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 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 recently traveled to Amsterdam to learn The Fern Technique from its developer Dr. Tom Van Eijk. This technique uses hyaluronic acid dermal filler (Restylane) to address lines, wrinkles, and folds that occur from skin weakness. As we mature, our skin weakens from damage caused by the sun, sleep, and habitual movements. When filler is placed superficially in the skin in a fern pattern, we strengthen the weakened skin and soften associated lines and wrinkles.

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.

With aging, we start getting lines between the eyes and forehead, mouth lines become more pronounced, under eye area sinks and darkens,, etc. These changes occur because of seismic moves of the bone, muscle, and fat beneath the skin (2). While some changes can be modulated with lifestyle choices like regular sunscreen use and non smoking status (3), others cannot. This week we learn about the changes that happen under our skin as we age.