Tip of the Month: Lip Beauty
Posted December 1, 2016Full, well-defined lips impart youth, vitality, and sexuality to the bearer. With age, lip volume decreases, and the lips may become flat and thin. The lips also tend to droop and creases may develop ...
Tip of the Month: Photo Aging of the Neck and Chest
Posted November 2, 2016In earlier newsletters, we’ve addressed prevention and treatment of sun damage. Many of our patient’s complain of color and textural changes of the neck and chest. Common manifestations include ...
Tip of the Month: MANtenance: Simple measures to help you look your best
Posted October 4, 2016Aging of the face is influenced by internal factors such as genetics and hormonal constitution and external factors including ultraviolet (UV) exposure from sunlight, pollution, cigarette smoke, repetitive ...
Tip of the Month: Is Your Sunscreen Effective?
Posted September 1, 2016In a previous post, we discussed sunscreen safety but did not address sunscreen efficacy. A recent study of top-rated sunscreens sold on Amazon.com revealed that 40% of the 65 top-rated products ...
Do Biotin Supplements help hair and nail growth?
Posted August 2, 2016Biotin, also referred to as Vitamin B7 or Vitamin H, is one of the B complex vitamins, important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. While there is no recommended daily allowance ...
Tip of the Month: Protection from Mosquito Bites
Posted July 5, 2016Summer travel may take you to areas where mosquitos are carriers of disease-inducing viruses including Zika, Dengue, or Chikungunya. To minimize the risk of mosquito bites, it’s important to choose ...
Tip of the Month: How Much Sunscreen Should I Apply?
Posted June 1, 2016We’re often asked how much sunscreen should be applied to protect the skin from the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure. To achieve the SPF (Sun Protection Factor which protects against ...
Tip of the Month: How to Detect Early Signs of Skin Cancer
Posted May 4, 2016May is skin cancer awareness month. In addition to periodic examinations by your dermatologist, monthly self skin exams can also pick up early signs of skin cancer. Our patient’s often comment ...
Tip of the Month: A Long Haired Tale!
Posted April 7, 2016Hypertrichosis is excessive hair growth over and above the norm for the age, sex, and race of an individual, in contrast to hirsutism, which is excess hair growth in women and children following a ...
Tip of the Month: Nutrition and Youthful Skin
Posted March 3, 2016It’s been said that beauty emanates from the inside so it’s not surprising that the foods we eat affect our health and the appearance of our skin. The signs of aging skin are influenced ...
Tip of the Month: Exercise for Younger Skin
Posted February 2, 2016Good news for everyone who put “more exercise” on their new year’s resolution list. While we have long known about the salutary effects of exercise, there is now compelling evidence that ...
Tip of the Month: The Aging Hand
Posted January 6, 2016Thin skin with brown spots, less elasticity, and loss of underlying fat are characteristic features seen with the passage of time. Causative factors include long-term ultraviolet exposure from the sun, ...