Too Much Hair, or Not Enough? Here Are Your Options
Dermatology may be all about skin, but you’d be surprised how often hair is at the center of our patients’ concerns. Because hair is a…
No Sweat: Why Fitness Fanatics Botox Their Hair
All the dry shampoo in the world can’t preserve a good blowout after an hour at SoulCycle. While squeezing a workout in during lunchtime may…
Is Your Favorite Jewelry Damaging Your Skin?
Most women have been there: you slip off your new toe ring only to find an unbecoming green mark around your toe, or your fierce…
All About Pores: Does Size Really Matter?
There’s nothing richer than clean, healthy pores—and like other elements of appearance, it’s common for people to stress over their size. The smaller the pores,…
Vampire Facelifts: Rejuvenate Your Skin With Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment
Whether you’re looking to give your cheeks a little lift or alleviate eye wrinkles, there are more innovative options than ever for achieving that youthful,…
The Art of Pimple Popping: Why People Love it, And How to Do it Right
In the never-boring world of dermatology, we deal with a lot of things some people consider “gross” — cysts that ooze, pimples that pop, skin…
Birthmarks: To Remove or Not to Remove?
Birthmarks are part of, well, birth! Nearly 80 percent of all people have some kind of birthmark. Some of these disappear with age, some appear…
Skin Care For All Seasons
“A time to build up, a time to break down,” heralds The Byrds in their 1965 hit, “Turn! Turn! Turn!” Those words, originally recorded in…
The Thick-Skinned Quotes We Call Upon Most
Many of us are collectors of compelling quotes. From time to time we like to share quotes that relate to our industry. Skin certainly means…
Can I Offer You a Mint? – Using Facts to Banish Embarrassment
Many of the potentially embarrassing misfortunes of the body can be pinned on the antics of an impossibly large army of tiny creatures living inside…
Stop Skin Self-Sabotage: 7 New Habits to Benefit Skin Health
It’s time to give another dose of special attention to creating new habits for your skin. In a previous post, we mentioned a few additional…
Astronauts Moisturize
If you live your life exclusively in the back woods and hang out with Paul Bunyan, then taking a heavy-duty bar of Lava or Mountain…
Sculptra: 5 Things to Know
Sculptra® Aesthetic is a remarkable new type of filler, FDA-approved to reverse your aesthetic concerns. Here are five things you should know about this treatment.…
How to Prevent Crow’s Feet
For as long as we can remember, people have worried about their appearance, even concerns as little as crow’s feet. Crow’s feet refer to the…
The 411 on Ultherapy
If you are starting to notice sagging skin on your face or neck but don’t want to undergo invasive plastic surgery procedures, The Dermatology Specialists…
Avoid Doing These Things if You Want Beautiful Skin
So, you think you are doing everything right to obtain clear, radiant skin but you are just not seeing results. This could be because you…
How to Fully Benefit from Tretinoin for Anti-Aging Treatment
Are you dealing with unwanted skin conditions such as acne or rosacea and have had no luck with treatment options? If this is this case,…
I have a vein under my eye that I would like treated. Is facial sclerotherapy a possibility?
Blood vessels of the face are different than blood vessels anywhere else on the body because these veins can have deeper connections with critical veins…
I’ve read up on glycolic acid peel and salicylic acid peels – which one is the best?
Generally, low dose glycolic acid is very equivalent to salicylic acid peels. In our office, we tend to use a bit more glycolic acid at…
What is the best and quickest method to get rid of the hyperpigmentation?
The answer to your question depends, in large part, upon the type of laser that was used. However, generally, it's normal for redness, and sometimes…
