TECHNIQUES FOR SKIN REJUVENATION:   Aging and environmental assaults - such as too much sun, hormones, stress and pollution - affect not only the way your skin looks and feels, but also your skin's health. Daily exposure to ultraviolet light accelerates the aging process and causes uneven pigmentation.  We offer many different methods of rejuvenation that penetrate below your skin's surface, transforming skin cell functions at the cellular level and correcting the damage within your skin. This triggers a therapeutic cascade that makes your skin look and act younger and heathier. OBAGI MEDICAL SYSTEMS • Obagi-C Rx System – This is the only Vitamin C system that combines prescription strength skin bleaching medication (4% Hydroquinone) with professional strength Vitamin C to deliver superior penetration to all levels of the skin. Obagi-C Rx also uses the antioxidant protection of Vitamins C + E to prevent free radical damage caused by ultraviolet light from the sun. Obagi-C Rx is a five part system consisting of a cleansing gel, clarifying serum, day lotion, night cream and a very protective sunblock. • Obagi Nu-Derm System – This is an extremely effective physician-prescribed skin care system that actually corrects the functions and health of your skin. Obagi Nu-Derm transforms your skin at the cellular level, resulting in skin that looks and acts younger and healthier. Two prescription-strength medications, tretinoin and hydroquinone, are used. Obagi Nu-Derm will stimulate exfoliation of the outermost layers of the skin, reduce and control irregular pigmentation, and stimulate circulation as well as promote the growth of new, healthier collagen fibers in the deeper layers of the skin. In 12 weeks, patients with mild to moderate photodamaged skin see significant improvement.                                         Before                         After                                              Before                        After                                           Before                        After      COSMECEUTICALS • SkinCeuticals Products – Using a combination antioxidant treatment and a broad-spectrum sunscreen can be one of the most effective ways to protect yourself from premature aging and to prevent and reverse environmental damage to your skin. A daily program incorporating a potent antioxidant like SkinCeutical’s Primacy C + E Ferrulic and a broad spectrum physical sun block like SkinCeutical’s Physical UV Defense SPF 30 can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, improve age spots and hyperpigmentation, lighten the overall appearance of the skin, and prevent additional environmental damage to the skin.  We also carry a full line of other SkinCeutical products. •  Topix Phormaceuticals - We carry the moisturizers Replenix Cream and Replenix Serum which contain green tea polyphenols. These are compounds that have highly potent antioxidant characteristics which assist in minimizing free-radical induced skin damage. Research has also shown that green tea polyphenols have anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic properties as well.  Of all the antioxidants known to mankind, the components of green tea are the most potent. We also carry Citrix Sunblock which combines a full spectrum blocker using zinc oxide with the antioxidant effects of vitamin C in an elegant cosmetic base that is easy to apply.