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Archive for July, 2005

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“Dr. Seckel, Have you heard of a machine called a hyfecator, used to remove small brown spots. What are your thoughts on this technique?” –Kim, Houston, Texas

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Dear Kim,
Thank you for an excellent question!
The machine you are referring to, the Hyfecator has been used for many years by plastic surgeons, Dermatologists and other doctors to remove various skin growths including brown spots on the skin and pigmented skin lesions as well as some superficial skin cancers.
The Hyfecator is an electrical device [...]

“Dear Dr. Seckel, Local television stations have been promoting a lower face lift procedure called the lifestyle lift which they claim produces little bruising, a same day return to work, and is done under local anesthesia. Is this procedure safe and/or effective?” –Mary Jean, Atkinson NH

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Dear Mary Jean,
I do not know the details of the lifestyle lift.
I have however been a plastic surgeon for 25 years and am very experienced at face lift surgery. In many cases a face lift can be done under local anesthesia and procedures done under local anesthesia generally are easier to recover from than those [...]

“Dear Dr. Seckel, I heard about your fabulous new book “Save Your Face” and can’t wait to get a copy of it! I had a general question regarding skin creams. Since turning forty 2 years ago I have been using a glycolic acid cream (10%) on my face, thinking it was superior to tretinoin because I would get a little tingling feeling when applying it. I noticed you spoke about tretinoin as the best cream for facial wrinkles, but how do the alpha hydroxy acids, like glycolic acid, compare? Should I switch to RetinA? Thanks for any info you can provide!�? –Loriann, Billerica, MA

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Dear Loriann,
Thank you for the email!
The alpha hydroxy acids, including glycolic acid are excellent skin rejuvenation, anti-aging skin products for age management and wrinkle removal, and I use them on everyone. I would keep using the one you use as a non-surgical facial rejuvenation program.
The tretinoins-RetinA and Tazarotine are a bit more powerful skin exfoliation [...]

Dear Dr. Seckel,I heard about your fabulous new book “Save Your Face” and can’t wait to get a copy of it! I had a general question regarding skin creams. Since turning forty 2 years ago I have been using a glycolic acid cream (10%) on my face, thinking it was superior to tretinoin because I would get a little tingling feeling when applying it. I noticed you spoke about tretinoin as the best cream for facial wrinkles, but how do the alpha hydroxy acids, like glycolic acid, compare? Should I switch to RetinA? Thanks for any info you can provide! Loriann from Billerica, MA

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

Dear Loriann,Thank you for the email!
The alpha hydroxy acids, including glycolic acid are excellent anti-aging skin products and I use them on everyone for skin rejuvenation, skin exfoliation, and wrinkle removal. I would keep using the one you use.
The tretinoins-RetinA and Tazarotine are a bit more powerful skin rejuvenation creams, provide deeper skin exfoliation, migrate [...]

Dear Dr. Seckel,I have heard there is a new face-lift called the thread Lift or Russian thread lift that can rejuvenate the face without surgery. I have seen this called the non-surgical face lift. Is this true? Thanks, Julie, Santa Fe , New Mexico

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

Dear Julie,The quick answer is no, there is no true non-surgical face lift. A new procedure called skin tightenming has also been called a non-surgical face lift, but it is not really a face lift.
The face lift procedure called the thread lift or Russian lift, also called the Countour Lift or Aptos thread lift, is [...]

“Dr. Seckel what do you think of StriVectin for removing facial lines and wrinkles? I currently use Renova. Is StriVectin better? Thanks! –Patty, North Carolina

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Dear Patty,
Thank you for your very important question.
Renova® contains tretinoin, the most effective anti-aging, skin rejuvenation,and wrinkle removal skin cream on the market today. Keep using it! Tretinoin, the active ingredient in Renova®, has been for many years the only skin rejuvenation and anti-skin aging topical cream approved by the FDA which has been [...]