| A | B |
|---|
| abdominoplasty | procedure that removes excessive fat deposits and loose skin from the abdomen to tuck and tighten the area |
| antioxidants | vitamins, amino acids, and other natural substances that neutralize the effects of free radicals and enviromental influences |
| aromatherapy | ancient healing practice, essential oils and herbs from plants are used to treat the body |
| ayurvedic | philosophy of balancing life and the body through various methods ranging from massage to eating habits. (Based on three doshas, or mind and body types) |
| balneotherapy | uses mud or fango, dead sea salt, seweed, enzymes, or peat baths |
| blepharoplasty | an eye lift. removes fat and skin from the upper and lower lids. |
| body masks | remineralize and detoxify the body using clay, mud, gel, or seweed mixtures |
| body polishes | use friction to exfoliate , hydrate, increase circulation, and nousish the skin |
| body wraps | remineralize, hydrate, stimulate, or promote relaxation by using aloe, gels, lotions, oils, seaweed, herbs, clay, or mud |
| botox | neuromuscular-blocking serum that paralyzes nerve cells on the muscle when injected into it |
| collagen injections | usually a bovine (cow) derivative, used to fill in wrinkles or make lips larger |
| cosmetic (aesthetic) surgery | elective surgery for improving and altering the appearance |
| CRF (cell renewal factor) | cell-turnover rate |
| desmosomes | small attachments that hold the upper epidermal cells together |
| DMAE | antioxidants that stabilizes cell membranes and boosts the effect of other antioxidants |
| endermology | a treatment for cellulite, it helps stimulate the reduction of adipose tissue |
| free radicals | aggressive oxygen atoms that unstable because they have lost an electron in their outer orbit. They are attracted to lipids and fats, which have extra electrons |
| hydrotherapy | spa treatment that uses water in its three forms (ice, steam, liquid) either internally or externally |
| laser resurfacing | procedure used to smooth wrinkles or lighten acne scars |
| LaStone massage | use of hot basalt stones and cold marble stones in massage |
| liposuction | procedure that surgically removes pocket fat |
| mammaplasty | breast surgery |
| manual lymph drainage | stimulates lymph fluid to flow through the lymphatic vessels |
| nonablotive | wrinkle treatments that use intense pulsed light to bypass the epidermis to stimulate collagen in the dermis for wrinkle reduction |
| olfactory system | sense of smell- the strongest of the five senses |
| phenol | the strongest of the chemical peels; can be toxic |
| reconstructive surery | defines as "restoring a bodily funtion". It is necessary surgery for accident survivors and those with congenital disfigurements or other diseases |
| reflexology | treatment of the body through reflex points located on the bottom of the feet |
| rhinoplasty | nose surgery that makes a nose smaller or changes its appearance in some way |
| rhytidectomy | a face-lift. this removes excess fat at the jawline, tightens loose, atrophic mucsles, and removes sagging skin |
| salt glows | exfoliate the skin with sea salt and oil or lotions |
| TCA (trichloroacetic acid) peels | used to dimish sun damage and wrinkles |
| transconjuntival bleharoplasty | performed inside the lower eyelid to remove bulging fat pads, which are often congenital |
| vitamin c | antioxidant that strenghtens the white blood cells and immune system |
| vitamin c ester | chemical ester bond that stimulates fibroblasts |
