Category: Skin Care
5 Things to Know About Mohs Surgery
If you are getting ready for a skin cancer treatment, there are some things you should know before Mohs surgery. Our Naples-based team has some tips to help you get the most out of this highly effective procedure, which has a 95 to 99 percent cure rate. Mohs surgery is an advanced surgical technique named …
How Long Does It Take for Neuromodulators to Work?
Plenty of people ask our team questions about how soon their treatments will begin working, such as, “Does Dysport® kick in faster than BOTOX®?” Our Naples-based injectors at Skin Wellness Physicians understand that patients are eager to see their results from neuromodulators and will want to know as much as possible. BOTOX® and Dysport® are …
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Getting the Most Out of Your Skin Cancer Screening
When people call to book an appointment with our Florida-based dermatologists, they often schedule a “skin check,” but that term can be interpreted in many ways. To a dermatologist, a skin check signifies a head to toe examination looking for skin cancers, precancerous growths, and atypical moles. Most of the time and effort of the …
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How Do You Boost Collagen for Plumper Skin?
When we’re young, our skin has a fuller, more supple appearance, while older skin typically becomes thinner and more deflated. There’s one substance that’s primarily responsible for this: collagen. Collagen is a substance your body creates naturally. The protein is especially abundant in the skin and is also a component of the hair, muscles, and …
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Banish the Burn
All of us have experienced a sunburn in the past, most likely in childhood. Even people who are careful with sun protection can forget to wear sunscreen on cloudy days, neglect to reapply after swimming, or miss those hard-to-reach spots. What exactly is a sunburn at the cellular level? A sunburn is a first- or second-degree burn …
How to Prepare for a Skin Cancer Screening
Are you prepared for your skin cancer screening at our Florida office? Screenings are quick appointments that involve examination of your skin, head to toe. Yes, this includes scalp, feet, nails, etc. In general, it is recommended that patients be screened annually, although for those with a history of skin cancer or those with certain chronic skin …
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3 Ways to Add Volume to Your Skin
It goes without saying that plump skin looks healthier and more vibrant and youthful. The middle layer of the skin, which is called the dermis, contains fibrous proteins called collagen and elastin, and this layer is responsible for 90 percent of your skin’s thickness. Once our skin loses volume, the result is a thin, wrinkled …
How to Stop Your Skin from “Freaking Out” After the Holidays
The “Spooky Season” might have been a lot of fun for many of us, but sadly, there are some drawbacks to that sugar high you may get around this time every year. Aside from giving you a stomach-ache if you overindulge in sweets, all of that refined sugar can also be rough on your skin. …
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Important Cosmeceuticals: Part 3
Let us continue our discussion on buzz-worthy cosmeceutical ingredients. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Blueberry Extract This ingredient is found in anti-aging creams such as SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Eye Complex and A.G.E Interrupter. It is naturally derived and both an antioxidant and anti-glycation ingredient to help improve skin integrity, decrease skin redness, …
Important Cosmeceuticals: Part 2
Let us continue our discussion on buzz-worthy cosmeceutical ingredients (if you missed Part 1, you can read it here): Baicalin This ingredient is found in anti-aging formulations, such as SkinCeuticals Resveratrol B E. It is an antioxidant found in the plant Baikal Skullcap—a purple flowering plant found in East Asia. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and may …
