Maintaining good health requires attention to a variety of matters such as diet, weight, and exercise level. Your skin’s health also depends on regular care. Exposure to the ultraviolet light from the sun, infection, and injury can cause a variety of skin conditions that can lead to life-threatening cancers. Regular visits to a certified dermatologist …
What makes Mohs micrographic surgery so effective in treating skin cancer?
Treatment for skin cancer has evolved incredibly over the past few decades. In the past, if you had skin cancer you had only three treatment options: radiation, curettage, and surgical excision. Today, there are a plethora of skin cancer treatment choices, ranging from cryosurgery to topical medications. However, there is one treatment that stands out …
Treat Skin Cancer and Spare Healthy Tissue with Mohs Surgery
Though Mohs micrographic surgery has long been used to remove basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers, surgeons were wary of using it to remove melanoma. It was feared the treatment wouldn’t remove all of the cancer. However, advances in surgical techniques has made Mohs surgery just as effective for melanomas as it is for …
How Our OC Clinic Treats Cancer With Mohs Micrographic Surgery
While new methods for treating skin cancer have been introduced over the last few years, Mohs micrographic surgery is widely viewed as the best method for treating an ever-growing variety of skin cancers. Mohs surgery is accepted as the single most effective way to treat Basal and Squamous cell carcinomas. For many years, doctors were …
How Mohs Surgery is a State of the Art Cancer Treatment
Mohs surgery is the state of the art treatment for basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer, and is increasingly becoming the treatment of choice for excision of melanoma skin cancers. Mohs surgery was introduced by Dr. Frederick Mohs in the 1930s but until the last couple of decades was not used as frequently as …
How to Get Rid of Scars and Age Spots With Microdermabrasion Treatments
Microdermabrasion can be an ideal treatment for clients who wish to rid their skin of scars, age spots, sun spots and skin that has become dry and dull. Like traditional dermabrasion, microdermabrasion removes the top layer of skin where the cells are dry and dead. However, microdermabrasion is a much gentler process, and the recovery …
Laser Hair Removal in OC for Lasting Solutions
Laser hair removal can help you have lasting solutions for hair removal. The procedure is safe, quick, and effective. It’s time to give up plucking, shaving, and waxing, painful solutions for hair removal that will not last long. Depending on the area you want to target a dermatologist can help you say goodbye to pesky …
Juvederm Injections – The Ultimate Anti-Aging Solution For You
Many people looking for an Orange County dermatologist do so because they are becoming concerned about the increasing appearance of facial folds and wrinkles as they age. These unsightly signs of aging can make us appear older than we actually feel. Fortunately, there have been a number of medical advances made recently in the field …
Fight the Signs of Aging With Juvederm Injections by a Dermatologist
When you are trying to fight the march of time across your face, you can combat the signs of aging with Juvederm injections. Juvederm is a dermal filler that consists of hyaluronic acid. It works best on the folds around the nose and fine lines on the face. Juvederm injections are ideal when you want …
How Intense Pulse Treatment Improves Your Appearance
Intense pulse light is a treatment that involves light energy to reduce the appearance of skin imperfections, such as age marks, freckles, fine lines and rosacea. It can also help reduce the appearance of mild to moderate stretch marks and acne. Additionally, intense pulse light therapy can be used to reduce unwanted hair. Intense pulse …