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What Are the Best Ways to Reduce Crow’s Feet?
The skin around the eyes is a primary facial feature that reveals your age and lifestyle habits, as it is often one of the first areas to show signs of weakening, damaged, or thinning skin. Just like how sleep deprivation or dehydration can leave you with dark circles around your eyes, if you smile and …
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How Does Microneedling Help Reduce Wrinkles?
Collagen is a major component of your skin that plays an essential role in providing strength and structure. There are many skin care products that are advertised to make skin look more youthful, but since most only affect the surface, patients may find that they aren’t very effective for reducing the depth of deep wrinkles. …
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Who is the Ideal Candidate for CoolSculpting®?
Ever wonder why you can lose weight and get fitter through exercise and other healthy lifestyle choices, but it seems to be impossible to tone up certain areas on the body, such as your stomach, flanks, or outer thighs? That’s because your body is “programmed” to lose weight in some areas and gain weight in …
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How Does DiamondGlow™ Compare to Traditional Facials?
Your skin—unfortunately—isn’t getting any younger. In addition to being exposed to dirt, toxins, and other stressors each day, you also lose a small percentage of collagen each year. Even though you can and should take great care of your skin with a good at-home skin care routine, every so often it’s best to let the …
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What’s the Best Treatment for Summer Sun Damage?
Did you know that—aside from normal aging—sun exposure is what causes the most damage to your skin? Sunburns aren’t the only thing we need to worry about, however, as even getting a “base tan” and having cumulative exposure to the sun throughout one’s lifetime is destructive. The sun’s rays penetrate the layers of skin and …
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Back to School Skin Care: DiamondGlow™ and Other Techniques for Radiant Skin
There’s a lot to look forward to as you get back into your school routine, whether that means going off to college and settling into a dorm or studying online from home. Along with new textbooks and other supplies, don’t forget that you may need to make some changes to your skin care routine as …
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What Are the Different Types of Chemical Peels?
Pores can easily become clogged with dirt, dead skin, and other debris, potentially resulting in some bad acne breakouts and a dry, rough texture. Blocked pores, poor blood circulation, and a damaged outer surface give your skin a discolored, tired, and blotchy appearance that no one wants. Sometimes you try what seems like every type …
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How Does Microneedling Actually Work?
Our skin is constantly being subjected to wear and tear, whether from aging or external causes like exposure to dust, grime, air pollution, UV rays, harsh chemicals, physical pressure, and other forms of stress. Although creating new wounds to heal it might seem counterproductive (and a little scary) at first, one of the most effective …
Can Facial Rollers Actually Improve Your Complexion?
You’ve probably heard of or seen facial rollers made of jade, or rose quartz, as they’re one of the most popular beauty gadgets at the moment, but you may be skeptical about whether it’s actually worth your time and money to try them out. While they are not collagen-inducing treatments like skin needling, our Westlake Village-based …
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3 Surprising Areas Where Skin Cancer Can Develop
Most people are excited about being able to take advantage of warmer weather by getting outside more and wearing lighter clothes—but don’t forget that along with sweatier skin, hyperpigmentation, and acne flare-ups, another problem associated with sun exposure is skin cancer. Our Westlake Village practice reminds patients to shield their skin from the damaging effects of UV …
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