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What are Sunspots and How Do I Prevent Them?

You’ve been covering up that flat, brown spot on your face for a while now, but will it ever go away? Is it a sunspot or is it something worse? Many people start to notice darker spots develop on their skin as they age. While some of these spots are a natural part of aging, other spots could be precancerous. If you’ve noticed dark spots surfacing on your face, chest, and arms, you may be dealing with sunspots. What Are Sunspots? “Sunspot”...

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Photoaging: How to Treat and Preserve Healthier, Younger Looking Skin

Wrinkles. Sunspots. Sun damaged skin. If you’ve thought about these skin issues (and how to prevent them), than you’ve thought about photoaging. Many people are concerned with photoaging skin before they even know what it means. In fact, 30-40% of our patients come in to talk to us about photoaging – they just talk about it different terms: How should I be taking care of my skin? How do I prevent or treat wrinkles and age spots? How do I ma...

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What’s The Difference Between Spider Veins and Varicose Veins?

Have the veins in your legs started to become more obvious? Are you ready to explore your options for helping them fade? Whether visible veins have been an on-going issue or you’re just starting to notice them, there are ways to treat spider veins and varicose veins. But first, let’s look at what causes these veins and what makes them so noticeable. How To Tell The Difference in Spider Veins vs. Varicose Veins The first step in dealing with your ve...

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The Best Cosmetic Treatments for Younger Looking Eyes

Do you miss your youthful look? Sure, you’ve learned some tricks of the trade in the hair and makeup department over the past 20 years, but there’s only so much you can do at home to turn back the clock. For a while, good concealer and over-the-counter creams did the trick. But now you find yourself wondering how to make your eyes look younger since these products no longer seem to help. If you look in the mirror and can’t help but notice glaring...

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What is Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia? 6 Things You Should Know About The Hair Loss Disorder FFA

If you are losing your eyebrows, sideburns, or front hairline, you may be dealing with more than just an age-dependent hair loss. You could be facing a dermatological condition called frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA). Never heard of it? Neither had dermatologists 25 years ago. Many doctors today still mistakenly assume people are facing patterned baldness when they see frontotemporal hair loss, but recent studies are granting us more insight into what ...

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How to Keep Your Skin Looking Young Without Significant Downtime

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What are your limitations for recovering from cosmetic procedures? Do you work? Do you have a special event coming? Is there any reason in the near future you wouldn’t want someone to see you if you had a black eye? Yes, when you’re looking for how to keep your skin looking young, you can come across a lot of options that require significant recovery time. After all, most of us don’t want to face the world with a swollen face or black eye. But ...

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Forget the Surgical Facelift: Why Thread Lift Is the Ultimate in Non-Invasive Facial Rejuvenation

Have you ever looked in the mirror, pulled back the skin on your face, and wondered, “Why can’t my face just look like this?”We’ve all wondered how to keep our skin looking as young as it does when we hold it back. Why can’t it just stay that way?Well, now it can — and it doesn’t even require surgery. With a thread lift, you can get the look you’ve wished for without ever going under the knife. As we age, we feel like our face looks l...

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Here’s What the Ingredients in Your Skincare Products Actually Do

Have you ever wondered what products you really need for your skin? When you’re faced with the variety of creams, medications, cleansers, toners, and makeup on the shelves, the choice can be overwhelming. Knowing the active ingredient makes that decision easier. When you know your skincare ingredients, you can know what’s right for you. You’ll be able to decipher what’s okay to buy off the shelf, what you need to get from your...

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How to Reverse Sun Damage (Yes, Really) on Different Parts of Your Body

Have you ever had a tan? If you answered yes, you’ve experienced sun damage. Initially, darker skin doesn’t seem like a big deal. But over time, sun damage starts to look more like a problem and less like a “great tan.” You start to notice freckles that don’t fade and more frequent redness. Your skin feels rough, and your skin tone is uneven. This isn’t what you had in mind when you initially set out to get a little color from t...

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What’s The Difference Between A Dermatologist And Med Spa?

One of the unexpected honors I’ve had as a dermatologist is the friendships I’ve built with the aestheticians and med spa professionals who refer patients to us. We love med spas — and even recommend them for certain procedures.

But, when you’re considering going to a med spa vs. dermatologist it’s important to know the difference between them.
What is A Medical Spa?
A medical spa offers treatments, products, and services targeting cosm...