What is the best high quality sunscreen for someone who has melasma?
Use the highest percentage zinc you can find and tolerate. I often use the Dermaquest Zinclear SPF 30 with 18.6 zinc. It also comes in a tinted form and the tint...
Do you or your partner sell Retin A or Renova?
We do not sell it online. For our in office patients only, we sell in the office (legally) 4 prescription products – Biafine, Triluma, (when it’s available), Latisse and Renova. We price...
What would you recommend as a first step to enlarged pores on the cheeks?
Hi Deanna. If they aren’t too large, I would recommend Fraxel (the original – not the Fraxel CO2). You will probably need to do a series of at least 3 to see...
Can I use tretinoin at age 24 for acne? What about for aging?
That’s great that it’s working so well for your acne. It’s fine to keep using it as long as you are sunscreening every day. I usually have my patients stop it one...
What are good products for cystic acne with some scarring along the jawline?
Dear Amy – Most of the “over the counter,” drugstore type products and acne care systems like Proactive, have either benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, alpha hydroxy acids or retinol in them. These...
Help! I’m having problems with irritation from Renova/tretinoin.
So here are some things to think about. When you started getting irritation from the tretinoin, had you been given a different strength (like a 0.05% versus a 0.025%) or...
Bumps on my son’s face – what to do?
Please go back to your dermatologist to get more options for this. These sound like a very, very common problem in children called molluscum contagiosum (caused by a virus like...
Is a fractionated CO2 laser safe on darker skin types to treat acne scarring?
Thank you for asking this. The answer is yes with some restrictions. First, you must go to an expert who has a lot of experience because the right settings really...
Is using Retin A too much for the skin after Fraxel?
No, it’s not too much. It would be a great way to help maintain the benefits you got. Just be sure you are really sun protecting. I often advise stopping it...
Do you perform needling/subcision on skin that has been scarred from acne?
Yes. Like all treatments for acne scarring no single type of treatment will take care of all the scarring. We often use subcision occasionally alone but more often in combination with other...
