Start with a good cleansing twice a day with an appropriate face wash for your skin type. A good cleansing product for the face should leave the skin refreshed, moist, and clean and should not strip out all the skin oils to make it feel uncomfortable dry. A toner should always follow the face wash as this will rehydrate your skin, balancing its own acid mantle (the skin pH). Then follow with a moisturizer. Even if it’s still warm outside, we still need to moisturize. Just make sure you’re choosing a sheer moisturizer more like a lotion or serum and save the creams for the winter months. Finish the morning routine with the sunscreen SPF 30 or higher.

At Belleza we offer treatments and products that will help your skin get back into good shape just in time for you and for your son or daughter to get ready for this fall season. Based upon your skin needs the esthetician will customize a treatment plan. Skin care education is also offered within the complimentary skin consultation.

For example, if you have a mild to moderate acne condition, treatments like Isolaz, chemical skin peels or acne healing facials will be recommended. Isolaz is an innovative laser acne treatment that combines a vacuum and a painless broad band light to deep cleanse and purify your pores from the inside out. It’s a good choice to treat acne without downtime. The chemical skin peel is a great option for not only an acne condition, but also for anti aging benefits. A superficial exfoliation (removal of the dead skin) is provided by applying on the skin a salicylic, a glycolic, or a blend of different acids that have the ability of fighting acne bacteria, calming the inflammation, cleansing the pores to even out the skin tone. Acne healing facials and acne extractions are treatment options for those individuals with skin congestion that need extractions. During these treatments black and white heads are removed individually with minimal discomfort and downtime.

And for those Moms free again when kids are back in school, this is a perfect time to get pampered after a summer-on-the go. Microdermabrasion, hydrafacials, chemical skin peels and photorejuvenation treatments are only a few examples of anti aging treatments that we offer here at Belleza.

To schedule an appointment or a complimentary consultation, please call 630-547-5000.  Visit Belleza’s website at www.bellezaskincare.com.

Dr. Mark Fisher

To read more about the demonstration, performed by Dr. Mark Fisher, as recognized by the Naperville Sun, click here.

Mommy Makeover

If you’re a mother, you know that pregnancy permanently changes your body. Your abdominal skin and fat stretches, your abdominal muscles separate, your hips widen, and your breasts sag. When diet and exercise fail, the Mommy Makeover can reverse this inevitable process.

A breast augmentation (implants), mastopexy (lift), or a combination of these can reverse the effects of breast feeding and child rearing by replacing lost volume or repositioning the breast in the proper anatomical location to achieve a youthful and “perky” look.

An abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) rids your body of the loose and redundant skin and fat of the abdominal region. The abdominal muscles are repaired along your midline as the abdominal wall is reconstructed to its pre-pregnancy state, achieving amazing tone and regaining that six-pack. This can be combined with ultrasonic liposuction of the “love handles,” back, inner or outer thighs to recontour and shape your entire body!

These body contouring procedures can be added to facial rejuvenating procedures such as Botox, Juvederm, and Radiesse injections or even a facelift, blepharoplasties (eyelid lifts), or liposuction of the neck.

All of these procedures are performed as an outpatient, with minimal postoperative pain and downtime. You’ll be working out within several weeks and will regain your pre-pregnancy body in no time! So if you are tired of looking flabby, droopy, or saggy, and sit-ups and Pilates are just not giving you the results you desire, consider a Mommy Makeover.  Call 630-348-3000 for more information or to schedule a complimentary Mommy Makeover consultation this summer.

Dr. Steven Sigalove is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon practicing at the Institute of Aesthetic Surgery, a member of DuPage Medical Group.  He has offices in Glen Ellyn, Warrenville, and Naperville.  Visit www.canteraplasticsurgery.com to learn more.

Three women modeled frames from Optique, makeup from the Institute of Aesthetic Surgery(IAS), and clothing and accessories from AliKat.  Optique’s own Optometrist, Dr. Danielle Pooleparticipated as a model.  Each woman that attended Ladies Night was entered in a raffle for aesthetic services from IAS and AliKat giveaways, and they also received a goody bag filled with coupon offers, giveaways, and information. Thanks to all who attended and we hope to see you next year!!

The Medical Web Times also included this article on Dr. Paul.

Visit Dr. Paul’s Spine Center’s Website for detailed information.

Click here for more information on our Diagnostic Imaging/Radiology Department.

Increased physical activity and eating a healthier diet can help manage elevated cholesterol levels.  Please click here to see our Cardiology pages for downloads to our Nutrition Guide; Exercise Guide; and Salt and Your Health brochure. 

Click here to read the entire article.

Michelle Salerno-Shortt

Gluten is found in all kinds of foods.  Says Ms. Salerno-Shortt, “It’s not just a slice of bread.  There can be wheat in thins like gravy, soups, and salad dressings.”  Checking ingredient labels is necessary to avoid all gluten.  Contact your physician if you are concerned that you may have Celiac disease or are having trouble with gluten products.

Click here to read the entire article and obtain a list of local restaurants that offer gluten-free items. 

Ms. Salerno-Shortt works at our Downers Grove office by Good Samaritan Hospital.  To contact one of our dietitians, please call 630-286-5090.