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Dana Kang, MD Board-Certified Dermatologist Actinic keratoses (AKs) are pre-cancerous lesions that can evolve into squamous cell skin cancers (SCC). The majority of AKs do not progress to skin cancer but because there is no way to know which ones will become cancerous and which ones won’t. it is recommended to treat all of them […]

Saffron Villaryo Licensed Medical Aesthetician Which peels would be best for anti-aging of the skin, and what are the benefits of doing a peel? Answer The benefits of peels include helping the collagen and elastin of the skin, which are what give the skin its elasticity and strength. The weakening of collagen is what causes

Daniel Navi, MD, FAAD Board Certified Dermatologist Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. In the US alone, there are over 5.4 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) treated each year in over 3.3 million people. As Americans are living longer, it is now estimated that

Yuri M. Kim, DO Board Certified Dermatologist Ever wish your legs remained how they were when you were youthful? Well, NOW it’s achievable. Say goodbye to spider veins for good! Asclera, also known as Polidocanol, is an injectable medicine used in a procedure called Sclerotherapy. This medication works by damaging the cells that line your

[woocommerce_checkout] 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

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

[woocommerce_checkout] 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,

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

Most of us have heard of warts, those pesky bumps with a rough texture that may seem to never resolve. They are very common and though they can appear anywhere on the skin, they mostly affect the hands and feet (including the digits). Warts are caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Of the