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Daniel Navi, MD, FAAD Board Certified Dermatologist Female hair loss can be quite a distressing occurrence, especially if unexpected.  It often helps to understand the cause of one’s hair loss before considering ways to address it. There are two main categories of hair loss: scarring and non-scarring. Here we will touch upon non-scaring types of […]

Jo-Anne Bustamante, PA-C Board-Certified Physician Assistant Do you suffer from excessive sweating on your face, head or scalp? If so, you may be suffering from a condition called craniofacial hyperhidrosis. If this condition causes you stress or embarrassment it is important to see a healthcare provider for a full medical check up to assess whether

Dede Switzer, L.E. Licensed Medical Aesthetician As we become older, our skin begins to lose its thickness and gradually becomes thinner. It eventually loses some of it natural moisture and becomes much drier. So what happens when we get this dry, vulnerable, and thin skin? It becomes incredibly prone to wrinkles. The skin can begin

Daniel Navi, MD, FAAD Board Certified Dermatologist A common topic for dermatologists is with regards to the proper frequency of shampooing one’s hair. While there is no “one size fits all” regimen, there are a few good rules of thumb that everyone can benefit from to maintain the health of their hair and scalp. It

Jo-Anne Bustamante, PA-C Board-Certified Physician Assistant The new year always comes with new resolutions to eat healthier and to exercise to get in better shape. Aside from diet and exercise, how many of us make resolutions regarding our skin?  Here are 3 recommendations you can start doing for your skin in 2018. 1) Do-it-yourself beauty tip: (This

Daniel Navi, MD, FAAD Board Certified Dermatologist In the winter time, the ambient air temperature cools down and the use of heaters become more common. The colder air has a relative lower humidity level and heaters can dry out the air even further. These factors lead our skin to lose more moisture and dry out.

Jo-Anne Bustamante, PA-C Board-Certified Physician Assistant It is important to understand that your face tends to have thinner skin and more oil glands than the skin on other parts of your body. The skin around your eyes is even thinner than others. Therefore, depending on what type of moisturizer you apply on your face, your

Yuri M. Kim, DO Board Certified Dermatologist It’s no secret that our body experiences many changes as we age. Many of these changes innately happen because of our genes. There are many changes that occur. Here are the 3 Most Common Changes: There is a decrease in collagen and minerals that maintain our bone structure,

Daniel Navi, MD, FAAD Board Certified Dermatologist Kybella is the first and only FDA-approved non-invasive, non-surgical injectable medication designed to treat submental fullness commonly referred to as the “double chin”. Kybella is a synthetic molecule that is identical to deoxcycholic acid, a salt found in human bile that aids in fat digestion by destroying the

Jo-Anne Bustamante, PA-C Board-Certified Physician Assistant Millions of people suffer from varicose veins and spider veins. They can often be a source of embarrassment for many people that they resort to wearing long skirts, pants or stockings to cover them up. If you are one of these people who feels self-conscious about their veins, it