Brown Spots

The Perfect Peel Toronto-With Glutathione

March 13, 2015 by Lastinglooks

Glutathione is known as the master anti-oxidant in the body.

Glutathione has numerous anti-aging benefits and is one of the most important and powerful anti-oxidants found in each and every cell in our body.

Glutathione is very important at detoxifying your cells by removing toxins and free radicals.

Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto is excited to offer The Perfect Peel, which uses Glutathione as one of its main ingredients.

The Perfect Peel is not your typical chemical peel.

With the Glutathione you not only get the anti-aging benefits, it will also reduce brownspots, age spots, hyperpigmentation, fine lines and give you a brighter, clearer, lighter, and even toned complexion.

This peels is also great for active acne as well.

Get the power of Glutathione in The Perfect Peel.

For more information on the Perfect Peel go to https://www.lastinglooks.ca/perfect-peel-toronto/

IPL Toronto-Peels & Sun Damage

November 7, 2014 by Lastinglooks

You have to admit i, at some point in our lives we have all done the same thing – we have laid out too long in the sun without the proper protection.

Whether on a beach vacation in the Caribbean or at the cottage we have all damaged our skin with the sun.

Many years later we see the results of the sun damage that we did by way of dark pigmented areas, freckles, broken blood vessels and fine (or not so fine) lines on our face hands and chest.

What can be done to treat this damage?

Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto we will customize a treatment plan for you that may include IPL to help reduce and remove the sun damaged skin.

IPL is Intense Pulse Light treatment, also known as Photo Rejuvenation. Lasting Looks Clinic in Etobicoke uses only Medical grade professional equipment for our IPL treatments.

Your treatment is provided by a Medical Aesthetician, who is fully certified in the use operation of this equipment.

IPL specifically targets anything that is not of “normal” skin color. During your treatment you may feel a warm snapping sensation, this is the light treatment going through the top layers of the skin and focusing all of its energy on the discoloration or broken blood vessel.

Within a few days these dark freckles will turn darker and then get crusty and fall off. IPL treatments also help to regenerate collagen in the skin, which will lessen fine lines and reduce pore size.

Generally a series of 3-6 treatments is necessary to achieve your best results.

Microdermabrasion Toronto- Is it the Right Treatment For You?

November 5, 2014 by Lastinglooks

Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto uses only medical grade equipment so our Microdermabrasion treatments are quite different from those found in a salon/spa.

Our Microdermabrasion equipment has numerous settings for treating scars and stretch marks. We tailor our treatments from the most aggressive to the mildest settings for the most sensitive skins.

The goal that we strive for in our Microdermabrasion treatments is to have your skin be more refined, clearer, brighter and for lessening of scars with little to no downtime. You can resume regular activity immediately following your treatments.

At Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto Microdermabrasion treatments in combination with the proper home care products or other treatments can help you to have the beautiful skin you’ve longed for.

IPL Toronto- How do we get Brown Spots??

October 29, 2014 by Lastinglooks

Did you know that when you go into the sun your body makes melanin, which is a protective pigment to protect you from the harmful UVA rays?

If you constantly expose your skin to these harmful rays without any protection your body will produce too much melanin leaving brown spots or pigmented lesions behind.

Most sunspots appear on the hands, face, chest and arms, which are the most exposed areas to the sun.
Now melasma is a whole different story. Melasma are brown patches that are usually caused by fluctuations in hormones and increases in estrogens and progesterone. Melasma can be seen more often in pregnant woman. The pigmentation is deeper and less superficial.

Treatments of these brown spots in Toronto can include IPL (Intense Pulse Light) treatments Fraxel Laser or lightening Cremes. Cryotherapy is not our first choice as there is less control on the depth and area of the patch not to mention it can leave white marks (hypo-pigmentation) or at times even a darker patch. For a complimentary consultation on removing your brown spots visit us at Lasting Looks Clinic in the heart of the Kingsway

Microdermabrasion Toronto

October 10, 2014 by Lastinglooks

At Lasting Looks Clinic in Etobicoke Toronto, our Microdermabrasion peeling uses tiny exfoliating crystals that are sprayed softly on the skin, with gentle exfoliation. Microdermabrasion works best on dull skin, brown spots, and age spots.

Microdermabrasion works on all skin types and Fitzpatrick skin types as well.

A Microdermabrasion treatment makes subtle changes, causing no skin color change or scarring. Microdermabrasion may not be as effective for deep wrinkles or deep acne scars.

There is less down time with Microdermabrasion than with stronger Chemical Peels. Skin is temporarily pink but fully recovers within 24 hours.

For more information on Microdermabrasion in Toronto, visit https://www.lastinglooks.ca/microdermabrasion-toronto/

Chemical Peels Toronto & Aging Skin

September 24, 2014 by Lastinglooks

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, so it takes a lot of abuse. You put your skin at risk when you leave it unprotected outdoors or in settings that are environmentally risky.
Here’s what not to do if you want to preserve your skin.

Skimp on Sunscreen

Your sunscreen probably isn’t shielding you from sun damage because most of us don’t apply the recommended sunblock with ZINC. If you’re going to be outside, always wear protective clothing and a wide-brimmed hat, seek the shade, & wear sunblock. Or else you can cause just a few of the common noticeable signs of aging Wrinkles, and Brown Spots (pigmentation). Lather up and protect your skin!

Smoke

You know about the health risks of smoking, but did you know that smoking could also lead to wrinkles? Study after study shows how extensively smoking ages the skin. It does a lot of what the sun does. It just does it inside the body instead of outside

Smoking also yellows the skin, interferes with its blood supply, and slows wound healing. So we suggest doing a microdermabrasion or chemical peels to exfoliate those dead skin cells and rejuvenate your skin.

Scrub Your Skin

Washing your face is a good idea. Scrubbing it isn’t. Scrubbing can be very irritating to the skin, A lot of times, people who have acne will feel like they have to scrub the skin to make it better, but that can actually worsen the acne. Use peels to exfoliate your skin.

Pop Your Pimples

Control any sudden urge to pop a pimple. Picking can actually make the acne worse and lead to permanent acne scarring. Instead of popping pimples, try a salicylic acid peel

Stress Out

It’s not your imagination. Stress really does show in your skin. It’s not well understood, but it’s clear that stress makes many skin conditions worse. It can cause wrinkles. Sometimes too deep that botox isn’t the answer you may need Juvederm Filler. Stress can cause flare-ups of psoriasis and rosacea as well as acne. Photo Facial (IPL) is recommended to treat these conditions.

Overeat

When you gain a lot of weight, your skin has to stretch to accommodate your new girth. Lose the weight and you’ll be left with flabby, saggy skin. Ultherapy is a non-surgical facelift that uses ultrasound technology to tighten and tone the face, neck, and décolleté.

IPL Toronto-Hyperpigmentation & Fluorescent Lights

September 17, 2014 by Lastinglooks

Did you know that regular exposure to Fluorescent lighting can cause hyperpigmentation?

Recent studies have shown that daily or regular exposure to overhead fluorescent lighting causes the melanocytes ( the cells that give our skin color ) to ignite in much the same way that exposure to UV rays from the sun does.

Over the years we have seen many patients who have hyperpigmentation on their faces who rarely are outside and exposed to the sun. This was always a puzzle as to why they had the hyperpigmented areas usually presenting on the forehead, upper cheek and chin area.

Often times these patients spend their days in a workplace with fluorescent lighting shining over their heads. In these cases the treatment is the same as with pigmentation caused by sun exposure. At Lasting Looks Clinic we have many effective treatments for hyperpigmentation regardless of the cause. These may include chemical peels, IPL Photofacials, lightening products and most importantly in any treatment protocol —the proper zinc SUNBLOCK to be worn 365 days a year.

Photo Facial Toronto-Photo Rejuvenation Is A Simple Choice For Clearer Younger- Looking Skin

September 5, 2014 by Lastinglooks

Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto, offers Photo Facials is Photo Rejuvenation and IPL.

What is optimized light Photo Facial (IPL) ?

It is a cosmetic treatment that uses gentle pulses of intense pulsed light to treat undesirable pigmentation (brown spots) and facial veins which can occur as a result of aging and lifestyle choices.

What types of results can I expect? You can expect to see a decrease in the appearance of brown spots, rosacea, & broken capillaries after your first treatment.

How long does it take? The procedure can be performed in as little as 30 minutes. Remember if you are planning to have a treatment it is best not to be tanned when visiting us. as treatments can not be performed on tanned individuals.

Special Tips to seeing a quicker result!

After having an IPL or Photorejuvenation we do suggest a chemical peel to smooth away the residue of dead skin cells left over from brown spots and discoloration