Help with dull looking skin.
Thank you for writing. Can you write again and give me a little more information. Is your skin dry, oily, acne prone? Are you putting anything on your skin after...
Pigment under the arms and on the inner thighs – what can I do?
You bring up a couple of good points. First, increased pigment can occur lots of other places besides the face and second, it can be just as annoying and cause...
Does Triluma help with scarring from picking!
The short answer is yes………… but only if you stop picking! So here’s my question to you. I’d like you to think about why you’re picking. If you have acne, please...
Skin care products for women of color.
Yes, this skin care line is excellent for women of all skin colors. Just remember anyone can have an individual reaction to an individual product. I usually vote for starting...
Is the Lumixyl skin lightening product a good one?
As you know, it contains multiple plant based “lightening” agents. Like the prescription hydroquinones these products don’t really “lighten” or “bleach” anything. They work mostly by blocking the ability of...
I’m an African American with laugh lines and uneven skin tone.
For your uneven skin tone, it depends on whether the blotchiness is being caused by hormone related melasma, sun damage, inflammation from acne or irritated hair follicles, etc. I think it would be a...
Is this hydroquinone product okay to use around the eyes?
In my opinion, this compounded 8% cream with retinol is WAY too strong to use around the eyes. I’m surprised you are not completely red, itchy and puffy. You must...
What do you think of Obagi cosmetics?
I think I’ll just tell you the pros and cons in my mind because it’s a little complicated. Obagi was one of the first doctors who tried to base skin...
Problems with hair removal and brown spots with light olive skin.
In my opinion, the Elos Syneron system is not the best for hair removal. Best choices for you with light olive skin would be the LightSheer or any of the...
Can brown spots be something serious?
Thank you for writing this. You did exactly the right thing!! There are brown spots that can be melanomas or lentigo maligna or “pre melanomas” – also called dysplastic nevi. I just...
