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Face value:
Why more men are getting Botox

By Deirdre Kelly
From Saturday's Globe and Mail, February 19, 2010

A growing number of males are turning to injections and laser treatments in an effort to maintain job security

Like many realtors, 60-year-old Toronto agent Sean had a tough 2009, but it wasn't just a recessionary market and skittish buyers that preoccupied him.

A couple of decades older than many of the brokers in his circle, he felt that his younger colleagues had developed an edge over him when it came to attracting and keeping clients. To compete with them, however, he didn't send out more pamphlets or bombard computer inboxes with e-blasts. Rather, the veteran broker decided to update a more personal calling card — his face — with regular laser treatments.

"It's basically a facelift without the cutting," says Sean, which is not his real name. (For privacy reasons, he preferred that his identity not be disclosed.) "The people at work didn't notice I got anything done. They just noticed that I looked better." Read more...

‘Seven Years Younger’
The eMatrix skin resurfacing treatment uses radiofrequency energy to tighten and tone — and sometimes make patients look years younger.

Looking to reduce fine lines and wrinkles while tightening a selected area of skin thanks to a boosting of collagen production? You are not alone. Skin resurfacing is gaining in popularity as more and more people strive for smoother complexions and the reduction of unsightly facial lines and scars. Read more...

Velashape or Liposuction?
Truth be told, no amount of diet and exercise can really get rid of cellulite. It can help reduce the appearance of cellulite but it will still be there.

Ah, cellulite: that nasty cottage cheese looking affliction that some people have no matter how hard they diet or exercise. Pedalling for hours on the stationary bike won’t help either. You just end up with muscled hips and thighs that look like cottage cheese.

Truth be told, no amount of diet and exercise can really get rid of cellulite. It can help reduce the appearance of cellulite but it will still be there. This is because cellulite is an area of internal fat that appears lumpy and dimply on the surface of the skin. Along with the fatty deposit, poor circulation, a build up of toxins and a loss of skin elasticity all add to the unsightly look of cellulite in both men and women. There are safe, more aggressive ways to divest yourself of that cottage cheese look, though.
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From the Desk of the Dr. Rockwell
“It’s about providing safe, effective procedures that improve the body and enhance one’s quality of life.” says Dr. Gloria Rockwell, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Consultant, Shine Rejuvenation & Plastic Surgery.

As a Plastic Surgeon, each day brings the joy and satisfaction that comes from treating patients faced with serious physical (and subsequent emotional) impediments, as well as those for whom a small cosmetic change in their appearance can mean a dramatic improvement in the way they look and feel. Read more...

Facial Analysis

Discover the benefits of skin tightening, skin rejuvenation, wrinkle treatment and colour correction from Shine’s team
of professionals and Consultant, Plastic Surgery,
Dr. Gloria Rockwell, MD, MSc, FRCSC.

In addition to the procedures and treatments, Shine also
offers the Environ (TM) Skin Care product line, which use Vitamin A and Vitamin C, antioxidants and unique treatments to counter-act visible signs of aging. The Environ line, including the Avst product line and Roll-CIT treatment system, has been scientifically developed by renowned South African
plastic surgeon Dr. Des Fernandes, who refers to Environ
as the ‘cosmetic of the future’.

Drop by Shine’s Ottawa Centre at 1565 Carling Avenue, Suite 100, call 613-722-8700 or email Francine DesRosiers, BSc.N., R.N. for more information.

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