Looking Your Holiday Best

The house is trimmed just right with the style and grace that reflects your joy this time of year. But, in all of the hustle and bustle of preparation, don’t forget the things you can do to look your best during this festive time of year.

Harsh weather conditions, crowded stores and lengthy shopping lists may leave your thoughts of good cheer tired and drawn. Here are a few holiday fixes to rejuvenate your spirit:

Botox®

If efficiency is your priority this season, Botox® allows you to soften or eliminate crow’s feet, frown lines and forehead creases quickly and safely. Botox® Cosmetic relaxes the muscles that cause wrinkles, preventing new lines from forming. Following treatment, the overlying skin is smooth and wrinkle-free while untreated facial muscles continue to contract normally. Once you receive a treatment, the full effect will take place in three to ten days, lasting approximately three to four months.

Microdermabrasion

Why not begin the New Year with soft, new skin? Microdermabrasion uses a stream of fine crystals to loosen and vacuum dead skin cells from the surface of your face. Results are instant and leave you refreshed and ready to take on the holidays.

Restylane®

If holiday fervor leaves you wanting to look as good as your feel, lift your mood by treating yourself to Restylane®. This safe and natural filler is injected to restore volume and fullness on your face while correcting wrinkles.

Rejuvenating facials

Our licensed aesthetician, Sally Ann, has just the recipe for reinvigorating your skin during the holiday season. With her palette of organic extracts, masques and exfoliants, you'll leave with the glow of healthy, bright skin. Be sure to ask about the "Sugar Plums and Spice and Everything Nice" masque by Eminence Organics.

'Tis The Season For Fraxel™

Winter is approaching, and so is a New Year. What better way to refresh your look for 2006 than with Fraxel™ Laser Treatment? This breakthrough in laser treatment gives you all the benefits of advanced technology without the downtime and risks.

The Fraxel laser's innovative fiber optic delivery system allows Dr. Vessely to virtually "air brush" away sun-damage and pigmented lesions - spot by spot. Unlike other laser treatments, results occur with rapid healing. Following treatment, aged skin is replenished with new epidermal skin for a more radiant appearance - a look that is sure to brighten your holidays.

Fraxel™ can be used anywhere on the body that could benefit from laser treatment. Generally, four treatment sessions are required, spaced two to four weeks apart.

Make a fresh start for your New Year and call The Vessely Center today at 503.692.1190, ext. 2, for appointment.

Eminence Sun Defense Minerals (New!)

"The most wonderful time of the year" is not always the best for your skin. The combination of outdoor cold air and indoor heat can dry your skin. And don't count on cloudy, rain-filled days to protect you from harmful UV rays.

Eminence Organic Skin Care has created a new line of mineral based powder foundation to defend against the sun’s rays that can damage skin year round. Eminence’s Water Resistant SPF 30 Organic Sun Defense Minerals combine the SPF protection you need with the benefits of handpicked, fresh ingredients you'll find only in the Eminence line. Water resistant, anti-inflammatory and weightless, Sun Defense Minerals are great for use by both women and men with active life styles. With a self-contained brush, it is easy to apply and carry anywhere so you are never without sun protection.

With more than 40 years experience, Eminence has taken the goodness of the earth and has blended fruits, spices and rich thermal waters to give you a succulent array of skin protection essentials. Choose from these delightful combinations to smooth and protect your skin:

Honey Apple SPF 30

Peaches & Cream SPF 30

Cherries & Berries SPF 30

Calendula Spice SPF 30

Miss the glow of the sun (without the damage)? Eminence has created Cinnamon Bronzer SPF 30 to give you that sun-kissed look.

Call The Vessely Center at 503.692.1190, ext.2, or visit www.thevesselycenter.com for more information on Eminence and other product lines.