FUZION is very proud to show our support for the gay community. Yes, we love Bruno and hope that you are all gabbing with him [make sure you join the Bruno Gabs Facebook group too!]. But we wanted to do even more to engage and support the gay community in Connecticut. That’s why we’ve agreed to be sponsors this year for the following:

Out Film Festival: May 27 – June 5
We signed on as a platinum sponsor for the Film Festival’s 23rd year. Out Film CT is a nonprofit cultural organization dedicated to presenting outstanding LGBT cinema and other theatrical events throughout the year, culminating in the 10-day Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.  As Connecticut’s longest-running film festival, it has become a distinctive fixture in our state’s cultural landscape, bringing the community together to introduce, celebrate and rediscover the ideas and values that make the LGBT community unique.

Connecticut Pride 2010: June 5, 12-7p
We are also a gold sponsor for Connecticut PRIDE. They are made up of volunteers from throughout your community, committed to to celebrating and remembering who we are, where we’ve come from, and how far we need to go. We produce events that promote awareness, tolerance, acceptance, and equality for GLBTI individuals, their friends, and families. We do this to provide a safe space, a healthy sense of family and identity, and to save lives.

CABO: Connecticut’s first and only Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Chamber of Commerce.
CABO’s mission is to create, identify and enhance business opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly organizations, thereby fostering a more inclusive and vibrant Connecticut economy. We’re very proud to have joined this community this year.

You’ll also see us around supporting the CT Gay Men’s Chorus and the New Haven Pride Center. And we are also hosting our own Tea Dance for all things male grooming on June 12.

We’d love to see you show support at these events too. Hope to see you there!

The following VLOG will chronicle the 3 steps it took to complete my first peel. I will be blogging the subsequent days so stay tuned . . .

So Kati had me go back to work on the acne scarring on my temples a bit more. The Fraxel has been good so far, but Kati wanted to see more results. That’s why she decided to target my temples with the Affirm Laser [this was the baby brother to the Fraxel that she explained in my consultation].

Here’s a vlog her checking on my progress. Let me know if you have any questions.

After my date with Kati, I had a follow up with Laura, FUZION’s aesthetician. Laura went over my skin care routine with me to see if she needed to tweak it any way. Currently I am set, with the CLAIRSONIC, Purity Vlean wash, Hydra Peptide Gel for moisture and Nikel Eye Crème. Laura did add a moisturizer with sunscreen that she wants me to use daily.

Laura also scheduled me for a chemical peel which will enhance the FRAXEL results. I had to wait at least six weeks to ensure proper healing. I’m a bit nervous and I flat out asked her if was going to look like Samantha from Sex & the City and she told me that I would not. She did say that I would be pink and the next day I would be back to normal but my skin would feel tight and like it had a sunburn. Days 3-4 the outer layer would begin to crack then peel. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for the VLOG on my peel as well as my AFFIRM results.

Truth be told I’m VAIN. . . cue up Carly Simon music. There I said it. Your face is your business and so is your body. We have all seen what Kati and FUZION have been doing to tweak me ever so slightly. Now it’s Dr. Goodkind’s turn. Over the past two years I have been worshiping at the alter of fitness and nutrition. . . with the help of a personal trainer (thank you DUSTIN) and a nutritionist (thank you CHARLIE).

My body is no where near perfect but I have transformed it into a somewhat lean, trim, muscular physique. But no amount of cardio or fitness has taken care of the bane of my existence for the past 20 years… Mr. Flank and Mr. Gut. Apparently I’m genetically predisposed to carry extra weight in these areas, which have decreased in size over the past couple of years but are still there.

Dr. Goodkind informed today that I was a candidate for Smart Lip MPX, a procedure which will sculpt these areas so that I will resemble a human DAVID (well maybe not really but… a boy can dream).

I’m so excited to have this done. This does not mean that I will give up my cardio/weight training and disciplined eating habits. It means I am one step closer to having my ABS meet the world!

Stay tuned for details fellas—and if you have any questions please let me know!

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Over the past four weeks I have been to FUZION for follow ups on my FRAXEL C02 procedure. There is a very NOTICEABLE difference in the tone, texture and overall appearance of my skin. I am no longer blotchy or red, but rather even and blemish free. There is some slight scarring visible—but still not nearly as much as before I had the procedure done.

Since Kati is a perfectionist, she is not completely not happy with the scarring results. That being said, she wants to treat the surface scarring with an Affirm Laser. Affirm is the “step father” of the Fraxel and will treat the surface, where as Fraxel gets down to the deepest layers to stimulate collagen. I’m heading in tomorrow, so we’ll be posting a VLOG on the procedure—stay tuned. Affirm is not as severe as FRAXEL and will not require any downtime, but Kati tells me that I will be RED for at least 24 hrs. nothing compared to the 7 days with FRAXEL!

I also have a consultation with Laura, FUZION’s aesthetician. If you remember from my first VLOG, Laura scolded me for my tanning bed sins of the past. I am excited to see what she has to say about my skin post Fraxel and four months tanning bed free. Stay tuned for the results and thanks for checking in.

And don’t be shy! I encourage you all to ask questions and Kati and I will be happy to address them in our VLOG.

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