This time of year a disturbing thing starts to happen for many of us. Those brown blotches that looked so much better during the winter start to look worse again. If that’s the case, you may have melasma. How...
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Building collagen and elastic fibers is the best way to keep our skin youthful. Anything that builds collagen in your skin will help to maintain that youthful thickness, glow, and reflectivity. Creams that build collagen. Renova/Tazorac/Retin-A/tretinon are all names for...
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We all know that Latisse works and is relatively safe (see my past Tip). BUT ……. why couldn’t Allergan get the delivery system right??? Jan Marini is a tiny company compared to Allergan, and they found a sweet little metal...
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In my last Tip the bottom line was that Latisse works. This week is about who SHOULDN’T use it. Soooo: Don’t use it if you’ve had problems with glaucoma or have problems now with it. Glaucoma is increased pressure in...
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My Tip is a bit late this week because I have been at the American Academy of Dermatology Conference in San Francisco. More on that in later Tips and Blogs. So, does eyelash growth product Latisse really work? Don’t...
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One of our family friends has been having problems with stress fractures from her running. "But I take lots of calcium," she told me. Calcium is great, but what about Vitamin D? Vitamin D is critical so your bones...
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Loose skin on the abdomen, upper arms, the thighs, over the glutes — most of us have some we’d like to tighten up. Thermage and some centers have been promoting body Thermage for several years with, in my opinion,...
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Repairing the effects of age and sun damage is always more costly and time-intensive than maintaining those gains. It’s like a house: it’s a lot easier to keep a nice house maintained than it is to fix one up that...
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Do you have a wedding, reunion, or other event coming up? Everyone’s skin is different, but here is a list of some of the things you could accomplish in six months: improve your “glow” with products, peels, microdermabrasion remove unwanted...
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Lasers are expensive, high tech devices. The better lasers (the ones that are powerful and can be customized for you) are complicated. Medi-spas often are owned by investors who then hire staff. That staff can be of variable quality and can turn...
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