The Broads, Botox and Dr. Michael Epstein’s Transcend MedSpa

The Broads, Botox and Dr. Michael Epstein’s Transcend MedSpa

Last week TwoBroadsCasting took their show on the road and went to Northbrook, Illinois for Transcend MedSpa’s grand opening event.

We were in search of the latest nonsurgical treatments to keep us Broads looking and feeling as young on the outside as we do on the inside.

We were not alone in our quest! Over 200 women showed up at this opening (along with a few men here and there) and while they munched on gourmet sandwiches and received complimentary treatments, they learned a lot from the wonderful (and might we add….beautiful!) staff on hand.

Knowing there would be a full house, we Broads got there early!! We pulled Beth Harris RN, into a room and asked her everything we could think of about Botox and filler. As it turns out, we asked the right person! Beth does nothing but injectables all day long and her knowledge is staggering.

Listen to our show to hear all she had to tell us, but here is just a taste of it. Botox is the most popular type of nonsurgical cosmetic treatment. If done by an experienced professional, it can do more than just relax a wrinkle. Beth mapped out Laura’s face for her Botox treatment and explained along the way….again, tune in to…………. to see for yourself.

Beth placed Botox in such a way as to raise Laura’s eyebrows and corners of her mouth. Plus, she was able to get rid of the vertical lines around Laura’s mouth that came from giving her children that “you better stop what you’re doing look” when they were younger.

It was PAINLESS (yea!!) and, although Beth Harris said it would take up to 2 weeks to see maximum results, it has been a week and Laura looks younger already!

There are so many fillers on the market these days that you really need someone with experience to decide which is right for you. The fact remains though, as Dr. Epstein was heard telling the women, two things happen as we age. Things sag (duh!) and we lose volume (double duh!).

Thus, even if you get a fabulous facelift, you may very well still require filler to add some volume. Ever see those people walking around looking like skeleton heads? Facelift without volume. The night we were there, Beth Harris gave a woman cheeks…..in front of our very eyes!! It was remarkable and with numbing agents….very little discomfort.

Laura is going back next week for a recheck (Beth Harris likes to see all her patients post treatment to make sure they have received the desired affect) and possibly some filler. Stay tuned!

WE WILL HAVE VIDEO AND AUDIO POSTED NEXT WEEK!!

April 28, 2009 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 

Did you watch the Cougar? Why?

Are you going to join us for this ride?

We are going to watch and talk about The Cougar!

So Beth and I both watched The Cougar.  Well, actually, Beth could only bring herself to LISTEN to it……I actually watched it.  We both agree that it is a train-wreck we are definitely going to watch!  While Beth seems to think that it might be kind of cool/flattering to be a 40something woman living in a house with a bunch of 20something guys…….I got the distinct impression that it would be a lot like being a 40 year old woman living in a Frat House.  And, quite frankly, I found Frat houses to be kinda gross even when I was in college.  Fortunately for Stacy AKA The Cougar, there is Vivica Fox on hand, who looks like she could drop-kick anyone of those boys who might get out of hand.  We both wonder how long Stacy is going to have to keep that smile pasted on her face.  The lines these boys are tossing out are PATHETIC!!  And we are looking in to calling DCFS to see if we can get that 21 year old boy out of there.  SHEESH!  Does he not have a Mom??
Stay tuned…..they testosterone hasn’t even begun to fly yet!!

 
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April 22, 2009 | Filed Under Beth, Dating, Kids, Laura, Podcast, Women | Leave a Comment 

Find a date on Facebook, why not put Facebook to work for you

Facebook Dating……A Way to put Facebook Friends to Work?

Hey! Laura here. So a few nights ago, while collapsed and in bed with Facebook, I have an epiphany. I have been divorced for about 4 years now and, although I LOVE my friends, I can say that VERY FEW have ever fixed me up on a date. Perhaps once or twice (the eye-patch guy and some other very grumpy boring guy) but mostly I have tackled the dating scene on my own. Well, Jdate and Match have helped. Anyhow……as more and more of my friends (and in FB world, “friend” can mean anything from an ACTUAL FRIEND to someone you went to grammer school with and haven’t seen in 30 years. In some cases, it can also mean a friend of a friend of a friend…) join FaceBook, I cannot help but notice that they too have friends. Friends that I do not know. Some of them are of the opposite sex and have been known to make humorous remarks on their walls…thus getting my attention. The other night, a FB “friend” im’ed me and at one point said that he quit Match and Jdate because he can meet plenty of people on FB…..for free. This led to my epiphany. I have always been rather impatient. If I want something, I wanted it yesterday. Sooooooo, for all us single people who have asked our friends, “Don’t you know ANYONE nice/normal/alive to fix me up with?” and gotten the shoulder shrug……..Hah,hah!! Bypass your friends and check out their friends yourself. Cut out the middle-man!

Beth and I discuss this and try to flesh out the concept but I still think it has potential! The cons are that there is no way of knowing if your friend’s friend is single……but, all you have to do is shoot your friend out a message…….ask pertinent questions (marital status, criminal record, employment, etc) and perhaps they will even make an introduction!! Try it out. Recycle your friends’ friends!! Let us know how it goes!!

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