Your skin spends all day every day protecting your body from the elements. Over the years, the toll of being the first line of defense against the sun, wind, toxins, UV rays, and cigarette smoke, not to mention stress and poor nutrition, begins to show. The skin loses the smoothness and resilience it once had, and fine lines appear near the eyes, the mouth, the forehead, and across the cheeks. While facelift surgery is the optimal treatment for deep creases and jowls, skin rejuvenation procedures at our offices in Mansfield and Southlake corrects sun-damaged skin, unevenly pigmented skin, and age spots.

Dr. Mark Bishara’s Paragon Plastic Surgery & Med Spa offers a variety of laser treatments for correction of skin tone and texture, acne, fine lines and wrinkles, spider veins, unwanted hair, and tattoo removal.

Skin Resurfacing

One of the most popular anti-aging procedures that improves the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, scars and various other texture concerns. Minimal downtime is expected.
Skin resurfacing can be used to treat:

  • Wrinkles
  • Sun damage
  • Crow’s feet
  • Brown spots
  • Blotchiness
  • Precancerous growths
  • Acne
  • Chicken pox scars
  • Superficial facial scars

ClearLift- Non-Ablative Fractional Skin Remodeling

A great alternative to skin resurfacing. Offers significant improvement to fine lines, wrinkles, and scarring without downtime or discomfort.

Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is ideal for patients with dark hair and light skin, although nearly anyone with unwanted facial or body hair can benefit from this procedure. This procedure can be performed on the lip, chin, neck, back, arms, legs, bikini area and more.
After laser hair removal, patients may experience redness, puffiness and sunburn sensations for the first few days. You may return to work and other regular activities as soon as you feel comfortable. Three to seven days after treatment, patients may notice what appears to be a re-growth of hair, but is actually a shedding of the treated hair, which will fall out and not grow back.
Since hairs grow at different times, multiple treatments will be needed for all patients at intervals of four to six weeks. Virtually pain-free, safely and visibly reduces unwanted hair over a series of 6-9 treaments.

  • Lip
  • Face
  • Arms (Full)
  • Arms (Upper or Lower)
  • Legs (Full)
  • Legs (Upper or Lower)
  • Chest
  • Chest and Abdomen
  • Chin
  • Underarms
  • Brazilian Bikini
  • Bikini
  • Neck
  • Face and Neck
  • Back
  • Buttocks

Dr. Bishara and the Paragon Plastic Surgery & Med spa offer many more laser treatments for the face and body as well as injectables, such as Botox, Xeomin, Juvederm Ultra Plus XC and the NEW Juvederm Voluma.  Please visit our website for more information at www.MarkBisharaMD.com or call our office at (817) 473-2120.
 


As winter is upon us, you have probably noticed that you skin is getting dryer. This is common and we see changes in our skin throughout the seasons of the year. And, your skin will require different care and treatment depending upon the season of the year. So what should you be doing differently? Glad you asked.
With the cold, you skin needs better protection. And many times this means preserving the natural oils that protect our skin, or adding to them. So, here are some tips for you.
Ease up exfoliants
Many cleansers and other skin care products we use contain chemicals such as the alpha hydroxyl acids (think glycolic acid) which will help with exfoliation or skin cell turn over. These are great for making your skin look fresher, but they also can dry out your skin. So, you may want to tone it down during the winter months. If there is a product like this that you use every day, back off to using it every other day, or once or twice a week.
You may also need to change your facial cleanser, or change other products. Since you skin’s needs are different with the seasons, you may need to change your products with the seasons as well. Consider moving from your glycolic cleanser to a gentler one, or one which also moisturizes or hydrates. Or add a hydrating product to your antioxidant products. And play around with things. If you head to Colorado to ski, know that it may be colder and more arid than you home. So, alter your skin care plan as you need to.
Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize
You really need to moisturize, but then I may already have said this. And, everyone will tell you that it is best to apply our moisturizer while your skin is still a little damp. This applies to your face, your hands, and the rest of your body. In addition to keeping in your body’s own oils, the moisturizer will also help to protect you skin as a barrier to the cold.
The hands actually take a bigger hit with the cold than anywhere else on your body. So, keep a good hand moisturizer around and use if often, especially if you wash your hands a lot during the days. And gloves. When it’s cold outside, be nice your hands and protect them from the wind and cold.
Long hot shower are not good for you
When you’ve been outside and need to warm up, many of use hop in the shower and turn up the heat. We may even stay there until the hot water heater gives out. But, this is not good for us. The hotter the water, the more it removes you skin natural oils and barriers. And, the longer you are in the shower, the more this happens. So, go with warm water not scalding hot. And leave some hot water for everyone else in the house!
Give you skin a treat
While long hot showers are out, a soak in a warm tub can be great especially if you add something to the bath water. If you have a lot of irritation, try an oatmeal bath. Baking soda can also work. And if you are looking for some added moisture, add a couple tablespoons of olive oil. You can even use olive oil and oatmeal together (but I would leave out the balsamic vinegar…just saying).
Continue to protect
You still need your sunscreen! Even though the days are shorter and we are all looking for sun to cure our affective seasonal disorder, those beneficial rays can still burn. So continue to use your sunscreen. One of the easiest ways to do this is to use a skin care product, or makeup with sunscreen in it. And, if you heading up to the mountains to ski, or down to the Caribbean to escape the cold, get some high test sun screen, and reapply it often.
It doesn’t take too much to take care of your skin during the winter, but a little goes a long way. Just remember that your body’s natural oils are your friend, and what you do for your skin in the summer is not what your skin will need in the winter.

At Dr. Mark Bishara’s office we help educate our patients about proper skin care.  We have many laser procedures that help revitalize and rejuvenate your skin.  We also have an extensive line of SkinCeuticals products and our aestheticians can help tell you which products will prevent, protect and correct any skins damage.  Please call our office for more information at (817) 473-2120 or visit our website at www.MarkBisharaMD.com.

SkinCeuticals Skincare- The Perfect Stocking Stuffer for your loved one!

As we age, we lose the natural vitamin C in our skin. Luckily, we can put Vitamin C back into our skin to unlock and help turn back the clock in three ways:
1. Age Spots
Vitamin C helps gradually fade the spots and help even your skin tone.
2. Wrinkles and Fine Lines
Wrinkles form on the parts of your face that move the most. Underneath your top layer of skin, you have collagen – a connecting tissue that keeps your skin layers together. As you get older, you start to lose some collagen, which causes the skin to sink and create wrinkles. To fight wrinkles, try adding a healthy dose of vitamin C into your diet.
In addition to your skincare, eat foods rich in vitamin C: lemons, strawberries, papaya and pineapple. With the help of these delicious snacks, your body will create more collagen, helping to prevent pesky wrinkles.
3. Sagging Skin
Using vitamin C on your skin helps boost your collagen, which will bring elasticity back to your skin and can prevent sagging in as little as two weeks.

Skinceuticals Skincare

*C E Ferulic® is a revolutionary antioxidant combination that delivers advanced protection against photoaging by neutralizing free radicals, boosting collagen synthesis, and providing unmatched antioxidant protection. More protection means more youthful looking skin and better defense against environmental aging.
*Phloretin CF is a broad-spectrum treatment provides advanced environmental protection to defend skin against the reactive molecules (including free radicals) that are known to cause cellular damage. In addition to its superior antioxidant capabilities, it has been proven to correct existing damage from the inside out.
*C + AHA– This two-in-one antioxidant treatment features 15% pure vitamin C to neutralize free radicals and 10% hydroxy acids to exfoliate and smooth the skin. Skin is protected from environmental damage and more youthful skin is revealed.

Vitamin C Masque– Formulated with vitamin C and amino acids, this masque exfoliates skin and protects cells from free-radical damage while tightening, detoxifying, and restoring a firm, youthful, radiant complexion.

Please contact our office at (817) 473-2120 to ask about our SkinCeuticals products.  We have many more, to prevent, protect and correct your skin- and have in stock in our office.

 

 

Start the Winter Off as You…. Only Better!

BUY 1 LASER 360 treatment and get 20 UNITS of BOTOX for FREE
OR
BUY 1 LASER HAIR REMOVAL SESSION and get the 2nd SESSION for FREE
OR
BUY $100 or more of BOTOX, get a MICRODERMABRASION TREATMENT for FREE
(Value of $85)
Offers Expires December 31, 2013

Clear Lift Skin Remodeling – No downtime- $388
Clear Lift Offer Expires January 31, 2014

Please call our office to schedule an appointment at (817) 473-2120 or email at appointments@markbisharamd.com

Just a reminder…..our new office in Mansfield is opening VERY soon! The new office address will be 1101 Matlock Rd.  We will be in our new Mansfield location by the end of the month.  Please call our office at (817) 473-2120.

 

Like the rest of our bodies, our hands show signs of aging that may include brown spots, thinning skin, wrinkles, and large veins. I recently had a very happy facelift patient who looked 15 years younger, but suddenly the skin on her hands didn’t match her rejuvenated face. There a few simple procedures that can make your hands match your new youthful appearance. Plastic surgery on the hands can be rather complicated. However, a few minor non-invasive procedures can be done successfully with impressive results.
Brown spots on the hands can be treated topically with a daily application of hydroquinone cream. In addition, fine wrinkles and pigmentation may benefit from a chemical peel. Light TCA-peels are most effective for eliminating uneven pigmentation in the long term and smoothing the skin. Daily use of a good hand cream containing glycolic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Beta-carotene is recommended. One of the most effective and convenient procedures is the use of Intense Pulse Light (IPL). This form of photo-rejuvenation will smooth color irregularities and evens skin tone.
With age and sun damage, the skin of the hands may also begin to atrophy, leaving hands with a bony appearance. A procedure known as structural fat grafting can soften wrinkles, cover prominent veins and tendons, and disguise enlarged joints on the hands. It restores the soft tissue that is lost with age or disease, and helps fill out grooves between the bones of the hand, as well as help improve the color and texture of the skin.
Structural fat grafting involves removing fat cells from other areas of the body such as the abdomen, back, buttocks, or flanks, purifying them and then transplanting them into the back of the hand through a series of strategically placed injections. When grafted successfully, these fat cells will continue to live there permanently with lasting results.
Dermal fillers are an alternative to fat grafts for adding volume to the back of the hand. These products are commonly used in other parts of the body, especially the face, and can be employed with minimal discomfort and virtually no down time.
To help minimize swelling, the hands are elevated and cold compresses are applied for 48 hours. Under normal conditions, regular activity can be resumed almost immediately thereafter.
During your consultation, ask specific, detailed questions, view several before/after photos of the surgeon’s work, and obtain several referrals from past patients to inquire about their experiences. Good doctors will be happy to provide you with this information.

This information is brought to you courstesy of Dr. Mark Bishara and The Paragon Plastic Surgery & Med Spa