Archive for July, 2008

Allergan drops eyelash enhancement lawsuit against Jan Marini

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Revitalash Eyelash Enhancer
Allergan (maker of Botox and Juvederm) agreed to drop a patent infringement lawsuit against San Jose, California based cosmetics company Jan Marini Skin Research.

Jan Marini acknowledged the patents held by Allergan, agreed to stop using certain ingredients, and ceased production on a line of eyelash conditioning products.

What’s odd about the situation is that even though Jan Marini had pulled the original Age Intervention Eyelash product from the shelves, the FDA insisted on seizure of the product over “labeling issues.”

At Skin Speaks we carry Revitalash – which our esthetician Shae swears has improved her eyelashes in just two weeks – and you can expect us to have the Allergan lash enhancer as soon as it is on the market, expected in the summer of 2009.

No shade? Bring your own!

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Tracy Austin Juvederm campaign
Former women’s tennis champion Tracy Austin was recently spotted using a very old-fashioned strategy to protect her skin from the sun: an umbrella. As a teen in the ’70s, Austin played tennis for hours in the sun without the benefit of sunscreen. Now she’s trying to do her part to warn others about the dangers of excess sun exposure.

Austin and 32-year-old tennis star Lindsay Davenport are part of the Decades of Smooth skin-health awareness program affiliated with Juvederm, a dermal filler produced by the Botox-maker Allergan Inc. The tennis aficionados travel to tennis tournaments around the country educating people about the risk of wrinkles, cancer and burns. Austin has frequently been spotted in the stands carrying an umbrella for shade.

Dr. Carney on Showcase Minnesota, July 25, 2008

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Revaleskin is here!

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

RevaleSkin Night Cream with CoffeeBerry

Skin Speaks Spa MD in Burnsville has Revaleskin Night Cream in stock right now.

What’s so great about Revaleskin Night Cream? It combines caffeine with the highest concentration of the powerful antioxidant coffeeberry, which minimizes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, reduces puffiness, and effectively moisturizes the delicate under-eye area.

This products was named “Best New Product” in the facial skin care category by Women’s Health magazine.

We will also be receiving Revaleskin Eye Complex on August 31st, 2008.

Breast implants and tummy tuck under local anesthesia

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Dr. Carney will be on this Friday’s Showcase Minnesota to talk about cosmetic surgery under local anesthesia, including awake breast augmentation and tummy tuck.

Opting for local anesthesia has rewards and risks, like any surgery. By choosing surgery under local anesthesia, there is less cost and less risk. Tune in to KARE11 at 10am on Friday, July 21 to see more.

Fraxel, Sculptra, Radiesse featured on Today Show

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Products mentioned in the Today show feature included RevaleSkin, which we carry at Skin Speaks Spa MD in Burnsville.

Skin Speaks also provides Fraxel laser treatment, which the doctor on the Today Show said was “just amazing!”