Dear Dee,
If the main problem you want to correct is enlarged skin pores I recommend a laser skin treatment called Lasergenesis®. It is very safe treatment that does not ablate or remove skin and there is no contact by the laser with the skin. Thus I feel it is safer for Asian skin. Since […]

Dear George,
Microdermabrasion is very effective skin exfoliation technique for controlling blackheads. The microdermabrasion treatment removes skin debris and dead skin cells that can block the pore and cause blackheads. After a microdermabrasion skin exfoliation oil, which has backed up in the pores, is released and over time as the unblocked oil glands become smaller pore […]

Dear Sean,
Laser blepharoplasty is a very safe procedure if done by a plastic surgeon who is skilled and experienced at laser eyelid surgery and blepharoplasty. In fact in a research study published several years ago by me in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the complication rate was less with laser blepharoplasty than with […]

Dear Leslie,
You are correct in your assertion that Botox only provides a temporary correction of crow’s feet. Botox is a very satisfactory solution for crow’s feet around the eyes for most people.
There is however a more permanent solution for crow’s feet. Once the crow’s feet have become permanent lines in the skin around the eyes, […]

Dear Diana,
Thank you for a very important question. Asian skin is very unique and must be treated very carefully when using any type of laser skin rejuvenation or skin exfoliation treatment. Find a plastic surgeon or dermatologist who has experience treating asian skin.
Typically Asian skin is very smooth and delicate and usually ages less […]

Dear Lindsay,
Both Microlaseerpeel and laser resurfacing provide deep skin exfoliation and are excellent methods for removing wrinkles and brown spots. Unlike many popular non-ablative laser skin rejuvenation techniques and IPL treatments, often called Photo facial or Fotofacial rejuvenation which do not provide skin exfoliation, Microlaserepeel and laser resurfacing actually smooth the skin by removing dead […]

Dear Arlene,
All of the agents you asked about are called soft tissue fillers and are non-surgical facial rejuvenation agents. Typically soft tissue fillers are used to camouflage deep facial lines like the nasal labial fold and marionette lines and scars and are not typically used for fine lines and wrinkles. soft tissue fillers can achieve […]

Dear Betty,
Dark circles under the eyes are caused by a shadow. The shadow is created by the puffiness of the eyelid skin often called an eye bag or puffy eyes above the dark circle. The eye bag or puffy eyelid skin overhanging the dark circle under the eyelid blocks light shining on the face and […]

Dear Tammy,
The laser eyelid surgery called laser blepharoplasty is an excellent operation to remove loose skin or hooding from the upper eyelids and remove the bags and dark circles under the eyes and to perform total eyelid skin rejuvenation.. For the lower eyelids the laser is used to do a transconjunctival blepharoplasty, which means that […]

Dear Leslie,
Skin wrinkles and crows feet on the face are a classic sign of facial skin aging but they are not inevitable for everyone. Many people do not develop facial wrinkles and crows feet as they age, and I have seen patients who are in their 50’s who have facial skin that looks better than […]