Beauty Health & Fitnesssole survival Vogue, April 2008 Clinical pedicures the oft-referred to "medi-pedi" or "medicure" offer relief to humiliated feet with the same exfoliating glycolic peels and microdermabrasion wands once reserved for the face. And that's not all: After carefully evaluating the offending appendage, trained aestheticians at medi-spas like Howard Murad, M.D.'s, Murad Medical Spa in El Segundo, California, or doctor's offices like David Colbert, M.D.'s, New York Dermatology Group administer vitamin-C brightening masks or collagen-boosting laser treatments, respectively. Even stained and discolored toenails often the result of dark polish left to languish past its prime are now treatable with mild bleaching agents (like Sally Hansen's Insta-Brite Nail Whitener) and CO2 lasers (favored by Levine).
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