Accessory Nipple Removal: What You Need to Know
What Is an Accessory Nipple? Before you think having an accessory (extra) nipple sounds strange, remember—it’s actually quite common. About 1 in every 20 people has one. Accessory nipples can appear in both men and women and are not a sign of any medical problem or genetic defect. In most cases, this extra tissue forms […]
What Are My Treatment Options for Stretch Marks?
There’s no denying that stretch marks can be frustrating. Whether you’re male or female, young or older, if you have them, you probably wish you didn’t. They can appear after pregnancy, muscle gain, rapid weight changes, or even normal adolescent growth. Why Stretch Marks Happen Stretch marks occur when the skin stretches faster than it […]
Things to Know if You’re Considering Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
Photodynamic Therapy (or PDT) is a great treatment for anyone who has sun damage, precancerous spots, acne and/or rosacea. It involves the use of both light and a medication that makes your skin sensitive to the light. As well as it works to improve and/or correct these underlying skin conditions, it is considered an aggressive […]
What is Syringoma?
What Are Syringomas Under Eye? Do you notice tiny, raised bumps around your eyes or on your lower eyelids? These could be syringomas under eye, a common skin condition that most often affects women. The bumps are usually very small, between 1 and 3 millimeters, and can appear white, flesh-colored, or slightly yellow. Although they […]
Poikiloderma – Discoloration to the Neck and Chest
Poikiloderma – Discoloration to the Neck and Chest Ever wonder what to call that v-shaped sun-damaged area on your chest? The one that you wish you could even out so that it doesn’t show when you’re wearing that new off-the-shoulder dress. “Poikiloderma” is the fancy name for photo-damage to the neck and chest areas. This […]
How painful can laser hair removal be?
To achieve permanent laser hair removal — where this term represents 75%-95% permanent removal of the hair in 6-8 treatments –– the base of the hair follicle has to be heated to a high enough temperature so that the blood vessels that connect to the base of the hair follicle are disabled. This process involves […]
Lasers or Medications for Acne?
Transform Your Skin: Acne Laser Treatment Solution Acne is a frustrating condition that affects almost everyone. Usually, we think about acne as a temporary problem during our teenage years, but there are many adults who continue to suffer with acne in later life. While it seems that something so common should be easy to treat […]
What’s Important to Know When Reading Ulthera Reviews?
Patient Trust Over Hyped Trends: Ultherapy Reviews In aesthetic medicine, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding a new device or product. The “latest-and-greatest” bursts onto the scene in a blitz of well-funded, flashy, eye-catching marketing. As the buzz grows, patients catch onto the craze and start asking about a certain laser, […]
How Can I Change the Look of My Oral Commissures?
“How can I change my what?” you may be asking. The oral commissure is the term that cosmetic professionals use to describe the area at the corner(s) of your mouth. Yes, it’s that spot where you’ve noticed a line or crease forming under the corners of the mouth! Although it’s a small area, correcting this […]
How Important is a Healthy pH Balance for My Skin?
Healthy pH Balance: Optimal Conditions for Radiance Our skin is our largest organ. Just like our heart, brain and digestive track, it needs certain conditions to function optimally. Skin is unique in this way because we can easily see its response to the things that we put into and on our bodies. Certain disorders such […]
What Can I Do To Improve My Chin?
As patients, and even as injection practitioners, we sometimes overlook the importance of the “south” end of our faces. Specifically, that little muscle that works overtime but gets little attention…the chin. The chin muscle, also known as the mentalis, can become quite a challenge when exercised too much. For those that tense up the chin […]
What About Our Hands? Options for Hand Rejuvenation
Us ladies generally know there are many options for our faces, we complain about our necks, but we seldom give attention to our hands beyond a manicure. If we do notice the increasing changes, we rely on expensive and ineffective hand creams. So, what’s changing? As time marches on, the skin and padding of our […]
Aging Gracefully at 52
The story is the same for me and my female patients. It’s a story that repeats itself several times a day. My forty or fifty-something year old female patient will sit across from me and proclaim, “What the hell is this?!” More recently, a woman in a monotone, quiet voice said, “it just sucks, it […]
Retin-A, The “Gold Standard”
Does your skin look tired or dull? Are fine lines or crepiness showing up around the eyes and cheeks? If so, Retin A may be just the option you are looking for. No one challenges Retin A’s reputation as the “gold standard” of skin care products. It allows for sloughing of skin cells to bolster […]
Not Liking Your Neck? Is Kybella an option?
If you are not liking the changes you are seeing with your neck, you are in good company. We know this by the numerous infomercials that cater to this topic. Besides a plethora of skin care products that claim to help, we are inundated with treatment options using Ulthera, Radiofrequency, Lasers, IPLs, microneedling, PRP, to […]