Every once in a while a patient will ask me a question that I know the answer to but I’m really unclear of the science behind the answer.  Recently a patient asked; ”May I go to the beach and swim in the ocean without interfering with my injectables?” The answer is “yes” but the question […]

Just in time for spring cleaning, now is a good time to manipulate your skin care regimen to fit the changing environment.  In the spring, we are transitioning from a mainly inside “protected” environment with its own problems to more frequent outside environmental exposures.  The increasing sun exposure, warm weather, humidity, and environmental pollutants necessitate […]

A new patient recently came in asking about the “Vampire Facelift” after one of her friends had it done in California.  Kim Kardashian brought the “Vampire Facelift” to light with “bloody” pictures on her Instagram account.   The “facelift” consisted of microdermabrasion of the skin and the application of PRP onto this traumatized facial skin.  PRP […]