Give your eyes the refreshed look they deserve by alleviating dark circles and giving those bags the boot. We can’t always prevent our body’s natural reaction to our hectic schedules and response to tiredness, but we can at least find ways to help keep it from affecting our appearance.
Many different variables can contribute to the cause of tired eyes, such as seasonal allergies that trigger the release of histamines in the body, which in turn can inflame blood vessels and cause swelling.  Genetics can also have a hand in causing dark circles. If you inherit thin under eye skin it can be more evident when blood accumulates there from slowed circulation. Also, age is a key player in the cause since over time skin naturally loses collagen and thins, which will more prominently expose veins.
Sweet Dreams
You may want to try doubling up on pillows for added support when you sleep to keep blood from building up under your eyes.  When you wake up, try applying a cold compress, such as frozen spoons underneath your eyes for about five minutes to constrict the blood vessels. You can also try using an eye cream with caffeine before calling it a night.
Hide And Go Seek
You can always opt for the temporary method of covering up with makeup. Use a concealer a couple shades lighter than your natural skin tone, and apply a powder the same shade as your skin over top. No need to get crazy with highlighter, just a quick fix.
Collagen Cures
For most of us, having thin skin is the overriding issue and cause of dark circles. Try implementing a collagen-building cream into your beauty regime to help restore your skin. We recommend using one with retinol. Here at The SHAW Center we carry the ZO Skin Health product line, which typically employs this ingredient for anti-aging purposes.
The SHAW Center also offers eyelid surgery, which is a procedure that can create more youthful looking eyes. It removes excess eye skin, muscle or fat deposits to address sagging eyelids or bags beneath the eyes.
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Rhinoplasty, or more informally known as a “nose job,” is one of the most common procedures performed here at The SHAW Center.  This surgery can be an ideal option for those hoping to correct the size of their nose, eliminate a bump, change the shape of the tip or bridge or narrow or widen the nostrils. Whether you have been unhappy with the appearance of your nose you entire life or endured a recent injury resulting in the aesthetic of your nose, rhinoplasty can help both the appearance of the nose, as well as improve one’s breathing.
The Best Candidates
A good candidate for this procedure is one who has realistic expectations about the outcome of this particular surgery. A nose job should never be sought after in order to make someone else happy or to conform to an ideal. It’s a very personal procedure and should be pursued to achieve changes that appeal to only you.
It’s recommended that the patient be over the age of 15 since it is important that the patient’s face is no longer growing or maturing when the surgery is performed.  Those who wish to pursue rhinoplasty should be non-smokers and in overall good health.
The Actual Procedure
This procedure can be done in either an open or closed approach. The decision is contingent upon what Dr. Shaw feels is the best approach based on your consultation. The goal is to personalize the procedure to the patient in order to ensure the best results are achieved.
In a closed approach there are no external incisions, and instead they are made within the nose, which helps in avoiding external scarring. Many are eligible for this style and it is recommended for those seeking help with minor breathing difficulties.
The open approach is performed when Dr. Shaw feels that the patient requires extensive alterations to the tip of the nose, needs detailed work within the dorsum or has severe breathing issues. This technique requires a small incision across the bridge of tissue between the nostrils very carefully.
Recovering From Rhinoplasty
Typically the recovery process is extremely manageable. You can expect to wear a splint and bandages for about a week after the procedure, and your face will feel swollen and the area around your eyes and nose will be bruised for several days. We recommend using a cold compress to minimize swelling and reduce pain. It’s also best to keep your head elevated and relatively still the first few days post surgery. This is your time to relax, recover and heal because after this down time you will feel especially motivated to get out and conquer the world!
 Call The SHAW Center at (480) 767-1900 to schedule your consultation today!
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The Shaw Center offers a wide range of skin care products, but one of the best selling products is ZO Skin Health’s Daily Power Defense Anti-aging Formula, which helps to restore both your skin’s function and elasticity. This bottled up fountain of youth provides continuous results and solutions without much effort on your end at all.


About ZO Skin Health
For over three decades, Dr. Zein Obagi has mindfully crafted a wide spectrum of therapeutic skincare products and treatments that are exclusively available through skin health professionals, such as our own center. ZO combines all the latest advances in skin therapy technology, such as plant cell components and biotechnology complexes, with regard to all skin conditions, ages, genders and ethnicities in order to provide the best and most effective outcomes.

The Power of Retinol
ZO’s Daily Power Defense is a retinol-based formula that maximizes the penetration of retinoic acid to reduce signs of aging, such as fine likes, wrinkles, sun damage and age spots. This magic ingredient comes from vitamin A and is one of the few substances with small enough molecules to reach skin receptors in order to stimulate the natural production of collagen and elastin, which in turn help to create healthy skin.

Daily Power Defense not only employs retinol to the skin, but it is also rich in other specialized DNA repairing enzymes that work around the clock. By implementing this anti-aging soldier into your beauty routine you are not only restoring skin function, but also preventing against UV damage and minimizing pigmentation.

Our Shaw Spa also provides many other products, as well as alternative options to repairing and rejuvenating your skin. Schedule your complimentary consultation to discover what the best route for you is.
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In recent years eyebrows have become the face’s most important feature and one of the main focal points. They make the front page in celebrity news and dozens of different makeup lines have released products centralizing around the beauty of brows. Now if you have bad eyebrows there’s just simply no excuse for it. Find your favorite frame and pluck for perfection with these grooming go-tos.

Tame Time
Plucking your eyebrows in an effort to achieve the ideal shape can be challenging and at times even painful. However, the recent brow trends encourage a much fuller and thicker shape, which allows you to spend substantially less time tweezing.

We recommend choosing to tweeze after your shower since warm water tends to open the hair follicles and soften them, which in turn can help them to be extracted more easily.

Once you’ve determined your ideal shape, outline your arch using a brow pencil and remove only the hairs that fall above or below this outline. Avoid using a magnifying mirror to avoid over plucking. It’s the bigger picture that matters after all.

Fake It Till You Make It
After you’ve obtained that awesome natural arch, consider enhancing your brows further by filling them in with a color that complements your hair color. Use Benefit’s Brows-A-Go-Go or Anastasia Beverly Hill’s Brow Wiz to add definition, color and shape. Filling in those sparse areas will make the world of difference. Always have the most pigment intensity in the arch of the brow. This will help to create a more youthful look.

Finally, set your hairs with some brow wax or gel to ensure that that shape you’ve been working towards doesn’t loose its appeal throughout the day. You can even add a brow bone highlighter to further emphasize the look of your arch.


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They say a little lipstick never hurt anyone, except in this case it might actually. In Europe, there are 1,373 chemicals that are banned from cosmetics. While in the United States, there are only 8. That’s not to say you need to completely pause the pout, but knowing what ingredients exactly are present in your powder is a good start to preventing harmful side effects. Let’s be honest, skimming that long list of ingredients of hard to pronounce words isn’t always our first instinct when shopping for new shadow, but at least knowing what to avoid is essential.

Formaldehyde  has been known to cause cancer, and it can be found in nail polish, hair gel, shampoos and lotions.

Triclosan, yet another harmful ingredient, can be found in soaps, deodorants and toothpastes and can disrupt the body’s natural hormone system.

Parabens, which are used as preservatives, are found in breast cancer tumors, as well as have been linked to reproductive toxicity. These are present and can be found in many lotions and ointments.

Ethylene oxide is a recognized carcinogen and can be found in fragrances and shampoos.

Talc, which can be found in eye shadow, blush and deodorant, has been linked to ovarian cancer and respiratory problems.

Lead  is a neurotoxin linked to learning and behavioral problems and can be found in lipstick, foundation and over 650 other cosmetics. This is also usually not listed as an ingredient because it’s technically a contaminant.

In the United States, there are no laws that require cosmetic companies to demonstrate the safety of their products, and that’s why learning to read your makeup ingredients, as well as more generally just being aware of what you’re putting on your face is crucial. Beauty may sometimes be pain, but it doesn’t have to be in this case!


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The Shaw Spa offers up a variety of different skincare lines and products, but when asking around the office, Revision Skincare’s Intellishade anti-aging tinted moisturizer seemed to be a fan favorite of our fabulous Shaw Center women. This miracle moisturizer not only helps to conceal blemishes, but it reduces fine lines and wrinkles, as well as protects your skin with its UVA and UVB broad-spectrum coverage.
 
One of our former patients, Deborah, 61, recently started using Intellishade and was able to provide honest feedback to us. We asked, and she answered. Here is what she had to say about Intellishade’s formula.
 
Q:
What skincare products were you using prior and what objections did you have with them?
A:
I’ve used everything under the sun from drug store products like Neutrogena’s Rapid Wrinkle Repair and Roc Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum, which I found only made my face appear oily and was far too greasy going on. Everything else I have experimented with has shown little to no results and does nothing for the complexion of my skin as far as color correction goes.
Q:
What do you look for in anti-aging skincare?
A:
To appear twenty years younger. Kidding. However, I do expect to see results after consistent use, at least with my finer lines and wrinkles. I want to be able to have a glow without appearing shiny, and ideally, I would like to know that it’s not just correcting, but also preventing further damage from occurring.
Q:
What was your first impression of Revision’s Intellishade moisturizer upon application?
A:
I was extremely impressed with how evenly and easily it went on. The “one shade fits all” promise really rang true. I noticed my redness disappear almost instantly, and it felt incredibly silky smooth on my skin. I couldn’t feel that I had anything on my face, but there was a noticeable difference in the evenness of my skin tone afterwards.
Q:
What was most ideal about this product and would you considering continuing to use it?
A:
I am always on the go, and I especially loved how fast and simple using Intellishade was. Because I am constantly out and about, it’s difficult for me to touch up, but I noticed with this product that the subtle color remained on my face evenly throughout my days without getting blotchy hours later.  My skin is also more sensitive, and a lot of other products have tended to cause minor breakouts, whereas this minimized my pores without seeming to clog them. I would absolutely plan on continuing to use this and am excited to see what it does for my lines and wrinkles once I’ve applied it more long term.
 
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Most plastic surgery procedures can be performed out of state, and in fact it is not uncommon to explore your options by searching around the country for your preferred physician. Most might find undergoing cosmetic surgery out of town more appealing due to the ability of being able to recover privately and out of the eyes of family and friends.  Confidentiality is key, and the SHAW Center ensures a customized and comfortable recovery period based on your specific needs and wishes.

Simple Steps
The process for out-of-town patients is made as seamless as possible when going through our surgical center. First, have a friend or spouse help you take photos of the areas you’re concerned with, and send them via email at info@theshawcenter.com, which will go directly to Dr. Shaw for review.
Following this you will want to schedule a phone consultation to voice your concerns, hear out Dr. Shaw’s recommendations, as well as discuss recovery plans.
Shortly after, your patient coordinator with help you in scheduling your surgery date along with pre and post-operative appointments.

Travel With A Friend
While maintaining your privacy during recuperation is essential throughout this process, making sure you have your spouse, a close friend or a family member by your side is also extremely important. Depending on the surgery, you may not be able to do everything yourself the first couple of days right after the procedure so having someone to assist you will allow you to fully focus on recovering.

What To Pack
Unless specifically recommended otherwise by Dr. Shaw, typically wearing loose-fitted clothing is recommended after your surgery. No need to pack any muumuus, but relaxed fits and sweatpants are ideal being that they’re extremely easy to get on and off. 

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Your face is your most important accessory and maintaining a healthy and vital complexion should be made as achievable as possible. VISIA Complexion Analysis is an imaging systems service offered at The Shaw Center that helps you to attain the most effective facial rejuvenation plan by taking a clear, multi-dimensional portrait of your face. 
This system succeeds in personalizing your procedure as much as possible by providing your skin care professional with the necessary comprehensive data needed in order to develop the most competent plan for you. It does so by collecting multi-spectral images that aid in developing a rejuvenation regime based off your specific complexion requirements. 
VISIA Complexion Analysis measures individual aspects of your skin, such as texture, spots, pores, overall skin tone and wrinkles to identify health conditions like sun damage. Once the overall health of your complexion is identified, an individualized program is created based off of each patient’s specific results.  VISIA’s precise imaging takes into consideration all facial characteristics and does so throughout your skincare regime in order to track and monitor any changes or improvements.

Once you complete your VISIA Complexion Analysis, you are given a printed report which you can take home that details your imaging session and recommends different rejuvenation and skin care options for you. 
The Shaw Center wants you to be able to see what the naked eye can’t through this service so that you can ultimately achieve the radiant complexion that you deserve through personalized treatment options. Stop trying to analyze your own skin in the mirror and instead let us and our VISIA Complexion Analysis System do it for you once and for all. 
Call to schedule your appointment at (480) 767-1900.


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Ready, Set, Relax! It’s sometimes difficult to take the time out of our busy schedules to focus on your most important accessory: your face! We get too caught up in daily tasks to remember that taking care of ourselves should be one of our top priorities. The SHAW Center’s Spa is an oasis complete with treatments and skin solutions that will leave you wondering why you ever waited so long to make a visit. The best part of the Spa is that its services are easily catered to fit your needs and require little to no down time.
Something More A”peel”ing
Skin Peels are incredibly beneficial to maintaining that beautiful complexion of yours. Chemical peels can help to repair skin damage caused by sun exposure, minimize facial lines, as well as improve the overall skin tone and texture of your face. Things that may affect the depth of a peel include the acid concentration in the peeling agent, the number of coats that are applied, and the amount of time allowed before the acid is neutralized.
There are different types of peels you can opt for depending on the area you want to target and intensity of results. AHAs are the most gentle of the three offered at The SHAW Center Spa. They simply aid in smoothing and brightening your skin through the use of a group of glycolic, lactic and fruit acids. This particular procedure has the shortest recovery time and takes 10 minutes or less.
TCAs penetrate the skin more deeply than AHAs and are the preferred chemical solution for darker-skinned patients. This particular peel treats fine surface wrinkles, superficial blemishes and pigment problems.
The deepest penetrating peel offered at The SHAW Center Spa is Phenol, which treats more difficult skin problems, such as coarse facial wrinkles, precancerous growths and severely blotchy or damaged skin caused by sun exposure. Our center typically only uses this peel on the face and around the mouth.
Know The Difference…
Our center also offers Microdermabrasion, which is a non-surgical, exfoliating treatment for those wanting to rid themselves of age spots, freckles, fine lines, scars and rough skin. While this procedure has similar results as chemical peels, they do employ alternative techniques. A chemical peel achieves exfoliation through the use of chemical agents and is typically followed with a longer recovery process. Microdermabrasion is an exfoliating treatment, but does so by simply “sanding” with minimal to no downtime.
The Spa also offers services, such as Visia Analysis and an extensive line of well-trusted skincare products. So take the day off, kick your feet up and allow us to spoil your skin by enhancing and repairing its natural beauty!
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The SHAW Center is dedicated to achieving the most natural looking results and achieves this through a variety of different techniques, one of them being injectable treatments. Both Botox and Dysport will help to eliminate any unwanted lines and render your skin noticeably younger by targeting specific facial expression muscles.  Our center hosts only the most skilled and trained professionals to ensure that these procedures are both personalized to fit your desires and executed flawlessly.
Bottom Line, There Should Be No Lines
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a simple and safe treatment that involves a small injection that blocks the nerve impulse to the muscle under the skin in a certain area. Typically, results can sustain anywhere from three to six months. One of the many benefits of this procedure is that there’s no downtime or serious recovery process. Inject today, show off tomorrow!
While Botox’s most popular benefit is its ability to rid your face of signs of aging, it can also aid in many other areas. Botox has been known to be highly effective in the treatment of migraine headaches. When injected into specific head and neck sites, it can actually prevent a migraine and dull future headache symptoms. Botox is also helpful in balancing the problem of hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating. It relieves this condition by blocking the release of perspiration through the sweat glands.
Meet Tammy!
Tammy Federico is one of our SHAW Center superstar team members, and it is through her skillful attention to detail that she has succeeded in making our clients happy. Tammy specializes in injectables, with over seven years of experience.
“I pride myself on giving the best experience possible, and making sure you look your best.  I feel very fortunate to have worked at the SHAW Center for the past four years, as it has always been one of my goals to work alongside one of the best plastic surgeons.” -Tammy
Tammy is now offering a complimentary consultation here at The SHAW Center so that she can assess the best options for you. Whether it’s fuller, plumper lips (her personal favorite!), or simply removing any undesired creases, she is on board with enhancing your beauty.
There’s More…
We are also excited to announce that through the month of May we’re offering $100 off any injectable service for first-time patients. In addition to that, on Wednesday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. we will be hosting our Botox Days event where you can spin the wheel and receive savings of 10% off and more on your treatment. You can really flirt with lady luck, and receive your entire treatment free.
While you may have earned worry lines, it doesn’t mean you need to show them anymore!
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