, Skin Center Medical Spa, Sun Damage

SUN DAMAGE RECOVERY – PART 3: Treatment with Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

March 4, 2013 Deborah Graham Warren

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Before and AfterReal treatment for sun damage?

Sign me up! Faced with the good fortune of choosing between the top two technologies available for the treatment of hyperpigmentation—Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and Fraxel Laser Resurfacing—I had a tough decision to make.

Or did I?

After some serious discussion with the experts at The Skin Center about the benefits of each technology, I did something rather unconventional. I chose BOTH. I thought it would be beneficial for our patients to see the results of both treatments on the same face—mine. So I offered up the right side of my Read more

Anti Aging Skin Care, Broad Spectrum Sunscreen, chemical peels, fraxel, hyperpigmentation, Intense Pulsed Light, IPL, Med Spa Treatments, Med Spa Treatments for Men, Skin Center Medical Spa, Sun Damage

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Kate Upton Throws The Fashion World a Curve

February 25, 2013 Deborah Graham Warren

Kate Upton, Sports IllustratedKate. Kate. Kate. Three cheers to Kate Upton for proudly owning her curves.

The two-time cover model for Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue isn’t your typical stick thin runway model.

Her va-va-voom shape however has drawn criticism from those who dare to call her “porky” and “fat” on celebrity trainer David Kirsch’s Facebook page.

Porky? Seriously?

Granted…runway thin, she is not. But that’s a welcome change, isn’t it? Apparently Sports Illustrated thinks so. And the ranks of Victoria Secrets, Mercedes Benz, Guess, Dourney & Bourke, Sam Edelman and Accessorize would agree.

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