Cosmetic Dermatology

The full range, one philosophy

Every treatment maps back to one of the five aging parameters, and falls under one of two intentions: to restore what time has taken, or to augment what balance requires.

The principle

Restoration vs. Augmentation

Restoration returns the five aging tissues to a more youthful state — work only you will notice. Augmentation gives you structure you were not born with, in service of balance and harmony. The test of skill is simple: only your family should notice an augmentation, never a stranger.

Fillers

Restoration & Augmentation

The backbone of facial rejuvenation — and, injected well, invisible to everyone but you.

Restorative fillers

Look like you, only younger

Restorative fillers bring the five aging tissues back toward a more youthful projection and volume. No one will know you had work done — you will simply look rested. Your provider identifies which of the five parameters apply to you and builds the plan around them.

Under-eyeCheeksTemplesJowlsLipsNasolabial foldsJaw definition
Augmentation fillers

Structure that fits the rest of your face

An augmentation gives you something you were not born with — a jaw and chin to match great cheekbones and brows, for example — bringing balance to the whole face. Only your family should notice; a stranger never should. Augmentations are first shaped with temporary filler, then made lasting if you love the look.

ChinJawlineCheekbonesLiquid nose jobLip augmentationBrowFacial fem / masc
Temporary vs. lasting

Two tools, two jobs

Temporary (HA) fillers — Juvederm, Restylane, Voluma, Belotero, RHA — are reversible, with instant results lasting six months to two years. Lasting fillers — Sculptra, Radiesse, Bellafill — build volume with skin tightening and rebuild the framework of an area, lasting eighteen months to five years and beyond. Because they are slow to reverse, lasting fillers should only be placed by a specialist in facial topography across the aging decades — a sub-specialty Christopher helped set the standard for.

Skin tightening5–10+ year optionsFramework rebuildBody: hands, décolleté
Corrective work — post-facelift, accident, and prior bad work — is an exclusive advanced service, discussed privately in consultation.
Threads & Lifting

Lift without volume

A non-surgical lift for the face and body, layered from three thread types.

ThreadLift — face & body

A thread lift provides lift without volume — the feeling of pulling the side of your face gently up and back. Results are immediate, last up to eighteen months, and require little downtime. Threads are not a replacement for filler; volume loss is addressed first. Three types work together: PDO for instant lift, PCL for delayed lift through collagen (2–4 years), and PLLA for delayed collagen volumization (2–2.5 years).

JowlsNasolabial foldsBrow & midfaceNeckNose tipBody
Neuromodulators

Wrinkles & balance

Softening dynamic lines and restoring symmetry, with cosmetic and therapeutic uses.

Neuromodulators

Known to most as Botox — one of five neuromodulators available in the U.S., with Dysport, Xeomin, Jeuveau, and Daxxify. All soften wrinkles of dynamic contraction by modulating the force of a muscle, and can rebalance a face pulled out of symmetry by years of expression.

Cosmetic

Where it is placed

Forehead, glabella and the “elevens,” crow’s feet, bunny lines, gummy smile, lip flip, chin dimpling, brow lift, neck cords, jaw slimming, nose slimming, pore reduction, and lifting the corners of the mouth and nasal tip.

Therapeutic

The same medicine, other work

TMJ and nighttime grinding, excessive sweating, migraine and tension headache, and other muscular conditions.

Skin & Regenerative

Regenerative & physiologic

From in-office regeneration to the at-home habits that decide how your skin ages.

The frame

How full is your glass of water?

Skin ages like a glass of water evaporating over time. The glass is the body that is uniquely you; the water is the vitality of your skin, fading with time. The work is to slow the evaporation — and where possible, to break the rules of time.

Regenerative

Force the skin to behave younger

Procedures that increase collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid and push cellular systems to behave as younger cells.

MicroneedlingDeep chemical peelsPlasma penIntradermal threadsLasersAerolase Neo EliteLiquid nitrogen
Physiologic skincare

Injectable skincare

Puberty is the skin’s “menopause” — when the body dims its attention to the skin. Physiologic treatments, largely hormonal and peptide-based, keep those lights on and encourage the skin to refocus as it did before. As an international traveling lecturer and trainer, Chris implements South Korean scientific advancements and skin-care-focused regenerative treatments into his practice.

Red carpet

For the event, not the calendar

Short-term treatments that deliver a beautiful glow for about eight weeks — done before big events, weddings, and photographs. There is no anti-aging benefit; they are simply great for the now, and honest about it.

At-home anti-aging

Forever, and in your control

Anti-aging skincare is how you treat your skin every day to slow its aging. Your provider will assess your specific areas of concern and formulate a game plan to help you meet your goals, ranking treatments by level of importance and frankly explaining which procedures should be done and which are more optional. Problem-based skincare — acne, spots, redness — is temporary and does little to slow aging, so knowing the difference is how you spend wisely.

Retinoic acidGrowth factorAntioxidantsSunblock
Contouring & Body

Sculpt, dissolve, tone

Reducing what weighs the face down and toning what holds it up.

Downtime

Fat Dissolve

A permanent, enzyme-based treatment that destroys fat pockets below the chin, jaw, and body. Expect four to six days of swelling and mild soreness; body areas are less symptomatic than facial ones.

Under chinJawBody
Muscle toning facelift

A workout for the face

Targeted stimulation tones specific facial muscles to lift the face and counter aging from muscle atrophy — opening the eye, lifting brow and midface, strengthening the jaw, refining the neck, and flipping the lip. It also keeps neuromodulator results consistent as you age.

Body toning

Beyond surface stimulation

Built on the ARPwave system, this treatment targets the neurological origin of muscle function to build tone and optimize strength, endurance, and definition — deeper than conventional muscle stimulation.

Hair & Other

By referral

Further services, offered and explained in consultation.

Hair & other

Additional categories are offered at Hive and explained in consultation.

Hair Restoration is offered by referral; a detailed program is being finalized. Sclerotherapy (spider & small varicose veins) and liquid nitrogen treatments are available and defined in consultation.
What we treat

Find your concern

Grouped by cause and routed to the treatment that addresses it — the plan always begins with the cause, not the symptom.

Volume & Restoration

  • Under-eye hollows
  • Under-eye circles
  • Lost lip volume
  • Sunken cheeks
  • Temple hollows
  • Nasolabial folds
  • Jowls
  • Crepey skin
  • Hand & décolleté
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Structure & Augmentation

  • Weak chin
  • Lost jawline
  • Weak cheekbones
  • Round face
  • Liquid nose job
  • Lip augmentation
  • Facial fem / masc
  • Jaw slimming
  • Crooked nose
  • Weak facial profile
  • Instagram facial structure
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Lift & Laxity

  • Turkey neck
  • Non-surgical facelift
  • Brow lift
  • Dropped midface
  • Down-turned mouth
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Skin & Surface

  • Wrinkles
  • Crow’s feet
  • Acne & scarring
  • Age spots
  • Spider veins
  • Enlarged pores
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Contour & Body

  • Double chin
  • Buccal fullness
  • Bra fat
  • Body fat pockets
  • Muscle tone
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Hair

  • Hair loss
  • Thinning hair
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