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Physicians and patients in Portland and across the globe have one doctor to thank for the consistent wrinkle relaxing results that Botox provides. In the late 1970s an ophthalmologist was trying to find an alternative to surgery to help people with strabismus, or crossed eyes. The unique ability of Botox injections to relax muscles led to the discovery that relaxing the muscles behind the eye could straighten out crossed eyes. Other eye doctors began using Botox for this treatment and eyelid twitching.
Most physicians agree that it was then ophthalmologist Dr. Jean Carruthers, in the late 1980s who first used Botox to treat wrinkles. She noticed in her practice that patients who had been treated for eyelid twitching showed improvement in surrounding wrinkles. This led to her developing patterns of injection to treat brow, forehead, and crow’s feet wrinkles.
By the 1990’s Botox treatment for wrinkles had spread across the globe. In 2002 the FDA first approved Botox for cosmetic use in the brow area. Since then it has been approved for both crow’s feet and forehead lines. Now Botox Cosmetic is the most popular cosmetic treatment in the world, with millions of people annually being treated.
With consistent use every 3 months there truly is no match for Botox Cosmetic when treating upper face wrinkles. When combined with dermal fillers like Juvederm, and other resurfacing treatments such as microneedling and fractional lasers, Botox has become the core treatment of an overall approach to treating facial aging.
Our med spa clinic is in the Tualatin-Portland area, located near TJ Maxx and Tualatin-Sherwood Road. West of the freeway. If you are in Beaverton, please take a look at our information on Botox in Beaverton. We also have information for you if you are in Tigard. Please contact us today to set up your free consultation with Bridgeport Laser & Wellness and learn about the solutions he has available to have you looking your best.
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The team at Bridgeport Laser & Wellness Center in Tualatin, OR, is led by Alina Wilson, Author, Founder and Active CEO, and Michelle Young, ND, LAc, Medical Director. They are joined by Natalia Glawe, LE, CMA, Medical Aesthetics Specialist; Kathy Nesen, CAE, Medical Aesthetics Specialist; Lisa Lovell, CMA, Injection Specialist; Keisha Harrison, CMA, LE, Injection Specialist. Specializing in Thoughtful Aging, the team emphasizes a holistic approach to aging, promoting vibrant skin and wellness through extensively researched and tested treatments. At Bridgeport Laser & Wellness Center, they focus on enhancing natural beauty and supporting a positive outlook on aging, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and treatments to provide personalized, results-oriented care.
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I think you have to do things that maybe help the process in your journey and make you feel good and bring happiness to you and if that means getting a little Botox or getting a microderm you know which is something that you know I’ll walk away and look in the mirror and think oh I love the way I look but then it’s also a balance of being like it’s okay I’ve made it to 53 and I’m healthy and I think that’s where the thoughtful aging comes in versus the anti-aging
I’m 44 I have two kids and I work constantly. I’m traveling and it’s really hard to have consistency in your life. My body isn’t the same after having two kids and even just on a functional level, if I would try to work out, I kept injuring myself, and I wasn’t working from this strong foundation of core or where I should have been and I was getting really discouraged. I wanted to change my life and do something really positive so that I could go into my closet and get dressed feeling good, so that I could eat pasta here and there, so I could drink wine here and there, and just find that elusive balance called 80/20. I’ve certainly known 80/20 in the opposite direction; you realize that being healthy and strong is really important. I wanted to condition my body differently so I could exercise regularly without injury, and then I did a bunch of recon with a lot of women, a lot of who you know some of you don’t, some who are really amazing actresses or athletes, and I was like, I found out all the cool girls were already doing it, and it made me feel really safe about the process. I got really excited as opposed to curious and they’re all doing it. So I was like, well then I want to do it as I had been doing a lot of core work. So I did Emsculpt in tendem, and it completely changed my foundation; it just really changed my life, and I get to go work out with my girlfriends and do dance cardio. I feel better when I’m picking up my kids. I’m just exercising smarter because I’m stronger. I’m not really a champion or into anything invasive and I’m not into aesthetics. I care about athletics and being capable and a strong woman, and I don’t know what exactly that looks like because it’s totally different for every single woman. But for me and my personal life I know the line and I know when I’m feeling good. I know what I’m looking better for me, well I definitely see lines in my stomach where I never have which is a total anomaly for me. I’m just getting to live the life I want to, I look better, I feel better, but I’m working out consistently without landing in a physical therapists office because I’ve overdone it or thrown my back out my car was like a fish tank after kids when women have kids nobody talks about how broken the body is and you’re trying to get back to where you were but you’ll never be in the same clade. So I think people probably do this for a multitude of reasons. I have friends who do Ironman, who do it, me as a mother who couldn’t put her body back together the right way. That was why I did it, I just wanted health and wellness in my life. Some people do it for posture, some people do it for conditioning, some people are hardcore athletes, and want to get even stronger and get that extra boost. All the cool girls are doing it for sure.
I just think the whole phrase thoughtful aging is so beautiful; it’s such a healthier approach but to keep your young youthful skin the best you can. I say this as I think it’s really important, and it makes sense to me, and it makes me feel good. Where again, anti-aging, this makes me feel defeated. Bridgeport laser and wellness is by far the best place to go for thoughtful aging