Products

At Fountain of Youth Medical Spa, we offer an assortment of products designed to bring out your inner beauty. See below for more details.

• Image - Ageless
• Image - Body Spa
• Image - Clear Cell
• Image - Sun Moisture
• Image - Vital C
• Neostrata
• Obagi - Nu Derm
• Obagi - C RX
• Prevage

Products Explained

SKIN PRODUCTS SIMPLIFIED! It’s a wonder anyone knows what to buy with the vast amount of products on the market. Have you ever went out and bought a product claiming to smooth all your wrinkles and make your face look and feel like a babies skin to spend all that money with no results. We have researched and went to many different conferences to find you the products with the best ingredients which are prescription strength, and we also searched for the best price. You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for the best skin products. I will tell you what we sell and why we do. I hope to help you with this and all the confusion.

Terms

A few important terms you should know and recommended products:

Alpha-hydroxy Acids (AHAs)

Alpha-hydroxy acids (glycolic, lactic, tartaric and citric acids) are great as a peel for aging skin. Creams and lotions with alpha-hydroxy acids may help with fine lines, irregular pigmentation and age spots, and may help decrease enlarged pores. Side effects of alpha-hydroxy acids include mild irritation and sun sensitivity. For that reason, sunscreen also should be used every morning. To help avoid skin irritation with alpha-hydroxy acids, it is advisable to start with a product with low concentrations of AHAs. Also, make sure you ease into it. You want to get your skin used to alpha-hydroxy acids, so you should only initially apply the skin care product every other day, gradually working up to daily application.

Beta-hydroxy Acid (Salicylic Acid)

Salicylic acid also has been studied for its effects on skin that has aged prematurely due to exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. It exfoliates skin, and can improve the texture and color of the skin. It penetrates oil-laden hair follicle openings and, as a result, also helps with acne. Studies have shown that salicylic acid is less irritating that skin products containing alpha-hydroxy acids, while providing similar improvement in skin texture and color.

Hydroquinone

Skin care products containing hydroquinone are popularly referred to as bleaching creams or lightening agents. These skin care products are used to lighten hyperpigmentation, such as age spots and dark spots related to pregnancy or hormone therapy (melasma or chloasma). If you are allergic to hydroquinones, you can use products containing kojic acid instead.

Kojic Acid

Kojic acid is a more recent remedy for the treatment of pigment problems and age spots. Discovered in 1989, kojic acid has a similar effect as hydroquinone. Kojic acid is derived from a fungus, and studies have shown that it is effective as a lightening agent, inhibiting production of melanin (brown pigment).

Retinol

This is a derivative of vitamin A, and you will see that a lot of skin care products contain retinol. Retinol’s stronger counterpart is tretinoin, which is the active ingredient in Retin-A and Renova. If your skin is too sensitive to use Retin-A, retinol in an excellent alternative. Here’s why skin responds to skin care products with retinol: Vitamin A has a molecular structure that’s tiny enough to get into the lower layers of skin, where it finds collagen and elastin. Retinol is proven to improve mottled pigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, skin texture, skin tone and color, and your skin’s hydration levels. You may also hear about retinyl palmitate. This falls into the same family as retinol, but if the skin care product you choose contains retinyl palmitate, you will need to use more of this product than one that contains retinol to get the same effect.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is the only antioxidant that is proven to stimulate the synthesis of collagen, which is essential sine your body’s natural collagen production decreases as you age. Sun exposure will also accelerate the decrease in collagen. Studies have shown that vitamin C helps to minimize fine lines, scars, and wrinkles. We offer chemical peels with vitamin C. It is important to be choosy when selecting a vitamin C product. Vitamin C in its most commonly found forms is highly unstable when exposed to oxygen, making it usless. Also, many topical vitamin preparations do not penetrate the skin enough to make a difference.

Hyaluronic Acid

Skin care products containing this substance are often used in conjunction with vitamin C products to assist in effective penetration. Hyaluronic acid (also known as a glycosaminoglycan) is aften touted for its ability to “reverse” or stop aging. In news reports, you may have heard of hyaluronic acid as the “key to the fountain of youth.” This is because the substance occurs naturally (and quite abundantly) in humans and animals, and is found in young skin, other tissues, and joint fluid. Hyaluronic acid is a component of the body’s connective tissues, and is known to cushion and lubricate. As you age, however, the forces of nature destroy hyaluronic acid. Diet and smoking can also affect your body’s level of hyaluronic acid over time. Skin care products with hyaluronic acid are most frequently used to treat wrinkled skin.

Copper Peptide

Copper peptide is often referred to as the most effective skin regeneration product, even though it’s only been on the market since 1997. Here’s why: Studies have shown that copper peptide promotes collagen and elastin production, and also acts as an antioxidant. It also promotes production of glycosaminoglycans (think hyaluronic acid, as an example). Studies have also shown that copper-dependent enzymes increase the benefits of the body’s natural tissue building processes. The substance helps to firm, smooth, and soften skin doing it in less time than most other anti-aging skin care products. Clinical studies have found that copper peptides also remove damaged collagen and elastin from the skin and scar tissue because they activate the skin’s system responsible for those functions.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid

You may have heard of alpha-lipoic acid as “the miracle in a jar” for its anti-aging effects. It’s a newer, ultrapotent antioxidant that helps fight future skin damage and helps repair past damage. Alpha-lipoic acid has been referred to as a “universal antioxidant” because it’s soluable in both water and oil, which permits its entrance to all parts of the cell. Due to this quality, it is believed that alpha-lipoic acid can provide the greatest protection against damaging free radicals when compared with other antioxidants. Alpha-lipoic acid diminishes fine lines, gives skin a healthy glow and boosts levels of other antioxidants, such as vitamin C.

DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol)

If you’ve heard of fish referred to as brain food, you can thank DMAE. This substance is naturally produced in the brain, but DMAE is also present in anchovies, salmon, and sardines, boasting the production of acetylcholine, which is important for proper mental functions. DMAE in skin care products shows remarkable effects when applied topically to the skin, resulting in the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles. A cleaner A toner A moisturizer Exfoliant Sunblock What is in the product is important and for your skin type and needs. It is not a one size fits all. Homecare is just as important as having the procedure done. The 2 basic but extremely important to homecare is drinking water and use sunscreen. There are hundreds of sunblock but how do you know what is the most important ingredients for protection? Make sure your sunscreen has both or at least one to the following ingredients. All of our lines have sunscreens. If you use nothing else sunscreen is a must.. Titanium Dioxide Zinc Parasol SPF 30 or above.

Recommended Products

• Image is prescription strength and the results leave the skin feeling smooth. We use this product to do our chemical peels.
• Obagi is one of the best, it corrects the skins texture, hyperpigmentation, and moisture. This product is expensive but the results are incredible and it is corrective so we usually suggest this product to get your skin where you would like it then purchase Neostrata or Image to maintain your skin daily.
• Neostrata is not heard all over but is one of the better products I have ever used and the price is one of the most reasonable. It is prescription. The owners are 2 dermatologists in there 80’s, they were the finders of the peel, and have the patent so every glycolic peel you use is purchased from them originally. They also invented the solution that preserves organs for transplant, so they definitely know about preserving skin.
• Prevage is from allergen, the maker of botox, this product is an antioxidant which helps keep your skin safe from environmental toxins. You may buy this in the department stores that is not prescription, the ingredient is only .5 but in a medical office the strength is 1. This is only one product and not a full line.