20 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday October 21, 2006 HEALTH The Wellness Counselling Group Director: Liana Renwick-Palmerio Anxiety, Stress, Depression ?? Family Mediation & Teen Counselling Sex Therapy and Couple Counselling Give yourself the gift of glow for the holidays Ask almost any Canadian woman and she'll tell you fall is her favourite season. Even singles love autumn and its promise of long walks, corn roasts, and chic tweedy fashions never far from a Northern woman's heart. It's a special time of year that brings family and friends together first at Thanksgiving feasts that herald coming holiday season. Unfortunately holiday stress and the process of preparing for parties and functions cause many women to focus in on complexion imperfections; broken capillaries, age spots, fine lines, uneven splotchiness, enlarged pores, and sagginess and other sings of aging and sun damage that mar an otherwise youthful appearance. It can be extremely demoralizing and depressing to see signs of aging and damage on your face. While the process that causes these imperfections happens over many years; noticing them can still come as a shock to many women. Even small lines or marks are upsetting to some and the stress of the season makes it all worse. There are many quick and easy options available today at a Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon's office that can erase these problems and restores your skin's natural radiance without surgery. Procures such as IPL (intense pulsed light) are relatively painless and can take reduce redness, small broken veins, banish age spots, and slightly tighten loose skin as well as reduce some fine lines. Microdermabrasion a simple in office procedure --think of it as a super scrub-- can smooth out imperfections, some fine lines, can also be used to treat acne. Cosmetic injections such as Botox or dermafillers can make you look younger in days. These injections can erase fine lines, lift creepy necks, fix droopy smiles, and fill out thin lips. There is no reason to fear an "unnatural look or "frozen face" in the hands of a qualified professional reports Dr. Michael Weinberg, Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon at the Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic. IPL and microdermabrasion require several weeks to complete. Start early and give yourself the glow of beautiful natural radiance --inside and out for the holidays. by Gracey Hitchcock, info@canadiancosmeticsurgery.ca & www.oakvillebeaver.com WELLNESS Tel. (905) 338-3873 www.wellnesscounselling.com We're here to listen. (905) 849-4541 CALL THESE PROFESSIONALS Make a difference . . . Volunteer! www.distresscentreoakville.com Serving Oakville, Milton & Surrounding Areas GALL & ASSOCIATES OPTOMETRISTS Our goal is clear comfortable vision. Comprehensive Eye Exams Laser Vision Care Contact Lenses & Glasses New Patients Welcome 247 North Service Rd. W. Suite 203 THINKING OF ABORTION? Consider the Alternatives (905) 825-1216 Tuesday & Thursday Wednesday Friday 11:00am - 5:00pm 11:00am - 7:30pm 11:00am - 2:00pm 905-338-2020 Dr. Ronald Gall Dr. Susan Che AT DORVAL DRIVE HOPEDALE MALL, SUITE 204 www.birthright.org If there is a baby on the way, then you'll want to attend this! Hotline 24 Hour Service 1-800-550-4900 Baby Shower y Sunday, November 5, 2006 Holiday Inn, Oakville 1 PM FREE ADMISSION Every BabyShower Includes: · Exciting Door Prizes Joanna Berrigan Offers In-Home or On-Site Counseling Helping families cope and communicate after diagnosis · Gift Bags · Special Displays For your FREE invitation or exhibitor information please call: Now Accepting Thursday/Friday Appointments For more information: www.talk2jb.ca or call Colleen 905-785-2323 905-484-0775 www.havingababy.ca