• When shaving, it’s important to use a very dense shaving foam with the ability to soften the coarseness of a beard. The product’s PH level should be alkaline, somewhere near a PH level of 10. Softening facial hair will enable a close, irritation-free shave even for a thick, heavy beard.
• If you’ve tried the above, or other remedies, but are still developing an irritation accompanied by little hard bumps, it may be a condition called pseudofolliculitis barbae (simply put, ingrowns). This is more common in men with curly hair. Basically, what happens here is that the facial hair grows back in the skin after shaving, causing the body’s immune system to react as if the body was invaded. Tiny repeat cuts often caused by overly close shaving can also result in ingrown or trapped hairs. Generally, you don’t have to worry about this becoming infectious. However, if the condition of ingrowns persists, staphylococcus bacteria will play a role, and create infectious ingrowns.
• If you’ve tried it all, and are still experiencing ingrowns, or persistent irritated skin due to shaving, there’s good news! Laser hair removal treatments can solve your problems. After approximately 12 treatments, spaced out over 4 to 6 weeks, you’ll be feeling a lot better. Plus, any risks of unsightly scarring will be eliminated.

If you live in South Florida, and feel that at this point you need laser hair removal treatments, please feel free to call us at 305-864-8824 to schedule a free consultation.

 In the meanwhile, please have a look at some of our clients’ before and after pictures.

Thanks for stopping by Laser Hair Removal Miami’s website. We’s like to share a quick tip with you. Let’s for a quick moment, discuss the power of sunflower. Sunflower is rich in vitamins A, D and E. It’s known to be a softening emollient that can be found in many skin care products- especially lotions and creams.

Additionally, the antioxidants found in its oil are powerful which helps prevent common signs of aging such as wrinkles and fine lines, particularly in the premature stages. We recommend you consume sunflower seeds, sunflower oil in your salads, and products w

Many men struggling with early baldness choose to shave their heads to get a more even or fashion forward look, even if it means complete baldness. Often, shaving of the scalp leads to painful irritations and ingrowns. If this is a familiar problem you’re having, you should consider laser hair removal treatments of the head. At Laser Hair Removal Miami, we expertly remove hair from the scalp, utilizing a natural remedy to greatly reduce any pain associated with laser hair removal for bald men.

For a free consultation, please call us at: 305.864.8824.

We hope you enjoy it!

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/skin-conditions/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-your-skin

At our Miami med spa, we come across quite a few teens and women who clearly suffer from hirsutism (excessive hair growth in women). Years ago the school of thought was to send women who suffer from hirsutism to get their hormones checked out by an endocronologist. Unfortunately, 9 times out of 10, the tests came back as showing that nothing was wrong. What a shame, because most women who suffer from hirsutism, also suffer from poly-cystic ovarian syndrome. Clearly, something was wrong with some of our clients seeking facial laser hair removal treatments, because they had to shave their face because of the heavy hair growth. 

The question we asked time and time again was, how can a client that has such abnormal hair growth not have an issue with their hormones or endocrine system? The problem with most lab tests is that they are limited and do not always point towards hirsutism. Well, in most cases! The myth that if a lab test doesn’t positively identify a disease or health issue, than it doesn’t exist, is absolutely wrong. A negative result does not mean there is no problem, just that a particular disease is not present.

One thing is a fact- hirsutism is ALWAYS due to androgens. Androgens are commonly known as male hormones. However, before you get yourself into a panic, androgens are found in both men and women, just as estrogen is found in men. The difference is that after puberty, males have about 10 percent more androgens than their female counterparts. Testosterone is the most active androgen. The ovary and adrenal gland release testosterone. If the blood level of testosterone is elevated, it is important to find out whether it is coming from the ovary, the adrenal gland, or both.

Poly-cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is usually the blanket diagnosis for the increased level of testosterone in women; however, hirsutism is not an accurate description of PCOS. PCOS includes signs and symptos such as: infrequent, often painful periods, failure of the ovary to release an egg cell, obesity and yes, hirsutism.

However, hirsutism is not only limited to young women, post-menopausal women may suffer from hirsutism as well. Thecal cell hyperplasia basically means that high testosterone levels are present in women pre or post-menopause. The theca cells are in the ovary and make testosterone. Theca cells lack an enzyme necessary to make estrogens themselves. It is believed that women who suffer from PCOS will also suffer from thecal cell hyperplasia. Although at this time, there are no known test to proove this theory. 

The reason why tests may come back with normal levels of androgens is because is hirsutism is not always caused by high levels of androgen in women, but by their actions. Is is possible, although not usually the case, to have high levels of androgen, and not have increased hair growth.

Women who suffer from hirsutism may have excessive hair growth around the nipples, abdomen, underarm, facial hair, genitals, as well as around the anus.  Increased testosterone levels in the adrenals and ovaries are just one explanation for hirsutism. If tests prove that your ovaries and adrenals are working fine but they still have too much hair, this can be confusing. Some women have follicles that are so sensitive to testosterone that even normal levels stimulate them.

Let’s go over the lab tests and what they should test for. First and foremost, tests should hopefully eiliminate diseases such as tumors and cancer or serious hormone imbalances. If tests prove that either the adrenals or the hormones are producing too much testosterone, there are medications that will control this imbalance. Common medications such as birth control pills, Aldactone, and topical creams such as Vaniqa may be prescribed. It may take a few months before you start seeing a difference.

We are not big fans of synthetic (lab produced) medications. We do recommend you seek hormone replacement treatments. Of course, laser hair removal is a long proven method for permanently reducing excess hair growth.

If you live in South Florida and suspect you suffer from hirsutism, we recommend you consider laser hair removal treatments. Please call for a free consultation. Be sure to mention you are coming in for hirsutism related hair removal treatments. We are open by appointment only. Please call us at: 305-864-3333.

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Thanks for stopping by Laser Hair Removal Miami, LLC. Our sister company, Bay Harbour Med Spa (located in Bay Harbour, Florida, minutes from the prestigious St. Regis Hotel), would like to turn your attention to the body’s warning signs.

The following is an excerpt from a yahoo article, published on Monday, January 23rd, 2012:

Although wrinkles are inevitable, they also may be a sign of osteoporosis. Is your furrowed brow and grooved mouth ratting out your bones? Surprising new research reveals an association between wrinkles and bone health in early-menopausal women.

The worse the wrinkling, the greater the risk of lower bone density. Most wrinkles are the result of aging, but excessive exposure to cigarette smoke or the sun can speed the process.

If you’re a woman, and can relate to any of the above information, you should schedule a bone density test wit your physician.

Thanks for stopping by our blog!

This diagram is courtesy of ADAMS medical.

During the winger months, your skin takes a beating. Your lips, too! Chapped lips are formally known as cheilitis. In the winter, outdoor exposure in the cold dry air or by sitting near the fireplace inside the warm dry air.

This is really a problem involving dehydration. A quick remedy is to find lip balms which contain dimethicone and white petrolatum. Also, at Laser Hair Removal Miami, LLC., we’re big advocates of sun screen, especially in the winter months!

Hope this little skin care tip helps!

Courtesy of Bay Harbour Med Spa

If you’re 25 years or older, you should start applying a hypoallergenic eye cream each and every night. The same is true for both men and women! [If you're able to afford it, you should get your very own personalized skin care products, by having products customized and blended for your skin's specific need. If you live in South Florida you should come into Bay Harbour Med Spa to have your very own customized skin care product/s blended just for you].

Let’s go the reasons…………….

The skin around our eyes takes a lot of abuse (so to speak), whether from lack of sleep, squinting, or for many, aging! Believe it or not, men are growing increasingly worried about their apperance, fretting just as women do about those pesky lines around the eyes. If you have crow’s feet, dark circles, and puffiness around the eyes, please keep reading.

The tissue around the eye is the thinnest on the body, up to ten times thinner, because of this, signs of aging show up around the eyes more rapidly. You will never be able to hault aging signs around the eyes (unless you resort to injections, but these may not always be the best options, if you do decide to go the Botox route, be sure to go to a legitimate, licensed physician when seeking out this service), but you will be able to help reduce the appearance.

Depending on whether you want to reduce the appearance of circles around the eyes, smooth out fine lines, or reduce puffiness, you’ll be able to narrow down which type of eye cream is best suited for you.

Many leading skin care professionals believe that the following ingredients can stimulate collagen growth around the eyes (collagen supports the skin from underneath, firming up the skin and diminishing lines and wrinkles):

• vitamin C
• retinol
• alpha hydroxy acids

You’re now armed with some useful tips on what to look for in a quality eye cream, we highly recommend that you apply eye cream (gently,  starting from the outer lower lid to the inner portion of the lower lid).

We recommend proper home care, butwe also advocate the that you stay away from these types of foods and
substances:

• Alcohol
• Cigarettes
• Caffeine
• Dairy products
• Fried foods
• Spicy foods
• White bread
• White pasta
• Hydrogenated fat
• SODAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Animal products containing steroids
• Processed foods
• Sugar, any type, should be used extremely moderately

Bay Harbour Med Spa, also recommends the following:

• Shampoo the hair frequently, keep it off the face
• Wash the face twice a day
• Avoid touching or rubbing the face (especially with unwashed hands)
• Remove makeup at night, never go to bed with makeup on
• Wash hats, caps often
• Change the bed linens daily to avoid recontamination
• Wipe phones with alcohol wipes whenever possible

If you suffer from acne, please call us to schedule a free consultation to discuss your options at: 305-864-8824.

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If you’re pregnant you’re probably wondering if laser hair removal is a safe option? We don’t recommend it, what-so-ever! However, sugaring, meaning waxing with sugar wax is pefectly safe. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t enjoy smooth skin anywhere you desire during your pregnancy.

During pregnancy your body produces more progesterone (a hormone which prepares the uterus for pregnancy and the breasts for milk production) which results in darker, thicker  hair, especially around the abdominal area and down the navel. This occurs even if you’ve never had hair growth in these areas before. Because the sugar wax does not have any chemicals, it’s actually edible, that’s right edible, it is safe to use to wax unsightly hair.

As the trimesters progress, so do the sensitivities of pregnant women (such as emotional and physical). Even though using a sugar wax is safe, you should start by testing out if you’ll be sensitive by waxing the smallest area, if you find it too painful, or find that the skin becomes irritated, than opt for another hair removal method (as long as it’s not laser hair removal). However, most of our pregnant clients have raved about using sugar waxes at home to remove unsightly hair. As a matter of fact, thousands upon thousands of woman have used sugar waxes to remove unwanted hair, up to their delivery dates, with no known side effects of problems.

Let’s go over some advantages of sugaring:

• Sugaring is less painful than waxing, because the sugar mixture only sticks to the hair, not the skin.
• If you’re using fabric strips, you can than wash off these fabric strips for furture use. Of course, recycling fabric strips is only safe if you’re using these strips on yourself and not sharing them with others; regardless of you washing them off.
• You can make it yourself, and heat it up in small batches, as needed.
• It is highly unluckly that sugaring will cause irritations or allergic reactions.

You can heat up the sugar mixture in an cooking safe jar, place it in a pot until the water boils, once the sugar substance is smooth it’s safe to use. Visit our skin care treatments tv channel for a recipe on how to make your own sugar wax.