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62 articles
Radiofrequency or hyaluronic acid? Skin that has loosened and a face that has hollowed do not call for the same procedure. What each does, and what it does not.
TugceMedical esthetician
Tightening the neck without surgery: what XERF radiofrequency does to neck skin, and what needs something else, like vertical cords under the chin.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
How long XERF radiofrequency results last: what the clinic and the Cleveland Clinic say, and how the yearly upkeep session helps keep the result.
TugceMedical esthetician
Face laser before the holidays: how many weeks before December to start, what redness to expect, and how to count back from your first party.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Does facial radiofrequency hurt? What the XERF manufacturer says about comfort, what is particular about heat, and what we tell you up front.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
XERF radiofrequency firms without injecting anything: no muscle blocked, no volume added. What changes on your face, and what stays exactly as it is.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Too early, too late or right on time: how to tell whether facial radiofrequency suits you, and when only surgery answers.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
What heat, light and ultrasound can tighten without injecting anything, what none of them does, and how to tell whether you are a good candidate.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Needle-free radiofrequency firms the jawline and neck; microneedling radiofrequency rebuilds skin texture. How to tell which one is for you.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Both prick the skin with fine needles, only one adds heat in the dermis. Which to choose for grain, pores, scarring or looseness, and where to start.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Five things to check before trusting a medical aesthetics clinic with your face. 2027 Consumer Choice Award, best aesthetics clinic in Laval.
Sarah-Donia CherifClinical nurse
One clinic says one session, another says eight, and both can be right. It depends on the type of radiofrequency. Our schedule for XERF.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Fractional laser works on the surface of the skin, radiofrequency on its support. How to tell which one answers what bothers you, and in what order.
TugceMedical esthetician
Choosing a XERF clinic in Laval: what you can check before you book, from a price stated up front to the team that performs it.
TugceMedical esthetician
HIFU concentrates heat into points, radiofrequency spreads it through a volume. What that changes during the session, and who each one is for.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Radiofrequency tightens skin that has lost its spring, but it doesn't remove skin. The signs that a surgical facelift is still the better option.
TugceMedical esthetician
After years of neuromodulator, the product doesn’t build up and the effect stays reversible. The myths, and Health Canada’s safety benchmarks.
Sarah-Donia CherifClinical nurse
With us, filler starts from $325 for a half syringe, taxes extra. What drives the price, and what each amount covers.
Megan Lefebvre-MonetteNurse injector
Under the eye, it all depends on the type of line: there at rest, or only when you smile. A mirror test is often enough to tell.
Megan Lefebvre-MonetteNurse injector
What the neuromodulator can and can’t do, what keeps it safe, and how to keep a natural result instead of a frozen face.
Sarah-Donia CherifClinical nurse
The neuromodulator relaxes movement, filler restores volume. How we choose with you, without selling you both by reflex.
Megan Lefebvre-MonetteNurse injectorXERF radiofrequency firms mild to moderate laxity, with no needles. How it works, and when a facelift is still the better option.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
How a neuromodulator works, the difference between Botox and Dysport, the right time to start, and why a frozen look comes from dosing.
Megan Lefebvre-MonetteNurse injector
Temples receding in your twenties? What the AAD says, what changes depending on the stage, and how DC Prime works while the follicle still responds.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Hair that falls out after childbirth usually grows back by itself. When to worry, what we check, and what DC Bloom can do if it doesn't.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Why combine PRP and exosomes in one hair protocol, how the session goes, and our programs that bring both together.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Hair PRP concentrates the growth factors in your platelets and places them back into the scalp to wake follicles that are still alive.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
It depends mostly on the stage of the loss. What studies show on hair PRP, who it works best for, and when it isn't enough.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
PRP comes from your blood, exosomes skip the blood draw. What sets them apart, what studies say, and how we choose with you.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Hair PRP works best on recent or moderate loss, while the follicles are still alive. How to tell where you stand.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
A hair PRP session at Clinique DC takes 30 to 45 minutes. What happens at each step, from the blood draw to the aftercare instructions.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Hair PRP hurts very little: 2 to 4 out of 10 for most people. What you feel, numbing cream, and the days that follow.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
The situations where we postpone or decline hair PRP, what we check at the assessment, and what we offer instead, such as exosomes.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Plan for 3 to 4 close sessions to kick-start regrowth, then about one maintenance session a year. Why a single session isn't enough.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Without maintenance, the gain from hair PRP holds 12 to 18 months, then fades. One session a year is usually enough to keep it. Here is why.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
The price of a hair PRP session with us, our programs, and why prices vary from one clinic to another. Taxes extra.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
First we rule out a correctable cause like low iron, then prepare your body around the sessions. What helps your PRP, and what holds it back.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Shedding slows by 4 to 8 weeks, new hairs show around 3 months, density peaks between 6 and 12 months. The timeline, step by step.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Exosomes are tiny cellular messengers. How they act on your follicles, explained in plain language and with no promise of results.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Exosomes for hair loss: what the early data shows, and what it doesn't show yet about effectiveness.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
So far, the safety profile of hair exosomes is reassuring. Where the product comes from, possible effects, and what is not known yet.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
No, most people tolerate it well. What you feel during the session, and why there’s no blood draw involved.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Hair exosomes: gradual changes over several months, hair that looks thicker, results that vary. Why it takes this long.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
What we see in clinic: hair exosome gains hold for roughly a year, then fade gently without maintenance.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Exosomes for hair loss: a starter series of 4 sessions, then maintenance. The rhythm to follow, and why regularity matters.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Yes, combining exosomes, PRP and the LaseMD Ultra laser can improve the look of your hair (results vary). What each one brings, and how we choose the right mix for you.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
Laser before a cover-up gives the new design more room. How many sessions to aim for, what we don't promise, and what to tell your tattoo artist.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Regret a brand-new tattoo? Why we wait for the skin to heal before the first laser session, and how the date is set at your assessment.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Picosecond, Q-switched, excision or dermabrasion: what each method does to the ink and the skin, and what a picosecond laser changes for your tattoo.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Black fades most easily. Red, orange, yellow, green and blue go through the colour handpiece, and more sessions. Why that is, and what to expect for a coloured tattoo.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Laser tattoo removal in Laval: the device, who uses it, session count, price and what we turn down. Our answer to each one.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Most often 8 to 10 sessions, sometimes more, 6 to 8 weeks apart. What changes that number for your tattoo, and why websites disagree.
ZuhalMedical esthetician
Full legs and full arms with a laser: about 8 sessions, one every 4 to 6 weeks. The per-session price compared with the Unlimited Zones plan, with the math.
SelenaMedical esthetician
Alexandrite, diode or Nd:YAG: what each laser does, for which skin and hair, explained in plain words, with what the research says about how they work.
SelenaMedical esthetician
Shave the day before, skip the wax and the sun: how to prepare for laser hair removal, explained simply, for someone who has never had a session.
SelenaMedical esthetician
Many people call a spa's pulsed light a "laser". Here is the difference, why hair grows back with one of them, and how to spot a real clinic.
SelenaMedical esthetician
On dark skin, the risk depends on the device and its settings. What wavelength changes, why Nd:YAG exists and what we check before your first session.
SelenaMedical esthetician
Laser targets the melanin in hair: without it, there is nothing to aim at. What electrolysis does instead, and how to split your body between the two.
SelenaMedical esthetician
An at-home IPL device removes about one hair in two, an in-clinic laser more than eight in ten. Why, for which skin, and when home is enough.
SelenaMedical esthetician
Five things to check before choosing where to get laser hair removal. 2027 Consumer Choice Award, best aesthetics clinic in Laval.
SelenaMedical esthetician
The laser heats the hair through its melanin to weaken the follicle. Which skin and hair it works on, and what to expect from one session to the next.
Rosalie ThibodeauLicensed practical nurse
We're in Sainte-Rose, Laval, a few minutes from Montreal. A dual-wavelength laser for every phototype, and an Unlimited Zones plan.
SelenaMedical esthetician