what is appearance medicine?

It is a branch of medicine, offering advancement in anti-aging and appearance enhancement treatments.  Ageing is a given but how we age and how we look is now entirely in our hands.  Genetics is what we are handed out and plays a large part of how we age, however what we do everyday – how we eat, how much sun we have, what stresses we have in our lives, how we care for our skin, our work play lifestyle will play a huge role in our ageing process as well.

In the medical and beauty therapy industry we are now seeing many anti-ageing treatments and we now can literally turn back time and “press the pause button” on our ageing process.  The way we look and feel goes hand in hand – it can affect our lives.

At skinmatters we have a Doctor who performs all our medical anti-ageing (appearance medicine treatments) – Dr Michele McVie.  Michele is also a GP, as well is qualified under NZCAM a qualification and auditing body in NZ for these treatments.  It means you are receiving the best service, from the most highly qualified medical practitioner in this field.

What actually are appearance medicine treatments?

The 2 most commonly performed treatments today are:

Dermal Fillers
Simple, safe, non-surgical procedures that utilises a natural non-permanent substance to define facial contours, enhance lips or smooth wrinkles.   Long-lasting aesthetics results that can be performed in your lunch break. Instantly enhance your looks in a completely natural way!

Botulinum Toxin  therapy 
A simple, non surgical procedure that can dramatically reduce your wrinkles within days. The treatment is appropriate for all ages for the long term treatment and prevention of facial wrinkles.  It is the number one cosmetic procedure in the world today! Can you live with or without winkles! It’s that simple.

Other treatments are also offered at skinmatters.  These are performed by a NZ Registered Nurse & Advanced skin therapist.

Skin Needling or Dermal Needling or Dermal Rolling   
A non surgical procedure that can dramatically reduce your fine lines, plump & hydrate the skin, improve texture, reduce pores – this is one of the most advanced treatments today for overall facial rejuvenation.   The dermal roller prompts the natural release of the skins collagen and elastin for amazing anti-aging benefits, all without surgery.

If you are interested in finding out how these amazing treatments can enhance your appearance why not come and speak with the experts @ skinmatters.