Medical Facials Blog
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Facials - Facial Treatment
A facial is a professional service designed to improve and rejuvenate the skin. Facial helps to cleanse and exfoliate the skin, increase circulation throughout the face, relax nerves and muscles of the face, and slow down premature aging overall. Facial treatments help maintain the health of the skin and correct certain skin conditions.
| Facial | Half Hour Facial | One Hour Facial | Acne Facial |
| Time | 30 minutes | 60 minutes | 30 minutes |
| Cost/session | $65 | $85 | $65 |
| Insurance covered | - | - | most insurances |
| Skin analysis | + | + | + |
| home care consult | + | + | + |
| deep cleansing | + | + | + |
| exfoliation | + | + | + |
| extractions | ++ | ++ | +++ |
| massage | - | + | - |
| mask | - | + | - |
| Moisturizing treatment | + | + | + |
| Treatment frequency | 4-6 weeks | 4-6 weeks | 4-6 weeks |
| downtime | none | none | 1 day (some redness) |
| time to results | immediate | immediate | immediate |
Our Signature Facials
Your medical facial will be tailored to your personal needs and goals as determined by your skin analysis. Our products are professionally selected for medical and prescription grade quality and effectiveness. Modern biochemical techniques, like enzymes, catalysts and equalizers, are used to exfoliate the skin in a gentle but targeted fashion. Precise extraction techniques are employed to alleviate clogged pores and to treat acne-prone skin. A blend of specialized masks, gels and formulated creams is customized to rejuvenate, protect and nourish your skin.
The power of our medical facial is in knowledgeable combination of treatments that are tailored to skin diagnosis, medical history and lifestyle. Consistent with comprehensive clinical care, our medical facial includes consultation on home care regimens. Custom facials at regular intervals promote a consistently radiant, healthy skin.
Facial in a dermatology practice vs. a facial in a spa
Typically, clinical services in a medical office focus on more corrective skin treatments, whereas spa treatments focus on the relaxation experience.
The Procedure
Your medical facial will be tailored to your personal needs and goals as determined by your skin analysis. Our products are professionally selected for medical and prescription grade quality and effectiveness. Modern biochemical techniques, like enzymes, catalysts and equalizers, are used to exfoliate the skin in a gentle but targeted fashion. Precise extraction techniques are employed to alleviate clogged pores and to treat acne-prone skin. A blend of specialized masks, gels and formulated creams is customized to rejuvenate, protect and nourish your skin.
The power of our medical facial is in knowledgeable combination of treatments that are tailored to skin diagnosis, medical history and lifestyle. Consistent with comprehensive clinical care, our medical facial includes consultation on home care regimens. Custom facials at regular intervals promote a consistently radiant, healthy skin.
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I am looking for something that would fix under my eyes. They are getting sunk in and dark circles. What would you recommend?
There are various degrees of dark circles and “sunken” lower lids. Treatment options are
- topical products that halt aging or deflect light,
- filler injections,
- fat injections,
- laser tightening,
- surgery (blepharoplasty)
or a combination of the above.
An evaluation of your skin by a dermatologist or occuloplastic surgeon will allow to tailor a treatment plan to your needs and means.
I have milia under my eye and tried the Naturalis treatment for these, but I still have a ton under my eye.
What would the cost be for consultation/removal?
Milia can be removed during a facial with a trained aesthetician at our office. It is difficult to say how many milia can be safely removed at once, as scarring should be avoided at all costs. The consultation with our aesthetician is free of charge and a half hour facial is $65.
I am normally a patient of yours with mild acne who has seen remarkeable results with the regime you prescribed me. Unfortuanetly, I had to stop using my medication because I am currently pregnant. I was just curious if there is any type of facial treatment your practice can do that is safe during pregnancy and will help to make my face feel refreshed.
Thanks so much!
Skin can look radiant and acne can be well controlled in most pregnant women. Common and safe treatments for mild to moderate acne in pregnancy include glycolic acid either as a daily protocol of cleansers and lotions or potent monthly in-office peels. In addition, microdermabrasion is a great choice for radiant skin or when blackheads and whiteheads are the most prominent feature. Moderate to severe acne may require monthly facials for extraction, Smoothbeam or pulsed dye laser treatment as well as a combination of topical glycolic acid and prescriptions medications. These are limited to a small selection of topical and oral antibiotics and azeleic acid.
The most common prescription and over the counter acne treatments such as topical tretinoin, adapalene, benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, sodium sulfacetamide and salicylic acid are labeled pregnancy category C, which means their effects on pregnancy and during breastfeeding have not been studied. They should be discontinued once you find out that you are pregnant and should only be used again when nursing has finished. The topical retinoid Tazarotene (Avage, Tazorac) has pregnancy category X status and must be discontinued before conceiving. Members of the tetracycline antibiotic family, oral contraceptives, spironolactone and isotretinoin (Accutane) are contraindicated in pregnancy and nursing.
I have heard a lot about your services and wanted to know if there’s a consultation fee to have the Dr. advise me on which procedure would be best to get rid of melasma or dark spots? Thank you!
Both myself and our asthetician Jill Suder Basile provide consultations and treatments for cosmetic concerns such as optimal skin care, skin rejuvenation including brown/sun spots and facial or neck redness, wrinkles, skin laxity, melasma, hair reduction, scars, torn ear lobes and many others.
We are proud to offer an extensive complimentary consultation and VISIA skin analysis with our aesthetician. If you prefer a consultation with me regarding purely cosmetic concerns, we assess a $115 fee.
I’m a 44-year-old woman and am starting to notice the general effects of age on my skin–brown spots, fine lines, blotchiness. I could also use some guidance on skin care at this point. Would a medical facial be something you’d recommend with these concerns in mind? Is this something done by Dr. Ringpfeil or by the estetician? Thank you!
There are several approaches to combat the effects of ageing. Treatments must be tailored to one’s skin type and to the desired outcome. Regular medical facials are a good way to start out as increased hydration has been shown to reduce fine lines and an uneven skin tone. Brown spots are removed with a specific laser. These services are available through our aesthetician. She also provides a complimentary comprehensive skin analysis and consultation on optimal daily skin care regimen.