Botulinum toxin A, AKA Botox, has been studied to help relieve migraine headaches. Dr. Heather Friedman uses Botox in various muscles of the face, head, and neck to help relieve the pain associated with these migraine headaches.

Botox results typically last three to four months. We know now that if you increase the dosage with Botox, you can increase the longevity of results. Learn from Dr. Heather Friedman how and why increasing Botox dosage leads to longer lasting results.

Lip lines and wrinkles, AKA perioral rhytids AKA smoker’s lines can develop over time and be bothersome. Dr. Heather Friedman offers an array of services which address these lip lines and wrinkles. Learn more about these services and how they can potentially serve you. Dr. Heather Friedman is a naturopathic physician in NE Portland with a practice focused in aesthetic medicine and medical injectables.

Dr. Heather Friedman performs Botox injections into the masseter muscle in NE Portland. Botox injections to the masseter muscle can help relieve pain associated with TMJ and jaw clenching. Botox injections to the masseter muscles can also change the shape of the face by reducing the size of these muscles. Learn more about injections into the masseter muscle and if this is a potential treatment for you.

Dr. Heather Friedman offers full facial rejuvenation with dermal fillers. Using a full facial approach, Dr. Heather treats the entirety of the face from the temples to the jawline to give an overall harmonious and balanced appearance.

I used to say that Botox injections were easy. The more I practice, the more I learn this is not the case. For some folx the standardized pattern will yield beautiful outcomes, however there is too much anatomical variation to rely on a ‘one pattern fits all’ strategy. Learn about the nuances of Botox injections and how Dr. Heather works to deliver harmonious and balanced Botox injections in NE Portland.

Dr. Heather Friedman loves to learn! Read about her recent experience learning anatomy on cadavers. Anatomy is super important when it comes to medical injectables because this is how we stay safe and ensure optimal outcomes.

This past weekend I took the time to reflect on my aesthetic journey over the past few years. As an exercise to update some profiles, I listed out all the training I have done as an injector. This January marks the completion of three years in practice focusing on aesthetic injectables and I feel pride, accomplishment, and excitement around my work and commitment ahead. It feels meaningful to reflect via the blog, because it is the readers here that comprise the community at the heart of my work.

What is Nefertiti Neck Lift? Learn how to get results without surgical intervention. In this blog you’ll learn the details associated with this technique. The neck is often the first to show our age and with a little intervention, we can get impactful results.