Losing fat is not good when it comes to your face. Cutting through the fat of facial volume loss in Orange County As we age, the face loses fluid, fat, and water. This is what causes smile lines, grooves under the eyes, sunken-in cheeks, concave temples, sagging jowls, and thin lips. But don’t lose any …
Are Your Legs Skirt-Worthy? OC Dermatologist Tips for Your Skin
Want to make your legs “skirt worthy” for spring? Here are 4 simple tips. 1. Laser Hair Removal 2. Sclerotherapy for spider vein and varicose vein treatment 3. Intense Pulsed Light therapy (IPL) for sun spots 4. Tinted sunscreen to safely create a tan appearance on the legs while maintaining adequate sun protection Want more information about these procedures? …
Buyer Beware . . . Where NOT to Get Your Laser Treatments
Most of the patients I see who have experienced complications – scarring, for instance – with laser treatment procedures, had those treatments at medispas or day spas, where poorly trained or even untrained non-professionals perform these complex procedures. Don’t make a bad decision based on a whim, your budget, convenience, or even a friend’s recommendation. …
Super Foods, Super Friends – Orange County Cosmetic Dermatology Tips
Certain foods, deemed “super foods,” are thought to have exceptional free radical-fighting capacity. They possess potent antioxidants, are easily found, and taste great. A few of them you have probably already heard about: Chocolate and cocoa, tea, and red wine. Curious to know what other delicious foods can help your skin? Be sure to get …
The UNBREAKABLE Skin Commandment Your Dermatologist Wants You to Follow
Ever wonder, “What is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT skin health and beauty rule?” Can you guess? This is the one rule that MUST be followed. Every person genuinely interested in enhancing or maintaining healthy skin needs to adhere to this most basic of skin care rules. Learn about this rule (and many others) in The Skin Commandments: 10 …