Did you know that BOTOX® Cosmetic and fillers, such as Restylane and Radiesse, are available at the Longmont Clinic? The Facial Rejuvenation Center (FRC) is a comprehensive clinic for all of your facial needs. The staff consists of board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Raj TerKonda, and certified aestheticians, Heather Eckert and Nicki Boettcher. Together they can provide you with a customized plan to rejuvenate your face. Non-invasive cosmetic procedures are gaining wide popularity, and are not limited to large metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles and New York City. The public is realizing that the claims made by over-the-counter (OTC) skin product manufacturers do not yield the promised "fountain of youth."

Individuals are now turning to physicians and medical aestheticians to produce results. Good medical skin care is the first line of defense against aging and the correction of photoaging. Medical skin care lines, such as Obagi and NIA24, are considered prescriptions, and can only be offered by medical aestheticians who are supervised by a physician. Prescription grade products, such as hydroquinone and tretinoin (Retin-A), are incorporated into a skin care regimen that is all inclusive and includes everything from your cleanser to sunblock. These skin care lines take the guess work out of trying to choose the right products at the cosmetic counters. (By the way, retinol is not the same as Retin-A!)

While it takes up to six months to get the maximum benefits from medical skin care, some of our patients will start to see changes in 2-4 weeks. Peels may be recommended for your skin as a way to exfoliate the top layers of skin. Light peels, such as microdermabrasion, will produce a micro-exfoliation without any down time, and can leave your skin refreshed and smooth. Other peels, such as a Timeless peel, may produce 2-3 days of mild exfoliation, but still allow the client to work. Deeper peels, such as the Obagi blue peel and laser resurfacing, take 7-14 days to heal, but will produce dramatic results. The staff at the Facial Rejuvenation Center will determine the right peel for your needs. 

BOTOX® Cosmetic is the best way to treat wrinkles due to muscle action. These include forehead and eyebrow creases and crow’s feet. Advanced treatments can be used to lift the eyebrows, soften lip lines and eliminate neck bands. Typically patients can go back to work after the treatment, although we do advise not to exercise until the next morning. The results start within seven days, and can last up to six months. In the right hands, BOTOX® Cosmetic can produce amazing, reliable results, and has the highest satisfaction rate of any noninvasive cosmetic procedure. Most of the negative press about BOTOX® therapy is related to non-physicians using imitation products. Treatments at the Facial Rejuvenation Center are only delivered by Dr. TerKonda, and only real BOTOX® Cosmetic is used!

Fillers are products that are used to enhance lips, flatten nasolabial folds, and soften static creases that are imbedded in the skin. Dental blocks are used to numb the lips and folds. Then the filler is injected underneath the skin to the desired result. Results are immediate and can last up to one year with some of these products. Many fillers are available. Dr. TerKonda carefully evaluates any new filler before bringing it into his practice. The products that are offered at the FRC are all FDA-approved, made in the lab, and have no animal or human sources. These include Cosmoderm, Restylane, Juvéderm™, and Radiesse.  Combination therapy with medical skin care, BOTOX® Cosmetic, and fillers can produce powerful results that are better than individual treatments. Other treatments, such as laser treatments and Thermage, can be added. Combination therapy can often delay the need for facial plastic surgery in some patients.