Here in Los Angeles, Fraxel Dual and Fraxel Repair lasers are available at Fine Touch Dermatology for the treatment of all skin tones. Laser skin treatment for ethnic groups used to involve greater risk of side effects due to the risk of scarring and hyperpigmentation. Darker skin types have higher levels of melanin which readily…
The sun can be your best friend or worst enemy. Sunlight can provide your skin with Vitamin D and can even help with bad acne. Still it’s important to watch for over exposure to the sun. Obvious sun damage includes sunburns and skin cancer, but sun damage can also include thick, dry skin, wrinkles, blotches…
Liposuction is an option to remove small bulges that won’t budge and to improve your body’s shape. Areas most commonly treated include the hips, abdomen, thighs, face and buttocks. Liposuction remains the only time tested and most effective way of removing stubborn and unwanted bulges of the body by actually removing fat cells permanently. A…
Before Procedure: The patient was concerned about age spots which she has not been able to remove with topical medications and facials Procedure: Fraxel Repair laser was used to treat the entire face; Results are shown at only 3 weeks after the treatment Fraxel repair delivers ablative laser result with less down time. Fraxel Repair…
Liposuction is still the only way to remove unwanted bulges that stands the test of time. Permanent fat cell removal is the single most efficient way to rid yourself of unsightly contours. Liposuction with Dr. Umar is fast, easy, affordable, and most importantly it is safe. Some doctors will try to convince you to undergo…
The Fraxel repair treatment is a preemptive strike against a facelift. In this video Dr. Umar uses the Fraxel Repair laser to rejuvenate the skin. The Fraxel Re:pair is an excellent treatment for the following conditions: Wrinkles Fine lines Furrows Skin texture Pigmented lesions (age/sun spots) Sun-induced redness Saggy or wrinkly eyelids Acne scars and…
This week in our blog, we are going to focus on the three different Fraxel lasers-Fraxel Repair CO2, Fraxel Restore 1550, and Fraxel Thulium 1927. Fraxel lasers are used to correct wrinkles, tighten saggy skin, soften frown lines, and improve age spots, sunspots, or other sun-induced areas. But before we go into detail about each…
Age spots are imperfections that appear on the surface of the skin in colors of brown, black, or even gray, and can be the size of freckles or be larger than a centimeter in width. Age spots are also known as liver spots, and can appear alone or in clusters on the skin. These marks…
How to Choose the Right Sunscreen
Although we are advised to wear sunscreen on a daily basis to protect our skin from wrinkles and sun damage, choosing the right product can be confusing because there are so many factors to consider. Concepts like of SPF, UVA and UVB protection are not intuitive. Most people only have a vague understanding of what these…
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