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When you look at yourself in the mirror, the woman you see may not reflect how you feel inside. You are energized by your youthful spirit and yet all the lines, wrinkles, folds, and creases on your face and neck say otherwise. This is one of the main reasons why most women turn to anti-aging

Growing old –whether measured in lines and wrinkles, the number of gray hairs on your head, or by the severity of any disease you may have –is a natural part of life, correct? Not quite. A growing number of researchers are questioning our basic concept of aging. Some experts believe that aging should not be

There is nothing like the looming prospect of a social calendar packed with parties and reunions to make one reassess their beauty regime. And the secret to surviving this hectic season with your best face (and hair, nails, etc.) forward? Creating a beauty checklist and checking it twice, to make sure you are prepped and

Say it with your eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul. These popular sayings may give glory to one of the most attractive features of the face, but the problem is –no matter how beautifully expressive your eyes are, they’re also the spot where signs of aging make their first debut. It is

What is beauty, really? We can tell if someone is beautiful just by looking at them, but can we actually explain why? We may not know the exact answers but one thing is for certain –our ideals for what it means to be beautiful are ever-changing. But no matter what rules we apply, we are

You most likely know about Botox or laser treatments for skin rejuvenation. But have you heard of dermal fillers for sagging, wrinkling or small earlobes? There are many cosmetic procedures that dermatologists are performing out of the spotlight but deserve recognition. With the rising popularity of non-surgical treatments, there’s never been a better time to explore

Radiant, smooth, natural, and youthful-looking. These are qualities we always want to use to describe our skin. Unfortunately, with aging comes a decline in facial volume and elasticity. Loss of fat, thinning skin, smaller or larger muscles, and loss of bone density often lead to unattractive, wrinkled, loose, and sagging skin. The good news is,

Rhinophyma is a progressive skin condition that causes the nose to swell, giving it a red and large bulbous appearance. Also referred to as rosacea nose, whiskey nose, rum nose, and bulbous nose, rhinophyma can occur in those with rosacea, a common chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes facial redness on the nose and cheeks

A skin tag is a small, soft, flesh-colored growth that hangs off of the skin by a connecting stalk. This acquired benign skin growth typically appears as people age. Men and women are equally prone to developing skin tags.  Also known as “cutaneous tags” or “acrochordons,” skin tags are not typically painful, just visual flaws

The word “laser” can conjure up all sorts of unnerving, albeit untrue, sci-fi images. When it’s combined with “hair removal”, the myths get even more exaggerated. However, our lasers are actually a thing of beauty. If you’ve been thinking about laser hair removal treatment, the board-certified dermatologists and laser hair removal expert, Leysin Fletcher, PA-C,