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Fraxel and IPL BOGO Free Sale

Back by popular demand, we are once again offering our Fraxel and IPL BOGO Sale. During the months of October and November, with the purchase of either or both Fraxel or IPL treatments, with each treatment you get a second site treatment of the same procedure of equal or lesser value FREE! If you purchase a Fraxel for your face, you will get a free treatment for your eyelids or neck. If you purchase an IPL treatment for your face, you get a free treatment for your neck. Both the primary and the free second site treatment must be completed at the same time. You have until April 1, 2012 to complete your procedure in order to qualify for the free treatment, and you can purchase more than one Fraxel or IPL BOGO, as long as they are completed by April 1, 2012.

Fraxel Laser treats fine lines, wrinkles, sun and aging related texture changes, pigmentation, spots and acne scars and reduces pore size. Eyelid Fraxel Laser treatment improves lines and crepiness on eyelids.

IPL Intense Pulsed Light Treatment improves sun damage, unsightly brown pigmentation and facial veins and also reduces the blushing and flushing of Rosacea.

Both are IPL and Fraxel are extremely popular. Fall is a great time to do your procedure, as you will need to be sun protected during your treatment series. Call us at 806-358-1117 or 800-417-SKIN for more information or to schedule your treatment.

Take advantage of this great offer! It’s a great deal. Don’t miss out or I’ll say “I told you so”.

Just out–our Summer 2011 Cosmetic Dermatology Newsletter

Hot off the presses, the Summer 2011 edition of our famed SkinTreatment.com Cosmetic Dermatology Newsletter. This time we discuss CoolSculpting, Thermage, Botox price shopping, what’s new at ASTC, our social media, and the ever-popular Thoughts from Dr Elaine.

Also gives information about our upcoming Patient Appreciation Week Sale. During week of July 11-15 get 20% Off Botox, Juvederm, Thermage, CoolSculpting, and all Dr Elaine’s Skin Care. Online skin care sale runs July 11-17 on SkinTreatment.com

Click the text link below for the newsletter
Summer 2011 Newsletter.pdf

Win A Free CoolSculpting Fat Reduction Procedure

Join us Thursday April 21, for a Cool Night Out featuring CoolSculpting non-invasive fat reduction. See patient demonstrations, register to win Free Coolsculpting treatments, and receive special event pricing.

Also Cool–All Dr. Elaine’s skin care products will be 20% off.

Buy One Get One 1/2 off (of equal or lesser value) for Coolsculpting procedures purchased during the sale.  Treatments must be completed by November 1, 2011, discounted treatment must be performed the same day as the regularly priced treatment. All procedures must be medically appropriate for the patient in Dr Cook’s medical judgement. Procedures performed at Advanced Skin Treatment Center.

We will offer two drawings each for a chance to win 1 treatment of up to $1400 value. Attend the event and register for a Free CoolSculpting procedure, to be drawn April 22, and/or “Like” us on Facebook by May 8, 11:59 CST, to enter the CoolSculpt Your Body Sweepstakes. You may enter both contests.  One prize per person.

Cool Night Out Thursday April 21 4-8pm
Advanced Skin Treatment Center
2609 Wolflin Village
Amarillo, Texas 79109

More Info (806) 358-1117

I’ve lost count of the number of years we have been a Local Presenting Sponsor for the Komen Race for the Cure. This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Amarillo event and as usual we will be there.

Breast cancer is a horrible disease that has affected many of our patients, their families, and our own friends and families. We have made a commitment to support breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. I have a bias towards supporting cancer research since if we don’t have the research to lead to treatment advances, what is the use of education and screening? This year, Komen will invest another $50-$60 million into research, with about $20 million targeted to cancer vaccines and other cancer prevention strategies.

It’s important that an organization attached to a cause actually accomplish something, not just be an outlet for “feel good” activism. One does get tired of all the “green-washing” and “pink-washing” and “what-ever-color-washing”. You know, the “if you buy this pink stapler for $20 we will donate 1 cent ” kind of washing that is really cause based marketing without much real benefit to the cause itself. I admire the Susan G. Komen Foundation because they keep tight control over their affiliates and sponsors to assure that their organization is not used as just a prop for companies marketing efforts. Sometimes the rules are a pain– Yes, I am looking at you SGK– but necessary.

So once again we will be one of the Local Presenting  Sponsors for the Greater Amarillo 20th Anniversary Race for the Cure , two weeks from today, on Saturday September 25.

We will be in our tent, if  we can get it to hold together for one more year, at the EXPO starting at 8 am. Come by and get one of our most popular FREE Race giveaways, Perfecting Hand and Body Moisturizer. And Join Us for a fun and worthwhile day.

Elaine Cook MD

Welcome to the SkinTreatment.com blog, opinions and observations of board certified cosmetic dermatologist and creator of  Dr Elaine’s Advanced Skin Treatment skin care line, Elaine Cook M.D.  I’ve been specializing in Dermatology for 27 years, the last 15 of which have been devoted to the practice of cosmetic dermatology, the development of my own skin care  line, and running SkinTreatment.com. This blog represents the summation of the knowledge and experience I have gathered over the years seeing countless patients and developing multiple prototypes for our skin care products. Some of the medical stories happen over and over again, some are more unusual. Some are purely cosmetic. Some are symptoms of underlying medical disease. All are important. All affect peoples lives.

I plan on discussing a variety of topics. Among them: the so-called “cosmetic” skin problems–acne, melasma, rosacea, aging skin, wrinkles, spider veins, cellulite, stretch marks, hair loss, age spots, sun spots, discoloration and more. I will also discuss the cosmetic procedures used to remedy these problems: Botox, Juvederm, Restylane, Sculptra, Laser, Fraxel  Laser, Intense Pulse Light Photorejuvenation (IPL), Thermage, Therma-Frax (also called Fraxage), Sclerotherapy, Chemical
Peels and the various other light-based treatments such as LED and blue light. Finally, I will be using my understanding of the skin in health and disease and my experience developing my own skin care line as a basis to discuss anything and everything about skin care products.

Basically, I will be discussing whatever I want on any given day.