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Practical guides to the medical and aesthetic treatments we offer in Outremont: how each one works, what it costs and what to expect.
5 min
About one in three people will have shingles in their lifetime. The vaccine is given in two doses and is recommended from age 50. Here is who it is for, how the doses are spaced and what to expect afterwards.
3 min
One prevents an infection, the other finds one. Québec is replacing the Pap test with the HPV test as you read this, and being vaccinated does not take you out of screening.
4 min
Botulinum toxin and fillers are medical treatments here, not beauty services. What the Collège des médecins actually requires: an evaluation in person, an individual prescription, and a physician on site.
5 min
Three injectables are often spoken about as if they were one. One restores volume, one hydrates the skin, one prompts collagen. Here is how to tell which question each of them answers.