The common workday question is what to do for lunch: run errands or eat? Vending machine or leave the office? Fast food or sit-down restaurant? Sandwich or soup? The options are endless when it comes to lunch time decisions.
Well, move over food choices because there is a new list of choices to agonize over for that midday break. No transfats, low in calories and completely feasible to complete within a lunch break time frame, here is a short menu of procedures that can upgrade your look. While most procedures listed here require more than one treatment over a period of time, the actual time of the treatments are short in duration. They are non-invasive, feature nearly no downtime with little to no visible negative side effects... so let's peruse the menu, shall we?
APPETIZERS
BOTOX
BOTOX is widely used as a cosmetic enhancement to temporarily reduce wrinkles and fine lines in the face, banish neck bands, and clear away crow's feet. Recently, new uses for BOTOX have come to light: treating TMJ, excessive sweating and drooling.
Procedure Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Facial Fillers
Dermal facial filler injections that fill out lines and wrinkles by using fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm. This new generation of facial fillers is derived from naturally occurring hyaluronic acid and work by adding volume under the skin. They are commonly used for lip augmentation, wrinkles and removal of scars.
Procedure Time: Approximately 10-20 minutes
Fraxel Laser Skin Resurfacing
What makes the Fraxel laser family different from traditional lasers is it treats only fractions of the skin, allowing surrounding area to remain intact for faster healing. One of the most advanced laser treatments for skin available today, Fraxel is used to treat sun damaged skin, uneven pigmentation, and fine lines in just a few painless treatments.
Procedure Time: Approximately 20-25 minutes
[!Dimple Surgery | 2373]
One of the latest cosmetic surgeries available, Dimple Surgery seeks to replicate naturally occurring dimples. By cutting away a small piece of muscle in the cheek and tenting the skin, dimples are created to effectively frame a smile.
Procedure Time: Approximately 20 minutes
ENTREES
Zerona
Unlike traditional liposuction, Zerona uses the Erchonia LipoLASER to emulsify adipose tissue, which can appear when fatty material is present. Externally applied, the low level laser is focused on the targeted areas so that excess waste can pass through the body in the normal course of detoxification.
Procedure Time: Approximately 40 minutes
Laser Hair Removal
A precise combination of laser energy and radio frequency energy travels through skin to reach the hair follicle where it is destroyed, thus preventing future hair growth and leaving surrounding skin unmarred. The laser works by seeking out darker hair against lighter skin so the treatment is not recommended for lighter hair.
Procedure Time: Approximately 10-20 minutes
DESSERT
Velashape
Combining VelaShape's Bi-Polar Radiofrequency, Infrared Light, Massage and Suction, the appearance of cellulite is greatly reduced by increasing the metabolism of stored energy thus reducing or shrinking the size of actual fat cells. Skin looks smoother with less noticeable cellulite.
Procedure Time: Approximately 20-30 minutes
SmoothShapes
SmoothShapes uses Photomology, a trademarked technology that combines laser, light, vacuum, and contoured rollers to attack cellulite directly at its source. The engorged fat cells from the hips, abdomen, waistline, and buttocks are treated and most patients say it feels like a deep tissue massage. Some redness and tingling is to be expected but results should be immediate.
Procedure Time: Approximately 20 minutes
Whichever procedure from the menu you choose to move forward with, make sure you have time to eat lunch before you return to the grind. And when you get back to the office, be prepared for the compliments to pour in.
Plan accordingly.
Please Note: Between travel time, the waiting room, and prep, many of these procedures may exceed the typical lunch hour.
