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Launa Stone R.N. Med-Spa & Anti-Aging Clinic Opens in Calabasas
By Staff Writer

Registered nurse Launa Stone has been helping women look beautiful for over 20 years. Before launching her own business in 1999, Stone gained 10 years experience working for leading Beverly Hills plastic surgeons including Dr. Harry Glassman, Dr. Larry Koplin, Dr. Gary Tearston, and Dr. Norman Leaf. She dreamed of opening a one-stop shop where she could offer medical grade, full service skin care treatments, and products, coupled with a highly trained and gracious staff.

When she opened the doors of her first Med-Spa in Beverly Hills, she set out to create a special experience for her clients. "My Med-Spa offers the privacy and pampering of a boutique spa with a complete range of services of a larger facility," explains Stone. In 2001, Stone opened her first Med-Spa in Brentwood and she quickly became one of the top 7-botox injectors in West Los Angeles achieving "Platinum Account" status from Allergan, the makers of Botox. Stone prides herself in her work and her business mantra: is "When safety, effectiveness and results matter the most, come to the experts!"

Calabasas is home to Stone's newest Med-Spa and Anti-Aging Clinic where she offers the newest, most innovative laser treatments, and therapeutic facials including her signature "Dripping With Diamonds" treatment, laser hair removal, Botox injections, Juvederm, Restylane, Radiesse, Intense Pulsed Light, Soqi detox beds, and Galavanic Spa.

Stone recently teamed up with Darren Clair, MD, a pioneer in the field of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy. Dr. Clair serves as Medical Director and he sees patients for hormonal balancing, weight loss, vitamin supplementation, and HGH.

The Med-Spa facility is 2,000 sq feet in an open, tranquil environment in shades of aquamarine trimmed with crystallized "pebble" glass. The equipment is state-of-the-art and unsurpassed by any other Med-Spa in the area. The lobby lounge hosts a coffee and tea bar and the boutique offers unique retail and gift items along with pharmaceutical grade skin care products otherwise only available to doctors.

"My signature Dripping with Diamonds facial is truly the most effective treatment requiring no downtime and providing the longest lasting results," states Stone.

"It begins with a full face DiamondTome microdermabrasion followed by a full face Hydra-Facial and Cryotherapy. Diamonds for exfoliation and Hydra-Facial for infusing serums, all in 1 treatment!" The Hydra Facial was recently featured on CBS hit show "The Doctors" as the best treatment to do for your skin if you can't do plastic surgery.

Launa Stone Med-Spa is hosts ongoing Botox Parties, Pampering Parties, and Girl's Night Out where guests receive a variety of treatment demos, special pricing, raffle prizes, as well as complimentary treatments from a selection of outside vendors. Stone also offers a complimentary skin care analysis and consultation.

Celebrities that Launa Stone has been associated with include Raquel Welch, Marla Maples, Tea Leoni, Melanie Griffith, Kris Jenner, Christian Audigier, as well as Playboy Playmates and The Budweiser Twins.

Launa Stone Med-Spa
"The Courtyard at the Commons"
23659 Calabasas Rd., Calabasas,
CA, 91302
(818) 225-0122

Best (and Worst) Hip Hop Teeth Grills
By SoJones Asmara

The sky's always been the limit when it comes to keeping up with the hip-hop Joneses: partying, expensive cars and jewelry has got to outdo the competition. So when it wasn't enough to be dripping head-to-toe in diamond-studded earrings, medallions and watches, rap stars moved on up to adorning their own teeth.

Grills 101: Also known as, "fronts" or "grillz," these high-priced urban accessories are literally jewelry for the teeth. They can be temporary fixtures that slide over existing teeth like a retainer, or they can be made into permanent caps. Grills can be made from precious metals and studded with gemstones. Although there are universal-sized grills sold on the market, your standard hip-hop baller will wear only customized pieces, which need to be made from a dental mold upon which the metal and stones are then mounted.

Grills History: Grills have been around for over 20 years. It started in New York, at Eddie's Gold Teeth, owned by dentist Eddie Plein. Eddie came up with the idea and proceeded to hook up the NY original hip-hop set like Flava Flav and Big Daddy Kane. Eddie then took the trend to the Dirty South when he moved to Atlanta in order to service clients like Nelly, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Ludacris and Lil Jon. Today, Eddie is known as the "Iceman" and charges a minimum of $100 a tooth.

The controversial dental accessory quickly gained itself lovers and haters. Presently, school districts in Alabama and Georgia ban students from wearing grills in the classroom.

P. Diddy. Category: WORST Grills

Sean Combs aka P. Diddy had some gems created for his choppers. Hope he doesn't break off that toothpick in there. Not digging the bottom-row only look, the gold gives him a strange looking under bite!

Flava Flav. Category: BEST Grills

While Diddy went gold for his bottom front teeth, Flava Flav went all the way. He's got 22K semi-permanent gold caps top and bottom made by the legendary Eddie Plein. Being the lovable egomaniac that he is, Flav's teeth spell out his own name… in diamonds of course.

Johnny Depp. Category: WORST Grills

Actor Johnny Depp decided to keep his grill after shooting the first "Pirates of The Caribbean" movie. He joked he won't take them off until they're finished with all the sequels, but in reality Johnny has had serious dental trouble over the years. “At first I was going to keep them for my kids. But I think they might be disgusted with me giving them my teeth, so I'll probably just put them on eBay and see what anyone offers."

Nelly. Category: BEST Grills

Rapper Nelly loves his platinum and diamond grill so much he even paid homage to his favorite accessory through his song, appropriately titled: "Grillz."

Brooke Hogan. Category: WORST Grills

Singer Brooke Hogan, also made the mistake of getting into the grills game. It was reported that dad Hulk Hogan was so pleased with the look that he ordered a set for himself. Brooke won the 2006 Teen's Choice Awards for the 'Best Grillz' category.

Lil Wayne. Category: BEST Grills

Rap superstar Lil Wayne told talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that he spent around $150,000 for his diamond-clad teeth. He decided to get a permanent set to guard his deteriorating dental work, a result of a teenage addiction to sweets. The rapper said, "I like Skittles and Starburst, but I have bad teeth due to too much candy, so I got them covered with a grill. It doesn't come out." And how does one care for such precious accessories? "I brush 'em with Colgate everyday."

Healthy Happenings

Free Health Screenings
Noon – 4 p.m. Free health screenings offered by Northridge Hospital Medical Center at the Northridge Fashion Center. August 14: Breastfeeding 101. August 15: Advance Directives. , September 11: Prostate Cancer. Northridge Fashion Center, 9301 Tampa Ave., Northridge.
(818) 885-9700
www.northridgefashion.com

Carbohydrate Counting
Ongoing. Class for individuals who want to improve blood sugar control through carbohydrate intake. Providence Tarzana Medical Center's Tarzana Campus, 18321 Clark St., Tarzana.
(818) 345-8955

Young Onset Parkinson's Disease Support Group
2nd Sat. each month, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. A free "Young Onset Parkinson's Support Group. Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge.
(866) 499-2732

Brain Injury Support Group
2nd Wed. each month. Free. Provides encouragement and education. Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge.
(818) 885-8500 ext. 2833

Mental Health Support Group
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Free. Support group for family members of those with mental illness. Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge.
(818) 994-6747

Brain Tumor Support Group
Second Wednesday each month, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Support for those suffering with brain cancer. Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge.
(818) 885-8500, ext. 2833

Breast Cancer Support Group
Second and Fourth Tuesday each month, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Meet with other breast cancer patients to discuss treatment options and mental comraderie.
Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge.
(818) 885-8500, ext. 2833

Breastfeeding Support Group
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Meet with other new mothers. Northridge Hospital Medical Center, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge.
(818) 885-8500, Ext. 2298

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