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Smooth Moves: What’s the Right Age to Start Botulinum Toxin?
The decision on when to start Botulinum toxin is complex and requires a conversation between the practitioner and the patient.
Coconut Oil for Skin and Hair: Popular Uses, Proven Benefits and What to Know
Coconut oil, derived from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts (Cocos nucifera), has garnered significant attention in both culinary and cosmetic domains. As a leading source of fat in tropical diets for generations, it is now recognized for its potential benefits...
Illuminate Your Beauty: LED Face Masks
LED face masks have gained popularity as a non-invasive treatment option for a variety of skin concerns. Utilizing light-emitting diodes (LEDs), these masks emit specific wavelengths of light to address issues such as acne, fine lines, wrinkles, and more. This...
Brighten Up! 🌟 Tips for reducing under-eye bags.
Puffy eyes and bags under the eyes are common concerns, often surfacing as a result of aging, genetics, or even lifestyle choices.
How to Care for Eyelid Skin
How to care for the ski around your eyes
Everything You Need To Know About Poison Ivy
POISON IVY, POISON OAK AND POISON SUMAC
Skin cancer is increasing among millennials
May was skin cancer awareness month and we always revisit the dangers of unprotected sun exposure. The number of cases of melanoma in young adults is on the rise. Millennials are especially vulnerable, because they seem to underestimate the dangers of the sun and skin...
Why is my skin dry and itchy in the winter?
DRY, ITCHY WINTER SKIN
Lyme Disease: A Year-Round Problem
Lyme disease is a widespread tick-borne disease in the United States. It is caused by the spirochete (bacteria) Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by the blacklegged deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged deer tick (Ixodes...
Summer Dry Skin
Dry summer skin
SUMMER GUIDE TO INSECTS AND REPELLENTS
Warm temperatures mean many other outdoor activities that we all love. It also means an increase in insects that could ruin your summer fun.
Good News for Patients with Advanced Skin Cancer
Good news for patients with locally advanced and metastatic (when the cancer cells spread from the place where they first formed to another part of the body) basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The FDA has approved cemiplimab-rwlc (Libtayo®; Regneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and...
Feed Your Skin: Fatty Fish
Fish that are fatty, like salmon, herring and mackerel, are important for healthy skin. They are all abundant in omega-3 fatty acids, which are vital for supporting optimal skin and hair.
Is a chemical peel good for my skin?
Chemical peels work by making use of the wound-healing activity that takes place when the skin is damaged. Application of a chemical peel induces controlled skin injury through the use of a caustic substance applied to skin.
Botox®: What is it and how does it work?
Clostridium botulinum is the bacterium from which Botox is derived.They inhibit the release of acetylcholine (a chemical messenger [neurotransmitter] that assists in carrying signals across the nerve synapse) from the motor neuron, causing temporary paralysis of the treated muscles.
HAIR 101: How to protect your hair
Although it is difficult to prevent hair loss, we’ve got some great tips to help you protect your hair and make it the best quality possible.
Do we believe the hype?
JAK inhibitors are a groups of medications that inhibit a pathway inside cells known as the janus kinase signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway. These kinases (enzymes) play an essential crucial role in immunity as well as in the formation of blood cells and components.
The Dreaded 11’s
Glabella lines can look quite deep because the skin in this area is comparatively thick. These “11” lines are created by the dynamic action of the underlying muscles of the glabella (the part of the forehead between the eyebrows), the corrugator supercilii (the muscle above the eyebrow), the procerus (the triangular muscle between your eyes) and the depressor supercilii (the muscle near your inner eyebrow located near the eye).
Bikini season is coming…time to FREEZE your FAT!
Cryolipolysis, a.k.a “fat freezing” or CoolSculpting®, is an office-based procedure that targets and freezes fat cells through a distinct cooling technology. This entails cooling the body fat in a specific area causing fat cells to break down, leading to a decrease in the fat while not harming the skin or other tissue. The results of the procedure usually takes a few months to be realized.
Ever wanted long hair like a mermaid?
To grow your hair as long as possible, it helps to understand that hair growth occurs in a regular repeating cycle which can be disrupted by many things.
Surgeon General finally warns about Skin Cancer
Most cases of melanoma – as many as 90 percent – are believed to be caused by cumulative exposure to UV rays. UV rays are also a major risk factor for the most common curable forms of skin cancer, basal and squamous cell skin cancers.
For acne that just won’t go away…
Isotretinoin is the only thing that I can tell you will cure a patient of acne. Generally speaking, a patient who we have treated with isotretinoin will almost certainly never break out to the same degree again.
Too much sweat?
Hyperhidrosis is simply abnormally heavy perspiration. Sweating is a normal bodily function, but some people may have overactive sweat glands that produce more sweat beyond what is required for regulation of body temperature.
Prescription retinoids versus drug-store retinols
Question: I’ve seen plenty of products in the drug store skincare aisle that contain retinol and say they reduce the appearance of fine lines while balancing an uneven complexion. Is this the same as the Retin-A products I can get by prescription? Answer: While they...