Professional Assessment Videos
Dr. Fitzgerald is a world-wide trainer for Sculptra. As such, she is frequently called upon to provide training video and continuing medical education components. We've recently received permission to share these videos with our web site visitors.
If you're interested in the science behind aging, how it affects our appearance, and what can be done, you'll enjoy browsing these videos.
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Botox
Botox® Cosmetic is commonly used to reduce or eliminate the appearance of facial wrinkles caused by repeated muscle contraction. It is injected under the skin into areas surrounding the eyes, forehead and mouth to smooth crow's feet, frown and worry lines, and lines on the neck.
Botox has been used safely on millions of patients worldwide over the past ten years with virtually no side effects. It is a quick, virtually painless, affordable procedure with reproducible results.
Look here for the full scoop on Botox and our patient pictures ››
Restylane
Restylane® is a safe and natural dermal filler that restores volume and fullness to your skin to correct facial wrinkles and folds caused by loss of hyaluronic acid.
Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar found naturally in your body that gives support to your skin. With time or accelerated by sun or smoke damage your body's hyaluronic acid weakens, forming wrinkles and lines. Restylane helps replenish the skin's natural support layer. The result is a smoother face and the elimination or softening of bothersome lines, wrinkles and deflated contours.
Lots of links and Restylane photos that will inspire you ››
Latisse
The first and only FDA approved lash growth serum. Proven to increase length, thickness and darkness of your natural lashes. Full effects in 16 weeks. Changes for most all patients are pretty dramatic.
Dysport
Dysport is the first "Botox" contender in the wrinkle relax arena. Action is very similar to Botox, with some variation of onset and diffusion. Is one better than the other? Our patients can choose either and get great results. Dysport inhibits muscle contraction, keeping your forehead wrinkles and worry lines "turned off'.
Dysport and the $150 Dysport Challenge››
Radiesse
For the longest-lasting correction of deep nasolabial folds, the lines running from the sides of the nose to the mouth, Radiesse is a successful instant-result injectable implant with a duration of of 1 to 2 years.
Radiesse is composed of smooth round microspheres in a gel carrier. Your body's own collagen replaces the gel and surrounds the spheres, giving the skin a very natural feel and providing long-term results.
Radiesse for softening facial folds on a long term basis ››
Juvederm
Juvederm is the newest of the hyaluronic acid gels for filling wrinkles and plumping lips. Its special hyalacross technology makes it a soft and smooth product with a longer duration than previous hyaluronic acid products. A variety of gel densities make it an all-around filler for superficial and deep wrinkles along with instant volume creation.
Presented as the most malleable HA gel, it's receiving kudos for being the most natural feeling lip enhancer. Juvederm is available to out patients office now. We are pleased to be one of a very few offices selected for advanced availabiltiy.
Learn more about this latest FDA approved facial enhancement product ››
Chemical Peels
A simple way to improve the texture of your skin and to reduce the signs of aging, scars or blemishes is with Chemical Peels. Chemical peels can help restore a younger, fresher appearance by removing a layer of skin with a chemical preparation. As your fresh new skin grows back, it's much smoother than before and imperfections are reduced.
You don't hear much about chemical peels these days, but they're still a staple in the efective maintenance of bright skin tone, smoothness and replacement of sundamaged surface skin.
A little Hydroxy, a little Beta and picture proof ››
Sculptra™
Unlike other injectable products, Sculptra® is not a site-specific wrinkle filler, but rather a re-volumizing agent that restores fullness and contours to correct the signs of facial fat loss. Facial fat loss (Lipoatrophy) occurs in all of us as we age. This loss of volume results in sunken cheeks and temples, accentuated facial folds and shadowing and generalized facial deflation or drooping and is one of the primary reasons patients seek cosmetic treatment.
Restoration of soft tissue volume and contours, rather than the correction of a few individual lines, is possible with this product. Sculptra, a form of poly-l-lactic acid, is a very safe FDA approved biodegradable compound that has been used in a wide range of medical devices, including dissovable sutures, for more than 30 years. It has been used for facial augmentation in over 150,000 patients in over 30 countries since 1999. Sculptra is a bio-activator, not a filler.
Sculptra has been used as a cosmetic correction for aging for over 7 years in 30 plus countries worldwide. In Europe the product is marketed under the name of NewFill.
See the amazing results of Sculptra and learn more about its use ››
Stretch Mark Laser
The only FDA approved laser treatment for stretch marks, the Palomar Lux 1540 fractional laser.
Stretch marks are improved over a series of treatments which lessen the depth and width of most stretch marks, whether from pregnancy, weight loss or gain, growth spurts, body building or hormones. It is estimated that 90% of women develop stretch marks at some point.
Stretch Mark Laser Treatment and Video
Fractional Resurfacing
Fractional resurfacing is a no-to-minimal downtime laser treatment for the improvement of surface lines, wrinkles, pigmentation and scarring.
The Palomar Lux 1540 is a reliable laser procedure for smoothing acne scars, lip lines and crow's feet. A series of treatments is required for best response.
Learn more about this fractional approach to skin texture and color improvement. ››
Skin Tightening
Infrared Heat creates collagen changes in the skin. Overall skin tightening is accomplished from the skin's natural response to the delivery of deep dermal heating.
The Deep IR from Palomar Medical utilizes a fractional delivery of the heat. This means treatments are subjectively more confortable than skin tightening procedures offered by other laser companies.
The Deep IR Skin Tightening procedure explained.››
Vbeam Skin Laser
Lasers are basically highly concentrated light beams. These light beams can can be intensely powerful as in the case of skin resurfacing lasers like the CO2 and erbium lasers which actually vaporize tissue. Lasers that remove or cut surface skin are referred to as ablative lasers.
"Milder" lasers, that do not damage the surface of the skin, are referred to nonablative and are used in Dermatology to remove hair, diminish redness and spider veins, blend pigmentation, remove brown spots and turn down redness in acne scars. Non-ablative lasers can also promote the rebuilding of collagen to help smooth the skin and lessen the appearance of wrinkles or scars.
Dr. Fitzgerald uses various lasers and light sources for the purposes listed above.
See how lasers can dramatically improve the way your skin looks ››
Laser Hair Reduction and Removal
Lasers can efficiently reduce unwanted and excess hair growth with a series of treatments.
By the transfer of laser-induced heat to the hair follicle, active hair growth can be dramatically reduced.
If you are tired of waxing, tweezing or shaving - or have hair patterns that are cosmetically unpleasing, then laser hair treatments are a wonderful option.
Laser Hair Reduction and Removal can minimize unwanted, excessive hair growth ››
IPL
Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is an efficient and quick way to improve the color, tone and condition of sun-damaged skin. Brown patches and tiny vessels are lightened and removed by the light beam.
Photofacial has been a popular medical cosmetic procedure for a number of years. The light penetrates the skin and induces healthy new collagen growth at the same time it reduces signs of aging.
Photofacial IPL helps reverse sundamage. Find out more here ››
Silkpeel Dermal Infusion
SilkPeel addresses your most common skin conditions with topicals for hydrating, skin lightening, and acne. SilkPeel is a new, breakthrough procedure that combines exfoliation with condition-specific Dermal Infusion.
The SilkPeel's diamond treatment head exfoliates the skin while 
delivering a topical dermaceutical at the same time. SilkPeel stimulates new cell growth and addresses your specific skin condition, giving your skin the revitalization it needs
The only treatment of it's kind, SilkPeel effectively treats all skin types and addresses a wide range of dermatological conditions including hyperpigmentation, acne, photodamage, dehydration and fine line wrinkles.
Learn how Silkpeel makes the differences you want ››
Photodynamic Therapy
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a highly effective procedure that destroys abnormal cells. These cells can be those of actininc keratosis (pre-cancerous rough areas on the skin), moderate to severe acne and sundamaged skin.
PDT works by the use of a special solution that is absorbed by the abnormal cells. After absorption, a specific type of light triggers the solution to action and the "bad" cells are destroyed.
PhotoDynamic Therapy is becoming widely used as a primary solution to persistant acne and the removal of precancerous Actinic Keratoses (AK's).
Learn how Photo Dynamic Therapy treats these conditions ››
Cosmelan® Depigmentation Treatment
Stubborn pigmentation has always been a big issue in areas where there's plenty of sun like Southern California. Physician prescribed programs are often required to manage hyperpigmentation successfully.
Cosmelan depigmentation treatment bases its action on the inhibition of the enzyme that triggers the formation of excess pigmentation (melanin) in the skin. When a melanin reaction is normally triggered by sun exposure, heat or injury, the use of Cosmelan blocks this reaction. Stopping the creation of melanin before it starts is the key.
Cosmelan depigmentation treatment involves a very versatile, dynamic process which is easily adapted to the needs of each individual patient.
Start with an in-office procedure to begin getting results like these ››
The O2 Intraceuticals Oxygen Facial
Nourish, hydrate and renew your skin with a 30 minute oxygen facial. The O2 Intraceuticals Oxygen Facial is a unique and innovative luxurious way to immediately improve your skin's luminosity and texture. Maybe that's why it's so "hot" with the Hollywood movie set! See press.
See how the O2 Intraceuticals Oxygen Facial makes such a quick change in your skin ››
Call our conveniently located Larchmont Avenue office in Los Angeles to book your complimentary comprehensive evaluation with Dr. Fitzgerald. (323) 464-8046
