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What Are the Best Skin Care Ingredients to Soothe Eczema?
What skin care ingredients are good for eczema? Westlake Village-area patients dealing with the problem often ask the Pierre Skin Care Institute for help. While the best information and plan of care will come from a consultation, it can be important to know a few strategies—as well as facts about eczema, also known as atopic …
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What Are Common Signs of Skin Cancer?
In the summer, when the sun’s rays are most intense, it’s important to limit unprotected sun exposure to lower your risk of sunburns, accelerated skin aging, and skin cancer—an increasingly common disease. Though a skin cancer diagnosis is a scary prospect for many, it’s much easier to treat if it’s spotted in its earlier stages, …
Do Facial Fillers Work Right Away?
There are many factors that can negatively affect our skin, including everything from normal aging to exposure to pollutants and harsh weather changes. Bad habits—such as eating too much refined sugar, being constantly stressed, or failing to get enough sleep—can also damage the skin. For anyone dealing with the fallout from these factors, maintaining a …
3 Unexpected Causes of Skin Cancer You Should Know
Summer may be over, but its damage is likely lasting. With this in mind, want to know more about what causes skin cancer? Our Westlake Village-based team at Pierre Skin Care Institute can provide more information. First, know that excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation, whether from the sun or artificial sources, is the main cause of …
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Which Types of Wrinkles Does BOTOX® Address?
Wrinkles are skin changes we can’t completely avoid as we age, because the chemical processes in our skin naturally slow over time. For example, skin starts to produce fewer of its building blocks—like collagen and elastin—with each passing decade. Additionally, fat, muscle, and bone in the face all begin to lose density as time goes …
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How to Choose the Right Moisturizer if You Have Rosacea
Rosacea is a long-term skin disorder that primarily affects the face and can ultimately lead to physical changes that can cause negative psychological effects. There are many strategies for managing the condition, which often leads people to ask the Pierre Skin Care Institute about which specific treatments or options would be best. One of the …
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Does CoolSculpting® Reduce Belly Fat?
As we all know, losing weight can be challenging. One of the reasons why it’s so difficult for people who are overweight to lower the number on the scale is that their body actively works against them and attempts to prevent lasting weight loss. Although diet and exercise have an influence on your weight, there …
What’s the Best Way to Treat Marionette Lines?
Facial wrinkles can make us look years older, angry, unfriendly, unhappy, or all of the above—even when we don’t feel that way inside. As your skin ages, lines known as marionette lines or melomental folds, which are creases that extend from the corners of the mouth to the chin, begin to form. They are called …
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Who is an Ideal Candidate for Cheek Fillers?
It’s no secret that our facial appearance changes significantly as we age. In youth, we typically start off with a face that is more of triangle or heart shape with high, full cheeks. This becomes inverted as skin deflates and the lower jaw becomes heavier. The cheeks are often one of the areas where loss …
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Which Areas of the Body Can Be Targeted with CoolSculpting®?
It can be frustrating for people who work hard to get fit and close to their goal weight through a healthy diet and exercise routine, but who find that there are still some areas of excess fat that they can never seem to lose. Genetics, hormonal factors, and aging can cause us to be predisposed …
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