LYRA MAG.

As Memorial Day approaches...marking the end of May's National Military Appreciation Month ( www.nmam.org )...we JUST learned about The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ( AAFPRS ) --- FACES OF HONOR program, providing pro bono medical and facial surgical care to veterans and active duty members injured in the line of duty.  It is estimated that 20 percent of survivable injuries suffered in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts involve the face and neck...and as learned at a recent   Wounded Warrior Project benefit ...we know  how visible scars---once treated-go a looong way to helping veterans regain control of their lives and not feel so alone.  BIG TIME. WHAT THE PROGRAM DOES: The AAFPRS helps find Board Certified/specialized surgeons who give free facial reconstructive surgery to qualified injured veterans. These facial plastic surgeons, from a membership totaling 2700 physicians--- located from coast to coast--- h...

A new year, a new you...or just a refresher course... After a lot of time in the sun...we were so not loving those 'freckles' -three on one hand-two on the other-that "magically" appeared on the back of our hands. Even with being sunblock fanatics and wearing hats-our skin probably got more sun ray hits than ever before with all the triathlon training/golfing/hiking we ended packing into the warm weather months. With little time for downtime-of course meaning no time---we opted for what is known as a Cutera Limelight Facial™ that's a "non-invasive" pulsed light treatment- 3 settings available-good for fair to medium skin tones... that fades the brown spots, nixes the telangiectasia (tiny veins) and overall facial redness-via, typically- 1-3 treatments. Our go to gal-Clarissa is a highly skilled practitioner who works with Dr. Z. Paul Lorenc M.D., F.A.C.S . a few days a week. And we feel very strongly-very, very strongly in fact- THAT...even these...