At AIREM, we have created a customizable treatment to address these aesthetic concerns utilizing both non-surgical and surgical techniques. The V-Face Lifting and Contouring Treatment slims your chin and contours your face into the desired V-shape with a series of micro-treatments that reduces  excess fat under and around your chin and tightens the fine lines and wrinkles around your mouth (jowls), chin and neck. To understand and choose  among the many treatments available in V-face shaping, we have to first identify the specific concern and the goals you want to achieve. Here is where going through several scenarios can be helpful. Keep in mind that you may not fit perfectly into any of these categories and that there is no hard or fast rule regarding which of these procedures may be beneficial to you. These are merely broad guidelines.

TO UNDERSTAND AND CHOOSE AMONG THE MANY TREATMENTS AVAILABLE IN V-FACE SHAPING, WE HAVE TO FIRST IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CONCERN AND THE GOALS YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE.

A FEMALE PATIENT IN HER 30S WITH A WIDER AND SHORTER FACIAL SHAPE, DESCRIBED AS SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR, DESIRES NARROWING OF THE LOWER THIRD OF THE FACE.

Additionally, she has strong cheek muscles and excess fat within her cheeks, both of which contribute to the appearance of a broader face. There is  also fat along and underneath her chin and jaw that obscures her underlying bony structure. For her, a number of options are available to achieve the V-line face slimming look:

• Routine neurotoxin, such as Botox, to the cheek muscles, or masseters, would gradually shrink them in size.
• Buccal fat removal, a minimally invasive procedure performed with local anesthetic in which a hidden incision is made inside the mouth over where the fat is found, would further slim the lower third of her face.
• Chin and neck liposuction would optimize the result by defining the beautiful transition from the face to the neck.

AFTER

There’s nothing quite like an event invitation to make you immediately want to level up your skin care regimen. Whether it’s a wedding, reunion or just a big event in your life, you want to look radiant and picture-perfect on your important day. How to get your skin ready for a big event can take some extra work and advance planning, which is why we spoke with our very own Dr. Eunice Park, Dual Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon and Founder of AIREM Medical Spa Long Island, about what skin treatments to get before a big event and when to schedule treatments before a big event.

Check out her pre-event skin prep tips and pre-event skin treatments she recommends for glowing skin on your special day.

COUNTDOWN….

TWELVE MONTHS

SKIN TREATMENTS BEFORE EVENT

How to get perfect skin before an event begins with researching and selecting a medical spa that is best for you. When choosing a reputable aesthetic office, be sure to factor in staff experience, staff aesthetic style, patient results, treatment options and treatment costs as these can drastically affect how you look and feel about your skin. From there, book a consultation with one of their skin care professionals to discuss what you want to improve. Be specific about the results you are looking for at the end so that the skin care specialist can create a proper skin care treatment plan that is right for you.

If you are looking for a more permanent procedure, such as a facelift, rhinoplasty (nose job), blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) or any other popular cosmetic surgery, one year to nine months outis the best time to schedule a consultation with a board certified facial plastic surgeon. Because most cosmetic surgery procedures can take up to a year to heal, it is a good idea to give yourself enough time to see the full transformation.

This is also the time to consult your esthetician or dermatologist about creating a customized skin care routine if you don’t already subscribe to one. Unfortunately, a one-size-fits-all skin care routine doesn’t work as effectively as a personalized skin care regimen as we all have vastly different skin and skin care needs. By working with a skin care professional, you can create a personalized skin care routine that specifically targets your top concerns while eliminating the time, money and guesswork out of trialing products that may or may not work. One year is the perfect amount of time to truly see the change you want in your skin.

SIX MONTHS

SKIN TREATMENTS BEFORE EVENT

SKIN RESURFACING LASER TREATMENTS

FADEAWAY – PICO LASER TREATMENT

For those wanting an intense transformation, the FadeAway treatment will be your new obsession for eliminating deeply embedded skin discoloration to smoothing wrinkles and fine lines.
The FadeAway treatment uses picosecond laser technology with a high power laser beam and ultra-short pulses to transform your skin from the inside out. The ultra-short pulses lead to a pho- toacoustic effect rather than a photothermal (or heat) approach as heating the skin can lead to unwanted side effects, such as downtime and increased pigmentation in certain skin types.. This advanced picosecond laser utilizes different handpieces and laser wavelengths to target pigment in the deeper layers of skin. This treatment can be used to treat one spot, one area or the full face. As the pico laser breaks down the pigmentation into smaller pieces, it also creates room for new collagen and elastin growth, resulting in brighter, firmer and more youthful-looking skin.
 

CLARIPORE – FRACTIONAL LASER TREATMENT

In this gentle treatment, fractional laser technology is utilized to address and prevent textural changes and early signs of aging. Using nanometer wavelengths to heat up the targeted tissue, the laser creates millions of microscopic treatment zones in the upper layers of the skin. This process stimulates the body’s collagen production to replace damaged skin with healthy tissue, and ultimately improving skin tone and texture.
 

SKINEVEN – FRACTIONAL LASER TREATMENT

Similar to our ClariPore treatment, SkinEven utilizes fractional laser technology to improve skin tone and texture with the added benefit of enhancing your skin’s permeability of skin care prod- ucts. By creating microscopic treatment zones, your skin stimulates the body’s collagen produc- tion to replace damaged skin with a more youthful dermal layer for intense rejuvenation and pig- mentation.

SKIN REJUVENATING TREATMENTS

MIRACELL – RADIO FREQUENCY MICRONEEDLING

Miracell is a preventative and corrective treatment that combines radio-frequency and microneedling to improve skin vitality and renew your youthful radiance. This minimally invasive treatment works by gently applying sterile microneedles deep into the dermis of your skin to stimulate the natural production of collagen while simultaneously delivering radio-frequency heat energy to tighten and lift your skin. Because Miracell helps you build your own collagen, results are natural and immediate – only to improve over time.

SKINNUTRIV – MICRONEEDLING WITH PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP)

Give your skin what it needs to naturally heal itself with our Skin Nutriv treatment. Commonly referred to as the “vampire facial,” this procedure uses micro-injections or microneedling followed by a mask of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) that helps to boost skin function, increase collagen and elastin production, and bring antioxidants and hydrating properties to your skin.

SKINBRIGHT PEEL – CHEMICAL PEELS

Improve the appearance of your skin with this hyper-customized chemical solution that deeply exfoliates the dead layers of your skin and encourages faster skin cell turnover. During this 3-month exfoliation process, the chemical peels will minimize wrinkles, diminish, dullness, and reduce hyperpigmentation to reveal smooth, blemish-free and glowing skin.

BODY SCULPTING TREATMENT

BODYFIT – PHYSIQ BODY CONTOURING

This non-invasive, all-in-one body toning and sculpting treatment utilizes PHYSIQ, a highly person- alized body contouring technology, to burn fat cells and define underlying muscles in stubborn areas where exercise and diet may not be enough.

THREE MONTHS

SKIN TREATMENTS BEFORE EVENT

It is also the best time to do a “Liquid Facelift” Treatment.
 

“LIQUID FACELIFT”

This combination of wrinkle reducer and dermal filler injectables, such as Botox and Juvederm, addresses signs of aging like loss of volume or the appearance of wrinkles, without going through invasive surgery or recovery.

ONE MONTH

SKIN TREATMENTS BEFORE EVENT

If a “Liquid Facelift” is not in your customized beauty routine before a big event, but a lighter ap- proach of “Baby Botox” or one area of filler is, one month out is the best time to get these treat- ments. Both of these treatments require no downtime with results instantaneous or settling in over a 2-week period.

VOLUDERM – DERMAL FILLERS

Enhance the contours of your face with a non-surgical, anti-aging technique that helps you look instantly radiant without the inconvenience of a long recovery time. For this personalized dermal filler treatment, we use hyaluronic acid, a naturally-occurring substance within the body, to restore lost volume, fill out wrinkles and smooth complexion on your eyes, lips, chin or cheeks for instantly plump, hydrated skin.

DERMASMOOTH – WRINKLE REDUCERS

Hit reset on your beauty with our customized cocktail of wrinkle reducers to smooth out and diminish the appearance of crow’s feet, forehead lines, brow furrows and laugh lines. By inhibit- ing the contraction of muscles in and around wrinkles, the DermaSmooth treatment works on the lines that are already visible as well as the prevention of new ones from forming, so you leave your appointment with a younger, smoother and more youthful glow.

ONE WEEK

SKIN TREATMENTS BEFORE EVENT

If you were wondering when to get a facial before a big event, now is the time! The best facial to get before a big event is one that is going to slough the dead skin away and intensely hydrate for a smooth, radiant complexion. At AIREM, we offer a variety of rejuvenating facials that do just this.

SKINFUSION REVIVE FACIAL

In this brightening facial, an aqua-delivery system uses three skin revitalizing solutions for a multi-dimensional skin care treatment: Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) to cleanse and exfoliate, Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA) to calm oil and acne, and solution-rich Hyaluronic Acid to moisturize and hy- drate skin. Includes red and blue LED light therapy, microcurrent and lymphatic drainage massage. Great for all skin types.

GWALLEE RENEWAL

AIREM’s signature relaxation and rejuvenating experience includes the Harmoni spa table, which uses harmonic and synchronized vibrational frequencies to achieve a deep state of relaxation, coupled with the HydraDome, an oxygen-infusion and LED light therapy treatment that delivers deep hydration, stimulates collagen and repairs skin cells. Complete with relaxing shoulder, neck and hand massages, a nourishing hand treatment and a deeply hydrating mask for the ultimate skin, body and mind renewal experience.

WHAT IS A LASER RESURFACING TREATMENT?

Laser skin resurfacing is a facial rejuvenation treatment that uses state-of-the-art laser technology to improve the skin’s appearance by reducing wrinkles, age spots, sun spots, acne scarring, and oth- er hyperpigmentation as well as tightening the skin and balancing uneven tone.

Before you dive down the Google rabbit hole, read our 411 to laser skin surfacing and which laser resurfacing treatment is right for you.

But, first…

TYPES OF LASER SKIN RESURFACING

AIREM LASER RESURFACING TREATMENTS

Currently, AIREM offers three laser skin resurfacing treatments: ClariPore, SkinEven and FadeAway. Learn more about what makes each of these laser resurfacing treatments unique.

I remember the exact moment – I was 31 and working as an editor for a fashion magazine in NYC. It was day 4 of NYFW, which meant a gruesome schedule of shows all day and brand events all night. (Trust me, it’s not nearly as glamorous as it sounds!) I tumbled out of bed after sleeping for what felt like a blink and fell into the bathroom. The blue circles under my eyes had formed years ago from constant 100 hour work weeks and traveling through wildly different time zones in mere days. When I looked in the mirror that morning something different caught my eye; the deep etched line in my forehead – three to be exact – and the complimentary twins at my brows. Time and lifestyle had finally caught up to me. And it showed.

I want to note that I am a true celebrator of aging. I am not afraid of wearing my many moments of laughter like the hottest “it” accessory at the corners of my mouth. Or toting around my hard work and determination in (fashionable) under eye bags. As we age, we gain life. And I love that. I just wanted to slow down the physical process.

I began shopping for solutions. Anti-aging (*cringe*) serums guaranteed the face of my youth, acupuncture pledged to patch up the gap, facial yoga promised a facelift. Silk pillowcases, Evian water, face masks…the list went on and the wrinkles stayed put.

I had known about Botox. After all, I did work in fashion – frozen faces were a prerequisite to sitting front row. I just did not share the same desire to resemble a mannequin.

That’s when I started hearing rumblings about doctors giving a “baby botox” – the natural-looking approach that administers a smaller dose to only subtly tweak your expressions. They – the baby-faced trendsetters it was so lovingly named after – called it prejuvenation. I was on board.

“BABY BOTOX”…THE BABY-FACED TRENDSETTERS IT WAS SO LOVINGLY NAMED AFTER – CALLED IT PREJUVENATION. I WAS ON BOARD.

DERMASMOOTH TREATMENT

Luckily, I had just been introduced to Dr. Eunice Park, a Dual Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon and Founder of K-Beauty med spa AIREM. She was specifically sought after for her subtle but highly effective hand and oh-so natural results. After our brief pen pal exchange where I besieged her with every question that had ever crossed my mind, I decided to take the plunge in prejuvenation with Dr. Park’s DermaSmooth treatment.

DermaSmooth, a facial treatment using a customized cocktail of wrinkle reducers such as Botox, Dysport, Xeomin and Jeuveau, smoothes out and diminishes the appearance of crow’s feet, forehead lines, brow furrows and laugh lines. By inhibiting the contraction of muscles in and around wrinkles, the DermaSmooth treatment works on the lines that are already visible as well as the prevention of new ones from forming.

The results? Smooth, wrinkle-free skin radiating a youthful glow.

Sign.Me.Up.

I would be lying if I wasn’t nervous the first time I got Botox. I didn’t really know what to expect even after the millions of Instagram before-and-afters and the hundreds of walking testimonials staring back at me on the daily. Thankfully, Dr. Park has the voice of an angel and the patience of a saint, and not only wrapped up the treatment in a mere few minutes, but also took the time to chat me through potential side effects and what I should/should not do in the days after.

In the end, my Botox came out beautifully. I am not ashamed of telling people that I get it regularly – most are surprised because of how natural my face looks (I sense the need to take some credit here too so that my 10-step skin care routine feels justifiable).

PREJUVENATION REGIMEN

While I’m always seeking ways to improve my prejuvenation regimen, over the years I have added bi-monthly Miracell treatments, clinical-grade skin care products and stress-reducing practices like meditation and scheduled time to enjoy my hobbies. If there is one thing I’ve learned from AIREM (besides it’s the Holy Grail of Botox and beauty) is that prejuvenation truly starts with the inside.