I am asian and have discoloration on my back – what can I do?
I’m glad you wrote and I saw a patient similar to you in the office last month. In general, when darker skin types are rubbed, scratched, over exfoliated, over peeled,...
Is it safe to have peels while pregnant and which ones?
I’m glad you asked this because none of us would ever want to do anything that could possibly affect our unborn children. There three things to think about here: Will...
Why not to do extractions on your face yourself!
Okay ………so I completely understand the temptation to do this. But here’s why you really don’t want to! Finding a good doctor. You can cause infections that then need a...
Acne on the nose and scars.
You are brave to write about this but I think many share your concern. Here are some things to try but I have one thing to say that’s very important!!!...
Is there anything new for treatment of scars?
There is …….and please see the blog post right before this one! Also, presented at the Paris IMCAS conference this year was some research showing (preliminarily) better results with fractionated...
Scars on the face and age of treatment.
Thank you for reading! On facial scars, in my opinion the microneedling doesn’t work even remotely as well as a fractionted CO2 laser or, in some cases the originial 1550nm...
Does it matter which Retin A (retinoid) I use for acne?
You are so welcome! All the retinoids you mention will work about the same so it’s really about the base. The Renova or Refissa will be the most moisturizing (for...
Birth control and acne! Help!
This is where you need a good gynecologist or to be an expert detective yourself because………almost all the oral contraceptives are slightly different and they can have different effects on...
Which lasers and in what order for acne scarring & redness??
Thanks for writing Elin – these are good questions! We are all individuals so your treatments need to be customized to you but here are some ideas and things to...
Acne treatment – what about oral contraceptives(OCP) and Epiduo?
Okay, let’s go back to the basics. You’ve been doing well for many years on Loestrin and about 6 weeks after changing to Minastrin you start having severe breakouts. 6-8...
