By Sakai Dannin
Aesthetic medicine is a very broad category of specialties that focus on modifying aesthetic appearance through the medical treatment of medical conditions such as wrinkles, scarring, facial fine lines, skin slackness, excess skin fat, cellulite, spider veins, and many others. Skincare specialists are also part of the larger field of medical professionals who provide treatments for the overall health and beauty of the skin.
Many of these conditions are not curable but can be improved with the proper methods, techniques, and products by an aesthetic medicine specialist. Arviv Medical Aesthetics can treat all of a client’s complex and moderate to severe problems with aesthetic medicine without invasive procedures.
Many aesthetic procedures are covered by insurance such as Botox injections and collagen injections. Several non-surgical aesthetic procedures can be performed at a quality spa. Liposuction, facelifts, body wraps, massage, and the use of various medications can all be administered by a professional aesthetic medicine specialist.
Skin tightening through laser therapy is also becoming more common as a solution to reducing spider veins and cellulite. This type of surgery requires the use of chemical lasers that burn away the existing fat underneath the skin to reveal smoother, tighter skin. Laser therapy is commonly used for skin tightening around the face, neck, chest, and waist.
Some of the other medical procedures commonly done in a medical spa include cardiac catheterization, hand and arm lift, rhytidectomy, liposuction, neck lifts, eye lifts, hand surgery, neck surgery, facelifts, facelift, surgical excision, and acne scar removal.
Aesthetic medicine specialists are trained to administer many of these non-surgical aesthetic procedures. In addition to medical and surgical procedures, Aesthetic medicine specialists may also counsel patients on healthy nutrition and exercise, healthy dieting, and weight loss. These non-surgical techniques have proven to reduce stress and may even help prevent certain types of diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.
Some aesthetic procedures may require the use of prescription medications, so you must talk with your medical provider if you plan to take any medications before your scheduled procedure. While using prescription medications while you are under anesthesia is not uncommon, you should still discuss the issue with your doctor.
If you’re looking for alternatives to the invasive options of cosmetic surgery, a medical spa might be the answer. Aesthetic medicine specialists are trained to perform a variety of non-invasive procedures that can achieve the same results as major medical procedures without the risk of infection, scarring, incisions, or complications. This approach to altering cosmetic appearance is quickly growing in popularity and could very well replace risky surgical procedures in the future.
