This past Monday, Casey received her third (and final) Sculptra treatment. Results from her Sculptra treatments should last beyond two years. The treatment is a series of non-surgical procedures over a period of several months, where lost collagen in the skin is regenerated and renewed.

Casey spoke about the details of the procedure on air:

She does no cutting at all – this is all non-surgical… Afterwards, you might (and that’s might) see a little bit of bruising. I did last time right around my mouth, but it wasn’t anything that I couldn’t cover up with makeup.

Casey’s co-host of the WIOV morning show, Murf, said that he was hesitant at the beginning of the course of various treatments that comprised Casey’s transformation:

I was a little bit skeptical when this whole first thing came about. Because… I didn’t think Casey needed anything to look more naturally radiant than she is… but then she did meet up with Dr. Cohen, and I’m here to verify that the results have been fabulous, to say the least.

Dr. Cohen has also helped to get rid of Casey’s sun spots. In addition to this, Casey has been using Latisse for several weeks. She laughed and said, “I’ve also been complemented about how I bat my long eyelashes at people lately.”

Casey said that Dr. Cohen “takes away those wrinkles and makes you feel younger. She stays on top of the newest technology.”

Casey now has one more Restylane treatment planned for the under-eye area. Also, stay tuned for the “after” photos, which should be posted soon!

Casey will receive a third and final treatment of Sculptra in early April. The results are expected to last well beyond two years. Casey is also continuing the use of the Obagi NuDerm skin care system, which is only available through a physician like Dr. Cohen.

Dr. Cohen recently also augmented Casey’s lips with Restylane, and the results were great. “I never thought I wanted to do a lip enhancement,” Casey said. “Dr. Cohen said your bottom lip should be just a tiny bit bigger than your top lip, and mine wasn’t. So she did that, and it’s very subtle.”

Casey also had an appointment with cosmetic dentist Dr. John Weierbach to follow up to the teeth whitening he had performed earlier along with straightening her front lower teeth. Dr. Weierbach is placing permanent crowns on some of Casey’s teeth and building out the side of some teeth to give Casey a perfect, straight smile.

About receiving treatment from Dr. Cohen, Casey said, “I’ve never dealt with any doctor who has been more caring and concerned about their patients. She deals with everybody on an individual basis. I believe in her, and she has proven to me that she’s up-to-date on everything that she has to know and to do with people’s skin.”

Be sure to check out our current special offers or to call us at 717-560-4460 to schedule an image analysis appointment with Dr. Cohen to learn how she can customize a course of skin care treatment just for you.

In addition, Casey has also received two Botox treatments to address facial wrinkles.

A few days into the Obagi skin care system, Casey said she could tell it was working.

My face is a little bit red from the new system, a little bit flaky, but that’s about all. But you know what? If that didn’t happen, then I wouldn’t think it was working. So I’m very glad for this reaction, which will all go away. You can’t even tell, because I can easily cover it with makeup.

A couple days later, she saw that the flaking was going away and her skin was being rejuvenated. She said, “My skin looks so much clearer, and my pores aren’t as big anymore. You should see how good my skin looks. I absolutely love this skin care system.”

Also since our last update in January, Casey has finished a course of five Accent Thermotherapy skin tightening treatments around the eye area. With those treatments combined with the Obagi system, she noticed that it was becoming easier to put on eye makeup:

Ladies, you’re going to back me up on this – as we get older, at your eyes, right below your eyebrows, that starts to fall down. And mine was covering my eyelid. So when I would put on my eye makeup, you couldn’t even see it. When I would put my mascara on, I used to have to grab ahold of my eyebrow and pull it up, because my eyelashes would touch up there. Suddenly I’m noticing I don’t have to hold up my eyebrow anymore, because my face has been lifted. And it’s not any surgery!

Dr. Cohen also treated Casey once with a Sculptra facial volumization (what some call a nonsurgical “liquid facelift”) and Radiesse chin augmentation.

 As all of us age, we lose collage, and that’s what gives your face that volume and keeps the wrinkles away. But as everyone ages, you lose that, because you lose the collagen. Not only that  –Dr. Cohen told me that you lose bone mass, too. Right around my mouth is where I was really starting to see wrinkles come in. Radiesse is a filler that immediately takes effect, and the cool thing is that it also stimulates your collagen so that this is going to last you at least a year. This doesn’t change the way you look, it just enhances the way you look.

In addition to her treatments with Dr. Cohen, Casey is benefiting from cosmetic dentistry work at the hands of Dr. John Weierbach.

In the coming weeks, Casey will continue to use the Obagi skin care system and will receive a Restylane lip augmentation treatment plus two additional Sculptra treatments.

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About the fractional skin resurfacing, Casey said:

It was very easy to do. Since it doesn’t do the whole face at once, you don’t have any down time. You can get back to life immediately. The only thing that you feel afterwards is like you were lying out on the beach a little bit too long, and to tell you the truth, I love that feeling. But I’m not going to be doing it any more because I realize the damage I did to my skin, and Dr. Cohen is fixing it.

On January 12, Dr. Cohen started Casey on the next phase of treatment for her skin, which is using Obagi Skin Care. Casey said:

Dr. Cohen spent an hour going over with me the new skin care line that she wants me to start using. And I thought, “Why do I have to go in there to learn to use skin care products? I already use skin care products!” But I was really glad I went in, because she took me through everything. She talked to me about all the different layers of skin and what they do and what they – at this point in my life – are not doing anymore.

This is the time to come along with Casey in her transformation! If you make an appointment for anytime before February 1, Dr. Cohen will give you a complimentary Obagi skin care consultation and 20% off your entire purchase Obagi Skin Care products. (Call now to make an appointment: 717-560-4460.)

As you may know, Dr. Cohen believes that the Obagi skin care line is the best skin care line available for sale anywhere in the world.

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Casey’s Home Party Kickoff Show

Join Casey for her Home Party Kickoff Show on Sunday, February 5th, at the Fireside Tavern in Historic Strasburg. The party runs from 1:00 to 4:00, and Dr. Cohen and Renee Burkey from the Randali Centre will be there, too. They will be demonstrating the Silk Peel Dermalifusion as well as conducting makeup demos.

I’m excited about what we’re calling “Casey’s Transformation” because it involves two people I really appreciate and admire. Here’s how it came about.

My mother became ill in 1997, and I decided to stop working to take care of her. During this time, I “worked on my mother’s nerves,” coddling her too much. On her advice, I began as a nail tech at a friend’s shop.

New to the business, I decided to contact local radio personalities in the hopes that networking with them would help boost my business. This is when I met Casey Allyn and when we began our long, wonderful friendship.

Casey is such a wonderful personality that having her as a client did, in fact, open up a new world for me in the nail business.

My mom passed away, and I took some time off. I continued to do Casey’s nails and hair at my house.
I then opened my own salon, at which time my friendship with Casey blossomed!

Seeing how amazing my skin looked, Casey asked what I was having done. I began to tell her, and she became curious. Her first appointment at Randali Centre was with me performing a Silk Peel Dermalinfusion. After her treatment, I introduced Casey to Dr. Alice.

Casey’s personality is that of a warm, friendly, caring person. Dr. Alice saw this in Casey as well. Since Casey was such an asset to my business, I thought she could, in fact, not only benefit from our services but could spread the word to her friends and listeners about our services.

Dr. Alice and Casey worked out the details with I-105, the radio station where Casey is cohost of the morning show, and over the course of the new few months you’ll have the opportunity to follow along with Casey’s transformation. Just keep reading this blog, and if you haven’t done so already, join us on the Randali Centre Facebook page!

Listen to Casey’s on-air invitation to follow her through this no-surgery course of treatment:
Casey Allyn - Follow Me Through This Journey

So is it possible to improve the quality of the skin? We’ve rained on the Lancome parade, but is there any product out there that can recreate the flawless skin of our youth? Quite by accident, researchers developing a drug to treat acne discovered just such a product. Retinoic Acid (also known by its trade name Retin A) can reverse skin aging. It exerts its effects at the level of the skin cell itself. Cellular functions are boosted back to their original activity and skin health is restored. Visually what is appreciated is firm, smooth, moist, even-toned skin. It’s not the appearance of fine lines that are reduced, but the presence of them. This astounding revelation propelled Dr. Cohen into the field of Aesthetic Medicine over ten years ago. Armed with a solution to the problem of skin aging, and able to thoroughly educate patients about proper use of Retinoic Acid, she has helped hundreds of patients achieve clear skin: Skin that has the resiliency, glow and health of youth.

Tired of waiting for your cosmetics to fulfill their promises? Are you ready for a program that actually does something for your skin? If you’re going through the motions of skin care, make them count. Call 560-4460 today for your consultation. Be prepared for the compliments that follow.

This article originally appeared in the July/August 2011 issue of Lancaster County Woman

This procedure is excellent for toning thin, crepe-like skin of the under eye area, neck or upper, inner arms. It’s perfect for tightening sagging skin of the thighs or abdomen (especially the loose skin that’s left behind after the stork delivers the baby).

Accent Thermotherapy works by gradually heating the skin’s deep dermal layer. Most see a subtle but immediate tightening due to the contraction or shrinkage of collagen but the final results are noticed after several treatments when an increase in the amount of new collagen is seen: more smoothly contoured skin that is firmer and less wrinkled is the reward. Another benefit of this treatment is an actual compression of fat which leads to a decrease in the appearance of cellulite…the nemesis of most women.

Treatments with the Accent are quick (under 45 minutes), do not require sedation or anesthesia and are virtually painless. It is safe for any age or skin color and can be used on tanned skin. Following treatment, there is no downtime or recovery period and regular activities can be immediately resumed. Normally three to five sessions, spaced two weeks apart are required. Dr. Cohen has been providing these treatments for the last three years and patient satisfaction is exceptionally high.

Summer is just around the corner. Will you be ready? Inches to lose, tight skin to gain with Accent Thermotherapy!

For more information about our special pricing, or to make an appointment for a free consultation, call us today: 560-4460

“I’ve had Botox treatment to my crow’s feet for years but it wasn’t helping the fine lines and saggy skin under my eyes. Dr. Cohen recommended skin tightening treatments with the Accent. I started seeing improvement after the second treatment and am now thrilled to have tight, smooth skin in this area! I plan to have my ‘turkey neck’ treated next.”

 This article originally appeared in the May/June 2011 issue of Lancaster County Woman

One of the first and most disconcerting facts he learned was that obesity/being over-weight had overtaken cigarette smoking as the #1 cause of preventable disease! Over 70 percent of health-care dollars were being spent on lifestyle-related diseases. In other words, the majority of major illness and premature death could be avoided by maintaining a healthy weight and by replacing habits of disease with habits of health.

The promise of good health through weight control and a healthy lifestyle sounded exciting, but how could this be accomplished in our world of fast food and drive-through restaurants? Our current lifestyles promote being overweight. We work long hours and chauffeur our children to music and dance lessons, sports practice, and various other school activities. This leaves us little time for food shopping, meal preparation, or even sleep! It’s understandable that while we’re on the go, we grab convenient, calorie-dense fast foods and snacks. Being increasingly dependent upon electronic technologies like cell phones, computers, iPods, and multi-media entertainment centers, exercise no longer seems compatible with our lifestyles. The result from more calories in than out is weight gain, and too much body fat is inflammatory. Inflammation is bad for the body and is at the root of most disease processes.

This problem has no easy answer. There are no magic pills, herbs, hormones, or surgical procedures that will make people healthy. Diets alone don’t work. About 85 percent of people who go on a diet will regain the lost weight within two to three years. Fortunately, Dr. Cohen was introduced to Take Shape for Life (TSFL) at an anti-aging seminar. He began the program himself and was able to easily lose 30 pounds, normalize his cholesterol, and lower his CRP to 0.5, the lowest level the lab can measure. C Reactive Protein is a measure of inflammation in the body.

At Randali Centre, Dr. Cohen has now helped over 200 clients improve their health and sense of well-being. Many have been able to discontinue their medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, while others report a reduction in painful muscles and joints (as a result of reduced inflammation). Weight loss of 75–100 pounds is not uncommon.

The TSFL program uses clinically proven Medifast portion-controlled meal replacements in the weight-loss phase as a tool or catalyst; they eliminate the guesswork of counting calories, are compatible with our busy lifestyles, and allow us to achieve rapid and inspiring results. Most clients will lose 2–5 pounds per week.

If the program stopped here, it would simply be just another diet, but free personal coaching and support services help guide clients (at their own pace) through a comprehensive self-study program covering topics such as food shopping, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, and inflammation. TSFL promotes advancement from weight loss to optimal health.

Our world is obesigenic, and we have come to view this as “normal.” But this lifestyle is not compatible with health and longevity. Fortunately, we have choices. If optimal health is your choice, call Dr. Cohen for a free consultation (by phone or in person), and take charge of your destiny.

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2011 issue of Lancaster County Woman

If you’re over thirty, although you may not yet notice, skin decline has already begun. Frown lines are sneaking up, skin is becoming drier and freckles too plentiful. Over forty? The mirror is revealing some disheartening truths. Smooth, soft, wrinkle-free skin has been usurped. Mottled, rough, dry skin with wrinkles and folds has mutinied, and you wonder, whose face is that? The image is foreign to what we remember, and we reject it upon each glance.

What’s happened here? Is it possible to repair this picture and regain the face we’ve always known? The answer is an unequivocal yes, but the background of this picture—your skin—must be clear and smooth. The eyes and lips should be the focal point. The skin should not be a distraction.

Flawless skin is the most coveted of all beauty attributes. Beautiful skin is the most prized feature in every culture. Why? Because beautiful skin trumpets health. In our thirties, while moving past its prime, our skin’s beauty naturally begins to fade. Fortunately, we now have the means to trick nature by slowing this process and reversing the damage time has wrought.

95% of skin aging is caused by photodamage—sun damage. If we were to do but one favor for our skin, it would be to protect it from the sun. The next would be daily use of an antioxidant such as Coffeeberry which, in Lancaster County, is exclusive to the Randali Centre. These two steps will go a long way in keeping our skin healthy, but for those of us beyond prevention, it may be time to pull out the big guns.

Resurfacing the skin with a laser is an excellent way to begin the journey towards skin wellness. With the laser, the thick accumulation of dead and damaged skin cells can be removed, wrinkles and lines can be “sanded” down, and a soft, smooth surface revealed—maybe for the first time in years! At the Randali Centre, we use a fractional laser for skin resurfacing thus limiting your downtime and increasing your safety.

After the laser has done the heavy work, daily skin care with medical-grade products, which include Retinoic Acid, is a necessity. In the process of natural aging, the cells of our skin slow in their activity. Much like my youngest son, they begin slacking off. Acting as a drill sergeant, Retinoic Acid (Retin A) whips these lazy cells back in shape! With increased cellular activity, regeneration and repair can take place, and the skin can maintain maximum health. Proper instruction on the use of Retin A is paramount to success and at the Randali Centre, this is provided on an individual basis. Skin is our specialty and its health should be your goal.

So, this New Year, while you’re working on getting your body in shape, remember-the head bone is connected to the body bones. Don’t ignore your face. Your skin will thank you.

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2011 issue of Lancaster County Woman

The connection between how we look and how we feel is powerful and has been proven in numerous studies and shown to be present in every culture. Many treatments and products exist to unify this connection but one of the newest, most sophisticated means of image enhancement is now accomplished with a laser.

Although use of lasers is relatively new, the theory of harnessing light in a controlled manner was theorized by Albert Einstein nearly 100 years ago. Laser by definition is pure light of only one wavelength (sunlight contains all light wavelengths) and it is this particular wavelength which determines what this light can target. In order to exert its action, there must be a target which absorbs the lasers light. The three targets present in the skin are: hemoglobin (found in blood vessels), melanin (the pigment which gives hair and skin its color), and water in the cells of the skin. Many skin conditions or blemishes involve these targets and are therefore amenable to treatment with lasers.

Rosacea is one such condition. This skin disorder is manifested by an underlying redness of the cheeks, chin and nose. It is exacerbated by alcoholic or caffeinated beverages, spicy foods or heat. The cause is not fully understood, but the only effective treatment (for this redness) is a laser which targets the abnormal accumulation of blood vessels.

Melasma is a condition of irregular skin pigmentation which can be very difficult to treat. Cheeks, chin or foreheads are often involved. It is usually seen in women of childbearing age and is more common in women of darker skin types. What triggers this disorder seems to be estrogen and sun light. Heat may also play a role as many women develop this on the upper lip after waxing. Treatment is challenging. The laser of choice is one which will ablate (destroy) skin cells affected by this hyperpigmentation.

Solar Lentigenes (age spots) is another pigmentary problem of the skin occurring in about 90% of adults over 65 years old. The culprit here is sun light and over-active pigment producing cells (melanocytes). Either an ablative laser or a laser which targets pigment is used to correct this problem.

Rough, dull, wrinkled skin is a dreaded harbinger of age while skin affected by acne can cause as much psychological anguish as physical scarring. Fortunately, an ablative laser can address these problems by resurfacing damaged or scarred skin thereby uncovering the smooth, soft skin which is your birthright.

No matter what your skin im­perfections are, it is likely that lasers can aid in correction.

Call The Randali Centre at 560-4460 for your personal consultation and let Dr. Cohen evaluate your concerns. With ten years devoted exclusively to Aesthetic Medicine and seven different lasers, we can help you achieve that most cov­eted of all beauty attributes: Flawless skin.

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2010 issue of Lancaster County Woman