Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder where the patient feels enduring fatigue, not the kind that passes with a cup of coffee or a walk around the block. CFS is chronic and it gets in the way of the sufferer’s daily activities. At Creative Image Laser Solutions, we test for and treat CFS with… Read More »
If you’re concerned about your weight you’ve probably come across three letters, HCG. They stand for “human chorionic gonadotropin,” which is best known as a pregnancy hormone that is produced by the embryo soon after conception. HCG is the hormone that is used to test for pregnancy and it directs the bodies of pregnant women… Read More »
Spider veins are annoying. The little red, purple, and blue threadlike veins that are so close to the skin surface that they are easily visible can develop anywhere on the body, but usually show themselves on the legs and face. At Creative Image Laser Solutions, we put our lasers to use zapping your spider veins… Read More »
There are some things with your health that you should simply know. If you are a woman over the age of 50, you should know about osteoporosis. This bone disease occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from… Read More »
In Texas there is no shortage of sunny days. And, while that’s good for our vitamin D levels (sunshine provides the human body with vitamin D), it’s no bueno for our skin. Skin cancer begins in the skin’s outermost layer, the epidermis. This thin layer provides a protective cover of skin cells that your body… Read More »
Unwanted hair is like that uncle who keeps visiting during the holidays. 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. Why don’t you get rid of the hair for good… Read More »
Botox wins the popularity contest in the aesthetic world. Since its debut when approved by the FDA for the treatment of wrinkles in 2002, Botox has taken the world by storm. Every year since it hit the aesthetic market, it has led the world in procedures, surgical or non-surgical. If it could handle a phone,… Read More »
If you pay any attention to the aesthetic industry, you known about hyaluronic acid. This naturally occurring substance is responsible for hydrating and plumping the skin. It does this by binding with water molecules. You probably also know that hyaluronic acid is the basis of some of the most popular fillers such as Juvederm and… Read More »
When you live in Texas there’s no shortage of sunny days. The sun leads to many of the skin conditions that our patients come to us at Creative Image Laser Solutions to deal with. The sun’s ultraviolet rays are the problem, penetrating the skin and damaging its cells, leading to skin aging and wrinkling, and… Read More »
Your body is good at storing this stuff called fat. It’s from our caveman days where we didn’t exactly have a Kroger right down the street and we might have to call upon that fat later in the lean times. Our bodies don’t know about this change yet, though. They still effectively store extra calories… Read More »