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The most recent NYC IBS tradeshow for spa professionals highlighted non-invasive skincare trends. For at home users-the  proliferation of FDA approved beauty tools available...and salon only brands-being sold on Amazon or direct to consumer also lined the aisles... SOME HIGHLIGHTS: CRYO FACIAL SYSTEM-Cryotherapy's deep freeze anti-inflammatory benefits-are now available for the face/neck only-and is very tolerable.  Liquid nitrogen vapors (-130º) targets the area--supposedly increases blood flow, reduces pore size, reduces inflammation+puffiness, reduces dark spots-and- this def makes sense to us-might sooth dermatitis, eczema patches. 

via GIPHY WITH the mercury rising-outdoor enthusiasts pursuing athletic feats-will probably need to change up a few routines post exercise-not just their workout clothes. Part One: Cryotherapy We've known about this temporary deep freeze 'experience'- (enclosed from the neck down to ankles... immersed in a closed environment in temps anywhere from about -180F to -240ºF (that's right, negative) , 2-3 minutes, typically)-as another version-a  multi-room, gradually colder -treatment-has been available at glammy health spas overseas for years. With athletes-celebs famously advocating the benefits that a cryotherapy treatment can elicit... including healing sore muscles/anti-inflammatory, burn calories (500-800 per session), better sleep, increased endorphins (sense of well being), boosts immune system, oxygenate the blood...we were game to try. At Drive 495 -a VERY well-equiped boutique- two level exercise emporium-featuring one on one instruction- including golf...

Athletes from the pros to weekend warriors-know the benefits of an ice pack-placed just so...which is why the whole body deep freeze treatment aka CRYOTHERAPY -a purported  anti-inflammatory and anti-aging technology- is somewhat going mainstream.  Intriguing?   via GIPHY Steve Harvey-does more than just offer consultation for winner announcements gone wrong One practitioner who offers this is Chicago area based  - Dr. Jessie Cheung , Director, Jessie Cheung MD Dermatology & Laser Center -who has a   Whole Body Cryotherapy cryochamber installed in her office.