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Face Rolling: How To Do It

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Discover the benefits of Face Rolling and why it’s become a must-have addition to your skincare routine. Whether you’re looking for a natural, non-invasive way to reduce puffiness, improve skin texture, or simply enhance your daily self-care regimen, Face Rolling has you covered. With its soothing and rejuvenating effects, Face Rolling has become a popular choice for people of all ages and skin types. Read on to learn more about the benefits of this simple, yet powerful, skincare technique

Add a face roller to your skincare routine to gain more benefits. A face roller can provide a temporary boost to your appearance.

The trendy tool, made with stones like jade or rose quartz, has been known to help reduce inflammation and puffiness in the face. They’re gently used to massage the face.

But the technique isn’t all that new. In fact, the roots of using cool stones on your skin can be traced back thousands of years to ancient China.

Here’s the best way to use a face roller and know what kind of payoff you will see.

What is face rolling?

Using a tool, which typically has a roller at each end made from jade or rose quartz, you massage or roll the skin away from your face. You may also see face rollers made with other materials like stainless steel or amethyst.

You can use your face roller every day for about five minutes to give an immediate boost to your appearance, but the results aren’t long-lasting. Most people see results for just a few hours after treatment.

It’s a temporary improvement in the overall texture and color of skin.

Benefits of using a face roller

While using a face roller may feel good against your skin, it may also provide the following benefits:

  • Improves lymphatic flow and drainage
  • Improves blood flow
  • Reduces puffiness
  • Reduces inflammation
  • Cools and soothes skin
  • Provides relaxation
  • Reduces stress
  • Distributes skincare ingredients more evenly

The lymphatic system is your body’s way of getting rid of toxins and unwanted bacteria in the body. So by rolling in a certain direction, you can improve the lymphatic flow and drainage of the face.

How to use a face roller

When looking to purchase a face roller, you should make sure you’re buying an authentic, natural stone rather than something that’s synthetic.

Once you get it home, here’s how to use your face roller:

Wash your face – A face roller works best on freshly clean skin.

Don’t overlook the fridge – If you want that cooling effect, place your face roller in the fridge to keep the stone cold.

Add skincare products – You can use your face roller to apply moisturizer, serums, or oils to your skin more evenly.

Roll down and out – The direction you roll in matters — roll outwards from the center of your face. Around the eyes, for example, roll away from your eyes to decrease puffiness.

Don’t go back and forth – Resist the urge to roll back and forth as that doesn’t help improve blood flow to the face.

Keep track of time – You only need 5 minutes a day or every other day. Using a face roller for longer won’t give you different results.

Clean your face roller – Cleaning your face roller with rubbing alcohol after each use is strongly suggested. Our skin does have bacteria on it. There’s also product residue that can build up.

For those with mature skin, be extra careful with your skin and do not roll too aggressively. If the skin is more fragile, you can get bruising.

If you think a face roller is right for you, give it a roll. Using a face roller can be handy for big events when you want to look your best. But like with any new product, proceed with caution at first.

Start slow and see how things go. See if you like it and see what the benefits are before you make it a part of your routine.

Know more about the best skincare routines by talking to our experienced dermatologists!

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Riva Sofia Enriquez Dimailig's LASIK At Shinagawa | Shinagawa Feature Story

Riva Dimailig: Longtime Prayer Answered Brightly

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Yet another answered prayer.

For the longest time, Riva Dimailig’s plea was to regain 20/20 vision. Little did she know that it can surely be answered.

“God makes everything beautiful in his time. Who would have thought my longtime prayer was granted? It has always been my prayer to have my vision back to 20/20. Shinagawa answered my longtime prayer after I had ULTRA LASIK!” expressed Riva after achieving a 20/12 vision, even better than what she prayed for.

“I’m one of the living testaments that LASIK is life-changing! What a great blessing! I now see people clearly from afar. My prayer back then was just a 20/20 vision and now, I never imagined having an even better 20/12 vision!”

Riva struggled with wearing eyeglasses for 10 long years before she finally got the comfort she’s been looking for.

“I’ve been used to wearing glasses for 10 years. I was in college when I got to know Shinagawa Lasik Center. I never stopped hoping that I’ll undergo LASIK someday. A dream became reality!”

Armed with a bright vision now, it’s a matter of appreciating life and the world even more for Riva.

“I’ve always been amazed about seeing things clearly as it was before. Thank you very much, Shinagawa, you made it possible for me to see the beauty of God’s creations even more.”

If having a bright vision has been one of the constants in your prayers, we can most certainly help.

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Commonly Asked Questions About Astigmatism | Shinagawa Blog

Commonly Asked Questions About Astigmatism

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As many may know, astigmatism is a refractive error of the eye that is one of the leading causes of poor vision.

Let us know more about this eye condition that millions around the world may have by answering some of the most common questions about it.

What is astigmatism?

Astigmatism is a very common eye condition that causes blurry vision and is believed to affect 30–40% of adults worldwide. While it’s not a dangerous condition, it can significantly lower the quality of your vision if left uncorrected.

Uncorrected astigmatism causes blurry vision by distorting light as it enters the eye through the cornea, which is the clear covering on the front of the eye. To focus the light correctly, the cornea should be round in shape. However, in patients with astigmatism, the cornea isn’t perfectly round, and it’s this abnormal shape that distorts the vision.

How is astigmatism corrected?

In most cases, astigmatism can be fully corrected with glasses or contact lenses to provide clear vision. In qualified patients, laser vision correction (such as LASIK) reshapes the cornea to be round and is an option for correcting astigmatism without the need for glasses or contacts. In rare cases, a hard contact lens may be required to correct high levels of astigmatism.

How does astigmatism affect cataract surgery?

For patients with astigmatism who also require cataract surgery, it’s important to understand that astigmatism might still degrade the quality of their vision even after surgery. There are now a variety of ways to correct cataracts and astigmatism at the same time to improve the visual result.

With over three decades of in-depth eye experience, Shinagawa is pleased to offer a full range of astigmatism correction to all qualifying patients using the latest techniques, including LASIK to reshape the cornea back to normal.

Call our Patient Care Lines: (+632) 7-368 5238 l (+63) 917 862 7454 l (+63) 921 217 0517 for inquiries, questions, and appointments or talk to our consultants via LiveChat here on our website.

Skin Changes

Factors That Can Cause Changes To Your Skin

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Aside from the usually discussed ones, what are the other factors that can cause changes to your skin?

There are plenty of other reasons your skin ages as you get older.

Additional factors that can cause changes to your skin:

Dry and itchy skin

Dry skin is common in later life. The loss of sweat and oil glands as we age may worsen dry skin. Anything that further dries the skin — such as overuse of soaps, antiperspirants, perfumes, or hot baths — will make the problem worse.

Dry skin itches because it is irritated easily. If your skin is very dry and itchy, this condition can affect your sleep, and cause irritability, it could be a symptom of a disease. For example, diabetes and kidney disease can cause itching. Some medicines make the itchiness worse. In that case, be sure to see your healthcare provider to see what the cause may be and any potential treatment possibilities.

Obesity

Excess weight causes the skin to stretch and decreases the strength and luster of the hair and nails. It also causes dark patches on the skin (acanthosis nigricans), skin tags, stretch marks, and varicose veins.

Obesity has been linked to other skin conditions, including psoriasis and cellulitis. Although patches of psoriasis (itchy, dry, red patches) can occur anywhere in the body, they frequently develop on the scalp or near the hairline. Folds of excess body skin can rub against each other and cause skin irritation, blisters, chafing, skin rashes, and skin infections.

Smoking

People who smoke tend to have more wrinkles than nonsmokers of the same age, complexion, and history of sun exposure. The reason for this difference is unclear. It may be because smoking interferes with normal blood flow in the skin.

Gravity

When the skin loses its elasticity, gravity causes drooping of the eyebrows and eyelids, looseness and fullness under the cheeks and jaw (jowls and “double chin”), and a lengthening of the ear lobes.

Daily facial movements

Yes, laugh lines are (sort of) real. Lines on the face become more visible after the skin starts losing its elasticity, usually as people reach their 30s and 40s. Lines may appear horizontally on the forehead, vertically on the skin above the top of the nose (often called 11 lines), or as small curved lines on the temples, upper cheeks, and around the mouth.

Sleeping position

How you sleep can play a role, too. Sleep creases are commonly seen on the side of the forehead, starting above the eyebrows to the hairline near the temples, as well as on the middle of the cheeks. These result from the way the head is positioned on the pillow and may become more visible after the skin starts losing its elasticity. Changing your sleep positions may improve these sleep creases or prevent them from becoming worse.

If you’re noticing some signs of aging skin, you can have it checked so it can be taken care of. We can help you and your skin age gracefully.

Schedule a consultation with our skin experts! Call our Patient Care Lines: (+632) 7-368 5238 l (+63) 917 862 7454 l (+63) 921 217 0517 for inquiries, questions, and appointments, or talk to our consultants via LiveChat here on our website.