Dermatology Center for Skin Health, PLLC Blog

Sometimes, diet and exercise alone are not effective in helping you achieve the results you want – and that’s where body contouring comes in. Body contouring, also known as body sculpting, is a non-surgical way to shrink stubborn pockets of fat or tone problem areas to make them appear leaner. 

With so many trending fads, many patients are understandably skeptical. The men and women we talk to wonder often whether body contouring works, and more importantly, is body contouring safe? Continue reading to learn about our answers to these common questions. 

What's the appeal of chemical peels? Well, if you suffer from unwanted and stubborn acne, or have visible signs of aging that you can't shake, you should consider consulting your dermatologist for a chemical peel. 

Our team from the Dermatology Center for Skin Health, PLLC, will provide you with the ins and outs of our chemical peel procedure. Continue reading below for more reasons to get a chemical peel and other pertinent information to consider. 

Baby, it’s cold outside, but that doesn’t mean your skin needs to suffer! As winter approaches, you need to be mindful of your skincare routine. It’s hard to think “tis’ the season to be jolly” when you’re figuring out how to alleviate your dry and itchy skin, right?

Not a problem! The Dermatology Center for Skin Health, PLLC, is here to guide you to help you winterize your skincare routine. Read below to find out more. 

According to the 2017 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, surgical lip augmentation has increased five percent since 2016 and 60 percent since 2000. Additionally, soft tissue fillers have increased by 312 percent since 2000. Why are lip fillers becoming more popular? 

Fillers restore youthful fullness to your lips, face and hands. This cosmetic treatment is valid for a variety of reasons, such as removing scars, minimizing fine lines, erasing fine lines, shaping rotund lips and more. 

If you are interested in finding out more about the lip filler procedure and what you should do before the procedure, continue reading below. 

Some say, "if you don't have wrinkles, you haven't laughed enough." What do you think? We think you can cultivate many laughs while having a wrinkle-free appearance - with Neurotoxins like Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Newtox, etc, the most popular non-surgical cosmetic treatment received each year. 

There are many benefits to receiving a neurotoxin treatment. While there are no severe side effects when using the dermatologist prescribed dose, a patient could still experience mild symptoms. 

Continue reading to discover more about neurotoxins and other cosmetic procedures we offer at The Dermatology Center for Skin Health, PLLC. 

Finding the right product or treatment to help you reach your skin care goals including repairing scars, acne and aging are important. You want to make sure the product or treatment that you’re using is safe and effective. At the Dermatology Center for Skin Health, PLLC, we have many treatments that could help you in your journey to smoother, more youthful looking skin. 

We are excited to announce a new enhanced machine that we are using called DermaSweep. This machine repairs skin that has been damaged by the sun, scarring, acne, aging and more. Learn more about this machine below. 

The Dermatology Center for Skin Health, PLLC is debuting a new, updated micro-needling tool called the SkinPen. The SkinPen, developed by Bellus Medical, is a micro-needling procedure that promotes skin rejuvenation, effectively treating fine lines, wrinkles and acne scars. Read more about the benefits of the SkinPen micro-needling tool.

The skin is made up of three layers: the epidermis (outer layer), dermis (middle layer) and the subcutis (basement layer). The middle layer contains collagen, elastic, blood capillaries, nerve endings and other fibers that give your skin the structure it needs to hold up. These structures are what give your skin a youthful appearance; however, these structures are also what can be damaged by UV radiation. When these structures are damaged, your skin can lose its youthful appearance and cause you to prematurely age, also known as photoaging.

Learn more about photoaging, including signs of photoaging, where it can appear, as well as how to prevent it.

Did you know that the skin is the body’s largest organ and plays a very large role in keeping our body protected from foreign organisms entering the body that may cause disease? This is why we believe that it’s important to find the best dermatologist for your medical care and elective cosmetic procedures. Continue reading to learn why.

As we age, our skin begins to change. Fine lines and wrinkles become more prevalent, and we lose volume in our cheeks and lips. Luckily, there is a way you can achieve younger looking skin without surgery or down time.

Dermal fillers are gel-like substances that doctors inject beneath the skin to increase facial volume, smooth lines and creases, and/or enhance facial contours.

Dermal fillers can be used for multiple things including:

1. Smoothing out lines around the nose, eyes, and mouth

2. Enhancing and restore volume to sunken cheeks or temples

3. Plumping thin lips

4. Smoothing out chin creases

5. Improving facial feature symmetry

There are many FDA-approved dermal fillers on the market today. Fillers are categorized by the substance they contain. It is extremely important you always receive FDA-approved, brand-name dermal fillers and that an experienced physician performs the injections.

In this blog, we discuss four different types of fillers:

1. Hyaluronic Acid

2. Calcium Hydroxylapatite

3. Poly-L-Lactic Acid

4. Polymethylmethacrylate

Keep reading to learn how they work, pros and cons, and best areas of treatment for each.