In Part 2 of our conversation about medspa terminology, Dr. Kate Dee and Dr. Desiree Otto discuss various common terms related to skincare and aesthetic treatments. They cover topics such as dermal fillers, including the difference between Botox and filler, common filler complications like duck lips and pillow face, the use of hyaluronic acid in fillers, and the role of growth factors and exosomes in skincare. They also explain the difference between retinol and tretinoin, discuss the terms comedogenic and non-comedogenic, and clarify the meanings of FDA approved and FDA cleared. Other topics include cherry angiomas, spider veins, sunspots, peach fuzz, and seborrheic keratosis.
Terms Defined
Spider veins
Sun spots
Age spots
Cherries
Barnacles
Peach fuzz
Dermal filler
Duck or ducky lips
Pillow face
Chipmunk cheeks
Hyaluronic acid
HA
Vascular occlusion
Occlusion
VO
Migration
Hyelenex
Laughing gas
Microneedling
RF Microneedling
Ablative laser
Non-ablative laser
IPL
BBL
Coolsculpting
Emsculpt Neo
Hydrafacial
Diamond glow
Dermasweep
Medical Grade skin care
FDA-approved
FDA-cleared
Off-label
Exosomes
Growth Factors
Collagen
Elastin
Anti-aging
Retinol
Tretinoin
Comedogenic
Non-comedogenic
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