Low Progesterone & Acne
Having low progesterone in relation to estrogen can lead to acne by way of increasing insulin, which can lead to excess androgens, as well as amplify testosterone and DHT conversion in the skin. An unbalanced ratio of progesterone and estrogen levels are also...
5 Things Every Acne Patient Should Know…
We can give you the plan but you need to do the hard work. Learn the 5 things every acne patient should know.
The Skin Type Guide – How to Best Care for Your Skin
Your skin type is typically what you’re born with. While your skin can go through different phases or react based on various circumstances, your skin’s natural tendencies are driven by your skin type. Very broadly speaking, there are Lipid Dry, Oily, Sensitive/Diffuse Redness, and Normal skin types. Having said that, there are many nuances of each skin type.
How the DUTCH test can clear your skin
I frequently see patients who have struggled with acne since puberty and tried just about everything to get it under control without success. Quite often these patients are frustrated and feel like nothing will improve their skin but desperately want to get to the...
The Truth About Vitamin A & Retinoids
Often I am faced with patients who need to start from scratch with their skincare routine. It may be that they have been fans of “soap and water and cold cream” which they were able to get away with in their twenties and thirties, but is in their forties, fifties,...
10 Clean Cosmetics Brands That You Need To Try
Your skin is your body’s largest organ, and anything you put onto it has the potential to affect it – both it’s appearance and health. So why bother with makeup and beauty products full of skin irritants and toxic chemicals when there are amazing clean and green brands emerging that can transform your beauty routine?
How to keep your skin healthy over the holidays
For many of us, Christmas is a time where we deviate from our normal routine to celebrate and relax with family, and friends. Check out my must haves for healthy skin throughout the holidays.
Why Antibiotics Fail to Treat Acne Effectively
Most of the patients I see have seen dermatologists and been prescribed antibiotics as the first course of action to treat their acne. I have patients, previous to being treated at my clinic, who took antibiotics for years! My question to them was, if it was going...
Why You Should Get a Chemical Peel this Winter
Chemical peels offer one of the least invasive ways to improve the look and texture of your skin. Benefits of Chemical Peels: Dramatic reduction of wrinkles and fine lines Improved skin texture Cost-effective procedure Even skin tone and a vibrant glowing...
When is acne not acne? When it’s perioral dermatitis…
I have had a recent influx of patients presenting with a troublesome and persistant facial eruption that is being mislabeled and misdiagnosed as acne or eczema when in reality it is a condition known as perioral dermatitis. The patient presenting with this concern...
Low Progesterone & Acne
Having low progesterone in relation to estrogen can lead to acne by way of increasing insulin, which can lead to excess androgens, as well as amplify testosterone and DHT conversion in the skin. An unbalanced ratio of progesterone and estrogen levels are also...
5 Things Every Acne Patient Should Know…
We can give you the plan but you need to do the hard work. Learn the 5 things every acne patient should know.
