Sunday, October 2, 2011
Flawed Beauties: Stretch Marks
Flawed Beauties: Stretch Marks: Most of us have them, whether we got them from pregnancy, losing weight, gaining weight, or blossoming into what we are today. You would thi...
Flawed Beauties: Weight Issues
Flawed Beauties: Weight Issues: Okay as promised let's go over some of the things that I have tried in order to loose weight. Warning for those of you that are strongly aga...
Flawed Beauties: Brown Spots, wrinkles, and large pores
Flawed Beauties: Brown Spots, wrinkles, and large pores: Hello everyone, It's been a while! I've been neglecting you because I've been doing a little restructuring in my personal life and I wante...
Flawed Beauties: Zerona
Flawed Beauties: Zerona: Hello Everyone! I got a new job, moved to a new city, and got sick with gall bladder disease. So all the stuff that I was doing before for...
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Zerona
Hello Everyone!
I got a new job, moved to a new city, and got sick with gall bladder disease. So all the stuff that I was doing before for weight loss went out the window. It turns out that loosing or gaining weight rapidly (at a rate of more than 2 pounds per week) will produce more gall stones.
As a result I gained between 15 -20 pounds, I don't fit into any of my clothes and I hate it. I went on a search for weight loss methods that are more natural. I found this procedure called Zerona. The process involves a laser that melts the fat below the skin which is then eliminated through your lymphatic system. You don't loose pounds you loose inches. It was on The Doctor's show and Dr. Oz, so I said why not?
So you get there and they weigh you on this fancy scale, they measure your body in different areas. Then they rub you down with niacin which is suppose to speed up your circulation. After that the wrap you up in plastic and put you under this octopus looking laser for 40 minutes. You wear glasses to protect your eyes and use oxygen to remove impurities in your blood stream. Then you get put on this machine that shakes you for 10 minutes while you breath in oxygen. This helps the lymph nodes drain the fat. You do this twice a week until you run out of sessions. There are different levels of the plan, which means that the higher the level of the plan the more sessions you buy. There is a gold level which cost about 3000, Silver level, and a Bronze level. The Bronze level cost about 1300, and you get 8 sessions.
The first 2 sessions I lost about 1/2 an inch, the next 3 were pretty stagnant, and the last 2 sessions I lost another 1/2 inch. You will notice that I only went to 7 sessions. I wasn't seeing the results that I thought I should see for the amount of money I paid, so I stopped going. I should have got lipo suction.
So my recommendation is that you don't waste your money on this. Thank you for reading.
E
I got a new job, moved to a new city, and got sick with gall bladder disease. So all the stuff that I was doing before for weight loss went out the window. It turns out that loosing or gaining weight rapidly (at a rate of more than 2 pounds per week) will produce more gall stones.
As a result I gained between 15 -20 pounds, I don't fit into any of my clothes and I hate it. I went on a search for weight loss methods that are more natural. I found this procedure called Zerona. The process involves a laser that melts the fat below the skin which is then eliminated through your lymphatic system. You don't loose pounds you loose inches. It was on The Doctor's show and Dr. Oz, so I said why not?
So you get there and they weigh you on this fancy scale, they measure your body in different areas. Then they rub you down with niacin which is suppose to speed up your circulation. After that the wrap you up in plastic and put you under this octopus looking laser for 40 minutes. You wear glasses to protect your eyes and use oxygen to remove impurities in your blood stream. Then you get put on this machine that shakes you for 10 minutes while you breath in oxygen. This helps the lymph nodes drain the fat. You do this twice a week until you run out of sessions. There are different levels of the plan, which means that the higher the level of the plan the more sessions you buy. There is a gold level which cost about 3000, Silver level, and a Bronze level. The Bronze level cost about 1300, and you get 8 sessions.
The first 2 sessions I lost about 1/2 an inch, the next 3 were pretty stagnant, and the last 2 sessions I lost another 1/2 inch. You will notice that I only went to 7 sessions. I wasn't seeing the results that I thought I should see for the amount of money I paid, so I stopped going. I should have got lipo suction.
So my recommendation is that you don't waste your money on this. Thank you for reading.
E
Friday, December 3, 2010
Flawed Beauty: Brown Spots, wrinkles, and large pores
Flawed Beauty: Brown Spots, wrinkles, and large pores: "Hello everyone, It's been a while! I've been neglecting you because I've been doing a little restructuring in my personal life and I wanted..."
Brown Spots, wrinkles, and large pores
Hello everyone,
It's been a while! I've been neglecting you because I've been doing a little restructuring in my personal life and I wanted to try some of the products that I purchased in Mexico. Yes I went to Mexico in hopes of meeting my biological father, didn't meet him but established communication again. So last time we talked about age spots, stretch marks, and weight loss. On this blog I'll update you on some products and procedures and post pictures.
In late August I had a 2nd Microdermabrasion treatment which I love! I also had juvaderm injections on lips did not love, and I tried botox on my crows feet for the first time as preventitive measures to future wrinkles. The microdermabrasion was done with a diamond tip and the glowing results lasted about a week. I had tried Restylane twice before for Halloween and the results usually only lasted a little under a month, expensive at $375 if you ask me. They had told me that my metabolism was fast and therefore absorbed the material faster than usual. So this time around I tried Juvaderm which was more expensive but was said to last longer. It lasted about a month at double the price, so needles to say temporary injectables will not be on my list of favorites. I think I'll Silicone injections next.
The botox is still working no matter how hard I smile that area will not budge. I had 6 units injected to each side for a total of 12 at $144, not bad for 4 months. I do have to warn you about a side effect that I experienced and is not listed, nor do the experts warn you about. I got flu like symptoms, chills, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, etc. After doing some internet research I found that lot's of women get this side effect. My RN however said she had never heard of it. So the flu in exchange for 4 months of wrinkle free eyes...I think I'll try it again and see if I get the same results!
Before I went to Mexico the esthetician I go to had me on a serum that has Kojic Acid , Asorbic acid, Green Tea, and Salycic acid. It did wonders for my brown spots and virtually made them disappear. While I used it that is. Once I ran out of the product the spots came back. The esthetician had mentioned that Hydroquinone worked well on them as well and was a little more aggressive. So I purchased 4 tubes of the highest concentration available 4% in Mexico by company that is based in CA. So far the kojic acid worked best so I might just stick to that. The other product that I purchased was the Retin A which is suppose to be the new wonder cream for wrinkles. I bought it at a mid concentration grade of .05%, it's suppose take 6 months of continous use for you to see results. I'll let you know the results in the spring. So far it makes my skin look good. The creams are absorbed best after I give myself microneedle therapy, which makes the skin absorb the topical solution by 80% versus 20% when applied alone. I'll tell you more about how microneedle therapy works on my next blog which is stretchmarks.
It's been a while! I've been neglecting you because I've been doing a little restructuring in my personal life and I wanted to try some of the products that I purchased in Mexico. Yes I went to Mexico in hopes of meeting my biological father, didn't meet him but established communication again. So last time we talked about age spots, stretch marks, and weight loss. On this blog I'll update you on some products and procedures and post pictures.
In late August I had a 2nd Microdermabrasion treatment which I love! I also had juvaderm injections on lips did not love, and I tried botox on my crows feet for the first time as preventitive measures to future wrinkles. The microdermabrasion was done with a diamond tip and the glowing results lasted about a week. I had tried Restylane twice before for Halloween and the results usually only lasted a little under a month, expensive at $375 if you ask me. They had told me that my metabolism was fast and therefore absorbed the material faster than usual. So this time around I tried Juvaderm which was more expensive but was said to last longer. It lasted about a month at double the price, so needles to say temporary injectables will not be on my list of favorites. I think I'll Silicone injections next.
The botox is still working no matter how hard I smile that area will not budge. I had 6 units injected to each side for a total of 12 at $144, not bad for 4 months. I do have to warn you about a side effect that I experienced and is not listed, nor do the experts warn you about. I got flu like symptoms, chills, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, etc. After doing some internet research I found that lot's of women get this side effect. My RN however said she had never heard of it. So the flu in exchange for 4 months of wrinkle free eyes...I think I'll try it again and see if I get the same results!
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