Champagne Mami

So many people come to us with under eye issues wanting a quick fix. There are so many before and after posts on IG that make it look like an easy in & out treatment; however, tear troughs are a really difficult area to treat and therefore you need an experienced injector to properly assess & treat the area. There is often a lot going on in the undereye area and it is rarely just one “problem” that is seen. People are often dealing with volume loss and fine lines (or crepey skin) or a whole host of other combinations of issues.

Our experience also shows us that that the tear trough area can be one of the most underwhelming areas to treat- often because there’s a lot going on under the surface and in choosing an injector that is less experienced they may not properly understand how to address all of the concerns & ultimately may make things SO much worse.

We at BE want to ensure the best possible outcomes, align with best evidence & innovate our practice- in doing so we’ve chosen to offer a highly specialized & specific treatment that does wonders for the under-eye area.

This technique is commonly referred to as the “champagne technique” (who doesn’t love champagne?!) & combines hyaluronic acid based dermal fillers with your own platelet rich plasma (PRP). Similar to the technique used in the PRP microneedling treatment we offer, we take a small sample of your blood, spin it in a centrifuge to separate the whole blood components (red & white blood cells) from the plasma which holds the healing and collagen stimulating platelets. We then combine the PRP with the dermal filler using a specialized blending device that allows it to beautifully combine into a substance that looks just like champagne!

The champagne filler can then be injected anywhere in the face but our preferred treatment area is the tear troughs. Since filler alone doesn’t address crepey under eye tissue by choosing the champagne technique you are getting the volume boosting effects from the filler & the skin smoothing effects from the PRP. The benefits are both short & long-term & are an excellent option for tear troughs, so much so that we have chosen to use this technique exclusively when treating tear trough area.

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Because May is one of our favorite months (with Nursing Week & Mother’s Day) we wanted to do a special for all the hard working mom’s & nurses out there… so, we are offering the champagne tear trough filler for the month of May for $999 which is a cost savings of just over $200!

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words... Or Is It?

We’ve been seeing a lot of treatment/results photos on Instagram lately & we love a good before & after pic like the next gal but we’re here to clarify a couple things that have been bugging us.  

It’s important to be careful as a consumer to keep a critical eye & do your due diligence. This includes looking at before & after photos of medical aesthetic treatments or procedures. A lot of times you’re not actually seeing the real results.

For those of you that don’t know… FaceTune and the like has taken over the internet & it’s now super easy for anyone to edit and even completely change photos. You can smooth skin, whiten teeth, and alter the shape of images by making things larger or smaller (depending on end goal). The biggest one we’re noticing is the smoothing effect on before & afters which can mislead clients into thinking that lines and pores have been completely eliminated (when in fact they likely have not). A lot of us are guilty of doing some tweaks here & there but there is no place for it in before & after photography. It is so important to capture the same angle, lighting, positioning of the photo/client in order to have a good comparison shot and it is really hard to do.

For example, jawline filler photos can be super misleading as the chin in the before photo can be pointed downward ever so slightly compared to the after photo, making it seem like the jaw is more chiseled and the submental fat (under the chin) is gone!

 It is our job as professionals to be truthful & not misleading to the public (and to each other). As experts we have to set realistic expectations, especially when people are trusting us with their hard earned money. At BE, we strive to be as truthful as possible and never overpromise results. You will not hear us say we can “get rid of” or make something “disappear.” Aging is a natural process that we don’t aim to stop completely (even if we could). We are simply trying to slow the process down & allow our clients to age naturally. Like seriously, no 50 year old should look 20 something.

That is sometimes why we struggle posting our own before & after photos. Good quality before & after photos are nearly impossible to capture (if anything a before & after video is better) because it’s so hard to capture all the elements between photo A & B. Don’t get us wrong… they’re good to use to show the action of the treatment (i.e. neuromodulators relax & fillers add volume) but there is certainly no way that you could come in with a photo and expect to have the exact same outcomes as what you see in the pic. You started at a different place & because of your uniqueness we will get you to your own unique outcomes based on your goals.

So… moral of the story:

• Don’t believe everything you see on Instagram

• Before & after photos are fun/interesting to look at but don’t always capture what’s actually been done or what is possible.

We as nurse injectors hold your trust very highly & are obligated to be honest, evidence-based and of course realistic. Remember… pretty packages are nice but results are nicer!