Penny-wise?

Penny-wise?

Taking care of your skin is an investment in yourself.

Vibradermabrasion vs. Microdermabrasion

Vibradermabrasion vs. Microdermabrasion

Vibradermabrasion is the newest technology of microdermabrasion and better for your skin

The Magic Bullet of Anti-Aging

The Magic Bullet of Anti-Aging

Tretinoin, also known my the brand name Retin-A, has been called the magic bullet of anti-aging.

What is Photoaging?

What is Photoaging?

For those of us interested in health and beauty our relationship status with the sun is ...

What is a Unit of Botox?

What is a Unit of Botox?

Botox dosage is measured in units. Best results come from a combination of appropriate dosage for ...

Do You Have a New Year's Resolution?

Do You Have a New Year's Resolution?

Many people use the New Year to reassess, recommit and refocus. 45% of Americans surveyed say that they usually make New Year’s Resolutions and unsurprisingly the number one resolution is to lose weight.  There are many benefits to losing weight including increased self-confidence and self-esteem.  It takes discipline, patience and is not easy.  Basically, losing weight is a huge achievement and worthy resolution.

Losing weight can change not only how your waistline looks, but your skin as well.  What you might not hear about when people are touting their success stories is that for many people, skin sagging can ...


The Mind-Beauty Connection

The Mind-Beauty Connection

We’ve talked about the mind-beauty connection before, and there are many studies about attractiveness and self-esteem.  When TriBeCa MedSpa opened our doors in 2006, we announced our mission statement: Our MedSpa is committed to making you look and feel beautiful, because we uniquely understand that while looking beautiful and feeling beautiful are linked, they are not always the same thing.  While some scholars suggest that beauty ideals are set by society, there are more positive media influences sending messages of going for our individual beauty best.

At TriBeCa MedSpa, we always offer complimentary consultations because we firmly believe that ...


A Permanent Style?

A Permanent Style?

It’s now a topic of conversation… what’s your style?

Bikini style is clearly on the minds of women today.  Clever ads, like the one below, for Schick Quattro Razors run during primetime television.  There was recently scandalous backlash to a British Vogue article written by the sister of the Mayor of London about her underage niece using her credit card for a Brazilian wax.  Even feminist heroines like Naomi Wolf are taking aim at bikini style.  It is discussed in her new book Vagina: a New Biography.  So, what is all the fuss about?

The Brazilian Wax arrived ...


Penny-wise?

Penny-wise?

For most of us, cost is a factor in our skin-care routines.  Even for those of us lucky enough to be ‘cost ambivalent’, everyone wants a good return on investment whether it’s in skin-care, the NASDAQ or in Masters Degrees.  A good return on investment is not always the same thing as a bargain, however.  To quote my favorite venture capitalist (who also taught me the term ‘cost-ambivalent’) “what looks like a good deal now, may not be in the long run: it’s all in the timing.” 

A bargain is defined as: an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired ...


Vibradermabrasion vs. Microdermabrasion

Vibradermabrasion vs. Microdermabrasion

Vibradermabrasion is the newest technology of microdermabrasion.  This intense exfoliation treatment gives you safer, more effective results than microdermabrasion.  Many of us are already familiar with the older microdermabrasion machines which use micro-crystals to "sandblast" the skin. These machines have several drawbacks, the most dramatic being the suction component of microderm (which sucks the crystals off your skin and back into the machine) has been found to cause telangiectasia (tiny broken capillaries or spider-veins).  The microdermabrasion handpiece (a pressurized closed loop vacuum where the micro-crystals are dispersed from on one side and suctioned back on the other) is relatively small ...


The Magic Bullet of Anti-Aging

The Magic Bullet of Anti-Aging

Tretinoin is a topical skincare product derived from Vitamin A that has been on the market for over 20 years.  While tretinoin was first prescribed as an acne solution, the anti-aging effects on the skin were undeniable.  A double-blind study (done in 1988) of tretinoin’s effect on photodamaged skin found that all 30 patients who completed the 16-week study showed a significant improvement including diminished wrinkles and brown spots.

Tretinoin, also known by the brand name Retin-A, has years of scientific backing on its ability to boost cell-turnover, normalize melanocyte cells (which produce pigment) and even stimulate collagen production ...


Planning Ahead

Planning Ahead

Believe it or not, Fall is upon us!  As children start their new school year, balmy beach vacations move off onto the 2013 calendar and tans fade, it is the perfect time for Laser Hair Removal.  Laser Hair Removal is a process that takes multiple treatments for best results, so beginning this Fall will allow you to have a hair-free, razor-free, hassle-free summer from 2013 on.

There is a famous quote: “It pays to plan ahead.  It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.”

It is unarguable that planning ahead is one of the most important steps anyone can ...


Healthy Skin Lifestyle

Healthy Skin Lifestyle

With the summer wrapping up, many of us are looking at the toll that the summer months took on our skin.  Sun exposure, long days with late nights, and summer cocktails can leave your skin dull and dry.  While treatments and products make a difference revitalizing your skin and repairing the damage from the bad behavior many of us indulged in this summer, there is a quick ‘life-style’ cleanse that guarantees to refresh you.   

In an ideal world, we could rely on a full 7-8 hours of sleep, plenty of water, a whole-food based diet including organic vegetables, and daily ...


What is Photoaging?

What is Photoaging?

For those of us interested in health and beauty our relationship status with the sun is “it’s complicated.”  For most of history, avoiding sun exposure and a pale complexion was considered beautiful, desirable and was a sign of wealth.  From the dawn of recorded history through the turn of the century, a tan had nothing to do with health and had all to do with economic class.  Of course, the industrial revolution changed that when jobs came out of the sun and into the factories, and the wealthy began spending their leisure time outdoors.  In fact tanning wasn’t ...


What is a Unit of Botox?

What is a Unit of Botox?

Botox is a medication, and as such has a dosage which is determined by a Medical Professional.  Botox dosage is measured in units.  The best wrinkle-erasing results come from a strategic treatment: a combination of appropriate dosage for each individual’s facial musculature and precise targeting of where the Botox is placed.  This brings us to the practical question: what is the difference in paying ‘by unit’ for a Botox treatment and paying ‘by area.’

Some practices choose to charge a set ‘by area’ price, but at TriBeCa MedSpa we charge our Botox by the unit.  When charged by the ...


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