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Intense Pulse Light, or IPL, therapy is a great way to treat reds and browns on the skin, while significantly improving the skin’s tone an textural irregularities. Whether it’s sun spots or rosacea, IPL therapy targets these skin lesions and discolored spots, and removes them from the skin. IPL therapy is sometimes referred to as a Fotofacial. It is one Continue reading
Melanoma skin cancer impacts the lives of roughly 120,000 Americans each year. If you have been diagnosed with melanoma, it is important to seek effective and timely treatment. Traditionally, a physician will recommend a wide local excision for treatment of a melanoma skin cancer. Basically, this means the melanoma is cut out of the skin with a generous margin of Continue reading
We’ve all heard that the incidence of select cancers is on the rise, especially skin cancer. It is unfortunate and scary that we are now at a point where one in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. Of the two categories of skin cancer, non-melanoma (including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) and melanoma, the latter is definitely Continue reading
O.K., so you’ve decided to give dermal fillers a try to treat your smile lines. Or maybe you’re looking for mid face rejuvenation and want to bring back those full cheeks that have seemed to fallen over the years. Let’s not forget about those lip lines – yes, it would be nice to stop your lipstick from bleeding onto the Continue reading
It’s big news for patients looking for mid face facial rejuvenation and volume restoration. Juvéderm Voluma XC, the newest injectable filler used to treat age-related volume loss, has arrived on the U.S. market! “‘New’ is an interesting way to describe this product,” says Dr. Adam Mamelak, Canadian and U.S. board-certified dermatologist that practices at Sanova Dermatology in Austin. “We’ve been Continue reading
Rosacea is a common disorder that affects the facial skin of millions of Americans. This “blushing disease” is characterized by redness on the cheeks, nose, chin and/or forehead. The redness come from small visible dilated superficial blood vessels on the face. Often, individuals that suffer from rosacea also develop bumps or pimples on the face, and watery or irritated eyes. Continue reading
“It’s a question on all our minds,” says Dr. Miriam Hanson, board-certified dermatologist and skin care expert at Sanova Dermatology in Austin, Texas. “At this time of year, it seems everyone is talking turkey.” While so much of this holiday is all about getting together with family and reflecting on the things we are thankful for, it is also a Continue reading
Skin cancer can appear literally anywhere on the body and Mohs surgery is considered the most precise and effective way to remove these tumors from the skin. Whether it’s a basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or another type of skin cancer commonly treated with Mohs surgery, some type of reconstructive surgery is typically needed after the skin cancer is Continue reading
A skin flap is one of the approaches used to close a wound after a skin cancer is removed by Mohs surgery. The decision to use a skin flap depends on a number of factors. Some of these include: the location and size of the wound; if letting the skin heal on its own or pulling the skin together in Continue reading
Closing the skin in a straight line – or a linear closure – is one of the easiest and most common approaches to repairing a wound after a skin cancer has been removed by Mohs Surgery. This option for closing and repairing the skin after is one of the first methods considered when there is enough surrounding tissue to close the Continue reading