•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog, Botox / Filler Services
•  on Feb, 18, 2020
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Botox and Dysport are neuromodulators or neurotoxins. Their sole purpose as it pertains to cosmetics is to relax the muscle that is creating the wrinkle. The areas of typical use are for the crow’s feet and up but they are used for other areas of the face as well. But for the sake of this […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog
•  on Jan, 30, 2020
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Intense Pulsed Light or better known as IPL is actually the first cosmetic laser to come into the market and it’s been around for more than 25yrs.   It is so good at what it was designed to do that although devices have evolved and things such as cooling systems have improved the wavelengths for IPL […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog, Botox / Filler Services
•  on Jan, 22, 2020
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Dermal Fillers are absolutely game-changing and wonderful. Did you know that Botox and Dermal Fillers have only been out since around 2002? The industry is ever-evolving because it is still in its infancy. There are so many options out there now that it can be difficult to know which ones to choose. We get it! […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog
•  on Jan, 22, 2020
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Radio Frequency or RF has been around since the early 2000’s actually.  The devices back then were known as mono-polar (and were quite painful) where today’s latest and greatest models are multi-polar (and feel like a hot stone massage). Radio Frequency is all about tightening of the skin and its method of doing so is […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog
•  on Jan, 22, 2020
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At Advanced Skin Therapy, we call a microdermabrasion facial the “Smooth Operator” because it will smooth your skin to the softness of a baby’s buttocks.  And it’s dramatically noticeable. Microdermabrasion originally was introduced as a vacuum suction device that would shoot small crushed diamond like crystals across the surface of your skin and the technician […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog
•  on Jan, 09, 2020
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All Day Lunch and Learn CoolSculpt (fat destruction) and the revolutionary and new CoolTone (muscle toning). Here are the details: Where: Advanced Skin Therapy of Smokey Point When: Thursday, January 30, 2020 Time: 10AM – 5PM Food: All participants will receive a lunch of their choice Sign Up: Call 360-651-8343 or email us:  info@smokeypointskin.com Space is limited and our last event […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Facials
•  on Dec, 02, 2019
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What exactly is an Oxygen Facial?  Oxygen is the power of pure air to remove congestion, plump and hydrate the skin and essentially get your skin back to a much better place.  When used properly, oxygen will open up the layers of your skin and your pores in a gentle and healing way. It is […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog
•  on Nov, 08, 2019
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Laser hair removal works by targeting hair follicles that are below the surface of the skin.  Essentially, laser hair removal permanently destroys the hair follicle making hair growth in said follicle obsolete.  Because not all hair is in every follicle at any given time, it does require multiple appointments to achieve full results and this […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Blog
•  on Nov, 05, 2019
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Botox is in a classification called “neuro-modulators or neuro-toxins”.  It works by relaxing the muscles that create wrinkles. While mostly used from the “crow’s feet and up” including the forehead, between the eyes, and for eyebrow lifting, it is also often used in other facial areas as well.  These other areas are known as “off […]

•  Debra Carroll
•   Body Contouring
•  on Nov, 04, 2019
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CoolSculpting® is the very first device on the market that actually targeted fat cells within the body and delivered on results. To this day, there are only 3 devices that will destruct fat cells and that are FDA approved to do so within the U.S. CoolSculpting® launched in 2009 and while the technology hasn’t changed […]