One of the most stubborn and frustrating skin problems for many people is hyperpigmentation – skin that is darker in certain areas. It is, in my opinion, the hardest problem to treat.
From my own personal experience with freckle-like dark spots, I understand the struggle. Mine positively refuse to go away (with topical products). […]
Hormones and skin. Ai-yai-yai. The two words together can either be a godsend or a curse, depending on which receiving end you’re on.
No doubt we’ve all experienced their effects. But it’s hard to know exactly what they’re doing inside our bodies because they’re all working in the background.
Most of us innately understand […]
Two weeks ago, the Skin Gods decided to put a gigantic cystic pimple on my cheek. They must’ve felt like challenging me, because it has been a challenge to say the least. I call it the runaway pimple because it was enormously inflamed, and it wasn’t easy bringing it down.
I wrote extensively about […]
Today’s post continues a topic I started a few weeks ago – different kinds of light treatments used in a professional setting. The last article was about the uses of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL).
Today’s article is a brief look at laser skin resurfacing, a much more aggressive kind of treatment.
If you’re […]
Fall may be here, but the sun never stops shining!
With the temperatures dropping, I’m switching over to autumn driving gloves. I like to protect my hands all year round. The aging UVA rays are strong rain or shine. And this is how I […]
Today’s post is a deeper look at Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), a topic that I introduced earlier this week.
If you haven’t read that post yet, it would be helpful to read it before you read this. It explains what IPL and laser light do to skin and how they’re different: […]
Light devices are very confusing. I think that’s partly because they appear to do more or less the same thing, if you believe all the marketing claims! And perhaps it’s because light physics isn’t an easy subject to grasp.
Know the difference between IPL and laser? Most people […]
The DECOLLETE (also called the DECOLLETAGE) is the upper chest area below your neck and above the breasts. The skin here gets sun damaged easily.
Decollete sun damage shows up anytime, but really starts to show a lot more starting in your 40’s (when everything starts to break down […]
Remember to apply sunscreen along the JAWLINE and under the JAWBONE.
I’m noticing a little bit of yellowish discoloration along my jawline. This is hyperpigmentation due to the sun. It’s hard to see in the mirror. But under a […]
Yesterday, I shared my progress with ScarGuard for the burn scars on my hand. Today, I’d like to share the results of the ScarLight treatment for a dark scar on my foot.
Dark […]