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Acne Peels Toronto- Daily Clarifying Lotion to Combat Maskne

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Acne Peels Toronto Daily Clarifying Lotion to Combat Maskne

As we wear masks to help prevent the spread of covid 19, many are finding that they are breaking out with acne!

Wearing a mask after a long day and with hot temperatures causes bacteria to grow on the skin, which then causes acne breakouts. This is has been dubbed as “Maskne”

These breakouts can be prevented by using a proper skin-care routine that helps to cleanse and remove any buildup or bacteria that has developed over the course of the day.

Your skin actually goes through a natural shedding process.
Proper skin care products such as exfoliants greatly encourage and speed up this process, preventing bacteria and dead skin cells from clogging up pores. Exfoliants essentially allow your skin to breath.

At Lasting Looks Clinic we offer a revolutionary skin care product called Daily Clarifying Lotion.

This product contains Lactic Acid which is a gentle exfoliator. It works by removing dead and damaged skin cells without irritation. Daily Clarifying Lotion allows new fresh skin cells to come to the surface of the skin.

This quick and painless exfoliator is applied on a gauze pad (included with the product) before bed on clean dry skin. It is then left on for up to a minute or two and then rinsed with cool water to neutralize the product.

For optimal results Daily Clarifying Lotion should be used in between Chemical peels, to maintain the skin and results of the peel.

Prevention and proper maintenance will help you beat your “Maskne”.

Be sure to remember to regularly wash your face mask to clear any pollutants that can buildup on your mask. Proper mask wearing hygiene is beneficial for everyone’s skin!

Visit Lasting Looks Clinic today to purchase your Daily Clarifier.

Chemical Peels Toronto-Facials or Peels, What’s The Difference?

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With the stress of the pandemic plus many clinics being closed for several months; many are anxious to get back to taking care of their skin. The question is should you get a facial or a chemical peel?

The two are very different. Facials are extremely popular as men and women like to unwind, and stimulate skin cells with massages and lotions. While this treatment may be hydrating and relaxing, it will not address most skin concerns.

Chemical peels are advantageous as they exfoliate and peel away dead skin cells and debris that build up on the skin from pollution and dirt. This allows healthier glowing skin to be revealed.

Because chemical peels do more than a light exfoliation they can address skin issues such as wrinkles, scarring and skin discoloration.

Chemical peels can vary in strength. Light chemical peels can help to remove dead skin cells and give your skin a healthy glow with minimal downtime. This chemical peel treatment can be done every 2-5 weeks for optimal results, and maintenance.

Medium to deep chemical peels remove skin cells on the epidermis and middle layer. This is to treat wrinkles, acne scars, and skin discoloration. These chemical peels can have some initial discomfort to the skin but have extremely profound results. Patients will experience improved skin tone, clarity, skin texture
Deeper chemical peels will require patients up to a week of downtime as your skin sheds and regenerates. Patients will experience skin sensitivity and redness for up to 7 days. This can be done every 3-9 months.

If you are looking to address your skin concerns with a chemical peel visit Lasting Looks Clinic today for a complimentary consultation.

Acne Treatments Toronto – Accutane Versus Chemical Peels

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Acne Treatments Toronto Accutane Versus Chemical Peels

When a person is plagued by acne, they want nothing more than to be rid of it.
When deciding on the best course of treatment, one may decide to use over the counter products or be treated by a professional using chemical peels.
One difference between the two is that prescription medication such as Accutane targets the immune system to target acne.
Some of these medications are to be taken daily and are very high in strength. This can greatly affect your immune system, and create adverse side effects. Although these medications are aggressive, they are not always guaranteed to effectively get rid of acne.
Professional skin treatments such as Chemical peels are very effective in targeting acne without affecting the internal immune system.
Lasting Looks Clinic offers chemical peels such as glycolic, salicylic, AHA, BHA, and glutathione. All of these ingredients target acne, sun spots, wrinkles, skin texture and much more.
Professional treatments not only treat acne but also improve the skins surface and appearance while providing safe lasting results.
Chemical peels can be done once every three weeks depending on your skin condition.
Start a new skin regimen and visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto today to see what we can do for you!

The Perfect Derma Peel Toronto – What Is The Cost?

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The Perfect Derma Peel Toronto

The Perfect Derma Peel leaves skin looking younger and healthier after just one treatment. The Perfect Peel is also fast acting and can be used on all skin types.
The cost of a Perfect Derma Peel can range anywhere from $200 to $300 and up.
Costs will vary depending on the strength of the Perfect Peel prescribed for your skin condition.
The Perfect Peel can be intensified using one of two boosters;
The Perfect Peel Derma Plus or the Perfect Peel Derma Clear Booster.
The Perfect Peel Derma Plus will increase the strength and intensity of the Perfect Peel. It is ideal for those who have had the Perfect Peel and want to boost their results. The Perfect Peel Derma Plus will also require more down-time.
Another booster is the Perfect Peel Derma Clear. This is specifically for patients plagued by acne. This booster peel adds Benzol Peroxide which fights acne at its source. Like the Perfect Peel Derma Plus the the Perfect Peel Derma Clear will require 5-6 days of social downtime and absolutely zero exposure to sun.

Patients that have a Perfect Peel with or without a booster will receive a home care kit that will include sunblock, moisturizer and two towelettes.
 Lasting Looks Clinic,  is ready to assist you along the way during your Perfect Derma Peel treatment.
Visit Lasting Looks Clinic today for more information on The Perfect Derma Peel.

Acne Toronto- Adult Acne

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Acne Toronto- Adult Acne

Three out of five adults experience adult acne.
There is nothing more frustrating than reaching adulthood and suddenly having to deal with acne breakouts.
What is adult acne?
Adult acne is similar to regular teenage acne in that hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells. It often causes whiteheads, blackheads or pimples, and usually appears on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and shoulders. Women may experience breakouts during their menstrual cycle.
There are many factors that can cause adult acne such as: hormones, diet, skin care products, stress, and medications. All or just one may trigger adult acne.
Is there any solution to adult acne?
Top priority is a proper skin care regime. This includes chemical peels to combat existing active adult acne and future breakouts.
Chemical peels that contain salicylic acid, glycolic or alpha-hydroxy acid can unclog hair follicles and remove trapped dead cells from skin and target adult acne. Chemical peels can be done every 3-6 weeks depending on the strength of the peel. Chemical peels help to exfoliate and trigger new skin growth resulting in improved skin texture.
Skin care products that prolong the results of a chemical peel are essential at keeping adult acne at bay. Gentle exfoliators such as Lasting Looks Clinic “Daily Clarifying Lotion” are gentle enough to not agitate the skin but are effective in removing the outer layers of dead skin cells.
Visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto today to see our products and services that can help treat your adult acne today!

Chemical Peels Toronto & IPL – Part of a Regular Skin Routine

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Chemical Peels and IPL - Part of a Regular Skin Routine

Chemical peels and IPL provide phenomenal results for your skin.
Regular IPL treatments can remove pigmented and vascular lesions all the while improving skin texture, tone, and overall pigmentation issues.
IPL or Photo Facial uses broad spectrum visible light to target melanin in pigmentation spots, broken capillaries and rosacea. Once an area has been treated with IPL, patients may see areas resembling coffee grinds or black specks on the treated area. These will eventually flake off the skin and results can be seen even after 1 treatment.
Chemical peels can be performed at least a week after an IPL treatment to easily remove these “coffee grinds” and leave your skin feeling refreshed and renewed.
Chemical peels have the added benefit of addressing enlarged pores, oily skin, pigmentation concerns, acne scars, wrinkles and sun damage. Chemical Peels also help to aid the natural exfoliating process which slows down as we age. This deeper exfoliation helps to resurface the skin and trigger new skin growth.
Chemical peels use glycolic, salicylic , or lactic acid that helps to remove the upper layers of the skin while stimulating deeper cellular renewal.
Lighter chemical peels will deliver light surface results with little to no down time, while deeper peels that require more down time, yield further resurfacing results.
For both Chemical peels and IPL treatments it is vital that patients stay out of the sun completely.
Protecting the skin from further damage is essential in maintaining good results. It is best to use a mineral based sunscreen with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide every day. This will avoid any pigmentation issues and prevent damage from the sun.
Start a new skin routine with Chemical peels and IPL today by visiting Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto. Find out more about IPL and Chemical peels on our website at www.lastinglooks.ca.

Acne Peels Toronto & Chemical Peels – What To Know Before!

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Acne Peels & Chemical Peels – What To Know Before!

A Chemical peel or an Acne Peel is a procedure where a chemical agent of a defined strength is applied to the skin. The peeling agent then causes a controlled damage in the layers of the skin, followed by regeneration and remodelling, plus an improvement of skin texture.

Some chemical peels are designed to target and treat acne. Acne peels can contain ingredients such as Glycolic, Salicylic, and or Benzol Peroxide. These products work to treat active acne, by opening comedones, loosening plugged pores and exfoliating the skin. Some ingredients in chemical peels are also anti-inflammatory, which not only helps to suppress active acne, but remedies inflammation in the skin as well.

While chemical acne peels provide benefits, precautions must be taken, as well as noting the contraindications.

Patients must be sure to stop using any home-care products that contain Benzol Peroxide, Salicylic , Aha’s, or Retinols at least one week before and one week post treatment. These products can cause burns, and sensitivity to a chemical peel or acne peel.

Contradictions include:
• Patients who are breast-feeding
• Patients who have used Accutane within the past 4 months
• Patients who have open wounds, sunburns, infected area, cold sores
• Patients who have recently had waxing, electrolysis, or chemical exfoliates
• Patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy
• Avoid aftershave, cologne, or perfumes the day of the appointment
• Avoid shaving the treatment area the day of the appointment.
• Avoid depilatory creams & laser hair removal

It is wise to discuss your medical history, medications, allergies, skin type, and any tendency for scarring, keloiding, or poor healing with your skin specialist. Also, it is important to let your provider know if you have a history of cold sores, so that a prescription for an antiviral medication can be given to avoid a cold sore outbreak.

Although complications can occur with chemical peels, they are quite unlikely in well-trained hands.
To book a personal consultation for Chemical Peels or Acne Peels, visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto at www.lastinglooks.ca

Acne Rosacea Toronto & Acne Vulgaris

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Acne Rosacea and Acne Vulgaris

It looks similar at first, but in reality rosacea is  quite different than acne, although the two can coexist.

A general rule of thumb in distinguishing between Acne Rosacea and Acne Vulgaris is that blackheads (comedones) occur only in acne, while rosacea alone involves persistent redness and flushing. Rosacea appears as surface redness or  raised red spots with no blackheads or whiteheads.  These small red bumps  are not “squeezable” or extractable like blackheads.

The exact cause of rosacea is still unknown and remains a mystery. The basic symptoms seem to involve dilation of the small blood vessels and inflammation of the face.

Unlike with acne vulgaris, patients with rosacea do not usually have oily skin, because the condition has nothing to do with blocked pores and sebum production.  Rosacea is caused by the skin itself becoming irritated rather than pores blocking.

There are different stages of rosacea:

Type 1: Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea, associated with redness, & visible blood vessels.

Type 2: Papulopustular (or acne) Rosacea, is associated with acne-like breakouts

Type 3: Rhinophyma Rosacea associated with thickening of the skin of your nose.

Rosacea is also typically found on the cheeks and nose, and can spread to the forehead and chin, but this is less common than with acne, where the chin is mostly often plagued.

To treat acne rosacea, it is necessary to take a completely different approach than treating typical acne.

Certain chemical peels can aggravate rosacea where as a Salicylic Acid Peel, helps to calm inflammation, caused by Stage 2 Rosacea (Acne rosacea) and also works well with acne patients.

Another peel, mild yet effective enough that can treat the rosacea and acne overlap is the Perfect Derma Peel, which also contains salicylic.  This peel can target acne as well as providing deep exfoliation to reveal healthier and clearer skin.

IPL (Intense Pulsed Light), commonly referred to as Photo Facial or Photorejuvenation, uses pulsed light to target vascular lesions and redness under the skin’s surface, which is beneficial to Rosacea patients.

Acne Rosacea is a skin condition that affects over two million Canadians, and although it does not go away, it can be controlled. Acne as well can be treated and controlled with appropriate lifestyle changes, topical medications, as well as clinical procedures.

For more information, please visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto at https://www.lastinglooks.ca

The Perfect Derma Peel Toronto & Rosacea

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Chemical peels rosacea

The National Rosacea Society estimates that over 16 million Americans suffer from rosacea.

Most patients with rosacea experience excessive flushing and redness in the face, possibly due to the higher number of blood vessels and dilated capillaries that are close to the surface of the skin. Rosacea can vary from one patient to another. Acne rosacea, can often display itself as skin bumps formed by a buildup of the skin protein keratin and inflammation around the hair follicle.

There has been much speculation as to whether chemical peels will cause increased inflammation of the skin with regards to rosacea patients and their condition.

Salicylic acid, a beta hydroxy acid, is a derivative of aspirin, and is thought to be safe and beneficial to keep inflammation under control while increasing the rate of cell turnover. Salicylic acid is also a keratolytic medication that softens keratin, allowing other topical treatments or medications to penetrate skin layers more effectively.

A newer chemical peel in the cosmetic market is The Perfect Derma Peel; this particular peel is formulated for sensitive skin.

One of its main ingredients is salicylic acid, which is known to help address inflammation.

The Perfect Derma Peel exfoliates the top layer of the skin and then replaces it with newer healthier skin cells, which aids in reducing the appearance of redness and acne scars. It should be noted that it does take time for skin to adjust to salicylic acid treatments. One may expect increased skin irritation and dryness during the adjustment period, and take several weeks for skin to acclimate.

IPL (Intense Pulse Light) or Photorejuvenation is still the gold star treatment for treating Rosacea.

IPL and lasers target blood vessels responsible for flushing and redness. A vessel absorb the light energy, and heats them up to seal them, thus improving the appearance of rosacea. Patients will likely need a series of 6-8 treatments spaced a month apart, and maintenance will be required. Please note the worse your rosacea, the more treatments you will need for optimal results.

For more information on The Perfect Derma Peel, visit: https://www.lastinglooks.ca/perfect-peel-toronto/ at Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto.

Micro Needling Toronto-Treatment For Acne Scars

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Residual scarring or pitting from acne is common in people who have suffered from cystic acne or more severe forms of acne. Acne scars are often the result of an inflamed lesion, follicle, or pore that becomes engorged with excess oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria. Once the pore swells, it causes a deep break in the follicle wall. The infection spills out into the dermis and destroys healthy skin tissue. Inflamed acne is much more likely to leave behind than smaller non-inflamed blemishes.

Acne scarring can also be caused from the constant picking or popping deeper pimples and cysts.

Scarring or pitting can vary in depth from very shallow to quite deep. Various forms of acne scarring are:

  • Ice-pick     (these are deep, narrow, pitted scars)
  • Rolling     (broad depressions with sloping edge)
  • Boxcar       (broad depressions with sharply defined edges)
  • Atrophic    (flat, thin scars or depressed scars)
  • Keloid         (thick lumpy scars)

Micro needling therapy, also known as skin needling, collagen induction therapy, or derma rolling is a recent addition to the treatment of managing and treating post-acne scars.

Micro-Needling uses either a manual device known as the Dermaroller or an electronic medical device that penetrates at variable depths set by a trained technician. The appropriate scar treatments selected should be based on the scar type, skin type and the downtime chosen by the patient.  Depths can vary from 0.5 to 1.5 mm, which is generally the depth of most acne scars.  The needle penetrates the skin causing a minor injury to the tissue.  This penetration gently stimulates the cells to form new collagen and fibroblasts in the scarred area, lifting and filling the depressions. This regeneration of collagen continues for months, building up volume and collagen within the scarred areas.

Multiple Micro-Needling treatments can give a patient the same results as fractional laser treatments, laser resurfacing or strong chemical peels.  Acne scars that are treated with Micro-Needling have a much shorter recovery time than those treated with other laser treatments.

For very deep acne scars, combining micro needling with other treatments such as dermal fillers can provide remarkable results.

Four to six treatments are recommended for this procedure to be effective. Each treatment should be spaced approximately one month apart.

Lasting Looks Anti-Aging & Laser Clinic in Toronto will provide a customized treatment plan for acne scarring including specific products as well as other personalized treatments.