Category: Aging

A recently published New York Times article discusses the benefits of over the counter Retinol products for the skin. For those who have tried retinol containing products and would like to try something ...

Have you looked in mirror and thought that you appeared older than you feel? Many of the signs of aging are secondary to sun damage from ultraviolet rays that also cause skin cancer. While shielding ...

Fraxel® is a non-surgical laser treatment that improves tone, texture and radiance for aging, sun-damaged or scarred skin. Fraxel® is for people who want to look younger without dramatic changes or ...

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved DAXXIFY, an injectable medication that reduced the appearance of frown lines between the brows for about six months. According to the maker of the ...

Recent studies have shown that diet can affect certain skin conditions such as acne and rosacea. There is now some evidence that aging of the skin can be slowed with a healthy diet. For example, a diet ...

Can regular periodic treatment with medications like Botox and Dysport really prevent wrinkles? Some facial lines, including those on the forehead and around the eyes, are enhanced by repeated facial ...

In last month’s newsletter (derm90210.com), we discussed the signs of photoaging secondary to chronic exposure to UV radiation from the sun and tanning beds. This month we address treatment. The first ...

In 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 ...

Good 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 ...

Thin 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, ...

Many patients who are interested in improving age-related changes of the face ask for filler treatments for specific lines such as those that extend from the nose to the angles of the mouth (nasolabial) ...

Photo-aging, also known as photodamage, sun damage, and dermatoheliosis refers to the structural and functional deterioration of sun-exposed skin, resulting in wrinkling, roughness, altered texture, ...

Solar lentigines, also known as age spots, sun spots, or liver spots (because of their brown color), become more visible with age and often appear as dark brown spots on the face and hands. They occur ...

No wonder this is one of the most common questions we receive. It’s difficult and confusing to choose from the multitude of creams and potions with purported anti-aging benefits. Many over the ...