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LaVív™
LaVív™ by Fibrocell® is a very innovative new anti-aging therapy which uses your body’s own skin cells to rejuvenate your skin. The Fibrocell process takes a small sample of your skin from behind one ear and then isolates the cells that produce collagen, elastic fibers and hyaluronic acid (which you might know better as the active ingredient in popular fillers such as Juvéderm or Restylane) and then multiplies these cells (called “fibroblast cells”) creating tens of millions of new cells. … Continue Reading
5 Continents Congress
Greetings from the 5 Continent Congress on cosmetic and laser surgery. This meeting was held in Cannes this year, where I had the pleasure of seeing a lot of old friends as well as many new luminary cosmetic surgeons. Exchanging the European viewpoint on cosmetics with American ideas is a great way for us to all benefit. I have some new ideas and tips and can’t wait to share them with our staff and our patients. Since Europe is “ahead” … Continue Reading
Sunscreens & FDA news
Recently, the FDA issued long-awaited new sunscreen labeling rules. For the first time, the label terms which had no official or scientific basis (such as “waterproof” or “sweatproof” or “sunblock”) will be replaced by meaningful terms supported by valid testing and clear rules. The rules take effect in June 2012. What does this mean to you? Well, beginning in June, if you see the words “Broad Spectrum”, you can be confident that you have both UVB (burning ray) and UVA (aging ray) protection–which … Continue Reading
New Website
Welcome to our new website! I hope you will find it both useful and educational. We have a great team of cosmetic dermatology staff who will be helping contribute helpful tips and ideas in the months ahead so please check back often as we plan to update regularly. For those of you who are curious about why we age and how the skin and body function, you should find the research team’s discussions of interest as well – we plan … Continue Reading
