Top New England dental practice first to offer skincare to the Boston area

Dr. Damian Meola is one of the first dentists in the Greater Boston area to begin offering a wide array of skincare treatments. He finds that providing additional aesthetic options for patients provides them a unique setting of coordinated care at one location. Reports Dr. Meola “When people change or alter a smile, there is often a need or desire for extra services to compliment those changes. We launched Smile Spa to respond to that.”

What is the Smile Spa? Located within the same practice as Damian Meola and Associates, Smile Spa offers a range of non-surgical cosmetic treatments to enhance skin and correct certain conditions. Advanced Facials, microdermabrasion, peels, light treatments and many other highly advanced options are available to enhance skin tone and correct issues.

“There is a synergy between the smile, the skin and a sense of confidence that having both in great shape brings.,” says Dr. Meola. “Patients have really responded to the idea that they can enjoy pampering services within a dental practice.” Adds Stacey Powell, Smile Spa’s certified aesthetician.

“The best results I have found in either correcting specific troubling conditions or maintaining healthy skin is with a product line called Environ. We are proud to offer a range of treatments which are results oriented and highly effective yet gentle using this intelligent medical line.” Says Stacey.

Dr. Meola says of his new Smile Spa, “We are constantly in search of new ways to offer our patients services that enhance the way they look. Our Smile Spa has now given us an edge in this search.”

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Contact – Stacey Powell at 781-893 7500

Main Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-893-7500

After being an esthetician for 10 years, and never having Restalyne or Botox or any type of fillers, I’ve been on the hunt for a home care device that would give me the lift without possible side effects later in life… And I’ve found it. It is a micro-current unit that takes five minutes per day.

Muscles have memory. When you continually concentrate (which tends to cause frown lines) or smile (which causes the ‘parenthesis around your mouth’, these lines tend to stay put.

I’ve tried to stop smiling, but that’s just not my nature.

After using this unit one time, I was flabergasted by the lift I got all through the night. I felt like I had a face lift or even injection (even though I can only imagine the pain and feeling of that).

I am the spa director and licensed California esthetician in Orange County, and would love to show you my new secret. Book a 75 minute facial with a micro-current lift. Kim, Skinsations Spa 714-731-7300 x0.

What is Cellulite? (www.beautique.com)

Scientists suggest that 8 out of 10 women will have cellulite to varying degrees at some point in their lives, regardless of their weight, diet & exercise. So you are not alone!

Cellulite is a term used to describe the encrustation of fat cells by the body’s waste products. The effects of the calcified waste products building around the fat cells restricts metabolism. The metabolism is also restricted during hormone fluctuations as the cells swell and increase in water content. This basically means the flow of nutrients and oxygen to the cell and waste from the cell is inhibited. The cells weaken, connective tissue breaks down and the fat cells push through into the Dermis resulting in an orange peel effect on the Epidermis.

What causes Cellulite?

Medical evidence suggests that the prime cause of cellulite is hormonal. The hormonal fluctuations that occur during the normal course of life are thought to be triggers. This includes: puberty, monthly menstruating, pregnancy, HRT and oral contraceptives.

Other proven causes are free radical damage which can cause a break down in the cell wall allowing leakage from the cell, this can cause, inflammation and Oedema in the tissue. The cell is 80% water and 20% protein. Water is Oxygen, Oxygen is energy and essential to life, if the cell dehydrates it depletes in energy and mitotic activity is restricted. The tissue then becomes slack and congested with toxic waste. In severe cases this could also mean a breakdown in the immune system.

Contributing Factors include:

Congested tissue and free radical damage can be the result of anything which inhibits the body in its attempt to rid itself of waste products:

• Not drinking enough water – the fountain of life!
• Sun exposure
• Smoking
• Drinking alcohol
• Coffee
• Poor diet
• Not enough exercise
• Additives in food
• Chemicals in products
• Medication
• Prolonged illness
• Stress
• Not enough exercise
• Lack of daily bowel movements

Cellulite is laid down over a period of time and has four stages of progression.

In the normal healthy cellulite free condition the adipose cell is allowed to function properly and both the blood and lymph circulate freely. The air we breathe and the foods we eat are metabolised by the cell; their function is to separate the nutrients and oxygen from the waste. The blood flow will then transport the nutrients and oxygen to feed and nourish the body while the lymphatic system transports the waste to the nearest draining node.

Stage 1
In the first stage of cellulite the permeability of the capillary walls changes. This causes the plasma to leak into the interstitial fluid where it accumulates and stagnates between the adipocyte cells. This causes them to become dissociated and disorganised or what we know as free radical.

Stage 2
In the second stage of cellulite the network of fine reticular fibers or connective tissue starts to multiply and thicken causing obstruction of the microcirculation. Metabolic wastes and nutrients are then not sufficiently exchanged between the circulatory system and the adipocyte cells.

Stage 3
By this time the adipocyte cells have become encrusted with metabolic wastes. They will now begin to harden and significantly slow down the metabolism.

They start to cluster together and become encapsulated in the fibers of the surrounding connective tissue, thus forming micro-nodules and becoming separated from the rest of the functioning tissue. As the cells merge to form micro-nodules they can trap the nerve endings that serve them.

Stage 4
This is the most sever stage and can be felt as hard granules when palpated. Groups of micro-nodules now begin to merge forming macro-nodules in the connective tissue.

At this stage the cellulite can become very painful to the touch and bruise easily due to the inhibited circularity system. This person is likely to have broken capillaries.

StyleBell combines shopping, content and community to showcase the latest must-have hair appliances with down to earth editorial and an innovative Blog focused on the specific needs of their customers for a more personalized shopping experience.

There are so many different flat irons and hair dryers on the market, all with different, confusing technologies. As online retailer StyleBell grew their hair appliance e-commerce site, they quickly recognized an overwhelming need for education and information about these products and created the StyleBell Blog to fill the void.

“While we all can’t wait to read the latest issues of InStyle, Allure and Elle, and would love to recreate celebrity hairstyles,” explains StyleBell Editor Shelley Nicoletti, we aren’t always sure which appliances are best for our individual styling needs. This confusion inspired us to create a user friendly blog geared towards education through conversation. Our friend-like dialogue is extremely beneficial to the consumer trying to navigate through many pricey hair appliances loaded with unintelligible perks like nano-fuzeion technology and far-infrared heating she states.

StyleBell sets itself apart from the competition by acknowledging the smart, savvy individuals who do their homework before buying an expensive hair appliance. Everyone wants to find the products that work best for them - but how do you really know? The StyleBell Blog gives all the answers in a conversational tone that endears them instantly with their target market. Explaining why certain technologies work, and more importantly, for whom they work best, has been met with overwhelmingly positive response and the growth potential is outstanding.

“StyleBell’s explosive growth has been organic. By maintaining a fantastic relationship with manufacturers, magazines and the blog community, we were able to grow virally very quickly. Our word of mouth advertising has been phenomenal” explains Shelley. “We have an obsession with listening - some customer service calls can last 20 minutes or longer. In our industry, that’s rare.”

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