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Botox has some Other Interesting Applications
November 30, 2017 | NewsSince you may be considering coming to see the team at Deschutes for a Botox session before your holiday party, it may interest you to know some other uses for this world-famous brand. This all-star of the aesthetic world was first approved for the treatment of wrinkles in 2002, but it was used for the …
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It Pays to Get Alphabetical with Skin Cancer
November 15, 2017 | NewsAround here, we’re all out and about year-round. But coming off of the long sunny days of summer, now is a good time to take stock of your skin. At our altitude of 3,623 feet in Bend, we get more than our fair share of ultraviolet rays. When it comes to knowing about skin cancer …
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Microneedling Your Way to Better Skin
October 30, 2017 | NewsIf you’re reading this blog from Dr. Carter and her team at Deschutes, you know that collagen is what we all want. Collagen is the protein in the body that is responsible for providing support and structure to the skin. It makes our skin firm, yet supple. The problem is that as we age our …
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Microblading Isn’t for Our Bike Trails
October 15, 2017 | NewsAround here pretty much everyone uses the bike trails, many with inline skates, aka Rollerblades. You may think that the term microblading is all about those rolling wheels. Alas, you’d get that question wrong on Jeopardy! Microblading is a form of semi-permanent make-up used to create fuller, more defined eyebrows. What is microblading? Not everyone …
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Actinic Keratoses — Previews of Coming Attractions
September 30, 2017 | NewsWe’re past the height of summer movie madness at the Regal Old Mill Theaters. Sometimes this summer there were so many previews, they could last 20 minutes. But when it comes to your skin — which is our reason d’etre at Deschutes — there’s a preview of something to come, as well. They are called …
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Platelet-Rich Plasma
September 15, 2017 | NewsPlatelets, no they’re not some Bizarro World entry into the paper plate market. Platelets, for those of you who were passing notes in biology class instead of studying, are the critical element in the blood responsible for wound repair. More specifically, platelets allow the blood to clot. They’re also powerful little growth facilitators, another part …
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E is for Eczema
August 30, 2017 | NewsOK, so that doesn’t make sense — eczema has an X sound to start it — but no matter how you spell or say it, eczema is annoying. If it makes you any more comfortable, you’re in good company; over 30 million Americans have some form of eczema. But the itching, scaly skin doesn’t have …
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Leave the Double Chin to Jabba the Hut
August 15, 2017 | NewsJust about all of us have some degree of a double chin after we hit out 45th birthday or thereabouts. It’s a combination of our skin and tissue becoming looser and the development of fat cells. But you don’t have to feel like you look like Jabba the Hut. You can stop in and see Dr. …
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Building Your Eyebrows
July 30, 2017 | NewsMicroblading may sound like the latest craze for zipping down the streets of Bend, raising the eyebrows of bystanders. Actually, microblading is only about those eyebrows — it is a form of semi-permanent make-up designed to give the patient fuller, more defined eyebrows. What is microblading? Microblading is a form of tattoo artistry where the …
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Show Unwanted Hair the Door…Permanently
July 15, 2017 | NewsUnwanted hair is like that chickweed in your perennial beds. No matter what you do, it just keeps coming back. You shave, pluck, wax, and use napalm-like creams to remove the stuff but then two or three weeks later there it is again. Instead of this unending hair warfare, Dr. Carter has a better idea …
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We Love You, Warts and All
June 30, 2017 | NewsMost people have some warts, usually when in their teens or as young adults. And none of them came from picking up a toad. OK. So that’s out of the way. Warts are caused by a virus, more specifically the human papillomavirus (HPV). While warts gave this virus its name (warts are clinically called papillomas), …
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Keep the Shingles on Your Roof, Not Your Skin
June 15, 2017 | NewsMany people know next to nothing about shingles beyond the type that cover your roof. But if you had chicken pox when you were a kid, you need to be aware of this viral infection that leads to a painful rash. At Deschutes, we offer shingles vaccinations and treatment. What are shingles? If you’re over …
