Permanent Makeup in Indianapolis Part I: The Consultation

Most people interested in permanent makeup will elect to visit Ology Spa prior to their procedure for a consultation. After filling out a medical history form, all possible complication and reservations about permanent makeup is discussed.

The following information about permanent makeup is always discussed during the consultation:
- Permanent makeup is a form of tattooing.
-Touch up procedures may be required.
-Permanent makeup touch ups can be done six weeks after the initial procedure.
-Application of permanent makeup can be painful.
-Pigment can and will fade.
-Pigments will heal a slightly different color than what they originally appear.
-There may be allergic reactions to pigments, anesthetic, or antibiotics.
-Infection can occur.
-There will be slight swelling and redness where permanent makeup is applied.
- The eyeliner procedure can cause a corneal abrasion.
-Permanent makeup lip liner can stimulate an outbreak of fever blisters/cold sores/ herpes if there is a previous history.
- Permanent makeup will appear crusty for one week following the procedure.

This information is not meant to cause alarm, but it is imperative to be aware of the risk involved with permanent makeup.

The consultation also consists of color selection and placement. In order to determine the best color, several questions need to be answered. The permanent makeup technician needs to know what colors you currently wear and how long you have been applying your makeup that way. It is also important to know if the hair is colored and if makeup is applied differently during the day than at night. If makeup is not currently worn on the area to be treated, a trial of several weeks is recommended before permanent makeup is applied.

For more information about Ology Spa or Permanent Makeup visit the link below.

http://www.ologyspa.com

Permanent Makeup at Ology Spa in Indianapolis: Basic Concepts

Basic Principles of Permanent Makeup as practiced at Ology Spa in Clarian North and Clarian West Centers in Indianapolis

A substitute for the daily regimen of applying makeup to the eyelids, brows, and lips has made the concept of permanent makeup a good option for many patients. Whether it is the common practice of eyeliner, the need to fill in a thin eyebrow or reconstruct a lost one, or to accentuate one's lips, the placement of permanent pigments into the skin provides a long-term relief from daily makeup applications.

Permanent makeup, medically known as micropigmentation, is the professional placement of color into the skin. Through small needles, differing colors of iron oxide pigments are placed into the deeper portion of the skin, known as the dermis. Precise placement of needle sticks creates many tunnels into the skin which then carries the colored pigments along with each needle stick. Once the tiny pinholes heal over, the pigments are forever trapped in the deeper layers of the skin, creating a permanent color effect. The size of the pigment particles prevents the body from being able to remove them from their embedded site.

When considering undergoing permanent makeup, we at Ology Spa recommend that you be aware of the following: 1) As the term implies, permanent makeup is......permanent. There is no good way to remove the color once it has been placed, 2) you should undergo a thorough pre-treatment assessment of color selection and exact location of color placement (use removeable liners with the proper color to ensure you are comfortable with the look, 3) the use of many needlesticks can be uncomfortable, which is why we recommend some sedative medication for the procedure and the use of local anesthetics performed by Dr. Eppley, 4) the initial placement of color is designed to be a little too dark as they will be some mild fading over the next few months, and 5) some touch-up work may be necessary in the first six months and is not uncommon.

Dr Barry Eppley
http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

Permanent Makeup at Ology Spa

The History of Permanent Makeup at Ology Spa at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers

Tattoos have many different meanings to different societies. Tattoos can be a mark of beauty, group identity, individuality, and can even be spiritual. The earliest evidence of tattooing dates back to the Ice Age. These early tattoos were probably used to imitate the color of animals, have some mystical or religious purpose, or possibly camouflage.

The cosmetic industry today might as well be considered a modification of primitive customs. Early tattooing needles were made of bone, and bowls that held pigment, usually soot, have been found in caves. The oldest existing tattoos were found on a five thousand year old mummy who had been hunting when caught in a snowstorm. He had a tattoo of a cross on the inside of his left knee and six straight lines above his kidneys, indicating a trouble spot or maybe a form of healing. Egyptian mummies displayed tattoos on women but not men. These tattoos were placed on dancing girls and women singers to depict the symbol of Bes, the goddess who protected these women.

Finally in 1984, Dr. Angres puplished an article on the use of eyelash tattooing to create eyeliner and eyelash enhancements for cosmetic purposes. Dr. Angres was the first medical doctor to develop his own machine and pigment. Dr. Angres' contribution to cosmetic surgery has created an exciting atmoshphere of investigative research into new uses of dermal pigmentation. His work has stimulated a whole medical field of dermal pigmentation.

In Tattoo: Secrets of a Strange Art, the history of cosmetic tattooing reportedly stems back to the early 1900's. During that time the women received beauty spot and blush tattooing. Other reports include camouflaging bald spots on the scalp. There have been a select few artists that have practiced cosmetic tattooing for the past few decades. However, it did not become popular until the late 1980's.

Kimberly Dine
Aesthetician
http://www.ologyspa.com/
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

Ology Spa and Medical Skin Care - The Visia Complexion Analysis

Comprehensive Skin Complexion Assessment as part of Medical Skin Care with the Visia System at Ology Spas at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers

Receiving a correct skin analysis is the first step in determining your treatment regimen. The VISIA Complexion Analysis is a tool that provides the necessary information to individualize your skin rejuvenation program. VISIA is an imaging tool that takes pictures of your skin using specific lighting and specially designed camera filters to capture key visual information for six areas affecting complexion appearance: wrinkles, spots (color variations in skin tone), porphyrins (bacteria in the pores), UV damage (damage caused by the sun), texture, and pore size. Also, VISIA provides a comparison of your skin complexion with other women of the same age and skin type.

VISIA Analysis can be done at each visit to track the progress of your skin correction. This comprehensive information enables your skin care professional to suggest new treatments and products to aid in optimal correction. It also helps guide the patient through an organized analysis of their skin.

Kimberly Dine
Medical Aesthetics
Ologa Spa
http://www.ologyspa.com/
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

What's New in Sunscreens at Ology Spa

Protect Your Skin Daily with Suncreen and Moisturizer Combinations ay Ology Spa at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers

SPF and PFAProtection from excessive sun exposure and UV rays is one of the most basic approaches to anti-aging skin management. The importance of the use of sunscreen is well acknowledged but most people do not realize that their sunscreen does not block all UV rays well. Of the three types of UV rays (A, B, C), UV A light penetrates the deepest and induces the greatest amount of aging on the skin. Sunscreens that contain both UV A and B filters provide better protection than those with UV B filters only. Historically, most sunscreens had only UV B protection but, more recently, UV A protection is more commonplace in topical preparations. Check your sunscreen and make sure it has both.
Understanding the methods to measure sun protection is also important but poorly understood by most. The SPF system (Sun Protection factor) applies only to UV B protection. SPF 15 blocks 93%, SPF 30 97%, SPF 45 99%, so a minimum SPF would be 15. UV A light, however, is not covered by the SPF grading system. It is graded by the relatively unknown PFA system. (Protection Factor Ultraviolet A) PFA correlates well to the SPF system meaning, for example, if you normally begin to tan or burn after 20 minutes in the sun, a PFA of 15 will extend your protection 15 times longer, or 300 minutes. It is now recommended that your sunscreen have an equal proportion of SPF and PFA. Check your labels carefully.
A new UV A filter has been recently approved in 2006, Mexoryl. This has been widely used in Europe and Canada for years and we will begin seeing here in the U.S. as well now that it has been approved.

Kimberly Dine
Aesthetician
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

The MedSpa Concept at Ology of Clarian Health

How Ology Spa of Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers differs from the Stripmall Medspa

The popularity of Botox, injectable fillers, and other non-surgical treatments has spawned an entire new cosmetic industry, known as the medspa or medical spa. Combining convenience of location, medical treatments, and a spa approach rolled into one facility, large numbers of these facilities have sprung up nearly everywhere. Medspas are the fastest growing segment of the spa or cosmetic world. Like Starbucks, there appears to be one on nearly every corner. While they may look visually appearing on the outside, what lurks inside can be downright scary.

Because they are outside of the traditional medical world, there are no regulations or oversight as to how they are run. They are outside of the jurisdiction of the state’s medical licensing board and a state’s cosmetology board does not really cover it either. (what does hair and nails have to do with sticking you with needles anyway?) As a result, how they run and, more importantly, who is doing the treatments is completely up to the owner.

The birth of the medspa industry, while obviously highly driven by consumer demand for cosmetic treatments, is also highly influenced by the drug, device, and laser manufacturers. They are, for the most part, entirely indiscriminate as to how they sell to. What is most important is the sale, not whether who they are selling to is even qualified to perform the procedure.

As a potential patient, here are the pertinent questions to ask of any spa or medspa that is offering medical treatments before entering the door:

Who is the owner? (physician or private entrepreneur?)

Who is the Medical Director of the facility and what are his/her
qualifications? (If they are not a board-certified plastic surgeon, ENT/facial
plastic surgeon, or a dermatologist………run!) Ask to see credentials.

Is the Medical Director ever on site or supervise any treatments? (if not…be cautious)

Who is actually performing injection or laser treatments? (only a licensed RN with
proper training is really qualified……everyone else (LPN, medical/nurse assistant,
aesthetician) is really doing it beyond their skill and qualifications level) Ask to see
their credentials.

If there are complications, who are they going to send you to for evaluation?
(this is where having a qualified medical Director is really important)

At Ology Spa. we have bypassed all these concerns by being located in the prestigous Clarian suburban hospitals, have a full-time plastic surgeon as medical director whose practice is located within Ology Spa, and Dr Eppley performs all procedures himself, assuring the patient of the best expertise and experience forall of our cosmetic procedures.

Dr Barry Eppley
http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

Sun Protection as part of Medical Skin Care at Ology Spas

The Importance of Sun Protection as part of Medical Skin Care at Ology Spas at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers

Fall is a good time to take a good close look at the affects the summer sun has on your skin. For most people it’s hard to completely avoid sun exposure, and it’s good for our mentality to enjoy the summer months of warm weather. However, sun damage not only occurs when we are sitting beside the pool or boating, but also accumulates into a significant amount of damage as we live our daily lives. It’s interest that most people have more sun damage on the left side of their face from driving in the car. This goes to show how important it is to wear a Broad Spectrum Sunscreen every day. This means you are getting protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Ingredients like Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide are commonly used in these Broad Spectrum Sunscreens. Generally sunscreens loose effectiveness over time, so it is a good idea to replace your sunscreens every year.Even if you start today consistently wearing sunscreen, it is likely you already have a good amount of damage from early years. This damage often shows up as hyperpigmentaion or brown spots. These can occur on you face, hands, chest, arms, and any other areas exposed to the sun.At OLOGY we use a tool called VISIA that analyzes the skin on the face. This is a good way to see the amount of sun damage you have accumulated up to this point, and then find out how you can prevent and correct your damage. For more information about OLOGY’s treatments and products for sun damage, go OLOGY's website listed below.

Kimberly Dine
Aesthetician
Ology Spas
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

Removing Brown Spots with Broad Band Light at Ology Spa

Getting Rid of Brown Spots of the Face, Chest, and Hands with Broad Band Light at Ology Spas at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers

(BBL) Broadband Light's innovative technology sets new standards for the treatment of skin conditions associated with aging, active life-styles and sun damage. (BBL) Broadband Light energy precisely treats fine wrinkles, age and sun spots, small facial veins and several other skin blemishes. Your treatment will be tailored to match your skin's condition and your desired results.BBL technology utilizes the power of pulsed light to deliver excellent results in photorejuvenation therapy. By selecting the appropriate wavelength or filter, we can treat a broad range of skin conditions caused by skin aging and sun exposure. Your skin will be smoother, more vibrant and it will have a more youthful appearance as a result.The light energy delivered by the BBL will gently heat up the upper layers of your skin. The heat absorbed by the targeted areas. This will help restore your skin to its natural beauty, blending its natural colors and making it smoother, vibrant and younger looking. In addition the photothermal energy will target and eliminate many of the fine vessels that cause redness and the unwanted melanin responsible for pigmented lesions.Any area of your body can be treated. The most common areas are those most exposed to the damaging effects of sun light. The most popular treatments are for the face, neck, back of the hands, chest and shoulders.From 2 to 5 treatments, at 2-4 week intervals, will produce the desired results. You may benefit from additional treatments depending on the severity of your condition.This is a non-invasive and gentle procedure with virtually no down-time. In most cases you will be able to return to work, apply makeup, and resume most of your activities right away.You may experience some redness that should resolve within a few hours. For some pigmented lesions you will see a darkening of the treated areas followed by fading and flaking off at a later stage. Your treated skin will feel smoother and uneven pigmentation will fade.Results depend on your condition, the number of treatments, and the area treated.The procedure is gentle, non-invasive, and safe. There should be minimal, however this varies from patient to patient and depends on the depth of the treatment. There is no need for a topical anesthesia.Your eyes will be protected with safety shields or glasses. You may briefly feel a rubber band snap or warm sensation as the light is absorbed by the targeted areas. Your procedure may take a few minutes to half an hour depending on the size of the area to be treated and the type of procedure performed.It is important to follow your physician's instructions. You may be given some skin care products and instructions on how to use them. These will minimize your risk of inflammation or redness and ensure the shortest healing time. You will be sensitive to ultra-violet light and you must avoid direct sun exposure until fully healed. Fully cover your skin or use a good sunscreen whenever you go outdoors.For more information about BBL or OLOGY Spa, visit the website below.

Kimberly Dine
Aesthetician
Ology Spa
http://www.ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

Chemical Peels and Medical Skin Care at Ology Spas

Chemical Peels as an integral part of Medical Skin Care - The Ology Approach at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers

A chemical peel causes cells to regenerate at a faster rate than they would naturally. We use different peel solutions that vary in strength, buffers, and neutralizers in order to achieve more refershed skin and we consider it an integral part of medical skin care. There are many factors that affect depth of penetration including use of Retin A, glycolic, and thickness of the skin.Some consumers think that more is always better, but when it comes to superficial chemical peel treatments, it is not necessary for the skin to peel excessively to get correction. Often times the exfoliation is at a cellular level and not visible to the naked eye. This can still create a more even, tighter and brighter complexion, regardless of whether the patient sees visible exfoliation following the treatment.To get the best results with superficial chemical peels, the skin should be pretreated with an Alpha Hydroxy Acid. This will help the peel to penetrate more evenly on the skin which gives a better final result. Following post care intructions will also increase the final result, and is just as important as pretreating the skin. We prefer to use Physician's Choice of Arizonaas it is a product line that carries both retail products and professional peels. The treatments provided by PCA are gentle, non-toxic light to medium depth range peels. The chemical peels use AHA's, TCA, salicylic, resorcinol, retinol, tyrosinase inhibitors, antioxidants and polyphenols to adress a wide range of skin types and conditions.

Kimberly Dine
Medical Aesthetician
http://www.ologyspa.com/
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis

The MedSpa Concept and Ology at Clarian North and West Medical Centers

A Hospital-Based Spa – Integrating East and West - The Ology Spa Concept at Clarian North and Clarian West Medical Centers

The past 10 years has seen a paradigm shift in plastic surgery with a large number of non-surgical office-based procedures for producing cosmetic changes. Botox, injectable fillers, LipoDissolve injections, light therapies, etc. have resulted in more office visits than any number of surgeries that could be performed. No longer is the plastic surgeon just a once-in-a-lifetime visit for simply having surgery. A visit to the plastic surgeon’s office today is done much more frequently…and usually not for surgery. This phenomenon, combined with an overall wellness or holistic approach to medicine, has created a unique opportunity to integrate or synergize all of these therapies and treatments in a single practice setting.

The fruition of these trends have come to fruition here in the Midwest by establishing the Ology Spa concept at the Clarian North Medical Center in Carmel, Indiana and Clarian West Medical Center in Avon, Indiana. (http://www.ologyspa.com) It is a hospital-based spa practice concept that provides comprehensive plastic surgery and medical skin care (western medicine) with massage therapy, acupuncture, and other ayurvedic therapies (eastern medicine). Besides combining these therapies, the facilities were placed in newly-built suburban hospitals in the Clarian Health System. (http://www.clarian.org/) The spa facilities were created, built, and treatment protocols established by expert Director, Andrea Bradley-Stutz, whose vision and tireless devotion to the concept are largely responsible for the wonderful facilities and services that we have today. With two locations in Avon (www.clarian.org/portal/ClarianWest) and one in Carmel (http://www.clariannorth.com/), Ology provides care and services to not only those communities but to a large radius extending both into the city and out to Indiana’s western and northern borders.

It has been a wonderful addition/integration to my plastic surgery practice. My patients can enjoy the tremendous skills of our medical aestheticians and massage therapists both before or after surgery, simply come in to relax and enjoy the soothing ayurvedic therapies, receive an organic manicure or pedicure, or receive acupuncture treatments for the treatment of chronic pain, to lose weight, or stop smoking. (http://www.indyacupuncture.com/) This is truly one stop shopping for all of your wellness and beauty needs!

Dr Barry Eppley
Http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com
http://ologyspa.com
Clarian North Medical Center, Carmel, Indiana
Clarian West Medical Center, Avon, Indiana
Indianapolis