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When You’re The Source Of Your Own Medicine: The Facial That Everyone Is Talking About

LIQUID GOLD FOR YOUR SKIN & HAIR

PRP, also known platelet-rich plasma therapy, the vampire facial, the blood facial or prp hair restoration is a treatment that uses your own blood to recharge your skin and hair. Your blood is drawn by standard blood draw, then put into a centrifuge where it is spun to separate the red blood cells from the plasma. The plasma, rich in growth factors that stimulate natural tissue healing, is then applied after a microneedling session or injected across the scalp at the level of the hair follicles. Historically, PRP has been used in orthopedic medicine, dentistry and reconstructive surgery to help speed up wound healing and recovery. Now, it’s one of the most popular treatments in aesthetic medicine to help damaged, aging skin grow new collagen and elastin for beautiful, youthful skin texture. PRP is one of the most sought after treatment options for hair loss and alopecia as it increases hair count, hair thickness, and the growth phase of the hair cycle.

BENEFITS OF PRP:

ACNE & ACNE SCARS
STRETCH MARKS & BODY SCARS
WRINKLES & FINE LINES
ENLARGED PORES
UNEVEN SKIN TEXTURE
AGING SKIN
UNDER-EYE PUFFINESS & DARK CIRCLES
THINNING HAIR
RECEDING HAIR LINE
EARLY HAIR LOSS

WHY MICRONEEDLE BEFORE YOUR PRP FACIAL?

Although some conditions, like thinning hair, benefit the most from targeted PRP micro-injection, when PRP is applied as a serum after microneedling, it penetrates more evenly and deeply into your skin through the tiny channels created by the treatment to provide concentrated healing capacity where you want it most.

In Health,

Dr. Alaina.

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Hormones, Womens Health

Do you need T3 therapy?

If you have brain fog, depression or lack of focus, it could be really beneficial.

People who are diagnosed with Hypothyroidism are conventionally suggested one treatment option – prescription Synthroid aka T4/Thyroxine. If their hypothyroid symptoms do not improve or resolve there is generally nothing more to do, especially if their blood thyroid levels appear normal despite no significant change in symptoms. What’s more, even if at first their condition does improve many times symptoms return later and increasing thyroid dosages don’t continue to help. Most people who take Synthroid (Levothyroxine) will be good to go. They will return to better energy levels, weight loss and warmer temperatures. What about those who don’t?

General, Stress, Womens Health

Breathing Essentials: COVID & Beyond

Like the beating of your heart, your respiratory system doesn’t need monitoring to continue doing its job. Every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day, it’s there, quietly working underneath it all.

Diet, Pregnancy, Womens Health

Postpartum Nutrition Tips

Pregnancy, labour and delivery can take a lot of energy and nutrients out of you. Even in an uncomplicated delivery, your body undergoes significant changes as your uterus shrinks down to its pre-pregnancy size, the internal wound left by the placenta heals, your connective tissues adapt, your breasts begin producing milk (whether or not you choose to breastfeed), your skin regains elasticity, your hormones adjust, and so much more.

Pregnancy, Womens Health

Group Beta Strep (GBS)

The most talked about infection of pregnancy. Can it be prevented?

GBS is a bug that a lot of people have all over including the vagina and rectum. It might stick around a while, it might not! IF GBS sticks around for your labour and delivery, then it can cause your newborn to get sick.

Womens Health

BC Women’s Health Foundation Wellness Week

Of course I jumped at the opportunity to speak about women’s health when the inimitable Young Women’s Council asked if I would be interested in participating in their inaugural virtual Wellness Week in support or the BC Women’s Health Foundation.

Aesthetics, General

Platelet Rich Plasma PRP for Hair Loss

For many people, hair loss is a profoundly upsetting experience. Losing your hair causes a significant, and likely unwelcome change in your appearance, it alters your sense of identity and for some, can destroy their self-esteem.

Womens Health

PAP Test (Cervical Cancer Screening)

PAP Smears do not have to be painful awkward chores that you need to do every 2-3 years. At Mint, we believe they can be comfortable and educational experiences where you can learn more about your body while screening for cervical cancer and its risk factors. You should feel empowered and supported in understanding why you are having this screening done. We don’t just want you to feel like a postcard reminder.

Aesthetics, General

5 Things You Should Do Before Every IV Nutrient Drip

Hydrate. Why should you hydrate if you’re coming in for an IV, isn’t it supposed to rehydrate you? Absolutely, but the more dehydrated you are, the smaller your veins are. They tend to hide on us when we’re low on fluids! So give yourself and your doctor a helping hand by drinking a few glasses of water before your appointment.

Diet, General

Going Gluten-Free: What Every Newly Diagnosed Celiac Should Know & Why You Shouldn’t Wait To Get Tested

In theory, the cure for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity is simple; just stop eating gluten, that’s it! In reality, this one little change is a massive lifestyle adjustment that takes months, if not years to accept and adapt to. For lots people, the diagnosis comes after years of suffering, so removing gluten from their diet is a small price to pay for the road to recovery. For some however, it’s a new found reality that doesn’t make any sense. Not everyone exhibits the traditional digestive symptoms associated with celiac, not everyone is horribly sick, so to find out you can’t eat a staple food in your diet anymore, especially if you don’t have severe symptoms or any symptoms, is a hard sell.

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