Dr. Peter McKenna

“Retinoids: Retin-A and retinols”

Welcome to our initial monthly newsletter about skin care and ancillary services.  We hope you find this as educational as our weekly newsletter on cosmetic surgery, health and fitness. Retinoids are an essential part of skin care and great looking skin!  It is a classification of topicals that include retinoic acid (tretinoin, Retin-A) and retinols.  […]

Botox Day Tuesday April 21, Diet and Flavor

Botox Day is Tuesday April 21 with discounts on Botox and fillers such as Juvederm.  Botox is $13/unit or $195/syringe (normally $16/unit and $240/syringe) and fillers are 10% off.  Voluma is an injectable filler that augments and lifts the cheeks.  Buy a syringe for each side and get half off the second side saving $400. […]

“Moderately Inactive”

Some activity is better than no activity!  As you know, I have written extensively about exercising, running, and taking classes.  I have failed by leaving out many of you who can’t or won’t do these.  There are many daily activities that can be done to burn some calories.  This will help your heart, increase bone […]

Facials, Waxing and Sunscreen.

I have your attention on this one.  It’s like the priest, rabbi and minister walk into a bar…  But the thing is that we have some NEW services!  The Dermaplane Facial is a more pampering and less exfoliative version of our current medical facial.  The mild acid peel is replaced with massaging and a mask […]

Augmentation, Natural Results

It is that time of year. What am I going to look like in my swimsuit and sundress?  80-90% of our breast augmentation patients just want to fit into clothes better.  We explain the difference between saline and silicone implants and show each to you.  Recuperation is modest with most patients getting back to daily […]

Eyelash Length

What’s the optimal length of eyelashes?  Or, should I use Latisse to lengthen and thicken my eyelashes?  A recent study by David Hu at the Georgia Institute of Technology measured the eyelash to width of the eye ratios on 22 mammals.  He found that the optimal length is that the lashes should be a third […]

Menopausal Hot Flashes

Many women experience vasomotor symptoms commonly referred to as hot flashes because of the drop in estrogen during menopause. Symptoms have generally been accepted to last a few years.  A recent study published in JAMA found that the duration of hot flashes is a median of 7.4 years!  Also, this study found that they can […]

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